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Chelsea 1935

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935

Published
1936
Author
McCarthy, W. H. Leslie.
Pages
88
Tables
76

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76 tables in this report

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    (a.) Medical.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    (b.) Other Staff.
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    Year appointed.Name.Appointment.
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    POPULATION IN WARDS. (Census 1931).
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    TotalM.F.
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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
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    TABLE No. 3. Registered Births.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE No. 4. Births, Birth-Rates, Births in Wards and Inward Transfer Births.
    Year.Births.Birth-Rate Per 1,000 ofPopulation.Births in Wards.Inward Transfer Births.
    Leg.Illeg.Total.Hans Town.Royal Hospital.ChurchCheyne.Stanley.Hospitals.Nursing Homes.PrivateAddresses.Total.
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    TABLE No. 5. Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes.
    Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Within the Borough.Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Outside the Borough.
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    TABLE No. 6.
    Notification received fromChelsea Residents.Non- Residents.
    Live Births.Still Births.Total.Live Births.Still Births.Total.
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    TABLE No. 7.
    Year.Number of Illegitimate birthsPercentage of total births.
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    The following tables are self-explanatory:— TABLE No. 8. Registered Deaths.
    Total.
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions Within the Borough.Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough.
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    TABLE No. 10. Deaths, Death Rates, Deaths in Wards and Seasonal Mortality.
    Year.Deaths.Death-Rate per 1.000 of Population.Deaths in Wards.Seasonal Mortality Rate.
    Hans Town.Royal Hospital.Church.Cheyne.Stanley.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.
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    TABLE No. 11. Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death-rates, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1935. (England and Wales, London, 121 Great Towns and 140 Smaller Towns.) (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.)
    Englandand Wales.121County Boroughs and GreatTowns including London140Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at1931 Census)London Administrative County.
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    TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the Year 1935, classified by Age and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return).
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths, whether occurring within or without the Borough.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 vears.65 and under 75 years.75 years and UDwards.
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    TABLE No. 13.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory Diseases.Total.Death rate.No. of deaths under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 14. Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
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    TABLE No. 15.
    Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE No. 16.
    1934.1935.
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    TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.
    1934.1935.
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    TABLE No. 18.
    1934.1935.
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    The following table shows the Maternal Mortality in Chelsea during the past two years :— TABLE No. 19.
    Year.Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.Total Death-rate.
    Puerperal Fever.Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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    TABLE No. 20.
    Year.Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 21. Nursed by District Nurses During 1935.
    Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE NO. 22.
    Year.(1) No. of applications for services of(2)Total number provided with aAmount of Assessment on cases attended.Nett Costto Council.
    Materrnity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d£s.d
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    TABLE No. 23.
    Year.No. of applications for services of Home Help, including extension over the usual period of 2 weeks.Total number of cases attended by the Home Helps.Amount of Assessment on cases attended.Nett Cost to Council.[
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    TABLE No. 24.
    Name.Situation.Nature of Cases Treated.Available Beds.If usedby persons resident outsidethe BoroughManagement.
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    TABLE No. 25.
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    TABLE No. 26. Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.
    1934.1935.
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    TABLE No. 27.
    Year.Milk Orders issued and taken up.Approx. Cost.
    March quarter.June quarter.Sept. quarter.Dec. quarter.*Total.
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    TABLE No. 28.
    19341935
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    TABLE No. 29. The Mothercraft Training Home, 1935. Admissions.
    Babies.Mothers and Babies.Total Babies.
    Obs. Malnutrition.Nat. Feeding difficulties.Normal Nat Feeding.Total Mothers.
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    Average Stay.
    Obs. Malnutrition.Nat. Feeding difficulties.Normal N. Feeding cases.
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    Analysis of Natural Feeding Difficulties.
    Established Nat. Feeding.Re-established Nat. Feeding.Supply increased.Supply regulated.No change.
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    Mothers Attending with Babies for Test-Feeds. Number of Mothers attending :
    1 Visit2 Visits3 Visits4 Visits5 Visits6 Visits7 Visits8 Visits11 Visits
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    Students.
    Completed one yearStarted one yearShort courses 1 to 3 months.
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    TABLE No. 30.
    Year.No. of Applications.Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme.Contributions by Mothers.Nett Cost toBorough.
    £sd.£sd.
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    TABLE No. 31. Infant Life Protection Return.
    (Year 1935).Foster Mothers.Foster Children.
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    Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during the Year.
