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Hammersmith 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1922

Published
1923
Author
Howell, J. B.
Pages
82
Tables
52

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52 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    TABLE III. Infantile Mortality during the year 1922. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1922 and Previous Years.
    Year. 1Population estimated 2 to middle of each yearBirths.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belongging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate. 7of Non-residents registered in the District. 8of Residents not registered in the District. 9Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 4Rate. 5Number. 10Rate per 1.000 Nett Births. 11Number. 12Rate. 13
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    FEVER HOSPITALS.
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    GENERAL HOSPITALS.
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    MENTAL HOSPITALS.
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    OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
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    VARIOUS.
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    TOTALS:—
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    TABLE II Causes of, and ages at, Death during the Year 1922. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occuring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of 'Residents' or 'Nonresidents in Institutions in the District 11
    2 All ages.3 Under 1 year.4 1 and under 2.5 2 and under 5.6 5 and under 15.7 15 and under 25.8 25 and under 45.9 45 and under 6510 65 and upwards
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    LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
    Boroughs.Estimated population 1922.Birth rate.Death rate.Infantile Mortality rate.
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    Notices.—The following table shows the number of visits paid by the Inspectors and the Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year :—
    Number of Inspections.Number of Notices Served.Number of Notices complied with.
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    SUMMONSES. YEAR 1922.
    Situation of PremisesNature of Offence.No. of SummoneetResult of Proceedings.
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    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of PremisesNature of Offence.No. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings.
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    The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register:—
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    1.— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    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.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
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    3.— HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' List, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec 108.Outwork in Infected Premises Secs. 109. 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the yearOnce in the year.9 Failing to keep or permit inspection of10 failing to keep or11 Instances.12 Notices served.13 Prosecutions.14 Instances.15 Orders made (Sec. 110).16 Prosecutions (Sec. 109,110)
    2 Lists.Outworkers.5 ListsOutworkers
    3 Contractors.4 Work men.5 Contractors.7 WorK men.
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the yearNumber.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK & CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912 AND 1917. The following statement shows the action taken under the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations 1912 and 1917 :— 1. Milk and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
    a. Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.b. Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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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) Determination made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream.
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    TABLE I.
    Samples received.Genuine.InferiorAdulterated.Total.
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    TABLE II.
    Article.No. of samples exam'd.Result of Examination.Summonses issued.Penalties imposed.
    Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.
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    TABLE III.
    No.Adulteration Certified.Penalties Imposed.
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    TABLE IV.
    Samples received.Fat.Non-fatty Solids.Water.
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    In addition to the foregoing, the following samples on analysis were found to be genuine:—
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    TABLE V.
    No.Adulteration or Infringement.Action Taken.
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    The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough :—
    Premises.Name of Licensee.
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    The following table gives a summary of the work relating to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises:—
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PREMISES.Number of inspections. 1922.Number of notices 1922.Number of prosecutions, 1922.
    On register at end of 1921.Added in 1922.Removed in 1922.On register at end of 1922.
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    The following is a list of bakehouses in the Borough:— No. 1 DISTRICT.
    Address.Name.
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    No. 2 DISTRICT.
    Address.Name.
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    No. 3 DISTRICT.
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    No. 4 DISTRICT.
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    No. 5 DISTRICT.
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    No. 6 DISTRICT.
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    No. 7 DISTRICT.
    Address.Name.
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    No. 8 DISTRICT.
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    The following is a list of unsound food condemned during the year:—
    Commodity.Condition.Result of Action Taken.
  • Page 48
    TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1922.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases notified in each locality (e.g. Parish or ward) of the District.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all AgesAt Ages.—Years.
    Under 11 & under 5 Years.5 & under 15 Years15& under 25 Years.25 & under 45 Years.45& under 65 Years.65 and UpwardsNorth.Centre.South.
  • Page 49
    The following table shews the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1913 to 1922.
    Year.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
  • Page 59
    TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned diseases during the years 1913 to 1922.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheretic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.English Cholera.Erysipelas,Plague.Chickenpox. *Measles,┼ *Whooping Cough. *Cerebro Spinal Fever.Anthrax.Glanders.Hydrophobia.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Acute Polio-Myelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Pneumonia.‡Malaria,‡Dysentery.‡Trench Fever.‡Total.
  • Page 60
    One hundred and forty-two deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were registered, against 150 in the previous year, representing a death-rate of 1.1 per 1,000, compared with 1.2 in 1921.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form " A "Notifications on Form " B "Number of Notifications on Form " C "
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form " A "Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form " B "Poor Law Institurions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Pri. Not.Under 5.5 to 1010 to 15Total Pri. Not.
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    I append figures for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922, shewing the interval between notofication and death of tuberculous persons.
    192019211922
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    The deaths numbered 162, which is just below the average for the three previous years. The decline during the past eight years is shewn in the following figures :—
    Year.Deaths.Notifications.
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    Diagnosis.
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    The visits paid are enumerated in detail below :—
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    The feeding of the 2,301 infants visited was found to be as follows:—
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    The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births during the past 17 years, the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor.
    Year.Births.Deaths of Infants.Deaths of infants per 1000 births.
  • Page 75
    Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children Under Five Years of Age. Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious diseases during the year are included in the general report, but in so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated below:—
    Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed Hospital.
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    The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:—
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    HOUSING CONDITIONS. Statistics. Year ended 30th December, 1922.