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Barking 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1915
Pages
62
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    The climatic conditions as indicated by the rainfall are as follows:—
    1909.1910.1911.1912.1913.1914.
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    Proportion per 1,000 population engaged in occupations:—
  • Page 8
    The figures are as follows:—
    1913.1914.
    Out-Relief £1,9736s.7id.£2,20615s.l¼d.
    Men.Women.Children.Men.WomenChildren.
  • Page 10
    Sanitary Inspection of the District. Premises Inspected:—
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    The number of persons per family and size of tenement occupied as shown by the Census of 1911 are as follows:—
    Number of Rooms per Tenement.FAMILIES OF
    123456789101112131415 and upward,
  • Page 15
    The buildings comprising the town and the use to which they are put are as follows:—
    1911.Total, 1901.Total, 1911.Ordinary Dwelling Houses.Blocks of Flats.Shops.Hotels and Public Houses.Offices, Warehouses and Factories.InstitutionsOthers.Vessels. Sheds. Vag rants.Separate Flats included in foregoing.
  • Page 16
    Average number of persons per inhabited building:—
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    Average number of persons per family:—
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    The work done by the sanitary staff under the Housing Acts is as follows:—
  • Page 19
    situation is produced which justifies the action of the Council in building cottages to supply the obvious need. The alterations in the buildings are as follows:—
    1913.1914.
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    This shows a substantial increase on the previous year. The houses erected by the Council under the powers given by the Housing Act are as follows:—
    Situation.No. of Houses.Date of Occupation.Accommodation.Rental per week.Frontage in feet.Depth of land to each house.
    ft. in.ft.
  • Page 22
    The average duration of stay in Hospital for each disease was as follows:—
    1914.1913.1912.1911.
  • Page 25
    The rates for 1913 and 1914 are: —
    1913.1914.
  • Page 26
    The distribution of the disease over the year was as follows: —
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter
  • Page 27
    Vaccination .—The figures for the last three years are: —
    1912.1913.1914.
  • Page 28
    The age distribution was: —
    Under 1 year 1.551515.2525.4545.65Over 65 Total.
  • Page 29
    The dispensary was opened in April, and the following figures deal with the last nine months of the year: —
    Insured.Uninsured.
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    The details are as follows: —
    1914.1913.1912.
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    The following table gives the nature of the ailments treated as the above. The number of children under school age was more than double that of the previous year, namely, 525, against 235. Those over school age show a corresponding increase:—
    Under SchoolOver School
    Age.Age.
  • Page 33
    The cost of this portion of the scheme will be : —
  • Page 34
    The following table gives the figures for the last four years:—
    1911.1912.1913.1914.
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    Age at which Last Child was Weaned, per 100.
    1911.1912.1913.1914.
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    the percentage dying in first year, based on the experience cf the vears 1912.1913 : —
    Total Numbers 1913. 1914.Numbers dying in first year 1914.Percent . age 1912 and 1913.Percentage 1914.
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    Thus:—
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    Statement of Accounts for year ended December 31st, 1914.
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 40
    The history of the district since 1891 is as follows: —
    Year.Population calculated at mid.year.Birth Rate per 1.000 Population.Birth Rate per 1,000 Women, 15 to 45 years.Infantile Mortality. Deaths within one year per 1.000 births.Deaths per 1,000 of Population.
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    Marriages and Births.
    Persons.Males.Females.Females 14.45 years.
  • Page 42
    Births and Populations
    North.South.East.West.
  • Page 42
    Tuberculosis. The distribution of the disease was as follows: —
    North.South.East.West.Totals.
  • Page 43
    The distribution was: —
    North.South.East.West.Not Known.Total.
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    (Infantile Mortality) Under 1 year. There were 69 males and 35 females, giving a total of 104.
    North.South.East.West.Total.
  • Page 44
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1914 AND PREVIOUS TEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.BIRTHS.Total Deaths registered inTransferable Deaths.Net Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected number.Net.Number.Rate.Of Non.residents registered in the District.Of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1.000 net Births.Number.Rate.
  • Page 45
    T able ii. cases of infectious disease notified during the year 1914.
    Notifiable Disease.Number oF Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.North.South.East.West.
    Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
    1234567891011121314
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    TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
    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 upwards.
    1234567891011
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    TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914. 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 month.3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 49
    Common Lodging-houses. The following are the registered Houses in the district:—
    Situation of Premises.No. of Rooms.No. of Lodgers.
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    The number of complaints received and entered in the register are as follows:—
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    Including Inspections made By Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    FoundRemedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector
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    3.—HOMEWORK
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, 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 listsProsecutions.
    Sending Twice in the year.Sending Once in the year.failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.Instances.Notices served.Prosecution.Instances.Orders made (S. 110.)Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Lists.OutworkersLists.Outworkers
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 58
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 139) at, the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    5— OTHER MATTERS.