Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Summary of vital and mortality statistics for 1918.

I	1919.	1918.

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The estimated civil population for each of the various wards was as follows:—

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The following table shows the total number of dwelling houses and the number inhabited and uninhabited in 1901, 1911, and 1919 respectively :—

Year.	HOUSES.
Year.	Inhabited.	Uninhabited. Total.	Total.

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The following table shows the number of houses, separate occupiers, and population in 1901 and 1911, distinguishing the various kinds of buildings and the population enumerated therein, and also the buildings not used as dwellings : —

	1901	1911.
	Total.	Totals (Cols. 4-11)	Building used as dwellings.							Vessels, Sheds. Vagrants, etc.	Separate Flats. (Included in Col. 5.)	Buildings not used as Dwellings.
	Total.	Totals (Cols. 4-11)	Ordinary Dwelling Houses.	Blocks of Flats.	Shops.	Hotels. Inns, and Public Houses,	Offices,Warehouses, workshops,factories.	Institutions.	Others.	Vessels, Sheds. Vagrants, etc.	Separate Flats. (Included in Col. 5.)	Kind of Building.	No.

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Population of Deptford living in Institutions, large establishments, vessels, etc.:- Number of Institutions, etc.

Population		1436
	Population.	Institution.

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Sewage System. The sewers passing through Deptford are:—

Branch.	Coming from	Length.

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Open Spaces. The permanent open spaces existing which cannot be built upon are :—

	Situation.	Size.	Maintained by

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Births.

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In the following table will be seen the number of births and deaths of children under one year of age which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates :—

Year.	Estimated population.	Births.		Deaths under one year.
Year.	Estimated population.	No.	Rate per 1000.	No.	Mortality per 1000 births.

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Deaths.

	1919	Average for past 10 years.

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The subjoined table shows the number of deaths which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates.

Year.	Estimated Population.	Deaths.
Year.	Estimated Population.	No.	Rate per 1000.

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The following table gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the death rates for each Ward.

Ward.	Deaths.				Death Rate per 1,000.
Ward.	Males.	Females.	Children under	Total	Death Rate per 1,000.

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The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1918 and 1919 is as follows:—

	1918.	1919.

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Infantile Mortality. Total deaths of Infants under one year, 207.

	1919	Average lor previous 10 years.

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The mortality amongst infants in the various Wards is shown in the following table :—

Ward	Births Registered	Deaths under 1 year of age	Infantile mortality per 1000 Births.

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Comparative table of infantile deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS

	Diarrhœa and Enteritis under two years.	Total deaths under one year.

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TABLE SHEWING HIE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1919

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I submit a list of the principal causes of the 207 infantile deaths in the Borough during 1919, viz. :—

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The following table gives the number of cases in which free milk and reduced milk was supplied to mothers attending the different Clinics up to the end of the'year.

CLINIC	Milk supplied free.	Milk supplied at half-price.	Total

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NAPIER STREET CLINIC.

1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases	Total Old Cases.	New and Old	Consultations with Doctor
1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5.	Total New Cases	Total Old Cases.	New and Old	Consultations with Doctor

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LEWISHAM HIGH ROAD CLINIC

1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total	Amu Natal Old & New	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consuoltations with Doctor.
1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1-5	Total	Amu Natal Old & New	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consuoltations with Doctor.

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BESSON STREET CLINIC.

1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.

1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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GOSTERWOOD HALL CLINIC.

1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1919	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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HALES STREET CLINIC

	No.of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
	No.of times Clinic opened.	Breast	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5	Total New Cases.	Total	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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The distribution or visits in the different wards was as follows:—

Ward		E	N	N.W.	S.	S.E.	S.W	Total

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A summary of the work done by the health visitors may be seen from the following table:—

	1st visits	2nd visits	Total

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Table No. 1 POLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. VITAL STATISTICS Of WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1919 AM) PREVIOUS YEARS

Year 1	Population estimated to Middle of each year. 2	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transterable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number. 3	Nett.		Number. 6	Rate. 7	of Nonresidents registered in the District 8	of Residents not registered in the District. 9	Under 1 year of Age.		Atall Ages.
		Uncorrected Number. 3	Number. 4	Rate. 5	Number. 6	Rate. 7	of Nonresidents registered in the District 8	of Residents not registered in the District. 9	Number. 10	Rate per 1.000 Nett Births. 11	Number. 12	Rate. 13

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Table No. 2 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD Causes of, and Ages at Death During the Year 1919

CAUSES OF DEATH.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of 'Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
CAUSES OF DEATH.		All Age.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 year.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 and upwards.

