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Stepney 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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- 1934
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1933.
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Death rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births :
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2,293 deaths occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough, of which 1,536 belonged to Stepney and 757 belonged to other Boroughs.
Belonging to Stepney. Belonging to other Boroughs. -
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The net number of births notified under the Act was as follows:—
Live Births Still Births. -
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The organs and parts of the body affected were as follows:—
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There were 235 deaths from Tuberculosis, or 15 more than in the previous year.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males. Females. Males. Females. -
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The following figures show the grants of out-door relief in the Stepney District during the first and last week in 1933:—
Week ended. Children Men. Women. under 16. Total Persons. -
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The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—
Cause of Death Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 1 month. 1-3 months. 3-6 months. 6-9 months. 9-12 months. Total Deaths under One Year -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY, 1933.
CAUSES OF DEATH. Sex. All Ages 0— 1— 2- 5- 15— 25— 45— 65— 75— -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY 1033
CAUSES OF DEATH. Sex All Ages 0— 1— 2- 5— 15— 25- 45— 65— 75— -
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The following is a list of the hospital facilities in the Borough, showing particulars of each:—
Situation. No. of beds. In-patients admitted during the year. Out-patients. No. dealt with during the year. Purpose. Management -
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The Table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 Class T. B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) -
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(a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.— continued.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus (Mass T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) -
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(b) NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1933 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total -
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( b ) NON -PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS— continued.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Bonos and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bonos and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total -
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There are three Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries in the Borough. Their situation and hours of sessions are as follows:—
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The Council has arrangements by which they pay for the attendances of patients undergoing certain forms of treatment at various hospitals as follows:
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Particulars of the Lectures and the estimated attendances are given as follows:—
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AT THE DENTAL CLINIC—(a) TUBERCULOSIS.
Particulars of Patients. Number of Fillings. Number of Scalings. Extraction Cases. Dentures. Number of Dressings. Number for Advice. Denture Visits. Number of New Patients. Number of Attendances. Simple. Root. Without Anaesthetic. Local Administrations. Gas Administrations. Number of Teeth Extracted. Upper. Lower. Re-models Repairs. -
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(b) MATERNITY.
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List of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Ante-natal Clinics and Creches in Stepney:—
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Voluntary :—
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Ante-Natal Clinics :—
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6. —Maternity Homes and Hospitals. I.
Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Fart I of the Local Government Act, 1029. Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. -
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7.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age. I.
Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these cases. Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. -
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11. —Infectious Diseases.
Disease. Number of cases notified during the year. Number of cases visited by officers of the Council. Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council. Number of cases removed to hospitals. -
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(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
No. of cases. Act and Section under which proceedings were taken. -
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HEALTH VISITORS REPORT.
DISTRICT Ratcliffe, Shad well, St. George's, pt. Mile End, 5.W. pt. Whitechapel Limehouse, pt. North and pt. South St. George's, North Mile End. S.E. Mile End, N.E Mile End, C. Limehouse, W. Whitechapel and Spitalfields Mile End, N. Limehouse, pt. North and South Wapping NAME Miss Railey Miss Brazier Miss Carty (commenced 14 Feb.) Miss Clements Miss Cordwell Miss Foucar Miss Gihbs Miss Michell Miss Paice Miss Styles Miss Whitty Total -
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MUNICIPAL CENTRES.
Limehouse. Mile End. St. George's. Spitalhelds. Wapping. White-chapel. Total. Mile End Road Burdett Road Mon. Wed. Thurs. Thurs. Wed. Tues. Fri. Tues. Thurs. Tues. Fri. Wed. -
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During the year, mothers and children were sent away to the homes mentioned below:—
Home Mothers Children. -
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The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk, etc. distributed during the year:—
No. of Applications No. of grants. Quantity. Cost. Cows Milk— £ s. d. -
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REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS- 1933.
H Abson. G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. R. Roper (Temporary). W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals -
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REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, Exd. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS—1933— Continued.
H. Abson. G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. | E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. R. Roper (Temporary). W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. II. Waterman. Totals. -
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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1933.
G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. R. Roper (Temporary) W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals -
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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1933— Continued.
G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. R. Roper (Temporary) W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals. -
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Date. Matter of information or complaint. Result. 1933. Public Health (London) Act, 1891. -
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No. of Summonses Fines. Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Record of Rat Destruction carried out by the Council's Ratcatchers from Is/ January, to 31 st December.
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The following is a record of the work done in Stepney during these extra rat weeks :—
Dates (inc.) Poisoned baits laid in— Baits laid. Rats found dead. Manholes. Side entrances. All eaten. Partly eaten. Not touched. -
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6 applications were received during the year for certificates, all ot which were granted.
Premises. No. in borough on 31st Dec., 1933. No. of Inspections. No. of Prosecutions. -
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2.—Defects found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. -
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3.—Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1933. Number. -
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4.—Other Matters.
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Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist
Nature of work. Instances where defects found. Notices served. -
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599 families in the Borough took accommodation on the London County Council's housing estates as follows:—
Estate. Number of families. Estate. Number of families. -
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The descriptions of the licences are as follows:—
Dealers Licences. Dealers Supplementary Licences. -
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Fresh Meat.
Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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The following foodstuffs were found to be unsound and were destroyed:— Ex Zeebrugge-Harwich and Calais-Harwich Train Ferries.
Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Unsound food seized by, or surrendered to, the District Sanitary Inspectors:—
Fish. Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Fruit.
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Table A.
Nature. Number of Samples. Number Genuine. Number Adulterated Percentage Adulterated Preservative Found. -
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Table A.— Continued
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Table B shows the number of samples taken under the Act with the percentage of adulteration and also the total number of samples examined during the past ten years. Table B.
