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Camberwell 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

Published
1915
Author
Stevens, Francis.
Pages
43
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    Population of Camberwell and Sub-Districts.
    Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
  • Page 3
    Births in Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Unattached.
  • Page 3
    Birth-rates of Camberwell and its Sub-Districts.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's
  • Page 4
    Redistribution of Deaths among the Sub-Districts of Camberwell.
    District.Deaths returned classified according to sub-districts.Deaths of persons removed from unknown addresses in the Borough redistributed.Estimates of total deaths due to subdistricts.
  • Page 6
    Death-rates in Camberwell and its Sub-Districts for the past 10 years.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
  • Page 7
    Deaths under One Year from All Causes per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 12
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Particulars of Notifications received from January 5th, 1914, to January 2nd, 1915.
    District No.Ward.Sanitary Inspector.Number of Persons Notified.Number of Notifcations received.Age Distribution,Inspections and Re-visits made by Sanitary Inspectors.Patients left Address, since Notification, for other Address in Borough.Patients who have left Borough since Notification.
    Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 13
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from January 4th, 1914, to January 2nd, 1915.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total.
  • Page 13
    Continued from previous page...
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    Under 55 to 1010 to 15Over 15Total.
  • Page 15
    Tuberculosis, 1914.
    Inspector.Overcrowding.Ordinary.Total.
    Intimations.Notices.Intimations.Notices.
  • Page 22
    WARDS IN WHICH ENTERITIS CASES AROSE. The numbers in parentheses indicate the beds available in the Wards.
    E. 1 (7)E. 2 (7)E. 3 (7)F. 1 (7)F. 2 (7)F. 3 (18)G. 1G. 2G. 3 (7)H. 1 (2)H. 2 (8)H. 3 (2)
  • Page 26
    1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 26
    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
  • Page 27
    3.—Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premisks Sections 109,110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made. (Sec. 110.)Prosecutions. (Secs.109,110.)
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    ContractorsWorkmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
  • Page 28
    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
  • Page 28
    5.—Other Matters.
  • Page 31
    1. Milk and cream not sold as preserved cream:—
    –(a) Number of Samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(b) Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
  • Page 32
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1914 AND PREVIOUS YEAR.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate. 7of Nonresidents registered in the District; 8of Residents not registered in the District. 9Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 4Rate. 5Number. 10Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. 11Number. 12Rate. 13
  • Page 33
    TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1914.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality (e.g., Parish or Ward) of the District.Total Cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.Unattached.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 34 35
    TABLE III.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1914.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Besident" 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.
  • Page 36
    TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1 to 3 months.3 to 6 months6 to 9 months.9 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
    All causesCertified..............................
    Uncertified..............................
  • Page 37
    TABLE V.—FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
    1914.No. of Visits.Want of Cleanliness.Overcrowding and Defective Ventilation.Defective Roof, &c., and Dampness.Sanitary Accommodation.Defective Yards and Paving.Defective Dust-bins.Notices.Summonses.Other Defects.
    Insufficient.Not Separate.Dirty or Defective.Intimation.Statutory.
  • Page 38
    TABLE VI.- RETURN OF WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1914.
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 39
    Return of Work carried out at the Disinfecting Station during the Year 1914.
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 39
    UNSOUND FOOD, &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
    Fish.Meat.Fruit.Miscellaneous.
  • Page 41
    TABLE VIII.—SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 2nd, 1915.
    Description of Work.Pointon.Eagle.Scudamore.Collins.Morley.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Green.Jones.Nash.Totals.
  • Page 41
    RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 2nd, 1915.
    Description of Work.Inspectors.Totals.
    Pointon.Eagle.Scudamore.Collins.Morley.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Green.Jones.Nash.Miss Bevan.
  • Page 42
    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1914 (as asked for by the London County Council).
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections, 1914.Number of Notices, 1914.Number of Prosecutions, 1914.
    On Register at end of 1913.Added in 1914.Removed in 1914.On Register at end of 1914.