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Shoreditch 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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- 1913
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- 105
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The figures for the Wards are contained in the subjoined table:—
Ward. Families or Separate Occupiers. Population 1911. Population 1901. Males. Females. Persons. -
Page 2
T he estimated populations in the various Wards of the Borough are as follows:—
Ward. Population. Ward. Population. -
Page 2
In the following table are given the areas of the Wards in acres, and the estimated populations per acre:—
Ward. Area in acres. Population per acre. Ward. Area in acres. Population per acre. -
Page 3
The distribution of the corrected births in the eight Wards of the Borough is given below:—
Ward. Males. Females. Total. -
Page 5
The distribution of the deaths amongst males and females in the eight Wards of the Borough is as shown in the following table:—
Ward. Males. Females. Total. -
Page 7
In the subjoined table the causes of death amongst infants under one year for cach of the eight Wards of the Borough are given:—
Cause of Death. Moorfields Ward. Church Ward. Hoxton Ward. Wenlock Ward. Whitmore Ward. Kingsland Ward. Haggerston Ward. Acton Ward. Totals. -
Page 10
The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging and not belonging to the Borough in the public institutions situate in Shoreditch are as set out in the subjoined table:—
Institution. Persons belonging to Shoreditch. Persons not belonging to Shoreditch. Total. -
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In the subjoined table are set forth the various institutions outside Shoreditch with the numbers of persons belonging to the Borough dying therein:—
Asylums. No. of Deaths. General Hospitals—continued. No. of Deaths. -
Page 13
In the subjoined table the deaths from the infectious diseases referred to above have been grouped according to age:—
Age period. Under 1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65-75 75-85 85 and upwards. -
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The number of cases annually certified since 1889, when notification became compulsory, and the attack-rate per 1,000 population are set out below:—
Year. Number of cases. Attack-rate per 1,000 inhabitants. -
Page 15
Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are notifiable, excluding pulmonary tuberculosis, showing the numbers of cases certified in the Borough for each of the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentage of the cases removed to hospital:—
Disease. First Quarter. Second Quarter. Third Quarter. F ourth Quarter. Total. Deaths. -
Page 17
In the following table are contained the percentages of children born not finally accounted for as regards vaccination, including postponed cases, each year from 1891 to 1910 for Shoreditch, the Metropolis, and the rest of England:—
Year. Shoreditch. Metropolis. Rest of England. Year. Shoreditch. Metropolis. Rest of England. -
Page 18
The distribution of the cases certified, and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards during the year were as shown in the subjoined table:—
Wards. SCARLET FEVER. Notifications. Fatal Casks. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. -
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The numbers of cases and the deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards are given in the subjoined table:—
Ward. DIPHTHERIA (Including Membranous Croup.) Cases Certified. Fatal Cases. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. -
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The usual enquiries were made as to the circumstances attending the occurrence of diphtheria in the Borough With respect to 126 of the cases certified during the year, they were distributed amongst males and females at certain age periods as set out in the subjoined table:—
Age Period. Male. Female. Total. -
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The numbers of cases certified yearly since 1889 are set out in the following table:—
Year. Number of Cases. Year. Number of Cases. -
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The distribution of the cases certified and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards during 1912 are shown in the subjoined table :—
Wards. ENTERIC FEVER. Notifications. Fatal Cases. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. -
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The cases and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards were distributed as set out below:—
Ward. ERYSIPELAS. Cases Certified. Fatal, Casks. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. -
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In the subjoined table are shown the numbers of persons, male and female, certified in the Borough under each of the three sets of regulations:—
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908. Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospital) Regulations, 1911. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1911. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. -
Page 34
The head teachers of the schools they attended in accordance with the requirements of the school management code of the London County Council:—
School. Enteric Fever. Small Pox. Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever. Measles. Chicken Pox. Whooping Cough. Mumps. Other Causes. Total. -
Page 38
In the subjoined table is contained a summary giving an idea as to the nature of the work done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings of the people in the Borough, which has been compiled from the abstracts of their work prepared by the sanitary inspectors:—
Insp. Firth. Insp. Jordan. Insp. Lang-Btone. Insp. Pearson , Insp. Stokes. Insp. Wright. Insp. Pratt. Insp. Chapman. Total. -
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For non-compliance with statutory notices and for breaches of by-laws proceedings were taken before a Magistrate with the results stated below:—
Premises. Result of Proceedings. -
Page 47
The numbers of tenements, rooms and persons in the artisans' dwellings in the Borough, estimated for 1912, are contained in the subjoined table :—
Number of blocks. Number of tenements. Number of rooms. Number of persons. -
Page 47
The births registered during the year, and the birth-rates in the dwellings as a whole, and the two classes into which they have been divided, are shown below :—
The whole of the Dwellings. Class A. Class B. Number. Eate per 1,000 Inhabitants. Number. Eate per 1,000 Inhabitants. Number. Eate per 1,003 Inhabitants. -
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In the subjoined table are given the deaths and death-rates from certain causes :or the dwellings and the corresponding death-rates for the whole Borough, so that they may be compared :—
Cause of Death. The whole of the Dwellings. Class A. Class B. The Borough. Number of deaths. Rate per 1,000 inhabitants. Number of Deaths. Hate per 1,000 inhabitants. Number of deaths. Rate per 1,000 inhabitants Kate per 1,000 inhabitants. -
Page 48
The number of cases and the attack-rates per 1,000 inhabitants are set out below :—
Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Puerperal Fever. Erysipelas. Cases. Rate. Cases. Rate. Cases Rate. Cases. Rate. -
Page 57
The results of the year's work are summarised in the following table :—
Quarter of the year 1912. Number of Samples taken. Number of Samples Adulterated. Percentage Adulterated. Number of Prosecutions Instituted. Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c. Prosecutions proceeded with. Number of succeseful Prosecutions. Fines aad Costs. Amount paid to Analyst for samples analysed. -
Page 57
In the subjoined table are shown the numbers of samples of milk taken during the four quarters of the year, with the numbers and percentages of those found not to be genuine :—
Quarter of the year. Number of Samples. Number not genuine. Percentage adulterated. -
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The numbers of samples and the percentages of those found adulterated during the four quarters of the year are as shown in the subjoined table
Quarter of the year. Number of Samples. Number not genuine. Percentage adulterated. -
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The subjoined table shows a comparison of the results of the work under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during the years 1902-12 inclusive :—
Year. Number of Samples. Number of persons in the Borough to each sample. Number of samples adulterated. Percentage of sampler adulterated. Number of prosecutions instituted. Summonses withdrawn on account of warranties. Prosecutions proceeded with. Number of successful prosecutions. Fines and Costs. Amount paid to Public Analyst. -
Page 66
TABLE I. Vital Statistics of the Borough of Shoreditch during 1912 and previous Years.
Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births. Total Deaths Registered in tub District. Transferable Deaths Nbtt Draths belonging to the District. of Nonresident s registered in the District. of residents not regis tered in the District Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Un-corrected Number. Nett. Number Eate. Number. Kate per 1,000 net Births. Number. Eate. Number Rate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE II. Cases of infectious disease notified during the Year 1912 in the Borough of Shoreditch.
Notifiable Disease. Number of Cases Notified. Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough. Total Cases Removed to Hospital. At all Ages. At Ages-Years. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Under 1. l to 5 5 to 15 15to25 25to45 45to65 65 and upwards. Moorfields. Church Hoxtor Wen-lock. Whit-more. Kings-land. Hag-gerston Acton. -
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TABLE III. Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1912 in the Borough of Shoreditch.
Causes of Death. Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district (a). Total Deaths whether of "Residents ok "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District (b). 11. All Ages. Under 1. 1 and under 2. 2 and inder 5. 5 and inder 15. 15 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65 65 and up wards. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -
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TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH during the year 1912. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age (see note (a)).
CAUSE OF DEATH. Under Week. 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks. 3- 4 Weeks Total under 1 1 Month 1-3 Mont hp 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Total Deaths under 1 year. -
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TABLE V.
CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 16. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 86. 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. -
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 16. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 76. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards. Moorfiulds. Church. Iloxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggrston. Acton. Male. Female. Total. -
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 16. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 86. 85 and upwards. Moorfieldg. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. Total. -
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TABLE VI.—ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF LONDON AND SHOREDITCH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1912.
DISTRICTS. Estimated population 1912. ANNUAL KATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVING. Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL DEATHS. DEATII8 DURING THE YEARS: DEATHS DURING 1912 FROM Inquest Cases. Deaths in Public Institutions. Uncertified Causes of Donthe. BIRTHS. 1 1909 1910 1911 1912 Principal I Zymotic Diseases. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. *Fever. Diarrhoea. Tuberculous. Disease. Violence. -
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TABLE TIL ANALYSIS of ttte Cases Treated by tiie D istrict M edical O fficers of thb Borough during the Year ending December 3 1 st, 1912.
Diseases. Diseases. -
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DURING 1912. Table VIII.
PREMISES. NUMBER OF PLACES— Number of inspections, 1912. Number of notices, 1912. Number of prosecutions, 1912. On register at end of 1911. Added in 1912. Removed in 1912. On register at end of 1912. -
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1.- Inspection. Inspection made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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2.—Defects Found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions Foumd. Remedied. Referred to H.M. inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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3. Home Work.
NATURE OF WORK. OUTWORKERS LISl'S, SECTION 107. 1 Outwork in unwholesome premises, 8tction 108. Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109 and 110. Lists received from Employers. Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. Prosecutions. Twice in the Year. Once in the Year. Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. Hailing to send Lists. Instances. Notices served. Prosecutions. Instances. Orders made. (8. 109.) Prosecutions. (S. 109, 110.) Lists. Outworkers Lists. Outworkers. Con- Work- Con- Work- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (ID (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) -
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4.—Registered W orkshops.
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5.—Other Matters.
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6.—Shewing the Numbers of Outworkers Received from other Districts During 1912.
DISTRICT. Making Wearing Apparel. Cleaning and Washing. i .arc Curtains. Artificial Flowers. Furniture and TlnhoUterv Fur Pulling. Feather Sorting. Umbrellas, &c. Paper Bags and Boxes. Brush Making. Tents. Dolls and Toys. Total. -
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DEATHS. Average Annual Rate per 1,000 persons for the 5 Years ending 1911.
All Causes. Principal Zymotic Diseases. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Fever. Diarrhoea. Consumption. -
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The following are the latest figures available upon the point and relate to the year 1911:-
Enumerated Population, 1911. Families or Separate Occupiers. Number of Sanitary Inspectors. Population to each Sanitary Inspector. Families or separate Occupants to each Sanitary Inspector. -
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These may be divided into nine classes :—
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The main points of the information thus obtained are shown in the following table.
Total. Condition of Home. Method of Feeding. Evidence of Infection. Cl ean and Fairly Clean. Dirty and Very Dirty. Proper Food Store. Natural. Natnral and Artificial. Artificial. Cases in same House. Cases in Neihbour's Children. No Evidence.