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

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The following table shows the progressive decline which has taken place since 1861 in the number of inhabitants who reside within the City boundaries, and the progressive increase in the number of workers who are daily employed in the City :—

Year.	Imperial Census. Night Population.	City Census. Day Population.

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VACCINATION STATISTICS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

Year.	Number of Births notified to Vaccination Officer	Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible.	Had Small-pox.	Died before Vaccination.	Vaccination postponed.	Cases pending or removed at the end of the year.	Conscientious objections.
		per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.

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CITY OF LONDON COMPARED WITH THE METROPOLIS FOR THE YEAR 1921 AND THE 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 Population (Corporation Census).	City.	Metropolis.	City.	Metropolis.	City.	Metropolis.	City.	Metropolis.	City.	Metropolis.

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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1921 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Name of District: CITY OF LONDON.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths ‡		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected number.	Nett.		Number. *	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District. †	of Residents not registered in the District. †	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected number.	Number. †	Rate.	Number. *	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District. †	of Residents not registered in the District. †	Number. *	Rate per 1,000 nett Births.	Number. *	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	2	13

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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1921.

Cause of Death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district (a)									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents "in Institutions in the District (6).
Cause of Death.		All ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years	45 and under 65 years.	65 and up wards
1		2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.

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PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE

Year.	City of London.	Metropolis.
Year.	Per cent.	Per cent.

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DEATH RATES, PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.

Year.	City of London.	96 Great Towns of England and Wales.	Metropolis.

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(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.) CITY OF LONDON. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1921. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

causes of death.		Under 1 Week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 4 Weeks.	4 Weeks and under 3 Months.	3 Months and under 6 Months.	6 Months and under 9 Months.	9 Months and under 12 Months.	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—In the following tables will be found particulars of certificates relating to cases of infectious disease forwarded under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and information as to the removal of patients to hospitals, infirmaries, &c. :—

NAME 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 subsequently found to be incorrect.	Net number of Cases.

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The following is a'return of infectious diseases notified in the City of London, exclusive of Tuberculosis, Measles, Rubella, Malaria, Pneumonia and Chicken-pox, with the percentages of such cases removed to hospitals for treatment or nursed at home during 1921 compared with the figures for the previous five years :—

Year.	Number of cases reported.	Per cent. of cases reported.
Year.	Number of cases reported.	Removal to Hospital.	Treated at home.

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(The following table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.) CITY OF LONDON.

	NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED.								Total Cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 years and upwards.

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NEW PATIENTS.—The number of persons, including contacts, who were examined for the first time at or in connection with the Dispensary was 275, divided thus :—

	Diagnosed as Suffering from Tuberculosis.	Diagnosed as Not Suffering from Tuberculosis.	Undiagnosed.		Total Number Examined.
	Diagnosed as Suffering from Tuberculosis.	Diagnosed as Not Suffering from Tuberculosis.	Still under Observation.	Not still under Observation.	Insured.	Uninsured.

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Persons diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis may be thus classified :—

	Residents.	Non-Residents.		Totals.
		Working in City.	Not working in City.

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PERSONS TREATED, &c.—The number of persons diagnosed to be suffering from Tuberculosis, who were treated or supervised, at or in connection with the Dispensarv, was 213, divided thus :—

	Insured.	Not insured	Totals.

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TOTAL ATTENDANCES.—The number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary, including first attendances, was 2,404, divided thus :—

	Insured.	Not insured.	Totals.

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PERSONS UNDER TREATMENT, &c., AT END OF YEAR.—The number of persons who were under treatment, supervision or observation at or in connection with the Dispensary on December 31st, 1920, was 180, divided thus :—

	Insured.	Not insured.	Totals.

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PATIENTS REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL.—The number of persons who were referred to various departments of St. Bartholomew's Hospital for diagnosis or treatment was 42, divided thus :—

	Insured.	Not insured.	Totals.

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TUBERCULOSIS. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1921, in the City of London.

AGE-PERIODS	Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form b.†					Number of Notifications on Form C.
	Number of Primary Notifications.*												Total Notifications on Form A	Number of Primary Notifications.*				Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria.
	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 Primary Notifications	Total Notifications on Form A	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	Total Primary Notifications	Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria.

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The total number of attendances of all persons at the Clinic was 18,216, which total is made up as follows:.

Syphilis.		Soft Chancre.		Gonorrhœa.		Non.Venereal conditions.		Total Attendances.
Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female

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As regards the places of residence of patients coming under treatment, it is reported that patients resided in the following counties:.

