Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Census Years. | Enumerated Population | Actual Decennial Increase or Decrease. | Percentage Increase + or Decrease — |
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Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1921. | Islington, 1911-20. | London, 1921. | 96 Great Towns, 1921. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | |||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. |
Periods (10 years). | Illegitimate Births. | Total Births. | Illegitimate Births per 100 Registered Births. |
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Notified by | Still Births. | Live Births. | Total. |
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Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1921. | Islington, 1911-20. | London, 1921. | 96 Great Towns, 1921. |
Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 Yrs. | 1921 | Difference. | |||||||||
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1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 |
Ages. | Number of Deaths, 1921. | Mean Deaths (10 years), 1911-20. | Increase or Decrease on mean. |
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Sub-District. | Infant Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Years. | Under one week. | Weeks. | Total under four weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths under one year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | |||||
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4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
Sub-Districts. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Mean 10 years | 1921 | Increase or decrease on mean |
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Causes of death. | 1921 | Mean rate 10 years 1911-20 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Nature of Visits. | Districts. | Total Visits. | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
No. in Family. | Scale for Distribution of Free Milk. | Scale for Distribution at half-price. |
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Years. | Total Deaths in Local Institutions (cols. 3 and 4). | Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Non-Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Inhabitants in Islington Infirmary. | Inhabitants of Islington in Great Northern Hospital. | Inhabitants of Islington in Institutions outside the Borough. | Total Deaths of Inhabitants in all Institutions (cols. 3 and 7). | Proportion per 100 deaths from all causes (col. 8). |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. |
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Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths |
1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | |||||||
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Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||||||||||
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Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. |
Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
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First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. |
Ages. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Mean 10 yrs | 1921 | Difference. |
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Ages. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Mean 10 yrs | 1921 | Difference |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Pulmonary Phthisis. | Proportion of Deaths from Phthisis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
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Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. |
Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tolling-ton. | Lower Hollo-way. | High-bury. | Burns-bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough. |
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Diseases. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
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0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M | F. | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
Bodies received into Mortuary. | Inquests. |
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1920 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1921 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. |
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Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
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Total cases notified. |
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Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough |
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Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
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Year. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases treated. |
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Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated. | Percentage of known cases. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentages of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | Total |
DISEASES. | YEARS. | Average number of cases, 1911-20 | 1921 | Increase or Decrease | ||||||||||
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1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 |
sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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1921 | 1920 | ||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Average 10 yrs. 1911-20 | 1921 | Total Deaths, 1911-21. |
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1921 | 1920 | 1919 |
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Tuffnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Totals | Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population. | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | |||||||
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At all ages. | At Ages- Years. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up wards |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Houses. | Rooms. |
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Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
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 up. | Total Primary Notifications |
1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |||||||
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North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy |
Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. |
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Date. | Dispensary. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
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Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Disease. | Notifications, by Teachers. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Periods. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis. | Totals. | ||||||
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Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined |
Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births registered in 1920. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection. | Died Unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Districts. | Removed to places Unknown. | Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated, or not accounted for in Report Book. | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination at All Ages received during year 1921. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1921. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Rooms Disinfected. | Rooms Sprayed. | |||
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1921. | 1920. | 1921. | 1920. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year 1921 | 1920 |
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. |
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How disposed of. | Carbolic Powder. | Disinfecting Fluid. | Formaldehyde. | ||||||
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Powder. | Solution. | ||||||||
Tons. | cwts. | Gallons. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Gallons. |
Workshops and Workplaces. | 1921. | |||
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Total Workshops on Register. | Total Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Protected Employed Persons. | ||
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Women. | Male Young Persons. | Total. |
Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
•NATURE OF WORK. | Outworkers Lists (Section 107). | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises (Section 108). | Outwork in Infected Premises. (Sees. 109. 110). | ||||||||||||
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List received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers a* to keep-ins or sending lists. I | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders mad£ (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109.110). | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the v ar. | ||||||||||||||
Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||||
tLists. | tOut-Workers. | List*. | Out-Workers. | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. |
Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Improvements. | Districts. | Total. | |
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North. | South. |
1921 | 1920 |
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease or Affection. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. |
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No. | No. of Samples. | Solids not Fat. | Fat. | Total Solids. |
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Number taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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1921 | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. i | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | AH Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
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No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. |
Description. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
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1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. | 1st Qr- | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr- | 4 th Qr. | Totals. |
Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties Received. | |||
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£ | s. | d. |
Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | diseases. | ages. | Under 5 | Over 5 | districts. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35 | 45- | 55- | 85- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | s.e. |
Deaths in Institution? within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals.| | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45 | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
Deaths in Institution within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25 | 35 | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 | 85 | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E |
Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. |
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Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births |
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Years. | Deaths | Death Rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death Rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death Rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death Rates. |
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Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 births |
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Year. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Mmbranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total Notifications. | Attack rates per 1,000 Population. |
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residence" whether occurring within or without 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 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District. |
Cause of Death. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | ||||||
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Under 1 week | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections 1921 | Number of Notices 1921 | Number of Prosecutions 1921 | |||
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On Register at end of 1920 | Added in 1921 | Removed in 1921 | On Register at end of 1921 |