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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Year. | Population. | Remarks. |
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Census Population, 1911. | Census. | Unoccupied houses at Census, 1911. | Unoccupied houses in April, 1914. | New houses from April, 1911, to June, 1914. | Additional houses occupied, June, 1914. | Persons to a house. | Est. increase in population from Census, 1911, to June, 1914. | Estimated population to middle of 1914. |
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Wards. | Census 1901 | Census 1911. | ||||
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Population. | No. of Inhabited Houses. | Persons to a House. | Population. | No. of Inhabited Houses. | Persons to a House. |
1901.5. | 1906.10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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1891.1895. | 1896.1900. | 1901.1905. | 1906.1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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Net. | Standard. |
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1886.1890. | 1891.1895. | 1896.1900. | 1901.1905. | 1906.1910. | 1911. | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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Year. | Age Period. | |||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75 and over |
1901-5. | 1906-10 | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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1886-1890. | 1891-1895. | 1896-1900. | 1901-1905. | 1906-1910. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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Year. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Borough. | London | ||||
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Aver. No. | Bate. | Aver. No. | Rate. | Aver. No. | Rate. | Aver. No. | Rate. | Rate. |
No. | Rate |
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Woolwich. | London | ||
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No. | Rate. | Rate. |
1901-5. | 1906-10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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1901-5. | 1906-10 | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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1901-05. | 1906-10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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Initials. | Age. | Sex. | Date of commencement. | Date of Notification. | Source. |
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Initials. | Age. | Sex. | Date of commencement. | Date of Notification. | Source. |
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Year. | Total. | M. | F. | 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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Year, | Total Houses of which information was obtained. | Clean. | Dirty. | Indifferent. |
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Totals 1905-10 | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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Year | 1st Week | 2nd Week | 3rd Week | 4th Week | 5th Week | 6th Week | 7th Week | 8th Week | 9th Week | 10 th Week | 11th Week | 12 th Week | 13th Week |
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Year. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | 1-2 Years. | Total. |
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Average 1901-4 | Average 1905-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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1901-5. | 1906-10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. |
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1891-5. | 1896-1900. | 1901-5. | 1906-10. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | ||||||||||
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No. | Rate. | Aver, No. per year. | Rate. | Aver. No. per year. | Rate. | Aver. No. ; per year. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Number of Notifications on Form A. from Private Medical Practitioners. | Number of Notifications on Form B. from School Medical Officers. | Number of Notifications Form C. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Age periods. | Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors. | Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | ||||||||||||||
0 to 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 and upwards. | Total. | Under 5 | 10 to 5 | 10 to 15 | Total. |
Male | Female. | Total |
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Year. | Number Discharged. | Dead, Jan., 1915. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | ||||||||||||
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a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b | a | b |
Male. | Female |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Aver. 1903-5 | Aver. 1906-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Aver. 1903-5 | Aver. 1906-10 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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Under 50. | 50-60. | 60-70. | Over 70. | Total. |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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Under 60. | 60-70. | Over 70. | Total. |
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All Cancer cases. Per cent. | Cancer of mouth and throat. Per cent. | Cancer of other parts. Per cent. | Control cases (non-cancer). Per cent. |
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(a) | (b) | |
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Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | Number in which a preservative was reported to be present. |
Common Lodging Houses. | Accommodation. | ||
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Men. | Women. | Total. |
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. | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate.* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1000 Births Registd. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
I. | II. |
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Institutions within the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from outside the District. | Institutions outside the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from the District. |
Notifiable Diseases. | Total Cases Notified in whole District. | Cases Notified in each Locality. | Cases of Mistaken Diagnosis included in the preceding figures. | Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Age—Periods. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
Under 1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||
West | East |
Disease. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Woolwich. | Plumst'd | Eltham. | Residents in Outlying Institutions. | Public Institutions in Borough. Residents & nonresidents. | |||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Male. | Female. | Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 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. | West. | East. |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Year. | Small-pox | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fevers. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | |||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Boroughs. | Population estimated to the middle of 1913.† | Births. | Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year of Age. | ||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. |
Boroughs. | Per 1,000 Persons Living. | Rate per 1000 Births. | ||||||||||
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Births. | Deaths from | |||||||||||
All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |||
Crude. | * Standardized. |
Week ending | Temperature of the Air. | Average temperature 3 feet below ground. | Mean Humidity, complete Saturation = 100 | No. of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions | ||||
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Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean temperature. | Under 2, Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | All causes. |
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. | Average Weekly Rainfall in inches. | Deaths corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||
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Average of Weekly Maxima. | Average of Weekly Minima. | Average of Weekly Means. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | All Causes. |
Births. | Deaths under one year. | 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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Population to middle of 1913 | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Bate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population to middle of 1913 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 births. | Population | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births. | Population | 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 |
Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
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Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | 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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Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 Births. |
A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
Cause of Death | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
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Births, | Deaths under one year. | 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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Population middle of 1914. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | |||||
Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Population estimated to middle of 1914. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. |
A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
Cause of Death, | Total. | Average for last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for last 5 years. |
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Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | 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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Population middle of 1914 | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered. | Number. | Number. | Rate. |
Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||||||
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Population, middle of 1914 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population, middle of 1914 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. | Population, middle of 1914 | Birth Rate. | Death Rate at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births. |
a | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. | Cause of Death. | Total. | Average for 4th Quarters of the last 5 years. |
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Week ending | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Epidemic Influenza. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa (under 2 years). | Enteritis (under 2 years). | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Rheumatic Fever. | Tubercle of Dung and acute Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculous diseases. | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver, and Per. Neuritis. | Cancer and Sarcoma. | Bronchitis. | Broncho-Pneumonia. | Pneumonia. | Violence. | Suicide. |
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St. Mary's and Dockyard. | River. | Burrage and Herbert. | Central and St. Margaret's. | St. Nicholas. | Glyndon. | Eltham. | St. George's. | Total. | |
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PREMISES INSPECTED. | |||||||||
No. of Houses inspected, house to house | 433 | 883 | 660 | 975 | 723 | 489 | 94 | 271 | 4538 |
„ Re-inspections after service of Notice (estimated).. | 1168 | 1721 | 1650 | 1625 | 1724 | 1149 | 1100 | 561 | 10700 |
,, Houses and premises specially inspected, including infectious diseases and complaints | 835 | 1033 | 1143 | 750 | 1101 | 760 | 1150 | 490 | 7267 |
,, Houses where drains have been tested by smoke test | 20 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 137 |
,, Houses where drains have been tested by water test | 4 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 89 |
,, New Houses inspected for Water Certificates | .. | .. | 19 | 12 | 107 | .. | 98 | .. | 236 |
NUISANCES ABATED—DRAINS. | |||||||||
Waste-pipe from baths, lavatories, and wash-house sinks, repaired or disconnected | 38 | 13 | 80 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 251 |
Choked and defective drains | 77 | 84 | 76 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 57 | 24 | 450 |
Defective traps | 12 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 78 |
Defective and unventilated soil pipes | 2 | .. | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 19 |
W.C.'s. | |||||||||
W.C.'s repaired, new traps or pans provided | 37 | 35 | 116 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 379 |
Water supply apparatus repaired or renewed | 88 | 52 | 58 | 30 | 100 | 35 | 16 | 24 | 403 |
Foul pans cleansed | 39 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 181 |
Additional w.c.'s provided to Factories & Workshops, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Do. do. dwelling houses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
PREMISES. | |||||||||
Underground rooms not in accordance with Act | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Interiors cleansed and defective roofs repaired | 480 | 523 | 375 | 226 | 301 | 145 | 105 | 182 | 2337 |
Damp walls remedied | 53 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 64 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 393 |
Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired | 75 | 63 | 95 | 50 | 87 | 24 | 28 | 47 | 469 |
Improved ventilation provided | 2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 44 |
Wash-houses provided with sinks and outlets for waste water | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Defective guttering and rain-water pipes | 74 | 26 | 65 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 348 |
Dustbins supplied | 75 | 82 | 95 | 23 | 97 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 474 |
Dung pits provided | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 |
Cases of overcrowding remedied | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 93 |
Deficient light—windows supplied, or enlarged, or other works | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
Dampness in premises from defective water pipes | 27 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 94 |
ANIMALS. | |||||||||
Animals (including pigs) kept in such a state as to be a nuisance | 7 | .. | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
Accumulations of manure removed | 11 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 83 |
WATER. | |||||||||
Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes | 2 | 54 | 3 | .. | 33 | .. | 1 | .. | 93 |
Defective and foul rain-water tanks remedied | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Insufficient supply, and water cut off by Water Board | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Additional water supply for two or more families | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
MISCELLANEOUS. | |||||||||
No. of observations made of chimneys in connection with smoke nuisances | 28 | 22 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 54 |
No. of smoke nuisances observed | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Tents, Vans, &c., inspected | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 |
Notices served with respect to tents and vans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Inspection of Urinals accessible to the public | 70 | 73 | 42 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 35 | 26 | 361 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 30 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 122 |
Intimation notices served | 603 | 588 | 393 | 305 | 531 | 306 | 165 | 240 | 3131 |
Statutory „ ,, | 110 | 40 | 91 | 37 | 187 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 578 |
Premises. | Number of | |
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Inspections. | Written Notices. |
Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. |
Class. | Number. |
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Out Workers' 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. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from Other Councils. | Number 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 of Lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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 Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Article. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated. |
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No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | Name and Address of Vendor. | Result of Proceedings. |
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No. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | 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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Articles. | Quantity. | Reason. |
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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 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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