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. | City of London. Per cent. | Metropolis. Per cent. |
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in 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 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards |
Year | City of London. | 105 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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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. | of Nonresidents registered in the District, t | of Residents not registered in the District. + | |||||||||
Number. * | Rate. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number † | Rate. | Number * | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. * | Rate. |
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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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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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at home. |
DISEASES. | At Ages—Years. | No. of Cases Removed toHos-pital. † | ||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 2 years. | 2 years and under 3 yeare. | 3 years and under 4 years. | 4 years and under 5 years. | 5 years and under 10 years. | 10 years and under 15 years. | 15 years and under 20 years. | 20 years and under 35 years. | 35 years and under 45 years. | 45 years and under 65 years. | 65 years and over. |
Number of | Under observation at the Dispensan on Jan. 1st, pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st, pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st. pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st, pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non - Pulmonary. |
AGE.PERIODS | Notifications on For 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. | 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. | Sussex. | Berks. | Total. |
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Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | Non.Venereal Conditions. | Total Attendances. |
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No. of patients treated. | Examinations. | ||||
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For Syphilis. | For Gonorrhœa. | For Non.Venereal Conditions. | For Gonococci. | For Wassermann Reactions. |
Number of new houses erected during the year :— |
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Month of the Year 1924. | 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. | Included in soluble matter. | |||||||||
Tar. | Carbonaceous other than tar. | Ash. | Loss on ignition. | Ash. | Total solids. | Sulphate as (S0a). | Chlorine (Ci) | Ammoria (NHa). |
YEAR. | Woking.* | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green | Birmingham. | Leeds. | City of London. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | W. Norwood. | Hendon Park. | Pontypridd. | No. of Cremations each year. |
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Percentage of Fat. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of Fat. | No. of Samples. |
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Authority. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | ||||||||||
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No. of Samples Examined. | Positive Results. | Percentage. | No. of Samples Examined. | Positive Results. | Percentage. | No. of Samples Examined. | Positive Results. | Percentage. | No. of Samples Examined. | Positive Results. | Percentage. | No. of Samples Examined. | Positive Results. | Percentage. |
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. |
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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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Quarterending31stMarch. | Quarterending30thJune. | Quarterending30thSeptember. | Quarterending31stDecember. | Totalfor 1924. | ||||||||||||||||
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Articles submitted for Analysis. | No of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | 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. | NO. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | NO. Adulterated. | percentage of Adulteration. | No. Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | NO. Adulterated. | Percemage of Adulteration. |
Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September | Quarter ending 31st December | Total for 1924. | |||||||||||||||
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No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | 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. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adul- terated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
Refrigerated Produce Imports. | Exporting Country. | Weight for 12 months, 1924. | Weight for same period, 1923. | Value for 12 months, 1924. £ | Value for same period, 1923. £ |
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Months. | AUSTRALIA. | NEW ZEALAND. | SOUTH AMERICA. | OTHER COUNTRIES. | |||||||||
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Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef Qrs. | Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef Qrs. | Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beet Quarters. | Chilled Qrs. Beef. | Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef Qrs. |
Cattle No. | Sheep No. | Pigs No. |
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Article. | No. | How Packed | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | 1bs. |
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1924. | 1923. |
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ORGANS. | LEFT SIDE OF CARCASE. | RIGHT SIDE OF CARCASE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sex. | Age. | Head Glands. | Tongue Glands. | Heart. | Lungs. | Liver. | Stomach | Spleen. | Pancreas | Mesenteric Glands. | Kidneys. | Testicles. | Uterus. | Serous Membranes. | Lymph Glands, etc. | Serous Membranes. | Lymph Glands, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pericardium. | Epicardium. | Substance. | Glands. | Substance. | Glands. | Peritoneum. | Glands. | Capsule. | Glands. | Substance. | Glands. | Pleura. | Peritoneum. | Popliteal. | Ischiatic. | Mammary. | Supra-Mammary. | Inguinal. | Precrural. | Iliac. | Lumbar. | Renal. | Renal Bodies. | Dorso-Costal. | Supra-Sternal. | Prepectoral. | Prescapular. | Pleura. | Peritoneum. | Popliteal. | Ischiatic. | Mammary. | Supra-Mammary. | Inguinal. | Precrural. | Iliac. | Lumbar. | Renal. | Renal Bodies. | Dorso-Costal. | Supra-Sternal. | Prepectoral. | Prescapular. |
ORGANS. | COWS (79 affected). | OTHER CATTLE (90 affected). | ||
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No. of animals showing lesions. | Per-centage. | No. of Animals showing lesions. | Per centage. |
Cause for Destruction. | BEEF. | MUTTON. | VEAL. | |||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. |
Cause of Destruction. | OXEN. | CALVES. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. |
Date of Hearing. | Name. | Business. | Address. | Where Heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
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BEEF. | PORK. | VEAL. | |||||||||
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Carcases. | Qrs | Pieces. | Carcases. | Qrs. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Qrs. | Pieces. |
Owners. | No. of Tongues. | Percentage Examined. | No. of Tongues Seized. | Percentage. |
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Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Total in lbs. |
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Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Ofial in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. |
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Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | 1bs. |
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Quinquennium. | Annual Average General SuddIv. | Seizures bv Insnectors | % of Unsound Meat. | ||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
British. | † Foreign Killed. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. | |||
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Country Killed. | Town Killed. | |||||
Home Killed. | American Killed.t |
1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. |
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Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1923. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1923. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1924. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1924. |
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Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||||||
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By Land. | Bv Water. |
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. |
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 Package. | Total Number of Packages. | General Range of Weight of Packages. |
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Tons. | cwts. | qr». |
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Name oF Block. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes 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 up-wards. |
BIRTH-RATE, ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS. |
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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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. |
FACTORIES. | Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
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Men Inspectors | Woman Inspector. | Totals. | ||||
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Special. Inspector Gathercole, | East District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Inspector McGrath. | Miss Wilkinson. |
Men Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals | ||||
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Special. Inspector Gathercole. | East District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Inspector McGrath. | Miss Wilkinson. |
Men Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals | |||
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INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES AND DOMESTIC WORKSHOPS—contd. | Special. Inspector Gathercole. | East District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Inspector McGrath. | Miss Wilkinson. |
Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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Premises. (1) | Number. | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (5) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) |
NATURE OF WORK.1 | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, 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) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Months. | No. of Buildings Inspected. | Average No. of Firms in building. | No. of premises Rat Infested. | Total No. of Firms interested. | Steps taken to destroy Rats. | Rat Proofing done, Rat-holes stopped, &c. | Drainage and Sewerage Work carried out during the year. | Special Observations. Complaints or Applications for Advice. | |||||||
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Rat-Catcher Employed. | Poison Used. | Wire Traps. | Breakbacks. | Varnish Traps | Other Traps. | Cats or Dogs kept. | By City Engineer's Department. | By M.O.H. Department |
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. | 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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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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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Landlord. | Tenements. | Lodgers |
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Subject. | Date adopted. |
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