Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Totals at all ages. | Under 5. | 5-14. | 15-13. | 20-54. | 55-75. | Above 75. |
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Sub-registration District. | Total Births. | Rate per 1,000 of the Popula-tion in 1907. |
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The Borough. * | North Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury. | St Sepulchre. | Corrected Birth Rates for the Borough. |
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Method of Feeding. | Condition of Child. | Mother'8 Work. | ||||||||||
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Total Number, | Breast only. | Breast, etc | Cows Milk. | Artificial and Condensed. | Not Fed.1 | WeU Nourished. | Fairly Nourished. | Badly Nourished. | None. | Away from Home. | Ditto Intermittent ‡ | Some Home Work. |
Mother's Health. | Condition of Tenement. | No. of Rooms. | ||||||||||
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Total Number. | Good. | 11 different. | Bad. | Clean. | Fairly Cleau. | Dirty. | One. | Two. | Three. | Four or more. | First Born. |
The Borough. | North Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury. | St. Sepulchre. |
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I. General Hospitals. | IV. Poor Law Institutions. |
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Total Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. &c., outside District belonging to Finsbury. | Percentage. |
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At all Ages. | Under 1 Year | 1 and under 5. | 5 aud uuder 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 aud under 65. | 65 aud upwards. | Total Death Bate. |
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J an-March | April-June | July-Sept | Oct-Dec | Total |
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Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
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Size of Tenements. | Census Population, 1901, 101,463‡ | All Causes. | Infectious Diseases (Zymotic). | Phthisis. | Respiratory Disease (excluding Phthisis). | ||||||||||||||||
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Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000 | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | Death rate per 1000. | ||
1903. | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | 1907. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | 1907. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | 1907. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
The Borough. | North Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury (St. Luke). | St. Sepulchre. | ||||||
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No. of Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality | No. of Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality | No. of Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality | No. of Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality | No. of Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality |
Borough.1 | Infant Mortality Rate, 1902-1906. | Infant Mortality Rate, 1907. |
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Months. | 0- | l- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 6- | 7- | 8- | 9- | 10- | 11- | Totals |
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Causes of Death. | Diarrhœa. | Prematurity. | Marasmus. | Atrophy, &c. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Convulsions. | Suffocation. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Tuberculosis. | Meningitis. | Miscellaneous. | Totals. |
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1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | Total. |
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Income. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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No. | Initials. | Sex. | Age when began Milk. | Weight. | Percentage of Normal. | Age when Milk discontinued or 31st Dec., 1907. | Weight. | Percentage of Normal. | No. of weeks on Milk. | Average increase per Week. | REMARKS. | |||
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Weeks | lbs. | ozs. | Weeks | lbs. | ozs. | ozs. |
First Qtr. | Second Qtr. | Third Qtr. | Fourth Qtr | Total for 1907. |
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Year. | Number of Notifications Received. | Notifications per 1,000 of the Population. | Percentage of Cases Removed to Hospital. |
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Year. | Amounts paid to Medical Practitioners. | Cost per 1,000 of Population. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Years. | No. of Cases. | No. of Deaths. |
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No. of Cases per 10,00 of population. | No. ot Deaths per 10,000 of population. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. |
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Ages in years. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40- | Totals. |
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No. of Cases per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 Cases notified. |
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Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 30-40 | Total. |
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No. of Cases per 10,000 of population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of population. | Case-mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. |
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Months. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. |
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Year. | Under one Year of Age. | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5-10 | 10-15 | Totals. | |||
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0-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Year. | Under one Year of Age. | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5-10 | 10-15 | Totals. | |||
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0-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Third Quarter Year. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diarrhæa. | Mean Temp. 4-ft. earth thermometer. | Rainfall. |
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Summer Quarter, 1907. | July. | August. | September. |
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Total Number of Phthisis Deaths. | Phthisis Deaths in Holborn Union Infirmary. | In other Institutions. | Total in Institutions. | Percentage of Deaths in Institutions. |
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SEX. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of the Population at certain age periods. | |||||||
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0-10 | 10-20 | 10-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60 and upwards | Totals |
