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City of London 1903

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

Published
1904
Pages
169
Tables
70

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70 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    TABLE A.
    Area. Statute Acres.Inhabited Houses.Population.
    1891.1901.1891.1901.
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    TABLE B. CENSUS RETURNS.
    Year.Imperial Census. Night Population.City Census. Day Population.
  • Page 13
    Vaccination Statistics in the City of London.
    Year.Number of Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible.Had Smallpox.Died before Vaccination.Vaccination Postponed.Removed or unaccounted for at the end of the year.Conscientious Objections.
    per cent.per cent.per cent.per cent.per cent.per cent.per cent.
  • Page 13
    Death Rates, per 1,000 per Annum.
    Year.City of London.Great Towns of England and Wales.Metropolis.
  • Page 14
    Percentage of Deaths occurring in Workhouses, Workhouse Infirmaries and Lunatic Asylums to total Deaths in the City of London and the Metropolis respectively, for 1903, compared with the average for the previous five years:-
    Year.City of London.Metropolis.
    Per cent.Per cent.
  • Page 15
    PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
    Year.City of London.Metropolis.
    Per cent.Per cent.
  • Page 15
    City of London compared with the Metropolis, previous five years.
    City of London.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births.Violent Deaths, per cent. of Deaths Registered.Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population.
    Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census).Estimated Day Popu-lation(Cor-poration Census).City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.City.Metropolis.
  • Page 16
    Table I. (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.) Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1903 and Previous Years. Name of District: CITY OF LONDON.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number. 3Rate* 4Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 12Rate.* 13
    Number. 6Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate.* 8
  • Page 17
    (This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.
    Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localiteis at all Ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the district.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and wards.St. Botolph.Allhallows.St. Sepulchre.*
  • Page 21
    meteorology at Greenwich, and death rates recorded in London and the City respectively for each year from 1894 to 1903.
    Year1894189518961897189818991900190119021903
  • Page 21
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. In the following Tables will be found particulars of the cases of infectious disease notified under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during 1903, and information as to the removal of patients to hospitals, &c.:—
    NATURE OF DISEASE.Number of Certificates received.Treated at Home.Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals.Removed to the London Fever Hospital.Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries.Duplicate Certificates received.Diagnosis incorrect.Not City cases.
  • Page 23
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during- the Year 1903.
    Disease.Cases notified in Whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. Botolph..Allhallows.St.Sepulchre.St. Botolph.Allhallows.St .Sepulchre.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.26 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    Cases reported during 1903.
    Date when reported.By whom notified.Shellfish implicated.Source of origin.
  • Page 33
    Examination of Oysters submitted by the Corporation of London to Dr. Klein, 1903.
    No. of Sample.Date when procured.Whence procured.Source of origin.Dr. Klein's Report.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No. of Sample.Date when procured.Whence procured.Source of origin.Dr. Klein's Report.
  • Page 36
    Examination of Mussels by Dr. Klein on behalf of the Corporation.
    No. of Sample.Date when procured.Whence procured.Source of origin.Dr. Klein's Report.
  • Page 57
    Vital Statistics 1903, compared with previous five years.
    YEAR.Death rate per 1,000.Deaths of children under 5 years of age.Deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 births.Birth rate per 1,000.Number of illegitimate children born in the Buildings.Deaths from Infectious Diseases.
  • Page 58
    Table of BIRTHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, DURING THE YEAR 1903, to which are added theDEATHS registered during the same period classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Name of Block.Births.mortality from all causes at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of age.
    At all ages.under 1 year.1 and under 56 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6060 and upwards.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.V iolent Deaths. Injuries.All other Diseases.Totals.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Eelapsing.Puerperal.
    Male.Female.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.10.17.18.19.20.21.22.
  • Page 59
    COMPARED WITH THE AVERAGE FOR THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
    Year.Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected.Bodies received at the Mortuary.Inquests held on bodies.Inquests held on Fires.
  • Page 60
    The amounts spent during the past twelve months under these several headings were:—
    £S.d.
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    WEST DISTRICT. (Inspector - - F. J.Robbins.)
    Date of Report.Premises inspected.Orders issued.Notices served.Works completed.
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    MIDDLE DISTRICT. (Inspector - - E. J. Simmons.)
    Date of Report.Premises inspected.Orders issued.Notices served.Works completed.
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    EAST DISTRICT. (Inspector - W. H.Ralph.)
    Date of Report.Premises inspected.Orders issued.Notices served.Works completed.
  • Page 62
    The foregoing are summarised as under:—
    District.Number of inspections made.Orders issued.Notices served.Improvements effected.
  • Page 63
    Sanitary Inspections During 1903, compared with previous four years.
    Year.Inspections made.Sanitary Improvements effected.Notices served.
  • Page 63
    Refuse Dealt with during 1903 and previous Five Years.
    Year.Street Sweepings and slop.House and Trade Refuse.Total.No. of Loads Cremated in Destructor.Per Cent. Cremated.
  • Page 66
    Those now on the Register are:—
    District.No. of Houses on Register.No. of Lodgers.No. of Tenements.Average No. of Persons per Tenement.Sanitary Notices Served.
  • Page 66
    In addition to the foregoing there are eleven Blocks of dwellings let out in tenements, but not placed on the Register for the reason that each holding is "self-contained," it having been decided in a Court of Law that under these circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family:—
