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West Ham 1899

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899

Published
1900
Author
Sanders, Charles.
Pages
270
Tables
141

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    The deaths registered as occurring in the four Wards of the Borough are given in the table below
    Ward.Estimated Population.Deaths RegisteredDeath-rate per 1,000.
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    one may safely conclude that the results obtained are an index of the health conditions of the poorer inhabitants generally:—
    District.1897.1898.1899.
    No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000.
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    Diphtheria Notified Cases and Deaths.
    Month.Stratford.Forest Gate.Plaistow.Canning Town.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
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    Localized Zymotic Death-rates Below I give for the last three years the Zymotic Death-rates of the specially selected worst areas of the Borough, calculated upon the population ascertained in 1897:—
    Area.Population.Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living.
    1897.1898.1899.
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    Meteorology during 1899.
    Week ending.Temperature.No. of Rainy Days.Sum for week, in inches.Sunshine, in hours.Mean Barometric reading
    Highest.Lowest.Mean for Week.Departure from average of 50 years.
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    Week ending.Temperature.No. of Rainy Days.Sum for week, in inches.Sunshine, in hours.Mean Barometric reading.
    Highest.Lowest.Mean for Week.Departure from average of 50 years.
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    The following table shows the classification of the remaining 680 cows :—
    Clinically affected with tubercular disease of the udder.Suspected cases of tubercular-disease of the udder.Subjects of acute martitis.Affected with chronic indurations of udder.Giving evidence of atrophy of one or more quarters.Injuries, deformities, superficial abscesses, simple eruptions, strictures, and obliterations of milk ductsHypertro-phied udders without induration.Giving milk of poor quality but owing to natural causes, commonly known as dried-off cows.Recovered or removed from premises during the period between the visit of the Assistant and the Veterinary Surgeon.
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    The Council thereupon applied for sanction to borrow an additional sum of £830, the loan being made up as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    Sanction was obtained, subject to matters of detail, on 3rd May, 1898, whereupon tenders were invited. On 26th July, 1898, the Council considered the following tenders :—
    £
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    Summary of Work done during the Year.
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    Table showing the number of trade premises where women are employed :—-
    Trade.No.
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    Table showing trades carried on in the Domestic Workshops:—
    Trade.No.
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    Table showing the nature of the Nuisances dealt with in connection with Workshops and Laundries :—
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    Summary of work done.
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    Table showing nature of Nuisances discovered and dealt with in connection with Milkshops and Dairies :—
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    Brought forward 470
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    Table showing business being carried on in shops where Milk is being sold :—
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    Summary of Work done under the Shop Hours Act.
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    Table showing nuisances discovered and dealt with in connection with shop premises :—
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    of the Borough, whom I divided into three classes—(1) large dairymen feeding their milk-walks from their own cows or by country milk; (2) dairymen feeding their milk-walks by purchase from class 1; (3) milkshops without milk-walks.
    No. of retailers.No. of farmers.No. of bai n gals.No. of pints.Gallons.
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    Number of Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
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    The total amount collected during the 305 working days of the year 1899 amounted to 26,635 loads, an increase of 1,241 loads on the previous year.
    No. of loads.Approximate weight in tons.Average daily collection in loads.
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    Usually the collection is finished before 5 o'clock p.m.; but on occasions of heavy collection, snowy weather, and after Bank Holidays, the hours are necessarily much extended, as is shown by the table below:—
    Time.No. of days on which the latest Carman left his Beat at the time shown.
    Northern Division.Southern Division.
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    Table showing Births and Deaths in West Ham. with their respective rates during the past 16 years.
    Year.Births.Birth.rate per 1,000 living.Deaths.Death.rate per 1,000 living.
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    West Ham Zymotic Death.rate during the past 16 years.
    Year.No. of Deaths from Chief Zymotic Diseases.Zymotic Death.rate, per 1,000 living.Remarks.
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    Notified Cases and Percentage of Deaths to Attacks during the past Eleven Years in the under.mentioned Specific Fevers.
    Disease.Y ear.No. of Cases notified.No. of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths to Attacks.
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    Number of Notifications received each week during the year 1899.
    WeekEnding.Small-pox.Scarlatina.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal. Fever.Cholera.
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    Weekly Admissions to Plaistow Fever Hospital during 1899.
    Week Ending.From the Borough.East Ham.Week Ending.From the Borough.East Ham.
    Scarlatina.Diphtheria.diphtheria.Scarlet FeverScarlatina.Diphtheria.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.
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    Nuisances for the abatement of which Notices were served during the year 1899.
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    Brought forward 10,801
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    Deaths from Various Causes at different Age Periods.
    All Ages.0-11-55-2020-4040-6060-8080
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    (A.)—Table of Deaths during the year 1899, in the County Borough of West Ham. Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality fromsubjoinedcauses,DISTINGUISHINGDeaths ofChildrenunderFive Years op Age.
    At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6060 and upwardsSmall-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
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    (B.)—Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1899, in the County Borough of West Ham Urban Sanitary District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Ag-ed under 5 or over 5.New Casks of Sicknkss in kacii knowledge of the medicalLocality, coming to thk Officer of Health.Number of such Casks Rkmoved from tiikir Homes in the several Localities forTreatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Last Census.Estimated to middle of 1899.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.lembranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or ryphoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperalTyphus.Interic or fyphoid.ContinuedlelapsingPuerperal
    (a)(b)(C)(d)(e)(f)234567891011121312345678910111213
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    PROSECUTIONS.
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    Deaths in the various Streets of the Borough, distinguishing deaths from the seven chief Zymotic Diseases.
    Approximate No. of Houses.Name of Street.Deaths from Infections Disease.Deaths from all other causes.
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    Approximate No. of Houses.Name of Street.Deaths from Infectious Disease.Deaths from all other causes.
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    Death Rates per 1,000 living for the 10 years 1888-1897.
    All Causes.DiphtheriaFever.Diarrhœa.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.
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    TABLE A. NORTHERN DIVISION. Time of each Cart leaving beat with last load each day during the three weeks ending Saturday, 18th March, 1899.
    Name of Filler.Name of Carman.No. on Cart.Mon., Feb. 27.Tues., Feb. 28.Wed., Mar. 1.Thurs., Mar. 2.Fri., Mar. 3.Sat., Mar. 4.Mon., Mar. 6.Tues., Mar. 7.Wed., Mar. 8.Thurs., Mar. 9.Fri., Mar. 10Sat., Mar. 11Mon., Mar. 13Tues., Mar. 14Wed., Mar. 15Thurs., Mar. 16Fri., : Mar. 17Sat., Mar. 18.
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    TABLE B. SOUTHERN DIVISION. Time of each Van leaving Shoot for Stable each day during the three weeks ending Saturday, 18th March, 1899.
    Name of Filler.Name of Carman.No. on Van.Mon., Feb. 27.Tues., Feb. 28.Wed., Mar. 1.Thurs., Mar. 2.Fri., Mar. 3.Sat., Mar 4.Mon., Mar. 6.Tues., Mar. 7.Wed., Mar. 8.Thurs., Mar. 9.Fri., Mar. 10.Sat., Mar. 11.Mon., Mar. 13.Tues., Mar. 14.Wed., Mar. 15.Thurs., Mar. 16.Fri., Mar. 17.Sat., Mar. 18.
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    The immediate number of carts required is shown in the following table:—
    Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.Total per week.
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    arrangement will entail my ordering the following carts daily, so as never to vary more than three carts:—
    MondayTuesdayWed.ThursdayFridaySaturdayTotal for Week
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    It did not appear, however, that a forty-eight hours' week was being accomplished, and I therefore arranged for each load to be signed for on the Way Bills, by which means the hours taken in collecting the loads and in going to the shoot can be traced, and have extracted particulars immediately after the 1st May, and have compared them with the figures of the fortnight ending March 13th, which were given in my report of March 22nd:—
    FORTNIGHT BEFORE MAY-DAY.
