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. | Private Families. 1921. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1931. | 1911. | 1931. | ||
| Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
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| Year. | City of London. Per cent. | Metropolis. Per cent. |
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| Year. | City of London. | 121 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
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| Causes of Death. | Nbtt 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. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Jnder 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 35 years. | 35 and'45 and under under 45 55 years, years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | ||||
| 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. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| of Nonresidents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
| NAME OF DISEASE. | Number of Notifications received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the L.C.C. Special Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Institutions. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis subsequently found to be incorrect. | Net number of Cases. |
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| DISEASES. | At Ages—Years. | No. ot Cases Removed toHos pital. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 year and under 2 years. | 2years and under 3 years. | 3 years and under 4 years. | 4 years and under 5 years. | t years and under 10 years. | 10 years and under 15 years. | 15 yearsand 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. | ||
| Specimens. | Disease Suspected. | Result. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | |||
| Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhoea. | Non.Venereal Conditions. | Total Attendances. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
| New Patients. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Men. | Women. | Total. | Total Attendances. | " 606." | Bismuth. | Mercury. | In.Pts. | Path. Ex. |
| Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhoea. | Conditions other than venereal. | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | F. | | m. | 1 F- | | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F- | Totals. | |
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 yeare. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 years and over. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F. | |||||
| 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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| Referred to X.ray Department | Resident. | Non.Resident. | Total. |
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| City Residents. | Non.Residents. | Total. |
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| Admitted to L.C.C. Institutions. | Hospitals of Local Authorities. | Other Institutions. | St. Columbas Hospital Corpn. Expense. | Brompton Corpn. Expense. | Total. |
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| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 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. | 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). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus).1 | 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). | 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. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 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. | 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. | ||||
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||
| Age Periods | Formal Notifications. | Total Notifications. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | |||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
| Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
| Pulmonary. | N on - Pulmon a ry. | Total Cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| YEAR. | Woking.* | Manchester. | Glasgow. | Liverpool. | Hull. | Darlington. | Leicester. | Golder's Green. | Birmingham. | Leeds. | City of London. | Sheffield. | Bradford. | W. Norwood. | Hendon Park. | Pontypridd. | Bristol. | Ipswich. | Edinburgh. | Brighton. | Guernsey. | Nottingham. | Reading. | Southampton. | Birkenhead. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Plymouth. | Stockport. | Blackpool. (Opened 25th Sept., 1935.) | No of Cremations each year. > |
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| Description and Country of Origin. | 1935. | 1934. | Difference. |
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| Description and Country of Origin. | Twelve Months. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | 1934. | Difference. | ||
| Description and Country of Origin. | 1935. | 1934. | Difference. | |
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| Beef. | Mutton. | Pork. | Veal. | Goat. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Mesenteries. | Plucks. | Heads. | |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Butter and Cheese. | Eggs. | Sundries. |
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| Mutton. | Pork. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Sides. | |
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. |
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| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. |
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| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. | Sundries. |
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| Beef. | Mutton. | Mutton. | Mutton. | Pork. Carcases. | Pork Sides minus head | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Quarters. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | |
| Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef and Veal. | Poultry and Game. | Eggs. | Sundries. |
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| Beef. Quarters. | Beef. Quarters. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef. Hindquarters. | Bacon. Sides. | Bacon. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries. | Carcases. | Sides. | Quarters. | Pieces. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause of Destruction. | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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| Article. | No. | How Packed. | Origin. | Cause of 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. | Bacon in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Furred Game. | Feathered Game. | Tinned Meat. | Tinned Milk. | Fish in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. |
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| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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| Serial No. | Date. | Business. | Where heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
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| Serial No. | Date. | Business. | Where heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17/6/35 | Wholesale Butcher & Grazier. | Guildhall | Ald. F.J. C. Pollitzer. | Being the owner of one pig carcase, which was diseased and unfit for human consumption and deposited for sale on the 29 /3 /35, at Smithfield Market. | Fined £15. Costs, £5 5s. 0d. |
| Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1934. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1934. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1935. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1935. | ||||||||
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| Country Killed. Per cent. | Town Killed. Per cent. | †Foreign Killed. Per cent. | Home Killed. Per cent. | American Killed.‡ Per cent. | Australian and New Zealand. Per cent. | South Africa. Per cent. |
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| Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | |||||||||||||
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Article. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
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| Article. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
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| Tinned Goods—(continued). | ||||
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| Figs | Cases | America | 1 cwt. | 2,264 |
| Article. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
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| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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| 2,592 Boxes Prunes | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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| Samples. |
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| Percentage of Fat. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of Fat. | No. ot Samples. |
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| Serial No. | Article. | Whether Formal or Informal. | Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity. | Observations. | Results of Proceedings or other Action taken. |
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| Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. | Percentage of Adulteration. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. | Percentage of Adulteration. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Sample. | Nature and extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
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| Grade. | Dealers' Licences. | Supplementary Licences. |
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| No. of Sample. | Date of inoculation of Guinea Pig. | Dirt. | Date of Death. | Post Mortem Findings. | Result. |
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| Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. | Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. |
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| Name or Block. | Births. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined ages. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | At aU 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
| Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | ||
| Month. | Premises Inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
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| Month. | Premises Inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements 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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| Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings. | No. of Tenements. | No. of Inhabitants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Room, j | Two ! Rooms. | Three Rooms. | Four Rooms. | Five Rooms or over. | ||
| Registered Places. | Workrooms, &c., in Registered Places. |
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| Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
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| FACTORIES. | Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
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| INSPECTIONS. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
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| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. | |||
| NATURE OF WORK.1 | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 10S. | 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.t | Outworkers.f | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
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| WEST. | MIDDLE. | EAST. | TOTALS. |
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| Year. | Articles disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Post-Mortem Examinations. | Inquests held on Fires. |
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| Month. | Initial Inspections. | Number of Buildings found to be Infested. | Number of cases of Black Rat Infestation. | Number of cases of Brown Rat Infestation. | Methods Employed to Destroy Rats. | Drainage and Sewerage carried out during the year. | Special Observations. Complaints or Applications for Advice. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rat Catcher Employed. | Poison Used. | Traps. | i 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. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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| Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. | Date of Notification. |
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| Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner or Tenant. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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| Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner or Tenant. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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