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Hammersmith 1914

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1914

Published
1915
Author
Howell, J. B.
Pages
90
Tables
39

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  • Page 7
    NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907.
  • Page 9
    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV. Infant Mortality during the year 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 10
    The feeding of the 2,184 infants was found to be as follows:—
  • Page 11
    The following table gives the number of births and deaths and the death rate per 1,000 births, as calculated by the Registrar-General, during the past nine years, commencing 1906, the year of the appointment of the He ilth Visitor.
    Births.Deaths.Deaths of infants per 1,000 births.
  • Page 15
    Table showing the Infantile Mortality Rates of the County of London, the City of London, and the Metro-politan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1914, as calculated by the Registrar-General.
    Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births Registered.
  • Page 16
    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1914 and Previous Years. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.
    of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the Disti ict.
    Num-ber.Rate.Num-ber.Rate.Under i Year of Age.At all Ages.
    NumberRate per 1,000 Nett Births.Num-ber.Rate.
    12345678910111213
  • Page 18
    Corrected Death-rates of Metropolitan Boroughs after Distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions, Etc., as calculated by the Registrar-General for year 1914.
    Deatlh rate from all causes.
  • Page 19
    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1914. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of “Residents" or “Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 20
    The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1905 to 1914:—
    YEAR.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
  • Page 27
    TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 20 zymotic diseases during the years 1905 to 1914.
    Year.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria of Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.English Cholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chicken-pox.*Measles *Whooping Cough.*Cerebro-spinal Fever.Anthrax.Glanders.Hydrophobia.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Acute Polio-myelitis.Total
  • Page 31
    LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1914. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases NotifiedTotal Cases Notified in Each Locality. (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 11 & under 5 Years.5 & under 15 Years.15 & under 25 Years.25 & under 45 Years.45 & under 65 Years.65 and upwards.NorthCentreSouth
  • Page 32
    2. The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases is compiled from the Registrar-General's Report.
    Boroughs.Population estimated to the middle of 1914.Births.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year of Age.
    All causes.Enteric Fever.Small-poxMeasles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping-cough.Diphtheria.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years)Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Page 33
    The following table of Deaths from Infectious Diseases per 1,000 persons living is compiled from the Registrar-General's Report.
    Boroughs.Per 1,000 Persons Living.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    Births.Deaths From
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping-cough.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year.
    Crude.Standardized.
  • Page 34
    Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified in the several Boroughs of the Administrative County of London during the 52 Weeks ended 2nd January, 1915.0
    Boroughs.Estimated Population in the middle of 1914†Total Cases.Enteric Fever.Typhus.Continued Fever.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup).Cholera.ErysipelasCerebro-spinal FeverPuerperal Fever.AnthraxGlanders.Ophthalmia NeonatorumPolio-myelitis.
  • Page 36
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form "A."Number of Notifications on Form "B."Number of Notifications on Form "C.'
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors.)Primary NotificationsTotal Notifications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors.)Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 2020 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 & upwards.Total.Under 5.5 to 1010 to 15Total
  • Page 39
    I estimate the annual expenditure of such a scheme to be approximately as follows:—
    £
  • Page 40
    The Local Government Board will pay 50 per cent. of the remainder, and the London County Council 25 per cent. so that the incidence of the cost will be as follows :
    £
  • Page 40
    BOROUGHS WHERE MUNICIPAL DISPENSARIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.
    Capital expenditure.Annual expenditure.Remarks.
  • Page 42
    NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.
    address.name of licensee.
  • Page 43
    NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7.
    address.name.
  • Page 44
    CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.
    address.name.
  • Page 45
    SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. I.
    address.name.
  • Page 46
    Table Showing Number of Families or Separate Occupiers and Number of Persons at Census, 1911.
    Name of District.Population, Census, 1911.Families or separate occupiers, Census, 1911.
  • Page 47
    Table Showing extent in Acres, and Number of Persons to the Acre, at Census, 1911.
    Name of District.Extent in Acres, Census, 1911.Number of Persons to the Acre. Census 1911.
  • Page 48
    The following is a list of applications received during the year under the Inland Revenue Acts:—
    Name and Situation of Property.No. of Houses and blocks for which applications were received.No of Tenements therein.No. of Tenements for which Certificate was granted.No. of Tenements for which Certificate was refused.No. of Tenements for which Certificate was deferred.
  • Page 67
    The following is a list of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:—
    No. of Notices served.No. of Notices complied with.
  • Page 69
    As a result of his inspection 290 Intimation Notices were served and 276 complied with, a list of which follows:—
    Notices served.Complied with.Notices served.Complied, with.
  • Page 77
    The following is a list of the Factories and Work-shops upon the Register:—
  • Page 78
    Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspec-tions.Written Notices.Prosecu-tions.
  • Page 79
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prose-cutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 80
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' List, Section 107.Outwork in Unwhole-some Premises, Sec. 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. no).Prosecutions (S. 109, no).
    Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send Lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists. (Outworkers.
    Con-tractorsWork-men.Con-tractors.Work-men.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 81
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
  • Page 81
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 82
    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1914.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1914.Number of notices, 1914.Number of prosecutions, 1914.
    On register at end of 1913.Added in 1914.Removed in 1914.On regis ter at end of 1914.
  • Page 82
    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1914.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspec-tions, 1914.Number of notices, 1914.Number of prose-cutions, 1914.
    On regis-ter at end at 1913.Added in 1914.Removed in 1914.On regis-ter at end of 1914.
  • Page 83
    1. Milk ; and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
    (a)(b)
    Number of samples examined lor the presence of a preservative.Number in which a preserva-tive was reported to be present.
  • Page 84
    2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
  • Page 84
    (6) Determination made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream:—
  • Page 86
    SUMMONSES HEARD.
    SITUATION OF PREMISES, &C.NATURE OF OFFENCE.RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS.