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Camberwell 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

Published
1916
Author
Stevens, Francis.
Pages
35
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    POPULATION OF CAMBERWEELL AND SUB-DISTRICTS.
    Borough. Dulwich.South Camberwell.North Camberwell.South Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
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    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 5
    DEATH RATES IN CAMBERWELL AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
    Year.Borough.Dulwich.South Camberwell.North CamberwellSouth Peckham.North Peckham.St. George's.
  • Page 6
    (This table is taken from the Report of the Medical Officer to the London County Council.)
    Boroughs.Death-rate from all causes per 1,000 living (corrected).Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 births.
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    DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR FROM ALL CAUSES PER 1,000 Births.
    Borough.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.1912.1913.1914.1915.Year in which Health Visitor was appointed.
    Camberwell130115104100941098310699103
  • Page 12
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. PARTICULARS OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM JANUARY 4TH, 1915, TO JANUARY 1ST, 1916.
    District No.Ward.Sanitary Inspector.Number of Persons Notified.Number of Notifications 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.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATION 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from January 4th, 1915, to January 1st, 1916.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other Doctors.
    Primary Notifications.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total.
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    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.
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    TUBERCULOSIS, 1915.
    Inspector.Overcrowding.Ordinary.Total.
    Intimations.Notices.Intimations.Notices.
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    1.—INPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber 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.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.
    Con. tractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5.—HTHERS MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    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 24
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1915 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2BIRTHSTOTALs DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT.TRANSFERABLE DEATHSNETT DEATHS BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.
    Uncorrectd 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 25
    TABLE II.—CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1915.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIELD.TOTAL CASES NOTIFIELD 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.
    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 III.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1915.
    Causes OF Death.Nett Deaths AT SUBJOINED AGES OF "Restdents" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE Disteict.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.
  • Page 28
    TABLE IV.—INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes 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 months.6 to 9 months.9 to 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE V.—FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
    1915.No. of Visits.Want of Cleanliness.Overcrowding and Defective Ventilation.Defective Roof, &c., and Dampness.Sanitary Accommodation.Defective Yards and Paving.Defective Dust-bins.Other Defects.Notices.Summonses.
    Insufficient.Not Separate.Dirty or Defective.Intimation.Statutory.
  • Page 30
    TABLE VI.—RETURN OK WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE DISINFECTING STATION DURING THE YEAR 1915.
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    Table VI.—Return of Work carried out at the Disinfecting Station during the Year 1915.
    Articles Disinfected.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    TABLE VII.—UNSOUND FOOD, &c., DESTROYED AT DEPOT.
    Fish.MeatFruit.Miscellaneous.Tinned Foods.
    cwt.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 32
    TABLE VIII. SUMMARY OK SANITARY WORK FOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 1st, 1916.
    Description of Work.Pointon.Eagle.Scudamore.Collins.Morley.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Green.Jones.Nash.Totals.
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    RETURN OF WORK PERFORMED IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 1st, 1916.
    Description of Work.Inspectors.Totals.
    Pointon.Eagle.Scudamore.Collins.Morley.Farmer.Dewey.Malins.Green.JonesNash.Miss Bevan.
  • Page 34
    PROCEEDINGS DURING 1915 (as asked for by the London County Council).
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections, 1915.Number of Notices, 1915.Number of Prosecutions, 1915.
    On Register at end of 1914.Added in 1915.Removed in 1915.On Register at end of 1915.