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Deptford 1926

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

Published
1927
Author
Thomson, Charles S.
Pages
170
Tables
81

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    Summary of Vital and Mortality Statistics
    1926.1925.
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    The population for each of the various wards, based on this estimate, and on the estimated population at the revision of ward boundaries in 1925, was as follows:—
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    Table 1.
    Year.Estimated population.Births.
    No.Rate per 1000.
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    Illegitimate Births. The illegitimate births numbered 54 or 2.6 per cent, of the total births. These occurred in the several wards as follows:—
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    The following table shows the number of deaths which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates :— Table II.
    Year.Estimated Population.Deaths.
    No.Rate per 1000.
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    The following table gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the respective death rates. Deaths of residents occurring outside the Borough are allocated to their respective Wards:— Table III.
    Ward.Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000.
    Males.Females.Children under 1 yearTotal.
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    The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1926 and the previous year is as follows :— Table IV.
    19251926
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    The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the following table:— Table V.
    Ward.Births Registered,Deaths under 1 year of age.Infantile mortality per 1000 Births.
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    Comparative table of infantile deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis Table VI. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.
    Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years.Total deaths under one year.
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    Table VII. TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRl'HS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1926
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    Table VIII. INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.
    Year.Deaths under 1 year.Infantile Mortality Rate.
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    Table No. IX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1926 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.T ransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Under 1 year of Age.At all Ages.
    of Nonresidents registeredin the Districtof Residents not registeredin the District.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1.000Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    Table No. X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1926.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under I year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
    1234567891011
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    Table No. XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1926. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 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 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year
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    Table No. XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1926.
    Notifiable DiseaseAt all Ages.At Ages—YearsTotal Cases Removed to Hospital.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 8565 and upwards
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    Table No. XIII. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1926.
    Notifiable DiseaseTotal Cases in BoroughTotal Cases Notified in each Ward.
    Deptford ParkEvelynSt. Paul'sValeCliftonCanterburyHatchamPepysSt. Catherine'sSt. Peter'sSt. John'sTown Hall
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    Scarlet Fever.
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    There were 19 deaths as compared with 23, 15 and 33 for the three preceding years, giving a death-rate of 0.16 per 1,000 population as compared with 0.07 for England and Wales, and 0.12 for London.
    Year 1921363 notifications ;13 deaths
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    Enteric Fever.
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    Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
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    Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
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    Table XIV. Hospital Disposal of Notifiable Diseases during 1926.
    DISEASETotal Cases NotifiedCases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
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    Table XV. List of Infectious Diseases for the Past Five Years.
    Disease.Notified inAdmitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
    192119221923192419251921192219231924192519211922192319241925
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    Table XVI. Deaths and Death Rates from Principal Infectious Diseases.
    YearEnteric FeverSmallpoxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaDiarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total
    No. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRate
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    Laboratory Work at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
    Material.Total Specimens examined.Number Positive.Number Negative.
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    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1926. Table No. XVII.
    Number of District.
    1234567Totals
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1926—continued.
    Table—continued.Number of District.
    1234567Totals
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1926-continued.
    Table— continued.Number of District.
    1234567Totals.
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    HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTIONS. House-to-house inspections were made in the following streets during the year 1926:—
    Street or Road.Total premises inspected.Number in which defects were found.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Inspector Hewett—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Inspector Mayo—
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    Inspector Webster—
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    The following table deals with the state of affairs re windows, at the commencement of 1924 and at the close of 1926:—
    19241926
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    Joint visits were paid by the Food Inspector and myself to certain places where food is prepared:—
    Number.Inspections and Calls.
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    Table XVIII. Sale of Food and Drugs, Acts.—Samples Taken During 1926.
    Articles.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.Total.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    Samples taken during 1926—continued.
    Articles.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.Total.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    Table XIX. Proceedings Taken in regard to Samples Purchased during the year 1926.
    Simple No.Article.Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement.FineCostsRemarks.
    £s.d£s.d.
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    Table XX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1926.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES—Number of inspectionsNumber of noticesNumber of proceedings
    On register at end of 1925Added 1926Removed 1926On register at end of 1926
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    Table XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1926.
    CLASS OF WORK.Number of PlacesNumber of Inspections.Number of Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1925.Added 1926.Removed 1926.On Register at end of 1925.
    Under Factory Acts.Under Public Health Acts.
    Premises.Rooms
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    Table XXII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. This Table is by request of the Secretary of State. Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926. On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2 —DEFECTS FOUND.
    PARTICULARSNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
    Found.Remedied.Referred toH M. Inspector.
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    Table—continued. 3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE. OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS. SECTION 107OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. SECTION 108OUTWORK IN INFECTKD PREMISES SECTIONS 109. 110
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served onOccupiers as to keepingor sending lists.Prosecutions. j
