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City of Westminster 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

Published
1903
Author
Allan, Francis J.
Pages
122
Tables
56

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  • Page 4
    The City Comptroller has been good enough to supply me with a copy of the figures sent to the Local Government Board in May, 1902, as required by the Equalisation Act, and I have added thereto the figures as estimated thereon by the Registrar-General.
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    Number of Houses as defined in Local Government Board Schedule.Number of Houses comprising: two or more Rateable Properties.Number of Separate Occupations included in Col. 2.Actual Number of Rated Occupiers.Estimated Population by Registrar-General.Estimated Population by Medical Officer of Health.
  • Page 5
    Country of Birth of Foreigners enumerated in the City of Westminster and in each of its Constituent Wards, 1901.
    Country of Birth.City of Westminster.Wards.
    Conduit.Gros-venor.Hamlet of Knights-bridge.Knights-bridge St. George's.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Aline.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand
    Total.
    MalesFemales.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 8
    Table I.— Showing the number of Births in the City of Westminster and its Wards, and in the County of London, with rates per 1,000 population and per 1,000 females.
    Wards.Births.Birth-rate per 1,000 population,Birth-rate per 1,000 females.
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 10
    Table II.— Crude and corrected death-rates per thousand persons living in the County of London and the several Metropolitan Municipal areas.
    District.Standard Death-rate.Factor for correction for age and sex Distribution.Crude Death-rate, 1901.Corrected Death-rate. 1901.Comparative Mortality figure, 1901 (London, 1,000).
  • Page 11
    In 1891 the factors worked out for the constituent parts of the City were:-
    District.Standard Death-rate.Factor for Correction.
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    Applying the factors stated above to the 1902 rates, the figures are:—
    Standard death-rate.Crude death-rate.Corrected death-rate.Comparative mortality figure.
  • Page 14
    Table III (Required by Local Government Board).— Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1902 and 11 Previous Years.
    Names of Localities1. The City of Westminster.2. St. George's, comprising Conduit, Grosvenor, Victoria, and Knightsbridge St. George Wards.3. Westminster, comprising St. Margaret, St. John, and the Hamlet of Knightsbridge Wards.4. St. James, comprising Regent, Marlborough, and Pall Mall Wards.5. St. Anne Ward.6. Strand, comprising Covent Garden, Strand, and Charing Cross Wards.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 15
    Table IV.— Vital Statistics of Separate Localities. Birth- and Death-rates per 1,000 Inhabitants, and Death-rates of Infants under 1 Year per 1,000 births, calculated from the figures in Table III.
    Birth-rate.Death-rate.Deaths under 1 per 1,000 Births.
    Average of 10 Years 1892-1901.1902.Average in 10 Years 1892-1901.1902.Average, 10 Years.1902.
  • Page 16
    Table V.— Deaths of Citizens during the Year ending 3rd January, 1003, showing Locality at Time of Death.
    Wards.Locality at Time of Death.Total Deaths.
    At Home.Workhouses and Infirmaries.General and Special Hospitals.Fever Hospitals.Lunatic Asylums.Elsewhere.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.! Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 17
    Table VI (L.G.B.).— Statistics of Births and Deaths during the 53 Weeks from 29 th December , 1901, to 3rd January , 1903.
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    Wards.Population Estimated to Middle of the Year 1902 (53 weeks).Births (Corrected).Deaths Under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths of Citizens in Public Institutions.Deaths of Non-Residents Registered in District.Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number.Kate.*Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.Rate.*
  • Page 18
    Table VII.— Quarterly and Annual Death-rates per 1,000 Inhabitants in the City of Westminster {in Various Wards)., in the United Kingdom, England and Wales, and the County of London, for the 53 Weeks ending January 3rd, 1903.
    United Kingdom.England and Wales.County of London.The City.Conduit Ward.Grosvenor Ward.Hamlet of Knightsbridge Ward.Knightsbridge St. George Ward.Victoria Ward.St. Margaret Ward.St. John Ward.St. Anne Ward.Great Marlborough Ward.Pall Mall Ward.Regent Ward.Charing Cross Ward.Covent Garden Ward.Strand Ward.
  • Page 19
    Table VIII. (Required by the Local Government Board.) Vital Statistics of Whole Districts during 1902 and Previous Years. City of Westminster.
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    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-Residents Registered in Public Institutions in the District,Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number (Uncorrected).Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.Kate.*Number.Rate.
  • Page 20
    Table VIII.— continued.
    I.II.III.
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    Table VIII.— continued.
    I.II.III.
  • Page 23
    Table IX.— Showing the Several Causes of Death at Various Age Periods for the Year 1902. City of Westminster. (International system of Classification.)
    Causes of Death.Ages.All Ages.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
  • Page 24
    Table IX— continued.
    Causes of Death.Ages.All Ages.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
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    Table IX— continued.
    Causes of Death.Ages.All Ages
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
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    Table IX— continued.
    Causes of Death.Ages.All Ages.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
  • Page 29
    Table X.— -Showing Distribution of Certain Caxises of Death in the respective Wards of the City for 1902.
    Causes of Death, 1902.Total.1234567891011121314
    Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.
  • Page 30
    Table XI.— Death-rates per 1,000 inhabitants from certain causes of death during the 53 weeks of 1902, for the County of London and the City of Westminster:—
    County of London.City of Westminster.County of London.City of Westminster.
  • Page 34
    Table XII.— Notifications Received in each Month of the Years 1901 and 1902.
    1901.January.February.March.April.May.June.JulyAugust.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    (To face p. 34.) City of Westminster. Table XIV.—Local Government Board Table C. — Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the 53 weeks from 29th December, 1901, to 3rd January, 1903.
    Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in the City of Westminster.Total Cases Notified in each Ward.Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Ward.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Conduit.Grosvernor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards.
  • Page 35
    Table XIII.— Infectious Diseases Notified , 1890-1902, in London.
    Year.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Croup.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Totals.
  • Page 35
    Case-rates per 10,000 Living in London.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric.Typhus.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal.Erysipelas.
  • Page 38
    T able XVI.— Cases notified as Small-pox in the Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs during 1901 and 1902, and Sickness-rates for each Year.
    1901.1902.1901 and 1902.
    Quarters.Year.Rate.*Quarters.Year.Rate.*Total Notifications.Rate* (mean).
    12341234
  • Page 39
    Table XVIL— Deaths from Small-pox in the Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs during 1901 and 1902, Death-rates for each year, and Mortality per 100 cases.
    1901.Death-rate per 1,000 Population.1902.Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Total Deaths.Rate (mean).Deaths per 100 Cases.
  • Page 47
    From the last report of the Local Government Board I find that the percentage of children (after deducting deaths) who were not vaccinated either from postponement, removal, or otherwise was as follows:—
    Union.Average Percentage.Percentage.
    1893-97.1897.1898.1901.*
  • Page 48
    Table XVIII.
    Union.Primary Vaccinations under 14 years of Age.Re-vaccination.
    1901.1902.Total.1901.1902.Total.
  • Page 49
    Table XIX.
    1901, UnionBirths.Died Unvaccin-ated.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible.Vaccination Postponed.Conscientious Objectors.Removed and Vaccination Officer Informed.Not Found. Removed to Address Unknown,
  • Page 51
    Occupations. —Males were more exposed to infection than females, with the result that 203 males and 99 females were affected. The occupations of these were:—
  • Page 52
    Houses in which cases of Small-pox occurred.
    Cases.Total Inmates.
  • Page 54
    Table XX.
    Age Periods.
    Under 1 Year.Between 1—5.Between 5—10.Between 10—15.Between 15—20.Between 20—25.Between 25—35.Between 35—45.Between 45—55.Between 55-65.Between 65-75.Total.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.D<aths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 55
    Table XXI.— Showing Relation of Type of Disease to Vaccination.
    Vaccinated.Discrete.Confluent.Hæmorrhagic.Total.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Death?.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 67
    The Following list show how far this has been carried out and the cases notifies:-
    School.Actual Cases.Infection in House.Other Causes.
    Chicken-pox.Measles.Mumps.Whooping-cough.Chicken-pox.Measles.Mumps.Whooping cough.
  • Page 68
    Number of Children of the Elementary School Class Scheduled.
