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Marylebone 1916

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

Published
1917
Author
Porter, Charles.
Pages
26
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    TABLE I. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages, and in Sub-Districts, under 1 Year of Afre.
    No.CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.X and under 2 Weeks.2 and under 3 Weeks.3 and under4 Weeks.Total under 1 month.1 and under 3 Months3 and under 6 Months6 and under 9 Months9 and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.Total.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 3rd January, 1916, to the 30th December, 1916. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications Form ANo. of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications Form B.Poor Law Notifications.Sanatoria.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Primary Notifi-cations.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.
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    DEATHS FROM PHTHISIS.
    Estimated Population.Year,All Ages.Sub.Districts.
    All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The number of specimens examined bacteriologically, by Dr. Foulerton, and the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made, are shown in the following table.
    1916.
    Positive.Negative.Total.
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    LIST OF SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE YEAR 1916.
    Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
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    1. Milk; and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
    (a) Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(b) Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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    2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream. (a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if the statements on the label as to preservatives were correct.
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    (b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream.
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    SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR. The following general summary contains practically all the information necessary with regard to the Sanitary Work carried out during the year. Premises under Constant Supervision.
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    A statement with special reference to the list set out above, is contained in the following tables:—
    Number of placesNumber of inspections, 1915.Number of notices, 1915.Number of prosecutions, 1915.
    On register at end of 1915.Added in 1916.Removed in 1916.On register at end of 1916.
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    Mortuary.
    Removed by Inspectors.
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    Disinfection.
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    Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
    Adults.Children.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Total.
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    Bakehouses.
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    Places where Food is prepared for Sale (excluding Bakehouses).
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    House to House Inspections.
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    House Refuse.
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    Water Supply. London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907. Section 78.
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    Overcrowding.
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    Underground Rooms.
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    Insanitary Houses.
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    Verminous Rooms. [London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Section 20 (1)
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    Inland Revenue Act.
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    WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS. The following summary shows the number of inspections made by each of the inspectors, and the nuisances detected by them :—
    Districts.Borough.
    No. I.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.Total.
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    I—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Hemedied.Keferred to H.M. Inspector.
    (i)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    3.— HOME WORK.
    nature of wokk.Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.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)
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    4.— REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    5.— OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD AND OTHER TABLES. TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. 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 No.Nett.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    No.Rate per 1,000 NettNo.Rate.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
    12346678910111213
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    TABLE I. (A). Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1916 and the ten Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.The Whole Borough.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under i year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under i year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered., Deaths at all AgesDeaths under i year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under i year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.| Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under i year.
    a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.
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    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year ending 30th December, 1916.
    Notifiable Disease.Gases notified in whole District.Total cases notified in each locality.Number of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.Cases isolated at home
    At all ages.At ages—years.All S011I9St. MaryChrist ChurchSt. JohnTotals.All SoulsSt. MaryChrist ChurchSt. JohnTotals
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4645 to 65ti5 and upwards
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    TABLE III.— Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 30th December, 1916.
    No.CAUSES OF DEATH.Net 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.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ ChurchSt. John.Total.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.6 and under 15.15 and under 96.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.