Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Newington. | St. George's. | St. Saviour's and Christchurch. |
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| WARD. | Area in Acres | Males. | Population. | Total. | Persons to the Acre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females. |
| Newington. | St. George's | St. Saviour's and Christchurch. | Whole Borough |
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| WARD. | Births. | Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Bates in the Wards. | |||||||||||||
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| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhtea. | Phthisis. | Influenza. | Polio. Myelitis. | Encephalitis Lethargica | ||
| Newington. | St. George's. | Christchurch and St. Saviour's. | Whole Borough |
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| Ward. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. |
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| Institution. | In 1st Quarter. | In 2nd Quarter. | In 3rd Quarter. | In 14th Quarter. | During Year. |
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| Sub-Districts. | Births. | Deaths. | Sub-Districts. | Births. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ale. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||||
| St. John. | St. Michael. | St. Jude. | St. George. | Christchurch. | St. Saviour. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 Year. | |
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| Names of Localities. | 1. St. Mart's Ward | 2. St. Paul's Ward. | 3. St. Peter's District. | 4. St. John's District. | 5. Trinity Ward. | 6. All Saints' District. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | 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. |
| Disease | At ages—Years. | Sex. | At all ages. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward | St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saint's Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward | Total. | |||||||||||||
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| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55 | -65 | -75 | -85 | Male. | Female. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WARD. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Phthisis. | Pneuuionia Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Polio Myelitis | Encephalitis Lethargica. |
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| Week Ending. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Small-Pox. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Anthrax. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Phthisis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Measles. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Epidemic Diarrhœa. | Pneumonia. | Polio-Myelitis. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Total. |
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| WARD. | Males | Females. | Total. | Rate per 1000. | AGES—YEARS. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | l- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | |||||
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population, 1923. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Deaths from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhæa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | |||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | All Ages. | |||
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| Males | Females | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 & upwards | Total Primary Notifications. | Under 5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | Total Primary Notifications. | |||||
| Locality. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Influenza. | Chicken Pox. | Total. |
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| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark, | In London. | ||
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| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London. | ||
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| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London | ||
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| In Southwark. | In London. | In Southwark. | In London | ||
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| Notified. | Deaths. | Notified. | Deaths | ||
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| Original Visits. | Revisits. | Visits to Ante-Natal Cases. | Visits to Post-Natal Cases. | Visits to Delicate Infants. | Visits to Cases of Diarrhæa and Sick Children. | Attendances at Welfare Centres | Visits where Mothers were found to be out. | Special Visits, &c. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Measles. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Births. | Measles. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |||||||||
| CENTRES. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
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| 1a. | 1b. | 2a. | 2b. | 3a. | 3b. | 4a. | 4b. | 5. | 6a. | 6b. | 6c. | 7. | |||
| 1924. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Small Pox. | Other Diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
| 1924. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Small Pox. | Other Diseases, &c. | Verminous Persons. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Ending. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. | No. of Days. |
| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ-church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. |
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| St.Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ-Church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. |
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| Articles. | No. Disinfected. | No. Destroyed. |
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| Notified cases remaining in district at end of 1923. | Cases notified during 1924. | Old cases returned home from Infirmary. | Visits paid at the homes of patients. | Cases removed to Infirmary. | Cases removed from Southwark or which died at home. | Notified cases remaining in Southwark at end of 1924. | Rooms periodically sprayed and otherwise disinfected. | Rooms stripped on termination of cases. |
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| Name of School. | Verminous. | Scabious. | Total. | ||
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| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| Address. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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| Ward. | No. of Intimation Notices served. | No. of Statutory Notices served. | Police Court proceedings taken. | Verminous rooms treated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) by Owners of Premises. | (b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff. | ||||
| Articles. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. |
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| Reasons bodies were brought to Mortuary. | Collier's Rents Mortuary. | Manor Place Mortuary. | Total. |
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| WARD. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Premises where Rats were found. | Action taken. | Probable Source. | Notices. | ||||||||
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| By Council's Official. | By Occupiers. | |||||||||||||
| By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | By Inspectors | By Rat Officer. | Baits laid by Rat Officer with poison | Wire Traps Set. | Breakback Traps Set. | Cats or Dogs. | Ferrets. | Rat Runs and Holes. | Defective Drains. | Defective Sewers. | |||
| WARDS. | Total. | |||||||||||