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RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT 20, GOLDEN LANE, E.C. 1, DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1921.

	Syphilis.		Soft Chancre.			Gonorrhœa.		Conditions other than Venereal.		Total.
	Males	Females	Males	Females		Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females

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Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the. patients resided.

Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings.	London.	Essex.	Herts.	Surrey.	Kent.							Total.

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Table showing Occupations followed by 1,469 Males known to be suffering from Venereal Diseases.

Occupations.	Number.	Occupations.		Number.

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Table showing Occupations followed by 442 Females known to be suffering from Venereal Diseases.

Occupations.	Number.	Occupations.	Number.

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SUMMARY OF MONTHLY OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS DURING THE YEAR 1921.

3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Rainfall in millimetres.	Metric tons of deposit per square kilometre during month.
	Insoluble matter.			Soluble matter.		Total solids.	Included in soluble matter.
	Tar.	Carbonaceous other than tar.	Ash.	Loss on ignition.	Ash.	Total solids.	Sulphate as (SO₃).	Chlorine (Cl)	Ammonia (NH₃).

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CREMATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 37 Years—1885.1921.

YEAR.	Woking*	Manchester.	Glasgow.	Liverpool.	Hull.	Darlington.	Leicester.	Golder's Green	Birmingham.	Leeds.	City of London.	Sheffield.	Bradford.	W. Norwood	No. of Cremations each year.

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IMPORTED MEAT FOR THE YEAR 1921.—According to the Board of Trade Returns, the total weights of the various descriptions of frozen and chilled meat imported into the United Kingdom during the past three years, contrasted with 1913 and the values of the 1921 arrivals, were as follows, viz.:—

From.	1913.		1919.	1920.		1921.
From.	Tons.		Tons.	Tons.		Tons.

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The following table, compiled from statistics furnished by the Market Superintendent, shows the weights of the various descriptions of foodstuffs handled on Smithfield Market in 1920 and 1921:—

Source of supply.	Beef and Veal.		Mutton and Lamb.		Ratio of Beef, Veal, Mutton and Lamb to the total of these descriptions.		Pork and Bacon.		Poultry, Game and other Provisions.		Totals.
	Tons.		Tons.				Tons.		Tons.		Tons.
	1920	1921	1920	1921	1920	1921	1920	1921	1920	1921	1920	1921

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Analysis of the total quantity of meat imported shows that the inspectors have to deal with meat arriving from many sources, viz.:—

	Mutton. Tons.	Lamb. Tons.	Beef, frozen. Tons.	Beef, chilled. Tons.	Offal, Tons	Total. Tons.

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EXAMINATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN TONGUES.

Owners.	No. of Tongues Examined.	Percentage Examined.	No. of Tongues Seized.	Percentage.

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TONGUES EXAMINED AT DOCKS AND RELEASED.

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FOOD PRODUCTS CONDEMNED AT COLD STORES.

Article.	No.	How Packed.	Origin.	Cause for Destruction.	Tons	Cwts.	Qrs	lbs.

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TUBERCULOUS MEAT SEIZED AT THE CENTRAL MARKETS DURING 1921.

			Carcases	BEEF. Qrs.		Pieces.	Carcases.	PORK. Qrs.		Pieces.	Carcases.	VEAL. Qrs.	Pieces.

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The Leadenhall Market and City Shops have been carefully inspected during the year, and the following table shows the amount and variety of unsound food dealt with:—

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The following table shows the number of animals slaughtered at Aldgate as compared with 1920:—

	1921.	1920.

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NUMBER OF CARCASES AND QUARTERS SEIZED AND DESTROYED AT ALDGATE.

Cause of Destruction.	BEEF.		MUTTON.		VEAL.
	Carcases.	Quarters.	Carcases.	Quarters.	Carcases.	Quarters.

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RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE FOR THE YEAR 1921.

Cause for Destruction.	OXEN.										SHEEP
Cause for Destruction.	Heads.	Tongues.	Lungs.	Hearts.	Livers.	Stomachs.	Spleen.	Mesenteries	Intestines	Kidneys.	Heads.	Tongues.	Lungs.	Hearts.	Livers.	Stomachs.	Spleen.	Mesenteries.	Intestines.	Kidneys

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UNSOUND MEAT.*—The meat, &c., seized during the year by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

1921.	Diseased.				Unsound.				Unwholesome.			Tinned Meat.				Tinned Milk.
First Quarter	tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.	tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.	tons.	cwts. qrs.	lbs.	tons.	cwts	qrs.	lbs.	tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.

