[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

Hammersmith 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

Published: 1945
Pages: 30
Tables: 19

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Page 5

Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1944 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.
		Uncorrected Number.	Nett.		Number.	Rate.	of Non-residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected Number.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate.	of Non-residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Birth*.	Number.	Rate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

Page 6

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1944.

Cause of Death. Sex. 0— 1— 5 - 15— 45— 65— Total all Ages.
Page 7

The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births since 1906:—

Year. Births. Deaths of Infants. Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.

Page 10

Schedule of Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres, and Ante-Natal Clinics.

Address of Clinic.	No. of Clinics	New Cases.				Total Attendances.
		Mothers.		Children.		Mothers.		Children.
		Antenatal.	Postnatal.	Under 1 yr.	Over 1 yr.	Antenatal.	Postnatal.	Under 1 yr.	Over 1 yr.

Page 11

MATERNAL DEATHS.The following table gives the number of Meternal Deaths since 1924:-

Year. Number of Deaths. Number of live Births. Maternal Death Rate.
Puerperal Sepsis. Other Accidents of Pregnancy.

Page 12

War-time Day Nurseries.—The following particulars show the daily average attendance for each month at the six nurseries now in operation:—

1944.	Brook Green. Accomdn. 83.	Dalling Rd. Accomdn. 70.	Australia Rd. Accomdn. 70.	Uxbridge Rd. Accomdn. 65.	Westway. Accomdn. 50.	Latimer Rd. Accomdn. 36.

Page 14

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.The following table shows the numbrt of visits made by the Sanitary Inspector, and the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:-

Cause of Inspection No. of Inspections No. of Notices served. No. of Notices complied with.
Page 15

1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES

Premises Number of
Inspections. Written Notices. Occupiers Prosecuted.
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
Page 16

3.—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FACTORIES.

Class. Number.
Page 21

Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1944.

Notifiable Disease. Number of Cases Notified.
At all Ages. Age Periods.
Under 1 1 2— 3— 4— 5— 10— 15— 20— 35— 45— 65—
Page 22

The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1935 to 1944 :—

Year. 8mallpox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Enteric Fever. Diarrhoea. Total.
Page 22

Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1944.

DISEASE. Total cases notified. Cases admitted to Hospital. Total deaths.
Page 24

PART 1. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1944, to the 31st December, 1944.

Age Periods Formal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis
0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total (all ages
Page 24

PART II. Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

Age Periods 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total
Page 25

The following table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1944:—

Age Periods New Cases. Deaths.
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory NonRespiratory
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.

Page 25

The following table indicates the number of cases and deaths from Tuberculosis :—

Year.	No. of Cases notified.			No. of Deaths.	No. of Cases on Dispensary Register.	No. of Cases on Register of Notifications.
Year.	Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.	Total.	No. of Deaths.	No. of Cases on Dispensary Register.	No. of Cases on Register of Notifications.

Page 30

VACCINATED RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1943.

Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officers' District	Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1943	Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1945, in Columns I, II, IV and V of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.:					Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1945, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) of			Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1945, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return	Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1944	Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer inrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1944
		Col. 1 Successfully Vaccinated	Col. II		Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received	Col. V Dead, Unvaccinated	Postponement by Medical Certificate	Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised	Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found
		Col. 1 Successfully Vaccinated	Insusceptible of Vaccination	Had SmallPox		Col. V Dead, Unvaccinated	Postponement by Medical Certificate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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Table showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1944.

	No. of Vaccination Certificates received from-						No. of Insusceptibility Certificates.	Total No. of Certificates.	No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objection.	No. of Postponement Certificates.	No. of Cases Removed Inwards.	No. of Cases Removed Outwards.	No. of "Q" Notices Sent.	No. of "K" Notices Served.	No. of Children Died Unvaccinated.	No. of Cases Removed and not Traced.	Noa. entered on "H " Lists to Public Vaccinators.
	District No. 1.	District No. 2.	District No. 3.	District No. 4.	District No. 5.	Other Doctors.	No. of Insusceptibility Certificates.	Total No. of Certificates.	No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objection.	No. of Postponement Certificates.	No. of Cases Removed Inwards.	No. of Cases Removed Outwards.	No. of "Q" Notices Sent.	No. of "K" Notices Served.	No. of Children Died Unvaccinated.	No. of Cases Removed and not Traced.	District No. 1.	District No. 2	District No. 3.	District No. 4.	District No. 5.	Total