Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | ||
| Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 of Population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000total Registered Births | No. | Bate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000total Registered Births. | |
| Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsburj'. | Holborn. | |
| Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | London Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Deaths under 1 year of age. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected legitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected illegitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. |
| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | Avge, 1920-29 | 1930 |
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| Name. | Situation. | Purpose. | Number of Beds. | Management. | Special Departments. | Arrangements forPathological Work. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Ray. | Dental. | Ophthalmic. | Massage. | Other. | ||||||
| Mr.Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charlesworth | Miss Stockwell | Total |
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| Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Stockwell | Total |
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| Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. |
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| Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. |
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| WARD. | Number ofpremises inspected. | Numberrat infested. | Action for Rat Repression. | RESULT. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traps. | Poisons. | Rat catchers. | Dogs. | Cats. | Proofing | |||||
| No. OF WORKSHOPS EMPLOYING | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men only. | Womenonly. | Both Sexes. | Total. | |
| Mr.Bennett. | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Bennett. | Mr. Clark. | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. |
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| Ward. | No. of Lodgers for which licensed. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | ||||
| Ward. | Rooms per person. |
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| STREET. | HOUSES (not holdings). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled entirely | Partly controlled | Decontrolled | No information | Total | |
| Street. | Houses used for workingclass dwellings. | Registeredunder By-laws. | Inspected in connection with Survey. |
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| Number of houses inspected. | Rooms per tenement. | Total number of tenements. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1room. | 2rooms. | 3rooms. | 4rooms. | 5rooms. | |||
| Number of persons in family. | Number of Rooms occupied. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 or more | ||
| Street. | No. of tenements. | Unven-tilated cupboard. | Ventilated cupboard. | Safe. | Shelf. | Dresser. | *Othor. | None. | Holding used for sleeping only. | No in-formation. |
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| No. of tene-ments. | Laundry work. | Personal washing-. | No infor-mation. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washhouse available. | Bowl in room. | Bowl at sink. | Bath. | |||
| Date sample taken. | Nature of Shop where purchased. | No. of Organisms per cc. grown at 37° C for 24 hours. | Minimal volume containing Bacillus Coli. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of milk fat. | Percentage ofmilk solids (including fat). |
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| Mr. Bennett's District. | Mr. Clark's District. | Mr. Larard's District. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodity. | Quantity. | Condition. | Result of Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTICLE. | Number Purchased | Result of Analyses | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Cost3. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
| ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
| ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
| article. | Number Taken. | Result of Analyses. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||
| Percentage of Fat. | Number of Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shops. | Streets. | Total. | |
| Number of Samples examined. | Total Solids. Per cent. average. | Solids Non-fat. Per cent. average. | Fat.Per cent. average. |
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| 1020. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 192o. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | Yearly average 1920-1999 |
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| Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objectors | Insus-ceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed. No information as toVaccination | Temporarily unaccounted for |
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| 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | Total. |
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| Primary Case | Age. | Date notified | Secondary Case | Age | Date notified | Remarks e.g. Character of Premises |
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| Hospital. | Cases Notified | Disease Notified as | HolbornCases. | NonHolborn Cases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff. | Inpatients. | Clinical. | Carrier. | |||||
| Contacts swabbed. | Positive Results. | Contacts positive. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nose and Throat. | Nose only. | Throat only. | |||
| Ages. | 6 to 12 months | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | 5 to 6 years | 6 to 7years | 7 to 8 years | 8 to 9years | 9 to 10years | 10 to 11 years | 11 to 12 years | 12 to 13 years | 13 to 14years | 14 to 15years | Adults 15 and above years | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total for 9 years, 1922-30. | 78 | 226 | 167 | 127 | 104 | 83 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 60 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 176 | Total Schick Tested = 1335 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ATotal number of individualswho attended clinic | BTotaltested | CTotal immunised withoutpre. liminary Schick test | Result of Test. D | EFound NEGATIVE to He Schick Test after | Immunisation of Positives. | HFound POSITIVE to Re Schick Test after 3 ccm T.A. M or with T.A.F. | TotalRe Schick tested | Given 3 ccm T.A. M. or with T.A.F. Notretested. | Given 1 ccm not yet retested. | JFailed to complete 3inoculatns. | Inoculatns. not begun. | Inoculatns-still in progress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFound NEGATIVE to Re Schick Test after | GFirst immunised with T.A.F. and found NEGATIVE to Re Schick after | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Positive. | Nega-tive | Not read. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 ccm T.A.M. | 2 com T. A.M. | 3 ccm T. A.M. or with T.A.F. | 4 ccm T. A.M. | 5 ccm T. A.M. | 6 ccm T.A.M. | 8 ccm T.A.M. | Further (losis of T.A.F. | 3 ccm T.A.M. | Given further inoculation but not yet retested. | No furtherinoculation given. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Re-Schick tested after an interval of years or fraction of years | Number re-tested after this interval | Number found positive | Age in years and sex of positives when first tested | Further particulars (Unless otherwise stated the dose refers to Toxoid-antitoxin mixture.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | M. | F. | |||||
| Re Schick tested after an interval of years or fraction of years | Number re-tested after this interval | Number found positive | Age in years and sex of positives when first tested | Further particulars (Unless otherwise stated the dose refers to Toxoid-antitoxin mixture.) |
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| Re-Schick tested after an interval of years or fraction of years | Number re-tested after this interval | Numberfound positive | Age in years and sex of positives when first tested | Further particulars (Unless otherwise stated the dose refers to Toxoid-antitoxin mixture.) |
