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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Marylebone 1918

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918

Published
1919
Author
Porter, Charles.
Pages
24
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    TABLE I. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages, and in Sub-Districts, under 1 Year of Age.
    No.CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1 and under 2 Weeks.2 and under 3 Weeks.3 and under4 Weeks.Total under 1 month.1 and under 3 Months3 and under 6 Months6 and under 9 Months9 and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.Total..
  • Page 8
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30th December, 1917, to the 28th December, 1918. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B. *Number of Notifications on Form C-
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form ANo. of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Poor I-aw Institions.Sanatorium.
    0 to 1to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2030 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 656s and upwardsTotal Primary Notifications.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.
  • Page 10
    DEATHS FROM PHTHISIS.
    Estimated Population.Year.All Ages.AH Souls.Sub-Districts.St. John.
    St. Mary.Christ Church.
  • Page 11
    The number of specimens examined bacteriologically, by Dr. Foulerton, and the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made, are shown in the following table.
    1918.
    Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 11
    A complete list is as follows: LIST OF SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE YEAR 1918.
    Article.Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
  • Page 12
    The mean composition of the genuine samples of milk is shown by the table to be well over the official standard and not dissimilar to that of previous years.
    Sp. Gr.Milk Fat.Solids, not Fat.Total Solids.
  • Page 12
    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 12
    2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
  • Page 13
    Premises under Constant Supervision.
  • Page 13
    A statement with special reference to the list set out above, is contained in the following tables:—
    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.
  • Page 14
    Continued from previous page...
    Mortuary.Removed by Inspectors.
  • Page 15
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 16
    The following summary shows the number of inspections made by each of the inspectors, and the nuisances detected by them:— Districts.
    No. I.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4Total.
  • Page 17
    The following report is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901. I.—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 17
    2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects-Number of
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)5)
  • Page 18
    3.— HOME WORK;
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PUEMISES, 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 (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(?)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 19
    4.— REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
  • Page 19
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
  • Page 20
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. DURING 1918 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Populatioi estimated to Middle, of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected No.Nett.of Nonresidents registered in the Dist ict.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    No.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.No.Rate.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
    12845678910111213
  • Page 21
    TABLE I. (A) Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1918 and the ten Previous Years.
    Names of Localities.The Whole Borough.All Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1yearPopulation estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under1year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all AgesDeaths under1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1year.
    a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.
  • Page 22
    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year ending 28th December, 1918.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total cases notified in each locality.Number of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.Cases isolated at home
    At allAt ages—years.All SoulsSt. MaryChrist ChurchSt. JohnTotals.All SoulsSt. MaryChrist ChurchSt. JohnTotals
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 23
    TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 28th December, 1918.
    No.CAUSES OF DEATH.Net 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 Souls.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.Total.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 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.