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Of the total number of deaths there were 187 males and 139 females, and the distribution in various wards was as follows:β€” 1912. North. South. East. West. Not stated. Total Deaths 44 94 65 96 27 Population 4,348 7,331 12,671 8,171 β€” . Rate per 1,000 10.1 12.8 5.1 11.7 β€” 13 1911. North. South. East. West. Not stated. Ra...
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When it is remembered that a high birth-rate means the relative predominance in that population of immature and feeble life, the association is easily understood. It would be quite unjustifiable to connect the high death-rate in certain wards with bad environment or other defect in sanitary surroundings until this fact...
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14 The deaths registered as due to Phthisis and other tubercular diseases were 35, giving a rate of 11 per 1,000, which is lower than that recorded in any of the previous three years; the details being as follows:β€” 1912. 1911. 1910. 1909. Respiratory diseases 64 55 68 89 Phthisis 28 40 25 36 Other Tubercular Disease 7 ...
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The figures of this district are so small that it would be absurd to draw any conclusion were it not for the fact that the same deduction can be drawn from England as a whole. Infantile Mortality. There were 90 deaths registered of Infants, under one year, as compared with 158 in 1911, 88 in 1910, and 93 in 1909. The r...
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Rate per 1,000 Total. Rate per 1,000 1912 9 65.2 30 117.1 18 61.0 33 128.4 1911 17 139.3 50 180.5 35 104.7 53 205.4 1910 4 40.0 25 122.5 17 57.4 36 120.0 1909 11 122.2 17 86.7 19 66.5 46 160.2 Total for four years. 366.7 506.8 289.6 614.0 Average for four years. 91.675 126.7 72.4 153.5 The chief causes of death as comp...
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1912 16 15 10 11 1911 28 21 5 4 1910 15 9 2 12 1909 22 11 β€” 14 Pneumonia (all forms). Whooping Cough. 1912 10 10 1911 4 l 1910 4 6 1909 8 β€” As already has been said, it would be hardly safe to associate the high rate of mortality in the West directly to surroundings until due allowance had been made for the high birth-...
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There were 24 deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases, which gave a rate of 0 7 per 1,000β€”that for the previous year being 4 9. This figure was dependent on the number of deaths from Infantile Diarrhoea. In the years 1909 and 1910, the figures were 19 and 0.7 respectively. No particular lesson can be drawn fro...
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These figures, owing to their smallness, cannot be considered to be of any significance as an argument in favour of the rising incidence of this disease. Prevention of Infectious Diseases. There were 301 notifications of the compulsorily notifiable diseases received in 1912, compared with 253 in 19.11. and 195 in 1910....
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Westbury Boys 0 6 2 0 Girls 0 7 0 l Infants 0 1 4 0 Gascoigne Road Boys 0 3 0 0 Girls 0 4 1 0 Infants 1 3 0 0 North Street Boys 0 4 0 0 Girls 0 4 0 0 Infants 0 1 0 0 National Boys 0 1 0 0 Girls 0 0 0 0 Infants 0 0 0 0 Roman Catholic Mixed 0 2 1 0 Infants 0 0 0 0 Creeksmouth 0 0 0 0 Castle 0 1 0 0 1 37 8 1 18 The number...
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January 4 3 9 0 l February 8 2 7 l 4 March 4 2 4 0 4 April 5 3 9 2 4 May 7 4 5 0 2 June 4 3 10 0 1 July 4 5 10 1 2 August 8 4 11 1 6 September 8 4 6 1 3 October 7 2 12 3 3 November 15 0 13 1 6 December 21 1 8 0 6 Ophthalmia. Poliomyelitis. Puerperal. Mem.
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Croup January 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 April 1 0 0 0 May 3 2 0 0 June 2 0 0 0 July 1 0 1 0 August 0 0 0 0 September 2 0 0 0 October 1 1 1 0 November 0 0 1 0 December 0 0 0 1 It is interesting to note that there is an apparent tendency for Scarlet Fever to decline, the attack rates per 1,000 of population ...
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There can be no doubt that in the last 20 years considerable modification has occurred in this disease. Whether this is due to systematic isolation or to other causes outside our present knowledge cannot be definitely decided. Still it must be a suggestive fact, that the period during which isolation has been in force,...
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One death occurred from Measles, as compared with 45 for the previous year, and one only from Enteric Fever. There were 15 deaths from hooping Cough, a number which indicate an excessive prevalence of that disease, 11 of these occurred amongst infants of under one year. The sequence of an epidemic of whooping cough fol...
