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Walthamstow 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1910
Pages
114
Tables
55

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55 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Bi?-th-rate Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality in the year igog.
    Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.Deaths under one year 1 to 1,000 Births.
    BirthsDeath-rate.Principal Epidemic Diseases Cols. 4-10.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.
    Crude.Corrected.
    Cols.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.
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    TABLE I. Number of Houses in the Parish of walthamstow arranged in Wards, as given to Education Committee.
    t.James Streetward.High Street Ward.Hoe Street Ward.Wood Street Ward.Northern Ward.
    No. of Occupied Houses.No. Empty.No. in Construction.No. of Occupied Houses.No. Empty.No. in Construction.No. of Occupied Houses.Number Empty.No. in Construction.No. of Occupied Houses.No. Empty.No. in Construction.No. of Occupied Houses.No. Empty.No. in Construction.
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    TABLE II.
    Wards.Houses.Population.
    Inhabited.Uninhabited.BuildingMale.Female.Total.
    In occupation.Not in occupation.
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    The Overseers in their official returns certify as empty the following:—
    Shops.Houses.Tenements.Total.
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    As compared with previous years:—
    Shops.Houses.Tenements.Total.
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    TABLE III.
    Wards.Possible No. of Houses fit for Occupation, 1908.Plans passed, in 1909.Greatest possible number Existing.Empty, June1909 (Overseers' Lists).Possible Occupied Midyear, 1909.Occupied Education Returns.Numbers probably occupied M.O.H.'s Estimate.Proportion empty in 1909.Proportion empty at Census, 1901.Average number per House Census.Population, 1909.
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    EDUCATION AUTHORITY'S FIGURES.
    Houses fit for Occupation.Houses Empty.Houses Occupied.Houses in Course of Construction.Population (at 5 9 per house)
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    WARD POPULATION FOR 1909 AND YEARS PRECEDING.
    St. James St.High St.Hoe St.Wood St.Northern.Total.
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    The following table shows how the population in 1901 was made up, according to age, compared with England and Wales and the average death-rate for the different ages throughout the country TABLE IV.
    All Ages.Under 5 years.Over 5 and under 10.Over 10 and under 15.Over 15 and under 20.Over 20 and under 25.Over 25 and under 35.Over 35 and under 45.Over 45 and under 55.Over 55 and under 65.Over 65 and under 75.75 years and upwards.
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    WHOLE DISTRICT.
    Population.Rateable Value.General District Rate,Poor Rate,Education Rate,
    £.per £.per £.per£.
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    The population was estimated to be 4,780 in 1851, 6,880 in 1861, and enumerated as 10,692 in 1871.
    Average for previous 10 years.
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    EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S RETURNS FOR DEC., 1909.
    Summary. Schools.Capacity.On BooksPresent.Average.PercentageRefused Admission, mainly under 5.
    Original.Present.
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    TABLE V. WARDS.— Acreage, Population, Density, Birth and Death Rates, etc.
    Wards.Acreage.Acreage excluding Farm & Reservoirs.Number of Houses, 1901.Estimated number of Houses occupied. Mid-year 1909.Estimated Population, 1909.Density (Excluding Sewage Farm & Reservoirs).Birth Rate, 1909.Death Rate, 1909.Height in feet above Sea Level.
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    TABLE VI.
    St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.Workhouse and others.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    The birth-rates for the various Wards from Census year onwards are as follows:—
    St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
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    The registered births for the two years were:—
    St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
  • Page 23
    from their position and economic conditions. The others are more nearly like Walthamstow, and represent working-class districts that serve mainly as "dormitories" for London's workers.
    Population.Birth- Rate.Death-rate.Infantile Mortality rate or Proportion of Deaths of Children under one year to 1,000 Births
  • Page 24
    The deaths and death-rates for 1909 and the death-rates for previous years are as follows:—
    St. James St.High St.Hoe St.Wood St.Northern.
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    The following figures give the total deaths and the deaths of children under 5 years of age from Zymotic or preventable diseases in the five Wards :—-
    Bt. James St.High St.Hoe St.Wood St.Northern.
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    O ver O ne Y ear :
    1—5 Years.5—15 Years.15—25 Years.25—65 Years.65 and upwardsTotal.
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    TABLE VII.
    Year.Births.Deaths.B. Rate.D. Rate.Zymotic D. R.Infantile Mortality Rate.Natural Increase of Population
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    TABLE VIII.
    Causes of Deaths.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months11-1? MonthsTotal Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 30
    The following; shows in tabular form the number and causes of death in children under five years in 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1905 and 1904:—
    Diseases.190919081907190619051904
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    TABLE IX. Table showing deaths for the four quarters of the year, and the total deaths for the entire district and for the Wards.
    No.CAUSE OF DEATH.AT ALL AGES.UNDER 1 YEAR.1 TO 5 YEARS.5 TO 15 YEARS.15 TO 25 YEARS.25 TO 65 YEARS.65 AND UPWARDS.In Public Institutions in the District and elsewhere.
    1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr.Total.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr-Total.1st Qr.2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr-Total.1st Qr-2nd Qr-3rd Qr-4th Qr-Total.1st Qr.2nd Qr-3rd Qr.4th Qr-Total.1st Qr-2nd Qr.3rd Qr.4th Qr-Total.1st Qr-2nd Qr.3rd Qr-4th Qr-Total.