    Situation.No. of Tenements.No. of Inhabitants.
  • Page 74
    Continued from previous page...
    Situation.Certificate granted.Bakehouse closed or disused.Bakehouse demolished.
  • Page 89
    A comparison of the number of such notifications received in past years with the year under review shows as follows:—
    Year.No. of Complaints received.
  • Page 91
    The following is a list of them:—
    Premises.Trade.Workers.Total Workers.
    M.F.
  • Page 111
    TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
    Copies.Copies.
  • Page 115
    MEAT SUPPLIES, 1874 TO 1903.
    Year.General Supply.Seizures by Inspectors.% of Bad Meat.
  • Page 116
    Monthly Deliveries at the Corporation Markets, Smithfield.
    month.1901.1902.1903.
    Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.. qrs.
  • Page 116
    The sources of origin during the past seven years are here expressed in terms per cent. of total annual deliveries.
    Country Killed.Town Killed.*Foreign Killed.American.Australian and New Zealand.
    Home Killed.American Killed.
  • Page 117
    Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures copied from the Annual Report of the Market Superintendent:—
    1901.1902.1903.
  • Page 117
    The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 1,142 tons 9 cwts. 1 qr., including 304 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.
    Month.1901.1902.1903.
  • Page 118
    The 1,142 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs. 18 lbs. seized by your Inspectors as unfit for the food of man, were classified as under:—
    1903.Diseased.Putrid.Unwholesome.Poultry.Offal.Fish.Total.
    tons.cwts.qra.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 118
    The percentages of Meat seized under a summary of the various headings of the above Table and for the preceding five years, were as follows:—
    Year.Diseased.Putrid.*Unwholesome.
  • Page 119
    Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, seized as unsound, and proportion condemned to that delivered during each Month of the Year 1903.
    Month.Meat delivered at the Market.Meat seized by the Inspectors.Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered.
  • Page 120
    DISEASED MEAT PROSECUTIONS, 1903.
    Date of Hearing.Where Heard.Before whom.Occupation of Person Summoned.Defendant's Place of Business.Result.
  • Page 121
    Of the above, 163,897 tons were consigned to Billingsgate Market, the remainder, viz., 54,578, being delivered at the salesmen's shops in the neighbourhood of the Market.
    Year.Fish Delivered at Billingsgate Market.Fish Delivered in the neighbourhood of Billingsgate Market.Total Deliveries.
  • Page 122
    Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1903.
    Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.*Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
    By Land.By Water.
    JanuaryTons.Tons.Tons.Tons.cwt.qrs.1 in 839 tons, or .120 per cent.
    12,9424,10517,0472061
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    Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1903 and the five years 1898-1902.
    Y ear.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
    By Land.By Water.
    Tons.Tons.Tons.TonsCwts.qrs.
  • Page 124
    The material so disposed of comprised:—
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.
  • Page 126
    The accompanying Table has been partly compiled from the Annual Reports of the Local Government Board, to which are added some' figures for the City of London, and London as a whole:—
    Year.Total Number of Samples Examined in England and Wales.Number Examined in the City of London.Percentage of Total Number Examined in City of London.Number of Persons to each Sample examined.
    England and Wales."City of London.London.
  • Page 132 133
    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1899. Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1903.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Quarter ending 31st March.Quarter ending 30th June.Quarter ending 30th September.Quarter ending 31st December.Total for 1903.
    No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine,No. Adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.No. of Samples taken.No. Genuine.No. Adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.
  • Page 134
    RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS. First Quarter.
    Sample.Nature and, Extent of Adulteration.Result.
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    Third Quarter.
    Sample.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.Result.
  • Page 143
    STREET LISTS, Compiled from Weekly Returns of Registrars of Sub-Districts.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Certified Cause of Death.Remarks.
  • Page 144
    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—continued..
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Certified Cause of Death.Remarks.
  • Page 145
    CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—continued.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Certified Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS—ST0NEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH.
    STREET OR PLACE.No. of House.Sex.Age.Date of Death.Certified Cause of Death.Remarks.
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    STREET LISTS. Compiled from Notifications received.
    Street or Place.No. of House.Sex.Age.Disease.
  • Page 147
    Continued from previous page...
    Street ob Place.No. of House.Sex.Age.Disease.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Street or Place.No. of House.Sex.Age.Disease.
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    TENEMENT HOUSES. WEST DISTRICT.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
  • Page 150
    WEST DISTRICT—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
  • Page 151
    WEST DISTRICT—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address o£ Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
  • Page 152
    WEST DISTRICT—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
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    MIDDLE DISTRICT.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
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    EAST DISTRICT.
  • Page 155
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers
  • Page 156
    EAST DISTRICT—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tenements.Lodgers.
  • Page 157
    EAST DISTRICT—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Name and Address of Owner.Tene-meats.Lodgers.
  • Page 158
    List of Persons registered under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order. 1st January, 1904.
    Premises.Person Registered.Premises.Person Registered.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Premises.Person Registered.Premises.Person Registered.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Premises.Person Registered.Premises.Person Registered.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Premises.Person Registered.Premises.Person Registered.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Premises.Person Registered.Premises.Person Registered.