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1912 4 6 13 5 0 28 1911 1 4 9 14 12 40 1910 5 11 9 5 0 30 1909 5 1 16 14 0 36 Total 15 22 47 38 12 134 Average rate 4 years: 0.85, 0.75, 0.97, 1.1. The figures even when the four years are grouped are hardly large enough to say that any one of the districts is more liable to this complaint than the other. The distribut...
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Notified Male 0 3 5 9 19 24 3 Female 1 4 10 12 6 8 0 Deaths Male 1 1 4 2 5 3 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 According to these figures the average period between the notification of a case of Phthisis and the death of that case would be somewhere between three and four years. All the above deaths were not notified during th...
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1 0 Housewife 19 2 Plumber 1 0 School 5 0 Stoker 1 0 Service 4 0 Chemical Works 0 1 Fields 3 1 Carman 0 1 Coffee Stall 1 0 Shopman 0 1 Laundry 2 0 Druggist 0 1 Clerk 1 1 The kind of houses occupied was as follows:β€” Three-roomed houses 5 Four-roomed β€ž 32 Five-roomed β€ž 15 Six-roomed β€ž 9 Seven-roomed β€ž 7 Common Lodging Ho...
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The question of the relative influence of an hereditary diathesis and contact with a previous case in the same house was also inquired into. The figures are as follows:β€” All Notifications. Contacts with a known Home Contacts. previous case. With an Hereditary Without an With an Hereditary Without an Diathesis. Heredita...
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No material alteration has occurred in the arrangements since the report of last year, though progress has been made to the extent of formulating a scheme which has been approved, and is still waiting the sanction of the Local Government Board. 23 The total number of cases admitted to the hospital during the last five ...
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Diphtheria 1 Enteric Fever 1 Laryngeal Obst 1 Phthisis 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 Total 6 1912. 1911. Duration of stay for Scarlet Fever 39.5 52.44 days. ,, Diphtheria 32.1 40.8 β€ž β€ž β€ž Enteric Fever 41.2 40.0 ,, β€ž Phthisis 347 β€” β€ž β€ž Ophthalmia 17 β€” β€ž 24 The average duration of stay for Scarlet Fever has been reduced by 1...
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1d. The cost of food:- 1912. 1911. 1910. Β£ s. d. Β£ s. d. Β£ s. d. Butchers' Meat 111 13 6 94 2 0 122 7 6 Groceries.
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159 14 6 137 12 0 149 6 3 Bread and Flour 48 8 8 43 18 6 56 8 5 Milk and Eggs 104 5 2 88 8 6 113 6 8 Wine and Spirits 4 11 0 1 19 0 3 4 0 Fish 23 13 11 21 19 9 25 13 6 Vegetables & Fruit 31 8 10 28 8 7 33 16 5 Β£483 15 7 Β£416 8 4 Β£504 2 9 The cost for food per week for patients and staff inclusive was:β€” 1912. 1911. 1910...
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(Out-Patients' Department). 25 There were 717 children under school age, and 259 adults who attended the Out-Patients' Department. The illnesses for which they sought advice were as follows:β€” Defects. Under School Age. Over School Age.
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Mumps 2 β€” Scarlet Fever 1 β€” Chicken Pox 25 l Suspect Diphtheria 3 l β€ž Phthisis 3 8 Influenza 1 β€” Whooping Cough 19 β€” Erysipelas β€” 1 Sore Head 1 β€” Eczema Scalp 6 1 Ringworm 24 6 Skin Disease (Impetigo) 74 7 Itch 8 1 Sore Foot 6 9 Sore Toe 3 β€” Ulcer Leg 3 8 Sores 17 5 β€ž Finger 7 7 ,, Hands 4 8 ,, Face 4 4 Herpes 4 1 Eryt...
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Eyes (vision) 19 2 ,, (conjunct) 33 15 Cornea Ulcer 5 1 Squint 9 6 Sore Ears 14 5 Ophthalmia 2 β€” Lupus 1 β€” Tonsils and Adenoids 55 7 26 Defects. Under School Age. Over School Age.
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Ear Discharge 7 3 Deaf 4 l Sore Throat 3 7 Enlarged Glands 6 1 Nasal Discharge β€” 1 Stomatitis 2 β€” Defective Teeth 21 6 Headache 5 6 Burn 15 14 Scald 6 1 DiarrhΕ“a and Debility 20 β€” Bronchitis 7 2 Worms 3 β€” Chorea 1 3 Cough 5 2 Fits 1 β€” Indigestion 1 Constipation 1 β€” Heart Disease β€” 2 Kidney ,, 1 2 Inflammation β€” 1 Breas...
