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 Woolwich]
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| Table XI. | —Summary of Statistics for the second Quarter of 1907 corrected for Public Institutions | 117 |
| „ XII. | —Summary of Statistics for the third Quarter of 1907 corrected for Public Institutions | 119 |
| „ XIII. | —Summary of Statistics for the fourth Quarter of 1907 corrected for Public Institutions | 120 |
| „ xiv. | —Deaths from various causes for the whole Borough in each week, corrected for Public Institutions | 123 |
| „ xva. | —Summary of the General Work of the Public Health Department for 1907, the number of Nuisances abated, and Notices served in each Ward | 125 |
| „ xvb. | —Summary of Work of Chief Inspector and miscellaneous | 127 |
| „ XVc. | —Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces | 128 |
| „ XVd. | —Proceedings during 1907 re Milk-shops, Cow-sheds, Slaughter-houses, &c. | 129 |
| „ xvi. | —List of Streets Inspected—House-to-House—and number of houses where defects were found | 132 |
| „ xvii. | —Prosecutions in 1907 under the Public Health (London) Act and By-laws and Housing of the Working Classes Act | 137 |
| „ xviii. | —Summary of Articles Analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 138 |
| „ xviiia. | —Proceedings in 1907 under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 139 |
| „ xix. | —Food seized, or surrendered by Owners as unfit for consumption | 141 |
| „ XX. | —List of Level Bakehouses in the Borough, 1907 ... | 143 |
| „ XXa. | —List of Certified Underground Bakehouses in the Borough, 1907 | 144 |
| „ XXb. | —List of Factory Bakehouses | 145 |
| „ XXI. | —List of Slaughter-houses in the Borough, 1907 | 146 |
| „ XXII. | —List of Cow-houses in the Borough, 1907 | 147 |
| „ XXIII. | —List of Milk Sellers | 148 |
| Wards. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | River. | St. George's. | Burrage. | Glyndon. | Herbert. | St. Margaret's. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Eltham. | |
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| North. | South. | |||||||||||
| Average | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
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| Average | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. |
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| Average of 1891-1895 | Average of 1896-1900 | Average of 1901-1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
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| Nett. | Corrected. |
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| 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. |
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| Average 1886-1890 | Average 1891-1895 | Average 1890-1900 | Average 1901-1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
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| Average | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
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| Average | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907 |
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| 1886-1890 | 1891-1895 | 1890-1900 | 1901-1905 | 1900 | 1907 |
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| Breast-fed. | Hand-fed. | Mixed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average, 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Borough. | London. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | Rate. | |
| Average | 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average, 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average, 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-4. | 1905-7. | |
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| Total. | Males. | Females. | Under 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Total under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 5 years. | Over 5 years. | - |
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| Notifications. | Deaths to Oct. 31st. | |
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| Notifications. | Deaths to Oct. 31st. | ||
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| Total. | Number under 1 1/2 to a room. | Number with over 1 1/2 and under 2 to a room. | Number with over 2 to a room. | Standards of Cleanliness. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Oases Weaned under 8 months | Death of Mother. | Illness of Mother. | Failure of Milk. | Mother at Work. | Other Causes. |
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| July | |||||
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| Ward. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 60 years. | Over 60 years. | Total Cases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 months. | 3 to 6 months. | 0 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | ||||||
| District. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |
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| Average, 1901-5. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average 1901-5 | 1900. | 1907. | ||||
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| No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | |
| 1891-5. | 1896-1900. | 1901-5. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | over 65. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Number Discharged. | Dead Jan., 1908. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | |||
| Carcinoma. | ||
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| Seat of Primary Disease— | Males. | Females. |
| Common Lodging House. | Accommodation. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Couples. | ||
| 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 Non-Residents 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. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registd. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| I. | 11. |
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| Wards. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births Registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | ||
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases notified in whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of cases of mistaken diagnosis (included in preceding figures). | Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Age—Periods. | River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's. | Burrage. | St. Margaret's. | Herbert. | Glyndon. | Central. | St. Nicholas. | Eltham. | |||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | North. | South. | ||||||||||||||
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | •20 to '25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | Over 85. | |
| Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all ages in Wards. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths in Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's. | St. Nicholas. | Central. | Glyndon. | St. Margaret's | Herbert. | Burrage. | Eltham. | ||||
| North. | South. | |||||||||||||
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1 to 2 Weeks. | 2 to 3 Weeks. | 3 to 4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1 to 2 Months. | 2 to 3 Months. | 3 to 4 Months. | 4 to 5 Months. | 5 to 6 Months. | 6 to 7 Months. | 7 to 8 Months. | 8 to 9 Months. 9 to 10 Months. | 10 to 11 Mont hs. | 11 to 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Small Pox. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fevers. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| Boroughs. | Per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from— | ||||||||||||||