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| St. Mary | St. Paul | St. Peter | St. John | Trinity | All Saints' | St. Michael | St. Jude | St. George | Christchurch | St. Saviour | ||
| WARDS. | Original Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Premises found satisfactory on Inspection. | Premises found defective on Inspection. | Intimation Notices served. | Statutory Notices served. | Proceedings taken. |
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| WARDS. | Original Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Premises found satisfactory on Inspection. | Premises found defective on Inspection. | Intimation Notices served. | Statutory Notices served. | Proceedings taken. |
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| INSPECTION OF WHARVES, &c. | FOOD EXAMINED, &c. | ||||||||||
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| WARD. | Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses. | Inspections of Markets. | Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls. | Total. | Parcels of Food Examined. | Number of Samples Examined. | Parcels of Food Sorted. | Parcels of Food destroyed by consent of owner. | Parcels of food seized by Inspector. | Parcels of food condemned by Magistrate. | Summonses taken out. |
| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | ||||||||||
| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity, | Weight. | Quantity | Weight. | ||||||||||
| Foodstuffs Examined. | Quantity and Weight found Unsound. | Surrendered by Owners. | Seized by Inspector. | Remarks. | ||||||||||||||
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| Foodstuffs. | Quantity. | Weight, | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | Quantity. | Weight. | ||||||||||
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
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| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | b Release | |||||||||||
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
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| Quantity. | Weight. | (a) Detention. | (b) Release | |||||||||||
| Foodstuffs. | Quantity and Weight examined. | Weight found to be unsound. | Surrendered by Owner. | Seized by Inspector. | Notices served. | How unsound portion disposed of. | ||||||||
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| Quantity. | Weight. | |||||||||||||
| (a) Detention. | (b) Release. | |||||||||||||
| Ward. | Number of Samples examined. | Number found to bo sound. | Number found to be unsound. |
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| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Ghristchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total for Borough. |
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| Premises. | Number | ||
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| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nature or Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, S. 108. | Outwork in In-tected Premises, Sections 109-10. | |||||||||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils. | Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made. (S. 110). | Prosecutions. (Sa. 109, 10). | ||||||
| Twice in the year | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Class, | Number. |
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| St. Mary's. | St. Paul's. | St. Peter's. | St. John's. | Trinity. | All Saints' | St. Michael's. | St. Jude's. | St. George's. | Christchurch. | St. Saviour's. | Houses Let in Lodgings. Miss Burrows. | Houses Let in Lodgings. Miss Burrows. | Women's Workshops. | Bakehouses. | Total. |
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| Defendant. | Cause of Proceedings. | Result. |
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| Defendant. | Cause of Proceedings. | Result. |
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| Ward or District. | Complaints. Including houses in which deaths have occurred) | House to House. | Principal Infectious Diseases. | "Factories, Workshops Workplaces and Outworkers. | Number of Original Inspections made daily. | Number of Reinspections made daily. | |||||||
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| Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of , Reinspections made. | |||
| Ward, or District. | Intimation Notices served. | Statutory Notices served. | Sanitary Works completed. | Drain reconstructed. | Drain repaired. | Interceptor, &c. | Blocked Drains unstopped. | New Soil pipe provided. | Closet app. or repaired. | Closet provided. | Water supply. | Closet Pan and Trap. | Yards, &a., paved. | Paving repaired. | Gullies provided. | Sinks trapped. | Rain Pipes disconnected. | Roofs, Gutters,&c. | Dust-bin provided. | Basement concreted. | Foul rooms cleansed. | Floor ventilation. | House ventiiated. | Draw Tap from Main. | Overcrowding abated. | Additional water supplies provided. | Surface Drains. | Miscellaneous Nuisances from Urinals, Manure, Animals, &c., abated. |
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| Year. | Intimation Notices served. | Statutory Notices served. | Sanitary Works completed. | Drain reconstructed. | Drain repaired. | Interceptor, &c. | Blocked Drains unstopped. | New Soilpipe provided. | Closet app. or repaired. | Closet provided. | Water supply. | Closet Pan and Trap. | Yards, &c., paved. | Paving repaired. | Gullies provided. | Sinks trapped. | Rain Pipes disconnected. | Roofs, Gutters, &c. | Dust-bin provided. | Basement concreted. | Foul rooms cleansed. | Floor ventilation. | House ventilated. | Draw tap from Main. | Overcrowding abated. | Additional Water Supplies provided. | Surface Drains. | Miscellaneous Nuisances from Urinals, Manure, Animals, &c., abated. |
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| Tear | Complaints (including houses in which deaths have occurred). | House to House. | Infectious Diseases. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made | Number of Inspections made. | Number of drains tested. | Number of Reinspections made. | Number of Inspections made. | Number of Reinspectiont made. | |
| Entered in Register. | Removal from Register. | Not Registered. (Unsuitable, &c.) | Total Applications. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Names. | Premises. | Names. | Premises. | ||||
| Names | Premises | Names | Premises | ||||
| Entered in Register. | Removal from Register. | Not Registered. (Unsuitable, &e.) | Total Applications. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Names. | Premises. | Names. | Premises. | ||||
| Names | Premises | Names | Premises | ||||
| Situation of Premises. | Description of Business. | Name of Occupiers. |
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| Situation of Premises. | Name of Licensee. |
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| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. |
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| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total. |
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| Article. | No. of samples purchased by Agents. | Result of Analysis. | Percentage of adulterated samples. | |
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| Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
| Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Adulterated. |
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| Article. | Number of samples taken. | Adulterature. |
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Sample and Number. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Name and Address of Vendor. | Sample and Number. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Insured. | Non-Insured. |
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