Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1916

Hackney 1916

Published: 1917
Author: Warry, J. King.
Pages: 58
Tables: 25

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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. Notifications of Births (Live or Still-born) received, during the year 1916.

Year 1916. Medical Practitioners. Midwives. Parents and Others. Total.
Live. Still. Live. Still. Live. Still. Live. Still.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.

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INFANT MORTALITY. 1916. Nett Deaths from stated, causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.	Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 12 months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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TABLE I.—HACKNEY DISTRICT, Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years.

Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number.	Nett.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.		of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected Number.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of residents not registered in the District.	Number.	Hate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified, during the Year 1916.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in whole Districts. *								Total Cases Notified in each Locality.				Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							1	2	3	4
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 45.	45 to 65.	65 and upwards.	North.	Central	South-East	South-West

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TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.									Deaths in Public Institutions.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	All Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE III.— HACKNEY DISTRICT— continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.									Deaths in Public Institutions.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	All Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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The number of deaths from tuberculous disease in Hackney during 1916 was 359, a decrease of 22 upon the deaths during 1915. These deaths are classified as follows :—

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The following statement refers to the milk-places, cow-sheds, slaughter-houses and offensive trades in the Borough:—

Premises.	Number of Places.				Number of Inspections, 1916.	Number of Notices, 1916.	Number of Prosecutions.
Premises.	On Register at end of 1915.	Added in 1916.	Removed in 1916.	On Register at end of 1916.	Number of Inspections, 1916.	Number of Notices, 1916.	Number of Prosecutions.

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A—Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Notifications received, during the Year 1916.

Under 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 and upwards. Duplicates. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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B—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Notifications received during the Year 1916.

Under 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 and upwards. Duplicates. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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Tuberculosis, 1916.

Sex. Insured Cases. Non-Insured Cases. Percentage Insured.
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary.
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Factories.—During the year 127 factories were inspected by the officers of the Public Health Department, 3 being factory laundries and 124 factories in which articles of clothing, &c., were made and altered. In 30 factories, the sanitary accommodation was defective, unsuitable or insufficient:—

Nuisance. Found. Abated by Workshop Inspector. Abated by District Inspector. Outstanding. Total.
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Analysis of Occupations Carried On in the Registered Workshops of Hackney. (a) Wearing Apparel.

Occupations. No. of Workshopps. Occupations. No. of Workshops.
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The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers :—

Trade. No. of Outworkers Trade. No. of Outworkers.
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The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the year 1916 are the following:—
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On examination of the lists of outworkers sent in by employers in this Borough during 1916, I found 2,929 whose addresses were in other districts. The names and addresses of these were forwarded to their respective local authorities, as given in the following list:—
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was a room set apart entirely for work. In the remainder, work was carried on in rooms used for other purposes, as set out below :—
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(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, &c.— The number of articles under this head disinfected during last year was as follows:—
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The expenditure incurred during the year in connection with the Disinfecting Station and Shelter was as follows:—

£ s. d.
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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples purchased during 1916.

Article. Number Purchased. Number Adulterated. Number where proceedings taken.
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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1916.

No. of Sample. Article. Adulteration or Offence. Result of Legal Proceedings. Fine. Costs.
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Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during the year 1916.

Address. Complaint. Magistrate's Decision. Penaltv. Costs.
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The annual death rates per 1,000 births for the County of London and the Borough of Hackney from these causes during the four years 1911-1914, were as follows:—

Puerperal fever. Other complications of child-birth. Total mortality from child birth.
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Table of special causes of deaths in children under one year of age and from one to five years of age, during 1914, in the Borough of Hackney.

Causes of deaths. Under one year. One and under five years. Total under five years.
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otherwise of the scheme. The following estimate has been carefully considered and will, I believe, be sufficient to meet the expenditure of a scheme as above outlined.

Year 1916.	Medical Practitioners.				Midwives.				Parents and Others.				Total.
	Live.		Still.		Live.		Still.		Live.		Still.		Live.		Still.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. Notifications of Births (Live or Still-born) received, during the year 1916.

INFANT MORTALITY. 1916. Nett Deaths from stated, causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age.

TABLE I.—HACKNEY DISTRICT, Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years.

TABLE II.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified, during the Year 1916.

TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.

TABLE III.— HACKNEY DISTRICT— continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.

The number of deaths from tuberculous disease in Hackney during 1916 was 359, a decrease of 22 upon the deaths during 1915. These deaths are classified as follows :—

The following statement refers to the milk-places, cow-sheds, slaughter-houses and offensive trades in the Borough:—

A—Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Notifications received, during the Year 1916.

B—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Notifications received during the Year 1916.

Tuberculosis, 1916.

Analysis of Occupations Carried On in the Registered Workshops of Hackney. (a) Wearing Apparel.

The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers :—

The local authorities from which I have received names and addresses of outworkers during the year 1916 are the following:—

On examination of the lists of outworkers sent in by employers in this Borough during 1916, I found 2,929 whose addresses were in other districts. The names and addresses of these were forwarded to their respective local authorities, as given in the following list:—

was a room set apart entirely for work. In the remainder, work was carried on in rooms used for other purposes, as set out below :—

(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, &amp;c.— The number of articles under this head disinfected during last year was as follows:—

The expenditure incurred during the year in connection with the Disinfecting Station and Shelter was as follows:—

SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples purchased during 1916.

Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1916.

Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during the year 1916.

The annual death rates per 1,000 births for the County of London and the Borough of Hackney from these causes during the four years 1911-1914, were as follows:—

Table of special causes of deaths in children under one year of age and from one to five years of age, during 1914, in the Borough of Hackney.

otherwise of the scheme. The following estimate has been carefully considered and will, I believe, be sufficient to meet the expenditure of a scheme as above outlined.

(b) Articles of Clothing, Furniture, &c.— The number of articles under this head disinfected during last year was as follows:—