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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. |
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Rate per 1000 of Population. | Rate per 1000 Births. | ||
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Birth rate | Death rate. | Infant Mortality. |
Year | Population estimated to middle of each Year | Civil Population. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected Number. | Nett | of Nonresidents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | ||||||||||
Number. | Kate. | Number. | Rate per 1000. |
Wards. | Births. | Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths. Tuberculosis (all forms). | ||||
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No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Occupation. | Number. | Percentage. |
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Half-year ending | Average weekly No. of persons receiving out-relief. | Average weekly cost of relief. |
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Address. | Telephone. | Relief districts served. |
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Hospital. | Number of Beds. |
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Administrative Area of St. Paneras Metropolitan Borough. | Census, 1931. | Total (Estimated) 1937. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Marriages. | Marriages per 1,000 of Population. |
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Word | 1937. | 1936. | ||
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Births. | Birth Rate. | Birtlis. | Birth Rate. |
Still Births Registered. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Still Births Allocated to the Borough. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages—Both Sexes. | DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | SEX- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. i | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 year*. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years ;--1 | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and under 85 years. | 85 years and upwards. | Ward 1. | Ward 2. | Ward 3. | Ward 4. | Ward 5. | Ward 6. | Ward 7. | Ward 8. | No address. | Totals. | |||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1 M | F 1 | M | F | M | F |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. Pancras Hospital. | Highgate Hospital. | St. Margaret's Hospital. | University College Hospital. | Royal Free Hospital. | National Temperance Hospital. | Eliz. Garrett Anderson Hospital. | West End Hospital. | Hospital for Tropical Diseases. | Central London Throat, Ac., Hospital. | Metropolitan Ear, Ac., Hospital. | St. Saviour a Hospital. | Royal Ear Hospital. | Hampstead General Hospital. | Middlesex Hospital. | Other London 1 Hospitals. | Hospitals outside London. | ||||||||||||||||
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Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St- Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging! to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras- | Belonging to St. Pancras | Not belonging^ to St. Panoras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belouging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging-to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. Not belonging to St. Panoras. | Belouging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to | Belonging to | Not belonging to St Pancras |
Ward. | 1937. | 1936. | ||
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Deaths. | Death Rate. (UNADJDSTKD.) | Deaths. | Death Rate. (Unadjusted.) |
SITUATION OF DISEASE. | AGES. | SEX. | CANCER DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | No Address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 15 | 15 20 | 20 25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 46 55 | 55-66 | 65-75 | 75-85 | 85 & up | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F 1 | M | F 1 | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Causes. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years. | 25—65 years. | 65 and over. | Totals. |
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1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. |
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Complaints received, 3,428. Visits in respect of:— | Brown. | Walker.* | jaues. | Akers. | Capel.‡ | Jaffa. | Thomas. | west.† | Hoare. | Winchester | Hague. | Mansfield. | Warren. | Dykes. | Totals. |
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Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Situation of Properly. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Inspections. | Inspections. | Inspections |
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1937. | 1936. |
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1937. | 1936. |
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Inspections and lie-Inspections. | Thompson. | Miss Camman. | Totals. |
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Premises. | Inspections. | Number of | ||
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Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecution*. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nature of Work. | Nature of Premises. | Total. | ||
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Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces. |
Nature of Work, | Factories. | Workshops. | Workplaces (including Outworkers). | Total. |
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Class. | Number. |
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(1) | (2) |
Premises. | Male Inspector. | Woman Inspector. | Total. | |
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Outworkers. | Not Outworkers. |
Size of family ("equivalent number" of persons). | Size of dwelling occupied, in terms of the maximum "equivalent number" of persons permitted to occupy it without causing it to be overcrowded. | Totals of Families. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. *0 | *½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ | 11 | 11½ | 12 | 12½ | 13 & over. | Overcrowded. | Not Overcrowded. | Total. |
Ward. | Area. | Families and Dwellings. | Total. | |
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Over-crowded. | Not Overcrowded. |
1937. | 1936. |
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Date. | Site. | Position at the End of the Year. |
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Samples. | ||||
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Grade for which licence was issued. | No. of licences 31st Dec., 1937. | No. complying with standard. | No. below standard. | Total samples. |
Animals. | Post Mortem Inspections. | Condemnations. | No. of killings. | |||
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Carcases. | Organs. | |||||
T.B. | Other diseases. | T.B. | Other diseases. |
Factory Bakehouse. | Workshop Bakehouse | Not in Use. | Total. |
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Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
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Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal |
Articles of food of which samples have been taken | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
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Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal |
Articles of food of which samples have been taken. | Total number of samples. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
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Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal | Formal | Informal |
Article. | Result of Analysis Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. | Date of Hearing. | Result of Proceedings. |
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Month. | Number of Samples Examined. Genuine. | Fat per cent. Average. | Non-fatty Solids per cent. Average. | ||||||
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1935 | 1936. | 1937. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. |
DISEASES. | NOTIFICATIONS. | Total all Ages. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||||
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At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||
Under 1 year. | I and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 4 5 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. |
DISEASES. | Notifications. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ward. | No Address. | Whole Borough. | Ward. | .No Address. | Whole Borough. | |||||||||||||||
I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Number. | Percentage of Births registered. | |||||||
