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Wealdstone 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

Published
1904
Pages
20
Tables
9

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9 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    The distribution of deaths according to ages is as follows:
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    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1903 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each year.BirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTotal 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.Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District
    NumberRateUnder 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRate per 1,000 Births registeredNumberRateNumberRate
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    TABLE II. VITAL STATISTICS OP SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1903 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Name of District Wealdstone.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE III. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAE 1903.
    Notifiable DiseaseCases notified in whole District.No. of cases removed to Hospital from each locality
    At all AgesAt Ages—Years.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to '2525 to 6565 and upward
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    TABLE IV. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1903.
    Causes of DeathDeaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined AgesTotal deaths in Public Institutions in the district
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards
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    [c I.] SANITAEY WOEK. 1903.
    Inspections.Notices.Dwelling Houses.Movable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &e.
    Complaints Received.Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.. Number of Premises periodically Inspected.Houses Inspected from House-to-House.Total Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected.Total Number of Re-inspections after Order or Notice.Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections.Letters Written.Cautionary Notices Given.Statutory Orders Issued.Summonses Served.Convictions Obtained.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as Unfit for Habitation.Re-opened after Repairs, Alterations, &c.Demolished.Illegal Underground Dwellings Vacated.Number observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom abated.iNumber removed from District.
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    [c.II] SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Schools.Workshops and Work-places.Laundries.Bakehouses.Slaughter-houses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and Milk-shops.Unsound FoodMortuaries.
    Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Number found defective.Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contravention of Factory Acts.Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contravention of Factory Acts.Number on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contravention of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Animals seized.Articles or Parcels seized.Accommodation.Number of bodies received.
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    [CIII] SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Water Supply and Water Service.Drainage and Sewerage.
    Cisterns.Flush Cisterns Provided to W.C.'s.Draw-Taps Removed from Cisterns to Mains.Water Closets.Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Sewers.
    New, Provided.Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, etc.Overflow Pipes disconnected from Drains.New, Constructed.New Apparatus Provided.Repaired, Cleansed, etc.Supplied with Water, or Supply Rendered Efficient.Ventilated.Examined, Tested, Exposed, etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, etc., Disconnected.Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated.Disconnecting Trap or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.New, Laid.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Yards of Sewers Laid.Yards of Sewers Reconstructed.
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    [c IV.] SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Disinfection.Dust.Dampness.Sundry Nuisances Abated.
    Booms fumigated.Booms stripped and cleansed.Articles disinfected or destroyed.Dust-bins repaired.New bins provided.Movable receptacles substituted for fixed.Periodical frequency of dust removal.Number of complaints of non-removal received.Boofs repaired, &c.Guttering and rain-pipes repaired &c.Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained.Yards paved and drained.Surface adjoining houses paved.Dry areas provided.Ventilation below floor providedBasements rendered impervious.Overcrowding.Smote.Accumulation of refuse.Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water.Foul pigs and other animals.Other nuisances.