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 Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health
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Year. | 0- | 1— | 2- | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65 + | All ages. |
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1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Disease. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Fonn A. (Total of primary notifications received in London boroughs, other than elementary school cases, injra.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65 + | Age not stated. | Total. |
Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Form A. (Total of primary notifications received in London boroughs, other than elementary school cases, injra.) | ||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65 + | Age not stated. | Total. |
Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Form B. (Primary notifications of cases discovered through medical inspection in elementary schools). | Notifications on Form C. (Secondary notifications from institutions receiving cases.) | |||||
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0— | 5— | 10— | 15 + | Total. | Poor law. | Other. |
Age. | Under 3. | 3—5. | 5—10. | 10—20. | 20—30. | 30—40. | 40—50. | 50—60. | Over 60. | Total. |
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Year. | 1911, from 1st Sept | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Age. | Under 3. | 3—5. | 5—10. | 10—20. | 20—30. | 30—40. | 40—50. | 50—60. | Over 60. | Total. |
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Classified diagnoses. | Diagnosis on clinieal grounds. | Diagnosis after pathological investigation following lumbar puncture. | Cerebro-spinal fluids received from infirmaries, etc. |
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Year | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Crude rates. | Standardised rates. | |||||
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Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
Year. | No. of houses licensed. | Authorised number of lodgers. | No. of day visits by inspectors. | No. of night visits. | No. of prosecutions. | No. of convictions. | Penalties and costs. | No. of cases of infectious disease. |
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Year. | No. of houses licensed. | Authorised number of lodgers. | No. of day visits. | No. of night visits. | No. of prosecutions. | No. of convictions. | Penalties and costs. | No. of cases of infectious disease. |
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Sanitary area. | Sanitary inspectors. | ||||
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Male. | Female. | Health visitors. | |||
Whole time. | Part time. | Whole time. | Part time. |
Metropolitan borough. | No. of houses. | No. of houses for the working classes. | No. of representations. | No. of closing orders. | No. of houses demolished. | ||||||||||||
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In borough. | Inhabited by working classes. | Repaired by local authority. | Erected | In course of erection. | |||||||||||||
1920. | 1920. | 1920. | 1920. | 1920. | 1914. | 1915-18. | 1919. | 1920. | 1914. | 1915-18. | 1919. | 1920. | 1914. | 1915-18. | 1919. | 1920. |
Adults. | Children. | Total. | |||
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Insured. | Ex-service. | Uninsured. |
Type. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Type- | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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Percentage of frequency. | Percentage of frequency. |
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Delivery conducted by | Cases. | Deaths. |
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Cause of death. | Notified cases. | Unnotified Cases. | Total. |
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1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. |
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Metropolitan borough. (In topographical order). | Estimated civil population. 1920. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant mortality per 1,000 births). | Measles. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Typhold fever. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis age 0-2 (per 1,000 births). | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Cases of notifiable infectious disease. | ||||||
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Smallpox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal fever (per 1,000 births). | Cerebrospinal fever. |
Sanitary Authority, | Cowsheds. | Slaughterhouses. | Offensive Trades. | Smoke nuisances. | Underground rooms. | Overcrowding. | Houses let In lodgings. | Common lodging houses. | Cleansing of persons and rooms. | Water supply. | Milk. shops. | Ice cream premises. | Other food places | |||||||||||||||
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No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of inspections. | Observations. | Complaints. | Notices. | No. illegally occupied. | No. closed or otherwise remedied. | Instances found. | No. remedied. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | Prosecutions. | Houses licensed. | Authorised lodgers. | Adults. | Children. | Premises or rooms. | Tenement houses extra supply. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. of places. | No. of Inspections. |
1 Borough. | 2 Examinedforthefirsttime. | 3 No. includedunder (2). SufferingfromPulmonary Tuberculosis. | 4 No. Includedunder (2). SufferingfromNon. PulmonaryTuberculosis. | 5 No. Includedunder (2). FoundtobeNon-Tuberculous. | 6 No. Includedunder 2 inwhich theDiagnosisDoubtful. | 7 Total Attendances atDispensary, Includingthose incolumn 2. | 8 Attendances includedIn column 7 at whichsystematicexaminationsand recordswere made. | 9 Visitsto homesmade byDispensary Medical Officers. | 10 Visitato homesmade byDispensary Nurses. | 11 Referredto hospitalsto which Dispensary isaffiliated. | 12 Specimens ofsputum examined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured | Insured | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured | Uninsured. | Insured. | Unin. sured. | ||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | f. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. |
Clothings And Footware. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness (Head). | Cleanliness (Body). | ||||||||||
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Year. | Good | Fair. | Poor. | Excellent. | Normal. | Subnormal. | Clean. | Nits. | Ver minous. | Clean. | Dirty. | Verminous. |
1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Eight-year Old. | Twelve-year Old. | |||||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||
Normal. | Poor. | Bad. | Normal. | Poor. | Bad. | Normal. | Poor. | Bad. | Normal. | Poor. | Bad. |
Complaint. | Children. | Percentage of total. | ||
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1919. | 1920. | 1919. | 1920. |
Age. | Percentage. | Ape. | Percentage. | Age. | Percentage. |
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Year. | No. of Examinations Made. | No. of Children Verminous. | No. Cleansed by Parents. | No. of Verminous Children Cleansed at Stations. | No. of Scabies Cases Bathed at Stations. | No. of Cleansings for Vermin and Scabies. |
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Final twelve weeks. | No. of necessitous children fed in public elementary schools. | Number of meals to necessitous children. | ||||
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Dinners. | Breakfasts. | Milk. | Oil. | Total. |
Essex-road. STOKE NEWINGTON GROUP. | Kingsland-road. DALSTON GROUP. | Mark-street HOMERTON GROUP. | |||||||||
