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 | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Private Families. |
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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. | 122 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis |
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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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 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 thk District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
of Nonresidents registered in the District. | ot Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1,000 nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | I3 |
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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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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Year. | Number of actual cases. | Per cent, of actual cases reported. | |
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Removed to Hospital. | Treated at home. |
DISEASES | At Ages—Years. | No. of Cases Removed toHos-pital. | ||||||||||||
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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. | 5 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. |
Specimens. | Disease Suspected. | Result. Positive. Negative. |
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Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhoea. | Non-Venereal Conditions. | Total Attendances. | |||||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
No. of patients treated. | ||||
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For Syphilis. | For Soft Chancre. | For Gonorrhcea. | For Non-Venereal Conditions |
Year. | Men. | Women. | Total. | Total Attendances. | "606." | Bismuth. | Mercury. | In-Pts. | Path. Ex. |
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Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhoea. | Conditions other than venereal. | Totals. | |||||||
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M. | F. | |M. | F. | M. | F.- | M. | F. | M. | F. | Totals. |
Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 years and over. | Totals. | |||||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
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. | St. Joseph's Hospice. Corpn. Expense. | Bromptor Corpn. Expense. | Total. |
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Age Periods | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications. | ||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). |
Age Periods | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total |
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Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | |||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | Cases. |
Month of the Year 1936. | 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. | Included in soluble matter. | |||||||||
Tar. | Carbonaceous other than tar. | Ash. | Loss on ignition. | Ash. | Total solids. | Sulphates (SO,). | Chlorine (Cl). | Ammonia (NHS). |
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. | Dundee. (Opened 14 th Oct., 1936). | Kent County (Charing). (Opened 13th June, 1936). | S. London. (Streatham). (Opened 9th July, 1936). | No. of Cremations each year. |
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BEEF AND VEAL. Cwts. | MUTTON AND LAMB. Cwts. | PORK. Cwts. | BACON. Cwts. | |||||
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1936. | 1936. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1936. | 1936. | 1935. |
Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. |
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Description and Country of Origin. | Twelve Months. | Difference. | ||
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Beef and Veal: | 1936 | 1939. |
Description and Country of Origin. | Twelve Months. | Difference. | |||
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Tons | 1936. | 1936. |
Beef. | Mutton. | Pork. | Veal. | Goat. | ||||||||||
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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. | |||
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Carcases. | Quarters. | Carcases. | Sides. |
Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935.3 | 1936. |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter. | Sundries. |
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Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | |||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb | Pork. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. | Sundries. |
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Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | Pork. Sides. | Bacon. Sides. 1936. | ||||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1936. | 1936. |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork. | Poultry and Game. |
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Beef Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1936. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. |
Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | ||||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. |
Beef. Quarters. | Mutton. Carcases. | Mutton. Pieces. | Pork. Carcases. | ||||||||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 19S6. | 1935. | 1936. |
Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Eggs. | Butter and Cheese. |
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Beef. Quarters. | Beef. Quarters. | ||||||||
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1935. | 1936. | 1935. | 1936. |
Beef. Quarters. | Bacon. Sides. | Bacon. Pieces. | ||||
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1936. | 1936. | 1936. | 1936. | 1935 | 1936. |
Country. | Carcases. | Pieces | ||||
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1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1934. | 1936. | 1936. |
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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Country. | 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. |
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Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1935. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1935. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1936. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1936. | |||||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts | qrs. |
Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply. | % of Unsound | Meat | ||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. |
Year. | British Country Killed. | Town Killed. | Canadian. | Australian and New Zealand. | South African and South Rhodesian. | U.S.A. | Argentine, etc. | Continental. |
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1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | |
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Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
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. |
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. |
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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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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so disposed of comprised :— | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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supervision :— | Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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Samples. |
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Percentage of Fat. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of Fat. | No. of 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. | ||||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. Total. |
Article. | Number Examined. | Number Adulterated, etc. | Percentage of Adulteration. | ||||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Sample. | Nature and extent of Adulteration. | Result. |
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Year. | Tuberculous Infection. | Year. | Tuberculous Infection. |
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No. | Date. | Dirt. | Result of Animal inoculation. |
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Name op Block. | Births. | Mortality prom all Causes at subjoined ages. | |||||||
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Males. | Females. | At all ages. | Under 1 year. | l and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 66 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. | 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 | ||||
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One Room,. | 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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WORKSHOPS. | Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
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WORKPLACES. | Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
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INSPECTIONS. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. |
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, &c. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | |||||||||
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DEFECTS FOUND. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, Sc. | KITCHENS OF LICENSED PREMISES. | |||||||||
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CTS REMEDIED. | 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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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) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) |
NATURE OF WORK.1 | 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.† | Outworkers. † | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (6) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number (2) | |
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Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | General Workshops | 1,118 |
Bakehouses (including Factory Bakehouses) .... | 15 | |
Total number of Workshops on Register | *1,133 |
Year. | Articles disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Post-Mortem Examinations. | Inquests held on Fires. |
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Number of Certificates issued. | Number of articles disinfected. | Fees received by the Corporation. |
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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. | |||||
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Rat Catcher Employed. | Poison Used. | Traps. | 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. | Diiease. | Date of Notification. |
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WEST DISTRICT. | |||
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Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner or Tenant. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
Situation of Premises. | Name and Address of Owner or Tenant. | Tenements. | Lodgers. |
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Subject. | Date adopted. |
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