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Lambeth 1916

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916

Published
1917
Author
Priestley, Joseph.
Pages
94
Tables
67

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    Estimated Civil Populations, 1916. I. Wards.
    Females.Males.Wards.Total.
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    II. Registration Sub-Districts.
    Sub-Districts.Males.Females.Total.
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    III. Parliamentary Divisions (Old).
    Males.Old Parliamentary Divisions.Females.Total.
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    IV. Parliamentary Divisions {Adjusted).
    Total.*Adjusted Parliamentary Divisions.New Wards.
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    TABLE A. Giving number of Births and Birth-Rates in each Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth during 1916 (arranged Quarterly).
    Registration Sub-Districts.No. of Births.Total for the Year 1916.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
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    TABLE B. Showing Populations (Estimated), Uncorrected Births, Corrected Deaths at all ages, under 1 year, under 5 years, and from the 7 chief Zymotic diseases and Uncorrected Deaths in Public Institutions, in the Borough of Lambeth during 1916, and for the years 1911-1915, together with the averages for the two decennia 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-1910 (Borough).
    Year.Estimated Population.Number of Births Registered.Corrected Numbers of Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions in Lambeth (uncorrected).
    Total Ages.Under 5 Years.Under 1 Year.Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases.
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    TABLE C.
    The Year.Birth-Rate per 1,000 Population, (uncorrected).Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected.)Corrected Deaths of Children under 1 Year per 1,000 total Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 Deaths (corrected)Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 Deaths (corrected).Zymotic Death-Rate per 1,000 Population. (corrected.)Deaths in Public Institutions per 1,000 total Deaths (uncorrected.)
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    The Registrar-General provides particulars of transferable births registered, and for 1916 his figures for the Borough of Lambeth are as follows :—
    Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers.
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    The table for the year 1916 (and the previous 5 years) at the end of the Report (Appendix), known as the Local Government Board Table I, shews these corrected statistics of deaths within the Borough (differing slightly, in consequence, from the statistics in the body of the Report), the extra additional figures for the year 1916 being as follows :—
    Males.Females.Totals.Age Periods.
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    TABLE D (1). A. Registration Sub-Districts.
    REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS.Total Deaths (corrected).General corrected Deathrate per 1000 of the Population.Total Deaths (corrected) fromTotal Zymotic Deaths.Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 of the Population (corrected).Diarrhæa Death-rate per 10000 of the Population (corrected).
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Typhoid or Enteric.Typhus.Continued Fever.Cholera.Diarrhæa.
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    TABLE D (2). B. Wards. B. Wards.
    WARDS.Total Death (corrected)General corrected Deathrate per 1000 of the Population.Deaths (corrected) fromTotal Zymotic Deaths.Zymotic Death-rate per 1000 of the Population (corrected).Diarrhæa Death-rate per 10,000 of the Population (corrected).
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Typhoid or Enteric.Typhus.Whooping Cough.Cholera.Continued Fever.Diarrhæa.
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    Causes of the 67 Outside Deaths
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    In the Registration Sub-Districts, the uncorrected infantile mortality varied from 154'8 per 1,000 births in Kennington to 54'2 in Stockwell (the low rates of 88.6 in Lambeth Church, 154.8 in Kennington, and 54.2 in Stockwell, being due to the fact that these Sub-Districts contain the General Lying-in Hospital, the Workhouse and the Maternity Hospital respectively), thus—
    Total No. of Births (uncorrected) 1916.Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected). 1916.Infantile Mortality per 1000 births (uncorrected). 1916.
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    The details of the tuberculosis deaths in the various Registration Sub-Districts are :—
    Registration Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths from
    Pul. Tub. or Phthisis (consumpt'n)Other Forms Tuberculosis.Total Deaths Tuberculosis (all forms)Phthisis-rate per 1,000 population.Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population.