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Ulcer 3 2 Varicose Veins β€” 7 Warts β€” 4 Whitlows 3 5 Defective Nutrition 26 β€” Examination β€” 1 Defective Boots β€” 2 General Cond. 1 3 Illdefined 137 31 Flat Foot 1 β€” Wry Neck 3 β€” Rickets 9 β€” Deformities 2 2 Dog Bite β€” 1 Accident 1 0 Cuts 2 1 Injury 22 22 Total 717 259 There were about 2,000 to 3,000 re-attendances. The qu...
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28 Care of Infant Life. There were 938 births notified during the year, and 964 were registered. In the 16 cases who failed to comply with the law, satisfactory answers were obtained in all cases. In the previous year out of 885 notifications there were 63 defaulters. The procedure relative to cases attended by doctors...
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2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5 th. 6 th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10 th. 11th. 12th & over. Totals. No. dying in first year. 20 and under 41 m. 4 m. m. f. 21 F. 4 F. 45 25 4 21 to 25 63 m. 36 m. 35 m. 11 m. 1 M. 2 m. 60 f. 36 f. 19 f. 7 f. 1 F. 1 f. 148 124 22 26 to 30 27 m. 28 m. 40 m. 28 m. 18 m. 16 m. 4 m. 2 m. β€” m. 26 f. 39 f. 37 f. 27 f....
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1 f. 2 f. 163 172 22 31 to 35 6 m. 9 m. 14 m. 15 m. 18 m. 18 m 25 m. 13 m. 8 m. 7 m. 4 m. 2 m. 4 f. 5 f. 10 f. 20 f. 26 f. 24 f. 31 f. 11 f. 4 f. 5 f. 1 f. 2 f. 138 143 16 36 to 40 2 m. 2 m. 5 m. 7 m. 8 m. 11 m. 12 m. 12 m. 17 m. 13 m. 8 m. 10 m. 1 f. 2 f. 4 f. 5 f. 9 f. 13 f. 10 f. 15 f. 17 f. 10 f. 5 f.
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5 f. 107 96 21 41 and over β€” m. 1 m. 2 m. β€” m. 1 m. 4 m. 1 m. 6 m. 2 m. 4 m. 6 m. 18 m. 3 f. β€” f. β€” f. 3 f. 3 f. 2 f. 7 f. 2 f. 4 f. 5 f. 7 f. 9 f. 45 46 10 Totals 138 m. 80 m. 96 m. 61 m. 46 m. 51 m. 42 m. 33 m. 27 m. 21 m. 18 m. 30 m. 115 f. 86 f. 71 f. 62 f. 55 f. 58 f. 54 f. 29 f. 27 f. 20 f. 13 f. 16 f.
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646 606 30 The following table gives a comparison between the two years' work:β€” 1911. 1912. Total Number Registered 1,005 964 Total Number Notified 885 908 Neglect to Notify 120 56 Attended by Doctors β€” 382 Attended by Midwives β€” 556 Number Visited 779 936 In 140 cases revisits were necessary, 32 of these required a th...
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Boat Shaped Bottles Other Styles 28 6 36 3 In only 16 cases was the mother employed as compared with 23 the previous year. A rather surprising figure when the trade disturbances of the year are considered. Defects noted in the mother number eight, and in the baby two. In 1910 Opthalmia, due in all probability to Gonorr...
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1911 32 8 9 4 4 12 7 1912 34 14 17 9 12 13 11 8 mths. 9 mths. 10 mths. 11 mths. 12 mths. over 12 mths. 1911 3 59 14 13 228 46 1912 17 72 33 16 96 127 The following gives some idea as to the reason of death in the first year other than its immediate cause. The figures are not strictly comparable, as the deaths that occu...
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Attended by Doctors 382 45 Attended by Midwives 556 35 Mother Defective or Ill 12 12 Opthalmia Neonatorum 16 3 Breast Fed 746 41 Artificial Feeding 44 2 Mixed 13 1 Mother Employed 16 1 Cradle Used 243 9 Dirty Houses 61 8 Illegitimates 9 2 In the present instance it would hardly fulfil a useful purpose to deduce any con...
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32 It is a point of some interest to note that out of 31 cases where the supply of milk was completely absent in eight of these, on a previous occasion, there was no possibility of any attempt being made to feed naturally, as that function remained in abeyance, and in eight cases where the mother was in feeble health, ...
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The mothers are encouraged to bring up their babies, whether ailing or not, so that a record of their weight may be obtained and the development of the child discussed. This institution is not an Out-patient Department for ailing infants, in fact, such are out of place, as it concerns itself mainly with the child whils...
