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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Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
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Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
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Per cent. | Per cent. |
Year. | City of London. | 107 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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1923 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "NonResidents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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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 under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | ||
1 | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. |
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate. | of Nonresidents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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 |
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1923 | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. |
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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Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent, of cases reported. Removed to Hospital. Treated at home. |
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DISEASES. | At Ages—Years. | No. of Cases Removed toHospital. | ||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 2 years. | 2 years and under 3 years. | 3 years and under 4 years. | 4 years and under 5 years. | $ years and under 10 years. | 10 years and under 15 years. | 15 years and under 20 years. | 20 years and under 35 years. | 35 years and under 45 years. | 45 years and under 65 years. | 65 years and over |
AGE-PERIODS | Notifications on FormA. | Notifications on FormB.† | Number of Notifications on FormC | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications.* | Total | 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. | Notifications on Form A. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications. |
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 Cases. |
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Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | |
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. |
Resident. | Non-Resident. | Total. |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | |||||||||||||||||
Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. |
For Syphilis. | No. of patients treated. | For Spirochetes. | Examinations. | ||||
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For Gonococci. | For Wassermann or | ||||||
For Gonorrhœa. | For Non-Venereal Conditions. | Sigma Test. Reactions. | For Non-Venereal Conditions. |
Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | Conditions other than Venereal. | Total. | |||||||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
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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Month of the Year 1928. | Place. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Rainfall mm. | Metric tons per square kilometre. | ||||||||||
Insoluble matter. | Soluble matter. | Total solids. | Included in soluble matter. | ||||||||
Tar. | Carbonaceous other than tar. | Ash. | Loss on ignition. | Ash. | Sulphates (SO3). | Chlorine (Cl). | Ammonia (NH3). |
YEAR. | Woking.* | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green. | Birmingham. | Leeds. | City of London. | Sheffield. | Bradford | W. Norwood. | Hendon Park. | Pontypridd. | Bristol. (opened 2/3/28.) | Ipswich. (opened 6/12/28.) | No of Cremations each year. |
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Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. | Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. |
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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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Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1928. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Articles submitted for Analysis. | Quarter ending 31st March. | Quarter ending 30th June. | Quarter ending 30th September. | Quarter ending 31st December. | Total for 1928. | |||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Country of Origin. | Beef. Tons. | Mutton and Lamb. Tons. | Pork. Tons. | Bacon. Tons. |
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CAUSE OF SEIZURE. | Carcases of Beef. | Quarters of Beef. | Carcases of Mutton. | Quarters of Mutton. | Carcases of Pork. | Quarters of Pork. | Carcases of Veal. | Quarters of Veal. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Livers. | Mesenteries | Plucks. |
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CAUSE OF SEIZURE. | Carcases of Beef. | Quarters of Beef. | Carcases of Mutton. | Quarters of Mutton. | Carcases of Pork. | Quarters of Pork. | Carcases of Veal. | Quarters of Veal. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Livers. | Mesenteries. | Plucks. |
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Quarters of Beef. | Carcases of Mutton. | Quarters of Mutton. | Pig Carcases. | Pieces. | |||||
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1927. | 1928. | 1927. | 192S | 1927. | 1928. | 1927. | 1928. | 1928. |
Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause for Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
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Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Goat in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. | Furred Game. No. | Feathered Game. No. | Tinned | Fish in lbs. | Butter in lbs. | Eggs. No. | |
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Milk. No. | Meat. No. |
Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Goat in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Totals in lbs. |
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Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. |
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Date. | Name. | Business. | Address. | Where heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
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Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply | Seizures by Inspectors | % of Unsound Meat. | ||||
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Tons. | :wts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1927. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1927. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1928. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1928. | ||||||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
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. | cwts | qrs. | Tons. | cwts | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
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. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
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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Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. |
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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. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. |
Month. | Sex. | Total. | |||
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Males. | Females. | ||||
Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. |
Month. | Premises Inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
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Month. | Premises Inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvement effected. |
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Month. | Premises Inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
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District. | Number of inspections made. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
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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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Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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INSPECTIONS. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. |
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DEFECTS REMEDIED. | FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, &c. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | ||||||||||
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East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. |
WOMAN INSPECTOR. | Total. |
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Number of | |||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
NATURE OF WORK.* | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108. | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110. | |||||||||||||||
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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 year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||||
Lists.f | Outworkers.f | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | |||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Number of Certificates issued. 620 | Number of articles disinfected. 175,782 | Fees received by the Corporation. £535 |
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Months. | No. of Buildings Inspected. | Average No. of Firms in building. | No. of premises Rat Infested. | Total No. of Firms interested. | Steps taken to destroy Rats. | Rat Proofing done, Rat-holes stopped, &c. | Drainage and Sewerage Work carried out during the year. | Special Observations. Complaints or Applications for Advice. | |||||||
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Rat-Catcher Employed. | Poison Used. | Wire Traps. | Breakbacks. | Varnish Traps. | Other Traps. | Cats or Dogs kept. | By City Engineer's Department. | By M.O.H Department. |
street or place. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
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Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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