Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Census | Estimated | Estimated | Estimated | Estimated | |
Ward. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925 |
Year. | Population. | Births. | Birth Rates. |
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Year. | Borough. | Dulwich. | East Dulwich. | North-West Camberwell | Peckham. | North Camberwell. | Unattached. |
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Year, | Borough. | Dulwich. | East Dulwich. | North-West Camberwell. | Peckham. | North Camberwell. |
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Year. | Borough. | Dulwich. | East Dulwich. | North-West Camberwell. | Peckham. | North Camberwell. |
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Cause of Deaths. | All ages. | Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and up. | Deaths of Camberwell residents in Institutions in the Borough. |
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Population. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Scarlet Fever. | Deaths from | All forms Tuberculosis. | All forms Pneumonia. | Cancer. | Bronchitis. | |||
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Diphtheria. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 1 month, | 1 to 3 months | 3 to 6 months. | 6 to 9 months. | 9 to 12 months. | Total under 1 year. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions. |
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Description of Work. | Inspectors. | Totals. | |||||||||||||
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W. Eagle. | G. W. Scudamore. | E. R. Collins. | G. G. Morley. | W. R. Farmer. | M. Malins. | H. C. Green. | R. F. Nash. | W. T. Worsfold. | D. Glenday. | A. L. Dobson. | O. W. Smart. | Miss O'Riordan. | Miss Butcher. |
Description of Work. | Inspector. | Totals. | |||||||||||||
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W. Eagle. | G. W. Scudamore. | E. R. Collins. | G. G. Morley. | W. R. Farmer. | M. Malins. | H. C. Green. | R. F. Nash. | W. T. Worsfold. | D. Glenday. | A. L. Dobson. | O. W. Smart. | Miss O'Riordan. | Miss Butcher. |
A. Business Premises. | On Register at end of 1925 | Number of Inspections 1925 | Number of Notices 1925 | Number of Prosecutions 1925 |
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Area. | Private Families. | Population in Private Families. | Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied. | Rooms Occupied. | Rooms per Person. |
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Name of Area. | Acreage. | Number of Working Class Houses on Area. |
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No. of Houses. | No. of Families. | No. of Persons. |
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Premises, (i) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Period. | Milkshops. | General Shops. | Restaurants. | Total. |
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No. | Date obtained. | Result of Bacteriological Examination. | Conditions prescribed for the Sale of Certified Milk. | |
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Bacteria Count. | Presence of Coliform Bacillus. |
No. | Date obtained. | Result of Bacteriological Examination. | Conditions prescribed for the Sale of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk. | |
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Bacteria Count. | Presence of Coliform Bacillus. |
1920. | January, 1925. | December, 1925. |
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Cause of destruction. | Head. | Tongue. | Lungs. | Heart. | Liver. | Stomach. | Spleen, | Mesenteries. | Intestines. | Kidneys. |
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Year. | Number of Food Inspections. | Number of Seizures. |
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Year. | Fish. | Meat. | Fruit. | Tinned Food. | Poultry. | |||||||||||||||
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Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
Year. | Vegetables. | Eggs. | ||||||
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Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Percentage Not Genuine. | Summonses. | Cautions. |
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Article. | Number of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Percengate Not Genuine. | Summonses. | Cautions. |
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Year. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
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Number of Sample. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings or other action taken. |
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Number of Sample. | Deficiency of Fat. per cent. | Added Water, per cent. | Presence of a Preservative. | Result of proceedings, or other action taken. |
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Year. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
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Number of Sample | Article. | Nature and extent of adulteration. | Remarks. |
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Description of Milk. | Percentage of Fat. |
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Milk Fat. | Milk Solids (including fat). |
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a Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative | Number in which preservative was reported to be present and percentage of preservative found in each sample. | Action taken under the Regulations. |
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(III) Percentage of preservative found in each sample. | Percentage stated on the Statutory Label. | ||||
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Sample No. 158 | 0.36 per cent. Boric Acid | Not exceeding 0.4 per cent. Boric Acid |
(C) Number of instances where Regulations have not been complied with. | (d) In what respect the Regulations not complied with | Action taken. |
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Number of Summonses. | Fines. | Costs. | |||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Year. | Number of Notifications. | Number of Deaths. |
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Date admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary case. | Remarks on Primary case. |
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Year. | Number of Notifications. | Removed to hospital. | Number of deaths. |
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Year. | Cases. | Deaths. |
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
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Year. | Notified Cases. | Cases Removed. | Deaths. |
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Disease, | Total Cases Notified. | Admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | Age Distributions.—Notifications and Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||||||||||||||||
Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Notifications. | Deaths. |
Year. | Deaths under 1 year. | Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Articles Disinfected. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
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Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
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Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total. |
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Wards. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Grand Total. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year. | All Forms. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. |
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Year. | All Forms. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. |
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Year. | Population. | All Forms. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. |
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Age Periods | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications. | Under 5 | 6-10 | 10-15 | Total Primary Notifications. |
Wards. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Totals. |
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Wards. | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Grand Total. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year. | Number of cases of Tuberculosis discovered by the Public Health Department after death. |
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Age Periods. | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and upwards | Totals. |
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Wards. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Number of Wards. | Deaths. | ||||||
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1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | Total of 5 years. | Population of Wards (*). |
Year. | Sex. | Age Periods. | |||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over. | Totals. M. and F. | Grand Totals. |
Non-notified Fatal Cases. | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 |
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Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. Ist pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary. | Non Pulmonary. |
Housing accommodation of 454 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1925. | Number of families occupying | |||||
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1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. |
In a separate room | In 134 cases. |
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Infant Welfare Centre. | Consultations. | Children—Attendances at Consultations. | Mothercraft Classes. | Analysis of Visits. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Expectant Mothers. | Post-Natal Mothers. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Miscell. Attendances. | Doctor's Consultations. | Superintendent's Consultations. | Doctor's Consultations and Weighings. | Weighing only. | Total. | Sewing Class. | Health Talk. | Sewing Class and Health Talk. | Expectant Mothers. | Children Attending Centre. | After Notification of Birth. Before attending Centre. | Miscellaneous and other Visits not defined. | Visits by Voluntary Helpers. | Visits to Mothers & Children not attending the Centre. | Total Visits. | Attendances—Dental Clinic. | |||||
Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. |
Medical reasons for Admission. | First Confinement only. | First Confinement & Housing. | Housing Difficulties. | Total Confinements. |
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Number of Applications. | Admission fee not accepted by patient. | Accommodation not available. | Unsuitable cases. | First Confinement cases. | Housing circumstances cases. |
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Year. | Total No. Deaths. | From Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Total Child birth. | |
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Sepsis. | Other Causes. |
Quarter ended | No. of Cases. | No. of Visits. | Cost. | ||
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Kir 1. | £ | s. | d. |
Notified. | Cases Treated. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
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At Home. | In Hospital. |