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Hammersmith 1916

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1916

Published
1917
Author
Jackson, J. Charles.
Pages
20
Tables
15

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15 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registerd in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the Distiict.Under r Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.
    Num-ber.Rate.Number.Rate per 1000 Net Birhts.Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
  • Page 3
    Causes of and Ages al Deaths.—The following Table gives the causes of and ages at death TABLE II. Causes of, and Ages at. Death during the Tear 1916.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the District.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
    i234567891011
  • Page 4
    The following table gives the causes of the deaths at various periods under one year of age:—
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 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.TotalDeaths under 1 year.
  • Page 6
    TABLE IV. Gases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1916.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases noti-fied in e .ch Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases Re-moved to Hospital.
    At Ages—Years.
    At all AgesUnder11 & under 5 Years.5 & under 15 Years.15 & under 25 Years.25 & under 45 Years.45 & under 65 Years.65 and upwards.NorthCentreSouth
  • Page 8
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form "A ."Number of Notifications on Form " B."Number of Noti-fications on Form "C."
    Primary Notifications.Total Noti-fications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors).Primary NotificationsTotal Noti-fications (i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors).Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 1.to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 2020 to 2525 to 35-35 to 4545 to 55-55 to 6565 & 1 upwards.Total.Un-der 5-5 to 1010 to 151 Total.
  • Page 11
    The following table gives a summary of the work relating to the above named premises.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1916.Number of notices, 1916.Number of prosecutions, 1916.
    On register at end of 1915.Added in 1916.Removed in 1916.On register at end of 1916.
  • Page 11
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1916.Number of notices, 1916Number of prosecutions, 1916.
    On register at end of 1915.Added in 1916Removed 111 1916.On register at end of 1916.
  • Page 12
    I.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Nolices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 13
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prose-cutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 13
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' List, Section 107.Outwork in Un-wholesome pre- mises, Sec. 108.Outwork in In-fected Premises, Sees. 109, no.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit in-spection of Lists.Failing to send Lists.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec.101).Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110).
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Con-trac-tors.Work-men.Con-trac-tors.Work-men.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 14
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
  • Page 14
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 15
    The following is a list of the premises certified by the Medical Officer of Health:—
    Name and situation of premises.No. of houses and blocks for which applications were received.No. of tenements therein.No. of tenements for which certificate was granted.No. of tenements tor which certificate, was deferred.
  • Page 16
    Notices.—The following is a list of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:—
    No. of Inspections.No. of Notices served.No. of Notices complied with.
  • Page 16
    Legal Proceedings.—Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act were instituted in the following cases:—
    SITUATION OF PREMISES,&C.NATURE OF OFFENCE.RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS.