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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Part I.— PAGE
Population
Density of population 1
Overcrowding, etc., in tenements of less than five rooms
Marriages 7
Births
Deaths 9
Bates of mortality in the several metropolitan boroughs 10
London mortality in 1901 compared with the mortality in the decennium 1891-1900 12
Infant mortality 14
Deaths from several classes of disease 15
Principal epidemic diseases
Smallpox and vaccination 17
London vaccination returns 24
Measles 24
Scarlet fever 28
Scarlet fever and elementary schools 32
" Return cases" of scarlet fever 32
Proportion of cases in hospitals 32
Age and sex distribution 33
Diphtheria 33
Diphtheria and elementary schools 35
Proportion of cases in hospitals 36
" Return cases" of diphtheria . 36
Bacteriological examination of material from suspected cases of diphtheria 36
Supply of anti-toxin 36
Age and sex distribution 36
Whooping cough 37
Typhus 38
Enteric fever 39
Bacteriological examination of blood serum 42
Age and sex distribution 42
Diarrhoea 43
Cholera 44
Erysipelas 44
Puerperal fever 45
Influenza, bronchitis and pneumonia 45
Phthisis 46
Cancer 4S
Bubonic plague 49
Meteorology 52
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Dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 54
Offensive businesses 55
Complaints to the London County Council 56
Nuisances 56
Smoke nuisances 56
Removal of stable manure. 57
Removal of offensive trade refuse 57
By-laws as to removal of offensive matter 58
Removal of house refuse 59
Disposal of refuse 59
Nuisance from sewers 60
Nuisance from the Thames and Lea 60
Drainage By-laws 60
Housing of the Working Classes Act 60
Representation under Part I. 60
Schemes undertaken by the County Council under Part I. of the Act 61
Schemes undertaken by the County Council under Part II. of the Act 61
Schemes undertaken by district councils under Part II. of the Act, the County Council contributing
towards the cost 62
Proceedings in respect of houses represented under Part II. of the Act as unfit for human
habitation 62
Proceedings by the County Council under Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act 63
Buildings opened during the year 65
Displacement of persons of the working class 65
Reference to proceedings under the Housing of the Working Classes Act by medical officers of
health 65
Conference with metropolitan borough councils 68
Houses let in lodgings 69
Common lodging-houses 71
Seamen's lodging-houses 72
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890 and 1891 72
Underground rooms 72
Workshops and workplaces 72
Bakehouses 75