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 Islington Borough]
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Sub-Districts. | Area. Acres. | Estimated Persons to an Acre. 1931. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1931. | Enumerated Population at Census 1931. |
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WARDS. | Area in Acres. | Estimated Persons to an Acre or Density of Population. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1931. | Enumerated Population Census 1931. |
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Ages. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
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Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
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Quarter, | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1931. | Islington, 1921-30. | London, 1931. | 107 Great Towns, 1931. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Notified by : | Doctors. | Midwives. | Parents and other Persons. | Total. | ||||
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Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. |
Period. | Certified by Doctor. | Certified by Midwife. | By Other Persons. | Total. Registered. | Per 1,000 of Total Births (including still-born). |
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Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1931. | Islington, 1921-30. | London, 1931. | 107 Great Towns, 1931. |
Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 Yrs. | Difference. | |||||||||||
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
Ages. | Number of Deaths, 1931. | Mean Deaths (10 years, 1921-30.) | Increase or Decrease on mean. |
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Sub-District. | Infant Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Years. | Under one week. | Weeks. | Total under four weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths under one year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | |||||
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4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||
1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
Sub-Districts. | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Mean 10 years | 1931 | Increase or decrease on mean |
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Causes of death. | 1931. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1921-30 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | W„K„ | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | ||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South East. | The Borough |
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | |||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Year. | No. of Births. | No. of Maternal Deaths. | Kate. |
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1931. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
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15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis | From other Diseases of Childbirth. |
1931. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
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15 to 25 | 25 tu 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirth. |
1931. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
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15 to 25 | 25 to 30 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirth. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South- East. | The Borough |
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Tafneli. | Upper Hollo way. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South-East. | The Borough |
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District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
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District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
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Registered Births. | New Cases Handed to H.V's for Visitation | Infant Mortality. | Maternal Mortality. | Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | ||||||||
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No. | Rate. | Notified Births. | Non-Notified Births. | Transfers In. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | Cases. | Removals. | Cases. | Removals. | Cases. | Removals. |
North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. |
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NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5 and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Ward 7, 8 and Part of 4. | Total. |
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Voluntary Welfare Centres. | Day Nurseries. | ||
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£. | £. |
Sub. Registration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | Totals. |
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | |||||||
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Deaths, | Death Rates. | Deaths, | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||||||||||
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Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhœa, | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. |
Years. | First. | Quarters. | Fourth. | Totals.. | |
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Second. | Third. |
Ages. | 1921 | 1922 | 1023 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Mean 10years | 1931 | Difference. |
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Ages. | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Mean 10 yrs | 1931 | Difference |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo. way. | Tolling. ton. | Lower Hollo. way. | Highbury. | Barns. bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Tuberculosis (Respiratory System;. | Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
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Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. |
Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo. way. | Tolling. ton. | Lower Hollo. way. | Highbury. | Barns. bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough. |
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Form. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
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0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M. | F. | Tuf. J | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
into Mortuary | Inquests. |
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1931 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1930 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. |
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Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. | ||
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Year. | Cases. |
Total cases notified. |
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Infection from previous cases | 24 |
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Age | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated in Infancy |
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1931 |
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Year. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases treated. |
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Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated. | Percentage of known cases. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentage of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | Total. |
DISEASES. | YEARS. | Average number of cases, 1921.30 | 1931 | Increase or Decrease | ||||||||||
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
SUB-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous1 Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid' Fever.l | Typhus Fever | Erysipelas. | Puerperal FeverJ | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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1931 | 1930 | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Average 10 yrs. 1921.30 | 1931 | Total Deaths, 1921-30. |
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1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Years. | 1921 | 1922 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Average (10 years). | 1931 |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Totals | Tuber. culosis Rate per 1,000 of Population. | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | Casks Notified in Whole District. | |||||||
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At all ages. | At Ages— Years. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up. |
Lungs. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
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M. | 1 | M. | F. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Houses. | Rooms. |
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Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | Total Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | |||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 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 up. | Total Primary Notifications. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non Pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Diagnosis. | Pclmonary. | Non-pclmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Diagnosis. | pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F, | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | ||||||
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North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North South Dispy Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy |
Cases. | Attendances. |
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Date. | Dispensary | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
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Month. | North Dispensary. | South Dispensary. | Total. |
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Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Disease. | Notifications by Teachers. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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No. Submitted for Examination. | Negative Result. (Bacilli) | Positive Result. (Bacilli) | Non-Virulent. | Virulent. |
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19 | 16 | 3* | 1 | 1 |
Periods. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Pulmonary Tubercolosis | Totals. | ||||||
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Positive Results | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. |
Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births registered in 1930. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection. | Died Unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Districts. | Removed to places Unknown. | Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated. or not accounted for (Defaulters). | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during year 1931. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1931. | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Name of the Institution or Vaccination District. | Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. | Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons, | Number of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | ||
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Under one year. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year 1931 | 1930 |
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. |
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How disposed of. | Carbolic Powder. | Disinfecting Fluid. | Formaldehyde Solution | |
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Ordinary. Special. | ||||
Cwts. | Gallons.. | Gallons. | Gallons. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Women. | Male Young Persons. | Totals. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | WrittenNotices | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
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(i) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Instances. | Notices Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. |
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Number. |
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Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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1. Tufnell. | 2. Upper Holloway. | 3. Tollington. | 4. Parts Tollington and Highbury. |
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1919 to 1930. | 1931 | Total since 1919. |
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Held under | Total at 31st Dec., 1929 | Erected in 1930 & 1931 | Total |
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Year. | House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair. | House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair. | "Report" re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate. | Certificates not issued. | Total. |
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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No. of Cases. | Description of Animal affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Number Inspected. | Number found Unsatisfactory. |
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Designation. | No. of applications | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. | ||
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1931. | 1931. | s. | d. |
Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per Cent. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Adulterated. |
1931 | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | j All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | 1 Sundays. ' | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks, |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
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No. cf Samples | Per cent, of non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent, of non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent, of non-fatty solids. | Per cent, of fat. |
Articles. | No. of Samples examined | Samples adulterated | ||
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Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. | Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. |
Articles. | No. of Samples examined. | Samples adulterated. | ||
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Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. | Formal. Total. | Informal. Total. |
Total Prosecutions | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties. | Costs Received. | |||||
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s. | d. | s. | d. |
Infant Welfare.—4 Voluntary Centres and Branches, | total 8 |
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Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | totlals | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- ! 1 | 5- | 10. | lD- | 20- I | 25- | | 35- | 45- | 55- | | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | I#.H. | X | W | 1 S.E. |
Ucutustn Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | U nder 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males : | Females. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35 | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | Ir.H. | B. | S.E. |
Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | FcmaJts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 1 '20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 7, | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H | H. | B. | S.E. |
Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5~ | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
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Disease. | Ages. | .Totals | Total Cases removed to Hospital | ||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1—2 | 2-3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15-20 | 20—35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and upwds |
Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
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