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Battersea 1910

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910

Published
1911
Author
Lennane, G. Quin.
Pages
112
Tables
85

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  • Page 9
    The numbers of the population of each sex, and at various age periods (at the Census of 1901) were as follows :—
    Totals at all ages.Under 5.5- 14.15—19.20—49.50—75.Above 75.
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    population was only 121,299. The births in the sub-districts were as follows:—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    The decline in the birth-rate in Battersea as compared with that in England and Wales is shown in the following table :—
    Years.England and Wales.London.Battersea.
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    The next table shows the birth rate in the Borough and in each of the sub-districts during the ten years 1900-1909 and in 1910:—
    Year.The Borough.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
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    Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
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    In the following table is shown the number of deaths, and the death-rate, in the nine Wards into which the Borough is divided :—
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    The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows :—
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 15
    Since the formation of the Borough and for the previous decennium, the infant mortality in Battersea and in London has been as follows :—
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    In the next table is shewn the distribution of the 434 infant deaths in the sub-districts :—
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    Certified Causes of Death.Months. 0-3.Months. 3-6.Months. 6-12.Total.
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    In the following table will be found summarised particulars relating to the previous family history of the mothers of these children and their circumstances as regards dwelling-house accommodation.
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    MILK DEPÔT.—Tables 1 & 2.
    Age Started.Period Fed.Totals.
    Under 1 wk.1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.1-2 mos.2-3 mos.3-4 mos.4-5 mos.5-6 mos.6-7 mos.7-8 mos.8-9 mos.9-10 mos.10-11 mos.11-12 mos.Over 1 year.
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    District.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Total over 65.
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    The deaths over 65 in each year during the eight years 1903-1910 were:-
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    The following table gives the death-rate from each of the chief zymotic diseases compared with the mean death-rate for the decennium1900-9, the gain or loss in each case being also shown.
    Diseases.Mean Death-rate per 1,000 1900-1909.Death-rate per 1,000 1910.Gain in 1910.Loss in 1910.
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    Death Rate per 1,000 Population from the chief Zymotic Diseases arranged in Wards.
    Ward.Estimated Population.Small-pox.Measles.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric, &c.Puerperal Fever.Whooping Cough.Epidemic Diarrhoea.All chief Zymotic diseases.
  • Page 27
    The Seasonal Mortality from the different important zymotic diseases is well shown by arranging the deaths quarterly, thus:-
    QuarterNo.Small-pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Fever.Diarrhoea.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cholera.Influenza.Total.
    Typhus.Typhoid.Continued.
  • Page 27
    The following table gives the drainage defects, &c., in houses in which cases of infectious disease were notified during 1910.
    DISEASE.No. of houses invaded.Number showing defects as toPercentage showing drainage defects.Percentage showing no drainage defects.
    Drains.Traps, fittings and appliances.Total.
  • Page 28
    Comparison of Prevalence of Sickness and Death from Infectious Diseases (Rates calculated per 1,000 persons on the population estimated to the middle of each year).
    Years.Small-pox.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric and Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Cerebro-spinal Fever.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 29
    The number of cases notified in the three sub-districts of the Borough and the proportion per 1,000 of the population are as follows:-
    Total number of cases notified.Notifications per 1,000 Population.
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    The following tables show the number of cases of infectious diseases received during 1910 arranged in wards, and the case-rate per 1,000 population in each ward respectively:-
    Ward.Diphtheria & Membranous Comp.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Typhoid or Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal FeverTotals.
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    Ward.Estimated Population.Diphtheria & Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Enteric & Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal fever.All Notifiable Infecti's diseases.
  • Page 32
    In the following table are shown the number of cases and the case mortality per cent. in the Borough and sub-districts during 1910:—
    Sub Registration Districts.East Battersea.Nth.-West BatterseaSth.-West Battersea.Borough.
  • Page 33
    The following are the number and percentages to total cases of "return cases" of scarlet fever since 1905:-
    Total cases."Return" cases.Per cent.
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    The distribution of the disease in the three registration sub-districts of the Borough together with the number of deaths among both hospital and home-treated patients during 1910 is shown in the following table:—
    Registration Sub-Districts.No. of cases notified.Cases treated at home.Cases removed to hospital.No. of Deaths.Case-mortality per cent.Case-rate per 1,000 population.
    At home.At hospital.Total.
  • Page 34
    The following table gives the age distribution of the case notified and of the fatal cases:—
    Age Periods-YearsBoro
    Under 11-22-33-44-35-1010-1515-2525-6565-
  • Page 35
    In the following table are set out the case-rate, death-rate and mortality from enteric fever in the Borough of Battersea during the ten years 1900-09, and during 1910, respectively:-
    Year.Cases.Case-rate per 1,000 population.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Case mortality per cent.
