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Camberwell 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

Published
1935
Author
Barnes, Howell W.
Pages
113
Tables
77

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  • Page 7
    The population of the different wards calculated upon this estimated figure is compared in the following table with that of the Ward Census enumeration which took place in 1931.
    Wards.Population at the Census, 1931.Estimated Population, 1934. (Middle of the Year).
  • Page 8
    Vital Statistics. The vital and mortal statistics of every ward in the Borough for the year 1934 are given in the following table:—
    Wards.Estimated Population.Births.Deaths under 1 yearDeaths all ages.
    No.Rate per 1,000.No.Rate per 1,000.No.Rate per 1,000.
  • Page 8
    The following table illustrates the steady fall that has taken place since the last census:—
    The Borough.County of London.England and Wales.
  • Page 9
    The following table indicates the sources of notification:—
    Source of notification.No. of Births notified.
    Live Births.Still Births.
  • Page 10
    A table showing the age distribution of these deaths in each quarter of the year is appended :—
    Period.Under 4 weeks.4 weeks and Under 3 months.3 months and Under 12 months.
    Legit.Illegit.Legit.Illegit.Legit.Illegit.
  • Page 10
    DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1934.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0-1-2-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
  • Page 11
    DEATHS, CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DURING THE YEAR 1934—contd.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0-1-2-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
  • Page 12
    For the purposes of comparison the maternal mortality rates per 1,000 total births in Camberwell, London and England and Wales for the last five years are as follows:—
    Year.Camberwell.London.England and Wales.
  • Page 12
    WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS
    WardsNo. of Births.No. of DeathsUnder 1 month.(Age at Death)
    Between 1 & 3 months.Between 3 & 12 months
  • Page 13
    An additional table is appended showing the causes responsible for the death of these infants in this age group:—
  • Page 14
    The total deaths are summarised in the following table showing the wards of the Borough in which they occurred and when they took place.
    Ward.Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 15
    INFANTILE MORTALITY TABLE. Deaths from Stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age, 1934.
    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 months.6 to 9 months.9 to 12 months.Total under 1 year.
  • Page 17
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Name and Situation.By whom provided.Sessions.
  • Page 19
    Municipal and Subsidised Infant Welfare Centres.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Medical Sessions.Health Talk and Mothercraft Session.
  • Page 21
    The following table gives particulars of the number of persons who attended the cleansing station during the year.
  • Page 22
    MORTUARY RETURN.
    Month.Males.Females.Total.Burial only.Inquests.PostmortemsCourts.Residents.Outside Borough
    Number.P.-M.'s.
  • Page 23
    PUBLIC VACCINATORS—RETURN OF WORK, 1934. Number of Persons successfully Vaccinated and Re-vaccinated by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended December 31st, 1934.
    Name of Institution or Vaccination District.Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Numbers of successful Primary Vaccinations of persons:—Number of successful Re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time.
    Under one year of age.One year and upwards.
  • Page 28
    Toddlers Clinics. Attendances Table.
    Infant Welfare Centre.Number of Sessions held 1934.Number of Individual Children attending these Sessions.Total Attendances.
  • Page 29
    The following table summarises the number of sessions and attendances recorded at these special sessions during the year:—
    Infant Welfare Centre.No. of Sessions.No. of Attendances.Average Attendance.
  • Page 29
    The following table shows the number of cases attended and visits paid by the staff of the District Nursing Associations under taking home nursing duties on behalf of the Borough Council.
    Disease.Children.Adults.
    No. Cases.No. Visits.No. Cases.No. Visits.
  • Page 31
    The following is a record of the work carried out by the Infant Life Protection Visitor during the year:—
  • Page 32
    INFANT WELFARE CENTRES—CLINIC ATTENDANCES, Etc., 1934.
    Infant Welfare Centres.Under 1 Year.Between 1 & 5 Years.Miscellaneous.Total Attendances.Analysis of Attendances, Children.Weighings only.Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances.Treatment Centre for Minor Ailments.Post-Natal Mothers for Advice Own Health.Massage Clinic.Sunlight Clinic.
    First Attendances.Subsequent Attendances.First Attendances.Subsequent Attendances.Doctors' Consultations.Seen by Health Visitor.
  • Page 33
    HEALTH VISITORS—RECORD OF VISITS, 1934, To Expectant and Post-Natal Mothers and Children.
    Infant Welfare Centres.To Expectant Mothers.To Post-Natal Mothers.No. Births reported in the Area.To Children.Analysis of Visits to Children.Miscellaneous Visits.Measles and Whooping Cough.Visits by Voluntary Helpers.Total Visits.
    Under 1 Year.Between 1 and 5 Years.Total Visits.Under 1 Year.Between 1 and 5 Years.
    First Visits.Subsequent Visits.Attending Centre.Not Attending Centre.Attending. Centre.Not Attending Centre.
  • Page 36 37
    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1934. Inspectors.
    Malins, L.Maughan.Leonard.Dobson.Burrell.Glenday.Pickard.Worsfold.Green.Malins, M.Weaver.Miss O'Riordan.Totals.
  • Page 38 39
    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1934—continued. Inspectors
    Malins, L.Maughan.Leonard.Dobson.Burrell.Glenday.Pickard.Worsfold.Green.Malins, M.Weaver.Miss O'Riordan.Totals.
  • Page 40
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1934.
    Dist. No.Address.Complaint.Magistrate's decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 41
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1934—continued.
    Dist. No.Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 42
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1934—continued.
    Dist. No.Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 45
    Offensive Trades.
  • Page 46
    The following areas in Camberwell were also declared by the London County Council to be clearance areas during 1934:—
    Area.No. of premises.No. of persons to be displaced and rehoused.Date when declared.
  • Page 49
    UNDERGROUND ROOMS. Housing Act, 1925 (Section 18), and Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (Section 96).
  • Page 51
    I.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
  • Page 52
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)Number of Prosecutions. (5)
  • Page 53
    Factory and Workshop Act. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES ON THE REGISTER AT THE END OF 1934. Inspected by the Council's Male Sanitary Inspectors.
    Workshops and Workplaces.Trade.Factories.Total.
  • Page 53
    Inspected by the Council's Woman Sanitary Inspector.
    Trade.Factories.Workshops and Workplaces.Total.
  • Page 54
    The following table shows the nature of the work conducted by outworkers in this Borough. Table showing Trades of Outworkers in Employment at the end of 1934.
  • Page 56
    The following summary shows the comparative state of the registers at the end of 1933 and 1934:—
    Year 1933.Year 1934.
  • Page 56
    Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923. Under this Order the Council granted the following licences for the sale of designated milk.
  • Page 57
    The reports of the 12 samples which failed to comply are appended:—
    Sample marked.Date obtained.Bacteria per c.c.Presence of Coliform Bacillus.
  • Page 65
    Table showing particulars op cases of Food Poisoning notified during The year in accordance with the requirements of the London county Council (General Powers) Act, 1932.
    No.Date notified.Food suspected.Remarks.
  • Page 66
    Unsound Food. No seizures of unsound food were made during the year. The following unsound food was, however, voluntarily surrendered to the Council for destruction during the year 1934:—
    Nature of Food.Weight.Surrendered or Seized.Result of action taken.
    T.c.q.l.
  • Page 67
    UNSOUND FOOD—Continued.
    Name of Food.Weight.Surrendered or Seized.Result of Action taken.
    T.c.q.l.
  • Page 67
    Summary of Work of Food Inspector for 52 weeks ended Dec. 31st, 1934.
  • Page 72 73
    TABLE "A" Formal and Informal Samples submitted for Analysis for the year ended December 31st, 1934.
    Article.Number Examined.Number Adulterated, etc.Percentage of Adulteration.
    Formal.Informal.Private.Total.Formal.Informal.Private.Total.Formal.Informal.
  • Page 74 75
    TABLE "B" SAMPLES ADULTERATED, Etc.
    Serial No.Article.Whether Formal, Informal or Private.Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity.Observations.Result of Proceedings, or other Action taken.
  • Page 76
    TABLE "C." Percentages of Adulteration of Formal Samples during the past five years:—
    Year.19301931193219331934
  • Page 76
    TABLE "D." Percentage of Adulteration of Formal Samples of Milk, during the past five years:—
    Year.19301931193219331934
  • Page 76
    RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS.
    Act, Regulation or Order under which proceedings were taken.Number of Summonses.Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 78
    The following figures record the number of cases of mild smallpox notified since the outbreak of this disease in the Borough in 1928.
    Year.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 79
    Variola Minor. Table showing vaccinal condition of patients.
    Ages.Vaccinal condition at time of infection.
    (a) Successfully vaccinated.(b) Successfully re-vaccinated.(c) Unvaccinated.(d) Doubtful.
  • Page 81
    Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Para-Typhoid Fever). One case of para-typhoid was notified. The particulars of this case are as follows:—
    Sex.Age.Date of Notification.Notified as.Results of Bacteriological Examination.Source of infection.
  • Page 82 83
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLINIC. RETURN OF WORK TABLE I.—AGES OF PERSONS SCHICK-TESTED WITH RESULT OF TEST.
