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. | ||
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Births. | Deaths. |
Year. | Total Births. | Legitimate Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||
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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. | ||
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St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomsburj'. | Holborn. |
Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | London Rate. |
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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. |
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||||
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Traps. | Poisons. | Rat catchers. | Dogs. | Cats. | Proofing |
No. OF WORKSHOPS EMPLOYING | ||||
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Men only. | Womenonly. | Both Sexes. | Total. |
Mr.Bennett. | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. |
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Mr. Bennett. | Mr. Clark. | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. |
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Ward. | No. of Lodgers for which licensed. | Total. | |||
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Males. | Females. |
Ward. | Rooms per person. |
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STREET. | HOUSES (not holdings). | ||||
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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. | |||||
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1room. | 2rooms. | 3rooms. | 4rooms. | 5rooms. |
Number of persons in family. | Number of Rooms occupied. | Total. | ||||
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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. | |||
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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. |
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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. | |
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Commodity. | Quantity. | Condition. | Result of Action taken. |
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ARTICLE. | Number Purchased | Result of Analyses | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Cost3. | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
article. | Number Taken. | Result of Analyses. | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
Percentage of Fat. | Number of Samples. | ||
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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. | |||
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Staff. | Inpatients. | Clinical. | Carrier. |
Contacts swabbed. | Positive Results. | Contacts positive. | |||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.) | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination |
Ageperiods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||
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No. | Percentage of Total Births. | No. | Percentage of Total Births |
First Visits. | Revisits. | Total. |
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Tuesday. | Wednesday | Thursday. | Friday. | |||
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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. | |||
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Free. | Part Cost. | Free. | Part Cost. |
Cause of Death. | Ages. | Total. 1—5 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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. | |||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||
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•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. | ||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
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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 | |||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
Intimations. | Statutory. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Pro«ecutions. | |||
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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. | ||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||
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Mean of— | Mean of A.& B. | Difference from Average.* | aily Mean. | Difference from Average.* | Per cent, of possible. | Total Fall. | Difference from Average.* | ||
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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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