Total No. of Notifications. | No. of Cases notified per 10,000 of Population. (Voluntary notification). | Number of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
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Cancer and Malignant Disease of various parts of the body. | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1901 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | Totals |
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Years. | No. of Cases of Meat Prosecution. | No. of Convictions. | Cases Dismissed. | Weight of Meat, Ac., confiscated (in tons). |
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Date of Trial. | Defendant's Name and Address. | Article. | Where Seized and Name of Inspector. | Penalty and Costs Inflicted. |
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Diseased. |
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No. | Name of Occupier. | Situation of Premises. | Actual No. of Cows. | Licensed No. of Cows. |
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No. of Samples Analysed. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Added Water. | Percentage of Watered Milks in Samples Analysed. | Removal of Fat. | Percentage of Milks with fat removed on Samples Analysed. | |||||||||
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Under 5% | 5% or over. | 10% or over. | 15% or over. | 20% or over. | Under 5% | 5% or over. | 10% or over. | 15% or over. | 20% or over. |
Year. | No. of Convictions. | Fines amounting to. | Costs amounting to. |
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Metropolitan Borough. | No. of milks examined. | No. found to be adulterated. | Percentage of adulterations. |
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Quarter of the year. | No of Samples taken. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | No. of Prosecutions Instituted. | Fines and Costs. |
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1906. | Percentage of Milk Adulteration. |
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MILK | No. of Samples in 1906. | Percentage of Adulteration in | |||||||||||
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Examined. | Found Adulterated. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | Quinquennium. | ||||||
Date of Purchase. | No. of Sample. | Whether Finsbury Cows or not.* | Condition of Milk. |
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Samples taken | Adulterated. | Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
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Quarter of the year. | No. of Samples taken. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated | No. of Prosecutions Instituted. | Fines and Costs. |
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Year. | Total Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of adulterated samples. | Percentage of adulterated samples for whole of London. |
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Year. | No. of Restaurants. | No. of Notices Served. | Percentage of Premises having Defects. |
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Five Years, 1895—1899. | Houses. | Population. | Death Rate per1,000. | Deaths of Children under 5 years. Percentage on Total Deaths. |
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Year. | No. placed on Register. | No. Removed. | On Register at end of Year. |
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Street or Buildings. | No. of houses or occupancies inspected. | No. of houses in which defects were found. | Percentage of houses with defects to houses inspected. | No. of families living in | |||
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One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms & over. |
Address. | Registered Owner. | Registered Number of Occupants. | Average Attendance. |
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Premises. | No. of Occupancies. | No. of Persons. | Total. | |
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Adults. | Children. |
Occupations of Persons in Finsbury over 10 years of age. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Percentage on Adult Population. |
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Particulars relating to work in 214 homes. |
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Inspection, Registration, &c. |
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Home Office Certificates, &c.— |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Year. | Boats Inspected. | Persons found on Boats. | Totals. | Registered for. | ||
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Men. | Women. | Children.* |
SCHOOLS. | NUMBER ON ROLL. | ACCOMMODATION FOR | ||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Infants. | Mixed. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Infants. | Mixed. | Total. |
SCHOOLS. | NOTIFIABLE. | NON-NOTIFIABLE. | Total. | |||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | All other. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
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Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Phthisis. | For Vermin, etc. | Totals. |
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Northampton Road Mortuary. | Warwick Place Mortuary. | Total. |
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Inspector Davis. | Inspector Longden. | Inspector Norman. | Inspector Matson. | Inspector Draper. | Inspector Jackson. | Total. |
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Mrs. Greenwood. | Miss Jones. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Premises. | On register at end of 1906. | Added in 1907. | Removed in 1907. | On register at end of 1907. | Number of inspections, 1907. | Number of notices, 1907- | Number of prosecutions, 1907. |
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Class of Works. | Number of Places: | Number of Inspections, 1907. | Number of | Number of Prosecutions, 1907. | |||||||
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On Register at end of 1906. | Added in 1907. | Removed in 1907. | On Register at end of 1907. | Written Intimations, 1907. | Notices, 1907. | Under Factory Act. | Under Public Health Act. | ||||
Premises. | Rooms. |
Premises. (1) | Inspections- (2) | Number of Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions (4) |
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Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions (5) | ||
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Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) |
NATURE OF WORK. 1) | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK in UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, Section 108. | OUTWORK in INFECTED PREMISES, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Prosecutions. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Failing to send Lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists.† | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers.† | ||||||||||||||