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33 The details are as follows:β€” Number on Books at the end of year 1912 140 Average Attendance per week 18 Glaxo Tickets at reduced rate were supplied to 32 mothers where the natural source of milk had failed and the financial position of the parents needed help. In 24 of these, the infant thrived well, and in eight it...
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It is with regret that I have to report that the number of infants vaccinated is becoming less each year The figure for the year ended September, 1912, is as follows:β€” Successfully Vaccinated 420 Insusceptible β€” Conscientious Objections 343 Died Unvaccinated 71 Postponed by Medical Certificate 6 Removed to places unkno...
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Conscientious Objections 343 170 171 152 Died Unvaccinated 71 64 63 49 Postponed by Medical Certificate 6 β€” 5 7 Removed to places unknown 53 59 66 66 Unaccounted for Births Registered 964 1005 900 865 Administration of Food and Drugs Act. Summary of samples taken in Barking during the year ended 1912:β€” Article. No. Tak...
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One case was withdrawn owing to bursting of the third portion. Butter.β€”One vendor was fined 20s., and costs 9s. The remaining adulterated sample of butter was taken informally from an itinerant vendor of whom nothing more has been heard. 35 Dust Collection. Household refuse is collected by the Council at following cost...
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Number of Houses demolished 4 β€” ,, ,, completed 103 286 ,, Shops β€ž 16 23 ,, Temporary Buildings completed 4 β€” ,, Factories ,, 5 4 ,, Additions to Buildings ,, 32 β€” Ambulance Service. An ambulance provided by public subscriptions is horsed by the Council for the removal to the Hospital of accidents and serious cases of ...
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Barts, 1 Plaistow Hospital 5 Fulham Road 1 West Ham Hospital 4 Seaman's 1 Romford Infirmary 4 Mildmay 1 Private Homes 5 Royal Free 1 King's College 2 β€” Gt. Ormond St. 2 81 Metropolitan 2 β€” Queen's, Hackney 2 General Sanitation. The supervision of the sanitation of the Town has improved considerably during the year, due...
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of the people concerned require resort to the courts to enforce compliance. The nature of the defects that occurred were much the same as noted in the preceding year's report, only on a more amplified scale. Considerable progress has been made with the House to House Inspection necessitated by the Housing and Town Plan...
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I am, Your obedient servant, (Signed) E. J. EWART, Medical Officer of Health. 38 TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1912 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births Total Deaths Registered in the District. Transferable Deaths. Net Deaths belonging to the District. Uncor...
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320 10.8 1908 30,000 924 30.8 323 10.7 49 110 117. 376 12.4 1909 30,351 864 28.5 339 11.1 50 93 107. 389 12.8 1910 32,502 900 27.6 276 8.4 57 88 97.7 325 9.9 1911 31,513 992 31.8 420 13.3 91 158 15.7 508 16.1 1912 32,521 946 29.0 321 9.8 55 90 93.3 326 10.0 Total population at all ages at Census 1911β€”31,294. Number of ...
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1912. Notifiable Disease. Number of Cases Notified. Total Cases Notified in each Locality. Total Cases Removed to Hospital At all Ages. At Agesβ€”Years. North. South. East. West. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25. 25 to 45. 45 to 65. 65 and upwards. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...
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3 8 20 4 24 Erysipelas 42 . 1 4 6 20 6 5 4 7 26 8 . Scarlet Fever 95 . 30 54 9 1 1 . 9 29 49 8 89 Typhus fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enteric fever 10 . . 5 3 2 . . . . 3 7 9 Relapsing fever (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued fever (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerperal fever 2 . . . . 2 . . 1 . 1 . . Cerebro-...
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3 7 18 45 29 2 22 15 31 36 3 Ophthalmia Neonatorium 10 10 . . . . . . . 1 2 7 3 Totals 301 11 53 83 37 74 36 7 40 60 130 71 128 Name and situationβ€”Isolation Hospital, Upney. Total available bedsβ€”50. No. of diseases that can be concurrently treated β€”4. β–  ' 40 TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1912...
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15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and upwards. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Enteric Fever 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1 Small-pox . . . . . . . . . . Measles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . . . Whooping Cough 15 11 3 1 . . . . . . Diphtheria and Croup 2 . . 2 . . . . . 1 Influen...
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1 . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases 6 2 . 1 1 . 1 . . . Cancer, malignant disease 23 . . . . 2 4 8 9 . Rheumatic Fever 5 . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . Meningitis 3 2 1 . . . . . . . Organic; Heart Disease 43 . . 3 4 2 5 20 9 . Bronchitis 26 12 . 1 . . 1 2 10 . Pneumonia (all other forms) 36 10 6 1 3 4 3 7 2 . Other diseases o...
