Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Nummary of Vital and Mortality Statistics.

Area	1925.	1924.

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The population for each of the various wards, based on this estimate, was as follows :—

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Table 1.

Year.		Births.
Year.	Estimated population.	No.	Rate per 1000.

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The following table shows the number of deaths which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates:— Table II.

Year.	Estimated Population.	Deaths.
Year.	Estimated Population.	No.	Rate per 1000.

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Table III.

Ward.	Males.	Deaths.		Total.	Death Hate per 1,000.
		Females.	Children under 1 year

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The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1925 and the previous year is as follows :— Table IV.

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The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the Fnllnwinc table!— Table V.

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Table VI. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.

	Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years.		Total deaths under one year.

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Table VII. TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1925.

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Table VIII.

Year.	Deaths under 1 year.	Infantile Mortality Rate.

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Table No. IX.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each year.	Births.			Total Deaths Begistered in the District.		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Un-corrected Number.	Nett.		Total Deaths Begistered in the District.		Transferable Deaths		Under 1 year of Age.		At all Ages.
					Number.	Bate.	of Non-residents registered in the District	of Resi-dents not registered in the District.	Under 1 year of Age.		At all Ages.
									Number.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Bate.
			Number.	Kate.					Number.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Bate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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Table No. X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1925.

	Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents" whether occurri rig within or without the District.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	' 45 and under 65 years.	65 and under 75 years,	\| 75 and upwards.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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Table No. XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1925. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

CAUSE OF DEATH.	Under 1 week.	1 to 2 weeks.	2 to 3 weeks.	3 to 4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under12months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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Table No. XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OFINFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1925.

	Number of cases notified.								Total cases notified in each Ward.						Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
Notifiable Disease	At all Ages	At Ages—Years							East Ward	North Ward	North-West Ward	South Ward	South-East Ward	South-West Ward
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	East Ward	North Ward	North-West Ward	South Ward	South-East Ward	South-West Ward

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Table Xill. Deaths and Death Rates from Principal Infectious Diseases.

	Hnteric Fever			Small Pox		Measles			Scarlet Fever			Whooping Cough			Diphtheria			Diarrme.4 and Enteritis (i.nder 2 years)			Total
Year	No. of Deaths	Rate		No. of Deaths	Rate	No. of Deaths	Rate		No. of Deaths	Rate		No. of Deaths	Rate		No. of Deaths	Kate		No. of Deaths	Rate		No. of Deaths	Rate

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Table XIV. Hospital Disposal of Notifiable Diseases during 1925.

DISEASE	Total Cases Notified	Cases admitted to Hospital,	Total Deaths.

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List of Infectious Diseases for the Past Five Years.

Disease.	Notified in					Admitted to Hospital.					Total Deaths.
	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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Table XVI.

BOROUGH.	Percentage of structurally separate dwellings.			Rooms per Dwelling 1921	Families per Dwelling 1921	Persons per Family		Rooms per Person All private Families 1921	Increase or Decrease in Dwellings.	Increase or Decrease in Private Families.	Population living more than two persons per room.
	Structur-ally Un-divided Private Houses.	Malsonettes, Flats, Tenements	Attached to Shops. Offices. Ware-houses.
						1921	1911

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The following table gives the proportion per 1,000 of the population of occupations of males of twelve years and upwards in Deptford illustrating from 1, 2, 3, onwards the Borough's chief industries: —

Industry.	Numbers per 1,000 males occupied in

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The following table gives important single occupations of males in Deptford:—

Occupation.		per 1000 occupied males

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Occupations of Females in Deptford per 1,000 occupied, aged 12 years and upwards.

Occupations.		No. per 1,000 Occupied.

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Occupations of Females. The most important Single Occupations.

Occupations.	No. per 1,000 Occupied.

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925. Table No. XVII.

	Number of District.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925—continued.

Table—continued.	Number of District.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Totals

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ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925—continued.

Table—continued.			Number of District.
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Totals.

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District No.	Inspector.	District.
District No.	Inspector.	From Jan. to Sept.	From Oct. to Dec.

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Legal Proceedings Under the Public Health Act and Bylaws.

Premises.	Nature of Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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Inspector Simpson.—East and South-west Wards.

Street or Road.	Total premises inspected.	Number in which defects were found.

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Inspector Shelley—East, South and South-east Wards

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Inspector Kemp—North-west and South-west Wards.

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Inspector Hewett—North and East Wards.

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Inspector Allam—South, South east and North Wards.

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Inspector Yates—East, North and North-west Wards.

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Inspector Mayo—North and North-west Wards.

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Some Examples of Bad Overcrowding.

Address.	No. of Rooms.	Age of Occupants.	Wages.	No. of Beds.

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Address.	No. of Rooms.	Age of Occupants.	Wages.	No. of Beds.

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Table XIX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1925.