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to 1 send lists.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109. 110)
    Outworkers.Outworkers.
    Lists.Conractors.Workmen. !Lists.Conxactors.Work i men.
    12345678910111213141516
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    Table-continued. 4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on Register (s. 131) at the end of year.Number.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    Table XXIII. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 and Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations (No. 2), 1918. Summary of Notifications for the period from 3rd January, 1926 to 1st January, 1927.
    Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C
    Age Periods.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Cases admitted to
    0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565and upTotal Primary NotificationsTotal Notifications on Form B.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    Under 55-1010-15Total Primary Notifications
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    Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1926.
    Age Periods.New Cases.*Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
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    Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Interval between Notification and Death in 1926.
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    The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—
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    Analysis of Deaths According to Wards. Year 1926.
    WardsEstimated PopulationPersons per acre (census 1921)Deaths from Pulmonary TuberculosisDeaths from Non-Pulmonar TuberculosisTotal DeathsDeath Rate per 1.000
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    With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1926 as follows:—
    MALESFEMALESTotal
    Under15Over 15Under 15Over 15
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    TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.(a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1926, arranged according to the years in which the Patients first came under Public Medical Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and their classification as shown on Form A.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 19261926
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.b. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total(Class T.B. plus
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    (b)NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1926, arranged according to the years in which the Patients first came under Public Medical Treatment, and their classification as shown on Form A.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 19261926
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
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    Deaths of Dispensary Patients, 1926.
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    Examined at Dispensary—33
    Pulmonary Tuberculosis (T.B. in Sputum)Pulmonary Tuberculosis (T.B. not found in Sputum)Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
    2256
    AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
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    CANCER.
    YearNo. of DeathsYearNo. of Deaths
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    Deaths from, at age periods.
    Year2 to 5 years5 to 15 years15 to 25 years25 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 years & upwards75 years & over
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    Deaths from, in Men and Women at different age periods.
    YearSexUnder 25 years25 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 to 75 years75 years and upwardsTotals
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    The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table
    1st visitsRe-visitsTotal
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    Births Notified, Year 1926.
    Ward.Births Notified.Alive.Dead.By whom Notified.
    Total.Male.Female.Parent.Doctor.Midwife.OtherPerson.
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    Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children. During the year 8,521 applications were received and were dealt with as follows:—
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    Dried Milk, Virol, &c. The following amounts of dried milk, &c., were distributed to the mothers attending the Infant Welfare Centres, during the year 1926 and previous years.
    1926192519241923
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    Ante-Natal Clinic Statistics, 1926.
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    Attendances at Clinics and Treatment Centres. napier street clinic.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total NewCases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultationswith Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1-5.
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    ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases-Consultationswith Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5
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    GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE CLINIC.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New andOld Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast FedMixed.Hand.Ages 1-5.
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    BESSON STREET CLINIC.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5.
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    GOSTERWOOD STREET CLINIC.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New andOld Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1-5.
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    HALES STREET CLINIC.
    1926.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total NewCases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5.
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    Summary of Visits paid by Health Visitors-
    Wards (approximate)St. Paul 's and Evelyn (pat)Vale and CliftonDeptford Park and Evelyn (part)Canterbury and HatchamSt.Catherine's and PepysSt. John's. St. Peier's and Town Hall.Total.
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    SUNLIGHT TREATMENT CENTRE. Report for the Year 1926.
    MonthNo. of Patientson RegisterTotal AttendanceHours Lamps used
    HoursMinutes
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    Supplemental Vaccination Return for 1925. Return made on or before the 9th of February, 1927, by Mr. E. S. Elliott, Vaccination Officer of the several Districts of the Greenwich Union, respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered in his District from 1st January to 31st December, 1925, inclusive:—
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1925.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan.. 1927.No. of Births wnich on 31st Jan 1927 remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of—No. of thesebirths remaining on 1st Jan.. 1927 not accounted for.Total No. of Certificates of successfulPrimary Vaccination at all ages received during Calendar Year 192fi.No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objectionsactually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1926.
    Success-fully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Smallpox.Certificatesof Conscientious Objection received.Dead, Unvaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certihcate.Removal to Districts. V.O. of which apprised.Removal to places unknown and cases not found.
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    Supplemental Vaccination Return for 1924.
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    Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED.
    1926DiphtheriaScarlet FeverPulmonary TuberculosisMeaslesCancerPuerperal FeverPneumoniaCerebro-Spinal MeningitisEncephalitis Lethargica0ErysipelasEpidemic DiarrhoeaInfluenzaScabiesInfantile ParalysisDysenteryWhooping CoughRingwormDropsy.Typhoid FeverFormalin SprayFumigated
    InfectiousRequestsTotal RoomsVerminous
    PremisesRooms
    R'ms.R'ms
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    Table SHOWING NUMBER OF PREMISES VISITED AND ARTICLES COLLECTED FOR DISINFECTION OR DESTROYED AT OWNER'S REQUEST.
    1926PremisesBedsPillowsBolstersMattressesSheetsBlanketsOdd ArticlesTotalBooksArticles Destroyed (Owner's Requtst)Cleansing Station
    InfectiousRequestsD.B.C. LibraryPrivateBedsPillowsBolstersMattressesSheetsBlanketsOdd ArticlesTotalWearing ApparelTowelsBlank tsTotal
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    Summary.
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    Mortuary Report for the year ended 31st December, 1926 Bodies Received, etc.
    Total.Male.Female.Inquests.Postmortems.Under 1 year of age.Un-known.Deposited to await burial only.Infectious.
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    Districts of which deceased persons were residents.