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Fulham 1915

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1915

Published
1916
Author
Jackson, J. Charles.
Pages
58
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

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    TABLE I. vital statistics of whole district during 1915 and previous years.
    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable deaths.†Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Un-corrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.of Non-Residents registered in the District.of Resi-dents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.RateNumber.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. Births in1915.
    Ward,Males.Females.Total Births.Birth-rate.
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    TABLE III. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1915.
    Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deathswhether of"Residents"or "Non-Residents" in Institutionsin theDistrict (6)Nett Deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 1 Year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
    12345678910111213141516171819
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    The death-rates in the several wards of the borough were as under:— TABLE IV.
    Ward.Death-rates 1915.Average Death-rates 1905-14.Ward.Death-rates 1915.Average Death-rates 1905-14.
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    Seasonal Mortality. The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
    Deaths.Death-rate.
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    Deaths of Soldiers and Sailors. The deaths of 38 men on military service, died in the borough, of whom 9 were Fulham residents, the causes of death being as under:—
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    TABLE V. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915.
    Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Nett Deaths wider One Year of residents in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—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 One Year.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.
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    The infantile death-rates of the several wards of the borough were as under:— TABLE VI.
    Ward.Deaths under one year per 1,000 births.Average 10 1915. years 1905-14.Ward.Deaths under one year per 1,000 births.Average 10 1915. years 1905-14.
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    TABLE VII. Death-rates of Infants wider one year of age from certain groups of diseases.
    Diseases.Heaths per 1,000 births.
    1915.Average of 10 years 1905-14.
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    TABLE VIII. Deaths over one year of age.
    Age Period.Numberof Deaths.Percentage ofTotal Deaths.Death-rate per 1000 of estimated population living at age period.
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    TABLE IX. Cases of Infections Diseases notified during the Year 1915.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages-Years.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham WardSands End Ward.Town Ward.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE X. Vaccination Return for 1914, for the Borough of Fulham.
    No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st, 1914. to Dec. 31st, 1914.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted underClause 2 ot Vaccination Act, 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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    There was a marked drop in 1915 in the prevalence of scarlet fever, 621 cases being notified, compared with 1,042 in 1914. The returns for the four quarters were :—
    Cases.Deaths.
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    Diphtheria. The cases of diphtheria notified in the four quarters of the year were :—
    Cases.Deaths.
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    Tuberculosis. The notifications received during the year numbered 1432.
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    TABLE XI. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of notifications during the period from 3rd January, 1915, to January 1st, 1916.
    Age periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.Number of Notifications onForm B. (by School Medical Officers)Number of Notifications on Form C of admission to
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form APrimary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form BPoor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal.Under 5.5 to 1010 to 15Total.
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    The distribution of the deaths was as under :—
    Males.Females.
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    TABLE XII. STATISTICS OF FULHAM TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY, 1915.
    New Patients.
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    Institutional Treatment. Under the tuberculosis scheme of the London County Council the following patients were sent to sanatoria or hospitals during the year:-
    Males.Females.
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    Whooping Cough. The deaths from whooping cough in the four quarters of the year were:-
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    The parts primarily affected were :—
    Males.Females.
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    The deaths of Fulham residents in public institutions and elsewhere outside the borough numbered 677, and occurred in the following institutions :—
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    Of the deaths registered, 836 or 36 per cent. took place in either Poor Law institutions, in hospitals, or in public lunatic asylums, the percentages in the various classes of institutions being as under : —
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    The following articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Townmead Road, during the year:—
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    In addition to the above the following articles from the Belgian Refugees camp, Earl's Court, were disinfected:—
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    The following were also disinfected for the military authorities :—
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    The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed :—
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    PUBLIC MORTUARY. 232 bodies were removed to the mortuary during the year and were admitted as follows:-
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    Material from cases of suspected Diphtheria.
    Number of Specimens.
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    Unsound Food. The following articles examined at the request of the owners were condemned and destroyed:—
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    Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The undermentioned samples were purchased for analysis in 1915:—
    Article.Number of Samples taken Officially.Number Adulterated.Number of Samples taken Unofficially.Number Adulterated.Total Samples.Total Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    The average composition of the samples purchased as new milk in each of the four quarters was as under :—
    Period.Number of Samples.Solids, not Fat.Fat.Water.
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    Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, were instituted in the following cases:—
    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    1. Milk and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
    Articles.(a)Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(b)Number in which a preservative was found to be present.
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    Nature of the preservative in each case in column (b) and action taken under Regulations in regard to it.
    Preservative.Amount present.Action taken.
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    2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream. (a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if the statements on the label as to preservatives were correct.
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    (b) The examination made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream.
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    During the year the following drainage plans were submitted to and approved by the Public Health Committee:-
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    Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors, or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred toH.m. Inspector.
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    3.— Home Work.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109. 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the yearFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.Instances.Notices served.ProsecutionsInstances.Orders made (Sec. 110).Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110).
    Lists.Outworkers.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Lists.Contractors.Workmen.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Class.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.