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Hampstead 1936

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

Published
1937
Pages
164
Tables
71

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71 tables in this report

  • Page 14
    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 14
    Deaths from puerperal causes:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
  • Page 15
    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
  • Page 17
    The following are estimates of the population of each Ward at the middle of the year under review:—
    Ward.Estimated Population.
  • Page 17
    The following are the statistics for each of the Wards and the Borough:—
    No. of Deaths.Death Rate.
  • Page 18
    Age and Sex Allocation of Deaths of Hampstead Residents during the Year 1936.
    CAUSES OF DEATHNett deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough.
    Sex.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 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
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  • Page 19
    Table showing the Birth, Death and Infantile Mortality rates during 1936 in the Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs:—
    Birth Rate.Adjusted Death Rate.Infantile Mortality Rate.
  • Page 24
    Block Grants:
  • Page 31
    5. Artte-natal and Post-natal Services.
    Ante-natal.Post-natal.
  • Page 31
    6. Supply of Milk and Food.
    Terms of supply.Milk.Meals supplied at Dining Centres.Other Food.
    Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under 5 years of age.Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under 5 years of age.Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under 5 years of age.
  • Page 32
    (b) Total quantity of milk supplied during the year to expect-ant and nursing mothers and young children :—
    Liquid gallons.Dried pounds.
  • Page 32
    7. Maternity Homes and Hospitals (excluding maternity beds in Homes for Mothers and Babies—see Heading 10). I.
    Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council.Other Institutions with maternity wards provided by the Council, e.g., those transferred to the Council under Part I of the Iyocal Govern-ment Act, 1929.Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council.
  • Page 33
    8. Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age. I.
    Separate institutions provided by the Council for these cases.Other Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) provided by the Council, e.g., those transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929.Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. *
  • Page 35
    12. Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.Number of cases notified during the year.Number of cases visited by officers of the Council.Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council.Number of cases removed to hospitals.
  • Page 38
    During 1936, 1,048 live births of Hampstead children were regis-tered. In the following tables, these live births have been distributed according to sex, wards, etc.:—
    LIVE BIRTHS.MALES.FEMALES.TOTALS.
    Legiti-mate.Illegiti-mate.Total.Legiti-mate.11legiti mate-Total.Legiti-mate.Illegiti-mate.Total.
  • Page 38
    The following are the statistics for each of the Wards and the Borough:—
  • Page 39
    Continued from previous page...
    STILL BIRTHS.MALES.FEMALES.TOTALS.
    Legiti-mate.Illegiti-mate.Total.Legiti-mate.Illegiti-mate.Total.Legiti-mate.lllegisi-mate.Total.
  • Page 40
    Continued from previous page...
    Year.Legitimate Infants.Death rate per 1000 legitimate births.Illegitimate Infants.Death rate per 1000 illegitimate births.
    Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.
  • Page 41
    Number of Births notified under the Notification of Births Act, 1907, as adjusted by atiy transferred notifications.
  • Page 43
    The minimum number of visits which the Health Visitors are now expected to pay to each child is as follows :—
    Age of child.Visits paid.
  • Page 43
    The following table gives a record of the work of the Health Visitors in 1936 :—
  • Page 45
    I beg to submit the following report on the working of the Borough Council's Ante-natal Clinics during the year 1936 :—
    Pond Street Clinic. (1 session weekly.)Kilburn Clinic. (2 sessions weekly.)
    1936.19351936.1935.
  • Page 48
    Infant Welfare Centres. The following Infant Welfare Centres were held in the Borough during 1936:—
    Name and address of Centre.Day and Time held.Doctor in attendance.Health Visitor.Average attendance per session.
  • Page 50
    The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year:—
  • Page 52
    Table showing Results of Routine Medical Inspection of Entrant Children in Hampstead to Elementary Schools during the year 1936, indicating the conditions with regard to Clothing, Nutrition, Cleanliness and Teeth of the Children examined.
    Number who were exam-ined.Clothing and Boots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of Body.Teeth.
    Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normalBad.Clean.Nits.Pediculi.Clean.Dirty.Pediculi.All sound.Less than 4 decayed.4 or more decayed.No. rec. for treatment
  • Page 53
    The number of entrant children found to be below normal as regards nutrition at the routine medical inspections in recent years are set out below :—-
  • Page 55
    Table showing Results of Routine Medical Inspection of Entrant Children in Hampstead to Elementary Schools during the yeat 1936, indicating the Defects found. f = defects found. o = noted for treatment and included in defects found.
    Disease or Defect.Boys (272).Girls (348).
    Hanip-stead.per cent.London, per cent.Hamp-stead.per cent.London. per cent.
  • Page 58
    The Committee investigated :—
  • Page 63
    On 31st December, 1936, there were in the Borough 25 foster-mothers having charge of 34 foster-children.
  • Page 67
    A Council may not, except with the consent of the Minister of Health, terminate or make any reduction in the annual contribution payable to an association in respect of any service on the ground that any of the foregoing conditions are not fulfilled in the case of that service.
    Name of Association.Services in respect of which contribution is payable.Amount of annual contribution to be paid by the London County Council.
