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 Hackney]
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Years | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Total. |
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Years | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Total |
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Name of Borough. | Population. | Birth Rate. | Zymotic Death Rate. | Death Rate all causes. | Infant Mortality. |
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North | Central | South-West | South-East | Total for Hackney | Total for London |
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Month. | Total rainfall. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Heavieestfall. | Remarks. |
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Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
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Marriages. | Marriage rate. |
Year | Medical Practitioners | Midwives. | Parents and Others. | Total. | ||||||||||||
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Lire. | Still. | Live. | Still. | Live. | Still. | Live. | Still. | |||||||||
1935. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M.. | F. |
Registration District of Hackney | Registration Sub-district | All London | ||||
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North | Central | South-West | South-East |
Year | Borough of Hackney | North Sub-District | Central Sub-District | South-West Sub-District | South-East Sub-District | London |
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Sub-district. | Population (estimated). | Total No. of Births. Uncorrected. | * Birth rate. Uncorrected. | Total Deaths Cor'ted. | Death-rate. | Deaths under 1 year. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. Uncorrected. |
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Year. | Hackney. | London. | Year. | Hackney. | London. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Verdict. | Sex. | |
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Male. | Female. |
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
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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 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 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Disease. | No. of Deaths in Hospitals. | Total Deaths. |
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Diseases. | Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | North. | Central. | South-East. | South-West. |
Disease. | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
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Disease. | Total cases notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Age Groups of Deaths. | Total deaths at all ages. | |||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards. |
Registration Sub-District. | No. of Cases in Birth Lists received during Year. | No. of Certificates of Vaccination received. | No of Certificates of Postponement owing to | No. of Certificates under Section 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898, and No, of Statutory Declarations under Section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907. | No. of Certificates of Insusceptibility or of having had Smallpox. | No. of Cases. | No. of Entries in Lists sent to Public Vaccinator | |||
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Health of Child. | Condition of House. | Prevalence of Infectious Disease. | Parents Removed out of District. | Otherwise not found. |
Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Disease. | Cases removed to Hospital | Cases nursed at Home | ||||
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Less than 1 person per room | 1 to 2 persons per room | More than 2 persons per room | Less than 1 person per room | 1 to 2 persons per room | More than 2 persons per room |
Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Cases | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
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Notified | Treated | |||||
At Home | In Hospital |
Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | and up. 85 wards | Total. |
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Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | ||||
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Pul. | Non-pul. | Total. | Pul. | Non-pul. | Total. |
Three year periods. | Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | Percentage decrease on the period 1898-1900. |
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Sub-Districts. | North. | Central. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. and Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||
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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. |
Age Periods. | Number of Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | ||||
Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications. |
Age periods. | 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 Cases. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
New Cases. | Contacts | Sailors and Soldiers | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. |
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1st Stage. | 2nd Stage. | 3rd Stage. |
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1923. | 1924. | 1925. | ||||
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Pul. | Non-pul. | Pul. | Non-pul | Pul. | Non-pul |
Insured. | Uninsured. |
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Diagnosis. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Children under 15. | Males. | Females. |
Insured. | Uninsured. |
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Place where death occurred. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Totals. |
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Year. | At home. | At Hackney Infirmary. | Other Institutions. | Total. |
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Month. | Rooms Fumigated. | Rooms Cleansed. |
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Description of Articles. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
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Articles Destroyed. |
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Books Disinfected. | |
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Month. | Number. |
Number Cleansed. | ||
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Schools. | Hot Baths. | Sulphur Baths. |
Hot Baths. | Sulphur Baths. |
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January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals |
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Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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Name and Situation. | Mature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | ||
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Metropolitan Hospital, Kingsland Road, E.8 | Treatment Clinic | London County Council |
Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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No. of Infants visited. | Method of Feeding. | Separate cot provided for Infant. | Use of Comforter. | Home conditions. | Secondary visits. | |||||
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Breast | Artificial. | Mixed. | Yes. | No. | Yes. | No. | Satisfactory. | Un- satis- fac- tory. |
M1ss M. Ch1tson | Mrs. A. Rhodes | M1ss D. F. V1dal | Mrs. L. E. Bartholomew | M1ss S. Love | M1ss A. Roche | Mrs. L. Harr1son | M1ss M. Cockle | Temporary V1s1tors. | Eton M1ss1on (voluntary) | Hackney Grove (voluntary) | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Centre. | No. of times Centre open | No. of primary cases brought to Centre. | Repeated visits to Centre. | Total attendances. | Total attendances of Infants under 1 year. | Total attendances of children over 1 year. | No. of attendances of infants and children before Welfare Doctor. |
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Centre. | No. of times Centre opened | No. of expectant mothers attending | No. of repeated attendances at Centre | Total attendances | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
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Cases. | Cost. |
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No. of cases Nursed. | Vo. of Visits paid. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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(b) Supplied at cost price:— | £ | s. | d. |
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Year. | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Legal Proceedings. |
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No. of Homes Inspected. | No. of Homes where Rooms alone were found Verminous. | No. of Homes where Bedding or Clothes and Rooms were found Verminous. | No. of Homes not Verminous. |
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Nuisance. | Found. | Abated by Workshop Inspector. | Abated by District Inspector. | Outstanding. |
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Inspector. | Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's decision. | Fine. | Costs. |
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Inspector. | Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's Decision. | Fine. | Costs. | |||
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£ | s. | £ | s. | d. |
Inspector. | Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's decision. | Fine. | Costs. | |||
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£ | s. | £ | s. | d. |
Occupations. | No. of workshops. | Occupations. | No. of Workshops. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
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Class. | Number. |
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Nature of Work. | 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 (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110. | |||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Falling to send Lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
Con-tractors | Workmen. | Con. tractors | Workmen. |
Trade. | No. of Outworkers. | Trade. | No. of Out workers. |
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Number. |
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Date. | Producer. | Dealer. | Bacteriologist's report. |
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(a) | (b) | |
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Number of Samples examined for the presence of a Preservative. | Number in which Preservative was reported to be present, and Percentage of Preservative found in each Sample. |
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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Articles Purchased. | Number purchased | Number Adulterated. | Number where Proceedings taken. |
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Articles Purchased. | Number purchased. | Number Adulterated. | Number where Proceedings taken. |
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No. of Sample | Inspector | Article | Adulteration or Offence | Result of Legal Proceedings | Fine | Costs | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 1 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Golds worthy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett. No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler. No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy, No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, i Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL |
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Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett. Mo. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, | No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler. No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy. No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL. |
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Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett. No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Hilllier. No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy, No. 10 and Spccial District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL |
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Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District | Mr. Golds worthy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett, Mo. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Hillier,No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler. No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy, No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL |
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Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. No. 2 District. | Mr. V'obe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworlhy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett, No. 10 and Special District | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler. No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy, No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL. |
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Mr. Ellis, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew. N'o. 2 District. | Mr. Vobc, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. Mr. High, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworfhy No. 9 District. | Mr. Peverett. No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove No. 13 District. | Mr. Hall, No. 14 District. | Mr. Fowler. No. 1 and Special District. | Mr. Nighy, No. 10 and Special District. | Mr. Galvin, Special. | Mr. Bobbitt, Special. | Miss Teebay, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTAL |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | ' 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | All ages. |
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AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. , | All ages. |
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Causes of Death. | Deaths at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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All 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. |