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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Estimated Population. | Birth.rate. | Death.rate. | Infantile Mortality Rate. |
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District. | Estimated Population. | Acreage (Land and Inland Water). | Persons per Acre. |
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Month. | Total rainfall. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Heaviest fall. |
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ins. | ins. |
Year. | Borough of Hackney. | London. | |
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Marriages. | Marriage rate. | Marriage rate. |
Male. | Female. | Total. |
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District. | Births. | Birth.rates. |
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District. | 1933. | Birth.rates in previous years. | ||||
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No. of Births. | Birthrate. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. |
Medical Practitioners. | Midwives. | Parents and others. | Total | |||||||||||||
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Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | Live Births. | Still Births. | |||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
District. | 1933. | Death-rates in previous years. | |||
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No. of Deaths. | Death-rate. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. |
District. | Area (acres). | Population (estimated). | Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. |
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Name of Institution. | Persons belonging to the Borough. | Persons not belonging to the Borough. | Total Deaths. |
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District. | 1933. | Infantile Mortality Fates in five-year periods. | ||
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Number of deaths of children under 1 year of age. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | |||
1928-32. | 1923-7. |
District. | Infant Deaths. | Infantile Mortality rate. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 day to 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total. |
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1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected. Number. | Nett Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | of Nonresidents registered in the District. | of residents not registered in the | Under 1 year of age. | At all Ages. | ||||
Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
£ | s. | d. |
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No. of Cases Nursed. | No. of Visits. Paid. |
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Description of Articles. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
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Schools. | Head Cleansings. | Baths for Verminous Conditions. | Baths for Scabies. |
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January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals |
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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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£ | s. | d. |
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Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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Miss M. H. Bevis. | Miss D. Boyce-Jones. | Miss I. L. Buckledee. | Miss N. Burr. | Miss M. Cockle. | Miss E. Hamilton. | Miss N.V. Hobbs. | Miss M. L Howman. | Miss J. D. Kimpsford. | Miss S. E. Love. | Miss A. Randies. | Mrs. A. Rhodes. | Miss A. K. Roche. | Miss G. S. Thomas. | Miss D. F. Vidal. | Miss E. E. Williamson. | Eton Mission (voluntary centre). | Hackney Grove and Ada Street (voluntary centres. | 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
No. of Infants visited. | Method of Feeding. | Separate cot provided for Infant. | Use of Comforter. | Home conditions. | |||||
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Breast. | Artificial. | Mixed. | Yes. | No. | Yes. | No. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. |
Centre. | No. of sessions held. | No. of children brought to the Centre for the first time. | No. of children who attended at the Centre during the year and who, at the end of the year, were:- | Total No. of attendances. | Total No. of attendances of infants and children before Doctor. | |||
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Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. |
Centre. | No. of times Centre open | No. of Expectant Mothers attending (first visits) | No. of repeated attendances at Centre. | Total attendances. | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
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Income per head of the family per week, after deduction of rent, insurances, etc. | Fee to be paid. |
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1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
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£ | s. | d. |
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Patient's Contributions :— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Year. | No. of Sessions held. | No. of Attendances. | No. of Extractions. | No of Fillings. | No of other treatments. | No of Persons to whom Dentures were supplied. | No. of Dentures supplied. |
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Cases. | Cost. | |||
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£ | s. | d. |
Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
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Disease. | No. of Cases Nursed. | No. of Visits Paid. |
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Income per head of the family after deduction of rent and insurances. | Proportion of cost to be borne by the applicant. |
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Form of Assistance. | No. of Applications. | Cost to the Council. | |||
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Received. | Granted. |
Description of Article. | Value of goods supplied | ||
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s. | d. |
Description of Article. | Cost to the Council. | ||
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s. | d. |
First Visits. | Total Visits. |
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Address | No. of lodgers for which licensed. |
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No. of Homes Inspected. | No. of Homes where Rooms alone were found Verminous. | No. of Homes where bedd'ng or Clothes and Rooms were found Verminous. | No. of Homes not Verminous. |
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No. |
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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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Area. | No. of Houses. | No, of Families. | Approximate No. of Persons to be displaced. |
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Situation. | No. of Tenements. | Approximate No. of Persons to be accommodated. | ||
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Adults. | Children. | Total. |
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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Trade. | No. of Outworkers. | Trade. | No. of Outworkers. |
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Residing in the Borough. | Residing outside the Borough. | Total. |
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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. | Failing 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 |
Cowkeepers and Cowhouses. | Dairies and Milkshops. | Dairymen, including those whose premises are outside the Borough. | Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles. |
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Name of licence holder. | Cow-house situated at | No. of cows permitted to be kept. |
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Samples taken at Hospitals. | Samples taken at Schools. | ||||||
