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Deptford 1902

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1902

Published
1903
Author
Roberts, Henry William.
Pages
58
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

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    Table No. 1. DEATH RATES PER 1,000 PER ANNUM—1894--1902.
    189418951896189718981899190019011902
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    Table No. 2. SHEWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1902.
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    No case occurred amongst the staff.
    Cost of the Outbreak.£s.d.
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    Table No. 3. NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS IN EACH WARD.
    Wards.Notification.Returned as not Small Pox.Small Pox.Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.Deaths
    Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.
  • Page 9
    Table No. 4. MORTALITY PER CENT. AMONG VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED AT VARIOUS AGES.
    Ages.Cases.Deaths.Mortality per cent.
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    Table No. 5. SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL-POX CASES. DURING THE OUTBREAK, WITH PROPORTIONATE INCIDENCE IN EACH METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.
    BOROUGHS.Estimated Population in – the middle of 1902.1901.1902.Total.Rate per 10000 Population.
    2nd quarter3rd quarter4th quarter1st quarter2nd quarter3rd quarter
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    Table No. 6. SHOWING THE NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS FROM SMALL-POX DURING THE OUTBREAK WITH PROPORTIONATE FATALITY FOR EACH METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.
    BOROUGHS.Estimated Population in the middle of 1902.1901.1902.Total.Rate per 10,000 Population.
    2nd quarter3rd quarter4th quarter1st quarter2nd quarter3rd quarter
  • Page 14
    Table No. 7. CASES OF CHICKEN POX NOTIFIED MONTHLY DURING THE YEAR ENDING 27th DECEMBER, 1902.
    Month.CASES NOTIFIED IN WHOLE DISTRICT.Total cases notified in each locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.North Deptford.South Deptford.Central Deptford.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 19
    Table No. 8. ANNUAL REPORT OF ROOMS, BEDDING, ETC., DISINFECTED DECEMBER 28th, 1901, TO DECEMBER 27th, 1902, INCLUSIVE.
    Date.Rooms Disinfected.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.Palliasses.Mattresses.Sheets.Blankets.Odd Articles.Articles Destroyed.
  • Page 21
    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1902.
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1902—continued.
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1902—continued.
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st. 1902-continued.
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    COMMON LODGING HOUSES
    Reg. No.Name and Residence of Keeper.Situation of the Common Lodging House.Authorized No. of Lodgers.Sex of lodgers. M = Men. W = Women, MC = Married Couples.Date of Approval of premises.
    Date when registered.Name.No. of HouseStreet or Place.Parish.No. of HouseStreet or Place.Sanitary District.
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    The accommodation in the dining, reading, and smoking rooms is as follows:—
    No. of Lodgers.Area in superficial feet.Superficial feet per lodger.Total superficial feet per lodger.
    Dining room.Reading room.Smoking room.Dining room.Reading room.Smoking room.
  • Page 34
    SAMPLES TAKEN DURING 1902.
    Article.Total No of SamplesNo. of Samples Genuine.No of Samples Adulterated
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    The Workshops and the residences of the Outworkers are periodically inspected and any matter requiring attention dealt with.
    Workshops.
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    The whole of the works required in amendment of defects have been carried out without the service of notices.
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    On account of the constant supervision and inspection, the bakehouses of the borough are very well kept by the occupiers.
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    Licences are still granted by the London County Council for Cowsheds and Slaughter Houses, &c., &c.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Table No. 10. ANALYSIS OF THE VITAL STATISTICS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS AND OF THE CITY OF LONDON AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS OCCURRING IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS DURING 1902.
    Boroughs.Estimated Population middle of 1902.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1000 Living.Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and Ill-defined Fever.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1.000 Births.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Infectious Diseases.
  • Page 48
    (Table No. I.) VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1902 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions In the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate.*Under 1 year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
  • Page 49
    (Table No. II.) VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1902 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Whole borough.Deptford, North.Deptford, South.Deptford, Central.
    Population estimated to middle of year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    (Table III.) CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 27TH, 1902.
    Notifiable DiseaseCases notified in whole districtTotal cases notified in each localityNo. of cases removed to hospital from each locality
    At all AgesAt Ages—YearsNorth DeptfordSouth DeptfordNorth DeptfordSouth DeptfordCentral DeptfordCentral Deptford
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 51
    (Table No. IV.) CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR ENDING 27th DECEMBER, 1902.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole Distric at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District (Metropolitan Asylum Board's South Eastern Hospital).Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.North District.South District.Central District.
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    Table no. 15. ANALYSIS OF THE VITAL STATISTICS OF SEVENTY-SIX OF THE LARGEST ENGLISH TOWNS DURING 1902
    Towns.Estimated Population middle of 1902.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-Cough.FeverDiarrhœa.Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 BirthsRate per cent. of Uncertified Deaths
    Births.Principal Infectious Diseases.Deaths.
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    Table No. 15 .—continued. ANALYSIS OF THE VITAL STATISTICS OF SEVENTY-SIX OF THE LARGEST ENGLISH TOWNS DURING 1902.
    Towns.Estimated Population middle of 1902Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1,000 LivingDeaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Small-poxMeaslesScarlet FeverDipththeriaWhooping-CoughFeverDiarrhæaDeaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 BirthsRate per cent, of Uncertified Deaths.
    Principal Infectious DiseasesDeathsBirths
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    Table No. 16. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1902. (Deduced from Observations at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal).
    Winter Jan, Feb, March Spring April, May, June Summer July, Aug, Sept Autumn Oct, Nov, DecTemperature ofAir.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air-Daily Range.Elastic Force of Vapour.Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of AirRainReading of Thermometer on GrassNumber of Nights it was
    Mean.Diff from Average of 130 YearsDiff from Average of 60 YearsMean.Diff from Average of 60 YearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 YearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 YearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 yearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 yearsMean (Satn = 10)Diff from Average of 60 yearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 yearsMeanDiff from Average of 60 yearsAmountDiff from Average of 86 yearsAt or below 30°Between 30° and 40°Above 40°Lowest Reading at NightHighest Reading at Night