    Ages.Over 14 Attending School.Total.Existing Accommodation.
    3 to 5.5 to 14.
  • Page 70
    The following list shows the aggregate number of complaints received and dealt with, and the number of inspections, visits, and notices served for the abatement in each ward during the year:—
    WARDS.
    Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.Totals.
  • Page 71
    The following are the details of the work referred to:—
    1901.1902.1901.1902.
  • Page 72
    Details of Work —continued.
    1901.1902.1901.1902.
  • Page 72
    The following table shows the results of the legal proceedings taken under the Public Health and Factory and Workshops Acts:—
    Ward.Premises. Offence.Court and Magistrate.Result.
  • Page 73
    Infringement of By-laws. —Eight infringements of the by-laws took place. In two instances cautioning letters were sent to the defaulters, and in six prosecutions were ordered, with the following results:—
    Ward.Premises or Street.Offence.Court and Magistrate.Result.
  • Page 78
    The Architects have supplied the following comparative figures of the superficial areas of tenements:—
    Living Boom.Bed Room.
  • Page 80
    Table XXII.— Vital Statistics relating to Blocks of Dwellings in the City of Westminster, 1902.
    Buildings.Population.Births.Deaths.Infectious Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.Digestive Diseases.Circulatory Diseases.Nervous Diseases.Kidney Diseases.Violence.Cancer.Other Causes.Deaths Under 1.Deaths Over 65.
  • Page 81
    Common Lodging-houses.
    Ward.Deaths.Authorised Number of Lodgers.
  • Page 87
    Table XXIII.— Grouped Occupations of Males aged, 10 Years and Upwards, with Causes of Death, in 1902.
    Total Occupied and UnoccupiedPopulation.Total Deaths, 1902.CAUSES OF DEATH.
    Infectious Diseases.Septic.Phthisis.Other Tubercular.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Alcoholism.Cirrhosis of Liver.Other Digestive.Rheumatic Fever.Valvular Disease.Other Circulatory.Insanity.Other Nervous.Cancer.Diabetes.Bn.ght.s Disease.Suicide.Accident.Other Causes.
    72,811
    Retired or Unoccupied9,613
    Engaged in Occupations63,198
  • Page 88
    Table XXIY.— Grouped Occupations of Females Aged 1.0 Years and Upwards, with Causes of Death in 1902.
    Population.Total Deaths, 1902.CAUSES OF DEATH.
    Unmarried.Married or Widows.Total at Census.Infectious Diseases.Septic.Phthisis.Other Tubercular.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Alcoholism.Cirrhosis of Liver.Other Digestive.Rheumatic Fever.Valvular Diseases.Other Circulatory.Insanity.Other Nervous.Cancer.Diabetes.Brights Disease.Suicide.Accident.Other Causes.
    Total Occupied and Unoccupied49,11036,748
    Retired or Unoccupied12,53726,933
    Engaged in Occupations, Unmarried36,5739,811
  • Page 98
    The following list shows the quantity of food seized, condemned, and destroyed as unfit for food during the year:—
  • Page 100
    Return of Samples Purchased under the Sale of Food, and Drugs Acts, with the Number Found Adulterated, made to Local Government Board.
    Articles of Pood.Number of Samples Purchased.Adulterated.Genuine.Inferior.
  • Page 101
    Prosecutions were ordered in the following cases, but in addition in 109 instances cautionary letters were sent to the vendors:—
    Articles of Food.No. of Samples.Adulterated.Prosecutions.Convictions.Warranty or Disclosure.Fines.Costs.
  • Page 103
    The following is a list of the prosecutions, most of which were conducted by the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Strutt:-
    Ward.Name and Address of Defendant.Court and Name of Magistrate.Offence.Result.
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    Ward.Name and Address of Defendant.Court and Name of Magistrate.Offence.Result.
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    Ward.Name and Address of Defendant.Court and Name of Magistrate.Offence.Result.
  • Page 110
    Proportional Amount of Organic Impurities in Waters.
    Kent.New River.Lambeth.South-wark.Grand Junction.West Middlesex.East London.Chelsea.
  • Page 112
    The other cases resulted as follows:—