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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Dwellings, rooms and families. | Holborn. | London. |
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Ward | Acreage | Population | |||
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1921 | 1931 | ||||
Persons | Persons | Males | Females |
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. | Kate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1.000 total Registered Births. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | Proportion per 1,000 total Registered Births. |
Institution. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | |||
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St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | St. Giles and Bloomshury. | Holborn. |
Year. | Total Deaths at all ages registered in District. | Deaths in Public Institutions in District. | Deaths of non-residents of Borough registered in District. | Deaths of residents registered beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all ages. | Death Rate for Borough | Death Rate Registration London |
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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 1( 00 corrected illegitimate Births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 corrected Births. | London. |
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Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. |
1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | Avge. 1922-31 | 1932 |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | *Mr. Wood. | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Stockwell | Total |
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Mr. Bennett | Mr. Clark | Mr. Larard | Mr. Wood. | Miss Charles-worth | Miss Stockwell | Total |
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Water Supply— | Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces |
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Houses. | Factories, etc. |
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WARD. | Number of premises inspected. | Number rat infested. | Action for Rat Repression | RESULT | |||||
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Traps | Poision | Rat catchers. | Dogs. | Cats. | Proofing |
No. or Workshops Employing | ||||
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Men only. | Women only. | Both Sexes. | Total. |
Mr. Bennett. | Mr. . Clark. | Mr. Larard. | Mr. Wood. | Miss Charles worth. | Total. |
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Mr. Bennett. | Mr. Clark. | Mr. Larard. | Miss Charles-worth. | Total. |
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Ward. | Situation of House. | Licensee. | No. of Lodgers for which licensed. | Total. | |
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Males. | Females |
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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Fish:— | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
ARTICLE. | Number Purchased | Result of Analyses | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costa | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
ARTICLE. | Number Purchased. | Result of Analyses. | Proceedings taken. | Convietions. | Fines and Costs | |
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
article. | Number Taken. | Result of Analyses. | ||
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Genuine. | Adulterated. |
Water. | Fat. |
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Percentage of Fat | Number of Samples. | |||
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Shops. | Restaurants | 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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Order No. | Article. | Number of breaches. |
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1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1928. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930 | 1931._ | Yearly average 1922-1931 |
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Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objectors | Insus. ceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed. No information as to Vaccination | Temporarily unaccounted for |
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0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 16—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 | Holborn Cases. | Non-Holborn 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. |
A Total number of individuals who attended clinic | B Total tested | C Total immunised without preliminary Schick test | Result of Test. D | Immunisation of Positives. e f g h i | j | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Positive. | Nega tive | Not read. | Found NEGATIVE to Re Schick Test after | Found NEGATIVE to Be Schick Test after | First immunised With T A.F. and found NEGATIVE to lie Schick after | Found POSITIVE to Re Schick Test after 3 ccm T.A. M or with T.A.F. | Total Re Schick tested | Given 3 ccm T.A.M. or with T.A.F. Not retested. | Given 1 ccm not yet retested. | Failed to complete 3 inoculatns. | Inoculatns. not begun. | Inoculatns still in progress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 ccm T. A.M. | 2 ccm 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 doses of T.A.F. | 3 ccm T A.M. | Given further inoculation but not yet retested. | No further inoculation given. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Adults | C | A | C | A | C | A | C A | C | A | C | A | C | A | C | A | C | A | c | A | c | A | c | A | c | A | C | A | c | c | A | C | A | C | A | C | A | c | A | C | A | C | A |
to 2 years | 2 to 3 years | 3 to 4 years | 4 to 5 years | 5 to 6 years | 6 to 7 years | 7 to 8 years | 8 to 9 years | 8 to 10 years | 10 to 11 years | 11 to 12 years | 12 to 13 years | 13 to 14 years | 14 to 15 years | |||||||||||||||||
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27 | 157 | 130 | 109 | 92 | 81 | 62 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Neg. | Not read | Pos.. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Notread | Pos. | Neg. | Notread | Pos. | Neg. | Notread | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. |
Type of Home | Date of Schick Test | First In jection | Final Injection | Retest | Result of Retest | Date of onset of Diphtheria | Interval between last injection and date of onset of disease | Confirm of diag by |
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Sex | Total. | ||
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Age in years. | M. | F. |
No. of Rheu matic Children | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Case. | M.C. | B.H. | O.R. | H.B. |
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Date of Notification | Patient. | Sex. | Age when notified. | Subsequent History. |
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Date of Onset. | Patient. | Sex | Date of Birth. | Where Treated. | Condition at end of 1932. |
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Date of Notification. | Patient. | Sex | Ageat date of Notification. | Where Treated. | Subsequent History. |
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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 | Other Diseases | |||
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Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination | Number Submitted | Result of Examination. |
Age periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary, | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M | F | V | F | M | F | M | F |
Age-peridos | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications. | ||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). |
Age periods. | 0— | l— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | Total. |
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Source of Information t | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary |
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | All Ages. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
gnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | ||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
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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Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | ||
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Medical Consultation Pre-school child 2—4.30 p.m. | Antenatal and Post-natal cases 2—4.30 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—4.30 p.m. | Class 3—4 p.m. | Dentist. 2—4 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—4.30 p.m. |
10, John Street, Holborn. | Short's Gardens, St. Giles. |
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Reasons for attendance. | 10, John Street. | Short's Gardens. |
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Mothers. | Children. |
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John Street. | Short's Gardens. |
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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. |
Causes of Death. | 1—2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | Age of Group 1—5 | ||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Both Sexes. |
Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3 4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Month | 6-9 Months | 9-12Months | 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 |
Name. | Date of Death. | Age at Death. | Cause of Death stated in Certificate. | Died at home. | Died in hospital. | Attended at M. & C.W. Centre. | Remarks. |
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No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara or Multipara | Antenatal Care | Birth occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Recovery | Remarks | |
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Patient's Home | Institution |
Case Number. | Age when Notified. | Age at Onset. | 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 Groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and Boots. | Nutrition | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
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Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than four decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. |
Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 |
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 Nonresidents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Number | Rate per 1,000 Births | Number | Rate | |||
Number | Kate |
causes of Death. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of "Resilient s "or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the Borough. | |||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 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 1 65 vears. 1 | 65 and under i 75 years. | 75 and upwards. |
Disease. | Total | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 up | Total Deaths |
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PREMISES. | Number in Borough at end of 1931. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Prosecutions. |
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PREMISES. | Number of | |||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
Intimations. | Statutory. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. 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. | Notice served on occunpiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Notices served. | Proseeutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Proseeutions (Sections 109,110) | |||||||
Sending twise in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists | Outworkers. | Lists | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
contractors | Workmen | contractors | Workmen |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
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Class. | Number. |
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1930. | Air Temperature. | Bright Sunshine. | Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | ||||||
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Mean of— | Mean of A.& B. | Difference from Average.* | Daily Mean. | Difference from Average. * | Per cent. of possible. | Total Fall. | Difference from Average.* | ||
Maximum. A | | Minimum.. B |
Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence | Result. |
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