PREMISES.	NUMBER OF PLACES—				Number of inspections	Number of notices	Number of proceedings
PREMISES.	On register at end of 1924	Added 1925	Removed 1925	On register at end of 1925	Number of inspections	Number of notices	Number of proceedings

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Table XX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1925.

Number of Places					Number of Prosecutions.
On Register at end of 1924.	Added 1925.	Removed 1925.	On Register at end of 1925.		Number of Prosecutions.
			On Register at end of 1925.		Under Factory Acts.	Under Public Health Acts.
			Premises.	Rooms	Under Factory Acts.	Under Public Health Acts.

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1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

PARTICULARS		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions
PARTICULARS		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions

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Table—continued. 3.—HOME 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.		OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. SECTION 108			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES. SECTIONS 109, 110
Twice in the year.			Once in the year.				Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S. 110).	Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
Lists.	Out. workers.		Lists.	Out-workers.			Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
Lists.	Con-tractors.	Work-men.	Lists.	Con-tractors.	Work-men.		Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.

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Table–continued. 4.–REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on Register (s. 131) at the end of year.		Number.

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Table XXII. Proceedings Taken in regard to Samples Purchased during the Year 1925.

Sample No.	Article.	Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement.	Fine.			Costs.			Remarks.
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Table XXIII. Samples taken during 1925.

Articles.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated.	Total.	Percentage of Adulteration.

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Samples taken during 1925—continued.

Articles.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated.	Total.	Percentage of Adulteration.

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Table XXIV. SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.

Date 1925	Small Pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Erysipelas.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever,	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Measles.	Pneumonia.	Cancer.	Cerebo-Spinal Meningitis.	Encephalitis Lethargica.	Whooping Cough.	Scabies.	Chicken Pox.	Requests.	Influenza.

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Table XXV. SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES. ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Date 1925	Premises.	Rooms.	Beds.	Pillows.	Bolsters.	Mattresses.	Sheets.	Blankets.	Odd articles	Articles destroyed.

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Omitting these big firms (whose views are discussed below), here is a representative table which gives an idea of the progress made in the much to be desired direction of bottled milk.

Address of Firm.	No. ot bottles supplied	Bottled on Premises	Extra Charge	No fancy names used	Remarks.

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Re Private Slaughter Houses.

	In 1920.	In January, 1925.	In December, 1925

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Table XXVI. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 and Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations (No. 2), 1918. Summary of Notifications for the period from 4th January, 1925 to 2nd January, 1926.

Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form B.					Number of Notifications on Form C
Age Periods.												Total Notifications on Form A.	Number of Primary Notifications.				Total Notifications on Form B.	Cases admitted to
0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 and up	Total Primary Notifications		Number of Primary Notifications.					Poor Law-Institutions.	Sanatoria.
0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 and up	Total Primary Notifications		Under 5	5-10	10-15	Total Primary Notifications		Poor Law-Institutions.	Sanatoria.

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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY. Summary of Work carried out during past 5 years.

	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1925.

Age Periods.	New Cases.*				Deaths.
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Interval between Notification and Death in 1925.

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The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—

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Analysis of Notifications and Deaths According to Wards. Year 1925.

Wards	e.	N.	N.W.	S.	s.e.	s:w.	Whole Borough

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Notifications and Deaths for the 5 Years 1921-1925.

Notifications—	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1925 as follows:—

	MALES		FEMALES		Total
	Under 15	Over 15	Under 15	Over 15	Total

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Table XXVII. Metropolitan Borough of Deptford. Returns of work carried with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1925.

Number of			Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.	Examined for the first time during the year.	Total.	Found to be			Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31, pending diagnosis.	Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
						Suffering from Tuberculosis.		Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
						Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.

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SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS. The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table:-

	1st visits	Re-visits	Total

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Births Notified, Year 1925.

Ward.	Births Notified.			Alive.	Dead.	By whom Notified.
	Total.	Male	Female.			Parent.	Doctor.	Midwife	Other Person.

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Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children. During the year 7,381 applications were received and were dealt with as follows:—

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Dried Milk, Virol,&c. The following amounts of dried milk, &c., were distributed to the mothers attending the Infant Welfare Centres, during the year 1925 and previous years.

	1925	1924	1923	1922

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Table XXVIII. clinics and treatment centres.

Maternity & Child Welfare.	•Venereal Diseases.

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Clinics and Treatment Centres. napier street clinic.

1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5.	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.

1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases	Total New and Old Cases-	Consultations with Doctor.
1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases	Total New and Old Cases-	Consultations with Doctor.

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GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE CLINIC.

1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consul-tations with Doctor.
1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1-5.	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consul-tations with Doctor.

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BESSON STREET CLINIC.

1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5.	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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GOSTERWOOD STREET CLINIC.

1925	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.
1925	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages 1—5.	Total New Cases.	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases.	Consultations with Doctor.

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HALES STREET CLINIC.

1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	New Cases.				Total New Cases	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases-	Consultations with Doctor.
1925.	No. of times Clinic opened.	Breast Fed.	Mixed.	Hand.	Ages	Total New Cases	Total Old Cases.	Total New and Old Cases-	Consultations with Doctor.

