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Newington 1898

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London

Published
1899
Author
Millson, George.
Pages
84
Tables
55

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    DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES COMPARED WITH LONDON AS A WHOLE.
    Total.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Cholera.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered
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    The number of the population at each Census since 1841 was
    Population.Rateable Value.
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    Area of Wards, Population and Number of Persons to the Acre.
    ward.Area in Acres.Population.Total.Persons per Acre.
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    OUTLYING DEATHS WITH LOCALITIES.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    Outlying Deaths with Localities— continued.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    Outlying Deaths with Localities—continued.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE 1. Births and Deaths Registered in 1898, with Ages at Death.
    Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.
    Male.Female,.Male,Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE 1. Births and Deaths Registered in 1898, with Ages at Death.
    BirthDeaths.Under 11 to 55 to 6060 to 7070 to 8080 to 90Over 90
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE 2. Births, Deaths, and Ages at Death in those registered in the Twenty-eight Years, 1871 — 1898.
    Year.BirthsDeaths.Under 11 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & up
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    Table 3. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1898.
    AGES.
    Under 3 months3 months to 1 year1 to 22 to 65 to 1615 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and Upward.Total.
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    TABLE 3.— Continued.
    AGES.1 95 and UpwardsTotal.
    Under 1 3 month3 months to 1 year1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 95
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    TABLE 3.— Continued.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 3months.3 months to 1 year.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2625 to 3535 to 4545 to 5565 to 6565 to 7576 to 8585 to 9595 and | upwards
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    TABLE 4. Table of Population. Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1898, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered 1 Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health.Number of such Cases Rkmoved from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    123456781 91011121312345678910111213
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1898.Smallpox. |Scarlatina.Diphtheria. |Membranous | Croup. |Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.SmallpoxScarlatina.| Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
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    TABLE 5. Table of Deaths during the year 1898, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Mortality fnom ai-l causes, at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    2345678i »10111213141516171819202122
    At all agesUnder 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membrunous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea & Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.InfluenzaInjuries.All Other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or TyphoidContinued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (Columns for Population and Births are in Table 1.)
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    Causes of Death in the more important diseases—
    In those registered in Parish.In the whole of Sanitary Area.
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    TABLE 6. The total number of Deaths in the Sanitary Area with the Ages, apportioned to the several Wards, and the Death-rate in each Ward:—
    WARD.Male.Female.Kate per 1,000.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 50.50 to 60.60 to 70.70 and upwardsTotal.
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    TABLE 7. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during each Week of the year 1898.
    "Week EndingSmall PoxScarlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasMembranous Croup.Cholera.Total.
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    TABLE 8. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during the year 1898, occurring in the several Wards:—
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Membranous Croup.Cholera.Total.
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    TABLE 9. DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE VARIOUS WARDS.
    ward.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.Pneumonia and Bronchitis.Heart Disease.
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    Deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years—
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    Deaths from Typhoid Fever during the last ten years—
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    Deaths from Whooping Cough during the last ten years—
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    Deaths from Measles during the last ten years—
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    TABLE 10. DEATHS of PERSONS belonging to LONDON and its SANITARY AREAS registered in the 52 Weeks of 1898.
    Sanitary Areas.Population estimated to the middle of 1898.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year of Age.
    All Causes.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping - cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Central.
    St. Giles37,51975571..26269..5..23125141
    St. Martin-in-the-Fields12,42419211..1131..1..42228
    Strand23,28453241..13244..4..147785
    Holborn30,056747101..3522212..2..2995178
    Clerkenwell66,1201,432246..61133635..7..94155406
    St. Luke41,0761,054165..37152424..2..63108278
    City of London29,08855634..82102..6155460
    Eeast.
    Shoreditch121,4852,707277..108214498..17..192245828
    Bethnal Green129,0272,872282..1521162119..17..142279877
    Whitechapel80,5591,622162..4582024..9..63209449
    St. George-in-the-East48,2411,192122..3361439..7..60130407
    Limehouse58,6611,390130..5752662..8190140398
    Mile End Old Town112,5282,229229..9386374..13..142164664
    Poplar170,2203,605365..1302289120..3012373111,126
    South.
    St. Saviour24,56257776..4711514..4..2575156
    St. George-the-Mar. Sthwrk.60,4661,470241..43203634..9..99192402
    Newington123,1832,520388..55247245..10..182298721
    St. Olave11,28833236..51311..1..52547
    Bermondsey85,7381,771258..59194447..9..80184485
    Rotherhithe40,84977391..33101115..1....2174220
    Lambeth304,0735,422755..13530114159..2512815061,425
    Battersea171,9212,897503..1142812068..142157257855
    Wandsworth209,5262,902484..111168986..16..166229748
    Camberwell261,1894,261628..1171887128..26..2223981,191
    Greenwich180,4413,336555..1082144122..28..222272988
    Lee39,71759278..671414..7..3046143
    Lewisham (exclud. Penge)88,5621,350221..35102632..16..1278372
    Woolwich41,478844171..5851927..8..5486217
    Plumstead62,5311,016178..58121533..3..5792293
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    TABLE 11. DEATH RATES of LONDON and its SANITARY AREAS during the 52 Weeks of 1898, after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Sanitary Areas.per 1,000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered.