    6 to 12 mths.1 to 2 yrs.2 to 3 yrs.3 to 4 yrs.4 to 5 yrs.5 to 6 yrs.6 to 7 yrs.7 to 8 yrs.8 to 9 yrs.9 to 10 yrs.10 to 11 yrs.11 to 12 yrs.12 to 13 yrs.13 to 14 yrs.14 to 15 yrs.15 yrs. and above.Total
    10291921352519208166565323250
  • Page 82 83
    TABLE II.—IMMUNISATION TREATMENT TABLE.
    6 to 12 mths.1 to 2 yrs.2 to 3 yrs.3 to 4 yrs.4 to 5 yrs.5 to 6 yrs.6 to 7 yrs.7 to 8 yrs.8 to 9 yrs.9 to 10 yrs.10 to 11 yrs.11 to 12 yrs.12 to 13 yrs.113 to 14 yrs.14 to 15 yrs.115 yrs. and above.Totals
  • Page 82 83
    TABLE III.—AGES OF PERSONS RE-SCHICKED AFTER TREATMENT AND FOUND TO BE NEGATIVE.
    6 to 12 mths.1 to 2 yrs.2 to 3 yrs.3 to 4 yrs.4 to 5 yrs.5 to 6 yrs.6 to 7 yrs.7 to 8 yrs.8 to 9 yrs.9 to 10 yrs.10 to 11 yrs.11 to 12 yrs.12 to 13 yrs.13 to 14 yrs.114 to 15 yrs.15 yrs. and above.Total
  • Page 85
    The following table provides information respecting the state of health of these patients at the end of 1934:—
  • Page 85
    Analysis of Cases Table.
    No. of Cases. Notified.Cases Treated.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total. Blindness.Deaths.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 86 87
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. TABLE OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED AND DEATHS FROM THESE CAUSES.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Admitted to Hospital.Notifications and Age Distributions.Discharged from Hospital as not suffering from the Disease.Deaths.
    Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards
    Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.Notifications.
  • Page 88 89
    TABLE OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Showing Distribution of Cases in Wards.
    Disease.WARDS. Total.
    1234567891011121314151617181920
  • Page 93
    DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. Return of Work, 1934.
  • Page 94
    The following table shows the period between the receipt of the primary notification and the death of the patient.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 95
    The following table gives particulars of new cases of tuberculosis notified in accordance with the provisions of the Tuberculosis Regulations, 1930, and of the deaths in Camberwell from these causes as furnished by the Registrar-General.
    Age Periods.New cases.Age Periods.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non-respiratory.Respiratory.Non-respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 95
    The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register at December 31st, 1934, and the changes which have taken place appear in the following table:—
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Totals.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 97
    TABLE I.—INDIVIDUAL NOTIFIED PATIENTS ON CURRENT LIST AT DECEMBER 31st, 1934.
    Age Periods.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Totals (all ages)
  • Page 98
    TABLE II. Individual Notified Patients on Current List at December 31st, 1934, allocated to the Wards of the Borough.
    Wards.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 98
    TABLE III. Comparative Table of Primary Notifications for past Fourteen Years.
    Year.All Forms.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other Forms.
  • Page 99
    TABLE IV. Showing Annual Primary Notification Rate of Tuberculosis (All Forms) 1921-1934.
    Year.Population.All Forms.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other Forms.
  • Page 99
    TABLE V. Showing No. of Primary Notifications Received during 1934 and Ward Allocation.
    Wards.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 100
    TABLE VI. Summary of Notifications during the Period from January 1st, 1934 to December 31st, 1934.
    Age Periods.Formal Notifications under Article 5.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Notifications under Article 5.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 and upwards.Total Primary Notifications.
  • Page 101
    TABLE VII. SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1934. Information of New Cases discovered otherwise than by Formal Notification.
    Age Periods.0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555—6565 and upwardsTotal.
  • Page 101
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained stated below:—
  • Page 102
    TABLE VIII. Deaths from Tuberculosis (All Forms) 1934 Allocated to the Wards of the Borough.
    Wards.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Grand Total.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 103
    TABLE IX. DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1934. Classified in Age Groups in Accordance with Particulars Provided by Registrar-General.
    Age Periods.Under 11-22-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-7575 and upwardsTotals.
  • Page 104
    TABLE X. Showing the Occupation of 151 Males who died from Tuberculosis in 1934.
  • Page 105
    TABLE XI. Showing the Occupation of 72 Females who died from Tuberculosis in 1934.
  • Page 105
    TABLE XII. Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1934.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Nonpulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children
    MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 106
    TABLE XIII.
    Housing accommodation of 341 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1934.Number of Families occupying
    1 Room.2 Rooms.3 Rooms.4 Rooms.5 Rooms.6 Rooms or more.
  • Page 107
    TABLE XIV. Sleeping accommodation for 341 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in 1934. The figures refer to the tuberculosis Nurses' first home visit.