[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

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VITAL STATISTICS.

	Total.	M.	F.

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TABLE 1. ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS.

	Acreage (Land and Inland Water)	TOTAL POPULATION.					Private Families and Dwellings, 1931.
		1921.	1931.				Private Families.	Population in Private Families.	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied	Rooms occupied.	Persons per Room.
		Persons.	Persons.	Males.	Females	Persons per Acre.	Private Families.	Population in Private Families.	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied	Rooms occupied.	Persons per Room.

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TABLE 2. DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES.

	Structurally Separate Dwellings of								Number of Rooms.
	1 Room	2 Rooms	3 Rooms	4 Rooms	5 Rooms	6-8 Rooms	9 or more Rooms	All Sizes	Total.	Occupied	Vacant.
	1 Room	2 Rooms	3 Rooms	4 Rooms	5 Rooms	6-8 Rooms	9 or more Rooms	All Sizes	Total.	Occupied	Furnished	Others
Cols. a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	k	1	m

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TABLE 3. PRIVATE FAMILIES.

Number of Persons in Family.	Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms.								Total Private Families	Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Density of Occupation.
	1	2	3	⁴	5	6-7	8-9	10 or more.				Average Number of Persons per Room.	Population at following densities of occupation (Persons per Room).
	1	2	3	⁴	5	6-7	8-9	10 or more.				Average Number of Persons per Room.	over 3	3 and over 2.	2 and over 1½	1½ and over 1.

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TABLE 4. AGES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION.

Age last Birthday	Persons	Males					Females
Age last Birthday	Persons	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced

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The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1851, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1932 are as follows

	Newington.	St. George's.	St. Saviour's and Christchurch.

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The Ward distribution was as follows:— TABLE 5.

WARD.	Area in Acres.	Males.	Population.	Total.	Persons to the Acre.
WARD.	Area in Acres.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Persons to the Acre.

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TABLE 6. Birth-Rate for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.

	Newington.	St. George's.	St. Saviour's and Christchurch.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE 7. Number of Births and Deaths belonging to each Ward, with the Birth and Death Rates, also the Infantile Mortality Rate, 1932.

WARD.	Births.				Infantile Mortality	Deaths.
WARD.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Birth-rate.	Infantile Mortality	Males.	Females.	Total.	Death-rate.

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The principal localities in which the "outlying" deaths occurred are as follows:—

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TABLE 8. Death Rates for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.

	Newington.	St. George's.	Christchurch and St. Saviour's	Whole Borough

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TABLE 9. Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at all Ages during 1932.

Causes of Death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.												Institutions.
Causes of Death.		All Ages.	0	1.	2.	5	15.	25.	35.	45.	55.	65.	75	Institutions.

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TABLE 10. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. INFANT MORTALITY, 1932. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.	Under 1 week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 1 month.	4 weeks and under 3 Months	3 Months and under 6	6 Months and under 9	9 Months and under 12.	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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TABLE 11. DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE. The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 72 during the year 1932.

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TABLE 12. Death Rates for the various Districts for the last Ten Years (1922-1931), and 1932.

Ward	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.	1926.	1927.	1928.	1929.	1930.	1931.	1932.

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TABLE 13. Births and Deaths Registered in the Sub-Dist ricts of the Borough in 1932.

First Quarter.					Second Quarter.
Births.			Deaths.		Sub-Districts.				Births.		Deaths.
Sub-Districts.	Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.					Male.	Female.	Male.	Female.

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TABLE 14. Showing the number of Deaths that occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough during the year 1932.

Institution.	In 1st Quarter.	In 2nd Quarter.	In 3rd Quarter.	In 4th Quarter.	During Year.

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TABLE 15.

Names of Localities.	1. St. Mary's Ward.				2. St. Paul's Ward.				3. St. Peter's District.				4. St. John's District.				5. Trinity Ward.				6. All Saints' District.

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TABLE 16. Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the various Wards for 1932.

WARD.	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Enteric Fever.	Diarrhoea.

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TABLE 17. ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1932. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.

Locality.	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Enteric Fever.	Diarrhoea.

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TABLE 18. Vaccination Officers' Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1931.

Date.	Registration sub-districts comprised in vaccination officers' district.	Number of births returned in birth list sheets.	Number of these births duly entered in Columns 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the vaccination register (birth list sheets), viz.:—				Number of these births which are not entered in the vaccination register, on account (as shown by report book), of				Total number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the calendar year 1932.
Date.		Number of births returned in birth list sheets.	Column 1, successfully vaccinated.	Column 2. Insusceptible of vaccination.	Column 4. Certificate of conscientious objection.	Column 5, dead, unvaccinated.	Postponement by medical certificate.	Removed to other districts and notified to vaccination officers of the districts.	Removal to places 1 unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found.	Cases remaining or temporarily unaccounted for.
1931.	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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TABLE 19. Summary of Sanitary Works Completed under the Public Health Act, during the year 1932.

DISTRICT.	Intimation Notices Complied with	Statutory Notices Complied with	Drain reconstructed.	Drain repaired.	Drain Intercepted and Ventilated.	Drain Unstopped.	Gullies provided.	Soilpipe provided or repaired.	Closet provided.	Closet Pan and Trap.	Water apparatus repaired.	Sink, Lav. & Waste Pipes.	Rain Water Pipes repaired, etc.	Water supply to upper floors.	Draw Tap on Main.	New Water Supply.	Roof and Gutters repaired.	Paving repaired.	Dampness abated.	Rooms cleansed	Sub-Floor Ventilation.	Basement concreted.	Staircase Ventilated.	Dust-bin provided.	Overcrowding abated.	Miscellaneous Nuisances abated.

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TABLE 20. Sanitary Works completed under the Housing Acts, during the year 1932.

DISTRICT.	Formal Notices complied with.	Chimney flues repaired.	Brickwork and pointing repaired.	Window reveals and sills.	Window sash repaired.	New Sash Lines.	Doors and woodwork repaired.	Stair Treads and Risers repaired.	Handrail and Balusters repaired.	Floors repaired.	Provision of ventilated food Storage.	Plaster repaired.	Stove and Fireplace repaired.	Copper repaired.	Stone Steps repaired.	Skylight repaired and new Cords.	Houses Let in Lodgings.
DISTRICT.	Formal Notices complied with.	Chimney flues repaired.	Brickwork and pointing repaired.	Window reveals and sills.	Window sash repaired.	New Sash Lines.	Doors and woodwork repaired.	Stair Treads and Risers repaired.	Handrail and Balusters repaired.	Floors repaired.	Provision of ventilated food Storage.	Plaster repaired.	Stove and Fireplace repaired.	Copper repaired.	Stone Steps repaired.	Skylight repaired and new Cords.	Separation of Sexes and Overcrowding.	Cleansing by Tenants and Lodgers.	Cleansing of Bed Linen.	Cleansing of Receptacles.	Removal of Refuse Daily.	Ventilation of Rooms by Lodgers.	Animals in Tenements.	Rooms cleansed.

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TABLE 21.

	DISTRICT.									Total.
	No. 1.	No. 2.	No. 3.	No. 4.	No. 5.	No. 6.	No. 7.	No. 8.	No. 9.	Total.

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TABLE 22. These proceedings resulted as follows:—

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TABLE 23. Proceedings taken under the Public Health and Other Acts.

Defendant.	Cause of Proceedings.	Result.

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Showing the Number of Observations, etc., in regard to Smoke Nuisances made by the several District Inspectors during 1932.

	DISTRICT									Total for Borough.
	No. 1.	No. 2.	No. 3.	No. 4.	No. 5.	No. 6.	No. 7.	No. 8.	No. 9.	Total for Borough.

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Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. 1.— Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

Premises.	Number.
Premises.	Inspections.	Written. Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2.—Defects Found.

Particulars.	Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.

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TABLE 26. 3.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.								Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, S. 108.			Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109-10
Lists received from Employers.				Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.	Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.	Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S. 110).	Prosecutions. (Ss. 109, 10).
Twice in the year.		Once in the year.				Failing tokeep or permit inspections of lists.	Failing to send lists.
Lists.	Outworkers	Lists.	Outworkers			Failing tokeep or permit inspections of lists.	Failing to send lists.

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4.—Registered Workshops.

Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.	Number.

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Summary showing investigations and inspections made during the year 1932.

DISTRICT	Inspections		Re-inspections.		Premises where Rats were found.	Action taken.					Probable Source.			Notices.
	Inspections		Re-inspections.			By Council's Official.			By Occupiers.		Probable Source.
	By Inspectors	By Rat Officer.	By Inspectors	By Rat Officer.		Baits laid by Rat Officer with poison	Wire Traps Set.	Breakback. Traps Set.	Cats or Dogs.	Ferrets.	Rat Runs and Holes.	Defective Drains.	Defective Sewers.

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TABLE 29. Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

DISTRICT.	No. of Intimation Notices served.	No. ofStatutory Notices served.	Police , Court proceedings taken.	Verminous rooms treated.
DISTRICT.	No. of Intimation Notices served.	No. ofStatutory Notices served.	Police , Court proceedings taken.	(a) by Owners of Premises.	(b) by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.

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Verminous Bedding, etc., Disinfected at the Council's Stations during 1932.

Articles.	Disinfected.	Destroyed.

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During the year 234 bodies were received into the Mortuaries:—

Reasons bodies were brought to Mortuary.	Collier's Rents Mortuary.	Manor Place Mortuary	Total.

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TABLE 32. HOUSING.

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TABLE 32. — continued.

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TABLE 33. Showing the quantity of foodstuffs examined at the wharves, the amount found to be unsound, the notices served, and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.

Quantity and Weight examined.					Weight found to be unsound.				Notices served.
Quantity and Weight examined.									(a) Detention.	(b) Release.
Quantity.	Weight.								(a) Detention.	(b) Release.
	T.	c.	Q.	L.	T.	c.	Q.	L.

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Foodstuffs.	Quantity and Weight examined.					Weight found to be unsound.				Surrendered by Owner.	Seized by Inspector.	Notices served.		How unsound portion disposed of.
Foodstuffs.	Quantity.	Weight.				Weight found to be unsound.				Surrendered by Owner.	Seized by Inspector.	(a) Detention.	(b) Release.	How unsound portion disposed of.
		T.	c.	Q.	L.	T.	c	Q.	L.

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Quantity and Weight examined.					Weight found to be unsound.				Notices served.
Quantity and Weight examined.									(a) Detention.	(b) Release.
Quantity.	Weight.								(a) Detention.	(b) Release.
	T.	c.	Q.	L.	T.	c.	Q.	L.

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EXAMINATION OF FOOD. TABLE 34. Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound during the y ear 1932 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough.

Foodstuff 8.	Quantity and Weight found Unsound.					Surrendered by Owners.					Seized by Inspector.					Remarks
Foodstuff 8.	Quantity.	Weight				Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight				Remarks

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Foodstuffs.	Quantity and Weight found Unsound.					Surrendered by Owners.					Seized by Inspector.					Remarks.
	Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight.				Quantity.	Weight.

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TABLE 35. Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials during the year 1932.

INSPECTION OF WHARVES, Etc.					FOOD EXAMINED, Etc.
WARD or DISTRICT.	Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses.	Inspections of Markets.	Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls.	Slaughter Houses.	Parcels of Food Examined.	Parcels of Food Stopped.	Parcels of Food Released.	Parcels of Food destroyed by consent of owner.	Parcels of Food seized by Inspector.	Parcels of Food condemned by Magistrate.	Summonses taken out.

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Particulars Entered in Retail Register.

Entered in Register.		Removal from Register.		Not, Registered. (Unsuitable, etc.)		Total Applications.

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Upon ascertaining that they were registered in their own particular district, their names were duly entered in the respective registers, as follows:—

	Applications	Entered in Register.	Removed from Register.	Total on Register end of 1932.

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There are four premises in the Borough upon which noxious businesses or trades are carried on. The following are the premises:—

Situation.	Business Promises.	Occupiers.	Inspts.	Notices.

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Conditions existing on the 20th October, 1932:—

Position.	Good.	Fair.	Not satisfactory.	Not in use.	In use.	Totals.

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TOTAL INSPECTIONS DURING 1932.

Premises.	No. of Inspections.	Notices.
Premises.	No. of Inspections.	Intimation.	Statutory.

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TABLE 36. Showing the number of samples taken in each District of the Borough during the year.

	No. 1.	No. 2.	No. 3.	No. 4.	No. 5.	No. 6.	No. 7.	No. 8.	No. 9.	Total.

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TABLE 37. Showing the Districts in which proceedings were taken under the Food and Drugs Act.

	No. 1.	1 No. 2.	No. 3.	No. 4.	No. 5.	No. 6.	No. 7.	No. 8.	No. 9.	Total.