    Deaths from
    All Causes.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued FeverDiarrhœa.Phthisis.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Central.
    St. Giles20.21.88..0.090.050.160.24..0.13..0.613.34137
    St. Martin-in-the-Fields15.50.88..0.080.080 24008..0.08..0.321.78156
    Strand22.91.76..0.560.100.170.17..0.17..0.603.32171
    Holborn24.93.37..1.170.070.730.40..0.07..0.933.17221
    Clerkenwell21.73.75..0.930.200.550.53..0.11..1.432.35196
    St. Luke25.74.04..0.900.370.590.59..0.05..1.542.64150
    City of London19.11.17..0.280.070.340.07..0.210.030.171.86128
    East.
    Shoreditch22.33.95..0.690.170.360.81..0.14..1.582.02196
    Bethnal Green22.33.90..1.180.090.480.92..0.13..1.102.17184
    Whitechapel22.81.76..0.560.100.250.30..0.11..0.782.60144
    St. George-in-the-East24.83.31..0.670.120.290.81..0.15..1.252.70195
    Limehouse23.84.26..0.970.090.440.06..0.140.021.542.39208
    Mile End Old Town19.93.51..0.830.070.560.66..0.12..1 271.46155
    Poplar21.23.72..0.770.130.520.71..0.180.011.401.83191
    South.
    St. Saviour23.63.95..0.690.040 610.57..0.10..1.023.06211
    St. George-the-Martyr Southwark24.43.99..0.710.330.600.56..0.15..1.643.18188
    Newington20.53.17..0.450.200.590.37..0.08..1.482.43173
    St. Olave20.63.31..0.440.090.270.98..0.09..0.442.22132
    Bermondsey20.73.02..0.690.220.510.55..0.11..0.942.15157
    Rotherhithe19.02.24..0.810.250.270.37..0.02..0.521.82169
    Lambeth17.92.50..0.450.100.380.52..0.120.000.931.67154
    Batteraea16.92.93..0.660.160.700.40..0.080.010.921.50166
    W andsworth14.42.40..0.550.080.440.43..0.08..0.821.13144
    Camberwell16.42.41..0.450.070.330.49..0.10..0.971.53160
    Greenwich18.53.080 600.120.240.68..0.21..1.231.51176
    Lee14.91.97..0.150.180.350.35..0.18..0.761.16160
    Lewisham (excluding Penge)15.32.50..0.400.110.290.36..0.07..1.270.88161
    Woolwich20.44.13..1.400.120.460.65..0.19..1.312.08173
    Plumstead16.32.85..0.930.190.240.53..0.05..0.911.48155
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    TABLE Analysis of Cases belonging to Newington treated
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.
    Total number of Cases notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Died in Hospital.Percentage of Deaths.Cases treated at home.Died at home.Percentage of Deaths.Total number of Cases notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Died in Hospital.Percentage of Deaths.Cases treated at home.Died at home.Percentage of Deaths.
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    in Hospitals and at Home for the last Six Years.
    Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.
    Total number of Cases notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Died in Hospital.Percentage of Deaths.Cases treated at home.Died at home.Percentage of Deaths.Total number of Cases notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Died in Hospital.Percentage of Deaths.Cases treated at home.Died at home.Percentage of Deaths.
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    TABLE 13. Zymotic Mortality for the Sanitary Area, showing the localities where the Deaths occurred.
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.
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    Slaughterhouses.
    Name.Address.
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    Cowhouses.
    Name.Address.
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    52 TABLE SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK
    Ward.Entries in Register.Sanitary Works completed.Drain reconstructed.Drain repaired.Interceptor, &c.Closet app. or repaired.Closet provided.Water supply.Closet Pan and Trap.Yards, &c., paved.Paving repaired.Gullies provided.
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    14. CARRIED OUT DURING 1898.
    Sinks trapped.Rain Pipes disconnected.Roofs, Gutters, &c.Dust-bin provided.Basement concreted.Foul Rooms cleansed.Floor Ventilation.House ventilated.Draw Tap from Main.Overcrowding abated.Area provided.Surface Drains.Nuisances from Urinals, Manure, Animals, &c., abated or Receptacles provided.Rooms disinfected.Dust complaints.
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    TABLE Summary of Original Inspections, &c., made by
    Ward.Complaints (Including houses in which deaths have occurred.)House-to -House.
    Number of Inspections made.Number of Drains tested.Number of Reinspections made.Number of Inspections made.Number of Drains tested.Number of Reinspections made.
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    15. the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1898.
    Infected Hours.Number of Samples taken.Number of Summonses taken out.Number of Original Inspections made daily.
    Number of Inspections madeNumber of Draies tested.Number of Reinspections made.
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    TABLE 16. PERCENTAGE OF ADULTERATION.
    Article.Samples taken.Genuine.Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND THE MARGARINE ACTS. PROCEEDINGS TAKEN, WITH THE RESULTS.
    Namf. and Address.Sample.Result op Analysis.Result op Proceedings.
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    Name and Address.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address.Sample.Result ok Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name axd Addkess.Sample.Result or Analysis.Resi lt op Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result op Proceedings.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
    Name.Cause fob Proceedings.Resvlt.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause for Proceedings.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause for Proceedings.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause for Proceedings.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause kok Proceedings.result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause for Proceedings.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Cause foe Proceedings.Result.
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    TABLE 17. BEDDING, ETC., DISINFECTED AND DESTROYED
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
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    TABLE 18. SUMMARY OF PROSECUTIONS
    WARD.Nuisances.Articles of Food Seized.Adulteration of Food.Total.
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    TABLE 19.
    METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDEN, 1898.(Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables furnished to the Registrar.General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S)
    Winter Jan., Feb., March. 1Spring ... April, May, June.Summer July, Aug., Sept.Autumn . ... Oct , Nov., Dec.Temperature ofElastic Force of Vapour.Weight of V apour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer on Grass.
    Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air— Daily Range.No. of Nights it wasLowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
    Mean.Diff. from Average of 126 yetnDiff. from Average of 56 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.MeanDiff. from Average of 56 yearsMean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.Mean (Satn. = 100),Diff. from Average of 56 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 56 years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 82 years.At or below 30°Between 30° and 40°Above 40°