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 London, City of ]
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Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
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Year. | Number of Births notified to Vaccination Officer | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination postponed. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious objections. |
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per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. |
City of London. | Birth Rate | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent, of Deaths Registered | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
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Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population (Corporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. |
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths ‡ | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. | Nett. | Number. * | Rate. | of Nonresidents registered in the District. † | of Residents not registered in the District. † | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||
Number. † | Rate. | Number. * | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. * | Rate. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Cause of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district (a) | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents "in Institutions in the District (6). | |||||||||
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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 up wards | |||
1 | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | 96 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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causes 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 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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NAME OF DISEASE. | Number of Certificates received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis subsequently found to be incorrect. | Net number of Cases. |
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Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent. of cases reported. | |
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Removal to Hospital. | Treated at home. |
NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 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 years and upwards. |
Diagnosed as Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Diagnosed as Not Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Undiagnosed. | Total Number Examined. | |||
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Still under Observation. | Not still under Observation. | Insured. | Uninsured. |
Residents. | Non-Residents. | Totals. | ||
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Working in City. | Not working in City. |
Insured. | Not insured | Totals. |
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Insured. | Not insured. | Totals. |
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Insured. | Not insured. | Totals. |
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Insured. | Not insured. | Totals. |
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AGE-PERIODS | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form b.† | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications.* | Total Notifications on Form A | Number of Primary Notifications.* | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
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 upwards | Total Primary Notifications | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications |
Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | Non.Venereal conditions. | Total Attendances. | |||||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female |
Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | Conditions other than Venereal. | Total. | |||||||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. | London. | Essex. | Herts. | Surrey. | Kent. | Total. |
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Occupations. | Number. | Occupations. | Number. |
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Occupations. | Number. | Occupations. | Number. |
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Month of the Year 1921. | Place. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Rainfall in millimetres. | Metric tons of deposit per square kilometre during month. | ||||||||||
Insoluble matter. | Soluble matter. | Total solids. | Included in soluble matter. | ||||||||
Tar. | Carbonaceous other than tar. | Ash. | Loss on ignition. | Ash. | Sulphate as (SO3). | Chlorine (Cl) | Ammonia (NH3). |
YEAR. | Woking* | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green | Birmingham. | Leeds. | City of London. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | W. Norwood | No. of Cremations each year. |
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From. | 1913. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |||
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Source of supply. | Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Ratio of Beef, Veal, Mutton and Lamb to the total of these descriptions. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry, Game and other Provisions. | Totals. | ||||||
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | ||||||||
1920 | 1921 | 1920 | 1921 | 1920 | 1921 | 1920 | 1921 | 1920 | 1921 | 1920 | 1921 |
Mutton. Tons. | Lamb. Tons. | Beef, frozen. Tons. | Beef, chilled. Tons. | Offal, Tons | Total. Tons. |
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Owners. | No. of Tongues Examined. | Percentage Examined. | No. of Tongues Seized. | Percentage. |
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Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs | lbs. |
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Carcases | BEEF. Qrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | PORK. Qrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | VEAL. Qrs. | Pieces. |
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1921. | 1920. |
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Cause of Destruction. | BEEF. | MUTTON. | VEAL. | |||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. |
Cause for Destruction. | OXEN. | SHEEP | ||||||||||||||||||
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Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleen. | Mesenteries | Intestines | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleen. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys |
1921. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Tinned Meat. | Tinned Milk. | ||||||||||||||
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First Quarter | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs |
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Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply. | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Unsound Meat. | ||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | qrs. | cwts. |
British. | American. | |||||
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Country Killed. | Town Killed | † Foreign Killed. | Home Killed | American Killed ‡ | Australian and New Zealand. | |
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. |
1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1920. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1920. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1921. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1921. | ||||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | ||||
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By Land. | By Water. | |||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Per Cent. |
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
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Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
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By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
Article | Where from | Description of Packages | Total Number of Packages | General Range of Weight of Packages |
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Article | Where from | Description of Packages | Total Number of Packages | General Range of Weight of Packages |
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Tons | cwts | qrs |
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No 1 per cent | No 2 per cent |
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Articles submitted for Analysis | No of Samples taken | Quarter ending 31st March | Quarter ending 30th June | Quarter ending 30th September | Quarter ending 31st December | Total for 1921 | ||||||||||||||
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No Genuine | No Adulterated | percentage of Adulteration | No of Samples taken | No Genuine | No Adulterated | Percentage of Adulteration | No of Samples | No Genuine | No Adulters ted | Percentage of Adulteration | No of Samples taken | No Genuine | No Adulterated | Percentage of adulteration | No of Samples taken | No Genuine | No Adulterated | Percentage of Adulteration |
Sample | Nature and Extent of A dulteration | Result |
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£ | s | d | £ | s | d |
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Name of Article | Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report | Result of Analysis | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample | Information if any as to previous convictions | Remarks on any point of special interest |
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Name of Article | Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report | Result of Analysis | If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately | If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample | Information if any as to previous convictions | Remarks on any point of special interest |
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Number of samples examined for the presence of a Preservative | Number in which a Preservative was found to be present |
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1904 | 7.7 per cent. | 1913 | 10.4 per cent. |
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Name of Block | Births | Mortality from all Causfs at subjoined ages | |||||||
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Male | Female | At all ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards |
Month | Sex | Total | |||
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Males | Females | ||||
Children | Adults | Children | Adults |
Number of Certificates issued | Number of articles disinfected | Fees received by the Corporation |
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Year | Articles disinfected | Bodies received at the Mortuary | Inquests held on bodies | Inquests held on Fires |
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Month | Premises Inspected | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
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Month | Premises Inspected | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
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Month | Premises inspected | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
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District | Number of inspections made | Orders issued | Notices served | Improvements effected |
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District | Number of Houses on Register | Number of Lodgers | Number of Tenements | Average Number of Persons per Tenement | Cleansing Notices Served |
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Name and situation of Artisans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | |||||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five Rooms or more. |
Registered Places | Workrooms &c in Registered Place |
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Workshop Inspectors | Women Inspectors | Totals |
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Workshop Inspectors | Women Inspectors | Totals |
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Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. | |||||
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Special Inspector Gathercole. | East District Inspector Rnhincnn | West District Inspector Fowler. | West District Miss | East District Miss V ilkinson. |
Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors | Totals. | ||||
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Special Inspector Gathercole. | East District Inspector Robinson. | West District Inspector Fowler. | West District Miss | East District M iss Wilkinson. |
Year | Number of Lists received | Outworkers Employed in Citv | Outworkers Employed outside City | Total number of Outworkers |
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NATURE OF WORK.* | OUTWORK' LIST, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME 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. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S: 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the yean | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists.† | Outworkers,† | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (3) | (4) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (13) | (14) | (15) |
STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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WEST DISTRICT. | |||
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers |
Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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