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TABLE 38. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND OTHER ACTS. Proceedings taken, with the Result.

Name and Address of Vendor.	Sample and No.		Result of Analysis.	Result of Proceedings.

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Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 31st December, 1932, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.

Article.	Number of Samples taken.	Adulterated.

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Article.	Number of Samples taken.	Adulterated.

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Article.	Number of Samples taken.	Adulterated.

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TABLE 40.

Articles.	Number of samples purchased ^by Agents.	Result of Analysis.		Percentage of adulterated samples.
		Genuine.	Adulterated.

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I he number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

	Notified.	Deaths.

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The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

	Notified.	Deaths.

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The number of cases of Diphtheria notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

	Notified.	Deaths.

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TABLE 41. SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES AT THE SCHICK CLINIC, 1932.

A.
Schick Test.		New Cases.
Number Tested.		Protection Inoculation given without Test.

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The number of deaths from Measles during the last five years were as follow:—

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Deaths from diarrhoea during the last 5 years were as follows:—

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The number of fatal cases during the last 5 years was as follows: —

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INFLUENZA. The deaths from Influenza during the last 5 years were as follows:—

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An analysis of the cases will be found hereunder:—

Notified.	Cases treated		Vision unimpaired.	Vision impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
Notified.	At home.	Hospital.	Vision unimpaired.	Vision impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.

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CANCER. Number of deaths during last 5 years:—

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TABLE 42. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1932.

Disease.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	85-	Males.	Females.	Total.	Cases admitted to Hospital	Total Deaths

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TABLE 43. Return of Families Admitted into the Council's Reception House during the year 1932.

1932.	Scarlet Fever.			Diphtheria.			Smallpox.			Other Diseases, etc.			Verminous Persons.
Week ending	No. of Families	No. of Persons	No. of Days	No. of Families	No. of Persons	No. of Days	No. of Families	No. of Persons	No. of Days	No. of Families	No. of Persons	No. of Days	No. of Families	No. of Persons	No. of Days

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TABLE 44. Bedding, etc., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the year 1932.

Articles.	No. Disinfected.	No. Destroyed.

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Maternal mortality rates per 1,000 total births are as follows: —

	London (Administrative County).	Southwark.

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TABLE 45.

	Original Visits.			Revisits.			Visits to Ante-Natal Cases.	Visits to Post-Natal Cases.	Visits to Delicate Infants.	Visits to Cases of Diarrhoea and Sick Children.	Attendances at Welfare Centres.	Visits where Mothers were found to be out.	Special Visits, etc.	Puerperal Pyrexia.	Total.
	Births.	Measles.	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Births.	Measles.	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Visits to Ante-Natal Cases.	Visits to Post-Natal Cases.	Visits to Delicate Infants.	Visits to Cases of Diarrhoea and Sick Children.	Attendances at Welfare Centres.	Visits where Mothers were found to be out.	Special Visits, etc.	Puerperal Pyrexia.	Total.

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors. TABLE 46.

		St. John 1a.	St. Mary. 1b.	St. Paul. 2a.	St. Peter. 2b.	All Saints. 3a.	Lady Margaret 3b.	Crossway. 4a.	St. Stephens. 4b.	St. Jude. 5.	St. Michael. 6a.	St. Saviour. 6b.	St. George. 6c.	Guy's. 7.	Total.

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TABLE 47. TUBERCULOSIS.

Age Periods.	New Cases.*		Deaths.
Age Periods.	Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.	Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.

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Summary of Notifications during the period from the 3rd January, 1932, to the 31st December, 1932, in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark.

Age-periods	Notifications on Form A.
	Number of Primary Notifications.												Total Notifications on Form A.
	0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 and upw'rds	Total Primary Notifications.	Total Notifications on Form A.

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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, 1932, to the 31st December, 1932, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

Age Periods	0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 & upwards	Total Cases

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Shewing the number of Patients who died in their own homes and the number who died away from home in Hospitals or other Institutions, 1932.

	0-	1-	2-	5-	15-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	All Ages.
	0-	1-	2-	5-	15-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Males.	Females.	Total.

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The number of notified cases and deaths for the last five years is as follows:—

	Notified.	Deaths.

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TABLE 51. Notification Register.

	Pulmonary.			Non-Pulmonary.			Total Cases
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Total Cases

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The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected after the occurrence of Phthisis.