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    TABLE No. 32. Magisterial Proceedings during the Year. Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Situation of premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    TABLE No. 33.
    Number of Premises.Number of inspections during 1935Number of notices served during 1935Number of prosecutions during 1935
    On register at end of 1934Added in 1936Removed in 1935On register at end of 1935
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    TABLE No. 34. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary inspectors).
    Premises.(1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices.(3)Occupiers prosecuted.(4)
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutionswere instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    3.—Home Work.
    Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in UnwholesomePremises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other CouncilsNumber of Addresses of outworkersforwarded to other CouncilsProsecutions.No. of Inspections ofOutworkers Premises.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions(Sec. 109, 110)
    Lists.ChelseaOutworkers.
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    The Chelsea Mortuary is situated in Arthur Street.
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    TABLE No. 35. HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
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    (B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
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    TABLE No. 36.—Pre-War Housing. Properties Owned and Managed by the Chelsea Borough Council.
    Property.No. of Flats.Population Dec., 1935.Rents.
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    TABLE No. 37. Properties erected by Private Enterprise, Benevolent Agencies, Trusts, etc.
    Property.No. of Flats.Population Dec., 1935.Rents.
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    TABLE No. 38. Post-War Housing.
    Name of Undertaking.Area of Site.Total Cost.Date ofCompletion.Number of Flats.Population. Dec. 1935.Rents.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 39. Licences Granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.
    Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.1934.1935.
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    TABLE No. 40. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year.
    Cases Notified in Chelsea.Cases Notified in each Ward.Removed to various Hospitals.
    At All Ages.Under 1 Year.1—2 Years.2—3 Years3—4Years.4—5 Years.5—10 Years.10—15 Years.15—20 Years.20—35 Years.35—45 Years.45—65 Years.65 and Upwards.Stanley.Cheyne.Church.Hans Town.Royal Hospital
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    TABLE No. 41.
    Year.Cases Notified.Percentage of Removals.DeathsCase Mortality Rate.Percentage of casesof School age (3-13 years)Monthof greatest prevalence.Bacterioscopic Diagnosis, Lister Institute.
    No. of Specimens submittedPositivePercentage Positive.Negative.Percentage Negative.
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    The following table gives details of the work of the clinic during the past two years. TABLE No. 41a.
    Year.No. of new cases.Preliminary Schick Tested.Commenced treatment without Schick Test.Naturally ImmuneImmunised.Discontinued treatment and removed from register.No. under treatment at end of year.
    PreSchool Age.School Age.PreSchool Age.School Age.
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    Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past two years. TABLE No. 42.
    Year.Cases Notified.Percentage ofRemovals.Deaths.Case Mortality Rate.Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years.Month of greatestprevalence.
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    The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during the past two years were as follows:—
    Notifications.Deaths. (All forms).
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    PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Six cases of Puerperal Fever and seven cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified during the year. Details of these cases are set out in the following table:— TABLE No. 43.
    Total number of cases notified.Treatment inHospital.District Nurses inattendanceCouncil's Obstetrician called in.Deaths.
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    The notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia during the past two years were as follows :—
    Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
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    TABLE No. 44. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision unimpairedVision Impaired.Total BlindnessDeaths.
    No.Notified.Treated.
    At Home.InHospital.
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    TABLE No. 45. Vaccinations.
    Number.Percentage of births registered.
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    The following Table No. 46 shows the number of attendances in each quarter:— TABLE No. 46.
    Quarter.No. of days on which the Station was opened.Attendances.
    Verminous.Impetigo.
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    TABLE No. 47. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1935.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    m.F.m.F.m.F.m.F.
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    The returns made in accordance with these Regulations show that the numbers of cases of Tuberculosis in the Borough on 31st December last were as follows:— TABLE No. 48.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 49.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE 50. (a.) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 1926.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.
    Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus. |Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus
    Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class r.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus.)Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class) T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus.) |Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus). !Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus.)
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    TABLE 50—(continued). (b.) NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 1926.1926.19271928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.
    Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.
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    TABLE No. 51. Work done at the Dispensary.
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    TABLE I.
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Totals.
    "Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal."
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    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Totals.
    "Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal."
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    The percentages given by the data in Table I are as follows:—
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    Non-fatty solids 8.5 per cent. or over:—