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Edmonton 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Published
1915
Pages
186
Tables
67

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  • Page 20
    deaf, deaf and dumb, lunatic, imbecile, or feeble-minded. On page 67 the particulars of Edmonton Urban District are to be found :—
    Totallv Blind.Totally Deaf.Deaf and Dumb.Lunatic.Imbecile.Feebleminded.Combined Infirmities.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Population. The following table shows the population of the District, exclusive of the two Union Workhouses and Strand Schools, at the last four Census enumerations:—
    Year.Population.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Ward.Births.Birth Rates per 1,000 living in the Ward.
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    they lately resided. One Institution death amongst residents, that could not be allocated, is entered in Column 15 on Table III a.
    Ward.Deaths.Death Rates per 1,000 living in the Ward.
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    The following table shows the deaths from these diseases distributed amongst the three Wards and Edmonton residents in the Workhouse.
    DISEASE.Whole District.Bury Street.Church Street.Fore Street.Edmonton Union Residents.
  • Page 25
    2-15. In the following table are set out the Nett General Death-rate, Infantile and Zymotic Death-rates for 1914 and the previous ten years:—
    Nett Death-rate.Infantile Mortality.Zymotic Death-rate.
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    The figures for the Wards are as follows :—
    Ward.Deaths under one year.Infantile Mortality Rate.
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    TABLE IV.—Infantile Mortality during 1914. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
    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.j 3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY.
    Month.After Births.Re-visits.After 6 months.Neglected Infants.After Deaths.Diarrhœal Diseases.
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    INSPECTIONS under FACTORY & WORKSHOP ACTS.
    Month.Factories.Workshops.Laundries.Outworkers.
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
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    NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
    Months.Measles.Mumps.Whooping Cough.Chicken-pox.4th Disease.Doubtful Cases.
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    GENERAL WORK.
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    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1914. The table of vital statistics for 1914, showing the various rates for the whole country and for several of the Urban Districts of Middlesex is given for the purpose of comparison.
    Estimated Population, middle of 1914.Annual rates per 1,000 of the population.Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered.
    Nett Births.Nett deaths (corrected)Zymotic Deaths.
  • Page 33
    The following Table shows the number of cases notified and the number isolated, the percentage of these to the cases notified, and the fatality, i.e., the percentage of cases dying to those notified.
    Disease.Cases Notified.No. isolated in Hospital.Isolations per cent.Total Deaths.Fatality per cent.
  • Page 38
    VACCINATION RETURNS FoR 1913-14.
    Births,Successful Vaccinations.Conscientious Certificates.Deaths under one year un-vaccinated.Still un-vaccinated but address known.Postponed owing to illness.Certified unsusceptible.Removed and Un traced.
  • Page 39
    SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.
    Jan.Feb.MarApl.MayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec.Total.
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    The Accommodation available on December 31st, 1914, was:—
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    The following table gives the percentage of hospital isolation to cases notified, for the past five years:—
    1910.1911.1912.19131914.
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. During the year the following specimens were examined and reported upon:—
    Disease.Result Positive.Result Negative.Doubtful.Total.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912.
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    Received from—
    Lung.Other Forms.
    MFM.F.
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    LOCALITY OF TUBERCLE, OTHER THAN PULMONARY. [M.= Male; F. = Female.]
    M.F.M.F.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Area.Acreage.Population Census, 1911.Probable cases (4 years' deaths —all Tuberculosis).Staff.
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    CANCER, 1914.
    Seat of Disease.Carcinoma.Sarcoma.Cancer or Malignant.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 86
    Therefore I was not altogether surprised to hear of the following return supplied to the House of Commons in March, 1915, showing cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria and measles:—
    Expeditionary Force (a)Troops in U.K. (b)
    DiseaseCases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths
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    Including inspections made by sanitary inspectors (male and female).
    Premises.Number of Inspections.Number of Written Notices.
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    11.— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.
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    III.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS.OUTWORK IN UN WHOLE-OUTWORK IN INFECTED SOME PREMISES (Sec. 108). PREMISES (Sees. 109, no).
    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, no.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    IV.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register at the end of the year.Number.
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    V.-OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1914 and previous years.
    YearNett Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths‡Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.*Rate.Of Non-residents registered in the District.Of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Nunlber.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
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    District where body was found.
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    TABLE IIa.—Vital Statistics of separate Localities and of the Edmonton and Strand Union Workhouses and Strand Schools in 1914 and previous years.
    Names of Localities.1 Whole District.2 Bury Street.3 Church Street.4 Fore Street.5 Undistributed.6 Edmonton Union and Infirmary.7 Belgian Refugees.1
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under i year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all agesDeaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered,Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 96
    TABLE II.—All Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1914.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward or Institution.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.1234567Total Cases Remov'd to Hspitl.
    Under 11 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwds.Bury Street WardCh'ch Street WardFore Street WardEdmtn. Union Resdnts.Edmtn. Union Total.Belgian refugeesWstmstr. (lte. Stnd. Union).
  • Page 98
    TABLE IIIa.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year, 1914.
    No. Diseases.Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths of " Residents " in or beyond the District according to the Locality.Residents beyond the district.Institution Deaths—Non-Residents outside InstitutionsInquests in district on Residents.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bury Street.Church Street.Fore Street.Undistributed.Edmonton Union.Belgian Refugees.Edmonton Union.City of Westminster Union and School.Totals.
    MFT
  • Page 100
    Continued from previous page...
    No. Diseases.Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths of "Residents" in or beyond the District according to the Locality.Residents beyond the district.Institution Deaths—Non-Residents outside Institutions.Inquests in district on Residents.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 2525 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bury Street.Church Street.Fore Street.Undistributed.Edmonton Union.Belgian Refugees.Edmonton Union.City of Westminster Union and School.Totals.
    MF.T.
  • Page 102
    Continued from previous page...
    No. Diseases.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths of "Residents" in or beyond the District according to the Locality.Residents beyond the district.Institution Deaths—Non-Residents outside Institutions.Inquests in district on Residents.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    All agesUnder 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bury Street.Church Street.Fore Street.Undistributed.Edmonton Union.Belgian Refugees.Edmonton Union.City of Westminster Union and School.Totals.
    MFT
  • Page 104 105
    Continued from previous page...
    No. Diseases.Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths of "Residents" in or beyond the District according to the Locality.Residents beyond the district.Institution Deaths—Non-Residents outside Institutions.Inquests in district on Residents.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 4545 and under 65.65 and upwards.Bury Street.Church Street.Fore Street.Undistributed.Edmonton Union.Belgian Refugees.Edmonton Union.City of Westminster Union and School.Totals.
    MF.T.
  • Page 106
    TABLE V.—Table showing the Number of Cases Notified and the Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases for the year 1914, and ten preceding years.
    Disease.1914.1913.1912.1911.1910.1909.1908.1907.1906.1905.1904.
    Pop. 68,203Pop. 66,552Pop. 65,084Pop. 63,146Pop. 61,741Pop. 61,164Pop. 60,182'Pop. 59.434Pop. 56,818Pop. 54,606Pop. 53.358
    CasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeaths
  • Page 107
    Urban District of Edmonton—County of Middlesex—Sanitary Work, 1914.
    Inspections.Action as regards dwelling houses under H. and T.P. Act, 1909.Action taken. (Other than under H. and T.P. Act).Houses let in lodgings, (tenement houses.)Common Lodging Houses.Canal boats used as dwellings.
    Number of premises inspected on complaint.Number of premises inspected in connection with infectious diseases.Number of premises under periodical inspection.Total number of inspections and re-inspections made.Houses inspected from house-to-house.Number of houses dealt with under Sect. 15. ,Number of houses found to be in a state dangerous or injurious to health (Sect 17).Number of representations made to the local 1 authority by M.O.H. or his staff (Sect. 17)-Number of closing orders made by L.A. (Sect. 17).| Number of houses mace habitable without closing orders.Number of houses closed voluntarily.Number of closing orders determined after repairs (Sect. 17).Number ot houses demolished (a) by order of L.A. (Sect. 17), (b) voluntarily.Illegal underground rooms vacated.Cautionary or intimatory notices given.Statutory orders issued.Summonses served.Convictions obtained.Number registered under bye-laws.Number of contraventions.Number registered under bye-laws.AccommodationNumber of inspections made.Number of contraventions.Number registered under the acts.Number of contraventions of regulations.
    Male.Female.Children.
  • Page 108
    Continued from previous page...
    Movable dwellings, caravans, tents, &c.Bakehouses.Slaughterhouses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and milkshops.Unsound food.Offensive trades.
    Number observed during the year.Number of nuisances therefrom abated.Number removed from district.Number in district.Contravention of factory acts.Number on register.Number of inspections made.Frequency of inspection.Contraventions of bye-laws.Number on register.Number of inspections made.Frequency of inspection.Contraventions of regulations.Number of milch cows in the district.Number on register.Number of inspections made.Frequency of inspection.Contraventions of regulations.Meat (including organs) seized or surrendered. (Approximate weight in pounds).Poultry and game seized or surrendered. (Approximate weight in pounds).Fish seized or surrendered. (Approximate weight in pounds).Fruit and vegetables seized or surrendered. (Approximate weight in pounds).Other articles seized or surrendered. (Approximate weight in pounds).Method of disposal.Number of premises in district.Nature of trades.Number of inspections made.Contravention of bye-laws.