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School. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | School. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920 | School. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920 |
Essex-road. | Kingsland-road. | mark-street. | ||||||
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ISLINGTON GROUP. | HOXTON AND HAGGERSTON GROUP. |
Fresh cases. | Cured cases. | Cases outstanding at the end of theyear. | Fresh cases | Cured cases. | Cases outstanding at the end of the year. |
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Year | No. of cases. | Year | No. of cases. |
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Morbid condition. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
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Under £1. | Between £1 and £2. | Between £2 and £3. | Over £3. | |||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Type of defect. | Suitable for special school. | Unfit for special school. | Mental Deficiency Act. |
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Intelligence quotient. | Suitable for further trial in elementary school. | Capable of deriving benefit in special school. | Incapable of deriving benefit in special school. | Total. |
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Test. | No. tested. | Ages. | |||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Age. | Entrants. | Intermediate group. | Leavers. | Total at routine medical inspection. | ||||||||||||||
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3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | Other ages. | Total. | 8 | 12. | 13. | 14. | Continuation school group. | Total. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. |
Defect or disease. | Routine inspection. | Specials. | Defect or disease. | Routine inspection. | Specials. | |||||
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Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. | Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. | Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. | Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. |
Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
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Epileptics— | Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
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Disease or defect. | Number of children. | |||
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Referred for treatment by school doctor. | Treated. | |||
Under scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
Referred for refraction by school doctors. | Submitted to refraction under scheme. | Treated by private agencies. | *Total number treated. | |||
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No. refracted. | No. of spectacles prescribed. | No. of spectacles obtained. | Other forms of treatment. |
Referred for treatment. | Received treatment. | |||
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Under scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
Operation cases. | Other cases. |
Inspected by dentist. | Number of children dealt with in 1920. | ||||
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Referred for treatment. | Treated under scheme. | Re-treated under scheme. | Otherwise treated. | ||
By dentist. | By school doctor. |
No. of half-days dentist to inspection. | No. of half-days dentist to treatment. | No. of attendances made by children. | No. of teeth extracted. | No. of fillings. | No. of other operations. | No. of general anaesthetics. | ||
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Temporary. | Permanent. | Temporary. | Permanent. |
Disease or defect. | Number of children. | |||
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Referred for treatment. | Treated. | |||
Under scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
Clothing and footgear. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness. | Condition of teeth. | Acuity of vision. | Mental condition. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Head. | Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. |
Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Age 14.* | Total. | Special schools. | |||||||||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Institutions. | No. examined. | DEFECTS. | ||||||||||||
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Teeth. | Vision. | Nose and throat. | Hearing. | Ear discharge. | Heart. | Lungs. | Anaemia. | Back. | Nutrition. | Various. | ||||
Defective. | Eye strain. | Round. | Curvature. |
Year. | New cases admitted during year. | Beds occupied at end of year. | ||||
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Adults. | Children. | Total. | Adults. | Children. | Total. |
Authorities providing beds. | Beds provided. | Numbers (included in column (2)) of beds provided for | |
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the Council. | the Insurance Committee. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Year. | Infants removed from foster mothers. | Exemptions. | Deaths. | Infringements discovered. | Cautions. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. |
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Year. | Houses licensed. | Lodgers authorised. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Penalties and costs. | Cases of infectious disease |
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Year. | Houses licensed. | Lodgers authorised. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Penalties and costs. | Cases of infectious diseases |
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Year. | Slaughterhouses. | Knackers' yards. | Offensive businesses. |
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Disease. | Number of outbreaks. | Number of animals attacked by disease. |
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Horses slaughtered.* | Comensation paid. |
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Sewage treated— | Million gallons. |
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Dwellings— | 1920-21. | 1919-20. | ||||||
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Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890- | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Dwellings— | |||||||
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In occupation—- | £ | s. | d. |
Authority. | Treatment at hospitals. | Pathological examination of materials. | ||
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Population to be served. | Contribution. | Population to be served. | Contribution. |
(a) Year. | (b) Total number notified in London (including City). | (c) Total number notified by midwives. | (d) Percentage in midwives practice. | Percentage of stillbirths or ordinary births. |
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Hospital. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | ||||
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(a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
London. | Middlesex. | Essex. | Surrey. | Kent. | Herts. | Bucks. | East Ham. | West Ham. | Croydon. | Total. |
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Months, 1920. | Appeals to girls. | Separations. | ||
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8 London bureaux, (including Waterloo). | Waterloo (only). | 8 London bureaux (including Waterloo). | Waterloo (only). |
Source of notification. | Class and age. | Prostitutes. | Others. | ||||
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Total. | Number with recent venereal disease. | Total. | Number with recent venereal disease. | Total. |