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Stepney 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1907
Pages
165
Tables
85

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    Population. The population estimated to the middle of the year was 307,17(5, distributed as follows:—
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    Deaths.
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    The following table shows the death-rate throughout the whole Borough and in the various districts since 1890.
    Limehouse.St. George'sMile End.Whitechapel.The whole Borough.
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    Compared with 1905 the causes of death were:—
    Disease.1905.1906.Increase.Decrease.
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    There were 779 inquests held on residents during the year. The causes of death assigned were as follows:—
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    The following is a list of the Outlying Institutions and the number of residents who died in them during the year
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    Lunatic Asylums:—
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    The following number of deaths of residents occured in Public Institutions in the Borough:—
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    The number of deaths from Measles in the Borough since 1901 was as follows:—
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    Table showing infantile mortality from 1899 to 1906:—
    Limehouse District.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel District.The whole Borough.
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    These deaths occurred as follows:—
    At their own Homes.In Lunatic Asylums.In Other Public Institutions.
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    The following table gives the number of deaths since 1901 in the Borough of Stepney:—
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    The deaths in 1906 consist of 128 males and 135 females. As the relationship of males and females differ in various parts of the Borough it may be of interest to give the numbers of the four Districts :—
    Males.Females.
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    The deaths occurred as follows:—
    At their own homes.In Public Institutions.
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    NUMBER OF ARTICLES DISINFECTED IN THE DISINFECTING APPARATUS.
    articles disinfectedJanuary.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.TOTALS.
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    Monthly Summary.
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
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    The maximum amount of tin that I have found in canned goods is as follows:—
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    Compared with the previous years the adulteration was as follows:—
    Year.Number of Samples examined.Number adulterated.Number of Prosecutions.Percentage of adulteration.Percentage of Prosecutions.Amount secured in Fines.
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    Statistics of Adulterations for the Year 1906.
    Nature of Sample.Number Examined.Number Adulterated.Number of Prosecutions.Percentage of Adulterations.Percentage of Prosecutions.
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    SAMPLES TAKEN BY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1906.
    Nature of Sample.Inspector—J. W. Johnson.G. O. Pavitt.E. T. Crook.J. Twaits.C. Cox.F. H. Lyon.R. Simpson.J. Woonton.J. White.E. W. Flint.H. Quaintrell.\ T. P. Wrack.H. Mills.A. Cook.W. Shepherd.TOTAL
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    INSPECTORS' WORK UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1906.
    INSPECTOR.Samples taken.Number Adulterated.Number of Prosecutions.Fines secured.Costs allowed.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    ARTICLES ADULTERATED.
    Number.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
    Number.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
    Number.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
    Number.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
    Number.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
    Number.Article.Extent of AdulterationResult.
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    Articles Adulterated— continued.
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    Since the beginning of 1904, special visits have been made for the purpose of detecting overcrowding. Partly due to the lowering of rents, and partly to the ample housing accommodation in the Borough as compared with previous years, overcrowding is on the decrease as evidenced by the following table :—
    Year.Number of special visits.Number of notices served to abate overcrowding.Police Court proceedings.
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    SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT.
    COX.LYON.TWAITS.JOHNSON.WOONTON.WRACK.COOK.PAVITT.CROOK.MILLS.SHEPHERD.WHITE.FLINT.SIMPSON.QUAINTRELL.STILES.DEE.TOTALS.
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    Total Fines and Costs.
    Fines.Costs.
    Under the Public Health (London) Act for various nuisances£s.d.£s.d.
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    The following tables are included on the suggestion of the Medical Officer of Health to the County of London, in order to secure uniformity of tabulation in the annual reports of the Medical Officers of Health of the Metropolitan Boroughs.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES—Number of inspections, 1906.Number of notices, 1906.Number of prosecutions, 1906.
    On register at end of 1905.Added in 1906.Removed in 1906.On register at end of 1906.
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    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1. INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.1Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109,110).
    Twice in the year. Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of listsFailing to send lists
    Lists.†Outworkers.†Lists.Out-workers.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    6.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    Nature of Work.Outworker's Lists.
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.
    Twice in the Year.Once in the Year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    LIST OF COWHOUSES.
    Situation.Number of cows kept on the last licensing day.Situation.Number of cows kept on the last licensing day.
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    VITAL STATISTICS OF THE WHOLE BOROUGH DURING 1906 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Required by the Local Government Board.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1906 and Previous Years. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
    Year.Population 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.
    Number.Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    i2345678910111213
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    I.II.III.
    Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1900 and Previous Years.
    NAMES OF LOCALI TIES1.—LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT.2.—ST. GEORGE'S DISTRICT3.—MILE END DISTRICT.4.—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.
    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under One Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under One Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under One Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE III . Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1906.
    Notifiable DiseaseCases notified in Whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospitals from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.12341234
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 6565 and upwardsLimehouse.St. George'sMile End.Whitechapel.Limehouse.St. George'sMile End.Whitechapel.
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    TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1906.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 55 and under 15'15 and under 25'25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Limehouse.St. George'sMile End.Whitechapel.
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    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causeof DeathUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V. LIMEHOUSE DIVISION. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9 10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V. ST. GEORGE'S DIVISION. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V. MILE END OLD DIVISION. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-8 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year
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    TABLE V WHITECHAPEL DIVISION. Infantile Mortality during the year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    LIST OF STREETS in the Borough of Stepney, their situation and the number of Infectious Diseases that occurred in them during the year.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    StreetsDistricts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    StreetsDistricts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheriaMembranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheriaMembranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small PoxScarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.ErysipelasTotal.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas. iTotal.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.ErysipelasTotal.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous CroupErysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet FeverTyphoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infections Diseases—continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases—continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases—continued.
    Streets.Districts.Sma11 Pox.Scar1et Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipe1as.Tota1.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases—continued.
    Streets.Districts.Sma11 Pox.Scar1et Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipe1as.Tota1.
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    Returns of 1nfect1ous D1seases—cont1nued.
    Streets.D1str1cts.Sma11 Pox.Scar1et FeverTypho1d FeverD1phther1a.Membranous Croup.Erys1pe1as.Tota1.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Total
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.DistrictsSmall Pox.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid FeverDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas,Total.
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    Returns of Infectious Diseases— continued.
    Streets.DistrictsPuerperal FeverTotal