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Shoreditch 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

Published
1916
Pages
84
Tables
49

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49 tables in this report

  • Page 1
    The estimated populations in the Wards of the Borough are as set out below :
    Ward.Population.Ward.Population.
  • Page 2
    In the following table are given the areas of the Wards in acres, and the estimated populations per acre :—
    Ward.Area in acres.Population per acre.Ward.Area in acres.Population per acre.
  • Page 2
    The distribution of the corrected births in the eight Wards of the Borough is given below ;—
    Ward.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 4
    The distribution of the deaths amongst males and females in the eight Wards of the Borough is as shown in the following table :—
    Ward.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 5
    In the subjoined table the causes of death amongst infants under one year for each of the eight Wards of the Borough are given :—
    Cause of Death.Moorfields Ward.Church Ward.Hoxton Ward.Wenlock Ward.Whitmore Ward.Kingsland Ward.Haggerston Ward.Acton Ward.Totals.
  • Page 7
    The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging and not belonging to the.Borough in the public institutions situate in Shoreditch are as set out in the subjoined table :—
    Institution.Persons belonging to Shoreditch.Persons not belonging to Shoreditch.Total.
  • Page 8
    In the subjoined table are set forth the various institutions outside Shoreditch with the numbers of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein :—
    Asylums.No. of Deaths.General Hospitals— continued.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 10
    In the subjoined table the deaths from the infectious diseases referred to above have been grouped according to age :—
    Age period.Under 11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-7575-8585 and upwards.
  • Page 11
    Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are notifiable, excluding julmonary tuberculosis, showing the numbers of cases certified in the Borough 'or each of the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentage of the sases removed to hospital :—
    Disease.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.Deaths.
  • Page 13
    The distribution of the cases certified, and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards during the year were as shown in the subjoined table
    Wards.SCARLET FEVER.
    Notifications.Fatal Cases.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 14
    The numbers of cases and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards are given in the subjoined table :—
    Ward.DIPHTHERIA (including Membranous Croup).
    Cases Certified.Fatal Cases.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 15
    With respect to 261 of the cases certified during the year, they were distributed amongst males and females at certain age periods as set out in the subjoined table :—
    Age Period.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 16
    The distribution of the cases certified and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards during 1915 are shown in the subjoined table :—
    Wards.ENTERIC FEVER.
    Notifications.Fatal Cases.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 18
    The cases and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight Wards were distributed as set out below :—
    Ward.ERYSIPELAS.
    Cases Certified.Fatal Cases.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 26
    In the subjoined table is contained a summary giving an idea as to the nature of the work done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings of the people in the Borough, the same having been compiled from the abstracts of their work prepared by the sanitary inspectors :—
    Insp. Firth.Insp. Jordan.Insp. Lang-stone.Insp. Pearson.Insp. Stokes.Insp. PrattInsp. Chapman.Total.
  • Page 27
    For non-compliance with statutory notices and for breaches of by-laws Droceedings were taken before the Magistrate with the results stated below :—
    Premises.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 33
    The numbers of tenements, rooms and persons in the artisans' dwellings in the Borough, estimated for 1915, are contained in the subjoined table :—
    Number of blocks.Number of tenements.Number of rooms.Number of persons.
  • Page 33
    The births registered during the year, and the birth-rates in the dwellings as a whole, and the two classes into which they have been divided, are shown below :—
    The whole of the Dwellings.Class A.Class B.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants.Number,Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants.Number.Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants.
  • Page 34
    In the subjoined table are given the deaths and death-rates from certain causes for the dwellings and the corresponding rates for the whole Borough :—
    Cause of Death.The whole of the Dwellings.Class A.Class B.The Borough.
    Number of deaths.Rate per 1,000 inhabitants.Number of deaths.Rate per 1,000 inhabitants.Number Rate per of 1,000 deaths, inhabitants.Rate per 1,000 inhabitants.
  • Page 34
    The number of cases and the attack.rates per 1,000 inhabitants are set out below :—
    —Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Enteric Fever.Cerebrospinal Fever.
    Cases.Rate.Cases.Rate.Cases.Rate.Cases.Rate.Cases.Rate.Cases.Rate.
  • Page 40
    The results of the year's work are summarised in the following table :—
    Quarter of the year 1915.Number of Samples taken.Number of Samples Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.Number of Prosecutions instituted.Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c.Prosecutions proceeded with.Number of successful Prosecutions.Fines and Costs.Amount paid to Analyst for Samples analysed.
  • Page 41
    In the subjoined table are shown the numbers of samples of milk taken during the four quarters of the year with the numbers and percentages of those found not to be genuine.
    Quarter of the year.Number of Samples.Number not genuine.Percentage adulterated.
  • Page 42