	Tons.	Cwts.	Qrs.	lbs

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*Table showing the average deliveries at the Central Meat Market, and other details for successive quinquennial periods during the past 48 years:—

Quinquennium.	Annual Average General Supply.			Seizures by Inspectors.			% of Unsound Meat.
Quinquennium.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Tons.	qrs.	cwts.

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*The sources of origin of the Central Markets Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of the total annual deliveries.

	British.		American.
	Country Killed.	Town Killed	† Foreign Killed.	Home Killed	American Killed ‡	Australian and New Zealand.
	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.

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Some idea of the amount of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market:—

	1917.	1918.	1919.	1920.	1921.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.

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Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1920 and 1921.

Month.	Meat delivered at the Market, 1920.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1920.			Meat delivered at the Market, 1921.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1921.
Month.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.

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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 1921.

Month.	Weight of Fish Delivered.		Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	By Land.	By Water.	Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Per Cent.

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Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1921.

	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.

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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 1921 and the five years 1916—1920.

Year.	Weight of Fish Delivered.		Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	By Land.	By Water.	Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.

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SUMMARY OF FOOD DISCHARGED AT CITY WHARVES

Article	Where from	Description of Packages	Total Number of Packages	General Range of Weight of Packages

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Article	Where from	Description of Packages	Total Number of Packages	General Range of Weight of Packages

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As a result of the daily Inspect on of City Wharves 194 loads of unsound bod were removed from these places during the year by the Cleansing Department The material so disposed of comprised:—

	Tons	cwts	qrs

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Samples of each consignment were submitted to chemical analysis with the following results:

		No 1 per cent		No 2 per cent

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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1921

Articles submitted for Analysis	No of Samples taken	Quarter ending 31st March			Quarter ending 30th June				Quarter ending 30th September				Quarter ending 31st December				Total for 1921
Articles submitted for Analysis	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	No Genuine	No Adulters ted	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

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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS 1875 TO 1907 RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS 1921

Sample	Nature and Extent of A dulteration	Result

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SUMMARY

	£	s	d		£	s	d

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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE

Name of Article	Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report	Result of Analysis	If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately	If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately	If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample	Information if any as to previous convictions	Remarks on any point of special interest

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Name of Article	Identification No given to the sample in the Quarterly Report	Result of Analysis	If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately	If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts state result showing fines and costs separately	If no legal proceedings were instituted state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample	Information if any as to previous convictions	Remarks on any point of special interest

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The following is a summary of the results:—

		Number of samples examined for the presence of a Preservative	Number in which a Preservative was found to be present

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Since 1904 continuous observation has been kept on the condition of milk arriving at the several railway termini in the City and the following summary sets out the percentage number of samples of milk which have been found to be infected with the tubercle bacillus during each year:—

1904			7.7 per cent.	1913		10.4 per cent.

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TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS STONEY LANE HOUNSDITCH DURING THE YEAR 1921

Name of Block	Births		Mortality from all Causfs at subjoined ages
Name of Block	Male	Female	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

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BIRTH RATE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS

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RECORD OF ATTENDANCES AT THE BATHS ARTIZAN'S DWELLINGS

Month	Sex				Total
	Males		Females
	Children	Adults	Children	Adults

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The following table gives the details of this work:—

Number of Certificates issued	Number of articles disinfected	Fees received by the Corporation

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NUMBER OF ARTICLES DISINFECTED BODIES RECEIVED AT THE MORTUARY AND INQUESTS HELD AT THE CORONER'S COURT IN THE CITY DURING 1921 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS

Year	Articles disinfected	Bodies received at the Mortuary	Inquests held on bodies	Inquests held on Fires

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WEST DISTRICT— Inspector F J Robbins

Month	Premises Inspected	Orders issued	Notices served	Improvements effected

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MIDDLE DISTRICT— Inspector E J Simmons

Month	Premises Inspected	Orders issued	Notices served	Improvements effected

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EAST DISTRICT— Inspector W H Ralph

Month	Premises inspected	Orders issued	Notices served	Improvements effected

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THE FOREGOING ARE SUMMARISED AS UNDER :—

District		Number of inspections made	Orders issued		Notices served	Improvements effected

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Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the Register are given in the accompanying table:— REGISTERED LODGING - HOUSES

District	Number of Houses on Register	Number of Lodgers	Number of Tenements	Average Number of Persons per Tenement	Cleansing Notices Served

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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 in these circumstances they are not subject to the Bye-laws for houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family:—

Name and situation of Artisans' Block Dwellings.		No. of Tenements.					No. of Inhabitants.
Name and situation of Artisans' Block Dwellings.		One Room.	Two Rooms.	Three Rooms.	Four Rooms.	Five Rooms or more.	No. of Inhabitants.

