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Stepney 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1940
Pages
36
Tables
45

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  • Page 4
    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1939.
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    Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Kegistrar-General s Short List):—
    DeathsRate per 1,000 total births.
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    Death rate of Infants under one year of age :—
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    Return relating to the work of the Dispensaries during the Year ending 31st December, 1939: —
    DiagnosisPulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.ChildrenAdults.ChildrenAdults.Children
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Special treatment. Pneumo-Thorax refills given to Tuberculosis patients at :—
    No. of PatientsNo. of Attendances
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    SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AT THE DENTAL CLINIC—(a) TUBERCULOSIS.
    Particulars of Patients.Number of Fillings.Extraction Cases.Dentures.Number of Dressings.Number for Advice.Denture Visits.Number of New Patients.
    Number of Attendances.Simple.Root.Number of Scalings.Without Anaesthetic.Local Administrations.Gas Ad ministrations.Number of Teeth Extracted.Upper.Lower.Re-modelsRepairs.
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    (b) MATERNITY.
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    3.—Health Visiting.
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    (b) Equivalent of whole-time services devoted by the whole staff to health visiting (including attendance at infant welfare centres) :—
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    4. —Infant Welfare Centres.
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    5. —Ante-natal and Post-natal Services. (a) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics (whether held at Infant Welfare Centres or at other premises):—
    Ante-natalPost-natal
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    continued from previous page
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    6. —Supply of Milk and Food. (a) Arrangements made for this service :—
    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.
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    7.—Maternity Homes and Hospitals. I.
    Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council.Other institutions with maternity wards provided by the Council.Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council.
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    8.—Day Nurseries.
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    (b) Number of places for children under 5 years of age in the nurseries:
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    9.—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.
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    12.—Child Life Protection (Sections 206 to 220 of the Public Health Act, 1936, or Part XIII of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936).
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    (e) Proceedings taken during the year :—
    No. of cases.Act and Section under which proceedings were taken.
  • Page 12
    HEALTH VISITORS' REPORT.
    DISTRICTWapping Shadwell, S.W.Mile End N.W-Spitalfields. VVhitechapel, MMile End, W. and part S. Whitechapel, E.Limehouse, S. i Ratcliffe, S. 1St. George's, N. and part S. Shad-well, N.Whitechapel, S. St. George's, W. Tower.Mile End, S.E.Mile End, N.E., part N. part S.Mile End, C. Limehouse, N.W.Mile End, N.W. Spitalfields. Whitechapel, MDo.Limehouse, N. Ratcliffe, N. Mile End, part S.
    NAMEMiss RaileyMiss Blackmore (to 13 April)Miss Brazier| Miss CartyMiss ClementsMiss CliffordMiss CordwellMiss FoucarMiss GibbsMiss Hudson (19June to 25 Nov.)Miss Stagg (from 1 Sept.)Miss StylesTotal
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    MUNICIPAL INFANT WELFARE AND ANTE-NATAL CENTRES.
    Limehouse.Mile End.St. George's.Spitalfields.Wapping.Whitechapel.Total.
    Mon.Wed.Thurs.Tues.Thurs.Tues.Fri.Tues.Thurs.Wed.Fri.Wed.
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    Infantile Mortality. —The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below :—
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 month";.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months,Tot?l Deaths under One Year
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    REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, E tc . BY THE DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS—1939.
    W. E. Anstee.H. Brownlee.J.J. Coveney.W. Cue.R. W. G. DayG. D. Freeland.C. F. Guy.W. H. HaworthW. H. Howard.j. Keniry.S. Lowther.J. G. McCarthy.R. Roper.W. F. Smith.W. T. Twynham.E. P. Webber.Totals
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    REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. BY THE DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS—1939— Continued.
    W. E. Anstee.J. H. Brownlee.J.J. Coveney.W. Cue.R. W. G. DayG. D. Freeland.C. F. Guy.W. H. HaworthW. H. Howard.J. Keniry.S. Lowther.J. G. McCarthy.R. RoperW. F. Smith.W. T. Twynham.E. P. Webber.Totals
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    RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1939.
    W. E. Anstee.J. H. Brownlee.J. J. Coveney.W. Cue.R. W. G. DayG. D. Freeland.C. F. Guy.J W. H. Haworthj W. H. Howard.J. Keniry.S. Lowther.j J. G. McCarthy.| R. Roper.W. F. Smith.W. T. Twynham.E. P. Webber.Totals.
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    RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1939— Continued.
    W. E. Anstee.J. H. Brownlee.J. J. Coveney.W. Cue.R. W. G. DayG. D. Freeland.C. F. Guy.W. H. HaworthW. H. Howard.J. Keniry.S. Lowther.J. G. McCarthy.R. RoperW. F. Smith.W. T. Twynham.E. P. Webber.Totals.
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    Factories Act, 1937.— Particulars of inspections and defects found are as follows :—
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Number.Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers prosecuted. (4)
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    Defects Found.
    Particulars (1)Number of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted (5)
    Found (2)Remedied (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector (4)
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    Outworkers :—
    Nature of WorkNo of InspectionsNo. resident in the BoroughUn-wholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutionsNo. of premises where infectious disease occurred
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    Legal Proceedings.
    No. of Summons.Fines.Costs.
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    continued from previous page
    HOUSING ACT, 1936 re OvercrowdingMr. Anstee„ Brownlee„ Coveney„ Cue- Day„ Freeland„ Green„ Guy„ Haworthn Howard„ Keniry„ Lowther„ McCarthy„ Roper„ Smith„ Twynham„ Webber„ BottomleyTotal
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    The following is a summary of the inspections, etc., by the four special Inspectors engaged in the supervision and inspection of food :—
    H. AbsonA. C. BrownT. W. DeeS. VoglerTotals
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    Unsound Food. —The quantity of foodstuffs destroyed during the year is as follows Under the Public Health Imported Food Regulations—
    Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1939.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified. In Age ".roups.Cases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths.
    Under 1 year.l—2—3—4—5—10—15—20—35—45—65 and overTotal
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    989 inspections were made to 810,Council flats during the year, and of this number 163 were found verminous and suitable steps taken for the eradication of vermin either by means of fumigation or spraying with insecticide. The following table gives the summary of work done.
    Mr. GreenMiss Whit y
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    Miss Whitty also has charge of Women 's Common Lodging Houses and Child Life Protection investigations. Return of these inspections are to be found under their appropriate headings.
    Council.Private.
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    PART I—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1939. to the 31st December, 1939, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of STEPNEY.
    Age periodsFormal Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of TuberculosisTotal Notifications.
    0—1—5—10—15—20—25—35-45—55—65—Total (all ages)
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    PART II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge o£ the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age periods0—1-5—10-15— 20—25—35—45—55-65—Total
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    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained is stated below :—
    Source of Information.No. of Cases.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
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    CAUSE OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY—1939. S.D.25
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY, 1939— (continued).
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—26—35—45—55—65—75—
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    (number of cases notified during the 52 weeks ended 30th December, 1939)
    SmallpoxScarlet feverDiphtheriaEnteric feverPneumoniaPuerperal feverPueperal pyrexiaErysipelas
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    (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.)
    England and Wales.126 County Boroughs anc Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census).London Administrative County.
  • Page 34
    Legal Proceedings. —-Offences were committed in 87 cases. These were dealt with as shown below :—
    Adultered.Other offences.T otal.
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    ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
    Nature.Adulterated.Legal Proceedings.Fines.Costs.
    Informal.Formal.Percentage Aulterated.