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Bethnal Green 1914

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

Published
1915
Author
Bate, George Paddock.
Pages
186
Tables
90

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    LONDON and the METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS—Births and Deaths of Persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks ended 2nd January, 1915.
    oroughs.Population estimated to the middle of 1914.Births.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year of Age.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years).Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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    LONDON and the METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS—Birth-rates and Death-rates of Persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs daring the 52 Weeks ended 2nd January, 1915.
    Boroughs.Per 1000 Persons Living.Rate per 1000 Births.
    Births.Deaths from
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Diarrhoea and En- teritis (under 2 years).Total deaths under 1 year.
    Crude.Standardized.
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    SUMMARY.
    1913.1914.
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    TABLE A.
    1913.1914.
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    TABLE B. Public institutions, situated outside the Borough, into which Bethnal Green residents have been received, and where they have subsequently died :—
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    TABLE C. Public Institutions in Bethnal Green.
    Institution.Beds Available.In-patients Treated.Out-patients Treated.Deaths— Bethnal Green Residents.Deaths— Bethnal Green Non-Residents.
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    TABLE D.
    District.Deaths.Population.
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    TABLE E.
    Month.London Death Rate.Bethnal Green Death RateMean Temperature Degrees.)Rainfall. Inches).
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    TABLE F.
    Quarter Ending.London.Bethnal Green.
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    TABLE G. MARRIAGES, 1914.
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    TABLE H.
    Special causes of infantile Deaths.Totals.Rate per thousand births.
    1914191319141913
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    INFANTILE DEATH RATES. The following table compares the total infantile death rates during the last ten years for Bethnal Green with the rates for London as a whole.
    Year.Bethnal Green.London.
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    TABLE I. Quarterly Mortality for the Borough of Bethnal Green.
    1914.Estimated Population in the middle of 1914.Births.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years;.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.DiphtheriaPulmonary Tuberculosis.Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years) to 1000 Births registeredTotal deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered.
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    TABLE J. Quarterly Mortality tor the County of London.
    1914.Estimated Population in the middle of 1914.Births.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years) per 1000 Births registeredDeaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. TABLE K.
    Disease.Deaths at Home.Deaths in Hospitals.Total.
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    TABLE L.
    Disease.1913.1914.
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    TABLE M.
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    TABLE N. Details of Notifications Received.
    Nature of DiseaseNo. of Certificates ReceivedDuplicate Certificates ReceivedActual Number of Cases ReportedTreated at HomeRemoved to M.A.B. HospitalsTreated at other Hospitals and InfirmaryDiagnosis Incorrect
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    TABLE 0. Condition of Premises where Cases of Infectious Disease occurred during 1914.
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    Occupations of Persons Notified during 1914.
    Occupation.Males.Females.Total.
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    Public Health (Tuberculosis)—continued.
    Occupation.Males.Females.Total.
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    SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS, 1914 Number of Birth Notifications, 3,491.
    Notifications were sent in by—
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    The mothers were attended at their confinements by:—
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    TOTAL VISITS FOR THE YEAR.
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    Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. REPORT OF VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS. Year ended 31st December, 1941.
    Births.Ophthal-mia Neonator-um:Puerperal Fever.Measles.Diarrhœa.School Com-plaints.Cases reported to Inspec-tors.Visits of Special Charac-ter.Futile Visits,Total Visits for Year.Name.
    NotifiedVisitsRevisits.Cases.Visits and Revisits.New cases.Visits.Reported.Visits.Reported.Visits.Reported.Visits.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1914 and Previous Years.
    YearPopulation estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the district.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.of Nonresidents registered in the District.Of Residents not registered in the District.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1914.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality. (e.g., Parish orWard) of the District.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5 years.At Ages—Years.
    5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
    1 Northeast.2 Southwest.Northeast.Southwest.
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    TABLE 11a. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the year 1914.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.Number of Notifications on Form B.Number of Notications on Form C
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications [i.e.including cases previously notified by other doctors).Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e. including notifications by other doctors).Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotalUnder 55 to 1010 to 15Total
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    TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1914.
    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
    All Ages.Under 1 year.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.
    1234567891011
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    TABLE IV. Whole District. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE IV. (a). North-East Betiinai. Green. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week1-2 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 IV. (b) South-West Bethnal. Green. Infantiie Mortality diking the Year 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.'2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospital Deaths in the 10 years 1904 to 1913 and in the year 1914.
    Disease.1904.1905.1906.19071908.1909.1910.1911.1912.1913.Annual Average of lOyrs. 1904 -1913.1914
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    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Premises.Inspections.Number of Written Notices.Prose-cutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found. __Remedied.Referred toH.M. Inspctor.
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    3 —HOME WORK
    NATURE OF WORK.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in un-wholesome premises, section 108.Outwork in infected premises, sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Section 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Out-Work-ers.Lists.Out-Work-ers.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5__Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN.