Contractors | Workmen. | Contractors | Workmen. | ||||||||||||||
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | |
Wearing apparel— | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | ||||||||||
(1) making, &c | 190 | 394 | 3948 | 18 | 20 | 117 | 670 | 4261 | 107 | 1 | |||||||
(2) cleaning and washing | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Lace, lace curtains and nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Artificial flowers | 10 | ... | 174 | 2 | ... | 23 | 54 | 138 | 22 | 1 | |||||||
Nets, other than wire nets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Tents | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Sacks | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
furniture and upholstery | 4 | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | ... | |||||||
Fur pulling | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
F eather sorting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Umbrellas, &c. | 4 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 15 | 11 | ... | |||||||
Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Paper bags and boxes | 38 | 2 | 1120 | 1 | ... | 2 | 41 | 810 | 58 | ... | |||||||
Basket making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
Brush making | 16 | ... | 94 | 3 | ... | 37 | 10 | 103 | 9 | ... | |||||||
Racquet and tennis balls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Stuffed toys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
File making | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
hiectro-plate | 8 | 4 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 6 | ... | |||||||
Cables and chains | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Anchors and grapnels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Cart gear | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Locks, latches and keys | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Pea picking | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Total | 270 | 401 | 5400 | 25 | 20 | 182 | 835 | 5353 | ... | ... | 214 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
Workshops and Workplaces on the Register (s. 131) at the end ot the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Deaths under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all | Deaths in Public Institu-tions. | Deaths of non-residents registered in District. | Deaths of Residents registered beyond District. | Deaths at all Ages Nett. | ||||
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Ages. | Total. | |||||||||||
Number.† | Rate.1 | Number. | Rate per 1.000 Births registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Names of Locai.ities. | 1 -The Borough. | 2—North Clerkenwell. | 3—South Clerkenwell. | 4—Finsbury (St. Luke). | 5—St. Sepulchre. | |||||||||||||||
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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. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deathsat all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality | ||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St. Luke) | St. Sepulchre | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St. Luke) | St. Sepulchre | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and up-wards. |
CauseofDeath. | DeathsinDistrictatSubjoinedAges. | Deaths in Localities. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-Residents. | ||||||||||
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AllAges. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and undei 65. | 65 and upwards. | Worth Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury (St. Luke). | St. Sepulchre. |
Quarters. | Average number Relieved during each week. | |||||||
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Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Out-door Paupers. | Totals. | Totals corres-ponding periods. 1900. | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded Out. | Finsbury Death Rates. | ||
Adults. | Children under 16. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month | 1-2 Months | 2-3 Months | 3-4 Months | 4-5 Months | 5-6 Months | 6-7 Months | 7-8 Months | 8-9 Months | 9-10 Months | 10-11 Months | 11-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year |
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Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1906. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1908, in Columns I, II, IV and V of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz. : | Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1908, remained un-entered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) of :— | Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1908, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3, 4,5. 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily ac-counted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8. 9, and 10 of this Return). | Total Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination at ALL AGES received during the calendar year 1907. | |||||||
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Col. I. Success-fully Vac-cinated. | Col. II. | Col. IV. Number in respect ot whom Certi-ficates of Con-scientious Objection have been received. | Col. V. Dead, Un vac-cinated. | Postpone-ment by-Medical Certifi-cate. | Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been d ily apprised. | Removal to Places un-known, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found. | ||||||
Insus-ceptible of Vac-cination. | Had Small Pox. | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of Births returned in the "Birth List sheets" as registered from ist January to 31st Dec., 1907. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1908, in Columns 1,11, IV and V of the 44 Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.; | Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1908, remained un-entered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) of;— | N umber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1908, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register " (columns 3,4.5,6, and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily ac-counted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9, and 10 of this Return). | Number of Cer-tificates of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer, irrespective of the dates of birth of the Children to which they relate, during the year 1907. | ||||||
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Col. I. Success-fully Vac-cinated. | Col. II | Col. IV. Number in respect of whomCerti-ficates of Con- scientious Objection have been received. | Col. V. Dead, Unvac-cinated. | Postpone-ment by Medical Certifi-cate. | Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removal to Places un-known, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found. | |||||
Insus-ceptible of Vac-cination. | Had Small Pox. | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |