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Wandsworth 1918

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918

Published
1919
Author
Smith, P. Caldwell.
Pages
108
Tables
66

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66 tables in this report

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    Table I. shows the population of each sub-district based on the above estimation of the Registrar General compared with the Census population. TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population, 1911.Population estimated to middle of 1918
    For death-rates.For birth-rates.
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-Rate.Rate of natural increase.
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    TABLE III.
    Sub-DistrictToal No. of births notifiedNotified By:Total births registered.No. born dead.
    Medical AttendantParent.Midwife.Other person.
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    TABLE IV.
    Name of Public Institution.Clapham.Putney.StreathamTooting.Wands'th.Total.
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    TABLE V. Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough of Persons not belonging to the Borough, 1918
    causes of death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
    All Ages.Males.Females.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 6565 and upwards.Springfield Mental Hospital.Tooting Bee Asylum.Hostel of God.Newlands House Asylum .Workhouse.H.M. Prison.Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables.The Priory.Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.S. Lon. Hosp. for WomenSt. Anne's Home.Military Hospitals.Other Places, not Public Institutions.
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    TABLE VI. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1918.
    Causes of deathDeaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
    All Ages.Males.Females.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.Workhouse.Tooting Bec Asylum.H.M. Prison.Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.Hostel of God.South London Hospital for Women.Other Places not Institutions.
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    TABLE vii. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., outside the Borough, of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1918.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages)Institutions.
    All Ages.Males.Females.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.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Workhouses and Workhouse InfirmariesGeneral and Special Hospitals, &c.Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums.Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths.Uncorrected Deaths.Corrected Death-rate.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE IX. Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year 1918.
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    TABLE X. Wandsworth District. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1918 and previous years. (Table I.)
    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.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    13345678910111213
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    TABLE XI. Wandsworth District. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1918. (Table II.)
    Notifiable Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
    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 XII. (Table IV.) Borough of Wandsworth. Infant Mortality. 1918. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under i Year of Age.
    =Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months3 Months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE XIII.
    Sub-District.No. of Deaths under one year.Percentage to total Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    1915191619171918
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    TABLE XIV.
    Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1 st January to 31st December, 1917.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated,
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    TABLE XV.
    Sub-Districts.One case.Two cases.Three cases.Four cases.Five cases and upwards.Total houses invaded.
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    TABLE XVI.
    Sub-Districts.One case.Two cases.Three cases.Four cases.Five cases and upwards.Total houses invaded.
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    TABLE XVII.
    Clapham.Putney.Streat-ham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XVIII.
    Sub-Districts.Diseases.
    Measles.German Measles.Chicken Pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.| Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XIX.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Total.Grand total.
    Infl.Pneu.Infl.Pneu.Infl.Pneu.Infl.Pneu.Infl.Pneu.Infl.Pneu.
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    The following Table shows the sex and ages at which death from Influenza occurred:— TABLE XX.
    Under 1 year.1-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 and over.Total.
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    TABLE XXI.
    Method of Feeding.Age in Months.
    Under 3-3 and under 6.6 and under 9.9 and under 12.Total.
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    TABLE XXII.
    Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    TABLE XXIII.
    Clapham, North.Clapham, South.PutneyStreatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
    CLAPHAMClapham Dispensary, 42, Manor Street.Tuesday, 2.30—4.30 p.m. Wednesday, 1.45-—4.30 p.m.Weighing and Lectures. Clinic.
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    The necessity for preserving infant life is at present even more urgent than ever before, as will be seen from the Table which, follows, showing the births, birth-rate, and infant mortality in in the Borough for the last ten years.
    Year.No.' of Births.Birth-rate.Deaths of Infants.Infantile Mortality.
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    Expenditure. The following is a statement of the expenditure at present incurred by the Council on the above-mentioned Maternity and Child Welfare work:—
    £s.d.
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    The following Table shows the locality, the date of opening, and the expenditure for the financial year ended 31st March, 1918:—
    Centre.Address.Date of Opening.Expenditure.
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    Streatham and Clapham have no Creches. Expenditure.
    £s.d
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    The following statement shows the estimated cost of carrying out the before-mentioned suggestions, but half of this expenditure would be refunded to the Council by the Local Government Board:—
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    TABLE XXIV.
    Sub-District.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other Juberculous Diseases.Total.
    No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.
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    TABLE XXV.
    Year.Cases Reported.Deaths.Removed.Recovered.No Inquiries.Cases on Register.
    1909191019111912191319141915191619171918Total.
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    TABLE XXVI.
    Localisation of Disease.Number of cases notified.No. of deaths.Removed.On Register.