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    TABLE E. Showing the number of Deaths (corrected) from the 7 principal zymotic diseases in the Borough of Lambeth during 1916 and during the five previous years 1911-15, together with the yearly averages during the two decennia 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-1910 (Borough).
    Disease.1911.1912.1913.1914.1915.Total (corrected) Deaths in 1916.Annual average of tenyears 1901-1910 (Borough).Annual average of ten years 1891-1900 (Parish).
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    TABLE F.
    Class of Disease.Borough 1915.Borough 1916.
    No. of Deaths (corrected).Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected) .No. of Deaths (corrected).Percentage of Total Deaths (corrected).
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    TABLE F.—continued. B.—Deaths (corrected) of Infants under One Year of age from the chief infantile diseases, and from all causes, expressed in terms of 1000 births (corrected).
    Borough 1915.Borough 1916.
    Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected).Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).*Total Deaths under One Year (Corrected).Proportion to 1000 Births (Corrected).*
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    TABLE G. Shewing Classification of Certain Causes of Deaths (uncorrected) in the Borough of Lambeth during 1915 and 1916, given in percentages of the total uncorrected deaths. A.—Deaths at all Ages.
    Causes of Deaths.Percentage of total Deaths (uncorrected).
    1915.1916.
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    TABLE H. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the period from Ist January, 1916, to the end of the week ending the 30th December, 1916.
    Age-Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.Number of Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.Number of Notifications on Form D.
    Primary Notifications. (Medical.)*Total Notifications(i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors). (Medical.)Primary Notifications (Medical.)†Total Notifications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors). (Medical.)Cases admitted toCases discharged from
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65upwards.Total.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    (Medical.)(Medical.)
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    TABLE H (1.). Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notification Certificates (Forms A, B, C, D,) received during the period from January Ist, 1916, to the end of the week ending December 30th, 1916. I. WARDS.
    Wards. 1916.Tuberculosis (All Forms.)
    Pulmonary.Non- Pulmonary.
    A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.
    Primary.Total.Primary.Total.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Primary.Total.Primary.Total.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Poor Law.Sanatorium.
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    TABLE H (II.) Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notification Certificates (Forms A, B, C, D,) received during the period from January Ist, 1916, to the end of the week ending December 30th, 1916.
    Registration Sub-Districts. 1916.Tuberculosis (All Forms).
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.
    Forms.Primary.Total.Primary.Total.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Primary.Total.Primary.Total.Poor Law.Sanatorium.Poor Law.Sanatorium.
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    TABLE I. Shewing the total numbers of cases of infectious diseases notified compulsorily under the Notification Clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Orders and Regulations made thereunder, in the Borough of Lambeth, during 1916, together with the total numbers of deaths registered from the same diseases, the case mortality per 100 persons for each disease, the numbers of cases removed to hospital, and the numbers of infected houses.
    Cases notified.Deaths registered.Case Mortality per 100.Cases removed to hospital.Infected houses.Percent, of cases removed.
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    TABLE J. Shewing the number of medical Certificates for the compulsorily Notifiable Infectious Diseases under the notification clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, or the Orders and Regulations made thereunder, received in the Borough of Lambeth during 1916 and during the five years 1911-1915, together with the averages for the two decennia 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-1910 (Borough).
    Disease.Borough of Lambeth.Annual Average, 1901-10 (Borough) 10 years.Annual Average, 1891-1900 (Parish) 10 years.
    1911.1912.1913.1914.1915.1916.
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    TABLE K. [Local Government Board Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1916 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (a)Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages.— — <nMortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    (b) At all ages.(c) Under 1 year.(d) 1 and under 2(e) 2 and under 5.(f) 5 and under 15.(g) 15 and under 25(h) 25 and under 45.(i) 45 and under 65.(j) 65 and upwards.(k)123456789101112131415161718
    Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Fevers.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhæa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Appendicitis.All other Diseases.Total.
    Puerperal.Enteric or Typhoid.