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Cirrhosis of Liver 2 1 . . . . . . 1 . Alcoholism 1 . . . . . . . 1 . Nephritis and Blight's Disease 8 . . . . . 1 4 3 . Puerperal Fever 3 . . . . 1 2 . . . Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition 1 1 . . . . . . . . Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth 42 41 . . . 1 . . . 3...
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Totals 326 86 14 13 15 23 36 74 65 6 41 TABLE IV. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. 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. A...
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5 3 10 Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . . . . . 1 . 1 . 2 Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Meningitis (not- lous) . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Convulsions . 2 1 . 3 . . 2 . 5 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . Bron...
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1 . 1 . . . . 1 Syphilis . . 1 . 1 1 . . . 2 Rickets . . . . . . . . . Suffocation, overlying . . . . . 1 . . . l Injury at Birth . . . . . . . . . . Atelectasis . 1 . . 1 . . . . 1 Congenital Malformation . 1 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 10 Premature Birth 11 1 . . 12 . 2 1 . 15 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 3 4 2 1 10 3 3 . 16 Oth...
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Nett Deaths in the Year of Legitimate Infants, 89. Illegitimate Infants, 1. 42 SUMMARY FOR YEAR, 1912.
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Total number of Schools 7 Departments 16 Number of Provided Schools 5 Number of Non-Provided Schools 2 Total accommodation 6,595 Number of children on register 6,449 Total average attendance 5,649 Percentage attendance 87% Total number on register under 5 years 11 Average attendance under 5 years 11 Β£ s. d. Rateable va...
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Drake and Gentlemen, I beg to submit to you the report for the year ending December 31st, 1912. Routine Inspection. During the year the Board drew attention to the fact that the number of inspections in each period did not approximate to the number of children of a particular age in school attendance. The numbers for t...
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Between 5 and 6 years 280 229 509 343 262 605 β€ž 7 β€ž 8 ,, 173 197 370 237 277 514 β€ž 12 β€ž 13 β€ž 252 241 493 298 251 549 Total Number of Inspections 1,372 1,668 If we consider the entrants and leavers only, the numbers inspected each year during the last five years are, in 1908-1,286, 1909-1,338, 1910-770, 1911-1,002, 1,91...
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Height in Centimetres. Height in Inches. Comparison with England and Wales. Weight in Kilo's. Between 5 and 6 years and born in 1907 10422 41 04 41.0 17.30 Between 7 and 8 years and born in 1904 116.68 45.94 47.0 21.26 Between 12 and 13 years and born in 1899 141.47 55.97 57.0 34.60 Girls. Height in Centimetres. Height...
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Between 5 and 6 years and born in 1907 104.75 41.24 40.5 17.42 Between 7 and 8 years and born in 1904 119.21 46.98 46.5 22.98 Between 12 and 13 years and born in 1899 140.11 55.92 58.0 33.79 The anthropometrical history since the beginning of Medical Inspection is as follows:β€” Entrants (children in 5th year of life onl...
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1908 4112 38.1 1909 4075 37.08 1910 4064 36.6 1911 4075 39.28 1912 4125 37.53 It must be noted that little significance can be attached to these figures for the simple reason that the mean age in 45 years and months has not been obtained, hence it would be unsafe to assume that the children of this age have increased i...
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1908 55.50 74.5 54.58 72.2 1909 56.28 77.95 56.33 75.55 1910 57.31 75.12 56.6 76.03 1911 55.70 75.76 55.68 74.53 1912 56.42 74.60 56.42 75.76 The co-operation of the parents with the objects of inspectionβ€”namely, the amelioration of defect, and the enhancement of the standard of parental care can be judged in two ways,...
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1911. 1912. 44.5 36.2 35.1 38.9 43.43 So that even after the first curiosity had worn off the attendance was maintained, and latterly has tended to improve. 46 With respect to the second criteria the evidence is hardly so favourable, for we find the following:β€” Percentage of children showing evidence of infection with ...
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1908 15.8 8.7 3.5 3.5 24.3 4.5 1909 11.7 5.8 3.6 5.5 30.1 1.7 1910 20.1 0.4 2.0 1.6 45.9 0.4 1911 12.9 1.2 0.7 0.8 39.8 β€” 1912 1603 0.2 0.5 0.3 42.0 0.4 Looking at these figures I cannot help but feel that in both 1910 and 1912 there must have been some alteration in the standards as to what constituted a verminous chi...
