Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1908

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN—TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the year 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

CAUSE OF DEATH.		Under 1 Week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 1 month.	1-2 Months.	2-3 Months.	3-4 Months.	4-5 Months.	5-6 Months.	6-7 Months.	7-8 Months.	8-9 Months.	9-10 Months.	10-11 Months.	11-12 Months.	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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Table showing the Infantile Mortality Rates of the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 53 Weeks of 1908, as calculated by the Registrar-General.

	Deaths under1 year to 1,000 Births Registered.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1908 and Previous Years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.				Total Deaths in public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Non-residents registered in public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of residents registered in public Institutions beyond the District.	Nett Deaths at all ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate*	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Number.	Rate*
		Number.	Rate*	Number	Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.	Rate*				Number.	Rate*
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN—TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1908 and previous years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Names of Localities.	1. Whole Borough.				2. North District. Wards 4, 5, 6 & 7.				3. Centre District. Wards 2 & 3.				4. South District. Ward 1.
Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year,	Births Registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all Ages.	Deaths under 1 Year.
	a	b	C	d	a	b	C	d	a	b	C	d	a	b	C	d

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Corrected Death-Rates of Metropolitan Boroughs after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions &c., and after corrections for variations in sex and age, constitution of the several populations as calculated by the Registrar-General.

	Death Rate from all causes.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1908. Name of District. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Cause of Death.		deaths at the subjoinedages of " residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district.							deaths at allages of " residents" belonging to localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district.			Total Deaths whether ofResidents or Non-Residents in Public Institutions in the District.
Cause of Death.		All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	North District.	Cecntre District.	South District.
1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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The following table shows the deaths of Residents registered from the nine principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1899 to 1908.

YEAR.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria and MembraneousC roup.	Whooping Cough.	Typhus Fever.	Entoiic Fever.	Simple continued Fever.	Diarrhoea and Cholera.	Total.

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The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 15 zymotic diseases during the years 1899 to 1908.

Year..	Small-pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria or DiphtheriticCroup	Typhus Fever	Enteric Fever.	Simple continued Fever.	Relapsing Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	English Cholera..	Erysipelas.	Plague.	Chicken-pox*	Measles*	Whooping Cough.*	Cerebro-Spinal Fever †	Total.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1908. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in whole District.							Total Cases Notified in Each Locality			No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality.
	At all Ages	At Ages†—Years.						W			W			Total cases removed to Hospital
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to IS	15 to 25	25 to 65	65 and upwards	North	Centre	Souh	North	Centre	South	Total cases removed to Hospital

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The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases is compiled from the Registrar's General Report,

Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1908	Deaths from										Deaths under 1 year of age.
Boroughs.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1908	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever,	Diphtheria.	Whooping-cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Pyrexia (Origin uncertain).	Diarrhoea.	Phthisis,	Deaths under 1 year of age.

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The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases per 1000 persons living is compiled from the Registrar's General Report.

Per 1000 Persons Living.
Births.	Deaths from
	All Causes.		Principal Epidemic Diseases	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria.	Whooping-cough	Typhus.	Enteric Fever	Pyrexia(Origin uncertain).	Diarrhœa	Phthisis
	Crude	Corrected*	Principal Epidemic Diseases	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria.	Whooping-cough	Typhus.	Enteric Fever	Pyrexia(Origin uncertain).	Diarrhœa	Phthisis

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Death-rates during- 1908 in London and the several Metropolitan Boroughs, from All Causes, and from Certain Diseases (1) before Distrioution,* and (2) after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions. 4c.. as compiled by Registrar General.

	Death-Rates per 1000 living.
	All Causes		Scarlet Fever		Diphtheria		En tern-Fever		Phthisis
Boroughs.	Before Distribution	After Distribution'	Before Distribution	After Distribution	Before Distribution	AfterDistribution	Before Distribution	After Distribution	Before Distribution	After Distribution

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LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Death rates per 1,000 persons living and Infantile Mortality (corrected) in the five years, 1903-1907, and in 1908, as issued by Registrar General.

																						Deaths under one year to 1000 Births.
all Causes.		smallpox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever		Diphtheria		whooping Cough		typhus.		Enteric Fever.		pyrexia.		Diarrhœa.		Phthisis
1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.
1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.

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The following is a list of the licensed slaughter houses in the Borough:— NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.

ADDRESS.		NAME OF LICENSEE.

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CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.

ADDRESS.		NAME OF LICENSEE.

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SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.

ADDRESS.	NAME OF LICENSEE.

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The following is a list of the bakehouses at present in occupation in the Borough:— NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7.

ADDRESS.	NAME,

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CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.

ADDRESS.	NAME.

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SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.

ADDRESS.	NAME.

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Table Showing Number of Inhabited Houses and Number of Persons to each House, at Census, 1901.

Name of District.	Number of Inhabited Houses, Census, 1901.	Number of Persons to each House, Census, 1901.

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Table Shewing extent in Acres, and Number of Persons to the Acre, at Census, 1901.

Name of District.	Extent in Acres. Census, 1901.	Number of Per-sons to the Acre. Census, 1901.

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The following is a list of premises which were inspected, under the Inland Revenue Acts, last year:—

Name and Situation of Property.	No. of Houses and blocks for which applications were received.	No. of Tenements therein.	No. of Tenements for which Certificate was granted.	No. of Tenements for which Certificate was refused.	No. of Tenements for which Certificate was deferred.