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    TABLE X. S chedule B. Table of D eaths during the year 1909, in the Urban Sanitary District of Walthamstow, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Wards.
    No.Causes of Deaths.All AgesUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 & upwardsSt. James St.High StreetHoe StreetWood StreetNorthernTotal Deaths in Public Institutions (Workhouse and Infirmary included).
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    In the St. James Street Ward 18 were over 75, and 6 over 85 years.
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    TABLE XI.
    Small-Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Croup.Typhoid.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa.Zymotic Enteritis.Total.
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    TABLE XII.
    Names of Diseases.Whole District.Wards, 1909.
    Deaths, 1909.Deaths, 1908.Increase + Decrease -St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
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    TABLE XIII.— Cases oj Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1909.
    1909 Notifications.Jan.Feb.Mar,Apl.MayJuneJulyAug.SeptOct.Nov.Dec.Total.Deaths.
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    TABLE XIV.— Distribution of I?ifectious Diseases according to Wards.
    WARDS.Estimated Population.Small-PoxScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Croup.Erysipelas.Enteric Fever.Puerperal.Totals.Increase + or Decrease -on last year.
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    TABLE. XV. Estimated Population, Number of Infectious Diseases notified, with "Infectious Sickness Rate," and the Afean for the Years under cotisideration.
    Years.Population.Scarlet Fever.Small Pox.Diphtheria.Croup.Typhus Fever.Typhoid Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Totals.Infectious Sickness Rate.
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    TABLE XVI.— Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the. Year 1909. Name of District—Walthamstow.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. James Street.High Street.Iloe Street.Wood Street.Northern.St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1.515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 43
    The number of cases removed to hospital from each Ward was as follows:—
    St. James St.High St.Hoe St.Wood St.Northern.
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    The distribution of the cases over the various portions of the district, the numbers removed to Hospital, the deaths resulting, and the death-rate per cent, of those notified, were as follows:—
    St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
  • Page 44
    The following figures taken from the Registrar-General's Quarterly Returns are of interest to show our position in reference to Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, as compared with our immediate neighbours:—
    Population.No. Notified.Deaths.
    S.F.Diph.S.F.Diph.
  • Page 45
    The following table shows the estimated population, the number of cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup, the attack rate since 1890, and the death-rate since 1898. TABLE XVII.
    Years.Population.Number of Diphtheria cases.Rate per 1,000.Membranous Croup cases.Diphtheria and Croup Death-rate per 1,000 population.
  • Page 46
    TABLE XVIII. Diphtheria prevalence in Wards for the Years 1899 to 1909
    St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
    Year.Population.No. of Cases.Rate per 1,000.Population.No. of Cases.Rate per 1,000.Population.No. of Cases.Rate per 1,000.Population.No. of Cases.Rate per 1,000.Population.No. of Cases.Rate per 1,000.
  • Page 49
    SANATORIUM REPORT, 1909. ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, DEATHS.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Mixed Infections.Total.
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    AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.
    Scarlet Fever.
    Under 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 15 years.15 years and upwards.Total ofTotal.
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    AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED.—DIPHTHERIA.
    Under 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 15 years.15 years and upwards.Total ofTotal.
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    The distribution of the cases as to Wards was as follows—
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    The deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough since 1889 onwards were as follows:—
    18891890189118921893189418951896189718981899
  • Page 58
    TABLE XIX. Sickness Return, from January, 1909, to December, 1909.
    Month EndingMeasles.Whooping Cough.Total.
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    1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.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.— HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.1Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises Section 108.Outwork in Infectep Premises, Sections 109, 110.
    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 (s. 110).Prosecutions (ss. 108, 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)(s)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1908.Number.
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    RETURN showing the number of Cases of SCARLET FEVER and DIPHTHERIA notified each month of Children attending the PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 1909.
    SCHOOL.DEPARTMENT.JAN.FEB.MAR.APRIL.MAY.JUNE.JULY.AUG.SEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC.TOTALS.
    s f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.D.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.s.f.d.
  • Page 78
    L ocal G overnment B oard F orm ] TABLE I. —For Whole District.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions W'stow General HospitalDeaths of Non-Residents registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.Deaths at all Ages. N ett.
    Number.Rate *Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate. *Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    Lo Cal Governm e nt Board Form. ] TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1909 and previous years.
    Year.Names of Localities.
    St. James Street Ward.High Street Ward.Hoe Street Ward.Wood Street Ward.Northern Ward.Whole District.
    Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registeredDeaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year by Registrar General.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    L ocal G overnment B oard F orm.] TABLE III.— Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1909. Name of District—Walthamstow.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Northern.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards
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    S chedule B. Table of D eaths during the year 1909, in the Urban Sanitary District of Walthamstow, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Wards.
    No.Causes of Deaths.All AgesUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 & upwardsSt. James St.High StreetHoe StreetWood StreetNorthernTotal Deaths in Public Institutions (Workhouse and Infirmary included).
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    Local Government Board Form.] TABLE V.
    Causes of Deaths.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months11-12 MonthsTotal Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 92
    Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—I have submitted to Dr. Bernard Dyer, the Analyist for the Essex County Council, during the year, one hundred and thirty-three samples purchased under the provisions of these Acts, as follows :—
    Description of Article.Number Submitted.Contrary to Law.
  • Page 93
    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. Table showing how the samples found to be sold not in accordance with the law were dealt with :
    No. of SampleDescription of Article.Offence.Fine Inflicted.Analyst's Fee.Costs.Remarks.