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The number of Factories Workshops and Workplaces at present Registered is as follows:—

	Registered Places	Workrooms &c in Registered Place

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The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms &c during the year:—

	Workshop Inspectors	Women Inspectors	Totals

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The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms since 1914:-

	Workshop Inspectors	Women Inspectors	Totals

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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, &c., FOR THE YEAR 1921.

		Men Inspectors.			Women Inspectors.		Totals.
		Special Inspector Gathercole.	East District Inspector Rnhincnn	West District Inspector Fowler.	West District Miss	East District Miss V ilkinson.	Totals.

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	Men Inspectors.			Women Inspectors		Totals.
	Special Inspector Gathercole.	East District Inspector Robinson.	West District Inspector Fowler.	West District Miss	East District M iss Wilkinson.	Totals.

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The following figures show the number of Outworkers notified since 1902:—

Year	Number of Lists received	Outworkers Employed in Citv	Outworkers Employed outside City	Total number of Outworkers

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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

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3.-HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK.*	OUTWORK' LIST, SECTION 107.									OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.			OUTWORK' IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
	Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.	Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S: 110).	Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
	Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the yean				Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.†	Outworkers,†		Lists.	Outworkers.
	Lists.†	Contractors.	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)

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4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

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5.—OTHER MATTERS.

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APPENDIX A.-STREET LISTS OF MORTALITY.

STREET OR PLACE.	No. of House	Sex.	Age.	Date of Death.	Cause of Death.	Remarks

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STREET LISTS OF MORTALITY— continued.

STREET OR PLACE.	No. of House	Sex.	Age.	Date of Death.	Cause of Death.	Remarks.

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STREET LISTS OF MORTALITY—continued.

STREET OR PLACE.	No. of House	Sex.	Age.	Date of Death.	Cause of Death.	Remarks.

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STREET LISTS.—Compiled from Notifications received.

Street or Place.	No. of House.	Sex.	Age.	Disease.	Date of Notification.

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STREET LISTS.—Compiled from Notifications received.—continued.

Street or Place.	No. of House.	Sex.	Age.	Disease.	Date of Notification.

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APPENDIX C.—REGISTER OF HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS OR OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF MORE THAN ONE FAMILY.

WEST DISTRICT.
Situation of Premises.	Name and Address of Landlord.	Tenements.	Lodgers

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WEST DISTRICT—continued.

Situation of Premises.	Name and Address of Landlord.		Tenements.	Lodgers.

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EAST DISTRICT—continued.

Situation of Premises.	Name and Address of Landlord.		Tenements.	Lodgers.

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The following table shows the progressive decline which has taken place since 1861 in the number of inhabitants who reside within the City boundaries, and the progressive increase in the number of workers who are daily employed in the City :—

VACCINATION STATISTICS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

CITY OF LONDON COMPARED WITH THE METROPOLIS FOR THE YEAR 1921 AND THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.

VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1921 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Name of District: CITY OF LONDON.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1921.

PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE

DEATH RATES, PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.

(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.) CITY OF LONDON. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1921. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.

(The following table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.) CITY OF LONDON.

NEW PATIENTS.—The number of persons, including contacts, who were examined for the first time at or in connection with the Dispensary was 275, divided thus :—

Persons diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis may be thus classified :—

PERSONS TREATED, &amp;c.—The number of persons diagnosed to be suffering from Tuberculosis, who were treated or supervised, at or in connection with the Dispensarv, was 213, divided thus :—

TOTAL ATTENDANCES.—The number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary, including first attendances, was 2,404, divided thus :—

PERSONS UNDER TREATMENT, &amp;c., AT END OF YEAR.—The number of persons who were under treatment, supervision or observation at or in connection with the Dispensary on December 31st, 1920, was 180, divided thus :—

PATIENTS REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL.—The number of persons who were referred to various departments of St. Bartholomew's Hospital for diagnosis or treatment was 42, divided thus :—

TUBERCULOSIS. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1921, in the City of London.