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    TABLE K. [Local Government Board. Old Table A.] Table of DEATHS during the year 1916 in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics, public institutions being shewn as separate localities. (a)Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages.I—Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.(c) Under 1 year.(d) 1and under 2(e) 2 and under 5.(f) 5 and under 15.(g) 15 and under 25.(h) 25 and under 45.(i) 45 and under 65.(j) 65 and upwards.(k)123456789101112131415171816
    Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Fevers.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis! Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Appendicitis.All other Diseases.Total.
    Puerperal.Enteric or Typhoid.
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    TABLE L. Table of Civil Population, Total Registered Births and New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health (by notification), during the year 1916, in the Borough of Lambeth, classified according to Diseases and Localities. [Local Government Board Old Table B.]
    Registration Sub-Districts. (a)Population at all Ages.(d) Total Registered Births 1916.New Cases of Sickness in each the knowledge of the Medical Locality,coming to during Officer of Health Officer of Health 1916.Number of such Cases removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital during 1916.
    Census 1911. (b)Estimated 1916. [Civil Population.) (c)1034567891011121312345678910111213
    Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal Fever.Polio-myelitis Acuta.Ophthalmia.Whooping Cough.Measles.German Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal Fever.Polio-myelitis Acuta.Ophthalmia.Whooping Cough.Measles.German Measles.
    Typhoid or Enteric.Continued & Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhoid or Enteric.Continued & Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    (Public Health (London) Act.)
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    B. GENERAL NUISANCES AND DRAINAGE DEFECTS. (Public Health (London) Act, and Metropolis Local Management Acts.)
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    TABLE M. PARTICULARS OF SANITARY WORK
    Year.Total Number of Notices (excluding those served under the Housing Acts).Sanitary Works, Structural and Permanent.Sanitary Works, Not Structural.
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    For comparison, the yearly averages for the past 25 years may be stated. They are as follow :— Yearly Averages.
    1891-1900. (10 years.)1901-1905. (5 years.)1906-1910. (5 years.)1911-1915 (5 years.)
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    TABLE N. SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE MALE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING 1916.
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    Summonses issued—
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    Work carried out by the Two Female Sanitary Inspectors during the Year, 1916, §Workshops visited and inspected—
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    Particulars of Defects Found. Workshops,§ etc.—
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    Sanitary Appliances : Water Closets—
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    Workshops. 45 new workshops were added to the Register, consisting of the following :—
    Name of Trade or Business.No. of Workshops.
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    TABLE O. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS REGISTERED DURING 1916. Numbers of Rooms and Persons Employed.
    Wards.No. of Factories.No. of Workshops.No. of Workrooms.Children.Young Persons.Adults.TOTALS.
    M.F.M.F.M.FM.F.Total.
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    Of the total 1100 Lambeth out-workers reported, 181 were new out-workers, i.e., out-workers not previously registered, as follow :—
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    The Wards, in which the houses (wherein the 181 new outworkers were found to be working) are situated, are as follow :—
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    Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department in the Borough of Lambeth during 1916.
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    Articles of bedding, etc., disinfected.
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    Articles of bedding, etc., destroyed.
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    The numbers of verminous houses and rooms disinfected and cleansed during 1916, and the seven previous years are :—
    Year.Houses.Rooms.Bedding.Clothing.
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    Headings of Report of Administration during 1916. 1. Milk ; and cream not sold as preserved cream :—
    (a) No. of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(b) No. in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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    TABLE Q. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples procured, together with the results of the analyses, during the year 1916 :—
    Samples.Formal.Informal.
    Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    290 new infants and children were entered upon the Register and fed, their ages being at the time of commencing the milk:—
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    The periods during which the 290 infants and children continued to use the milk were:—
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    TABLE R. Shewing the numbers of pathological samples examined and the results obtained at the Bacteriological Laboratory during 1916 and the previous 5 years 1911-1915, together with the averages for the 10 years 1901-1910 (Borough).
