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City of London 1896

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896

Published
1897
Author
Saunders, W. Sedgwick.
Pages
124
Tables
41

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    SANITARY STAFF, 1896. MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ANALYST.
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    In 1896 the Imperial census returns gave a population of 31,711, being a decrease of 6,609 from the previous enumeration 1891, thus:
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    The following tables. A and B, are compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board, upon the form prescribed by that Department. VACCINATION RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1896.
    123456789
    Sub-District.Number of Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible.Had Small Pox.Died before Vaccination.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed into ether Districts.Cases Pending.
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    PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
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    CITY POLICE HOSPITAL 2 2 Under 5
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    TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical (B) Officer of Health, during the year 1896, in the CITY OF LONDON, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities. (B) [Prepared in accordance with the Instructions of the Local Government Board.]
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the Knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1896Estimated to middle of 1896.1234567891011TOTALS.123 | 4567891011TOTALS.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Under 5.5 upwards.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous CroupFevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Under 5.5 upwards.
    Typhus,Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    (C) Table of deaths during the year 1896, in the artizans' dwellings, stoney lane, houndsditch, (C) classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Name of Block.Births.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6o6o and upwards.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Erysipelas.Measels.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.
    Male.Female.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.
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    Thirty-one families, comprising 59 adults and 48 children, total 107 persons, were provided with lodging and food during the disinfection of their houses, after the following diseases:—
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    WEST DISTRICT. House to House Inspections, Year 1896.
    NAME OF STREET.No. of Houses.Defects found.Defects remedied.New Drains constructed.New Water Closets constructed.Premises Closed.Skips provided.Water disconnected from W.C. & Flushing Cisterns fixed.
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    MIDDLE DISTRICT. House to House Inspection, 1896.
    NAME OF STREET.No. of Houses.Defects found.Defects remedied.New Drains constructed.New W.C's. fixed.Premises closed.Skips provided.Water disconnected trom W.C. & Flushing Cisterns fixed.
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    EAST DISTRICT. House to House Inspection, 1896.
    NAME OF STREETNo. of Houses.Defects found.Defects remedied.New Drains constructed.New W.C.'s fixed.Premises Closed.Skips provided.Water disconnected from W.C. & Flushing Cisterns fixed.
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    EAST DISTRICT.
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    CONDEMNED MEAT, 1896. 915 tons of unsound meat were seized in the City Markets, including a very small proportion from Aldgate and Leadenhall, during the year, under the following conditions, viz.:
    Tons.Per cent.
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    The above quantity, arranged in monthly seizures, is shown in the following table :
    1896.TonsCwts.Qrs.
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    Continued to previous page
    TonsCwts.Qrs.
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    MEAT SUPPLY TO CITY OF LONDON MARKETS.
    YEAR.SUPPLY. GENERALSeizures By Inspectors.% of Bad Meat to Good.
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    DISEASED MEAT PROSECUTIONS—1896.
    Date.Wheke HeardBefore WhomOccupation of Persons Summoned.LocalityResult
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    Fish Condemned at or near Billingsgate Market, for the Year, 1896 :—
    1896.Tons.Cwts.qrs.
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    Tabulated Statement I.
    Articles Analyzed in 1896.First Quarter.Second QuarterThird Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.
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    Tabulated Statement—II.
    Year.Total No of Samples Examined in England and Wales.Number Examined in the City of London.Percentage of total No. Examined in City of London.No. of Persons to each Sample Examined
    England and Wales.City of London.
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    New Zealand Butter. Three samples were submitted bearing the following labels:—
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    Australian Butter. The following six samples, imported from the colony of Victoria (South-East Australia), were examined. All shipped at Melbourne, marked as follows:—
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    Danish Butter. Two samples from Copenhagen came under observation, marked:—
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    PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1896.
    Date 1896Where heardBefore whomNameOccupation.Locality.Result.
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    APPENDIX A. CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY. 1896. STREET LISTS, Compiled from Returns of District Registrars.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub- DistrictSex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-Section.SexAge.Date of Deatb.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY— Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE .No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No of House.No. of Sub-DistrictSex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub. District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    THAVIES INN CASUAL WARD (ROBIN HOOD COURT INFIRMARY).
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    ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, PETTICOAT SQUARE.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.No. of Sub-District.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Cause of Death.Remarks.