  • Page 72
    Investigation of Complaints, Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, etc.
  • Page 72
    Details of work, etc., supervised or action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors, whether under notice or voluntary, at premises not registered as Tenement Houses:—
    Totals
  • Page 73
    Continued from previous page...
    Totals.
  • Page 73
    Details of work, etc., supervised or action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors, whether under notice or voluntary, at Registered Tenement Houses:—
    Totals.
  • Page 76
    Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts.
  • Page 76
    Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces, including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers Prosecuted. (4)
  • Page 77
    Defects found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 77
    The following is a list of the different classes of Factories in Hampstead:—
  • Page 79
    No. of (a) Council houses in 1936:
  • Page 83
    Legal Proceedings.
    Date of Hearing. 1936Nature of Offence.Result of Hearing.
  • Page 84
    Continued from previous page...
    Date of Hearing.Nature of Offence.Result of Hearing.
    1936.
  • Page 89
    Housing. Statistics. The following information is required by the Ministry of Health to be set out in this Annual Report:—
  • Page 90
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 91
    (a) Where the dwelling-house consists of :—
  • Page 91
    or (b) the aggregate number obtained by reckoning for each room a number of persons as follows :—
  • Page 93
    The following Tables show the result of the Survey of Underground Rooms so far inspected, and the results of action taken during the year:— Result of Survey of Basement-rooms so far inspected. (January 1st, 1936, to 31st December, 1936.) Total number of Basement-premises inspected 345.
    Allocation :Percentage of premises inspected
  • Page 93
    Result of Action during 1936.
    Number of rooms made to conform.Number of rooms closed or illegal occupation discontinued.Total number of rooms.Number of premises concerned.
  • Page 96
    The following figures relate to families removed to London County Council Estates since 1927, through the action of the Borough Council:—
  • Page 98
    Representations. Statement showing steps taken in 1936 in connection with premises "represented in 1936 or previous years" by the Medical Officer of Health under the Housing Acts:—
    Premises.Representation.Closing Order.Remarks.
    Date of Committee.Date of Council.
  • Page 103
    During the year samples have been submitted for examination with the following result:—
    Nature of sample.Examined for (a) Bacterial content or (b) Tubercle bacilli.Result of examination.
  • Page 104
    Continued from previous page...
    Nature of sample.Examined for (a) Bacterial content or (b) Tubercle bacilli.Result of examination.
  • Page 108
    These premises are kept under observation by all the Sanitary Inspectors, and during the year 1,053 inspections were made.
    Premises.No. of Premises on Register.No. of Inspections.No. of Notices.
  • Page 111
    The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year:—
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
    Number taken.Number adulterated.Number taken.Number adulterated.
  • Page 112
    The following tables show the formal and informal samples found to be adulterated, etc., the nature of adulteration or other irregularity and the action taken:— Formal Samples.
    No. of Sample.Article.Analyst's Report.Action taken.
  • Page 113
    Continued from previous page...
    No. of Sample.Article.Analyst's Report.Action taken.
  • Page 113
    Informal Samples.
    No. of Sample.Article.Analyst's Report.
  • Page 114
    Continued from previous page...
    Description of Foodstuff.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
  • Page 129
    The following table shows the number of cases notified in each year since 1923:—
    Year.Cases.
  • Page 130
    The ward allocation of the cases was:—
    Cases per 1,000 population.
  • Page 133
    Notifiable Diseases during the Year 1936.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.* Total cases notified in age-periods.'Total cases notified in each Ward.*Cases admitted to Hospital.Total deaths in age-periods.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Ward No. 1 (Town).Ward No. 2 (Belsize).Ward No 3 (Adelaide).Ward No. 4 (Central).Ward No. 5 (West End).Ward No. 6 (Kilburn).Ward No. 7 (Priory).At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.3 and under 4.4 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.3 and under 4.4 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.
  • Page 134
    The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1936:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Nou-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Kespiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 134
    ]Total Cases.
  • Page 135
    The following is an analysis of the occupations of the new cases notified as tuberculous during 1936:—
    Occupation.Pulmonary cases.Non-Pulmonary cases.
  • Page 136
    Continued from previous page...
    Occupation.Pulmonary cases.Non-Pulmonary cases.
  • Page 137
    The following cases, notified prior to 1936, were also removed:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Insured.NonInsured.Insured.NonInsured.
  • Page 141
    Details of the work carried out by the Committee during the year are tabulated below :—
  • Page 143
    Tuberculosis Scheme of the Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1936.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.
  • Page 144
    In the following tabular statement some idea may be gained of the work done in connection with the Dispensary since its inception :—
    Year.No. of New Applicants.No. of New Applicants treated.No. of Contacts examined.Total Attendances of all kinds.
  • Page 146
    The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year 1936 :—
  • Page 147
    The following is a record of the work carried out by the Disin-fecting Staff during 1936:—
  • Page 147
    The following cleansings and medicinal baths were carried out at the Bathing Station, which forms part of the Public Health Station, during the year :—
    Verminous conditions.