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Camberwell 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

Published
1910
Author
Stevens, Francis.
Pages
48
Tables
47

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47 tables in this report

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    Table A.—Population of Camberwell and Sub-Districts.
    Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
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    Table B.—Births in Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Unattached.
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    Table C.—Birth-rates of Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
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    Table D.—Re-distribution of Deaths among the Sub-Districts of Camberwell.
    District.Deaths returned classified according to sub-districts.Deaths of persons removed from unknown addresses in the Borough re-distributed.Estimates of total deaths due to subdistricts.
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    Table E.—Death-rates in Camberwell and its Sub-Districts for the past 10 tears.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's,
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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.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises Section 108.Outwork in Infected PREMTSES, 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 (Sec. 110.)Prosecutions (Secs. 109,110.)
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    ListsOutWorkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    ContractorsWorkmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
    Wearing Apparel—L.I I..L.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops and Workplaces on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    Overcrowding.
    Number of Houses Inspected.Occupied Rooms.Empty Rooms.Overcrowded Rooms.
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    Santarn Defects, &c (Including a,b and c).
    Number of Houses requiring Cleansing only.Number of Houses with Sanitary Defects only.Number of Houses requiring Cleansing and Sanitary Defects also.
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    A.-Drainage Defects.
    Waterclosets. Defective pans or traps.Obstructed.Defective water supply.Drains.
    Def.Obs.
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    B.—Sinks.
    Defective.Obstructed Waste pipes.
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    C.—Defective Dust-bins. (Included in Sanitary Defects.)
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    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in District. 10Deaths of Residents registered beyond District. 11Deaths at all, Ages. Nett.
    Number. 3Rate.* 4Number. 5Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate.* 8Number. 12Rate.* 13
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    TABLE II. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1909 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Names of Localities.1. Borough.2. Dulwich.3. South Camberwell.4. North Camberwell.
    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.
    Camberwell.
    a.bcdabcdabcd
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    TABLE II. -Continued.
    Names of Localities.5. South Peckham.6. North Peckham.7. St. George's.
    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.
    Peckham.
    abcdabcd
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    TABLE III.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1909.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Total Cases removed to Hospital.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1909.
    Causes of Death. 1Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages).
    2 All Ages.3 Under 1.4 land unders 5.5 5 and under 15.6 15 and under 257 25 and under 65.8 65 and upwards.9 Dulwich.10 South Camberwell.11 North Camberwell.12 South Peckham.13 North Peckham.14 St. George's.15 Locality unknown.16 Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE V.-INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Are.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to 2 months.2 to 3 months.3 to 4 months.4 to 5 months.5 to 6 months.6 to 7 months.7 to 8 months.8 to 9 months.9 to 10 months.10 to 11 months.11 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 yrar.
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    RETURN OF WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1909.
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.SeptemberOctober.November.December.Total.
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    Return of Work carried out at the Disinfecting Station Buring the Year 1909 (continued).
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total
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    UNSOUND FOOD, &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
    Fish.Meat.Rabbits.Tinned Food.Vegetables.Chocolate Powder.
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    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1909.
    Description of Work.Pointon.Eagle.Seudamore.Collins.Heath.Kerslake.Morley.Homer.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Totals.
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    RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER, 1909.
    INSPECTORSTotals.
    Pointon.EagleSeudamore.Collins.Heath.Kerslake.Morley.Homer.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Miss Bevan.
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    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1909 (as asked for by the London County Council).
    REMISES.Number of Places.Number of Inspections, 1909.Number of Notices, 1909.Number of Prosecutions, 1909.
    On Register at end of 1908.Added in 1909.Removed in 1909.On Register at end of 1909.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS. Particulars of Notifications received from January 1st to December 31st, 1909.
    District No.Sanitary Inspector.Number of Persons Notified.Number of Notifications recevied.Age Distibution.Inspections and Re-visits made by Sanitary Inspector.Patients left Address since Notification for other Addresses in the Borough.Patients who have left Borough since Notification.
    1 year to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.
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    II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.
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    III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District
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    Ages of Applicants.
    15-19.20-24.25-34.35-44.45-54.55-64.65-74.Total.
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    Summary.
    Previous Years.
    1909-10.1906-7.1905-6.1908-9.1907-8.
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    Conditions as to Marriage.
    Married.Single.Widowers.Widows.Total.
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    Size of Family.
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    Number of Rooms Occupied and Number of Occupants. 1,372 Tenements of 1 room were occupied by 2,927 persons.
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    Rents Paid.
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    Men.Women.Total.
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    In the work of classification the cases were marked as under:-
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    From July 1st, 1909, to June 30th, 1910, work was found for the following:—
    Men.Women.
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    Number who refused work offered:—
    Obtained Work since Registration.Untraceable through Change of Address,Refused Work.Other Reasons.Total.
    Men.Women.Women.Men.Women.Men.Men.Women.Men.Women.
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    Number of applicants who had received Poor Law Relief during the 12 months preceding the date of application:—
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    Of the above work was given to
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    WOMEN'S WORK.
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    DISTRESS COMMITTEE. Returns mass to the Local Government Board. Comparative Statement for Tears ending March 31st, 1908. 1909 and 1910.
    1908.1909.1910.
    M.W.M.W.M.W
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    Statement of Receipts and Expenditure, From July 1st, 1909, to June 30th, 1910.
    £s.d.
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    Direct Payments, &c.
    £s.d.