Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Sub-Districts. | Area in Acres | Estimated Acres to a person, 1914. | Estimated Persons to an Acre, 1914. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1914. | Population at Census 1911. | Increase or Decrease on Census. |
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Quarters. | No. persons married. | Persons married per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
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1916. | 1915. | 1916. | 1915. |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1916. | Islington 1906-15. | London, 1916 | 96 Great Towns, 1916 |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough | |||||||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Years. | No. of Illegitimate Births. | Total Births. | Illegitimate Births per 100 Registered Births. |
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Sub-Registration District. | Doctors. | Certified Midwives. | Parents and Other Persons. | Total. | ||||
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Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. |
Births. | Notifications. | Failures to notify. | Per cent. notified. | Per cent. of Failures to notify |
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1916 | Islington, 1906-15. | London, 1916. | 96 Great Towns, 1916. |
Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 years. | 1916 | Difference. | |||||||||
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1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 |
Years. | Under 1 week. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths uuder 1 year. | |||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Sub-Districts. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915- | Mean 1906-15. | 1916. | Increase or decrease on mean. |
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Causes of Death | Mean rate of 3 years 1901-2-3 per 1,000 Births. | 1916. | Mean rate 10 years 1906-15 per 1,000 Births. |
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Cause of Death | Years. | Mean 16 years. | 1916 | Difference. | ||||||||||||||||
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1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 |
Miss KEYS. | Miss HUGHESDON. |
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Sub-Registration Districts. | Total Births and Deaths of Infants under a year old. The Three Sub-Registration Districts. | Infants under 1 year old not in attendance at the Maternity Centre. | Infants under 1 year old in attendance at the Maternity Centre. | Per Cent. Excess in the Mortality among Infants not in Attendance. | ||||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Infants. | Infants. | Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Infants. | Infants. | Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Infants. |
Month. | Number of Consultations. | New Patients. | Total Attendances |
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Years | Total Deaths in Local Institutions (cols. 3 and 4). | Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Non-Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Inhabitants in Islington Infirmary. | Inhabitants of Islington in G.N.C. Hospital. | Inhabitants of Islington in Institutions outside the Borough. | Total Deaths of Inhabitants in all Institutions [cols. 3 and 7). | Proportion per 100 deaths from all causes (col. 8). |
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SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. | WARDS. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhæa. | Totals. |
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Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||||||||||
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Diarrhæa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhæa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhæa | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhæa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhæa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. |
Years. | Quarters. | Totals | |||||
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First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. |
Ages. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912 | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | Average 1906-15. | 1916. |
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Years. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 births. | Cases. | Deaths, per 1,000 cases. |
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Sub-districts | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. | |||||
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Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 Births | Deaths | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 Births |
Ages. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | Average. 1906-1915 | 1916. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islineton, South-East | The Borough. |
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Year. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
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Years | Pulmonary Deaths. | Phthisis. Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | Proportion of Deaths from Phthisis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Cause; per 1,000 inhabitants. |
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Age periods. | Deaths. | Age periods. | Deaths |
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Phthisis. | Tabes Mesenterica | Tubercular Meningitis. | General Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Totals. |
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Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | Adults. | Total. |
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Bodies received into Mortuary, | Inquests. |
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1915. | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average | No. of Inquests held. | 1916. | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. |
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Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough. |
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diseases | years | Average number of cases. 1906-15 | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||||
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1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 |
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. | WARDS. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentages of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentages of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. |
1916. | 1915. | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913 | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | Total Cases 1907-16. | Total Deaths. 1907-16 |
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Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway | Highbury. | Barnsbury | Islington, South-Kast. | The Borough. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Totals. | Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population, | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | CASES NOTIFIED IN WHOLE DISTRICT. | |||||||
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At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards |
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
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Males. | Pennies. | Total. | Males | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Houses. | Rooms. |
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Houses. | Rooms. | Houses | Rooms. |
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Date. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
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Year. | By Small Pox. | By Scarlet Fever. | By Diphtheria. | By Enteric Fever. | By Other Diseases. | Total Scholars attacked. | Proportion to every 100 cases notified. |
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Year. | Measles. | Chicken Pox. | Whooping Cough. | Other Diseases. | Totals. |
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Rooms disinfected. | Rooms sprayed. | |||
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1916. | 1915. | 1916. | 1915. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | The Year 1918 | 1915. |
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. |
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How disposed of. | Carbolic Powder. | Disinfecting Fluid. | Formaldehyde. | ||||
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Powder. | Solution. | ||||||
Tons. | cwts. | Gallons. | cwt | qr. | lbs. | Gallons. |
Workshops and Workplaces. | 1915. | 1916. | ||||
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Workshops on Register. | Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. | Total number of Workshops on Register. | Total Number of Workrooms on Register. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops | Protected Employed Persons. | ||
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Women, | Male Young Persons. | Total. |
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. (Secs. 109, 110). | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110), | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
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. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
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DISTRICTS. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Quarters. | Average number Relieved during each week. | Borough Death rates. | ||||||
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Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals corresponding periods 1915 | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | ||||
Adults. | Children | Totals. | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
No. of Cases | Description Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease or Affection. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. |
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No. of Samples. | Solids not Fat. | Fat. | Total solids. |
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Number taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated) |
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1916. | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | 1st Quarter. | Genuine. | 4th Quarter. | Totals- | Adulterated. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | |||
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2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. |
Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4 th Quarter. | Totals. |
Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and. if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
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Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
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Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
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Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis.Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution |
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Sample Marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Resclt of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
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Sample marked. | Article submitted for Analysis. | State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority. | Result of Analysis. Showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and, if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration. | Action taken, with result of prosecution. |
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Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties Received. |
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Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
liorouvh. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
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5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf.j | U.h. | Toll. | L.H. | B. | S.E. |
Deaths in Institutions within Borough | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20 | 25- 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S..E. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 6 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and up-wards. |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under four Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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PREMISES. | Number of Places— | Number of inspections, 1916. | Number of Notices. 1916. | Number of Prosecutions 1916. | |||
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On Register at end of 1915. | Added in 1916 | Removed in 1916. | On Register at end of 1916. |