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 London, City of ]
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Area. Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |||
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1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. |
Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
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Year. | Number of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Died before Vaccina-tion. | Vaccination Postponed. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
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per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | 76 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
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. | |||||||
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Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Population (Corporation Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. |
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 Nonresidents 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. | |||||
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Number | Rate1 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the district. | |||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | * | ||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
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 in correct. |
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Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent. of cases reported. | |
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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. |
Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from, each Locality | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Botolph. | St. Sepulchre. | St. Botolph. | St .Sepulchre. i | |||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 6. | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. |
Specimen. | Disease suspected. | Result— | |
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Positive. | Negative. |
Sample No. | Dirt. | Date of Injection of Guinea-pigs. 1910. | Date of Death. | Result. |
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Sample No. | Dirt. | Date of Injection of Guinea-pigs. 1910. | Date of Death. | Result. |
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1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907-8. | 1909. | 1910.1 | |
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1st Series. | 2nd Series.* | |||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Sample received. | No. of Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Nature and amount of Adulteration, &c. | Remarks. | |||
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Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Total Solids. |
Sample received. | No. of Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Nature and amount of Adulteration, &c. | Remarks. | ||
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Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Total Solids. |
No. of Sample. | No. of Microbes per 1 c.c. | Presence of B. coli in 10 c.c. | Presence of b. coli in 1 c.c. | Result. |
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No. of Sample. | No. of Microbes per 1 c.c. | Presence of B. coli in 10 c.c. | Presence of B. coli in 1 c.c. | Result. |
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YEAR. | Woking.1 | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green. | Birmingham. | Leeds. | Ilford. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | No. of Cremations each year. |
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Name of Block. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined ages. | |||||||
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Male. | Female. | At all ages. | Under 1 year. | l and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 60 | 60 and upwards. |
Birth Rate, Artizans' Dwellings. |
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Month. | Sex. | Total. | ||||||||
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Males. | Females. | |||||||||
Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. |
Year. | Articles of Bedding, &c., disin-fected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Inquests held on Fire. |
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Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Works completed. |
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District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. |
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District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. |
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Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | |||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Four Rooms. Rooms. | Five Rooms or more. |
Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants. | ||||
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One Room. | Two Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Fire, or more Rooms. |
Factories | Premises. | Workrooms, &c. |
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748 | 3,021 |
Factories. | Workshop Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. |
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Workshops. |
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Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
NATURE OF WORK. * (1) | Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers.§ | Notices served on (10)occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. | Prosecutions. | Inspections of Outworkers' premises. (13) | Instances. (14) | Notices served. (16) | Prosecu-tions. (16) | Instances. (17) | Orders made (S. 110). (18) | Prosecu-tions (Sections 109, 110) (19) | |||||||
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Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Received from other Council. | (8) | Forwarded to other Councils. (9) | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (11) | Failing to send lists. (12) | |||||||||||||
Lists.† (2) | Outworkers.† | Lists. (5) | Outworkers.† | |||||||||||||||
Contractors. (3) | Workmen. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Class (1) | Number. (2) |
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WEARING APPAREL. | Factories. | Workshops. | Domestic Workshops. | Occasional. | Total. |
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Premises. | Trade. _ | Number of Workers. | Remarks. | ||
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M. | F. | Total. |
No. ofSample. | Description of Article. | Result of Analysis. |
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No. of Sample. | Description of Article. | Result of Analysis. |
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Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply. | Seizures by Inspectors. | °/o of Bad Meat. | ||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
British. | †Foreign Killed. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. | |||
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Country Killed. | Town Killed. | Home Killed. | American Killed. | |||
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. |
1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
1910. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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tons. | cwts. | qrs | 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. |
Year. | Diseased. | Unsound.1 | Unwholesome. |
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Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. |
No. | lbs. |
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Ex Bovine Animals— | No. | lbs. |
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Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1909. | Meat seized by the Inspectors, 1909. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1910. | Meat seized by the Inspectors, 1910. | ||||||||
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Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. |
Date of Hearing. | Where Heard. | Before whom. | Occupation of Person Summoned. | Defendant's Place of Business. | Result. |
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No. of Pigs killed in 1907-8. | No. found tubercular. | Percentage. |
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1909.—No. of Pigs killed. | No. found tubercular. | Percentage. |
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Causes for Destruction. (Whole Carcases include all organs.) | Oxen. | Sheep. | Goats. | Calves. | ||||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Pieces of Beef in lbs. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Carcases. | Quarters. |
Diseases, &c. | Ex Oxen. | Ex Sheep. | Ex Calves. | ||||||||||||||
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Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Hearts. | Livers. | Stomachs. | Spleens. | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. | Heads. | Livers. | Plucks. | Heads. | Feet. | Plucks. | Sweetbreads. |
Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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No. | lbs. |
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Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
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By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | Per cent. |
Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
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By Land. | By Water. |
Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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Number. | Place of Manufacture. | ||
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In the City. | In other Districts. |
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. | ||
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England and Wales. | *City of London. | London. |
Year. | No. of Samples Examined. | Found Genuine. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
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Where Purchased. | No. of Samples taken. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage of Samples Adulterated. | |||
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1909. | 1910. | 1909. | 1910. | 1909. | 1910. |
Year. | No. of samples taken. | No. of samples found Genuine. | No. of Samples found Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
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Year. | Samples taken. | Found genuine. | Found adulterated. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Samples taken. | Found genuine. | Found adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Number dispensed. | Number correctly dispensed. | Inaccurate. | Percentage inaccurate. |
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Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March- | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total lor 1910. | |||||||||||||||
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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. |
Sample. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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Premises. | Person Registered. | Premises. | Person Registered. |
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