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| Initials | Age in years at date of Schick Test | Sex | Type of Home | Date ofSchick Test | First Injection | Final Injection | Retest | Resultof Retest | Date of onset of Dipli-theria | Interval between last injection and date of onset of disease | Confirmation of diagnosisby | Character of Attack |
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| England and Wales | London | Holborn |
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| Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years. | M. | F. | Total. |
| No. ofRheu-matic Chil-dren | Separate Room | Separate Bed in Living Room | Separate Bed in Room shared with | Bed shared with | Bed shared in living room with | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults and Children | Adults | Children | Adults and Children | Child | Adults and Children | ||||||||||||||||
| Case. | Age. | Sex. | Occupation. | Date ofNotification. | Notified as. | Nature of Laboratory Examination. | Final Diagnosis. | Where treated | Contracted inBorough. | Probable Source of Disease. |
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| Date of Notification | Patient. | Sex. | Age when notified. | Subsequent History. |
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| Date ofOuset. | Patient. | Sex | Birth. Date of | Where Treated. | Condition at end of 1930. |
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| Date of Notification. | Patient. | Sex | Age at date of Notification. | Where Treated. | Subsequent History. |
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| Diphtheria | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Enteric Fever | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination |
| Ageperiods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| 11 | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Age-periode | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications. | TotalNotifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications. | Under 5. | 5 to 10. | 19 to 15. | Total Primary Notifications. | |||||
| 0 | 1- | 5 | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 66- | All Ages. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | ¥. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ClassT.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ClassT.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ClassT.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ClassT.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ClassT.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | ||||||||||
| Condition at the time of the lust record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927 | 1928. | 1929. | 190. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bone and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | |||||
| Living in:— | Confined at home. | Confined in hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage of Total Births. | No. | Percentage of Total Births | |
| First Visits. | Revisits. | Total. |
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| Tuesday. | Wednesday | Thursday. | Friday. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Consultation2—4 .30 m. | Ante-natal and Post-natal cases 2—4.30 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—1.30 p.m. | Class 3—4 p.m. | Dentist. 2—4 p.m. | MedicalConsultation2—4.30 p.m. | |
| One-room homes—16 confinements. |
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| Reasons for attendance. | 10, John Street. | Short's Garden.. |
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| Mothers. | Children. |
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| Women. | Children. | Total. |
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| Mothers. | Children. | Total. |
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| Milk. | Prepared Milk. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free. | Part Cost. | Free. | Part Cost. | |
| Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total. 1—5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1—2 | 2—3 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Both Sexes | |
| Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | Week | 2-8 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 1-4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | |
| Males | Females | Both sexes |
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| Males | Females | Both sexes |
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| No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara orMultipara | Ante-natal Care | Birth occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Recovery | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient's Home | Institution | ||||||||
| CaseNumber. | Age when Notified. | Age atOnset. | By whom Notified. | Type of Disease on Health Visitor's first call. | Where Treated. | Medical Attendance and Nursing. | Result. | Birth Notified by. |
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| Age Group. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Condition of Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad | Clean. | I Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6,9 in either eye. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | ||
| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Natural Causes. | Accidents. |
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| Year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| •Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | |||||||||||
| Uncorrected Number | Net | Number | Rate | of Non residents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Number | Rate per 1,000 Births | Number | Rate | |||
| Number | Rate | |||||||||||
| 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 inthe District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under i 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. | |||
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notifiedin each Locality (e.g Parish or Wa rd)of the District. | Total CasesRemoved to Hospitals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages-Years. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | ||||||||
| Under1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 andupward | |||||
| NOTIFICATIONS | DEATHS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decennial Average, 1920-1929 | Year 1930 | Decennial Average, 1920-1929 | Tear 1930 | |||||||||
| Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rate per 1,000 | London Rate | Number | Rateper 1,000 | London Rate | |
| PREMISES. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Intimations. | Statutory. | |||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Pro«ecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referredto MM. Inspector. | |||
| Nature of Work | Outworkers' Lists, Section- 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises. Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | In2 stances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the rear. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Con-tractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.(1) | Number.(2) |
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| Class.(1) | Number(2) |
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| 1930. | Air Temprrature. | Bright Sunshine. | Rain and other forms of Prf.cipitation. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of— | Mean of A.& B. | Difference from Average.* | aily Mean. | Difference from Average.* | Per cent, of possible. | Total Fall. | Difference from Average.* | ||
| A. | B. | ||||||||
| Maximum. | Minimum. | ||||||||
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. | |
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| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. | |
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| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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| Date. | Name. | Address, | Offence. | Result. |
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