Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Situation. | Size. | Maintained by. |
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No. | Deptford. | England and Wales. | County of London. | |
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Crude rate per 1,000 population. | Crude rate per 1,000 population. | Crude rate per 1,000 population |
Ward. | Births notified. | Alive | Dead | By whom notified | |||||
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Parent | Doctor | Midwife | Other person | ||||||
Total | Male | Female |
Quarter ended. | No. | 1930 Rate per 1,000 of population. | No. | 1931 Rate per 1,000 of population. |
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Year. | Deptford | England & Wales. London. | ||
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No. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. |
Ward. | Males. | Females | Children under 1 year. | Total deaths. |
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Cause of Death. | Rate per 1.000 deaths 'all causes), 1931. | Average No. for 10 years 1915-24. | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 | Increase or decrease over 1930 |
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Average 1915-1924 | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Year | Deptford | England & Wales | London | |
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No. | Death-rate per1,000 Births | Death-rate per 1,000 Births | Death-rate per 1,000 Births |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 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 1 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Year. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks to 3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. |
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Causes. | Under Four Weeks. | Nine to Twelve Months. | ||||||
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Avg. 1915-24 | Avg. 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 | Avg. 1915-24 | Avg. 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 |
Total. | Male. | Female. | Inquests. | Postmortems. | Under 1 year of age. | Un-known. | Deposited to await burial only. | Infec-tious. |
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Condition. | Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. | Under Public Health Act. | Total cases nursed | ||||||
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Children under 5 years. | Mothers | Children under 5 years | Others | ||||||
Cases | Visits. | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits |
1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Number of District. | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals | Comparative figures for 1930. |
Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1930. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals |
Date | Nature of Offence. | Fine | Costs | Remarks. |
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Date. | Nature of Offence. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. |
Type. | Factories, Number. | Workshops, Number. | Workplaces, Number. |
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PARTICULARS | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
No. of Visits. |
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Designation. | Total Count in 1 cc. | Coliform Bacillus. |
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Description. | Weight. | Examination. | Remarks. |
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Date | Offence. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Total. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of samples adulterated. |
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Year. | Number of Samples taken. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Articles. | Number Genuine. | N umber Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Simple No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement, | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. |
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Article | Particulars of Adulteration | Remarks |
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Notifiable Disease | At all Ages | Total Cases Notified. | At Ages-Years | TotalCases Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths | Deaths at Ages—Years | |||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 5 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 66 and up |
Disease. | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | Total for year |
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Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. |
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Notifiable Disease | Total Cases in Borough | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | |||||||||||
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Debtford Park | Evelyn | St. Paul's | Vale | Clifton | Canterbury | Hatcham | Pepys | St. Catherine's | St. Peter's | St. John's | Town Hall |
Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. |
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Year. | Positive. | Number of Negative. | Schick Tests. Unknown Result. | Total. | Fully Inoculated. | Partly Inoculated. | No. of Inoculations given. |
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Positive. | Negative. | Unknown Result. | Total. |
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Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the vaccination Officer's District. | No. of Births from stJan. to 31st Dec., 1930. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1932. | No. of Births which on 31st Jan. 1932 remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of— | No. of these births remaining on 1st Jan., 1932 not accounted for. | Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination at all ages received during Calendar Year 1931. | No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objections actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1931. | ||||||
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Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | Certificates of Conscientious Objection received. | Dead. Unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to Districts, V.O. of which apprised. | Removal to places unknown and cases not found. |
1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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No. of cases Notified. | No. of deaths (all forms of Pneumonia.) | Death rate per 1,000 population. |
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Average 1920-1924 | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Average 1920-1924 (total) | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Average 1920-1924 | Average 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 births. |
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1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
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Notified | Treated | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Since died from other Causes | |
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At home | In hospital |
No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. |
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No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. |
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No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. |
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Material. | Number Positive. | Number Negative. | Total. |
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Year | No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Dea ths. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
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Year | Sex | Under 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 to 75 years | 75 years and upwards | Totals |
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Year. | Pulmonary | Total per 1.000 of population. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | Total per 1.000 of population |
Year. | England and Wales. per 1,000 population. | Deptford. per 1,000 population. | ||
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Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary. |
0-] | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | '20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and up | Total Primary Notifications | Total Notifications on Form A. |
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Age periods | 0 to l | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and up | Total Cases |
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Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
CASES and Number in Family. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||||||||||||||||
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Rooms. | Cases with T.B. in Sputum. Rooms. | Cases in which T.B. not present or not known to be present. Rooms. |
Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
MALES | FEMALES | ||||
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Under15 | Over 15 | Under 15 | Over 15 | Total |
Deptford Park, Evelyn, Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | Remainder of Borough. |
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Deptford Park, Evelyn, Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | Remainder of Borough. | |||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total | ||||||||||
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Adults | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Grand Total | |||||||
M. | f. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
£ | s. | d. |
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T,B. minus | Class T.b. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.b. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total(Class T.B.plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total. |
Wards (approximate) | Deptford Park and Evelyn (part) | St. Paul's and Evelyn (part) | Vale and Clifton | Canterbury and Hatcham | Pepys and St. Catherine's | St. Peter's St. John's and Town Hall, | Total. |
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Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. |
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Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | Ante-Natal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total. |
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Clinic. | No. of times open. | New Cases | Attendances. | Consultations with Doctor | |||||
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Under 1 year. | Ages 1-5 years. | Total New Cases | Total Old Cases | Total New and Old Cases | Under 1 year | 1—5 years |
Year. | No. of individual women attending. | Average number of attendances per week. | Total number of atlendances made. |
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Month | Patients on Register at commencement of each month. | New Patients admitted | Patients Readmitted | Patients Discharged | Patients on Register at the end of month | Attendance each month |
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Admissions. | Re-admissions |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15 — | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75- |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | l— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25- | 35 — | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75- |
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1931 | Premises Visited | Beds | Pillows | Bolsters | Mattresses | Sheets | Blankets | Odd Articles | Total | Books | Articles Destroyed (Owners' Request) | Cleansing Station | ||||||||||||||
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Infectious Diseases | Requests | Bedding only | D.B.C. Library | Private | Total | Beds | Pillows | Bolsters | Mattresses | Sheets | Blankets | Odd Articles | Total | Wearing Apparel | Towels | Blankets | Total |
1931 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Small-Pox | Cancer | Scabies | Chicken Pox | Measles | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | Formalin Spray | Fumigated | ||||
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Infectious | Requests | Total Rooms | Verminous | ||||||||||||||
Premises | Rooms | ||||||||||||||||
R'ms. | R'ms |
1931 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1-5. |
1931. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5 |
1931 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. |
1931. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New-Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases- | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages,-5. |
1931. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1-5. |
1931. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5 |