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show evidence of this insect in their hair can hardly be pleasant reading, especially as the figures seem to indicate an increase. It is, I think, desirable that more stringent measures be taken to remedy this deplorable state of affairs. Turning to the more medical aspect, it should be possible to demonstrate statisti...
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All these were apparently due to disease elsewhere, and hence appear under another heading. It is a point, however, for congratulationβ€”in view of the disturbed trade conditions of the yearβ€”that so little evidence of under-feeding was observed. Taking all those who were below normal amongst the entrants and leavers, the...
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of the children the footgear was in a very bad state, so bad that in wet weather they would have been better without any. Unfortunately, the absence of boots is looked upon by all as a kind of social stigma, and hence, children in this state are either kept at home or sent to school shod in an apology for boots. For pr...
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Unfortunately the decay is by no means wholly or even mainly attributable to want of cleanliness or even unsuitable food. The question is an important one, and much more information than is at present known is desirable. For the past year the figures are as follows:β€” Boys. All age periods. Teeth sound. 3 and 4 bad. Ove...
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1908 33.9 58.0 58.8 1909 20.9 35.3 53.6 1910 31.1 62.0 50.5 1911 29.0 38.8 40.6 1912 29.7 43.4 49.8 These figures, though variable, certainly seem to indicate an improvement, and suggest that the employment of a dentist should be followed by beneficial results. 49 Nose and Throat. Again grouping all the age periods tog...
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The figures for previous years are as follows:β€” Tonsils only. Seniors. Infants. Boys. Girls. 1908 23.7 20.0 25.8 1909 15.6 13.1 14.5 1910 9.7 5.3 6.6 1911 9.6 5.6 10.8 1912 12.4 4.09 4.6 Eye Defects. Taking all periods together for the past year, amongst the boys 0.73 per cent. were found to be suffering from external ...
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squinted, and in 7.04 per cent the vision was defective. Note.-- Any child unable to read 6/18β€”Snellen's test typeβ€”in one or both eyes, is classed as being defective. 50 The figures for visual defects only for the last five years expressed as percentages of children examined were:β€” Seniors. Boys. Girls. 1908 20.7 26.8 ...
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Amongst the girls the percentage was 0.84 and 1.31 respectively. The percentage of those in whom the hearing was below normal was very low, and I can hardly believe that it fairly represents the actual number. The test. applied was the whispered voice. In the five years there appears to have been little change in the n...
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Allowing 10 of these to be of a hopeless type, and another 10 under seven, it leaves 30 for whom no provision is made under the existing Acts. In all probability this duty will become obligatory on all authorities in the near future. Special Work. During the year the nurse made periodic inspections at the various schoo...
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Beyond the above, the following children on the report of the School Attendance Officer were excluded on account of minor infectious ailments:β€” Mumps 16, Measles 4, Chickenpox 86, Whooping Cough 175, Ringworm 5, Verminous 11. To these must be added children suffering from the more serious infectious diseases, such as S...
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The following table is compiled from the returns made by the teachers:β€” 53 / SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS FOUND ON MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1912. Schools. Nose and Throat. Teeth. Defec. Sight. Squint. Ears. Other Defects. No. of Notices. No. Treat. Treat. obtain Ineff. Treat. Out stand. No. of Notices. No. Tre...
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Treat. obtain Ineff. Treat. Out stand. No. of Notices. No. Treat. Treat, obtain Ineff. Treat. Out stand. No. of Notices. No. Treat. Treat. obtain Insff. Treat. Out stand. Castle : Creeksmouth : National : Girls 6 5 1 – – 1 1 – – – 7 2 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Boys 9 2 6 1 – – – – – – 14 3 10 1 – 4 ...
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5 1 4 – – 1 – 1 – – 5 – 4 – 1 – – – – – Boys 14 7 6 1 – 5 2 3 – – 9 2 7 – – 9 2 7 – – 1 – 1 – – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – North Street: Girls 12 9 2 1 – 1 1 – – – 26 4 20 – 2 1 – 1 – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – Boys 6 2 4 – – 3 3 – – – 7 – 5 1 1 2 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Westbury: Girls 8 3 4 1 – 3 3 – – – ...
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– – 4 2 2 – – – – – – – Boys 13 6 7 – – 4 1 3 – – 25 4 20 – 1 1 1 – – – 4 1 3 – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Roman Cath: Girls 1 – 1 – – 3 3 – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – Boys 1 – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 2 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – Totals - 270 Girls 130β€”Boys 140 80 39 36 5 – 30 21 8 – ...