  • Page 109
    Continued from previous page...
    Water supply and water service.Drainage and sewerage of existing buildings.
    Wells.CisternsPercentage of houses supplied on constant system.Number of samples obtained for analysis.Water closets.Drains.Cesspools
    New sunk.Cleansed, repaired, &c.Closed as polluted.Percentage of houses supplied from public water service.New provided.Cleansed, repaired, covered, &c.Draw-taps placed on mains.Number of water closets substituted for dry receptacles.Repaired, supplied with water, or otherwise improved.Percentage of houses provided with water closets.Examined, tested, exposed, &c.Unstopped, repaired, trapped, &c.Waste pipes, rain water pipes, disconnected, repaired, &c.New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed.Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired.Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, &c.Abolished, and drain connected to sewer.Percentage of houses draining into sewers.
    From local wells.From public supply.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Disinfection.Dust.Sundry nuisances abated.
    Rooms disinfected.Articles disinfected or destroyed.Method of disposal.
    Ordinary infectious disease.Phthisis.Rooms stripped and cleansed.Ordinary infectious disease.Phthisis.New bins provided.How frequently is dust removed from each house?Number of complaints of non-removal received.Destructor..2 By tipping.S Other, state method.Overcrowding.Smoke,Accumulation of refuse.Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water.Foul pigs and other animals.Dampness.Yards repaved or repaired.Other nuisances.
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    SUNDRY SCHOOLS' REPORT, 1914.
    Name of School.Boys.Girls.Infants.Totals.
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    NONCONFORMIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
    Name of Chapel or Place.On the Books.
    191219131914
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    H. —Provided. Seven schools: twenty-six departments.
    Name.Built.Departments.Last Enlarged.
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    Attendance. Mr. Heap has kindly furnished me with the following figures for this and the next two tables:—
    End of June, 1913.End of June, 1914.
    Number on Books.Average Attendance.Number on Books.Average Attendance.
  • Page 136
    The number of children on the books of the elementary schools of the district on 27th June, 1914, was 13,462, and the accommodation was 14,365. The accommodation and the number of children attending each school are given below:—
    School.Infants.Junior Mixed.Girls.Boys.
    Accom.No. on Books.Accom.No. on Books.Accom.No. on Books.Accom.No. on Books.
  • Page 136
    The admissions and withdrawals during the year, excluding transfers from one department to another, were:—
    Civil Year, 1914.
    No. of Admissions.No. of Withdrawals.No. of Admissions to the Lowest Class of Infants.No. left on account of Age Limit.
  • Page 138
    The ages and numbers of children inspected were as follows:—
    Ages.Entrants.10 year old group.Leavers.Total.
    567891011121314
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    The number of cases in which there had been a previous history of the commoner illnesses of children is given below:—
    Age.Measles.Whooping Cough.Chicken Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Pneumonia.
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    From January 1st end of July,the expenditure on food only amounted to:-
    £s.d.
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    From August 17th to December 31st, 1914, the expenditure on food only amounted to:—
    £s.d.
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    The following table gives the percentage of children for the leaver group, the number in the ten year old group was too small to deal with:—
    Boys.Girls.
    Leavers, per cent.Leavers per cent.
  • Page 145
    Vermin. The percentage of children with nits in the hair was 23.0. The following table will show the percentage in the two sexes and two age groups:—
    Entrants.Leavers.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 149
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE. The number of children excluded at the routine inspection was 70, the the reason for exclusion being :—
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    The total number of exclusion certificates including the above issued for for contagious and other diseases during the year was 1,474 the reasons for exclusions being:—
  • Page 151
    It is interesting to note the great variation in the number of children excluded from the schools during 1914. Total number, 2,874; previous year, 1941
  • Page 154
    ROUTINE INSPECTION. TABLE I.—No. of Children inspected 1st January, 1914, to 13th July, 1914 = 2409. A.—" Code " Groups.
    AgeEntrants.Leavers.Grand Total.
    456Other ages.Total.12!3HTotal.
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    Continued from previous page...
    AgeB.— Intermediate Group.Children re-examined.
    91011Total.
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    TABLE II.—Return showing Physical Condition of Children Inspected.
    Condition.Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate ages 9-11.Total.
    *Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.
  • Page 156
    TABLE II.—continued.
    Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.
  • Page 157
    TABLE II. — continued.
    Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.
  • Page 158
    TABLE II.—continued.
    Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.
  • Page 159
    TABLE II.—continued.
    Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate.Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per centBoys.Girls.TotalPer cent.Boys.Girls.Total.Per cent.
  • Page 160
    Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the area.
    Boys.Girls.Total.