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Hackney 1918

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1918

Published
1919
Author
Warry, J. King.
Pages
78
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Notifications of Births (Live or Still-born) received during the year 1918.
    Year 1918.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.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 11
    INFANT MORTALITY. 1918. Nett deaths from stated causes atvarious 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 0 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 12
    TABLE I.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1918 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
  • Page 13
    TABLE II.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1918.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in whole Districts.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.North.Central.South.East.South.West.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 14
    TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1918.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    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.
  • Page 15
    TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT— continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1918.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    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.
  • Page 20
    The following table sets out the deaths from influenza during the epidemic period, and certain other causes of death which may have had some relation to influenza:—
    Week endedInfluenza.Diseases of Heart.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  • Page 23
    Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30 th December, 1917, to the 28th December, 1918.
    Age-periodsNotifications on Form A.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Primary Notifications.
  • Page 29
    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, 1918.Number of Notices, 1918.Number of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1917.Added in 1918.Removed in 1918.On Register at end of 1918.
  • Page 32
    The following table gives this and other information relating to the Centres:— Ante-natal Welfare Centres, 1918.
    All Souls.Brooksbys Walk.
  • Page 34
    Summary of Infant Welfare Centre Work during the Year 1918.
    Centre.No. of times Centre open.No. of primary cases brought to Centre.Repeated visits to Centre.Total attendancesTotal attendances of Infants under 1 year.Total attendances of children over 1 year.
  • Page 35
    Particulars respecting the feeding, care and environment of the infants visited at their homes by the Health Visitors during the year 1918.
    No. of Infants visited.Method of Feeding.Separate cot provided for Infant.Use of Comforter.Home conditions.Secondary visits.
    Breast.Artificial.Mixed.Yes.No.Yes.No.Satisfactory.Un-satis-fac-tory.
  • Page 35
    Food and drugs, &c., set out below to the value of £1,551 14s. 1d. were supplied at cost price, at the Municipal Welfare Centres during the year:
    £s.d.
  • Page 41
    laundries, and 233 factories in which articles of clothing, &c., were made and altered. In 24 of these factories, the sanitary accommodation was defective, unsuitable, or insufficient:—
    Nuisance.Found.Abated by Workshop Inspector.Abated by District Inspector.OutstandingTotal.
  • Page 42
    (a) Wearing Apparel.
    Occupations.No. of Workshops.Occupations.No. of Workshops
  • Page 42
    (b) Other Occupations.
  • Page 43
    The following analysis shows the trades followed by these outworkers:—
    Trade.No. of Outworkers.rs. Trade.No. of Outworkers.
  • Page 47
    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Samples purchased during 1918.
    Article.Number Purchased.Number Adulterated.Number where proceedings taken.
  • Page 49
    Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1918.
    No. of SampleArticle.Adulteration or Offence.Result of Legal Proceedings.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 50
    Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the year 1918— continued.
    No. of Sample.Article.Adulteration or Offence.Result of Legal Proceedings.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 51
    Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during the year 1918.
    Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Penalty.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 56
    In order to show more clearly the progressive increase in the successful use of the warranty defence, I give below a table showing in more detail the above figures grouped in biennial periods for the eight years 1910-1917 inclusive:—
    Biennial Periods.Total number of Summonses taken out in London under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.Number of Warranties used successfully as a defence.Percentage of Summonses dismissed.
  • Page 58
    The following table shows in biennial periods the number of prosecutions by London Boroughs during the last eight years with the results of such prosecutions :—
  • Page 72
    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-birthTotal mortality from child-birth.