Annual report of the Public Health Department of the City of Port-of-Spain.
- Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago). Public Health Department
- Date:
- [1938]
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: Annual report of the Public Health Department of the City of Port-of-Spain. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Foodstuffs seized and destroyed under Part X (a) of the Public Health Ordinance, Cap. 98. Articles. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyjAug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec. Tomato Paste ...tins ... 47 % 3 | 4, 5 ... . 13 Sausage ...tins 19 . . . 3 18 1 4 Sardines ... ...tins ... 28 . . . 171 71 41 58 49 7 71 11 ... Confectionery ...pounds...] 20 ... ... ...| ... ... ... Currants ... ...packages 3 -1 - Mayonnaise ...bottles ... ... 3 1 “ Apples ...tins ... 1 ... Tomato J uice ...tins 1 ... Legumes ... ...tins 1 ... . ... Sardine in Tomato Paste ...tins ... 144 ... Bananas ... ...barrels... . . . ... 1* ... Cakes ... ... • ... 98 Sugar Cakes ... 8 Herring in Tomato Sauce ...tins ... T ... 1 . . . . . . Lunch Tongue ...tins ... ... 55 ... Corned Beef ...tins ... ... ... 8 3 ... . . . Peas ...tins ... ... ... 7 1 ... Condensed Milk ...tins ... ... ... 1 . ... Cooked Ham ...tins ... ... 27 . . . Smoked Herring ... ... ... ... 1 Potted Meats ... ... ... .... ... 14 ... ... 1 Roast Beef ... ... . . . 1 Petit Pois ... ... ... I •• 1 Herring ... ... ... .. ... ... 1 Lobster ... .. ... • • . 1 Salmon ...tins .. . . . . 2 1 • . . 2 ... 1 Total 74 45 507 20 3 3 1 1 1 144 H 98 8 1 55 11 8 1 27 1 15 1 1 1 1 6 Unsound Foodstuffs voluntarily surrendered by_ Shopkeepers to the Public Health Department for destruction. Butter ... .. .pounds 324 Sardines ...tins ... 975 Ham ...tins 21 Sausage ...tins ... 2 VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DISTRICT. Comparative Summary of Vital Statistics. Unless otherwise stated rates are per 1,000 population. Area of City in Acres (pastures and open spaces included) Estimated Mean Population . Density of Population (persons per acre) Total Live Births Birth Rate Still Births registered Still Birth Rate (per cent, of Live Births registered) Marriages registered Marriage Rate .... Total Deaths Death Rate Natural Increase of Population Deaths under one year Infant Mortality Rate : Deaths under one year per 1,000 Live Births .... Death Rates : Notifiable Infectious Diseases .... Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (other forms) Enteric Fever Pneumonia (all forms) Bronchitis .... Diphtheria .... Malaria Syphilis Diarrhoea and Enteritis Influenza Ankylostomiasis Bright’s Disease and Nephritis Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels Diseases of the Nervous System including Cerebral Haemorrhage Cancer and other Malignant Diseases .... 1921 1931 1936 1937 1938 1,793 1,793 1,990 2,039 2,372 61,386 70,462 75,680 77,044 88,698 34.2 39.3 38 37.7 37.4 1,687 1,956 2,295 2,273 2,591 27.28 27.76 30.33 29.50 30.69 154 139 170 197 171 9.13 7.11 7.41 8.67 6.60 534 622 659 737 892 8.64 8.33 S.71 9.57 10.56 1,659 1,223 1,024 1,169 1,410 26.83 17.36 13.53 15.17 16.70 28 733 1,271 1,104 1,181 287 222 149 237 204 170.12 113.50 64.92 104.26 78.73 6.21 3.14 3.05 3.36 2.66 2.49 1.90 1.57 1.84 1.52 .26 .10 .07 .26 .09 1.25 .16 .08 .09 .19 1.97 .92 1.28 1.10 .83 1.36 .97 .41 .32 .56 .02 .03 .05 .05 .04 ,S9 .54 .17 .27 .37 .21 .26 .21 .23 .34 1.91 .78 .40 .69 .50 .26 .06 .04 .'04 .06 .15 .03 .03 .03 .08 2.09 1.14 .65 .82 .89 2.65 2.60 2.35 2.22 2.23 1.70 1.15 1.00 1.31 1.41 .63 .64 .78 .88 .83](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31487439_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
