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Penge 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1904
Pages
34
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    During the year, 16 deaths have been referred to the following Zymotic diseases:—
  • Page 6
    The number of cases notified shews a great decrease from the 352 of 1902, but that year , included 219 notifications of Chicken-Pox. However, leaving out Chicken-Pox, the other diseases this year only amount to 69, as against 133 in 1902, and were as follows:—
    Disease.Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.Total.
  • Page 8
    There have been 27 Inquests during the year, and were as follows:—
    Cause of death.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 16
    It will be seen in the following table that there were only 30 cases of Scarlet Fever, this number being a decrease of 44 cases on the previous year, but Diphtheria shows an increase of 8 cases; Enteric Fever a decrease of 9; Erysipelas an increase of 6; and Membranous Croup a decrease of 1.
    Disease.Treated at Home.Removed to Hospital.Total.
  • Page 17
    The following list shows the number of rooms fumigated, and of beds and other articles disinfected during the year.
  • Page 18
    The principal defects remedied were 116 leaky roofs, 73 defective flushing apparatus, 92 broken ashpits, 98 defective forecourts, and 45 dirty and uncovered drinking water cisterns. This work has entailed a large amount of clerical work, and 1,696 re-inspections, as appears hereunder.
    No. of Houses Inspected during the Year.Defects discovered.
  • Page 18
    There are 20 houses in Arpley Road registered as "Houses let in Lodgings." These have been regularly inspected, and midnight inspections have also been carried out.
    Landlord.No of Houses.
  • Page 19
    Common Lodging Houses.
    Situation.No on Register.No. of Rooms.Registered No. of Lodgers.
  • Page 20
    At present there are 64 workshops on the register. The trades or works carried on in such workshops are as follows:—
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  • Page 25
    The temperature of many rooms used by the poorer classes for living and sleeping is often above that which causes this low-flash oil to give off inflammable vapour.
    Nos.List of Samples Tested.
  • Page 27
    SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS.
  • Page -
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of District during 1903 and previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    UnderYear of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.Rate.*
    Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    A list of the Institutions in respect of the deaths in which corrections have been made is given in Table II.
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    TABLE II.
    I Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1903.
    Notifiable Disease.At all AgesCases Notified in District.No. of Cases Removed to Hosfital.
    At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2J.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to District at subjoined Ages.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.