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Paddington 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
- Published
- 1880
- Author
- Stevenson, James
- Pages
- 155
- Tables
- 64
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[B] Summary Statement of Contracts entered into by the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington, during the year ending on the 25th day of March, 1880, viz.:—
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The following Rates have been levied, viz.:—
Date. Poor. Lighting. General. Sewers. Consolidated. Total. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. -
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The following Orders of the Metropolitan Board of Works have been carried out in accordance with the 87th section of the Act of 1862.
Date of Order. Locality. Subsidiary Names abolished. No. of Houses re-numbered. -
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Some of the preceding particulars are shewn in the subjoined table:—
Sub Districts. Estimated Population. Births. Ratio of Births to Population. Bate per 1,000. -
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The following Table shows the ratio of deaths to the population, and the death-rate per 1,000 in the Parish, and in its two Sub-districts:—
Sub-Districts. Estimated Population- Deaths. Ratio of Deaths to Population. Rate per 1,000- -
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Deaths Registered in the London Districts.
1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. -
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TABLE I. TABLE showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths, for the Year 1879, and 10 Years preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
Year. Estimated Population. Number of Inhabited Houses in the Parish. Registered Births. Deaths. St. Mary. St. John. St. Mary. St. John. St. Mary. St. John. -
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TABLE II. Table showing the Annual Birth Bate, Bate of Mortality, Death Bates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, for the Year 1879 and 10 Years preceding.
Year. Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. Annual Kate of Mortality, per 1000 living. Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage of Total Deaths. Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births. Deaths of Children under 6 years: per centage of Total Deaths. Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions. Saint Mary's Hospital. The Lock Hospital. -
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TABLE IV. TABLE showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths , 1879,
Total Deaths. Deaths per 1,000 of Population. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. -
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TABLE III Deaths Registered at several Groups of Ages from Different Causes during the year 1879.l Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
Cause op Death. AGES. TOTALS. 0 to 1 1 to to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 1 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 to 95 95 & upwards Total under 5 yrs. -
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TABLE IIIA. Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the yea 1879 in each district of the Parish. Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
Cause of Death. Sub-District Total 1st Quarter. Sub-District. Total 2nd Quarter. Sub-District Total 3rd Quarter. Sub-District Total 4th Quarter. Total Deaths TOTAL. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. -
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TABLE V. TABLE sh ow ing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, in the ten years 1869 to 1878, and in the year 1879.
Disease. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. Annual Average of 10 year, 1879-1878. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years, 1869—1878. 1879. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1879. -
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TABLE YI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Worl d , & c., completed in the Year ending March, 1880.
Paddington. No. of Complaints received during year. " No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected. Results of Inspection. House Drains. Privies and Water Closets. Dust Bins. Water Supply. Miscellaneous. Regularly Inspected. Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and "Whitewashed. Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Trapped or Ventilated. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Supplied with Water. New provided. New provided. Repaired, Covered, &c. Cisterns (new) erected. Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered. No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Act, 1866. No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal, and other Refuse. Removal of Animals improperly kept. Bakehouses. Licensed Cowhouses. Licensed Slaughterhouses. Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings. -
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TABLE VII. Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered during the year 1879.
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. Number of Births returned in the Birth-List Sheets, as Registered from 1st January, to 31st December, 1879. Successfully Vaccinated. Insusceptible of Vaccination. Had Smallpox. Dead—Unvaccinated. Postponed by Medical Certificate. Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized. Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. Prosecutions. -
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TABLE A. Number of occasions w hen moving organisms were found in the Water supplied by the undermentioned Companies:—
1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. -
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TABLE B. Taking the mean proportion of organic impurity in the Thames water delivered in London in 1868 as 1,000, in the subsequent years the following proportions were present respectively in the Thames water, and in the Lea water, the latter being delivered by the New River and East London Companies:—
Year. Proportion of organic impurity present in Thames water as delivered in London. Proportion of organic impurity present in Lea water as delivered in London. -
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TABLE C. TABLE showing the efficiency o f filtration of Thames and Lea water, also the maximum, minimum, and average proportions of organic impurity in the water delivered by the different Companies during the year 1879.
Names of Companies and Sources. Number of occasions when clear and transparent. Number of occasions when slightly-turbid, Number of occasions when turbid, Number of occasions when very turbid. Maximum. Minimum.1 Average.* -
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METERED LAMPS.
Quarter ending. Knocked down and out of Lighting. Escapes in Columns defective Stand Pipes. Out of Lighting. Cocks turned off in the night. Cocks turned on at Lighting time. Lights blown out and Gas escaping. All Night. Out part of Night. Water. Naphthaline. Stoppages in Co.'s Services. Water. Naphthaline Stoppages in Co.'s Services. Lights. Lights. Lights. Out. Bad. Out. Bad. Out. Bad. -
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TENDERS ACCEPTED.
One Week's Supply per Horse. for Six Months. March 18, 1879. Messrs. Wright & Clements. For Three Months. November 4, 1879. Messrs. Bennett & Son. For Six Months. March 8, 1880. Messrs. Bennett & Son. S. d. s d. S. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. -
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DUSTING, SLOPPING, WATERING AND CARTING MATERIALS.
MARCH 25, 1880. Dusting. Watering. Slopping. Carting. Totals. Tons MARCH 25, 1880 ??? Sales, Dusting Department, viz.:— Totals. Totals. Working Expenses— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ . d.. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Detailed Account of Expenditure and Receipt the Year ending 25th March, 1880. Includinq Repairs and Maintenance of Water Meters, Stand ??? Supply of Water for Road Making and Watering Purposes.
MARCH 25, 1880. Dusting. Watering. Slopping. Carting. Totals. ??? MARCH 25, 1880. Totals. Totals. Receipts and Outstanding Balances:— £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Detailed Account of Expenditure and Receipt for the Year ending 25th March, 1880. Including Repairs and Maintenance of Water Meters, Stand Post and Supply of Water for Road Making and Watering Purposes.
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PLANT CAPITAL ACCOUNT, 25th MARCH, 1880,
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PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department. Return showing the Weekly and Half-Yearly Totals of the Number of Horses Employed, Loads of Materials Collected and sent away by Boats, Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather, ending 26th September, 1879.
Week ending. DUSTING DEPARTMENT. SLOPPING DEPARTMENT. CARTING DEPARTMENT. Watering Department TOTAL OF WAGES. STATE Of WEATHER. Artisans, Foremen Clerks, Horse keepers, &c. Sundry Labour on Wharf.__ Number of Horses and Carts. Loads Collected. Wages Paid. Materials sent away. Expenses of Number of Horses and Carts. Loads Collected. Wages Paid. Expenses of Tons of Slop sent away. No. of Boats sent away Number of Horses working Machines. wages paid Working Machines Number of Horses and Carts. Wages paid Working Road Number of Horses and Vans sent out. Wages paid Collecting. Sifting. Ashes. Breeze. Soft core. Pick ings. Lds. Haulage. Canal Dues. Collecting. Leading Boats. Unloading Boats Haulage Canal Dues Scraping. Sweeping Horses. Wages paid Drivers. See Columns marked SATURDAY. MONDAY. TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. FRIDAY. WD HD 1_ fits Oil, and too 1 Soft Coro. Ashes cB„a W D HD WD .HD WD HD W D H D Dr WD HD WD H D Dr vc ra. -
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Table C. PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department. Return showing the Weekly and Half.yearly Totals of the Member of Horses Employed,, Loads of Materials Collected and sent away by Boats, Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather, ending 25th March, 1880.
