Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
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Births, | Deaths. |
Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||
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1001. | 1911. | 1921. | 1901. | 191 | 1921. | 1901. | 1911. | 1921. |
Kind ok Buldiso. | Completed Buildings. | In Course of Erection. | Population. | Total Separate Dwellings. | Total Booms. | |
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Containing Dwellings. | Not Containing Dwellings. |
Tenements with | Number of Tenements. | Percentage of all Private Families. | Total Occupants. | Percentage of Population in each group of Tenements. | Average Occupants per room. | Overcrowding | ||||||||||
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No. of 1-4 room Tenements with more than two Occupants per Room. | Number of Occupants of such Rooms. | Percentage of population in such Tenements. | ||||||||||||||
1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 | 1911 | 1921 |
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
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Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
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No. | Rate per 1000. | No. | Rate per1000 of population. | Proportion per 1000 total Registered Births | No. | Bate per 1000 of population. | Proportion per 1000 total Registered Births. |
Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||
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St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn.p |
Year. | Total Deaths at all ages registered in District. | Deaths in Public Institutions in District. | Deaths of of nonresidents of Borough registered in District. | Deaths of residents registered beyond the District. | Nett Deaths' at all ages. | Death Rate for Borough | Death Rate. Itegistration London. |
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Year. | Deaths under 1 year of age. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected legitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected illegitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births. | London. |
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Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. |
1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | Av'ge, 1912-21 | 1922 |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Shinnie | Total |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Shinnie | Total |
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TYPE OF HOME. | Number of Homes Reported On | Overcrowded | Accommodation for Washing Clothes | Storage for Food | Accommodation for Cooking Food | Lighting of Staircase | |||||||||||||||||
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ExistingBy-laws | Proposed New Bv-law (H.T.P. Act) | Percentage Overcrowded under New By-law | Provided | Not Provided | Percentage Not Provided | Provided | Not Provided | Range | Gas Cooker | Range and Gas Cooker | Open Fire | Percentage with Open Fire only | Natural | Percentage Not-Adequate | Artificial | Percentage Not Provided | |||||||
Satisfactory | Not Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Not Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||
No. | Per rentage. | Adequate | Not Adequate | Provided | Not Provided |
Small Houses 8 rooms. | Stables 10 horses. | Shops small. | Hotels, &e., and large shops. |
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District. | Samples examined for Dirt. | Samples in which Dirt reported. | Amount of Dirt found. Parts per 100,000. | Remarks. |
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No. | No. of Organisms per cc grown at 37° C. | Minimal volume containing Bacillus Coli. |
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Mr. Bennett's District. | Mr. Clark's District. | Mr. Larard's District. |
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Commodity. | Quantity. | Condition. | Result of Action taken. |
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ARTICLE. | Purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. |
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ARTICLE. | Purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. |
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Preservative. | Foodstuff. | No. of Occasions. | Quantities. | |
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Maximum. | Minimum. |
YEAR. | England and Wales. | London. | Holborn. | ||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Death Hate per 100,000 | Cases. | Deaths. | Death Hate per 100,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death Hate |Per 100,000. |
Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objectors | Insusceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed | Temporarily Unaccounted for |
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Contacts swabbed. | Positive Results. | Contacts positive. | |||
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Nose and Throat. | Nose only. | Throat only. |
Totol tested. | Result of Test. | Immunisation of Positives. | Tested after third inoculation and found | Tested after fourth inoculation and found negative. | |||||||
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Negative. | Positive. | No read. | Three inoculations. | Failed to complete three inoculations. | Did not begin inoculatious. | Inoculation postponed. | Negative. | Positive. |
Diphtheria | Enteric Fever | Consumption | Other Diseases | ||||
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Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination |
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 15. | Total Primary Notifications. |
Insured. | Non-Insured. | Children under 15. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females, | M. | F. | Total. |
Examined for first time during year. | Found to be suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | Doubtful Cases. | ||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary |
Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total |
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Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. |
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1921. | 1922. |
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Living in | Confined at Home. | In Hospital. | ||
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No. | Percentage. | No. | Percentage. |
First Visits. | Revisits. | Total. |
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Tuesday, | Wednesday. Thursday. | Friday. | ||||
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Medical Consultation (alternate weeks) 2—5.30 p.m. | Ante-Natal, (alternate weeks) 2—5,30 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—5.30 p.m. | Class. 3—5-30 p,m. | Dentist. 2—4 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—5,30 p.m. |
Reason for Attendance. | Number attending. | ||
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Mothers— | John St. | Mary Ward. |
WEEKS. | Number of Children entirely Breast-fed up to end of this period.1 | Number discontinued entire Breastfeeding before end of succeeding Week. | Partial Breast-feeding continued for | WEEKS. | Number of Children entirely Breast-fed up to end of this period. * | Number discontinued entire Breastfeeding before end of succeeding Week. | Partial Breast-feeding continued for | ||||||
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Less than Three Months. | Three Months but less than Six Months. | Six Months but less than Normal Lactation. | Normal Lactation and beyond. | Less than Three Months. | Three Months but less than Six Months. | Six Months but less than Normal Lactation. | Normal Lactation and beyond. |
Persons in Family. | Free Milk. | Half cost Milk. |
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Milk. | Food. | Prepared Milk | ||||
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Free. | Part Cost. | Free. | Part Cost. | Free. | Part. Cost. |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year |
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Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total. 1—5 | |||
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1—2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4—5 |
Case Number. | Age when Notified. | Age at Onset. | By whom Notified. | Type of Disease on Health Visitor's first visit. | Where Treated. | Medical Attendance and Nursing. | Result. | Birth Notified by | REMARKS. |
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Case Number | Age when Information received | Age at Onset | Information | Type of Disease on Health Visitor's first visit | Where treated | Medical Attendance and Nursing | Result | Attended by | Remarks |
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Age, Group and number examined. | Condition of Clothing. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness—Head. | Cleanliness—Body | Condition of Teeth. | Vision. | Mental Condition. | |||||||||||||||
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Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Poor. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits present. | Pedicum. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pedicum. | All sound. | Not more than 3 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | Average. | Poor. | Mentally deficient. |
Entrants. | Age 8. | age 12. | age 13. | |||||
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Boys. * | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total. | |||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Year | Population estimated to J Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | |||||||||||
Uncorrected Number | Nett | Number | Rate | of Non residents registered in the District | of Resi-dents not registered in the District | Number | Rate per 1,000 Birth | Number | Rate | |||
Number | Rate |
Causes of Death. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS," whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
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' ' All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 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 under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. |
Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District. | Total Cases Removed to Hospitals. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||
St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | ||||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and .5, |
NOTIFICATIONS | DEATHS | |||||||||||
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Decennial Average, 1912-1921 | Year 1922 | Decennial Average, 1911-1921 | Year 1922 | |||||||||
Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate |
PREMISES. | Number of | |||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
Intimations. | Statutory. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.M. Inspector. |
NATURE OF WORK. | 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. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists | ||||||||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
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(1) | (2) |
Class. | Number. | |
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(1) | (2) |
Date. | Name and Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Nome and Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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