Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1943
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Census | Estimate of Registrar-General | ||
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1921 | 1931 | to 30th June, 1942 | to 30th June, 1943 |
Year | No. | Rate |
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Year | Whole Borough | London | ||
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No. of Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Births | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Births |
Sub-District | Bermondsey | Rotherhithe | St. Olave | Whole Borough | London | ||
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Year | No. | No. | No. | No. | Rate | No. | Rate |
Year 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year 2 | Births | Total Deaths registered in the District | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District 9 | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions, etc., in the District 10 | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions etc. beyond the District 11 | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District | |||||
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No. 3 | Rate 4 | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | No. 12 | Rate 13 | |||||||
No. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered 6 | No. 7 | Rate 8 |
Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | ||||||||
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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 |
Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district. | ||||||||
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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 |
Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
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Clinic | No. of Sessions | No. of New Patients | Total Attendances |
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Examined for | Total Examinations | Results of Examination | ||||
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Positive | Negative | |||||
1942 | 1943 | 1942 | 1943 | 1942 | 1943 |
Disease | St. Olave's District Nursing Association | Rotherhithe Queen's Nursing Association | Totals whole Borough | |||
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Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits |
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED | Bermondsey | Rotherhithe | St. Olave | Total Cases removed to Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages | At Ages—Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | St. John | St. Olave | St.Thomas | Total | ||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 & upwards |
Notifiable Disease. | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
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AGE PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
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Pulmonary | NonPulmonary | Pulmonary | NonPulmonary |
Period Between Notification and Death | Respiratory System | Other Forms | ||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Percentage of Total Deaths | Males | Females | Total | Percentage of Total Deaths |
Diagnosis | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | |||||||||
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Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age Periods | Formal Notifications | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis | Total Notifications | ||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total (all ages) |
Age Periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total |
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Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Name of Centre | Children's Consultations | Ante-natal Clinic | Sewing Class | Gynæcological Clinic | |||||||||||
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No. of Sessions | New Cases | Total Attendances | No. seen by Doctor | No. of Sessions | New Cases | Post-Natal Cases | Total Attendances | No. of Sessions | No. of Attendances | No. of Sessions | New Cases | Total Attendances | |||
Under 1 year | 1-5 years | Under 1 year | 1-5 years |
Registered— | Total | Males | Females |
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Total | Males | Females |
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Deaths from puerperal causes:— | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births |
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CENTRE | Age Group | Number Examined | Number Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Number of Attendances for Orthodontics | Total Number of Attendances | |
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General | Local |
CENTRE | Type of Case | Number of Patients Examined | Number of Patients Treated | Number of Extractions | Anæsthetics | Number of Fillings | Number of Scalings | Number of Dentures Fitted | Number of Repairs to Dentures | Number of Attendances | |
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Local | General |
Clinic | Men | Women | Total |
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Premises | Number on Register at end of 1943 | Number of Inspections | Number of Prosecutions |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ||
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House-to-House | Special Inspections | Complaints | Infectious Diseases | Rat Survey | Offensive Trades | Outworkers' Bi-Annual Inspection | Underground Conveniences | Drains Tested | Other Calls and Visits | Chimney Watched | Bakehouses | Common and Seamen's Lodging Houses | Butchers | Fishmongers, Friers and Curers | Food Stores | Fruiterers and Greengrocers | Ice Cream | Markets | Restaurants and Eating Houses | Destruction of Food | Various | TOTALS | ||
Visits | Ints. |
NATURE OF WORK (1) | Outworkers' Lists, Section 110 | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 111 | ||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers | Outworkers resident in Bermondsey received from other Districts | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists (8) | Prosecutions | Instances (11) | Notices served (12) | Prosections (13) | ||||||
Lists (2) | Outworkers | Failing to keep lists (9) | Failing to send lists (10) | |||||||||
Resident in Bermondsey | Resident in other Districts (5) | |||||||||||
Contractors (3) | Workmen (4) | Contractors (6) | Workmen (7) |
Premises | Number of | ||
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Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
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Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector |
In Use | Not in Use | ||
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Underground | Above ground | Above ground | Underground |
Disposal | Loads | tons | cwts. | qrs. |
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No. | Sample | Adulteration or Infringement | Remarks |
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Articles | Quantity Unsound | |||||||||||
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Disposed of for purposes other than human food | Destroyed | Released for disposal under other Sanitary Authorities | ||||||||||
Weight | Weight | Weight |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
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Visits | Food Factories | Food Stores | Food Wharves and Depots | Milksellers | Pharmacy and Poisons | Condemnation of Food | Nuisances Found | Intimations Served | Food Control | Various | Number of Samples taken | |||||||
Jam | Butter and Margarine | Other | Food and Drugs | Imported Food Regulations | Milk (Special Designation) Order | Samples of Milk for presence of Tubercle Bacilli | Milk for Bacillus Abortus | Pharmacy and Poison |