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 the City of London for the year 1904
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Area. Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |||
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1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. |
Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
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Year. | Number of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination Postponed. | Removed or unaccounted for at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
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per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
City of London. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent, of Deaths Registered. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
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Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population(Oorporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. |
Year 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9 | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10 | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11 | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||||
Number 3 | Rate.1 4 | Number. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6 | Number. 7 | Rate.18 | Number. 12 | Rate.* 13 |
Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | deaths in or belonging to local ities (at all AGES). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the district | |||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 16. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | * | ||
I. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 0. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
Year | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 |
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NATURE OF DISEASE. | Number of Certificates received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis incorrect. |
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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent, of cases reported. | |
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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. |
Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Case mortality per cent. |
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Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. |
County. | Sample. | Guinea Pigs. | Inoculated. | Died. | Killed. | Result. |
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County. | Sample. | Guinea Pigs. | Inoculated. | Died. | Killed. | Result. |
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County. | Sample. | Guinea Pigs. | inoculated. | Died. | Killed. | Result. |
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County. | Sample. | Guinea Pigs. | Inoculated. | Died. | Killed. | Result. |
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Character of Milk. | Number of Samples. | Percentage. |
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Name of Block. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | |||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | l and under 5 | 5 and under 16 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 60 | 60 and upwards. | |||
Male. | Female. |
Montd. | Sex. | Total. | |
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Males. | Females. |
Year. | Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Inquests held on Fires. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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Date of Report. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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Date of Report. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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Date of Report. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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District. | Number of inspections made. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
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Year. | Inspections made. | Sanitary Improvements effected. | Notices served. |
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District. | No. of Stables. | No. of Horses. |
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Year. | Street Sweepings and Slop. | House and Trade Refuse. | Total. | No. of Loads Cremated in Destructor. | Per Cent. Cremated. |
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District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Sanitary Notices Served. |
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Situation. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. |
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Year. | No. of Complaints received. |
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Premises. | Trade. | Workers. | Total Workers. | |
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M. | F. |
Premises. | Number of | |||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecution). | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Class. | Number. |
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Year. | General Supply, | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Bad Meat. | |||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
MONTH. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | ||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
Country Killed. | Town Killed. | *Foreign Killed. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. | ||
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Home Killed. | American Killed. | |||||
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. |
1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Month. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | ||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
1904. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | CWt8. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts | qrs | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. |
Year. | Diseased. | Putrid* | Unwholesome. | |
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Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. |
Month. | Meat delivered at the Market. | Meat seized by the Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered. | |||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
Date of Hearing. | Where Heard. | Before whom. | Occupation of Person Summoned. | Defendant's Place of Business. | Result. |
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Year. | Fish Delivered at Billingsgate Market. | Fish Delivered in the neighbourhood of Billingsgate Market. | Total Deliveries. |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered.* | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
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By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. |
Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
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By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts | qrs. |
Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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Year | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. |
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Per cent. |
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Year. | Total Number of Samples Examined in England and Wales. | Number Examined in the City of London. | Percentage of Total Number Examined in City of London. | Number of Persons to each Sample examined. | ||
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England and Wales. | *City of London. | London. |
Year | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. |
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Date. | Number of SAMPLE. | From what County. | Result of Analysis. | ||
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Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Total Solids. |
Years | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. |
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Year. | No. of samples. | Found adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1904. | |||||||||||||||||
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No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Genuine. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
Sample. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. |
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Street ok Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Diameter. | Lead. Weight per 10 feet lengtd, not less tdan | Iron. |
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