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2 15 – 1 – – – – – 54 The percentages are as follows:β€” Nose and Throat 45 per cent. Teeth 26 ,, ,, Defective Eyesight 78 ,, ,, Squint 60 ,, ,, Ear disease 77 ,, ,, Other defects 80 ,, ,, Taking eyesight as a standard the figures for previous years are:β€” Reported. Treated. Percentage. 1909 48 10 20.8 1910 96 46 47.9 191...
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Some of the items are of interest as they give a better idea of the total amount of defect amongst our school population than is discoverable even at the routine inspection:β€” 55 SCHOOL CHILDRENβ€”CLINIC TREATMENT. Defect. School Age. Defect. School Age. Defect. School Age. Mumps 3 Nose Obstruction 1 Rheumatism 1 Scarlet ...
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Phthisis 14 Sore Throat 60 Ulcer 19 Influenza 2 Enlarged Glands 29 Cysts 6 Whooping Cough 15 Nasal Discharge 1 Stomatitis 1 Warts 8 Sore Head 3 Defective Teeth 94 Whitlow 9 Eczema Scalp 4 Defective Speech 3 Malnutrition 15 Ringworm 99 Headache 7 Examination (no defect found) 2 Skin Disease (Impetigo) 121 Burns 25 Boots...
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Leg 26 Wry Neck 2 Sores 143 Chorea 5 Rickets 2 ,, Finger 44 Cough 4 Deformities 3 ,, Hands 27 AnΓ¦mia 1 Dog-bites 4 ,, Face 12 Fit 5 Fractures 2 Herpes 14 Indigestion 1 Erythema 1 Cuts 3 Scars 2 Heart Disease 6 Injuries 40 Boils 8 Kidney 1 Vermin 7 Inflammation 1 Def: eyes (Vision) 39 Breast – β€ž ,, (Conjunct) 177 Vomiti...
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Divided by the total number of cases we get an average of 12 attendances per child for each ailment; a figure which indicates that the treatment given must have been fairly conscientiously carried out. A number of operations under an anaesthetic were performed for the removal of Tonsils and Adenoids, and 91 children ha...
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Percentage. 1899. 1904. 1907. SPECIALS. Castle. Creeks mouth. National. Gascoigne Road. West bury. North Street. Roman Catholic. Castle. Creeks mouth. National. Gascoigne Road. West bury. North Street. Roman Catholic. Castle. Creeks mouth. National. Gascoigne Road. West bury. North Street. Roman Catholic. Castle. Creek...
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Routine, 790 1066 .. 9 5 29 65 69 63 22 4 6 48 51 83 75 10 5 4 28 100 58 44 12 .. .. 38 52 86 100 .. Special, 276 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Av. Height, cm. 2561.66 . 149.88 151.1 141.91 139.75 141.72 145.38 139.58 117.5 120.5 118.03 117.94 115.98 114.51 11...
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2 34.93 33.83 34.12 36.34 33.75 21.25 22.0 22.91 21.36 19.81 20.81 21.91 18.1 16.65 16.87 16.73 17.01 17.59 18.31 . . . . . . . Nutrition, 2 223 20.91 . . 7 8 13 13 6 1 1 14 17 21 26 3 . 1 7 26 7 . 3 . . 9 13 . 27 . , 3 6 56 . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 2 . . . . . . . . 1 . Live Vermin, Head 13 1.22 . . . . . . ....
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. . 1 2 . 3 . , Body 8 .75 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 4 1 1 . Nits 386 36.21 . 4 10 31 31 23 11 2 4 22 20 34 15 4 1 3 17 32 12 10 5 . . 18 24 21 32 . Flea Bites 32 3.00 . . . . . . l 1 . 4 . 2 2 . . . 2 3 . l 2 . . 3 4 3 4 . Underclothing, Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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. . . . . . . . . , Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boots, 3 32 3.00 . . . 5 . . . . . 2 3 5 . . . . . 2 2 . . . . 13 . . . . Teeth, Sound 608 57.03 2 3 17 39 32 28 12 1 3 33 24 40 39 2 4 4 24 72 41 28 9 . . 28 27 50 46 . , 3.4 bad 366 34.34 7 2 18 24 36 31 9 2 3 12 19 31 27 8 1 . 4 2...
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over 4 bad 92 8.63 . . . 3 1 4 1 1 . 3 8 12 9 . . . . 1 7 4 . . . 2 7 11 18 . Attendance, 2 79 7.41 . . 8 6 5 8 . . . 8 . 1 5 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . 9 . 19 5 . β€ž 3 26 2.44 . . 1 5 2 3 . . . . . 1 8 . . . 2 . . . . . . 2 . . 2 . Unvaccinated 185 17.36 3 1 7 7 14 10 4 . 1 13 8 22 20 . 2 . 3 19 16 2 . . . 2 13 20 . . Deformi...
