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Woolwich 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1932
Pages
114
Tables
100

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100 tables in this report

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    SECTION I.—GENERAL STATISTICS. TABLE No. 1.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    Wards.Estimated Population
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    In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the following extracts from the vital statistics of the year are shewn below TABLE No. 3.
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    The chief Vital Statistics since 1901 are given in the following Table :— TABLE No. 4.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Nett.Under 1 year.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
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    The chief Vital Statistics for 1931, for the Wards of the Borough, are given in the following Table:— TABLE No. 5.
    Wards.Population.Births.Deaths under 1.Deaths all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate.Number.Rate.
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    TABLE No. 6.
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    The following Table, No. 7, shows the number of corrected births each year since 1926; the number of live and still.births notified; the percentage of notified births, and the birth rates for the same period for Woolwich, London, and England and Wales:— TABLE No. 7.
    Year.No.of Births.No. of Live Births Notified.No. of Still Births.Percentage of Births Notified.Birth Rate.
    Woolwich.London.England and Wales.
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    TABLE No. 8.
    Hospital or Institution.Number of Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 9. Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1931.
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All CausesEnteric Fever.Small.Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 yrs.)Total Deaths under 1 Year.Certified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
    Live BirthsStill Births
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    Table no.10 Deaths registered during the calendar year 1931, and deaths in Public Institutions.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the District.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    All Ages.Under 1 Year1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.In Borough.Outlying Institutions
    Residents.Non-Residents.
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    TABLE No. 11. Nett Deaths Registered during 1931, Classified by Sex and Wards.
    Causes of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    MalesFemalesDockyardSt. Mary'sRiverSt. George'sBurrageHerbertGlyndonSt. Margaret'sCentralSt. Nicholas'Abbey WoodWell HallSherardAvery Hill
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    TABLE No. 12.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Total.Death Rate.Number under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 13. Deaths from Cancer and Malignant Disease.
    Year.Males.Females.Total.Rate.Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    The following Table, No. 14, shews the seat of primary disease in all deaths from Cancer (including all other specified malignant tumours) :— TABLE No. 14.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Males.Females.Total.Deaths in Hospital.
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    The following Table shews the causes of death each year since 1912 TABLE No. 15. Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1931.
    Year.Abortion.Ectopic Gestation.Placenta Praevia.Other Puerperal Haemorrhage.Other Accidents of Child Birth.Child Birth with Secondary Causes.Puerperal Eclampsia.Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism.Puerperal Fever.Totals.
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    TABLE No. 16. Child Mortality (1—2 years). Death Rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases
    Period.Estimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarr. hceal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 17. Child Mortality (2—5 years). Death Rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases
    Period.Estimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrheal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    The following Table, No. 18, shews the distribution of infantile mortality throughout the year calculated on a varying year basis :— TABLE No. 18.
    Births.Deaths under 1 Year.Rate.
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    These figures are included in those shewn in Table No. 8:— TABLE No. 19.
    Hospitals or Institutions.Number of Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 20. Infant Mortality, 1931. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1 month 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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    TABLE No. 21. Nett Infant Deaths, Classified by Sex and Wards.
    Causes of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    Males.Females.Dockyard.St. Mary's __RiverSt. George'sBurr ageHerbertGlyndonSt. Margaret'sCentralSt. Nicholas'Abbey WoodWell HallSherardAvery Hill
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    TABLE No. 22.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 23.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 23— continued.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 24. Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By Whom Provided.Sessions weekly.
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    TABLE No. 24— continued.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By Whom Provided.Sessions weekly.
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    TABLE No. 25. RETURN to be made on or before the 9th of February, 1932, by Mr. S. G. Taylor, Vaccination Officer of all Sub-Districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Registration District, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1930, inclusive:—
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1930.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1932, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.:—
    Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Col. II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of Conscientious Objection have been received.Col. V. Died Unvaccinated.
    Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.
