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CONTENTS.
I.—Introduction—
The Year 5
Meteorology 6
II.—Vital Statistics —
Public Institutions 7
Population 7
Marriages 7
Births 7
Deaths ges at Death 9
Causes of Death—Influenza epidemics, Inquests, Mortuaries 10
III.—Infectious Diseases—
Notification—Enteric Fever at the Foundling 15
Isolation 19
Yaccination 19
Disinfection—Shelter, &c. 22
IV.—Sanitation—
Open Spaces 23
Dwellings—Insanitary Areas, &c. 23
Workshops and Factories. 28
Water-Service and Water-Supply 30
Drainage and Sewerage 31
Refuse Removal and Disposal 31
Nuisances—Smoke, Sunken manure and ashpits, &c. 31
V.—Food—
Food Premises 34
Unfit Food 35
Adulterated Food—Sampling Milk in transit 36
VI.—Legislation—
Public Health (London) Act 39
Factory and Workshops Act 39
Customs and Inland Revenue Act 39
VII.—Appendix —
A.—Statistical Tables—
Table No. 1.—Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses,
Marriages, Births and Deaths for the year 1891 and ten
years preceding 40
Table No. 2.—Shewing the Annual Birth and Death-rates,
Death-rate of Children, and proportion of Deaths in Public
Institutions to a thousand Deaths for the year 1891 and
ten years preceding 41
Table No. 3a.—Shewing Deaths registered from all causes
during the First Quarter of 1891 42
Table No. 3b.—Shewing Deaths registered from all causes
during the Second Quarter of 1891 45
Table No. 3c.—Shewing Deaths registered from all causes
during the Third Quarter of 1891 48
Table No. 3d.—Shewing Deaths registered from all causes
during the Fourth Quarter of 1891 51