  • Page 35
    The age distribution of the cases during 1910 was as follows:-
    Ages.Under 5.5-15.15-30.Above 30.Totals.
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    The death-rate, case-rate and case mortality in the Borough and in the sub-districts are as follows:-
    Case-rate per 1,000 population.Death-rate per 1,000 population.Case-mortality per cent.
  • Page 39
    The number of deaths registered in each of the registration sub-districts in 1908, 1909 and 1910 is as follows:—
    1910.1909.1908.
  • Page 40
    The deaths in each of the four quarters of the year were as follows:—
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    In the sub-districts, the number of deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population were as follows:—
    No of. deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 of the population.
  • Page 41
    The deaths in each of the four quarters of the year were as follows:—
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    The number of deaths and the death-rate in the subdistricts in 1910, 1909 and 1908 were as follows
    Registration Sub-District.No. of Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 population.
    1910.1909.1908.1910.1909.1908.
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    In the next table are set out the deaths registered in each of the four quarterly periods in 1910, 1909 and 1908:—
    1910.1909.1908.
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    The next table gives the age periods at which these 47 infants died during 1910:—
    Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age from Zymotic Diarrhœa and Epidemic Enteritis.
    1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total.
  • Page 43
    The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis and other tubercular diseases per 100,000 persons in each year since 1901:—
    Year.Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons.Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons
  • Page 43
    The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of the sub-districts, and the Borough, are set out in the following table:—
    District.Phthisis.Other Tubercular Diseases.Total.
    No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.
  • Page 44
    Table giving particulars of the notifications received under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908, Voluntary system:—
    Source.Cases.Duplicates.Total Notifications.
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    In the following tables are set out particulars as regards age periods and distribution in the sub-districts and wards of the notified cases, voluntary and compulsory, of pulmonary phthisis during 1910 :—
    Age Periods—Years.
    Notified underUnder 1l2345-1010-1515-2525-6565Total.
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    Arranged in Wards.
    Notified under123456789Total.
  • Page 46
    The next table gives the occupations of the 271 notified cases of Consumption received during 1910:—
    Occupation.Poor Law.Voluntary.Total.
  • Page 49
    During the year 1910, 626 bacteriological examinations of specimens sent in by medical practitioners, practising in the Borough of Battersea, have been made at the Clinical Research Association Laboratories at a cost of £111 9s. 9d., particulars of which are set out in the following table:—
    Suspected disease.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total.
  • Page 50
    Summary of Sanitary Operations for the Year 1910.
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    The following is a summary of the number of houses inspected in each year since 1900:—
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    House-to-House Inspection.
    EAST BATTERSEA.NORTH-WEST BATTERSEA.SOUTH-WEST BATTERSEA
    Name of Road.No. of houses inspected.No. of housesin which defects existedName of Road.No. of houses inspected.No. of housesin which defects existedName of Road.No. of houses inspected.No of houses in which defectsexisted
  • Page 54
    The following table shows the number of backyards and forecourts wholly or partly paved during 1910:—
    Sanitary District.Backyards.Forecourts.
    Wholly paved.Partly paved.Wholly paved.Partly paved.
    12 ft. or more from back addition.Less than 12 ft. from back addition.
  • Page 55
    The number of van dwellings in Battersea during 1910 was 78, as compared with 71 in 1909. In the following table are set out the situation and number of occupants:—
    Situation of Vans.No. of Vans.No. of Occupants.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 56
    The following table gives a list of the Common Lodging Houses in the Borough:—
    Premises.Authorised Number of Lodgers.Whether Males or FemalesDate registered
  • Page 56
    The following is a list of the artisans' dwellings of the "block" type in the Borough of Battersea, with the number of tenements in each:—
    Name of Buildings.Situation.Owner.No. of tenements.
  • Page 58
    The following table gives particulars of the work carried out at the Disinfecting Station since it was opened in 1902:—
    1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.19071908.1909.1910.
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    The following table gives the number of bodies received at the Mortuary in each year since 1900:—
    Year.Number of bodies received in the Mortuary.Number of bodies upon which postmortem examinations were held.Number of bodies upon which Coroners' Inquests were held.
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    Inquests. During the year 1910, inquests were held in 222 cases, with the following results:—
  • Page 65
    The following is a tabulated return of unsound food inspected, condemned and destroyed under the supervision of the Council's Sanitary Inspectors during 1910, having been brought to the Health Department by the respective owners for the purpose:—
    Food.Quantity.Where Purchased.
  • Page 69
    The character of the business carried on in premises in which milk was sold in Battersea during 1910 as compared with the two preceding years is as follows:—
    1908.1909.1910.