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Name and situation of Property.	No. of Houses and blocks for which applications were received.	No. of Tenements therein.	No. of Tenements for which Certificate was granted.	No. of Tenements for which Certificate was refused.	No.of Tenements for which Certificate was deferred.

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The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register:—

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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND AT FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

Particulars.		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.

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3.—HOME WORK.

Nature of Work.	Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.											Inspection of Out-workers' premises.	Outwork in Unwhole-some Premises, Sec. 108.			Outwork in InfectedPremises, Secs. 109, 110.
	Lists received from Employers.						Addresses of Outworkers.		Prosecutions.				Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S. 110).	Prosecutions (S 109, 110).
	Twice in the year.			Once in the year.			Received fiom other Councils.	Forwarded to other Councils.	Notices served on Occupiers as to Lists.	Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.†	Outworkers.†		Lists.	Outworkers.†
	Lists.†	Con-tractors.	Work-men.	Lists.	Con-tractors.	Work-men.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(l3)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)

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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year.		Number.

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5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class.		Number.

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The following is a table in reference to the above-named premises. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS and MILKSHOPS ORDER, &c. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1908.

PREMISES.	NUMBER OF PLACES.				Number of inspections, 1908.	Number of notice, 1908.	Number of prosecutions, 1908.
PREMISES.	On register at end of 1907.	Added in 1908.	Re-moved in 1908.	On register at end of 1908.	Number of inspections, 1908.	Number of notice, 1908.	Number of prosecutions, 1908.

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LIST OF SUMMONSES HEARD.

SITUATION OF PREMISES.	NATURE OF OFFENCE.	RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS.

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TABLE I.

Samples Received.	Genuine.	Genuine but of Inferior Quality.	Adulterated.	Total.

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In Table II. will be found a statement of the number and nature of the various articles examined during the year, together with particulars of the prosecutions which were instituted. TABLE II.

Article	No. of Samples Examined.	Result of Examination.			Summonses heard.	Penalties Inflicted.
Article	No. of Samples Examined.	Genuine.	Inferior.	Adulterated.	Summonses heard.	Penalties Inflicted.
						£	s.	d.

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TABLE II.—continued.

Article.	No of Samples Examined.	Result of Examination.			Summons heard.	Penalties Inflicted.
		Result of Examination.							Genuine	Inferior.	Adulter-ated.
															£	S.	d.

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During the year 205 samples of Milk were examined, and of these 130 were reported as genuine, 57 as inferior, and 18 as adulterated, particulars of which are as follows: TABLE III.

Milk Samples.	Adulteration certified.

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The following table gives the average composition of the Milk calculated on the total number of genuine, inferior, and adulterated samples taken in the Borough during the four quarters of the year: TABLE IV.

Samples received.	TotalSolids.	Fat.	Non-fatty Solids.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN—TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the year 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Table showing the Infantile Mortality Rates of the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 53 Weeks of 1908, as calculated by the Registrar-General.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1908 and Previous Years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN—TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1908 and previous years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

Corrected Death-Rates of Metropolitan Boroughs after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions &amp;c., and after corrections for variations in sex and age, constitution of the several populations as calculated by the Registrar-General.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1908. Name of District. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

The following table shows the deaths of Residents registered from the nine principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1899 to 1908.

The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 15 zymotic diseases during the years 1899 to 1908.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1908. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.

The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases is compiled from the Registrar's General Report,

The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases per 1000 persons living is compiled from the Registrar's General Report.

Death-rates during- 1908 in London and the several Metropolitan Boroughs, from All Causes, and from Certain Diseases (1) before Distrioution,* and (2) after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions. 4c.. as compiled by Registrar General.

LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Death rates per 1,000 persons living and Infantile Mortality (corrected) in the five years, 1903-1907, and in 1908, as issued by Registrar General.

The following is a list of the licensed slaughter houses in the Borough:— NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.

CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.

SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.

The following is a list of the bakehouses at present in occupation in the Borough:— NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7.

CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.

SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.

Table Showing Number of Inhabited Houses and Number of Persons to each House, at Census, 1901.

Table Shewing extent in Acres, and Number of Persons to the Acre, at Census, 1901.

The following is a list of premises which were inspected, under the Inland Revenue Acts, last year:—

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The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register:—

1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND AT FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

The following is a table in reference to the above-named premises. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS and MILKSHOPS ORDER, &amp;c. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1908.

LIST OF SUMMONSES HEARD.

TABLE I.

In Table II. will be found a statement of the number and nature of the various articles examined during the year, together with particulars of the prosecutions which were instituted. TABLE II.

TABLE II.—continued.

During the year 205 samples of Milk were examined, and of these 130 were reported as genuine, 57 as inferior, and 18 as adulterated, particulars of which are as follows: TABLE III.

The following table gives the average composition of the Milk calculated on the total number of genuine, inferior, and adulterated samples taken in the Borough during the four quarters of the year: TABLE IV.

Corrected Death-Rates of Metropolitan Boroughs after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions &c., and after corrections for variations in sex and age, constitution of the several populations as calculated by the Registrar-General.

The following is a table in reference to the above-named premises. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS and MILKSHOPS ORDER, &c. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1908.