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North. | South-East. | Southwest. | Whole Borough | North. | South-East. | Southwest. | Whole Borough |
Year. | Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Per cent. | Conscientious Objections, and Children otherwise escaping Vaccination. | Per cent. |
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Name of Institution or Vaccination District. | Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. | Nos. of Successful Primary Vaccinations of Persons. | No. of Successful Re-vaccinations, i.e., Successful Vaccination of Persons who had been Successfully Vaccinated at some previous time. | ||
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Under one year of age. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
YEAR. | Quarter of the Year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | 5 — 15 years. | Adults. | Quarter of the Year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. 1 | 5—15 years. | Adults. | ||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Year. | Incidence Rate per 1000 Population. | Mortality Rate per 1000 Cases. | ||||||||
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Quarters of Year. | Total. | Quarters of Year. | Total. | |||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4tli |
Disease. | No. of cases. | No. of bouses. | No. of rooms contents disinfected or destroyed. | No. of rooms sprayed and fumigated. |
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Infectious Disease | Verminous. | |||||
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Destroyed. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. | Disinfected. |
Men. | Women. | Children under 15. | Total. |
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Nature of Specimen. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonarv. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Time of Notification. | PULMONARY. | NON-PULMONARY. | |||||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female | Total. | Percentage. |
Age Periods. | Number of Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||
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Primary Notifications. | Total .Notifications (i.e.,including cases previously notified by other Doctors). | |||||||||||||
0 to i | 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. |
Age Periods. | 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. |
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Year. | Estimated Population | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notification Rate per 1000 population. | Death Bate per 1000 population. | ||||||||
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30 | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonery | Other rorms. | All forms. | Pulmonery | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonery>> | Other forms. | All forms. |
Ward. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||
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Number. | Rate per 1000 of Ward Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 of Ward Population. |
Under 1yeae | 1-2years | 2-5years | 5-10years | 10-15years | 15-20years | 20-25years | 25-35years | 35-45years | 45-55years | 55-65years | 65-75years | 75 yrs. upwards | Wards. | No address. | Sex | Total | Not in institutions | st pancras Hospitals. | |||||||||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | St. Pancras Persons. | Ex St. Pancras Persons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 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. |
Deaths from Tuberculosis Jan. lst-Dec. 31st | Ratio of cases on dispensary register to cases on notification register | Number per 1,000 deaths from tuberculosis in the Borough | Total attendances per case on register | Tuberculosis Officer's visits per case on register | Total consultations per case on register | Nurses' visits per case on register | X-ray examinations | ||||||
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Actual | Per 1,000 inhabitants | Definitely tuberculous persons on dispensary register | T.B. -f cases on dispensary register | Examinations | per 100 new cases 2nd contacts | per 100 new cases | |||||||
New cases | Contacts | ||||||||||||
Adults | Children |
Receipts. | Payments. | Cr. | ||||||||
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Dr. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Name of Centre. | Expectant Mothers. | Infants. | Children 2—5. |
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Centre. | Attendances at Consultations. | Visits at Trained Visitors. | Consultations | Number of Visitors | |||||||||||||||||
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Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | ||||||||||||||||
No. of Birth Notification® allocated to centre. | New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases. | Total attendances. | |||||||||||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2- years. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | Total. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total visits. | Per month. | Total. | Per month. | Total. | Council Staff. | Others. |
Mothers. | Children. |
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Work carried out at the Dental Clinic. | 1937. | 1936. |
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1937. | 1936. |
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Association. | Scheme commencing 1st April, 1937, and expiring 31st March, 1942. | Scheme expiring 31st March, 1937. | |
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£ | £ |
Ampthill Square. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | Queen's Crescent. | Somers Town. | South Highgate | TOTALS. | University College Hospital (j) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bristow.(a) | Harrop. | Lynn. | Crockart.(a) | Blair. | Hunter. (h) | Smith. | Phillips.(f) | Edwards. (f) | Lunn.(f) | Slader.(f) | Cross. (f) | Bagnall.(b) | Harris.(i) | George. (c) | Wilson. (d) | O'Leary.(e) | Whitmrrsh. (f) | Just.(c) | Chapman.(a) | Harris. (i) | Bruce. | Lurie. | Manger. (a) | Anderson. (g) | Blaxland. | Slader. | Robinson.(a) | Harris. (i) | Brooke. (k) | Warren. (k) | Barnes. (k) | TOTALS. (U.C.H. only) |
Visit to | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
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Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. |
Age Group. | 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. |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGE. | deaths in each ward. | No Address. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 day. | 1 day to 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | |||||||||||||
M | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1986 | Aver age for 10 years | 1937 |
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Number in Family. | After Deduction of Rent. | |||||
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Free. | Half-price. |
1937. | 1936. | 1935. |
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Number of Days Open. | Attendances. | Average per Day. | No. of places for children under 5. |
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District Nursing Association. | Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. | Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations. | Total Block Graut. |
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District Nursing Association. | No, of cases. | No. of visits. | Average No. of visits per case. |
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AGES. | CONDI TIONS. | WARDS | |||||||||||||||||
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15-20 years. | 20-25 years. | 25-30 years. | 30-35 years. | 86-40 years. | 40-45 years. | 45 years and over. | Married. | Single. | Widowed. | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | VI. | VII. | VIII. | No Address. |
Institution. | Admitted as In-patients. | Attended at Home. | |
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By Students. | By Midwives. |
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Cause of Pyrexia. | Total no. cases notified. | conpinembnt. | Infant. | Mother. | ||||||||||
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At Home. | Living. | Dead Viable. | Non-Viable. | Primipara. | Unmarried. | Ante-natal attention. | Average Age. | Deaths. | ||||||
In Institution. | Doctor. | Midwife. | Student. |
Puerperal Fever. | 1937. | 1936. | 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | 1928. |
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