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    The talks given during the year and the programme for 1931-32 are set out below:—
    Date. 1931.Subject and Lecturer.Cinematograph Films.
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    TABLE No. 26. Inspections.
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    TABLE No. 27. Nuisances Abated.
    Cleansing—Dilapidations—
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    TABLE No. 27— continued.
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    TABLE No. 28. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homeworkers' Premises. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Description.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspect'rNumber of Prosecutions.
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    3.—Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.
    Nature of Work.InstancesNotices served.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE No. 29.
    Sun Street.Sun Street (Infectious)Eltham.All Mortuaries.
    19301931
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    TABLE No. 30.
    Number of Interments.
    192919301931
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    TABLE No. 31. Prosecutions under Public Health and Kindred Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE No. 32.
    Premises.On Register 31st December.Number ofLegal Proceedings.
    Inspections.Notices.
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    TABLE No. 33.
    Number of dealers licences issued:—
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    Bacteria per 1 c.c.
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    TABLE No. 34.
    Produce.Date of Regulations.Designation.
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    TABLE No. 35.
    Month.Cattle.Sheep & Lambs.Pigs.Calves.Total.
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    TABLE No. 36.
    Situation of Slaughterhouse.Owner.
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    TABLE No. 37.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    Table No. 37.— continued.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    TABLE No. 38.
    192919301931
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    TABLE No. 39.
    Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Legal Proceedings or Other Action.
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    TABLE No. 39— continued.
    Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Legal Proceedings or Other Action.
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    TABLE No. 40. 1.— Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
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    TABLE No. 41. Action under the Housing Acts.
    Premises.Action Taken.Date.
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    TABLE No. 41.— continued.
    Premises.Action Taken.Date.
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    TABLE No. 42.
    Date of Meeting.Plumstead:Eltham.Total.
    Woolwich.WestEast
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    TABLE No. 43.
    Premises.Accommodation. Men.
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    TABLE No. 44.
    Diseases.Total Cases Notified.Admissions to Hospital.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No 44. Notification of Infectious Diseases (Including Tuberculosis), 1901 to 1931.
    Year.Smallpox.Diphtheria and Mem. CroupErysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.§ Puerperal Pyrexia.Pneumonia Primary.Influenzal Pneumonia.Malaria.Dysentery.Anthrax.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Encephalitis Lethargica.Cerebrospinal Meningitis.Poliomyelitis.‡Zymotic Enteritis.*Pulmonary Tuberculosis.*Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary†Measles.x Chicken Pox.
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    TABLE No. 46. Ward Incidence of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) 1931.
    Disease.BoroughDockyardSt. Mary'sRiverSt. George'sBurrageHerbertGlyndonSt. Margaret'sCentralSt. Nicholas'Abbey WoodWell HallSherardAvery Hill
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    TABLE No. 47. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified, 1931 (excluding Tuberculosis).
    Diseases.Number of Cases Notified.
    Age Groups.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 3 years.3 and under 4 years.4 and under 5 years.5 and under 10 years.10 and under 15 years.15 and under 20 years.20 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and over.
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    TABLE No. 48. Deaths from Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1931.
    Diseases.Number of Deaths.
    All Ages.Age Groups.
    Under 11-2-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
  • Page 69
    TABLE No. 49. Diphtheria, Multiple Cases.
    Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Sherard.Avery Hill.Total Houses.Total Cases.
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    TABLE No. 50. Scarlet Fever: Multiple Cases.
    Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Sherard.Avery Hill.Total Houses.Total Cases.
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    TABLE No. 51. Scarlet Fever: Return Cases.
    No. in Register.Date Admitted to Hospital.Date Discharged.Total Days in Hospital.Onset of Secondary Case.Remarks on Primary Case.
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    TABLE No. 52.
    No.Date Notified.Diagnosis.Final Diagnosis.Remarks.
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    Table No. 53.
    Date Notified.Sex.Age.Ultimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 54.
    Date Notified.Cases Treated:Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Home.Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 55. Monthly Incidence of Pneumonia.
