Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920
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Year. | Number of Births notified to Vaccination Officer. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination postponed. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious objections. |
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City of London. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent. of Deaths Registered. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
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Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population (Corporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. |
Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths.‡ | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. 3 | Nett. | Number. ♦ 6 | Rate. 7 | of Nonresidents registered in the District. † 8 | of Residents not registered in the District. † 9 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||
Number. † 4 | Rate. 5 | Number. * 10 | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. 11 | Number. 12 | Rate. 13 |
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 "non- "Residents " in institutions in the district' (b). | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 16 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | 96 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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NAME OF DISEASE. | Number of Certificates received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis subsequently found to be incorrect. | Net number of Cases. |
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Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 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 years and upwards. |
Diagnosed as Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Diagnosed as Not Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Undiagnosed. | Total Number Examined. | |||
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Still under Observation. | Not still under Observation. | Insured. | Uninsured. |
Residents. | Non-Residents. | Totals. | ||
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Working in City. | Not working in City. |
Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. † | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications.* | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications.* | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
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 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Primary Notifications. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 16 | Total Primary Notifications. |
Syphilis. | Soft Chancre | Gonorrhœa. | Conditions other than Venereal. | Total. | |||||||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females |
Nature of Test. | Number of Tests. |
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YEAR. | Woking.* | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green. | Birmingham. | Leeds. | City of London. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | W. Norwood. | No. of Cremations each year. |
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From | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Chilled Beef. | Frozen Beef. | Frozen Mutton. | Frozen Lamb. | Fresh-killed | ||
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Beef. | Mutton. | |||||
Cwts. | Qrs. | Carcases. | Carcases. | Cwts. | Cwts. |
Home Grown. | Fresh-killed. | Chilled. | Frozen. | Total. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Source of Supply. | Beef and Veal. Tons. | Mutton and Lamb. Tons. | Pork and Bacon. Tons. | Poultry, Game, &c. Tons. | Total. Tons. | |||||
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1919. | 1920. | 1919. | 1920. | 1919. | 1920. | 1919. | 1920. | 1919. | 1920. |
Owners. | No. of Tongues Examined. | No. of Tongues Seized. | Percentage. |
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BEEF. | PORK. | VEAL. | |||||||||||
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Carcases. | Qtrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Qtrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Qtrs. | Pieces. |
Article. | Number. | How packed. | Origin. | Cause for destruction. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Article. | Quantity. | Article. | Quantity. |
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1920. | 1919. |
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Animals Slaughtered. | Affected. | Whole Carcases Condemned. |
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Cause for Destruction. | Beef. | Mutton. | Veal. | Goat. | Pork. | |||||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. |
Cause for Destruction. | OXEN. | SHEEP. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. |
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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1920. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply. | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Unsound Meat. | ||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
British. | † Foreign Killed. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. | |||
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Country Killed. | Town Killed. | Home Killed. | American Killed.‡ | |||
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. |
1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Year. | Diseased. | Unsound.* | Unwholesome. |
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Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. |
Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1919. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1919. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1920. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1920. | ||||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||||
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By Land. | By Water. | ||||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Per cent. |
Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
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year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | ||||
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By Land. | By Water. | |||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1920. | |||||||||||||||||
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No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
Name of Article. | Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, ifany, as to previous convictions. | Remarks on any point of special interest. |
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Name of Article. | Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If auy legal pro ceedings wore instituted uuder the Sale of Food & Lirugs Acts, state result, showing fine? and costs separately. | If any legal proceedings were instituted uuder Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, if any, as to previous convictions. | Remarks on auy point of special interest. |
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Name of Article. | Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other t liun the Side of Food <fc Drugs Acts state result, showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, if any, as to previous convictions. • | Remarks on any point of special interest. |
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Name and situation of Artizan6' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | ||||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five Rooms or more. |
Name of Article. | Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report. | Result of Analysis. | If any legal prcceodings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state resnlt, showing fines and costs separately. | If any U*gal procetdings were instituted under Acts other than the S:ilc of Food <& Drugs Acts, state result. showing fines and costs separately. | If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. | Information, if any, as to previous convictions. | Remarks on any point of special interest. |
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Name op BCock. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | |||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | l and under 5 | 5 and under 1& | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and up-wards. | |||
Male. | Female. |
Month. | Sex. | Total. | |||
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Males. | Females. | ||||
Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. |
Number of Certificates issued. | Number of articles disinfected. | Fees received by the Corporation. |
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Year. | Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary | Iuquests held on bodies. | Inquests held on Fires. |
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Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvemeats effected. |
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Premises. | Workrooms, &c. |
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Workshop Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. |
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FACTORIES. | Workshop Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Men Inspectors. | Women Inspactors. | |||||
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Special. Inspector Gathercole. | East District. Inspector Duuworth. | West District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Miss | East District. Miss Wilkinson. | Totals. |
Special. Inspector Gathercole. | Men Inspectors- | Women Inspectors. | ||||
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East District. Inspector Dun worth. | West District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Miss | East District. Miss Wilkinson. | Totals. |
Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | |||||
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Spocial. Inspector Gatliercole, | East District. Inspector Duuwortli. | West District. Inspector Jiobinson. | West District. Miss | East District. Mis-i Wilkinson. | Tatals. |
Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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Premises. (1) | Number. | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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WEST DISTRICT. | |||
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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