    STREET LIST.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory DiseasesGeneral DiseasesTotal.Name of Street.Zymotic DiseasesTubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.-Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases,Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Disea-es.Total.Name of Stret t.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.Genet al Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiatory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street,Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases,Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General DiseasesTotal.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.-Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases-Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street-Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Reppiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    MUNICIPAL TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES AND MATERNITY AND INFANT WELFARE ORGANISATIONS._
    PopulationADiMINISTRATION, ESTABLISHMENT, &c.Battersea. 167,338Bermondsey. 124,213Camberwell. 264,176Chelsea. 67,400Deptford. 109,182Finsbury. 84,000Fulham. 156,000Greenwich. 96,015Hackney. 223,716Hammersmith. 124,750Hampstead. 86,731Holborn. 49,357Islington. 324,764Kensington. 172,317Lambeth. 296,724Lewisham. 172,433London, City of. 17,129Paddington. 141,946.Poplar. 160,222St. Marylebone. 118,211St. Pancras. 218,387Shoreditch 111,390Southwark. 186,941Stepney. 279,804Store Newington. 50,511Wandsworth 333,154Westminster. 152,346/Woolwich 128,556
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    APPENDIX A. Total Number of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand
    District.Infectious Cases.Complaints.House to House Inspections.Trade InspectionsRe-inspections.Milkshop Inspections.Factory and Workshop Inspections.Outworkers' Homes Inspections.Tenement House Inspections.New Buildings Inspections.Ice Cream Shop Inspections.
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    for the Year ended 31st December, 1914.
    Smoke Nuisances— 1Other Inspections or work of Special Character.Number of Calls.Unsound Food Seizures.Samples of Food and Drugs and Rag Flock taken,Police Court Attendances.Nuisances Abated.Number of Cases in Hand-Total Visits.Inspector.
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    APPENDIX B. Total number of Defects discovered during 1914.
    Month.Dirty Premises.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W.C.'s.Defective Water Supply.Smoke Nuisances.Other Matters.Total.
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    APPENDIX D. (1.) Police Court Proceedings—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offenc .Inspecor.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Public Health (London) Act, 1891—continued.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Public Health (London) Act, 1891—continued.
    Date of hearing.DefendantOffence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Public Health (London) Act, 1891—continued.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    APPENDIX D (2). Police Court Proceedings, 1914. Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912.
    Date of bearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result
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    Samples taken officially and submitted for analysis during the year.
    ArticleTotal Number of Samples taken.GenuineAdulterated or deficientOffences other than Adulter ation.
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    APPENDIX E. (2). Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate*Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.OffenceInspector.Magistrate.Result
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875- 1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.MagistrateResult
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearing.Defendant,Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    . Date of hearing-Defendant-Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result
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    The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., taken in connection with samples taken for analysis:—
    No. of Adulterated Samples.Other Offences.No. of Summonses Issued and Cases Pending at 31st Dec., 1913.No of Convictions or Costs Obtained.No. of Cases Dismissed.No. of Summonses Withdrawn.No. of Cases Pending at 31st Dec., 1914.
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    APPENDIX E. Food and Drugs. Table showing percentage adulteration for Decennial period 1904--1913, compared with 1914.
    Year.No. of Samples taken.No. of Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulterated Samples.
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    Samples taken on Delivery. The undermentioned samples were taken on delivery from wholesale firms delivering good to retail tradesmen, etc., throughout the Borough:-
    Article.No. of Samples Taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
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    APPENDIX E (4). Summary of sample taken information and submited t the Public Analyst during 1914.
    Article.No. of Samples.Genuine.Adulterated or deficient in vital constituent.Other offences.
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    APPENDIX E. (5). Summary of samples analysed in the Laboratory at the Town Hall, Bethnal Green, during 1914
    ArticleNo. of SamplesGenuine.Adulterated or deficient in vital con stituent or preservatised.Of low quality.
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    The following are the schools at which I have taken samples, together with the results of the analyses:—
    Name of School.Result.
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    1. Milk, and Cream not sold as preserved cream.
    Article.Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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    Particulars relating to Unsound Food for 1914. Seized.
    Cwts.Qrs.St.Lb.
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    Surrendered.
    Cwts.Qrs.St.Lb.
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    Also 15 Turkeys.
    Cwts.Qrs.St.Lb
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    APPENDIX H (1).
    Premises where Food is Prepared for Sale.
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    APPENDIX H (2).
    Particulars relating to Ice Cream Shops.
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    APPENDIX I.
    Particulars relating to Bakehouses.
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    APPENDIX J. (1). Outworkers.
    Year.No. of Lists received from Employers.No. of Outworkers com-prised therein.Reported from other Boroughs.Reported to other Boroughs.
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    APPENDIX J (2)
    Outworkers List of Trades.
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    APPENDIX K.
    Houses Let in Lodgings.
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    APPENDIX L.
    House-to-House Inspections.
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    APPENDIX M.
    Verminous School Children.
    1910.1911.1912.19131914.
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    APPENDIX N (1). Rooms and Bedding disinfected during the Year ending 31st Dec., 1914.
    Month.Scarlet Fever.D phtheria.Enteric and Ty phoid.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Verminous,Cancer.Erysipelas.Scabies.Measles.Chicken Pox.Puerperal Fever.By Request.Schools.Total.No. of Articles Disinfected at Station.
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    APPENDIX O.
    Smoke Nuisance Observation.
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    APPENDIX P.
    Mortuary Returns, 1914.
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    Causes of Death in Inquest cases—
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    APPENDIX Q. Inspection of certain places subject to Special Bye-laws and Regulations.
    PREMISES.No. of Premises.No. of Inspections.No. of Notices.No. of Prosecutions
    On Register at end of 1913.Added in 1914.Removed in 1914.On Register at end of 1914.
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    APPENDIX R.
    Clerical Work.