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Ante-natal Examinations. Period.	Number.		Babies' Special Clinic. Number.

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Laboratory Work at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.

Material.	Total Specimens examined.	Number Positive.	Number Negative.

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Summary of Visits paid by Health Visitors.

Ward (approximate)		E.	N.	N.W.	S. & S.E.	S. W.	Total.

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Maternity Home. Particulars of cases admitted during the five years 1921-25.

	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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Ante-Natal Statistics for past years.

	1922	1923	1924	1925

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Ante-Natal Statistics—continued.

		1922	1923	1924	1925

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Abnormalities and Defects other than Dental Caries:—

	1924	1925		1924	1925

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Maternal Mortality : Still-births and Infant Deaths. The Maternal Mortality Rate for the past five years, is:—

	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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Incidence of Certain Diseases.

		1921	1922	1923	1924	1925

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Cases and Disposal for Five Years.

	Number Notified.	Received Hospital Treatment

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Zymotic enteritis, or summer diarrhœa, is at its worst in hot, dry summers. The year 1921 was the last of the hot summers. The number of deaths for the past five years is as follows:—

Year.	Total deaths from diarrhœa and enteritis.	Number of deaths in infants under two years.

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Nummary of Vital and Mortality Statistics.

The population for each of the various wards, based on this estimate, was as follows :—

Table 1.

The following table shows the number of deaths which have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective rates:— Table II.

Table III.

The proportion which the mortality at various ages bears to the total number of deaths during 1925 and the previous year is as follows :— Table IV.

The mortality amongst infants in the various wards is shown in the Fnllnwinc table!— Table V.

Table VI. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.

Table VII. TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Table VIII.

Table No. IX.

Table No. X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1925.

Table No. XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality, 1925. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.

Table No. XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OFINFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Table Xill. Deaths and Death Rates from Principal Infectious Diseases.

Table XIV. Hospital Disposal of Notifiable Diseases during 1925.

List of Infectious Diseases for the Past Five Years.

Table XVI.

The following table gives the proportion per 1,000 of the population of occupations of males of twelve years and upwards in Deptford illustrating from 1, 2, 3, onwards the Borough's chief industries: —

Continued from previous page...

The following table gives important single occupations of males in Deptford:—

Occupations of Females in Deptford per 1,000 occupied, aged 12 years and upwards.

Continued from previous page...

Occupations of Females. The most important Single Occupations.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925. Table No. XVII.

ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925—continued.

ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1925—continued.

Legal Proceedings Under the Public Health Act and Bylaws.

Inspector Simpson.—East and South-west Wards.

Inspector Shelley—East, South and South-east Wards

Inspector Kemp—North-west and South-west Wards.

Inspector Hewett—North and East Wards.

Inspector Allam—South, South east and North Wards.

Inspector Yates—East, North and North-west Wards.

Inspector Mayo—North and North-west Wards.

Some Examples of Bad Overcrowding.

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Table XIX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDINGS DURING 1925.

Table XX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1925.

1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Table—continued. 3.—HOME WORK.

Table–continued. 4.–REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Table XXII. Proceedings Taken in regard to Samples Purchased during the Year 1925.

Table XXIII. Samples taken during 1925.

Samples taken during 1925—continued.

Table XXIV. SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.

Table XXV. SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES. ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Omitting these big firms (whose views are discussed below), here is a representative table which gives an idea of the progress made in the much to be desired direction of bottled milk.

Re Private Slaughter Houses.

Table XXVI. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 and Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations (No. 2), 1918. Summary of Notifications for the period from 4th January, 1925 to 2nd January, 1926.

TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY. Summary of Work carried out during past 5 years.

TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of New Cases and of Deaths during the Year 1925.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Interval between Notification and Death in 1925.

The notifications of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were as follows:—

Analysis of Notifications and Deaths According to Wards. Year 1925.

Notifications and Deaths for the 5 Years 1921-1925.

With the addition of transfers from other areas and new notifications the Register stands at the end of 1925 as follows:—

Table XXVII. Metropolitan Borough of Deptford. Returns of work carried with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1925.

SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS. The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table:-

Births Notified, Year 1925.

Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children. During the year 7,381 applications were received and were dealt with as follows:—

Dried Milk, Virol,&amp;c. The following amounts of dried milk, &amp;c., were distributed to the mothers attending the Infant Welfare Centres, during the year 1925 and previous years.

Table XXVIII. clinics and treatment centres.

Clinics and Treatment Centres. napier street clinic.

ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.

GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE CLINIC.

BESSON STREET CLINIC.

GOSTERWOOD STREET CLINIC.

HALES STREET CLINIC.

Laboratory Work at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.

Dried Milk, Virol,&c. The following amounts of dried milk, &c., were distributed to the mothers attending the Infant Welfare Centres, during the year 1925 and previous years.