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Table No. 3 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1919 Nett Deaths from stated causes at various under 1 year of Age.

Cause Of Death.		Under 1 week.	1 to 2 weeks.	2 to 3 weeks.	3 to 4 weeks.	Total under	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.

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Scarlet Fever.

	1919	Average of Previous 10 years

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Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup.

	1919	Average for previous 10 years.

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Enteric Fever.

	1919	Average of previous 10 years

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Erysipelas.

	1919	Average of previous 10 years.

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Puerperal Fever.

	1919	Average for previous 10 years.

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Diarrhoea and Enteritis.

	1919	Average of previous 10 years.

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The cases of this disease occurred among the inhabitants of the various Wards as follows :—

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Measles.

	1919	Average for previous 10 years.

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The cases occured among the inhabitants of the various wards as follows

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Rules and Regulations in Regard to Cnfectious Diseases in School Children, When a notice has been received from the Medical Officer of Health, stating that an infectious disease exists at any premises in which school children are known to reside, the following procedure is adopted:—

Disease. 1	Period of exclusion of children suffering from the disease. 2	Period of exclusion of children living in houses where the disease exists. 3.	Pules in regard to Hats and tenement houses. 4

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Whooping Cough.

	1919	Average for previous 10 years.

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

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In the following table will be seen the number of cases notified in each ward :—

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In the following table will be seen the of the patients: AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED.

Under 1	1-5	5-15	15-25	25-45	45-65	65 & upwards.	All Ages.

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The following gives the ages at which death occurred:—

CAUSE.	Under 1	1 to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and Upwards.

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WARD DISTRIBUTION

	E.	N.	N.W.	S.	S.E.	S.W.	Total.

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 and Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations (No. 2), 1918. Summary of Notifications for the period from 30th December, 1918 to 28th December, 1919

	Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form B.					Number of Notification on Form C.
	Age Periods.												Total Notifications on Form A.	Number of Primary Notifications.				Total Notifications on Form B.	Cases admitted to
	0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	16-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 and up	Total Notifications.	Total Notifications on Form A.	Under 5	5-10	10-15	Total Primary Notifications,	Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institution.	Sanatoria.

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Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, Return AS TO Work carried out in connection with the Deptford Dispensary for the period from Ist January, 1919, to 31st December, 1919.

	Insured		Uninsured.
	Males.	Females	Children under 16.	Adults.
	Males.	Females	Children under 16.	Males,	Females.

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Table SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1919

Date 1919	Premises.	Rooms.	Beds.	Pillows.	Bolsters.	Mattresses.	Sheets.	Blankets	Odd articles	Articled destroyed.

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Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES

1919	Scarlet	Diphtheria.	Erysipelas.	Membranous Croup.	Pneperal Fever	Pulmonary Tuberculosis.	Measles.	Enteric Fever.	Cancer.	Scabies.	Pneumonia.	Influenza	Bronchitis.	Senile Decay.	Anthrax	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Malarial	Gangrene	Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.

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Table.

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Bodies Received, etc.

Total.	Male.	Female.	Inquests.	Post. mortems.	1 Under of age.	Unknown.	Deposited to await burial only.	Infectious.	Remarks

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Verdicts of Cause of Death, etc.

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Boroughs of which Deceased Persons were Residents

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Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1919.

Notifiable Disease	Number of cases notified.								Total cases notified in each Ward.						Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages	At Ayes—Years							East Ward	North Ward	North-West Ward	South Ward	South-East Ward	South-West Ward
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	East Ward	North Ward	North-West Ward	South Ward	South-East Ward	South-West Ward

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919. Table No. 1

	Number of District.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Totals

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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919 continued.

Table —continued.	Number of District.
Table —continued.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Totals

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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919

Table -continued.	Number of District.
Table -continued.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Totals.

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UNSOUND FOOD, The following quantities of food were, upon examination by the Officers of the Department, found to be unsound, unwholesome and unfit for human consumption :—

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Samples taken during 1919.

Articles.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated.	Total.	Percentage of Adulter ation.

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Proceedings Taken with regard to Samples Purchased during the year.

Sample No.	Article.	Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement.	Fine.			Costs.			Remarks.
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Proceedings—continued.

Sample No.	Article.	Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement.	Fine.	Costs.			Remarks.

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SUMMARY

	£	s	d

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Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDING DURING 1919.

PREMISES.	NUMBER OF PLACES—				Number of inspections	Number of notices	Number of proceedings
PREMISES.	On register at end of 1918	Added 1919	Removed 1919	On register at end of 1919	Number of inspections	Number of notices	Number of proceedings

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Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1919.

