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 for Islington Borough]
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Sub-Districts. | Area. Acres. | Estimated Acres to a person. | Estimated Persons to an Acre. 1927 | Estimated Population Mid-year 1927. | Enumerated Population at Census 1921. |
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WARDS. | Area in Acres. | Estimated Persons to an Acre or Density of Population. | Estimated Population Mid-year, 1927. | Enumerated Population Census, 1921 |
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Ages. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
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Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
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Birth Rates. | |||||||
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Islington, 1927. | Islington, 1917-26. | London, 1927. | 107 Great Towns, 1927. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | |||||||||||||
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Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Notified by: | Doctors. | Midwives. | Parents and other Persons. | Total. | ||||
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Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. |
Period. | Certified by Doctor. | Certified by Midwife. | By Other Persons. | Total. Registered. | Per 1,000 of Total Births. |
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Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1927. | Islington, 1917-26. | London, 1927. | 107 Great Towns. 1927. |
Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 years | Difference. | |||||||||||
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1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
Ages. | Number of Deaths, 1927. | Mean Deaths (10 years, 1917-26.) | Increase or Decrease on mean. |
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Sex. | Age. | Where Died. |
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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 birth. | |||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Sub-Districts. | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Mean 10 years | 1927 | Increase or decrease on mean |
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Causes of death. | 1927. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1917-26 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | ||||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South East. | The Borough |
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cases. | Vis'on unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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Notified, | Treated. | |||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough |
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Tufnell. | Upper Hollo way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way, | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough |
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Net family income after deduction of rent. | Number in family —excluding children earning:— | |||||||||||
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District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
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District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
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North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. |
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NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5 and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Ward 7, 8 and Part of 4. | Total. |
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Voluntary | Welfare Centres. £. | Day Nurseries. | £. |
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Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | T otals. |
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Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deatns | Deaths |
1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | |||||||
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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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Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea, | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. |
Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
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Fourth. | First. | Second. | Third. |
Ages. | 1917 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Mean 10 yrs | 1927 | Difference. |
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Ages. | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Mean l0yrs | 1927 | Difference. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South Hast. | The Borough |
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Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Tolling-ton. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Form. | 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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1927 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1926 | 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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Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
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Year. | Cas es 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. | Percentage 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, 1917.26 | 1927 | Increase or Decrease | ||||||||||
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1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
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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1927 | 1926 | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Average 10 yrs. 1917-26 | 1927 | Total Deaths, 1917-26. |
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1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
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Years. | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Average (8 years). | 1927 |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | 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. At Ages—Years. | |||||||
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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. |
Lungs. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
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M. | F, | M. | F. |
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 |
1st quarter | Houses. | Rooms. |
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Age-periods | Notification from 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 Noti-fication |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | |||||
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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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Month. | North Dispensary. | South Dispensary. | 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. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 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 1926 | 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 (Defaulters). | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during year 1927. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1927. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Rooms Disinfected. | ||
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1927 | 1926 |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarte r. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year 1927 | 1926 |
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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 Solution | ||
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Ordinary. | Special. |
Workplace and workplace | 1927 | |||
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Total Workshops , on Register. | Total Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. |
Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Number of WrittenNotices (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) |
Instances. | Noticcs Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. |
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Number. |
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Nature of Work. (1) | Instances. (2) | Notices served. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
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Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Districts | Total | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 |
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Year. | House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair. | House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair. | "Report" re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate. | Certificates not issued | Total |
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Quarters. 1 | Average number Relieved during each week. | Borough Death rates, 1927. 8 | |||||
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Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2 | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals, 1927 5 | Totals corresponding periods 1926. 6 | Children Boarded out. 7 | |||
Adults. 3 | Children under 16. 4 |
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Number Inspected. | Number found Unsatisfactory. |
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Year. | Fines. | Costs. | Total Fines and Costs. | ||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d, | £ | s. | d. |
Year. | Fined, or fined and costs awarded. | Costs only awarded. | Dismissed. | Total. |
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No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Designation. | No. of applications. | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. |
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Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per Cent. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Adulterated |
Article. | No. of Samples. | A rticle. | No. of Samples. |
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No. of Samples. | Soldis not Fat. | Fat. | Total Solids. |
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Number taken | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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1927. | No. of Samples Taken, | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks, |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. r | 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. |
Article. | Number examined. | Number adulterated. | ||||||
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Formal | Informal | Private | Total | Formal | Informal | Private | Total |
Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties. | Costs Received. |
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Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Female. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H | Toll. | I,.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
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 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- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H | H. | B. | S.E. |
Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 46- | 65- | 75- |
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Disease. | Ages. | Totals | Total Cases removed to Hospital | |||||||
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Under 1. | 1-5 | 5-15 15-25 | 25-45 | 15-65 | 65 and upwds |
Name and address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Name and address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Name and address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Nam and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Premises. | No. on Register at end of 1927 | No. Added in 1926 | No. Removed in 1927 | Number of Inspections 1927 | Number of Notices 1927 | Number of Prosecutions 1927 |
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