    Month.Male.Female.Total.Type.No. of Deaths
    Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Acute Primary (not specified).Acute Primary PneumoniaInfluenzal 1 Pneumonia
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    TABLE No. 56. Ward Incidence of Tuberculosis, 1931.
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    TABLE No. 57. Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality, 1931.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonarynon- pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 58.
    Year.Lungs.Meninges.Intestines and Peritoneum.Glands.Joints.Spine.Other Forms.All Causes.
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    TABLE No. 59.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 60. Tuberculosis—Deaths and Death-rates.
    Year.Deaths.Death-Rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE No. 61.
    Case No.Date Notified as Tuberculosis.Cause of Death.
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    TABLE No. 62.
    Pulmonary.Percentage.Non-Pulmonary.Percentage.
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    TABLE No. 63. Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for 1931.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 64.
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    These figures refer to 398 patients and the monthly admissions were as follows :
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    Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee. At the end of the year the Committee was constituted as follows :—
    Bodies.Representatives.
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    In tabular form below is shewn the amount of disinfection which was carried out during the year :— TABLE No. 65.
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    The following Table shows the number of persons cleansed each year since 1927 :— TABLE No. 66.
    Year.Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 67.
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    TABLE No. 68.
    Centre.No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
    Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
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    TABLE No. 69. Children in Attendance at each Centre.
    Year of Birth.Town Hall.Plum stead.Eltham.Slade.New Eltham.St. Luke's.North Woolch.Beres-ford St.Totals.
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    TABLE No. 70. Feeding of Infants attending Welfare Centres—15th June to 25th July, 1931.
    Method of Feeding.AGE IN MONTHS.
    0-11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-9Total9-1010-1111-12Grand Total.
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    TABLE No. 71.—Cases Treated at Sunlight Clinic, 1931.
    Type of Case.Brought Forward from 1930.New Cases.Total.Much Improved or Cured.Improved.I.S.Q.Ceased Treatment.Treatment not yet complete
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    TABLE No. 72.
    Brewer Street.Eltham Health Centre.
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    TABLE No. 73.
    No.Attendances.
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    TABLE No. 74. Cases Treated at Orthopaedic Clinic, 1931.
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    Table I. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF TODDLERS, 1931.
    Disease, Defect or Condition.Boys: Age last BirthdayGirls: Age last BirthdayTotal
    12341234
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    MEDICAL INSPECTION OF TODDLERS, 1931— continued.
    Disease, Defect or Condition.Boys : Age last BirthdayGirls : Age last BirthdayTotal
    12341234
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    The following Table shows the total cases grouped according to the classifications mentioned above:— Table II.
    District.Only ChildrenBig Interval Children.Replacement cases with symptoms.Special Cases.Others.Total.
    Under 3Over 3
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    Table III.
    Town Hall.Eltham.Plum-stead.New Eltham.Total.
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    Table IV.
    District.Only ChildrenBig Interval Children.Others.
    Under 3Over 3
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    Table V.
    District.Only ChildrenBig Interval ChildrenReplacement Cases.Special Cases : (Foster children, etc.)Others.Totals.
    Under 3Over 3
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    Table VI.
    District.Percentage of Total Cases Showing Symptoms.
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    Table VII.
    District.Acidosis Syndrome.Mismanagement.Sleep difficulties.Fright : Temper ComplexEnuresis.Backwardness."Misery" Complex.Thumb sucking.
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    Table VIII.
    Only Children:Big Interval ChildrenReplacement Cases.Others.Totals.
    Under 3Over 3
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    Table IX.
    Interval.Number of Cases.Number showing nervous symptoms.Percentage of Cases showing nervous symptoms.
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    Meteorological Observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the year 1931.
    Week ending.Temperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years.Average temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during week.Lowest during week.Mean temperature.
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    APPENDIX II.— continued.
    Week ending.Temperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years.Average temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during week.Lowest during week.Mean temperature.