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Newington 1894

[Thirty-ninth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...]

Published
1895
Author
Millson, George.
Pages
40
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 142
    Death rate for the last 10 years—
  • Page 144
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during each Month of the year 1894.
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasMembranous Croup.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 145
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified to Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during the year 1894, occurring in the several wards:—
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puei peral Fever.Erysipelas.Membranous Croup.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 147
    Deaths from Scarlet Fever during the last 10 years—
  • Page 148
    Deaths from Diphtheria during the last 10 years—
  • Page 148
    Deaths from Typhoid Fever during the last 10 years—
  • Page 148
    Deaths from Whooping Cough during the last 10 years—
  • Page 149
    Deaths from Measles during the last 10 years—
  • Page 156
    Table of Population. Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1894, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Population atall 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.
    1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1892.SmallpoxScarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.SmallpoxScarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing,Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
  • Page 157
    Table of Deaths during the year 1894, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names ok Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and births are in Table A.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    2345678910111213141516171819202122
    At all agesUnder 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea & Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All Other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
  • Page 158
    TABLE 1. Mortality in 1894, and Ages at Death.
    Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.
  • Page 159
    TABLE 2. Births, Deaths, and Ages at Death in the Twenty-six Years, 1869—1894.
    Year.Births.Deaths.Under 11 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.60 to 90.90 and upwrds.
  • Page 160
    Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1894.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 3 months.3 months to 1 year.1 to 22 to 65 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6665 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and Upwards
  • Page 161
    TABLE 3.— Continued. 161
    AGES.Total.
    Under 1 3 months1 3 months | to 1 year.1 to 22 to 65 to 1516 to 2525 to 3535 to 15to 5555 to 6565 to 7675 to 8585 to 95and Upwards
  • Page 162
    AGES.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 3 months.3 months to 1 year.1 to 22 to 65 to 1515 to 2625 to 3535 to 4545 to 5565 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and Upwards
  • Page 163
    SUMMARY OF TABLE 3.
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 164
    TABLE 4. Zymotic Mortality for the Sanitary Area, showing the localities where the Deaths occurred.
    Small Pox.Meat-les.Searlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 165
    TABLE 5. (Drawn up by the Hegistrar-General.) London.—Diminution on Excess of Deaths in 1894, compared with THE average annual deaths in 188 1-93, Corrected for Increase of Population.
    Cause of Death.Diminution in 1894.Excess in 1894.
  • Page 166
    TABLE 6. (Drawn up by the Registrar-General.) Deaths belonging to the several Sanitary Areas of Registration London, registered in the 52 weeks of 1894.
    Sanitary Areas.Deaths.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Disease.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age.Deaths under 1 Year to 1000 Births regd.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever. Simple and Ill-defined Fever.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 167
    TABLE 7. Monthly Mortality in Newington Infirmary Workiiouse, 1894.
  • Page 167
    TABLE 8. Ages at Death in Newington Infirmary Workhouse, 1878 to 1894.
    18781879188018811882188318841885188618871888188918901891189218931894
  • Page 168
    TABLE 9. Principal Causes of Death in Newington Infirmaky, Sixteen Years, 1879 to 1894.
    1879188018811882188318841885188618871888188918901891189218931894
  • Page 169
    TABLE 10. Dr. Frankland's Averages for 1894, as supplied to the Registrar-General. Maximum Amount of Organic Matter.
    Year.Elements of organic matter in parts per 100,000.Months in which maximum pollution occurred.Year.Elements of organic matter in parts per 100,000.Months in which maximum pollution occurred.
  • Page 170
    TABLE 11. D r. F bankland's A verages for 1894, as S ufflied to the R egistrar- G eneral. The numbers in this Table relate to 100,000 parts of each Water.
    Companies or Local Authorities.Temperature in Centigrade Degrees.Total Solid Matters.Organic Carbon.Organic Nitrogen.Ammonia.Nitrogen, as Nitrates and Nitrites.Total Combined Nitrogen.Chlorine.Total Hardness.Proportional Amount of Organic Elements that in the Kent Company's Water during the 9 years ending Dec. 1876 being taken as 1.
  • Page 171
    TABLE 12. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOB. LONDON, 1894. ( Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables furnished to the Registrar-General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S. )
    Wnter Jan., Feb., March.Spring April, May, JuneSummer July, Aug., Sept.,Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.,Temperature ofElastic Force of Vapour.Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer on Grass.
    Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air-Daily Range.No. of Nights it was.Lowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
    Mean.Diff. from Average of 123 years.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean(Sath.=100).Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 53 years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 79 years.At pr below 30°Between 30° and 40°.Above 40°
    1894°°° °°°°°°in.in.grs.gr.in.in.grs.grs.Sums.Sums°°
    in.in.
  • Page 172
    TABLE 13. Summary of Sanitary Work carried out between Lady-Day 1894 and Lady-Day, 1895.