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. 1 2 . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . Paralysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deformities due to Rickets 16 1.50 . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 3 5 . Skin Disease, contag. 10 .94 . . . l . . . . . . 1 . 3 . . . . . 2 1 . . . . . . 2 . , non.contag 37 3.47 . ....
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19 . 1 1 3 3 4 . . . 1 2 1 1 . . 1 1 3 1 . . . . . 3 4 4 . Lungs 7 .66 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . Nose Obstruction 148 13.89 1 . 5 13 16 7 1 1 . 12 15 9 8 3 . . 6 20 2 6 . . . 5 2 5 11 . Tonsils, Enlarged 106 9.94 1 1 2 4 1 3 . 1 . 7 4 9 9 1 . . 1 13 7 8 3 . . 3 5 14 9 . Glands, , 187 17.54...
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1 13 12 12 2 . 1 8 16 22 12 2 . . 2 16 10 6 2 . . 4 5 27 14 . Defective Sight 75 7.04 . . . . 24 8 9 . 1 2 . 10 11 1 . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 5 . Squint 17 1.59 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 2 . . . . 4 1 2 1 . . . 2 1 2 . External Eye Disease 9 .84 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 2 2 . . . . . . l 2 . Defective Hearing 9 ....
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1 . Ear Discharge 14 1.31 . . . 3 1 . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . 2 . . . 1 . . . 2 2 1 . Defective Speech 3 .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Mental Defects 7 .66 . . . 1 2 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . Other , 54 5.07 . . . 1 4 2 . 1 . 2 1 5 4 1 . . . 5 . 6 1 . . . 1 4 16 . Parents A...
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1 35 47 42 3 4 2 14 61 27 34 6 . . 16 29 35 63 . Notices Issued 187 17.51 1 . 2 34 26 11 5 1 1 6 29 11 15 2 1 2 3 7 1 5 . . . 2 8 4 10 . Figures 2 and 3 before a defect are a measure of its magnitude. 58 SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1912. BOYS. Total Number. Percentage. 1899. 1904 1907. SPECIALS. Castle. C...
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Castle. Creeks mouth. National. Gascoigne Road. West bury. North Street. Roman Catholic. Castle. Creeks mouth. National. Gascoigne Road. West bury. North Street. Roman Catholic. Number Exam. Routine, 878 1102 .. 7 3 49 82 96 91 15 4 5 44 34 84 52 14 5 6 40 118 69 47 13 .. .. 33 34 70 87 .. Special, 224 .. .. .. .. .. ....
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5 121.86 116.64 104.8 102.08 102.26 105.72 104.96 105.81 104.0 . . . . . . . , Weight, kgm 523.55 . 33.57 38.17 34.62 34.2 33.07 34.35 32.72 25.88 22.0 22.82 23.16 22.35 22.26 22.30 17.95 16.83 17.77 16.84 17.27 17.98 17.44 . . . . . . . Nutrition, 2 (Fair) 294 26.68 . 1 17 28 . 33 3 . 2 12 8 29 11 4 1 2 2 38 11 13 1 ....
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β€ž 3 (Poor) 11 1.00 . . . 2 . . . . . 2 . 2 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . Live Vermin, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Body 3 0.27 . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . Nits 15 1.36 . . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 1 4 2 . . 1 . . 2 1 . 1 . Flea Bites 31 2.81 . . 3 2 1...
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3 . Underclothing, Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . β€ž Flannelette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boots, 3 (Very bad) 44 3.99 . . 2 5 . . 1 . . . 2 5 . . . . 10 . . . . . . 18 . 1 . . Teeth, ...
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3β€”4, bad 348 31.58 3 1 22 31 43 34 6 2 2 6 10 20 24 2 2 . 3 34 12 12 . . . 14 8 26 31 . , over 4 , 85 7.71 . . 1 3 1 4 . . 1 6 2 12 12 2 . . 2 9 4 6 . . . 1 4 3 12 . Attendance, 2 55 4.99 . . 6 11 22 3 . . . . 3 1 1 . . . 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . , 3 35 3.18 . . 5 5 4 1 . . . . . . 4 . . . 5 . . 2 1 . . . . . 8 .
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Unvaccinated 196 17.78 4 . 14 13 18 28 5 1 . 11 6 11 15 6 . . 2 21 8 3 2 . . . 12 16 . . Deformities 9 0.82 . . . . 1 2 1 . . 1 . l . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 . . . Paralysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deformities due to Rickets 35 3.18 . . . 2 3 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 2 3 1 3 . . . 4 1 5...