CLASS OF WORK.		Number of Places					Number of Inspections.	Number of		of Prose cutions.
		On Register at end of 1918	Added 1919.	Removed 1918.	On Register at end of 1919			Written Intimations.	Notices.	Under Factory Acts.	Under Public Health Acts.
		On Register at end of 1918	Added 1919.	Removed 1918.	Prem-	Rooms		Written Intimations.	Notices.	Under Factory Acts.	Under Public Health Acts.

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Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD This Table is by request of the Secretary of State Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919. On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. 1—INSPECTION Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices	Prosecutions.

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2.―DEFECTS FOUND.

PARTICULARS.		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions
PARTICULARS.		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions

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3.—HOME WORK. Table—continued

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. 8	Prosecutions.		OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110
Twice in the year.			Once in the year.				Falling to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Palling to send lists.	Instances	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Intances	Orders made	Prosecution (Sections 109. 110)
Lists.	Outworkers.		Lists.	Outworkers.
Lists.	Contrauctors.	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors.	Work men.

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Table—continued. 4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on Register (s, 131) at the end of year.	Number.

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5— OTHER MATTERS.

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Summary of vital and mortality statistics for 1918.

The estimated civil population for each of the various wards was as follows:—

The following table shows the total number of dwelling houses and the number inhabited and uninhabited in 1901, 1911, and 1919 respectively :—

The following table shows the number of houses, separate occupiers, and population in 1901 and 1911, distinguishing the various kinds of buildings and the population enumerated therein, and also the buildings not used as dwellings : —

Population of Deptford living in Institutions, large establishments, vessels, etc.:- Number of Institutions, etc.

Sewage System. The sewers passing through Deptford are:—

Open Spaces. The permanent open spaces existing which cannot be built upon are :—

Births.

In the following table will be seen the number of births and deaths of children under one year of age which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates :—

Deaths.

The subjoined table shows the number of deaths which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates.

The following table gives the number of deaths belonging to each Ward, and the death rates for each Ward.

The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1918 and 1919 is as follows:—

Infantile Mortality. Total deaths of Infants under one year, 207.

The mortality amongst infants in the various Wards is shown in the following table :—

Comparative table of infantile deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS

TABLE SHEWING HIE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1919

I submit a list of the principal causes of the 207 infantile deaths in the Borough during 1919, viz. :—

The following table gives the number of cases in which free milk and reduced milk was supplied to mothers attending the different Clinics up to the end of the'year.

NAPIER STREET CLINIC.

LEWISHAM HIGH ROAD CLINIC

BESSON STREET CLINIC.

ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.

GOSTERWOOD HALL CLINIC.

HALES STREET CLINIC

The distribution or visits in the different wards was as follows:—

A summary of the work done by the health visitors may be seen from the following table:—

Table No. 1 POLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. VITAL STATISTICS Of WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1919 AM) PREVIOUS YEARS

Table No. 2 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD Causes of, and Ages at Death During the Year 1919

Table No. 3 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1919 Nett Deaths from stated causes at various under 1 year of Age.

Scarlet Fever.

Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup.

Enteric Fever.

Erysipelas.

Puerperal Fever.

Diarrhoea and Enteritis.

The cases of this disease occurred among the inhabitants of the various Wards as follows :—

Measles.

The cases occured among the inhabitants of the various wards as follows

Rules and Regulations in Regard to Cnfectious Diseases in School Children, When a notice has been received from the Medical Officer of Health, stating that an infectious disease exists at any premises in which school children are known to reside, the following procedure is adopted:—

Whooping Cough.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

In the following table will be seen the number of cases notified in each ward :—

In the following table will be seen the of the patients: AGES OF PATIENTS NOTIFIED.

The following gives the ages at which death occurred:—

WARD DISTRIBUTION

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 and Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations (No. 2), 1918. Summary of Notifications for the period from 30th December, 1918 to 28th December, 1919

Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, Return AS TO Work carried out in connection with the Deptford Dispensary for the period from Ist January, 1919, to 31st December, 1919.

Table SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1919

Table SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES

Table.

Bodies Received, etc.

Verdicts of Cause of Death, etc.

Boroughs of which Deceased Persons were Residents

Table No. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1919.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919. Table No. 1

ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919 continued.

ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1919

UNSOUND FOOD, The following quantities of food were, upon examination by the Officers of the Department, found to be unsound, unwholesome and unfit for human consumption :—

Samples taken during 1919.

Proceedings Taken with regard to Samples Purchased during the year.

Proceedings—continued.

SUMMARY

Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDING DURING 1919.

Table. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1919.

2.―DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK. Table—continued

Table—continued. 4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5— OTHER MATTERS.