	No. 1.	No. 2.	No. 3.	No. 4.	No. 5.	No. 6.	No. 7.	No. 8.	No. 9.	Total.

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TABLE 53. RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1932 SHOWING THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.

Diagnosis.	Pulmonary.						Non-Pulmonary				Total.					Grand TotaL
	Adults			Children			Adults		Children		Adults		Children
	M.	F.		M.	F.		M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

VITAL STATISTICS.

TABLE 1. ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS.

TABLE 2. DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES.

TABLE 3. PRIVATE FAMILIES.

TABLE 4. AGES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION.

The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1851, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1932 are as follows

The Ward distribution was as follows:— TABLE 5.

TABLE 6. Birth-Rate for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.

TABLE 7. Number of Births and Deaths belonging to each Ward, with the Birth and Death Rates, also the Infantile Mortality Rate, 1932.

The principal localities in which the "outlying" deaths occurred are as follows:—

TABLE 8. Death Rates for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.

TABLE 9. Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at all Ages during 1932.

TABLE 10. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. INFANT MORTALITY, 1932. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of age.

TABLE 11. DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE. The deaths of Infants under one year of age to 1,000 births were 72 during the year 1932.

TABLE 12. Death Rates for the various Districts for the last Ten Years (1922-1931), and 1932.

TABLE 13. Births and Deaths Registered in the Sub-Dist ricts of the Borough in 1932.

TABLE 14. Showing the number of Deaths that occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough during the year 1932.

TABLE 15.

TABLE 16. Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the various Wards for 1932.

TABLE 17. ZYMOTIC MORTALITY FOR THE SANITARY AREA, 1932. Showing the localities where the deaths occurred.

TABLE 18. Vaccination Officers' Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1931.

TABLE 19. Summary of Sanitary Works Completed under the Public Health Act, during the year 1932.

TABLE 20. Sanitary Works completed under the Housing Acts, during the year 1932.

TABLE 21.

TABLE 22. These proceedings resulted as follows:—

TABLE 23. Proceedings taken under the Public Health and Other Acts.

Showing the Number of Observations, etc., in regard to Smoke Nuisances made by the several District Inspectors during 1932.

Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. 1.— Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

2.—Defects Found.

TABLE 26. 3.—Home Work.

4.—Registered Workshops.

Summary showing investigations and inspections made during the year 1932.

TABLE 29. Verminous Rooms Cleansed.

Verminous Bedding, etc., Disinfected at the Council's Stations during 1932.

During the year 234 bodies were received into the Mortuaries:—

TABLE 32. HOUSING.

TABLE 32. — continued.

TABLE 33. Showing the quantity of foodstuffs examined at the wharves, the amount found to be unsound, the notices served, and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.

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EXAMINATION OF FOOD. TABLE 34. Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound during the y ear 1932 by the several Inspectors throughout the Borough.

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TABLE 35. Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials during the year 1932.

Particulars Entered in Retail Register.

Upon ascertaining that they were registered in their own particular district, their names were duly entered in the respective registers, as follows:—

There are four premises in the Borough upon which noxious businesses or trades are carried on. The following are the premises:—

Conditions existing on the 20th October, 1932:—

TOTAL INSPECTIONS DURING 1932.

TABLE 36. Showing the number of samples taken in each District of the Borough during the year.

TABLE 37. Showing the Districts in which proceedings were taken under the Food and Drugs Act.

TABLE 38. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND OTHER ACTS. Proceedings taken, with the Result.

Return of Official Samples for the Year ending 31st December, 1932, showing the number taken, and the percentage of adulterated Samples for the year.

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TABLE 40.

I he number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

The number of cases of Diphtheria notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

TABLE 41. SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES AT THE SCHICK CLINIC, 1932.

The number of deaths from Measles during the last five years were as follow:—

Deaths from diarrhoea during the last 5 years were as follows:—

The number of fatal cases during the last 5 years was as follows: —

INFLUENZA. The deaths from Influenza during the last 5 years were as follows:—

An analysis of the cases will be found hereunder:—

CANCER. Number of deaths during last 5 years:—

TABLE 42. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1932.

TABLE 43. Return of Families Admitted into the Council's Reception House during the year 1932.

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TABLE 44. Bedding, etc., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the year 1932.

Maternal mortality rates per 1,000 total births are as follows: —

TABLE 45.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors. TABLE 46.