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Hornsey 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

Published
1896
Pages
18
Tables
12

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  • Page 1
    Gentlemen, In my Annual Report for 1894 I estimated the population of the District at 50,700. 1 am, however, of opinion that for the.year 1895 it must be put considerably higher than this, as I find that in May last each Ward contained the following number of houses, viz.—
    Ward.Houses.Population reckoned at 5½ per house.
  • Page 2
    The following table gives the deaths which have been certified in each of the eight Wards comprised in the District, as gathered from the weekly returns of the Registrar—
    Ward.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants.
  • Page 3
    The following table shows the deaths in the District from the 8 principal Zymotic Diseases for the last 6 years—
    1895.1894.1893.1892.1891.1890.
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    The deaths from diseases other than Zymotic are as follows:—
    1895.1894.1893.1892.1891.1890.
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    The following table gives in detail the cases of Infectious Disease as reported for each quarter of the year, and a comparison with other years-
    Scarlet Fever.Typhoid Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Small Pox.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Membranous Croup.
  • Page 6
    From the following table will be seen the various Wards in which the 615 cases notified occurred:—
    Scarlet Fever.Typhoid Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Small Pox.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Membranous Croup.Total.
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    (C I.) COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX—SANITARY WORK, 1895
    Sanitary Districts.Inspections.Notices.Dwelling-houses.Houses let in separate Dwellings or Lodgings.Common Lodging Houses.Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Movable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &c.
    Note.—Asterisks or other signs appearing opposite a District signify that those columns of the District are taken together.Complaints Received.Cases of Infectious Disease N otified.Number of Premises periodically Inspected.Houses Inspected from House-to-House.Total Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected.Total Number of Re-inspections after Order or N otice.Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections.Letters Written.Cautionary Notices Given.Statutory Orders Issued.Summonses Served.Convictions Obtained.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as Unfit for Habitation.Re-opened after Repairs, Alterations, &c.Demolished.Illegal Underground Dwellings Vacated.Number Registered under Bye-laws.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Number of Contraventions.[ Number Registered under Bye-laws,Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under the Acts.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Number of Contraventions of 1 Regulations.Number Observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom Abated.Number Removed from District,
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    (C II.) COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1895.
    Sanitary Districts.Schools.Workshops and W ork- places.Laundries.Bakehouses.Slaughter-houses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and Milk-shops.Unsound Food.Adulterated Food.Offensive Trades.Mortuaries.
    Note.—Asterisks or other signs appearing opposite a District, signify that those columns of the District are taken together.Number in District.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Number found Defective.Number in District.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number in District.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number in District.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number on Register.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Animals Seized.Articles or Parcels Seized.Samples Taken.Found Adulterated.Number of Premises in District.Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Accommodation.Number of Bodies Received.
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    (C III.) COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.-SANITARY WORK, 1895.
    Sanitary Districts.Water Supply and Water Service.Privy and Ash Pits, Ash and Earth Closets.Drainage and Sewerage.
    Note. Asterisks or other appearing opposite a District signify that those columns of the District are taken together.Wells.Houses, Water Laid on to.Percentage of Houses Supplied from Mains.Cisterns.Flush Cisterns Provided to W.C.'s.Draw-Taps Removed from Cisterns to Mains.Percentage of Houses Supplied on Constant System.Water Closets.Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Sewers.
    New Sunk.Cleansed, Repaired, Etc. 1Closed as Polluted.New, Provided.Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, Etc.Overflow Pipes Disconnected from Drains.Above Ground Receptacles Substituted for Pits.Movable Receptacles Substituted for fixed.Water Closets Substituted for Dry Receptacles.New Constructed.New Apparatus Provided.Repaired, Cleansed, Etc.Supplied with Water, or Supply Rendered Efficient.Ventilated.Examined, Tested, Exposed, Etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped. Etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Etc., Disconnected.Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated,Disconnecting-Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.New Laid.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, Etc.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Yards of New Sewers Laid.Yards of Sewers Reconstructed.
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    (C IV.) COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX— SANITARY WORK, 1895.
    Sanitary Districts.Disinfection.Dust.Dampness.Sundry Nuisances Abated.Contagious Diseases of AnimalsInfant Life Protection Act.
    Note.—Asterisks or other signs appearing opposite a District signify that those columns of the District are taken together.Rooms Fumigated.I Rooms Stripped and Cleansed.Articles Disinfected or Destroyed.Dust-bins Repaired.New Bins Provided.Movable Receptacles Substituted for Fixed.Periodical Frequency of Dust Removal.Number of Complaints of Non-removal Received.Roofs Repaired, &c.Guttering and Rain-pipes Repaired, &c.Gardens, Areas, &c., Levelled and Drained.Yards Paved and Drained.Surface Adjoining Houses Paved.Dry Areas Provided.Ventilation below Floor Provided.Basements Rendered Impervious.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulations of Refuse.Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water.Foul Pigs and other Animals.Other Nuisances.Outbreaks.Animals Infected.Animals Destroyed.Number of Licensed Premises.Number of Children.Number of Deaths.
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    K 2 3. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1895, in the Hornsey Urban District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (See note 4 on back of sheet. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronoliitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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    K 2 11. TABLE OF POPULATION, BIBTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1895, in the Hornsey Urban District; classified ac.cordiny to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (See note 4 on back of sheet. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Population at all ages.Registered BirthsAged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Science in each Locality, coming to the Knowledge of the Medical Officers of Health.Nmber of Such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1895.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperalTyphus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
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