    Year.Sputa. Suspected Tuberculosis. Tub.Bac.found.Blood. Suspected Typhoid or Enteric Fever. Reaction obtained.Throat & Nose. Membranes and Secretions. Suspected Diphtheria. Klebs-Lœffler Bac. found.Other Sundry Samples. Result obtained.
    Pos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.TotalPos.Neg.Total
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    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH DURING 1916 AND PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS (1911-15).
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths registered in district.Transferable Deaths.‡Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected. Number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate. 7of Nonresidents registered in the District. † 8of Residents not registered in the District. † 9Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. † 4Rate. 5Number. 10Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. 11Number. 12Rate 13
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    TABLE II. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH DURING THE YEAR 1916.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED.TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH LOCALITY. (e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.TOTAL CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Lambeth Church.Kennington.Stockwell.Brixton.Norwood.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 6565 and upwds.
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    Table III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH (CORRECTED) DURING THE YEAR 1916. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Nonresidents " in Institutions in the District (b).
    All ages.Under 1 year1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
    1234567891011
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    TABLE IV. BOROUGH OF LAMBETH—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1916. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
    Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE V. Local Government Board New Tables. poliomyelitis, and polio-encephalitis and cerebro-spinal fever, of Lambeth, during 1916.
    Total number of Cases notified.NUMBER OF CASES (excluding Military Cases).I—I
    0-1 year.1-5 years.5-10 years.10-15 years.15-20 years.20-30 years.Over 30 years.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
    Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*CasesDeaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.2Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.*Cases.Deaths.Permanent Paralysis.
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    (A.) REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS.
    Sub-Districts. Sub-Districts.Total.
    Lambeth Church.Kennington.Stockwell.Brixton.Norwood.No Address.All Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    (B.) AGE PERIODS.
    AGE.PERIODS.Total.
    Under 1 Year.1-22-5Under 5 Years.5-1515-2020-2525-4040-4545-6060-6565 and over.Over 5 Years.All Ages.
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    (C.) SUMMARY OF CORRECTED DEATHS.
    No. of Deaths.Total.
    M.F.
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    Borough of Lambeth. SANITARY PROCEEDINGS DURING 1916. (Return prepared for the London County Council.)
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections,l9l6.Number of Notices, 1916.Number of Prosecutions,'16.
    On register at end of 1915.Added in 1916.Removed in 1916.On register at end of 1916.
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    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
    Particulars.Number of Defects.No. of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspctor.
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK. (1)OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.OUTWORK in UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. Sections 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISED. Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on oc(8) cupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances (11)Notices served. (12)Prosecutions (13)Instances. (14)Orders made (S.110) (15)Prosecutions (Section 109,110) (16)
    Sending Twice in the year.Sending Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. (9)Failing to send Lists. (10)
    Lists. (2)Outworkers, †Lists. (5)Outworkers.
    Contractors. (3)Workmen(4)Contractors. (6)Workmen. (7)
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s.131) at the end of the year 1916. (1)Number. (2)
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
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    LAMBETH MUNICIPAL TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES SCHEME REPORT, 1916. Tables I. to V.
    Central Dispensary.Branch Dispensary.
    Insured.Not Insured,Total.Insured.Not Insured.Total.
    Males.Females.MalesFemales.Males.Females.Males.Females.
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    Tables I. to V.—continued.
    Central Dispensary.Branch Dispensary.
    Insured.Not Insured.Total.Insured.Not InsuredTotal.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.
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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD—FORM R.* Record required to be kept, by order of the Local Government Board given in their letter of Feb. 29th, 1916. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH. Return as to Work carried out in connection with the Two Tuberculosis Dispensaries (Central and Branch) for the Period from April Ist, 1916, to December 31st, 1916.
    Central Dispensary.Branch Dispensary.Totals.
    Insured.Uninsured.Insured.Uninsured.
    Males.FemalesChildr'n under 16.Adults.Males.FemalesChildr'n under 16.Adults.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Central Dispensary.Branch Dispensary.Totals
    Insured.Uninsured.InsuredUninsured