    The numbers of samples and the percentages of those found adulterated during the four quarters of the year are as shown in the subjoined table :—
    Quarter of the year.Number of Samples.Number not genuine.Percentage adulterated.
  • Page 47
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of the Borough of Shoreditch during 1915 and previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the district.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected N umber.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 net Births.Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
  • Page 48
    TABLE II. Cases of infectious disease notified during the Year 1915 in the Borough of Shoreditch.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.1.23.4.5.6.7.8.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.Moor-fields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whit-more.Kings-land.Hagger-ston.Acton.
  • Page 49
    TABLE III. Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1915 in the Borough of Shoreditch.
    causes of death.Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of "residents" or "Nonresidents" in institutions in the district (b).
    A11 Ages.Under 1.1 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.
    1234567891011
  • Page 50
    TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH during the year 1915. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age (see note (a)).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE V. DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1915. Note.—The deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring in hospitals and other institutions in the Borough are excluded; deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring in public institutions in London beyond the limits of the Borough are included.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
    Under 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 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
  • Page 54 55
    Continued from previous page...
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
    Under 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 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
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    Continued from previous page...
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
    Under 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 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerscon.Acton.Male.Female.
  • Page 58 59
    Continued from previous page...
    causes of deathAges.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.Sex.Total
    Under 1. i1 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 to 75.75 to 8585 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitraore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
  • Page 60
    TA.BLE VI.—ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF LONDON AND SHOREDITCH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER. 1915.
    DISTRICTS.Estimated population 1915.ANNUAL RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVING.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL DEATHS.
    BIRTHS.DEATHS DURING THE YEARS:Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.DEATHS DURING 1915 FROMTuberculous Disease.Violence.Inquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.Uncertified Causes of Death.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.†Diarrhœa.
    1912.1913.1914.1915.
  • Page 61
    TABLE VII. ANALYSIS of the Cases Treated by the District Medical Officers of the Borough during the Year ending December 31 st, 1915.
    Diseases.Diseases.
  • Page 62
    PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1915. Table VIII.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES—Number of inspections, 1915.Number of notices, 1915.Number of prosecutions 1915.
    On register at end of 1914.Added in 1915.Removed in 1915.On register at end of 1915.
  • Page 63
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Table IX.—Summary of Notifications during the Period from the 3rd January, 1915, to the 1st January, 1916, in the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.
    Age-periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.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.Total Notifications on Form A.Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total Primary Notifications.
  • Page 64
    1.—Inspection. Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(3)(3)(4)
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to h.m. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 65
    3. Home Work—1915.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.Outwork in infected premises. Sections 109 and 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made. (S. 109.)Prosecutions. (S. 109, 110.)
    Twice in the Year.Once in the Year.Failing to keep or permit inspection ofFailing 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)
  • Page 66
    4.—Registered Workshops—1915.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    5.—Other M atters.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
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    6.—Shewing the Numbers op Outworkers Received from other Districts during 1915.
    DISTRICT.Making Wearing Apparel.Cleaning and Wa-hing.Lace Curtains.Artificial Flowers.Furniture and Upholstery.Far Pulling.Feather Sorting.Umbrellas, &c.paper Bags and Boxes.Brush Making.Tents.Dolls and Toys.1 Total.
    Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.
  • Page 70
    STATISTICAL REPORT. Comparative statistics during 1914 and 1915:—
    1914.1915.
  • Page 70
    1915. Table showing the various channels through which patients came to attend this Dispensary:—
  • Page 71
    The new cases, classified according to the diagnosis, give the following figures:—
    Tubercular.Suspects.Not Tubercular.Total.
  • Page 71
    The attendances each month were as follows:—
    Month.New Cases.Attendances.
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    This total is composed of work in collection with:—
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    This number was distributed as follows:—
  • Page 77
    9. Visits in connection with Tuberculosis cases in women and children:—