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Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...
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Chapter XXVI. page
Main Drainage 147
Chapter XXVII.
Housing of the Working Classes 149
Chapter XXVIII.
Housing Accounts and Statistics.—Memorandum by the Comptroller of the Council (Mr.
H. E. Haward)—Memorandum by the Housing Manager (Mr. S. G. Burgess) .. 151
Appendixes.
I.—Classification of children as to clothing, nutrition, cleanliness and teeth i.
II.—Hospitals and centres at which medical treatment is provided for elementary school
children ; and the annual provision made iv.
III.—Medical inspection of school children—summary of results v.
IV.—Re-inspection (first) 1914 vi.
V.—Re-inspection (second) 1914 vii.
VI.—Number of candidates examined and the conditions found viii.
VII.—Scholars—Defects noted on medical examination and defects remedied ix.
VIII.—Average height and Weight of boys in Council's industrial and elementary schools x.
Diagrams. facing page
Part I.
Diagram A.—Marriages, 1851-1914 4
B.—Births, 1851-1914 4
„ C.—Deaths (all causes), 1841-1914 5
„ D.—Infantile Mortality, 1858-1914 6
„ E.—Tuberculous meningitis and tuberculous peritonitis (England and Wales, London
and Manchester), 1891-1914 8
„ F.—Smallpox (mortality), 1841-1914 12
„ 6.—Measles (mortality), 1841-1914 14
„ H.—Measles and Whooping-cough (monthly deaths), 1891-1914 14
„ I.—Scarlet Fever (mortality), 1859-1914 14
„ J.—Scarlet Fever (admissions to hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board, percent. of
total notified cases in London), 1890-1914 14
„ K.—Scarlet Fever (monthly notified cases and case-mortality), 1891-1914 14
„ L.—Diphtheria and Croup (mortality), 1859-1914 16
„ M.—Diphtheria (admissions to hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board, per cent, of total
notified cases in London), 1890-1914 16
„ N.—Diphtheria (monthly notified cases and case-mortality), 1891-1914 16
„ 0.—Whooping-cough (mortality), 1841-1914 18
„ P.—Typhus (mortality), 1869-1914 18
„ Q.—Enteric Fever (mortality), 1869-1914 18
„ R.—Enteric Fever (weekly notified cases, 1914, and 1890-1914) 18
„ S.—Enteric Fever (monthly notified cases and case-mortality), 1891-1914 18
„ T.—Typhoid fever (map showing distribution of cases during 9 weeks, 21st December,
1913, to 21st February, 1914) 20
,, U.—Diarrhoea and Enteritis (deaths under 2 years of age per 1,000 births), 1862-1914 25
„ V.—Phthisis (mortality—males and females), 1851-1914 28
„ W.—Cerebro-spinal Fever and Poliomyelitis, notified cases; Influenza, estimated
cases; Influenza, deaths; weekly during 1914 and first five months of 1915 35
„ X.—Influenza, deaths ; cerebro-spinal fever and poliomyelitis, notified cases (monthly,
1908-1913) 35
„ Y.—Cerebro-spinal fever and influenza, relationship 36
„ Z.—Vermin (seasonal prevalence of three kinds), 1909-1914 57