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Wandsworth 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1924
Pages
110
Tables
67

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67 tables in this report

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    TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1923
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-rateRate of natural increase.
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    TABLE III.
    Sub-District.Total births registered.Total No. of births notified.Medical Attendant.Notified by:No. born dead.
    ParentMidwife.Other person.
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    TABLE IV.
    Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths.
    Males.Females.Total.Corrected Death-rate.
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    Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1923.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE VI.
    Birth.rates.Death.rates.
    Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.
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    Name of Institution.No. of deaths.Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.
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    TABLE VII.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE IX.
    Notifiable Diseases.No. of Deaths Occurring at Ages—Years.
    Total.Under 1515 upwards1 Under 11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 upwards
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    TABLE X.
    Disease.Total.No. of Cases Occurring.
    At Ages — Years.
    Under 1515 and upwardsUnder 11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 and upwards
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    TABLE XI.
    Disease.Total Cases occurring in each Locality.Total Cases occuring.Number admitted into Hospital.Total Deaths.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE XII.
    Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1922.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Smallpox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
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    TABLE XIII.
    Number of persons per room.
    Less than 11 and less than 22 and less than 3.3 and over.
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    TABLE XIV.
    Number of persons per room.
    Less than 1.1 and less than 2.2 and less than 3.3 and over.
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    TABLE XV.
    Result of Treatment.
    Vision not affected.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Died.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health. TABLE XVI.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health. TABLE XVI.—continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XVI.—continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chickenpox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XVII.
    Inquests.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE XVIII.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE XIX.
    Localisation of Disease.Total.Males.Females.
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    TABLE XX.
    1914191519161917191819191920192119221923
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    TABLE XXI.
    Number ofUnder observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.Examined for the first time during the year.Total.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
    Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE XXII.
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    TABLE XXIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Outside Borough.Totals.
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    TABLE XXIV. Particulars relating to Discharged Soldiers attending at the Dispensaries.
    New Cases.Old Cases.Total Attendances.
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    Bacteriological Examinations.—The number of Bacteriological examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary continues to show a considerable increase on previous years, as can be seen from the following table, which gives details of this work during the past five years.
    Year.Total No. of specimens examined.No. of specimens sent by General Practitioners and St. James' Hosptl.No. of specimens found to contain T.B.
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    TABLE XXV.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
    Visits.Re-visits.
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    TABLE XXVI.
    Clapham North.Clapham South.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    TABLE XXVII.
    No. of cases.No. of visits.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
    Infant Welfare Centre.Clinics.
    Ante-natal.Infants.
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    TABLE XXVIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Putney Park.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Totals.
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    TABLE XXIX.
    Districts.1921.1922.1923.
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    TABLE XXX.
    1921.1922.1923.
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
    Number in Family.Scale of income per head of family after deducting rent.
    For a supply of milk free of cost.For a supply of milk at half cost.
    s.d.s.d.
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    TABLE XXXI.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XXXI.—continued.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XXXII. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1923 (MALE INSPECTORS).
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXII.—continued.
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIII. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1923. (FEMALE INSPECTORS).
    Inspections.Re-In-spections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIV.
    Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects, were found.Number of Families Living in.
    One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards
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    TABLE XXXV.
    Class of Works.Number of Places on Register at end of 1923.Number of Inspections, 1923.Number of Notices 1923.Number of Prosecutions, 1923.
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    TABLE XXXVI. HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers’ Lists.Outwork in unwholesome premisesOutwork in infected premises.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Instances.Notices served.Instances.
    Contractors.Workmen.
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    TABLE XXXVII. DETAILS WITH REGARD TO REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    TABLE XXXVIII. STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING THE YEAR 1923, AND COMPARISON OF PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED WITH THAT IN THE YEAR 1922.
    Number of Samples.Percentage Adulterated.
    Examined.Found Adulterated or not up to Standard.1923.1922.
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    TABLE XXXIX.
    Informal Samples.Formal Samples.Total Number of samples takenNumber per 1,000 of population.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.
    Number of samples taken.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number of samples taken.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.
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    1. Milk and Cream not sold as " Preserved Cream."
    (a) Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(b) Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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    TABLE XL.
    Premises.Number of Places on the Register at end of 1923.Number of inspections, 1923.Number of Notices, 1923.Nunber of prosecutions. 1923.
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    TABLE XLI.
    ClaphamPutney.Streat-ham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    MALE INSPECTORS.
    Name.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector.Meat and Food.Others.
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    FEMALE INSPECTORS AND VISITORS.
    Name.Certificates held.
    Sanitary-Inspector.Health Visitor.Trained Nurse.C. M. B.Others.
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    CLERICAL STAFF.
    Name.Appointment.Certificates held.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT— continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT .—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    GENERAL STATEMENT.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    DRUGS.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    OTHER ARTICLES.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    The nature and extent of the adulteration of the 50 formal samples adversely reported upon will be found in the following tables. MILK.
    Case No.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.
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    VINEGAR.
    Case No.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.
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    DRUGS.
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Nature and Extent of Impurity.
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    OTHER ARTICLES.
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Nature and Extent of Impurity.
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    The average composition of the 957 samples of Milk returned as genuine during the year was as follows:—
    Per cent.
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    The averages for the four quarters being:—
    Quarter.Total Solids.Milk Fat.Non-fatty Solids