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Holborn 1898
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
- Published
- 1899
- Author
- Bond, William Arthur.
- Pages
- 36
- Tables
- 24
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The causes of these 178 deaths were:—
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During the past four years the number of deaths was: from—
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. -
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The number of deaths in London from these diseases have been for the past four years:—
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. -
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The numbers of the separate diseases were :—
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. -
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For further details see Table II. And in Registration London the notifications have been :—
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. -
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2262 articles were disinfected by steam:—
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THE MEAT MARKET. During the past three years the amount of meat "seized," offal excluded was:—
1896. Diseased. Decomposed. Total. -
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DISEASED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1898.
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DECOMPOSED MEAT AND OFFAL SEIZED DURING 1898.
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HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS. The following is a list of the houses in lodgings that have been registered, and the number of tenements in each:—
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COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
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Medical Officer's Report.
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SANITARY WORK. The following is an abstract of nuisances abated and sanitary work accomplished during the year ending December 31 st, 1898:—
Western Division Mr. Bennett. Central Division, Mr. McQuinn. (9 months.) Eastern Division, Mr. Freeman. Total. -
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The verdicts were:—
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PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, Section 47. Diseased andUnsound Meat.
Date. Name. Address. OffenceCharged. Results. Inspector. -
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Diseased and Unsound Meat—continued.
Date. Name. Address. Offence Charged. Results. Inspector. -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT; 1891. Nuisance Cases.
Date. Name. Address. Offence. Result. Inspector. -
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PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
Date. Name. Address. Offence Charged. Remarks. Inspector. -
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TABLE I. (as required by the Local Government Board). TABLE OF DEATHS during the Tear 1898 (for the 52 weeks ending 31st December, 1898), in the Holborn (London, W.C.) District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purposes of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages. Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 At all ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 65 65 and up. wards Smallpox. Scarlatina. Diphtheria. Membranous Croup. Fevers. Cholera. Erysipelas, Measles. W hooping Cough. Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Rheumatic Fever. Phthisis. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. Heart Disease. Influenza. Injuries. All other Diseases Total. Typhus. Enteric or Typhoid. Continued. Relapsing. Puerperal. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) -
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TABLE II. (as required by the Local Government Board). TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OP NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1898, in the Holborn (London, W.C.) District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. Population at all Ages. Registered Births Aged under 5 or over 5. New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health Number of such Cases removed from there homes in the several Localities for treatment in Hospital. Census 1896. Estimated to middle of 1898. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Smallpox, Scarlatina. Diphtheria. Membranous Croup. Fevers. Cholera. Erysipelas. Smallpox. Scarlatina Diphtheria. Membranous Croup. Fevers. Cholera. Erysipelas, Typhus. Enteric or Typhoid. Continued. Relapsing Puerperal. Typhus. Enteric or Typhoid. Continued. Relapsing. Puerperal. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) -
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TABLEIII. DEATHS OF PERSONS BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT IN OUTLYING INSTITUTIONS, Etc., 1898.
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TABLE IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASES RETURN for 52 weeks ending December, 1898.
DATE. 2 weeks, ending— 8 Jan. 22 Jan, 5 Feb. 19 Feb. 5 March. 19 March. 2 April. 16 April. | 30 April. 14 May, 28 May. 11 June. 25 June. 9 July. 23 July. G August. 20 August. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 1 October. 15 October. 29 October. 12 Nov. 26 Nov. 10 Dec. 24 Dec. -
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TABLE V. CASES OF SICKNESS under the care of the District Medical Officers during the 52 weeks ending 24th December, 1898.
Names of the Medical Officers. Small Pox. Chicken Pox. Measles. Scarlatina. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Cholera. Continued Fever. (Typhus and Typhoid). Erysipelas. Influenza. Puerperal Fever. Carbuncle. Acute Pulmonary Inflammation. Eheumatic Fever. Ague. Delirium Tremens. Insanity. Syphilis. Congenital Syphilis. Lead Poison. Other Diseases. Total. Bronchitis and Catarrh. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Dr. Gabe (for 33 weeks) 2 21 I 7 20 I 10 I 147 5 3 39 ... ... ... 5 3 273 536 Mr. Taylor ... ... 11 ... 5 12 ... 1 4 ... ... 110 5 3 41 ... ... 4 1 ... ... 315 515 Dr. Gahagan ... ... 13 ... ... 3 13 ... ... 1 38 ... ... 123 6 3 31 ... ... 2 4 ... ... 326 563 Total ... 2 45 ... 1 15 45 ... ... 3 52 ... 1 380 16 9 114 ... ... 6 10 ... 1 914 1614 Corresponding weeks, 1897. ... 3 20 3 6 45 42 ... ... 5 43 ... ... 456 11 4 110 i 2 9 4 ... ... 808 1572 -
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TABLE VI.
1898. MONTHS. Mean Reading of the Barometer. Temperature of the Air. Bain. Highest by Day. Lowest hy Night. Range in Month. Mean of all Highest. Mean of all Lowest. Mean Daily Range. Mean for the Month. Departure from Average of 127 Years, 1771—1897. Number of Days it Fell. Amount Colo lected.