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 1912
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Area. Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |||
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1901. | 1911. | 1901. | 1911. |
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. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
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Year. | City of London. | 95 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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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 Month?. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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City of London. | Birth Rate. | Death Bate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent, of Deaths Registered. | Deathsfromprincipal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
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Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Popu-lation(Cor-poration Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. |
Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the district. | |||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 6. | 6 and under 16. | 16 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 66 and wards. | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | * | ||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
NATURE OP 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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Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent. of cases reported. | |
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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. |
Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Botolph. | St .Sepulchre. | St. Botolph. | St .Sepulchre. | |||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 6. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 26 to 65. | 65 and upwards. |
No of Sample. | Dirt. | Date of Inoculation of Guineapig. 1912. | Date of Death. 1912. | Results. |
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1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907-8. | 1909.* | 1910.* | 1911. | 1912. | ||
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1st Series | 2nd Series | ||||||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Sample received. | No. o sample. | Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Water. | l'otal Solids. | Nature and amount of adulteration. | Remarks. |
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Samples received. | No. of sample. | Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Water. | Total Solids. | Nature and amount of adulteration. | Remarks. |
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YEAR. | Woking.1 | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hnll. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green. | Birmingham. | Leeds. | Ilford. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | No. of Cremations each year |
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Name of Block. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | |||||||
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Male. | Female. | At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 60 | 60 and upwards. |
Month. | Sex. | Total. | ||||||||
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Males. | Females. | |||||||||
Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. |
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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Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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Month. | 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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District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. |
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Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | ||||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five Rooms or more. |
Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | ||||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five, or more Rooms. |
Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | ||||
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One Boom. | Two Booms. | Three Booms. | Four Booms. | Five, or more Rooms. |
Premises. | Workrooms, &c. |
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Men. | Women. |
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Factories. | Workshop Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. |
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Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
NATURE OF WORK. * | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108. | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keepin g or sending Lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | |||||||
Lists.† | Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||
Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | Class | Number. | |||
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(1) | (2) | (1) | (2) |
Premises. | Trade. | No. of Workers. | Remarks. | ||
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M. | F. | Total. |
Source. | 1912. | 1911. | Ratio per cent, |
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Year. | Cattle. | Sheep and Lambs. |
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Port of Discharge. | Australia. | New Zealand. | South America. | |||||||
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Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef Quarters. | Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef Quarters. | Mutton Carcases. | Lamb Carcases. | Beef. | ||
Frozen Quarters. | Chilled Quarters. |
Beef. | Mutton and Lamb, | Total, | Per cent. of total Importation. | Per cent. of total Consumption. | |||
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Exported to | Fore-quarters of Beef. | Hind-quarters of Beef. | Flanks of Beef. | Briskets of Beef. | Pieces of Beef. | Carcases of Mutton. | Pieces of Mutton. | Sides of Pork. | Pieces of Pork. | Bags of Suet. | Ox Tongues. |
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Article. | Quantity. | How packed. | Origin. | Cause for destruction ' | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Causes for Destruction. | Beef. | Veal. | Mutton. | Pork. | ||||||||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Pieces. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Pieces. |
Cause for Destruction. | Ex Oxen. | Ex Sheep. | Ex Calves. | Ex Pigs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries and Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries | and Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | longues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries and Intestines. | Kidneys. | Head. |
Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Quinquennium . | Annual Average General Supply. | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Bad Meat | ||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts | qrs. |
British. | *Foreign Killed. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. | |||
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Country Killed. | Town Killed. | Home Killed. | American Killed.† | |||
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. |
1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
1912. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. |
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Year. | Diseased. | Unsound.* | Unwholesome. |
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Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. |
Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1911. | Meat delivered to Contractors, 1911. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1912. | Meat delivered to Contractors, 1912. | |||||||||
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Tons | CWtS. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | 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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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. | Per cent. |
Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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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. | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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Number. | Plate of Manufacture. | ||
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In the City. | In other Districts. |
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. | No. of Samples Examined. | Found Genuine. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
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Where Purchased. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of Samples Adulterated. |
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Year. | No. of samples taken. | No. of samples found Genuine. | No. of Samples found Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
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Date. | Samples taken. | Cases of Substitution. | Percentage Substituted Samples. |
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Samples taken. | Found genuine. | Found adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Sample. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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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 1912. | |||||||||||||||
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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. |
STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OB 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. | Date of Notification. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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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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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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