    Total.Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 25.25 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 55.55 and under 65.65 and upwards.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXVII.
    YearCases Notified.Deaths.Removed.RecoveredCases on Register.
    I913.1914.1915-1916.1917.1918.Total.
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    TABLE XXVIII. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from 30th December, 1917, to the 28th December, iqx8. Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.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)Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e. including cases previously notified by other doctors)
    1 Under 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    TABLE XXIX. Number of New Cases, and Total Attendances at the Dispensaries, 1918,
    Dispensary.New Cases, 1918.Total Attendances, 1918.1917.
    Tuberculous.NonTuberculous.Total.Tuberculous.Non-T uber-culous.Total.Total New Cases.Total Attendances
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    TABLE XXX. NEW CASES, 1918.
    Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Totals.
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    TABLE XXXI. CASES OF 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 AND 1917 ATTENDING IN 1918
    Tuberculous.Non-T uberculou sTotals.
    M.F-Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    TABLE XXXII. RETURN SHOWING SOURCE OF CASES AND SUB-DISTRICTS.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Outside Borough.Totals.
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    TABLE XXXIII. DIAGNOSIS AND AGE GROUPING OF ALL CASES.
    Age Period.Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Totals.Percentage of Tuberculous Cases to Total Cases at each Age.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIV. DIAGNOSIS AND AGE GROUPING OF ALL CONTACTS, EXAMINED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING 1918
    Age Periods.Tuberculous.Non-T uberculous.Totals.Percentage of Contacts found to be tuberculous at age period.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXXV. SITE OF LESION IN TUBERCULOUS CASES.
    Age Period.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Total.
    Glands.Joints and Bones.Abdominal.Others.Total Non-Pulmonary.
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    Disposal of Tuberculous Cases, 1918, at End of Year.
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    TABLE XXXVI.
    INQUESTS.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth
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    TABLE XXXVII.
    INQUESTS.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth
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    TABLE XXXVIII. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1918.
    Clapham.Putney.StreathamTooting.WandsworthWhole Borough.
    North Ward.South Ward.Strea-tham Ward.Bal-ham Ward.South field Ward.Fairfield Ward.Spri'g field Ward.
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    TABLE XXXIX. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1918. (Male Inspectors.)
    InspectionsRe-Inspections.Totals.
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    TABLE XL. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1918-(Female Inspectors.)
    Inspections.Re-inspections.Totals.
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    HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c„ ACT, 1909. TABLE XLI.
    Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects were found.Percentage of defects to houses inspected.Number of Families living in
    One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards.
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    TABLE XLII.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    TABLE XLII.—(conld).
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Cost.
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    TABLE XLIII.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACESNumber of inspections, 1918.Number of notices, 1918.Number of prosecutions, 1918.
    On register at end of 1917.Added in 1918.Removed in 1918.On register at end of 1918.
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    INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. TABLE XLIV.
    CLASS OF WORKS.Number of PlacesNumber of Inspections, 1918.Number of Notices.Number of Prosecutions, 1918.
    On Register, at end of 1917.Added in 1918.Removed in 1918.On Register at end of 1918.Intimation, 1918.Statutory, 1918.Under Factory Act.Under Public Health Act.
    PremisesRooms.
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    TABLE XLV. I.—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten Notices.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE XLVI. 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Ntimber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
    Found.RemediecReferred to H.M Inspector
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    TABLE XLVII. 3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.1OUTWORKERS' 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 (S. 110).Prosecutions SS.109,110).
    ListstOutworkersLists.Outworkers†
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    TABLE XLVIII. 4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    TABLE XLIX. 5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number
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    TABLE L.
    Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Total No. of samples taken.No. per 1,000 of Population.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
    No. of samples taken.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.No of samples taken.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
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    with the necessary formalities required by the Acts by the Council's Food Inspectors, as under:—
    Inspector.Number of samples.
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    The following table gives in detail the nature of all the samples submitted under the Acts, together with the number of samples returned by us as being adulterated, or not up to the legal standard. Below will be found the percentage of adulteration of each class of article submitted where such adulteration occurs:—
    Nature of Article.Examined.Adulterated.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    96 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
    Class of Article.Percentage of Adulteration.
    Formal.Informal.Total.
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    In every case the samples reported against were milks which had been taken with the formalities required by the Act. Below will be found the reasons for returning them as adulterated, together with the number of samples which were so returned:—
    Nature of adulteration. •Number.
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    The following Table gives in detail the nature of the samples grouped in the General Statement under the head of Drugs, together with the number of samples returned as adulterated:—
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    Details of the "Other Articles" submitted will be found in the adjoining Table:—
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    samples shown in the above table as reported against were adul terated as under:—
    Nature of Sample.Number of Samples.Nature of Adulteration.
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    They consisted of the following:—
    Nature of Article.Number submittedReported against.