Week ending. Artisans, Foremen, Clerks, Horse Clerks, Keepers, Sundry Labour on Wharf Number of Horses and Carts. Loads Collected. Wages Paid. Materials sent away. Expenses Of Number of Horses and Carts. Loads Collected. Wages Paid. Expenses of Tons of Slop Sent away. No. of Boats away Number of Horses working Machines Wages Working Machines. Number of Horses and Carts. Wages Paid Drivers. Working Road Roller. Number of Horses and Vans sent out. Wages Paid Drivers. SATURDAY. MONDAY. TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. FRIDAY. See Columns marked Canal Dues Collect. ing. Sifting. Ashes. Broozo. Soft Core. Pick. Inge. and Bzo. Soft Coio. and BzV Soft Coro. Collect, ing. Loading Boats. Unloading Boats. Haulage. Canal Dues. Scraping. Swooping. Horses. Wages Paid Drivers. W D HD Bts. Ch. Bis. Ch. Bts. WD HD WD HD WD HD WD HD WD HD WD HD 1879. W W W W W W W. W. W £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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[A] Account in Abstract shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Parish of Paddington, for the Year ending 25th March, 1880, under the heads of Receipts and Expenditure, viz:—
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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LIGHTING RATE ACCOUNT.
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT.
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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SEWERS RATE ACCOUNT.
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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METROPOLITAN CONSOLIDATED RATE ACCOUNT.
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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[B] Summary Statement of Contacts entered into by the Parish of Paddington, during the year ending on the 25 th day of March, 1880, viz.:-
DATE WHEN ENTERED INTO. NAME OF CONTRACTOR. NATURE OF CONTRACT. PRICE. -
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[C] Summary Statement of Moneys owing to, and Debts and Liabilities, owing by, the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington, on the 25th day of March, 1880.
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ALFRED STEARN.
Original Debt. Rate of Interest. Paid off this Year. Total paid off. Remaining unpaid. -
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Tabular Statement of the Principal Works executed in the Highway Department, for the Year ending 25th March, 1880.
New Streets taken to. Granite Crossings laid down. Old Footways relaid and repaved. Macadamized Roads removed and Wood Paving substituted. Mews repaved. -
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Tabular Statement of the Principal Works executed in the Sewers Department, for the Year ending 25th March, 1880.
Brick Sewers constructed at the expense of Private Parties. Air Shafts and Openings constructed at the expense of Number of Gulleys. Number of side Entrances constructed at the expense of Examinations of House Drains as to their General Condition. Private Parties. The Vestry. Constructed and Reconstructed. Repaired. Private Parties. The Vestry. -
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Tabular Statement of Inspections reported and Works of House Improvement completed under the Orders of the Sanitary Committee, for the Year ending 25th March, 1880.
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PADDINGTON. RETURN showing the amount in the Pound levied by the Vestry, during the ??? ??? ending October, 1879, in respect of Rates made for payment of Liabilities of the Vestry, distinguishing those over which the Vestry has control, from those over which ??? no control:—
Half.year commencing at Rate in the Pound. Amounts over which the Vestry has control. Amounts over which the Vestry has no control. Poor. Lighting. General, Sewers. Main Drainage and Metropolitan Consolidated. Church. Total. Poor. Sewers. General. Main Drainage. Metro. Consolidated. Total. ???. Police. County. Metropolitan Com. mon Poor Fund. Metro. politan Asylum District Rate. West London District Schools. Metropolitan Fire Brigade Baths and Wash. houses. Precepts from M. B. of Works. School Board for London Precepts from M. B. of Works. Precepts from M. B. of Works. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. ??? VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. -
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PADDINGTON. RETURN showing the amount in the pound levied by the Yestry during the Thirteen Years ended October, 1879, in respect of rates made for payment of liabilities, distinguishing those over which the Yestry has control from those over which the Yestry has no control; also the number and Rateable value of houses in the Parish, the average Rateable value per house, and the average amount of Parochial Rates paid in respect of each house, &c.
Year. No. of Houses. Total Rateable value. Average Rateable value per House. Rate per £. Average amount of Parochial Rates paid per House. Items over which the Vestry HAS control. Items over which the Vestry HAS NO control. Rate per £. Average amount paid per House. Rate per £. Average amount paid per House. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. -
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APPENDIX.
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The Apprenticing Fund Account.
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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PADDINGTON FREEHOLD CHARITY ACCOUNT— Continued. The Bread and Cheese Fund Account. (Devoted to purchase of Coals and Blankets.)
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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The Charity School Fund Account.