    North.South.
    No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.
    Hrs.Mins.Hrs.Mins.
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    FORTNIGHT AFTER MAY-DAY.
    North.South.
    No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.
    Hrs.Mins.Hrs.Mins.
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    The two tables given above may be summarized in the table given below:— For a whole fortnight before May-Day—
    Hrs.Min.
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    For a whole fortnight after May-Day—
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    Comparison of Time occupied on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
    North.
    Wednesday.Saturday.
    Date.Loads collected.Time occupied.Date.Loads collected.Time occupied.
    Mayhrs.mill.Mayhrs.min.
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    Wednesday.Saturday.
    Date.Loads collected.Time occupied.Date.Loads collected.Time occupied.
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    I append some of the terms used:—
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    Table I.
    Metropolitan Districts and Large Towns.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 living from Principal Zymotic Diseases.
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    Table II.
    Zymotic Diseases.Annual death-rate per 1,000 living during the ten years 1888-1897 in—No. of large Towns in which death-rate exceeded that of West Ham.
    33 large English Towns.London.West Ham.
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    Table III. Weekly Notifications of Diphtheria.
    1896.1897.1898.¾ of 1899.
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    Table IV. Monthly and Quarterly deaths from Diphtheria during the past 5¾ years.
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.
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    Populations, Total Cases of Diphtheria, Total Deaths from Diphtheria, with Attack-rate and Death-rate per 1,000 living, during 9¾ years 1890-1899.
    Year.Estimated Population.Number of Cases of Diphtheria.Number of Deaths from Diphtheria.Attack-rate per 1,000.Death-rate per 1,000.
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    Notifications of Diphtheria during the first Nine Months of 1899, at various Ages, distributed to various Wards.
    Month.Stratford.Forkst Gate.Plaistow.Canning Town.
    Under 3 years.3 to 15 years.Over 15 years.Under 3 years.3 to 15 years.Over 15 3'ears.Under 3 years.3 to 15 years.Over 15 years.Under 3 years.3 to 15 yearsOver 15 years-
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    Table VII. Deaths from Diphtheria during the first Nine Months of 1899, at various Ages, distributed to various Wards:—
    ward.Under 3 years.3 to 15 years.Over 15 years.
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    Table VIII. Estimated attack-rate and death-rate per 1,000 living and percentage of deaths to attacks in several Wards during nine months (Jan. to Sept.) 1899:—
    WARD.Estimated population middle of 1899.Number of Cases notified.Number of Deaths.Attack-rate per 1000.Death-rate per 1000.Percentage of deaths to attacks.
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    Death-rates from Diphtheria during the first Nine Months of 1899, in certain Metropolitan Districts and large English Towns:—
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    Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of Thirty-three of the Largest English Towns during the Year 1899, tabulated by the Registrar-General.
    TOWNS.Estimated Population middle of 1899Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.Deaths from principal Zymotic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough,Fever.Diarrhoea.Deaths of Children under I year of age to 1,000 Births.Rate per cent. of Uncertified Deaths.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.
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    Comparison of Chemical Analysis of Water. (Extracted from Somerset House Reports.) Expressed in parts per 100,000.
    A. —River Lea at Intake.B.—East London water as supplied.C.—Loch Katrine water.
    Temperature— in Centigrade degrees.Total Solid Matter.Organic Carbon.Organic NitrogenAmmoniaNitrogen as Nitrates and Nitrites.Total Combined Nitrogen.Chlorine.Total Hardness.
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    Comparative Bacterioscopic examination of water supplied to London and West Ham (Somerset House Reports).
    MICROBES PER CUBIC CENTIMETRE.
    Samples taken.Dec., 1808.Jan., 1S99.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.August.Sept.Oct.Nov.