Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Annual Kates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
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Births. | Deaths. |
Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
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No. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births. |
Institution. | Residents. | Non.Residents. | ||
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St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. |
Year. | Total Deaths at all ages registered in District. | Deaths in Public Institutions in District. | Deaths 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. Registration London. |
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Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | London Rate. |
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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. |
1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Av'ge, 1916-25 | 1926 |
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Year 1926. | Infantile Death-rate in Holborn per 1,000 Births | |
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Registrar-General's Quarterly Report | Corrected |
Winter Refuse, 13th January, 1926. | Spring Refu.se, 14th April, 1926. | Summer Refuse, 14th July, 1926. | Average. | ||||||
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lbs. | % | lbs. | % | lbs. | % | lbs. | % |
Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Shinnie | Miss Stock well | Total |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles, worth | Miss Shinnie | Miss Stockwell | Total |
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Water Supply— | Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces |
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Houses | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. |
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Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. |
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No. of Workshops Employing | ||||
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Men only. | Women only. | Both Sexes. | Total. |
Date sample taken. | Nature of Shop where purchased. | No. of Organisms per cc. grown at 37° C for 24 hours. | Minimal volume containing Bacillus Coli. |
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Date of Examination. | Number of organisms per c.c. grown at 37° C for 24 hours. | |
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Year. | Month. |
Milk fat per cent. | Milk solids (including fat) per cent. |
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Mr. Bennett's District. | Mr. Clark's District. | Mr. Larard's District. |
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Sample and date purchased. | Where purchased. | Organisms per cc. growing on Agar at 37° C for 24 hours. | Streptococci present in 1 cc. | Minimum volume showing eoliform organisms.1 | Minimum volume showing B enteritidis sporogenes. |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Total |
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Commodity. | Quantity. | Condition. | Result of Action taken. |
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Variety. | Amount of Arsenic (if any). |
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Percentage of Fat, | Number of Samples. | |||
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Shops. | Restaurants. | Streets. | Total. |
Number of Samples examined. | Total Solids. Per cent. average. | Solids Non-fat. Per cent. average. | Fat. Per cent. average. |
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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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article. | Purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Fines and Convictions. |
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Age in years | Quantity of meat eaten | Time taken ill | Initial symptoms | Discharged from Hospital | Returned to work |
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1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Y early average 1916-1925. |
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Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objectors | Insusceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed. No information as to Vaccination | Temporaril.v unaccounted for |
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Ages. | 6 to 12 months | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | 5 to 6 years | 6 to 7 years | 7 to 8 years | 8 to 9 years | 9 to 10 years | 10 to 11 years | 11 to 12 years | 12 to 13 years | 13 to 14 years | 14 to 15 years | 15 and above years |
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Age. | 6 to 12 months | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | 5 to 6 years | 6 to 7 years | 7 to 8 years | 8 to 9 years | 9 to 10 years | 10 to 11 years | 11 to 12 years | 12 to 13 years | 13 to 14 years | 14 to 15 years | 15 and above years |
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Total Tested. | Result of Test. | Immunisation of Positivrs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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a | b | C | d | E | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Negative. | Positive. | Not read. | Found NEGATIVE to Re Schick Test after | Found NEGATIVE to Re Schick Test after | Found POSITIVE to Re Schick Test after 3 ccm T.A.T. | Total Re Schick Tested | Given 3 ccm T.A.T. Not Retested. | Failed to complete 3 inoculatns. | Inoculatns. not begun. | Inoculatns. still in progress. | Given 1 ccm not yet Re-tested | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 ccm T.A.T. | 2 ccm T.A.T. | 3 ccm T.A.T. | 4 ccm T.A.T. | 5 ccm T.A.T. | 6 ccm T.A.T. | 8 ccm | Given further inoculation but not yet Retested. | No further inoculation given. |
No. of children in family. | No of families. | Of which the members are— | |||
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All Schick positive. | All Schick negative. | One or more elders negative, younger positive. | One or more elders positive, younger negative. |
Re-Schick tested after an interval of years or fraction of years. | Number retested after this interval. | No. found positive. | Age in years and sex of positives when first tested. | Negative to 2nd re Schick test and total of T.A.T. given in all. |
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Designation of batch of toxin antitoxin mixture or toxoid antitoxin mixture. | No. of persons inoculated and retested. | Xo. of these persons found positive on retesting. |
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Date of Notification. | Pat ient. | Age when notified. | Subsequent History. |
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Diphtheria | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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Age periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Age-periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. |
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Age-periods. | 0 to l | 1 to5 | 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 Cases. |
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | All Ages. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
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 and Post-natal cases only (alter-nate weeks) 2—5.30 p.m. | Children and Mothers seen at Ante-natal Consultation | 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. |
Monday Class 2—5.30 p.m. | Thursday Medical Consultation 2—5.30 p.m. |
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Reasons for Attendance. | John Street. | Short's Gardens. |
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Referred to. | Mothers. | Children. |
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10, John Street. | Short's Gardens. |
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Milk. | ||||
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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 | 9-12Months | Total under 1 Year | ||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes |
Net births registered during the calendar year. | Net deaths registered during the calendar year. | ||||||
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Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes |
Cause of Death. | Ages. | Tota1 1—5 | |||||||||
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1—2 | 2—3 | 3-4 | 4—5 | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F.. | M. | F. | Both Sexes. |
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. | Birth notified by. | Remarks. |
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Age, Group. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Condition of Teeth. | Vision. | ||||||||||||
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Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more d ecayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6 9 in either eye. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. |
Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 |
Ages. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Both Sexes. | |||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | m | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | |||||||||||
Uncorrected Number | Net | Number | Rate | of Nonresidents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Number | Rate per 1,000 Births | Number | Rata | |||
Number | Kate |
Causesof Death. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS," whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Resi. dents " 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 Agea—Tears, | |||||||||||
St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | ||||||||||
At till Ages. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and wards. |
NOTIFICATIONS | DEATHS | |||||||||||
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Decennial Average, 1914-1925 | Year 1926 | Decennial Average, 1918-1925 | Year 1926 | |||||||||
Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Kate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate |
PREMISES. | Number in Borough at end of 1926. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Prosecutions. |
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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 Unwhole-some 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. | Prosec | utions. | ||||||||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists | Instances. | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | ||||||
Outworkers. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||||
Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
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Class. | Number. | |
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(1) | (2) |
Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Nome. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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