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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PADDINGTON ENFRANCHISED COPYHOLDS CHARITY ESTATE ACCOUNT— Continued, The Apprenticing Fund Account.
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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The Bread and Cheese Fund Account. {Devoted to purchase of Coals and Blankets.)
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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The Charity School Fund Account.
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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The Marion Mayne Charity Account for the Year ending 31 st December , 1879.
1879. £ s. d. 1879. £ s. d. -
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Name of Charity. Names of Trustees, &c. Description of Property. -
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Present Annual Income of Property. Mode of Distribution. Remarks. -
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Name of Charity. , Names of Trustees, &c. Description of Property. -
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Present Annual Income of Property. Mode of Distribution. Remarks. -
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Some of the preceding particulars are shewn in the subjoined table:—
Sub-Districts. Estimated Population. Births. Ratio of Births to Population. Bate per 1,000. -
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The following Table shows the ratio of deaths to the population, and the death-rate per 1,000 in the Parish, and in its two Sub-districts:—
Sub-Districts. Estimated Population- Deaths. Ratio of Deaths to Population. Rate per 1,000. -
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Deaths Registered in the London Districts.
1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. -
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TABLE I. TABLE showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths, for the Year 1879, and 10 Years preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
Year. Estimated Population. Number of Inhabited Houses in the Parish. Registered Births. Deaths. St. Mary. St. John. St. Mary. St. John. St. Mary. St. John. -
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TABLE II. Table showing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, for the Year 1879 and 10 Years preceding.
Year. Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. Annual Rate of Mortality, per 1000 living. Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage of Total Deaths. Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births. Deaths of Children under 5 years: per centage of Total Deaths. Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions. Saint Mary's Hospital. The Lock Hospital. -
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TABLE IV. TABLE showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, 1879.
Total Deaths. Deaths per 1,000 of Population. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. -
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TABLE III. Deaths Registered at several Groups of Ages from Different Causes during the year 1870. Note .—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
Cause ofDeath. AGES. TOTALS. 0 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 to 95 95 & up-wards. Total under 5 yrs. -
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TABLE IIIA. Deaths Registered from all causes driving each quarter of the year 1879 in each sub-district of the Parish. Note .—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
Cause op Death. Sub-District Total 1st Quarter. Sub-District Total 2nd Quarter. Sub-District Total 3rd Quarter. Sub-District Total 4 th Quarter. Total Deaths TOTAL. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. St. Mary's. St. John's. -
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TABLE V. TABLE showing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, in the ten years 1869 to 1878, and in the year 1879.
Disease. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. Annual Average of 10 years, 1869—1878. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years, 1869—1878. 1879. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1879. -
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TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the Year ending March , 1880.
Paddington. No. of Complaints received during,year. No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected. Results of Inspection. House Drains. Privies and Water Closets. Dust Bins. Water Supply. Miscellaneous. Regularly Inspected. Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings. Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed. Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Trapped or Ventilated. Repaired, Cleansed, &c. Supplied with Water. New provided. New provided. Repaired, Covered, &c. Cisterns (new) erected. Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered. No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of Sanitary Act, 1866. No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal, and other Refuse. Removal of Animals improperly kept. Bakehouses. Licensed Cowhouses. Licensed Slaughterhouses. -
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TABLE VII. Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered during the year 1879.
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. Number of Births returned in the Birth-List Sheets, as Registered from 1st January, to 31st December, 1879. Successfully Vaccinated. Insusceptible of Vaccination. Had Smallpox. Dead—Unvaccinated. Postponed by Medical Certificate. Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized. Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. Prosecutions. -
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TABLE A. Number of occasions when moving organisms were found in the Water supplied by the undermentioned Companies:—
1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. -
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TABLE B. Taking the mean proportion of organic impurity in the Thames water delivered in London in 1868 as 1,000, in the subsequent years the following proportions were present respectively in the Thames water, and in the Lea water, the latter being delivered by the New River and East London Companies:—
Year. Proportion of organic impurity present in Thames water as delivered in London. Proportion of organic impurity present in Lea water as delivered in London.