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Lewisham 1933

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

Published
1934
Pages
70
Tables
56

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    STATISTICS. General Statistics, 1933.
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics, 1933.
    Total.Males.Females.
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    Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:—
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    Births. Registered Births. The following information in regard to the registration of live births in the Borough during the year 1933 was supplied by the Registrar-General:—
    Total RegisteredInward TransfersOutward TransfersBirths allocated to Borough
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    The births and birth rates in the last ten years are shown herewith:—
    Year.No. of Births.Birth Rate.
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    The deaths and death rates recorded in the last ten years are shown hereunder:—
    Year.No. of Deaths.Death Rate.
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    The number of infants who died before reaching one year of age was 107, and the infant mortality is therefore 39 per 1,000 births. The following table shows the infant mortality for the last ten years, and a comparison with the County of London:—
    Year.No. of Deaths.Infant Mortality Rate.
    Lewisham.County of London.
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    The number of infants who died in the first four weeks of life was 58, and the causes of death were as follows:-
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    Table showing Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1933.
    Causes of Death.SexAll AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and upwards
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    Table showing Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1933—continued.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and upwards
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    The particulars of the cases admitted to the Home during the year are as follows:—
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    Details of Still-Births are as follows : Still-Births.
    MaturityCause of DeathRemarks
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    Progress of Infants while in the Home:—
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    Clinics for Expectant Mothers. The Central Clinic is held at the Maternity Home, on Monday Tuesday and Thursday mornings in each week. Particulars of the Clinics for the year 1933 are as follows:—
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    The 35 Labours that ended abnormally are classified as follows:—
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    The Complications found are classified as follows:—
    Complication.PrimiparæMultiparaNot PregnantTotal
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    Attendances during 1933:—
    No. on RegisterAttendancesNo. on RegisterAttendances
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    The cases treated during the year were classified as follows:—
    Mothers' Clinic.Rushey Green.Downham.
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    The work carried out by these officers during the years is summarised below:—
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    Expectant mothers :—
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    Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres. There are ten Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough, and the attendances at these during the year are summarised below:—
    Name of Centre.No. of Sessions held in the Year.Total Attendances.
    Children under 1 year of age.Children aged 1-5 years.
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    Full use of this service is made by the medical practitioners in the Borough, and during the year 2,721 specimens were examined, the details being as follows :—
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    Disinfection.—Return of Work for 1933.
    Articles DisinfectedJan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
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    Cleansing Station Return of Work for 1933.
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    The tonnage collected in 1933 is shown below.
    Loads.Tons.
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    The following are the figures for 1933 : —
    Loads.Tons.
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    Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
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    The following is a summary of the premises comprised under this heading:—
    Description.No. on Register at end of 1933.Inspections during 1933.
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    Factories and Workshops on the Register.
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    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Number of
    Premises.Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecution.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.No. of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Details of proceedings instituted under the Public Health and kindred statutes are stated in the following table: —
    Premises.Offence.Result.
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    The activities of the Council under the various Housing enactments since the War may be summarised as follows:—
    Acts under which accommodation provided.Scheme.Accommodation provided.
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    the following premises have been licensed:—
    Premises.Licensee.
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    The following table gives details of the samples analysed:—
    Article.No. of Samples Examined.No. of Samples Adulterated, etc.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    Table of samples analysed— continued.
    Article.No. of Samples. Examined.No. of Samples Adulterated, etc.
    FormalInformalFormalTotalInformalTotal
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    The following table shows the administrative action taken by the Council in regard to each sample not reported as genuine by the Public Analyst:—
    Serial No.Article.Formal or Informal.Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity.Administrative Action Taken.
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    Serial No.Article.Formal or InformalNature of Adulteration or Irregularity.Administrative Action Taken.
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    The average composition of the samples is set out in the following table:—
    Period.Average Composition of Genuine Samples.Standard.
    Percentage of Milk Fat.Percentage of Solids, not Fat.Percentage of Water.Percentage of Milk Fat.Percentage of Solids, not Fat.
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    in 1932. The figures for the last three years are given in detail in the following table:—
    Disease.1931Year. 19321933
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    Table showing Cases of Infectious Disease Notified,1933.
    Disease.Number of Cases Notified.
    At Ages—Years.Total at all AgesNumber removed to Hospital
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 3 years3 and under 4 years4 and under 5 years5 and under 10 years10 and under 15 years15 and under 20 years20 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and over
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    Table showing Number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases in 1933.
    Diseases.Age Groups.All ages
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 years and upwards
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    Particulars of the cases are set out in the form specified by the Ministry of Health:—
    Cases.Results.
    Notified.Treated.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Home.Hospital
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    Tuberculosis. The following table shows the number of new cases notified, and the mortality from tuberculosis, during the year:—
    Age Periods. Years.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
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    Returns rendered under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. First Quarter, 1933.
    Respiratory SystemOther Forms
    MFMF
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    TABLE A. Condition on 31st December, 1933. of all cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis who have attended the Dispensary since its foundation.
    Year1916 (6 mths.)19171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933Totals
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    Table B. Summary of Tuberculosis Health Visitors' Work, 1933.
    ex-Service Patients.Civilian Patients.Total.
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    Table C. Attendances of Patients at the Dispensary.
    1933First Attendances.Subsequent Attendances.Totals.
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    Table D. Summary of First Attendances at the Dispensary, 1)33.
    Applied on own initiativeSent by Doctor.Transferred from Hospitals, etc.Sent by L.C.C.ContactsTotals.
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    Table E. Stages in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Male.Female.Children under 15.Total.
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    Table F. Cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Male.Female.Children under 15.Total.
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    Return showing the work of the Dispensary during 1933. (Tables A and B of Memorandum 37/7 (Revised) of the Ministry of Health).
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.Grand Total
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.