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. | Mainta ined by. |
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No. | BIRTHS. | County of London. Crude rate per 1,000 population | ||
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Deptford. Crude rate per 1,000 population. | England and Wales. Crude rate per 1,000 population. |
Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total |
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Av. for 10 yrs. 1915.1924.' | Av. for 5 yrs. 1925.1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Ward. | Births notified. | Alive | Dead | Bv whom notified | |||||
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Total | Male | Female | Parent | Doctor | Midwife | Other person |
Quarter ended. | No. | 1931 | No. | 1932 |
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Rate per 1,000 of population. | Rate per 1,000 of population. |
Year. | Deptforc No. | 3. England & Wales. London. Rate per 1,000 of the population. |
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Ward. | Males. | Females | Children under 1 year. | Total deaths. |
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Cause of Death. | Rate per 1.000 deaths 'all causes), 1932. | Average No. for 10 years 1915-24. | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | Increase or decrease over 1931 |
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Average 1915.1924 | Average 1925.1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Year | Deptford No. | Death-rate per 1.000 Births | England & Wales Death-rate per 1,000 Births | London Death-rate per 1,000 Births |
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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 12 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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Total. | Male. | Female. | Inquests. | Postmortems. | Under 1 year of age. | Un-known. | Deposited to await burial only. | I nfec-tious. |
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Condition. | Children under 5 years | Others | Total cases nursed | ||
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Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits |
1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1931. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals |
Numbsr of District. | Comparative figures for 1930. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals |
District No. | Inspector. | Wards (approximate) |
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Date | Nature of Offence. | Fine | Costs | Remarks. | ||||
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1932 | Non-compliance with statutory notice served in respect of— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Premises. | Inspections. | 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. |
Designation. | Total Count in 1 cc. | Coliform Bacillus. |
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Description. | Weight. | Examination. | Remarks. |
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Food. | No. of cases. |
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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. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. |
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Sample No | Article | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement. | Action taken. |
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Notifiable Disease | At all Ages | INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY BY AGE GROUPS. | |||||||||||||||
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Total Cases Notified. At Ages—Years | TotalCases Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths | Deaths at Ages—Years | ||||||||||||||
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 | 65 and up |
Disease. | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4 th 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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Deptford 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 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1931. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1933. | No, of Births which on 31st Jan.. 1933 remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of— | No. of these births remaining on 1st Jan., 1933 not accounted for. | Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination at all ages received during Calendar Year 1932. | No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objections actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1932. | ||||||
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Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | Certificates of Conscientious Objection received. | Dead. Unvaccin-ated. | 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 | 1932 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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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 | 1932 |
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Average 1920-1924 (total) | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Average 1920-1924 | Average 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 births. |
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1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Notified | Treated At home In hospital | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Since died from other Causes |
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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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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 Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
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Average, 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. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
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M. | F. | Total per 1,000 of population. | 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. |
Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||
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Age Periods. | 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 up | Total Primary Notifications |
Age periods | 0 to 1 | 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 |
1931 | 1932 |
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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, Eyelyn, Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | Remainder of Borough. | |||||||
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Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pul-monary | Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pulmonary |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
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 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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) | Class T.B. min | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 8 | 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 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal | Other Organs | Periphereal Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organ | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | A bdominal. | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total. | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Wards (approximate) | Deptford Park and hvelyn (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 H | Total. |
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Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. |
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Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | AnteNatal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total. |
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Clinic. | No. of times open. | New Cases | Attendances | ||||||
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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 | Consultations with Doctor |
Year. | No. of individual women attending. | Average number of attendances per week. | Total number of attendances 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— | 1 — | 2— | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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1932 | Premises Vistited | Beds | Pillows | Bolsters | Mattresses | Sheets | Blankets | Odd Articles | Total | Books | At tides Destroyed (Owners' Request) | Cleansing Station | Verminous Persons | |||||||||||||||
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1 nfectious Disc- | Requests | Bedding only | D.BC. Library | Private | Total | Beds | Pillows | Bolsters | Mattresses | Sheets | Blankets | Odd Articles | Total | Wearing Apparel | Towels | Blankets | Total | Baths | Wearing Apparel Stoved |
1932 | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Small-Pox | Measles | Scabies | Cancer | Chicken Pox | Pneumonia | Erysipelas | Puerperal Fever | Typhoid Fever | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | Formalin Spray | Fumigated | |||
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Infectious | Requests | Total Rooms | Verminous | |||||||||||||||
Premises | Rooms | |||||||||||||||||
R'ms. | R'ms |
1932 | 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. |
1932 | 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 |
1932 | 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. |
1932. | 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. |
1932. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consul tations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5 |
1932 | 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 |