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Fulham 1912

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912

Published
1913
Author
Jackson, J. Charles.
Pages
86
Tables
69

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69 tables in this report

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    The following table shows the increase of the population of the borough since 1851:— TABLE I.
    Year.Population.Increase per cent, during previous intercensal period.Persons to the Acre.Rateable Value.
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    TABLE II. Births and Birth-rates.
    WardMales.Females.Total Births.Birth-rate.
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    TABLE III. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1912 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Prepared in accordance with the instructions of the Local Government Board.
    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number *Rate.of Non-Residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.RateNumber. *Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number. *Rate.
    12346678910111213
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    TABLE IV.
    Death-rate in 1912
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    The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
    Deaths.Death-rate.
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    table v. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.
    Nett Deaths at the subjoined of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)Nett Deaths at all ages of "Residents" in the Wards of the Borough whether occurring in or beyond the Wards.
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 1 Yearl and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
    12345678910111213141516171819
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    TABLE VI. Death-rate per 1,000 persons in each Ward.
    Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Minister Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Age Period.Percentage of Total Deaths under one Year.
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    TABLE IX. Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births.
    Ward.1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Average Ten Years 1902-19111912
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    TABLE X.
    Percentage of Total Deaths
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    TABLE XI. Deaths from the seven principal Infectious Diseases.
    1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.Mean number of Deaths 1902-1911.Mean Death-rate 902—1911.Deaths 1912.Death-rate 1912.
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    TABLE XII. Deaths from the seven principal Epidemic Diseases per 1,000 of the population in each Ward in 1912.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Rnteric Fever.Diarrhœa & Enteritis under 2.Total.
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    table xiii. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified to the Medical Officer of Health.
    18901891189218931894189518961897189818991900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912
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    TABLE XIV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified, during the Year 1912.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham WardSands End Ward.Town Ward.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE XV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified, per 10,000 inhabitants.
    Ward.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Total
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    TABLE XVI. Supplemental Return for 1911 for the Borough of Fulham.
    No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st 1911. to Dec. 31st, 1911.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act. 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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    TABLE XVII. Return of Vaccination for the period from January to June, 1912, for the Borough of Fulham.
    No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st, 1912, to June 30th, 1912.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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    The returns for the four quarters were:—
    Cases.Deaths
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    The cases occurred in 307 houses, as under:—
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    TABLE XVII. Number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified per 10,000 of the population.
    1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Mean of 10 years 1902-11.1912
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    Diphtheria. Fewer cases of diphtheria were notified during 1912 than in any year since 1892, the number reported in each quarter being as under:-
    Cases.Deaths.
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    TABLE XIX. Number of cases of Diphtheria notified per 10,000 of the population.
    1902190319041905190619071908190919101911Mean of 10 years 1902-111912
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    The sources of the notifications were as under:-
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    The distribution of the deaths was as under:—
    Males.Females.
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    TABLE XIX. Deaths per 1,000 of the population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.
    Death-rate from Phthisis.Death-rate from other Tuberculous Diseases.Death-rate from all Tuberculous Diseases.
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    Patients Examined.Definitely Tuberculous.
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    Patients sent to the National Sanatorium, Benenden, by the Fulham Borough Council.
    Cases.Initials.Age.Occupation.Number of Days in Sanatorium.Gain or Loss of Weight.Condition of Disease on Discharge.Prognosis.Present Condition and Occupation.
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    Measles. The deaths from measles in the four quarters of the year were:—
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    Whooping Cough. The deaths from whooping cough in the four quarters of the year were:-
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    Other diseases caused the following deaths:—
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    The deaths of Fulham residents in public institutions and elsewhere outside the borough numbered 366, and occurred in the following institutions:-
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    The following infected articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Townmead Road, during the year:-
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    The following rooms were disinfected and cleansed viz.:-
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    Material from cases of suspected diphtheria:—
    Number of Specimens.
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    PUBLIC MORTUARY. 138 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during 1912, viz.:-
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    2.–INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORK SHOPS, AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Factories (Including Factory Laundries)Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    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.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 110).Prosecutions (Secs. 109, 110).
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    4. —REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Class.Number.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    Proceedings undeer the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The undermentioned samples were purchased for analysis in 1912.
    Article.Number of Samples taken Officially.Number Adulterated.Number of Samples taken Unofficially.Number Adulterated.Total Samples.Total Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    In the ten preceding years the samples purchased for analysis were as under: —
    Number of Samples.Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    The average composition of the samples purchased as new milk in each of the four quarters was as under:—
    Solids other than Fat.Fat.Water.
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    Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts were instituted in the following cases:—
    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT, 1909. The number of dwelling-house inspected under and for the purpose of Section 17 of the above Act was as under:
    Number of houses inspected.Number of houses unfit for habitation.Number of representations.Number of Closing Orders.Number of houses in which defects were remedied without Closing Orders.Number of houses in which defects were remedied after Closing Orders.Number of houses demolished.Number of houses in which repairs were not completed on Dec. 31st, 1912.
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    The following summary has been prepared at the request of the Medical Officer of Health of the London County Council:—
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of Inspections, 1912.Number of Notices. 1912.Number of Prosecutions, 1912.
    On regis-ter at end of 1911.Added in 1912.Removed in 1912.On regis-the at end of 1912.
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    APPENDIX. TABLE A. DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1912. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Borough, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions without the Borough. For a Summary of this Table see page 11.
    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.Over 75Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total Under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.Over 75.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.Over 75Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-1515-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.Over 75.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.Over 75.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    TABLE B. Showing the localities in which the cases of Notifi-able Infectious Diseases and Deaths from Measles, Diarrhoea and Phthisis occurred during the year. (The figures in brackets denote the number of houses in which the cases occurred. The asterisks denote the fatal cases of Notifiable Diseases.)
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis. Under 2 vears.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis. Uuder 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths trom Diarrhoea and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever,Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Ueaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 yearsDeaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. Under 2 years.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    TABLE C. Giving the Meterological Conditions of the 52 Weeks ended December 28th, 1912, together with the number of Deaths from certain Diseases and at certain Ages.
    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    TABLE D. Showing the number of Cases of Infectious Diseases notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health during the Year 1912.
    Cities and Boroughs,Estimated population in the middle of 1912.Notified Cases of Infectious Disease.
    Small-pox.Scarlet fever.Diphtheria.Typhus fever.Enteric fever.Other continned fevers.Puerperal fever.Erysipelas.- Cerebro-spinal meningitis.Poliomyelitis.Total.Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.