Year. Samples taken under the Act. Number Adulterated. Percentage Adulterated. Bact. Examination. Miscellaneous Samples Total Samples -
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Legal Offences were committed in 52 cases. These were dealt with as shown Proceedings below:-
Adulterated. Other offences. Total. -
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Table C shows the number of samples of milk examined and the percentages of adulteration during the last ten years. Table C.
1924. 1925. 1926 1927. 1928 1929. 1930. 1931 1932. 1933. -
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Table D shows the extent of the adulteration and the action taken in each case. Table D.
Number. Deficient in Fat. per cent. Deficient in Solids-not-fat= Added water per cent. Action: Result of Proceedings. -
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The average composition of all samples of milk analyse 1 during the year is shown below. Table E.
Month. Number examined. Fat per cent. Solids.not.fat per cent. Total Solids percent. -
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The average composition of all samples of milk analysed during the completed ten year period is shown below. Table F.
Month. Number examined. Fat percent. Solids-not-fat percent. Total Solids percent. -
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The yearly averages are given in the following table:— Table G.
Year. Fat percent. Solids not.fat percent. Total Solids percent. -
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Table H.
Number. Fat percent. Solidsnot-fat per cent. Description. Hortvet. f Freezing Point. Calculated added water. Calculated original Solidsnot-fat. -
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1933.
Disease. Total Cases Notified. Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths. In Age Groups. In Localities. Under 1 year. l— 2— 3— 4— 5— 10— 15— 20— 35— 45— 65 and over Total Limehouse Mile End St. Georges Whitechapel -
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The cases occurred in the districts as follows:—
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The following is a summary of the work done by the Vaccination Officers with regard to Small Pox:-
Whitechapel and Mile End. Limehouse and St. Georges. -
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RETURN RESPECTING THE VACCINATION OF CHILDREN WHOSE BIRTHS WERE REGISTERED IN STEPNEY FROM JANUARY 1 st TO DECEMBER 31s T , 1932 INCLUSIVE. M.379
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, 1932. Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1934, 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 Declarations 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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Registeration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. Number of these Births which on 31st january, 1934, remained unemtered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by "Report Book") of Number of these Birhts remaining on 31st Jan., 1934 neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register"(column3,4,4,5,6 and 7 of this Return)nor temporarily accounted ofr in the "Report Book"(columns 8,9 and 10 of this Return.) Total number of Certificates Primary Vaccination of children under 14 received during the Calendar year 1983. Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the Calender Year 1983. Postponement by Medical Certificate. Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) -
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SUMMARY OF PRIMARY VACCINATIONS DURING THE YEAR JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1933 (Form N).
No. of cases in birth lists received during the year. No of certificates of vaccination received. No. of certificates of postponement owing to No. of statutory declarations under section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907. No. of certificates of insusceptibility or of having had smallpox. No. of cases Parents removed out of district. Otherwise not found. No. of entries in lists sent to public vaccinator Health of child. Condition of house. Prevalence of infectious disease. -
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Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1933. M 379A.
Name of Institution or Vaccination District Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons. Number of successful re-vaccinations. Under one year of age. One year and upwards. Total. -
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Formal Notifications.
Age periods Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis Total Notifications. 0- 1— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— Total (all ages) -
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PART II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
Age periods 0- 1— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— Total -
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The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained is stated below :—
Source of Information. No. of Cases. Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary. -
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PART III. NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1933, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health. Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in Stepney during 1933.
Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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(1) Numbers of stillbirths registered in Stepney during the calendar year, 1933:—
Stillbirths registered. Inward Transfers. Outward Transfers. Stillbirths allocated to the Borough. -
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(2) Numbers of cases of infectious diseases notified in Stepney during the 52 weeks ended 30th December, 1933.
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(3) Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. Live Births 1933.
Live Births registered (excluding rereistrations). Inward Transfers. Outward Transfers. Live births allocated to the Borough. -
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(4) Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
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(5) CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY. 1933. S.D.24
CAUSES OF DEATH. Sex. All Ages. 0— 1— 2- 5— 15— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
CAUSES OF DEATH. Sex. All Ages. 0- 1— 2— 5— 15— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— -
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(6) BIRTH.RATES, DEATH.RATES, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR 1933. (Provisional figures.)
Rate per 1,000 Total Population. Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Percentage of Total Deaths. Live Births. Still.births. All Causes. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. Small.pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Influenza. Violence. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). Total Deaths under one year. Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. Inquest cases. Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. Uncertified Causes of Death. -
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THE FOLLOWING TABLES HAVE BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THE CENSUS, 1931:— TABLE 3.—ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS.
Administrative Area (and Registration Reference Number). Acreage (Land and Inland Water). Total Population. Private Families and Dwellings, 1931 Persons per Room. 1921. 1931. Private Fami.ies. Population in Private Families. Structur ay Separate Dwellings occupied. Rooms occupied. Persons. Persons. Males. Females. Persons per Acre. -
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TABLE 10.—DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES.
Structurally separate dwellings of Number of Rooms. 1 Room. 2 Rooms. 3 Rooms. 4 Rooms. 5 Rooms. 6-8 Rooms. 9 or more Rooms. All Sizes. Total. Occupied. Vacant. Furnished. Others. -
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TABLE 11.—PRIVATE FAMILIES. Classified by size of Family, Rooms Occupied, and Density of Occupation. STEPNEY MET. B.
Number of Persons in Family. Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms. Total Private Families. Population in Private Families. Rooms Occupied. 1 2 3 4 5 6—7 8.9 10 or more. -
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STEPNEY MET. B.
Number of Persons in Family. Density of Occupation. Average Number of Persons per Room. Population at following densities of occupation (Persons per Room). Over 3. 3 and over 2. 2 and over 1½. 1½and over 1.