| Births. | All Causes. | Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | †Pyrexia (Origin uncertain). | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | ||
| Boroughs. | All Causes. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Deaths under One year to 1,000 Births. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | 1902-1906. | 1907. | |
| Week. Date of ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature three feet below ground. | Mean Humidity, complete Saturation = 100. | No. of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean Temperature. | All Causes. | Diarrhoea. | Six other Zymotic Diseases. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Tubercle. | |||||
| Period. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature 3 feet below ground. | Mean Humidity Complete Saturation = 100. | Number of days on which rain fell in each week. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average of Weekly Maxima. | Average of Weekly Minima. | Average of Weekly Means. | All Causes. | Diarrhoea. | Six other Zymotic Diseases. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Tubercle. | |||||
| Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
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| Number. | Kate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. | ||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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| Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. |
| A | B | C | D | A | B | 0 | D | A | B | C | D |
| Disease. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 1st Quarters in Previous 5 years. |
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| Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
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| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. |
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| Disease. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 2nd Quarters in Previous 5 years. |
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| Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Bate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registered. | Number. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of year. | | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1000 Births. |
| A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
| Disease. | Woolwich. - | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 3rd quarters in previous 5 years. |
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| Population estimated to middle of Year. | Births. | Deaths under one year of age. | Deaths at all ages—Gross. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Non-Residents in District. | Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. | Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registered. | Number. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. |
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| Disease. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Total. | Average for 4th quarters in previous 5 years. |
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| Week ending. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Epidemic Influenza. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever | Rheumatism. | Tubercle. | Alcoholism. | Cancer. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Accidents. | Homicide and Suicide. |
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| St. Mary's and Dockyard. | Sanitary Inspectors' Districts. | St. George's. | Total. | ||||||
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| River. | Herbert. | Central and St. Margaret's | St. Nicholas. | Burrage and Glyndon. | Eltham. | ||||
| Premises. | Number of | |
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| Inspections. | Written Notices | |
| Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Class. | Number. | |||
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| Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||||||||
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| Nature of Work. | Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils. | Prosecutions. | ||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. 109). | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110). | |||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections, 1907. | Number of notices, 1907. | Number of Prosecutions, 1907. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1906. | Added in 1907. | Removed in 1907. | On Register a t end of 1907. | ||||
| Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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| Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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| Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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| Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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| Name of Street. | Number of Houses Inspected. | Number where Defects were found. |
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| No. | Date of Final Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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| Article. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated |
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| No. | Article. | Nature of Adulteration. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| No. | Article. | Nature of Adulteration. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Articles. | Quantity. | Date. | Remarks. | Reason. |
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| Articles. | Quantity. | Date. | Remarks. | Reason. |
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| Name. | Address. |
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| Name | Address |
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| Name. | Address. |
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| No. | Name of Owner. | Situation. |
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| No. | Name and Address of Owner. | Situation. |
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| No. | Name. | Address. |
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| No. | Name. | Address. |
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| No. | Name. | Address. |
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| No. | Name. | Address. |
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| Date. | Applicant's Name. | Address of Applicant. |
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| Ward. | Number. | Rate per 1000 of Ward Population. |
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| No. | Died. | Disease. | Age at death. | Received milk for |
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| No. | Died. | Disease. | Age at death. | Received milk for |
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| No. | Died. | Age at time of discontinuing. | Received Milk for | Discontd. Milk. |
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| Dr. | Expenditure to 31/3/07 (3 months). | Expenditure 1/4/07 to 31/12/07 (9 months). | Total. | Cr. | Income 3 months to 31/3/07. | Income 9 months to 31/12/07. | Total. | ||||||||||||
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||||||||
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||