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Bacteriological Examination. | Chemical Analysis. | Bacteriological Examination. | Chemical Analysis. | ||||
No. which conformed to standard. | No. which did not conform to standard. | Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. | No. which conformed to standard. | No. which did not conform to standard. | Genuine Composition. | Adulterated. |
Business carried on. | Premises on register at beginning of year. | Premises registered during the year. | Premises removed from the register. | Premises on register at end of the year. |
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Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. |
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No. of premises. | No. of Inspections |
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No. of premises. | No. of Inspections made. |
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Description of Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | ||
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Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. |
Description of Article. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Action taken. |
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Months. | Number of Formal Samples taken. | Average Composition of all Samples. | Average Composition of Genuine Samples. | ||
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Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat. | Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat. |
Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Cases admitted to Hospitals. | Number of Deaths. |
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Disease. | Cases Notified. | ||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||
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. |
Disease. | Electoral Wards. | Registration Sub-Districts. | |||||||||
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Stamford Hill. | Downs. | West Hackney. | Hackney. | Kingsland. | South Hackney. | Clapton Park. | Homerton. | Hackney North. | Hackney South-West. | Hackney South-East. |
Disease. | Total cases notified. | 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. |
Public Vaccinators' Districts. | Name and Address of Public Vaccinator. | Name and Address of Deputy Public Vaccinator. |
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Public Vaccinators' Districts. | At Surgery or elsewhere other than at Home. | At Home. | At Institutions. | Total. |
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Year. | No. of cases notified. |
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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. |
Area. | No. of cases. | Attack-rate per 1,000 living. |
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Cases removed to Hospital. | Cases nursed at Home. |
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Area. | No. of cases. | Attack-rate per 1,000 living. |
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Cases removed to Hospital | Cases nursed at Home |
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Year. | No. of New Cases. | Schick Tested. | Commenced treatment without Schick Test. | Naturally Immune. | Immunised. | Discontinued treatment and struck off Register. | No. under treatment at end of year. | ||||
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Preschool Age. | School Age. | Adults. | Preschool Age. | School Age. | Adults. |
Cases | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | ||
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Notified | Treated | |||||
At Home | In Hospital |
Month. | No. of Cases which came to notice. | ||
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1933 | 1932 | 1931 |
Sub-Districts. | North. | South-west. | South-east. |
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Years. | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
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1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | >45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85— | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Year. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | ||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Area. | No. of Cases. | Attack rate per 1,000 persons living. |
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Form A. | Form I. | Form II. |
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Sub-Districts. | North. | South-West. | South-East. |
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Year. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Death-rate. |
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Three-year periods. | Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease. | Percentage decrease on the period 1916-1918. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
Dispensary. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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Source. | Dispensary at | |||
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Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. | |||
Total No. | No. found to be tuberculous. | Total No. | No. found to be tuberculous. |
Diagnosis. | Dispensary at | ||||||||
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Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital | Totals. | |||||||
Adults. | Children under 15. | Adults. | Children, under 15. | ||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Diagnosis. | Dispensary at | Totals. | |
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Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. |
Result of Examination. | Dispensary at | Totals. | |
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Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. |
Dispensary at | |||
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Metropolitan Hospital. | City of London Hospital. | Totals. |
1st Stage. | 2nd Stage. | 3rd Stage. |
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1931 | 1932 | 1933 | ||||
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Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. |
Treatment provided at | ||
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Dispensary area. | Local General Hospital | Special Tuberculosis Hospital or Sanatoria (including patients transferred from Local General Hospitals.) |
New Cases. | Contacts. | Sailors and Soldiers. | Other Persons. | Total. | Insured. | Non-insured. |
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Year. | No. of Patients. | No. of Contacts. |
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Hospital. | No. of Patients Treated. | No. of "Refills" at 10s. 6d. | Gross Cost to Council. | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Year. | Cases. | Visits. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Golds worthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Golds worthy, 1 No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Golds worthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Smith, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Galvin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. - | TOTALS. |
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INSPECTIONS. | Mr. Fowler, No. 1 District. | Mr. Bew, No. 2 District. | Mr. Vobe, No. 3 District. | Mr. Sadler, No. 4 District. | Mr. Body, No. 5 District. | Mr. Sm th, No. 6 District. | Mr. Sheppard, No. 7 District. | Mr. Long, No. 8 District. | Mr. Goldsworthy, No. 9 District. | Mr. Gavin, No. 10 District. | Mr. Hillier, No. 11 District. | Mr. Crook, No. 12 District. | Mr. Truslove, No. 13 District. | Mr. Rushton, No. 14 District. | Mr. Brown, Special. | Mr. Peverett, Special. | Mr. Alexander, Special. | Mr. Nighy, Special. | Miss Portlock, Special. | TOTALS. |
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District Inspector. | Food Inspectors. | |||||||||||||||||
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1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | G.A. | W.P. | Totals. |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5- | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75 — |
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