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Penge 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1905
Pages
38
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

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    The principal features of the Vital Statistics for the year are as follows:—
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The total number of Infectious Diseases notified during the year under the Infectious Disease Notification Act of 1889 was 79, which compares with 69 in 1903 and 133 in 1902.
    Disease.Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.Total.
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    INQUESTS. There have been 19 Inquests during the year, and were as follows:—
    Cause of death.Males.Females.Total.
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    Cases of infectious disease notified during the year— excluding those that occurred in public Institutions:—
    Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Total.
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    Total cases notified in District:—
    Disease.Treated at homeRemoved to Hospital.Total
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    No. of Houses Inspected during the Year.Defects discovered.
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    Landlord.No. of Houses.
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    The Common Lodging Houses are for single men only, there being none for women or married couples, but these latter get over the difficulty by taking a furnished room from the same landlord in one of the Houses let in Lodgings.
    Landlord.No. of Houses.Registered No. of Lodgers.
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    TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
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    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOME-WORK.
    1.—Inspection.
    Number of
    Premises.Inspections.Written Notices.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Number of defects
    Particulars.Found.Remedied.
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    Homework in unwholesome or infected premises:—
    Number of Wearing Apparel.Other.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of District during 1904 and previous years.
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in THE District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate. *Number.Rate per 1,000 Births RegisteredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II.
    1. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1904.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.No of Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during 1904.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to the District at subjoined Ages.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.