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Stepney 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1927
Pages
80
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 12
    Phthisis. 432 new cases were notified, or 73 less than in the previous year.
    Notification of New Cases.Number of Deaths from Phthisis.Death Rat per 1,000.
  • Page 12
    Number of deaths from Consumption from 1916 to 1926:—
    Limehouse District.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.Whole Borough.
  • Page 12
    Other Forms of Tuberculosis. 99 new cases were notified, or 1 less than in the previous year:—
    Notifications.Deaths.Death-rate par 1,000
  • Page 13
    Deaths from diseases of a Tubercular nature, other than Phthisis, from 1916 to 1926.
    Limehouse District.St. George's.Mile End.Whitechapel.Whole Borough.
  • Page 14
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 3rd January, 1926, to the 1st January, 1927, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
    Age-PeriodsNotifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 1l to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Primary Notifications.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.
  • Page 15
    New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health or Chief (Administrative) Tuberculosis Officer during the period from the 3rd January, 1926, to the 1st January, 1927, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
    Age periods0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Cases.
  • Page 18
    Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensaries at the end of 1926, arranged according to the years in which the patients first came under Public Medical Treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification as shown on Form A.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.1926.1926.
    Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Crgans.Peripheral Glands.Total.
    Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).
  • Page 22
    MUNICIPAL CENTRES.
    LimehouseMile EndSt. George'sSpitalfieldsWappingWhitechapel
  • Page 23
    VISITS BY THE HEALTH VISITORS:—
    E. AddisD. ChabotE. ClementsA.M. CordwellM. DavisS. FoucarA. E. GibbsE. GoodiellowD. MichellI. VirtueH. A. WhittyTotal
  • Page 24
    The approximate quantity of milk, etc., distributed during the year, together with the cost, was as follows:—
    No. of applications granted.No. of personsQuantityCost.
    £S.d.
  • Page 26
    MUNICIPAL CENTRES AND CLINICS.
    Address.Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc.Day and Time of Meeting.Average Attendance per Session.Number who Attended for the First Time.Present arrangements for medical supervision.
    Expectant Mothers.Children.Expectant Mothers.Children,
  • Page 26
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    Number of cases notified.Number of cases visited.Arrangements made for nursing and terms.Number of cases nursed.Number of cases removed to hospital.
  • Page 31
    I.— At the Wharves. Fresh Meat.
    tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 32
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 33
    II.—At Bishopsgate Street Station, ex Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry—
    Fresh Meat—tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 34
    Continued from previous page...
    tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 37
    SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT-1926.
    H. ROTTOMLEY.A. C. BROWN.T. W. DEE.E. W. FLINT.C. P. GUYH. O. HARRIS.J. W. JOHNSON.H. MILLS (2i months.G. O. PAVITT.H. QUAINTRELLW. SHEPHERD.R. SIMPSON.S. H. V. TRIMMING.J. TWAITS.W. T. TWYNHAM.R. H. WATERMAN.J. WHITE. (9 months).T. P. WRACK.TOTALS
  • Page 46
    Total Fines and Costs
    Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 47
    L.C.C. Report—
    Premises.No. in borough at end of 1926.No. of Inspections.No. of Prosecutions.
  • Page 51
    1.—INSPECTIONS.
    Premises.Number.
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 51
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 52
    Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist: —
    Nature of Work.Instances.Notices served.
    (1)(2)(3)
  • Page 53
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1926.Number.
    (1)(2)
  • Page 53
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
  • Page 54
    Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 monthsTotal Death;-under One Year
  • Page 55
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1926. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases notified.Total Cases notified in each Locality.Total cases removed to Hospital
    At all AgesAt Ages—Years.Lime-house2 St. George's3 Mile End4 White-chapel
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4345 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 56
    Table A.
    Number of Samples.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
  • Page 57
    Table A.—Continued.
    Number of Samples.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
  • Page 57
    Table B.
    YearNumber of Samples.Number Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
  • Page 58
    Table C.
    District.Number of Samples.Number AdulteratedPercentage Adulterated.Other Offences.
  • Page 58
    Table D.
    Inspector.Samples Taken.Number of Samples.Number of Prosecutions.
    Adulterated.Unlabelled, etc.Adulterations.Other Offences.
  • Page 59
    Table E.
    YearNumber of Summonses.Total Fines.Total Costs.Average Fine.Average Total Penalty.
    £.s.d.£.s.d.£s.d.£.s.d.
  • Page 60
    Table F.
    1917.1918.1919.19201921.1922.1923.19241925.192P.
  • Page 60
    Table G.
    Month.Numbered examined.Fat per cent.Solids-not fat per cent.Total Solids per cent.
  • Page 61
    Table H.
    Number.Deficient in Fat. per cent.Added water per cent.Action: Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 67
    Table L.
    1922.19231924.1925.1926.
  • Page 67
    Report for the year ended 31st December, 1926. 1. Milk and Cream not sold as preserved cream.
    (a) No. of samples examined for preservative.(b) No. in which preservative was reported to be present.
  • Page 68
    2. Cream sold as preserved cream:—