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    The following table gives the details of the number of samples purchased during the year, and the numbers found to be genuine or otherwise:-
    Description of Article.Total No. of Samples taken.Genuine.Adulterated.Inferior.
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    The next table shows the percentage of adulteration during the ten years 1900-1909 and during 1910:—
    Year.No. of Samples taken.Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
  • Page 77
    In the following table is shown a summary of the various premises in the Borough where work is done which are now registered in the Health Department:—
  • Page 78
    There are 189 of these premises registered in the Health Department, employing 7,866 persons (males 6,114, females 1,752) as follows:—
    Trade.NumberofFactorieson Register.Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
  • Page 79
    The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1910:—
    Trade.No. of Workshops.No. of Workrooms.Persons Employed.
    Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
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    The following table gives particulars relating to new workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1910—
    Trade.No. of Work shops.Protected Persons employed
    WomenYoung Persons.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following notices of defects were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories during 1910 and received attention :—
    Premises.Trade.Nature of Complaint.
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    The following is a list of the workshop bakehouses :— 49 Bakehouses Above Ground.
    Addresses.Addresses.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Addresses.Addresses.
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    of Health for the following Metropolitan Boroughs and District Councils:—
    District.Lists.Out-workersDistrict.Lists.Out-workers
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    Trade.Number on Register.Persons Employed.
    PremisesWork rooms.Males.Females.
  • Page 87
    The facts relating to the legal proceedings instituted by the Council in connection with the work of the Health Department are set out in Appendix No. 1, pages 88 to 90, and are summarised below—
    No. of Prosecutions.No of Convictions.Fines.Costs.
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    Legal Proceeding's under Sale of Food and Drug's and Margarine Acts.
    Number ofSample.Article.Nature of Offence or Adulteration,&c.Result of Proceedings.
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    APPENDIX No. 1, continued—
    Number ofSample.Article.Nature of Offence or Adultera-tion, &c.Result of Proceedings.
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    APPENDIX NO. 1, continued—
    Numberof Sample.Article.Nature of Offence or Adultera-tion, &c.Result of Proceedings.
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    Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1890, and Metropolis Management Act, 1855.
    Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
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    APPENDIX No. 2. TABLE I. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1910 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.total deaths registered in the districtTotal Deathsin Public Institutions in the District.Deaths ofNon-Residents registered in Public Instituter. xin the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Instituv xbeyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of AgeAt all Ages.
    Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
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    APPENDIX No. 2, continued.— TABLE II. Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1910 and Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.1. Borough of Battersea.2. East Battersea.3. North-West Battersea.4. South-West Battersea.
    Year.Population esti-mated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths it all Ages.Deaths under1 year.Population esti-mated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population esti-mated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population esti-mated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    APPENDIX No. 2, continued— TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1910.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At allAges.At Ages Years.East Battersea.N.-West Battersea.S.-West Battersea.East Battersea.N.-West Battersea.S.-West Battersea.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1910.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in, or belonging to, Whole District at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in, or belonging to, Localities at all Ages.Total Deaths in Public In-stitutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.East Battersea.North-West Battersea.South-West Battersea.
  • Page 95
    APPENDIX No. 2, Continued— TABLE V.- Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Reports of the Medical Officer of Health. Borough of Battersea. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910.
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    APPENDIX No. 2, continued— TABLE V.—(continued). East Battersea. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910.
    cause OF death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 97
    APPENDIX NO. 2, continued— TABLE V.—(continued). North-West Battersea. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 98
    APPENDIX No. 2, continued— TABLE V,—(continued). South-West Battersea. Infantile Mortality during Year 1910.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under l week.1-2 Week.2-3 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Month.2-3 Month.3-4 Month.4-5Month.5-6Month.6-7 Month.7-8Month8-9 Month.9-l0 Month.10-11 Month.11-12 Month.Total Deaths underOne Year
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    1.—Inspection (including Inspection made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances).
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notice.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—Home Work.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Inspections of Out-workers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109.110.
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Out-workers.
    In-stances.Notices served.In-stances.Orders made (S. 110).
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.
    Lists.-Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    ContractorsWorkmen.Con-tractors.Work-men.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (Sec. 131) at the end of 1910:—
  • Page 102
    Proceeding's during 1910. (The following tables are suggested by the Medical Officer of Health to the County of London in order to secure uniformity of tabulation in the annual reports of the Medical Officers of Health of the Metropolitan Boroughs.)
    Premises.Number of Places.No. of Inspec-tions, 1910.No. of Intima-tion Notices 1910No of Prose-cutions 1910.
    On Register at end of 1909.Added in 1910.Removed in 1910.On Register at end of 1910.