The total number of attendances of all persons at the Clinic was 18,216, which total is made up as follows:.

As regards the places of residence of patients coming under treatment, it is reported that patients resided in the following counties:.

RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT 20, GOLDEN LANE, E.C. 1, DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1921.

Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the. patients resided.

Table showing Occupations followed by 1,469 Males known to be suffering from Venereal Diseases.

Table showing Occupations followed by 442 Females known to be suffering from Venereal Diseases.

SUMMARY OF MONTHLY OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS DURING THE YEAR 1921.

CREMATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 37 Years—1885.1921.

IMPORTED MEAT FOR THE YEAR 1921.—According to the Board of Trade Returns, the total weights of the various descriptions of frozen and chilled meat imported into the United Kingdom during the past three years, contrasted with 1913 and the values of the 1921 arrivals, were as follows, viz.:—

The following table, compiled from statistics furnished by the Market Superintendent, shows the weights of the various descriptions of foodstuffs handled on Smithfield Market in 1920 and 1921:—

Analysis of the total quantity of meat imported shows that the inspectors have to deal with meat arriving from many sources, viz.:—

EXAMINATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN TONGUES.

TONGUES EXAMINED AT DOCKS AND RELEASED.

FOOD PRODUCTS CONDEMNED AT COLD STORES.

TUBERCULOUS MEAT SEIZED AT THE CENTRAL MARKETS DURING 1921.

The Leadenhall Market and City Shops have been carefully inspected during the year, and the following table shows the amount and variety of unsound food dealt with:—

The following table shows the number of animals slaughtered at Aldgate as compared with 1920:—

NUMBER OF CARCASES AND QUARTERS SEIZED AND DESTROYED AT ALDGATE.

RECORD OF ORGANS SEIZED AT ALDGATE FOR THE YEAR 1921.

UNSOUND MEAT.*—The meat, &amp;c., seized during the year by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.

*Table showing the average deliveries at the Central Meat Market, and other details for successive quinquennial periods during the past 48 years:—

*The sources of origin of the Central Markets Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of the total annual deliveries.

Some idea of the amount of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market:—

Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1920 and 1921.

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 1921.

Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1921.

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1921 and the five years 1916—1920.

SUMMARY OF FOOD DISCHARGED AT CITY WHARVES

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As a result of the daily Inspect on of City Wharves 194 loads of unsound bod were removed from these places during the year by the Cleansing Department The material so disposed of comprised:—

Samples of each consignment were submitted to chemical analysis with the following results:

SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS Articles examined during each Quarter of the year 1921

SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS 1875 TO 1907 RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS 1921

SUMMARY

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE

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The following is a summary of the results:—

Since 1904 continuous observation has been kept on the condition of milk arriving at the several railway termini in the City and the following summary sets out the percentage number of samples of milk which have been found to be infected with the tubercle bacillus during each year:—

TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS STONEY LANE HOUNSDITCH DURING THE YEAR 1921

BIRTH RATE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS

RECORD OF ATTENDANCES AT THE BATHS ARTIZAN'S DWELLINGS

The following table gives the details of this work:—

NUMBER OF ARTICLES DISINFECTED BODIES RECEIVED AT THE MORTUARY AND INQUESTS HELD AT THE CORONER'S COURT IN THE CITY DURING 1921 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS

WEST DISTRICT— Inspector F J Robbins

MIDDLE DISTRICT— Inspector E J Simmons

EAST DISTRICT— Inspector W H Ralph

THE FOREGOING ARE SUMMARISED AS UNDER :—

Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the Register are given in the accompanying table:— REGISTERED LODGING - HOUSES

The number of Factories Workshops and Workplaces at present Registered is as follows:—

The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms &amp;c during the year:—

The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms since 1914:-

SUMMARY OF WORK DONE UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, &amp;c., FOR THE YEAR 1921.

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PERSONS TREATED, &c.—The number of persons diagnosed to be suffering from Tuberculosis, who were treated or supervised, at or in connection with the Dispensarv, was 213, divided thus :—

PERSONS UNDER TREATMENT, &c., AT END OF YEAR.—The number of persons who were under treatment, supervision or observation at or in connection with the Dispensary on December 31st, 1920, was 180, divided thus :—

UNSOUND MEAT.*—The meat, &c., seized during the year by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms &c during the year:—

SUMMARY OF WORK DONE UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, &c., FOR THE YEAR 1921.