Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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The estimated population, based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration sub-districts and for the nine Wards is set out in the following table:—

Registration Sub-District.	Estimated Mid-Year Population, 1925.
Registration Sub-District.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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The marriages registered in Battersea during 1925 numbered 1,382. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 16∙1. The marriage-rate in the Borough during the past five years is shown in the following table:—

Year.	Marriages.	Marriage-Rate.

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The births in the registration sub-districts of the Borough were as follows:—

Sub-district.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

Years.	England & Wales.	London.	Battersea.

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The following table shows the birth-rate per 1,000 of the population for each of the nine Wards of the Borough for the year 1925:—

Ward	Estimated Population, 1925.	Number of Births.	Birth-rate.
Ward	Estimated Population, 1925.	Number of Births.	Birth-rate.

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Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

Year.	The Borough.	East Battersea.	North-West Battersea.	South-West Battersea.
Year.	The Borough.	East Battersea.	North-West Battersea.	South-West Battersea.

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Death-rate per 1,000 Population.

Year.	The Borough.	East Battersea.	North-West Battersea.	South-West Battersea.

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The death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the next table:—

Ward.	Estimated Population 1925.	Number of Deaths.	Death-rate.
Ward.	Estimated Population 1925.	Number of Deaths.	Death-rate.

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The following table shows the age and sex distribution ol the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1925:—

	Under1 year.	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-25	25-45	45-65	65-	Total.

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The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

	Males.	Females.	Total.

Page 15

During 1925 the deaths of 741 persons aged 65 years and upwards were registered in the Borough of Battersea. The dis-tribution of these deaths is set out in the following table:—

District.	65 and under 75.		75 and under 85.		85 and upwards.		Total over 65.		Total.
District.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total.

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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.

Year.	Mean population for year.		Births.	Birth Rate.	Deaths.	Death Rate.	Zymotic Deaths.	Natural Increase.

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The infant mortality-rates in Bsattersea and in London for the years which have elapsed since the formation of the Borough, as well as for the previous decennium, are set out in the following table:—

Year.	London.	Battersea.	Year.	London.	Battersea.

Page 18

The distribution of the 186 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates, both for the registration sub-districts and the Wards are shown in the following table:—

RegistrationSub-Districts	Births.	Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.			Infant Mortality per 1,000births.
	Births.	M.	F.	total.

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Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1921 to 1925.

Year.	Under 24 hrs.	1 to 7 days.	1 to 4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.

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Certified Causes of Death.	Months 0—3.	Months 3—6.	Months 6—9.	Months 9—12.	Total.	% of Total.

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The following table shows (a) the legitimate and illegitimate births and deaths, (b) the ratio of illegitimate to legitimate births, (c) the deaths per 1,000 legitimate and illegitimate infant births respectively, and (d) the ratio of the illegitimate infant mortality rate to that of legitimate infants during the past 6 years:—

Year.	Births.		Ratioof Illeg.to Legit. Births.	Deaths. (Infants under 1 year.)		Deaths per 1,000 Births.		Ratio ofIlleg. I.M.R.to Legit. I.M.R.
Year.	Legit.	Illeg.	Ratioof Illeg.to Legit. Births.	Legit.	Illeg.	Legit.	Illeg.	Ratio ofIlleg. I.M.R.to Legit. I.M.R.

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Table showing Birth-rates, Death-rates and Infant Mortality-rates in the 29 Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs for the year 1925.

Births per 1,000 Population.		Deaths per 1,000 Population.		Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.

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The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Infant Welfare Centres during 1921 to 1925. Summarised Statistics relating to Municipal Infant Centres, 1921-25.

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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Summary of Statistics relating to Municipal Infant Centres.

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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The following table summarises the work carried out during 1924 and 1925 at the Voluntary Centres, linked up with the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme :—

	Battersea School for Mothers, 55 Mundella Road.		Chislehurst(St. James's)Mission, Ponton Road		Women's League of Service, 111 Bridge Road West.		Total.

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Number of cases referred to Hospitals and Institutions from the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics during 1925:—

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During 1925 the total number of attendances made by the Nurses was as follows :— Nursing Service, 1925.

Age.				Total.
Under 5 years.		Over 5 years.
Under 5 years.		Over 5 years.
Cases.	Visits.	Cases.	Visits.	Cases.	Visits.

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Summary of Visiting Work Carried out by Council's Visiting Staff and Voluntary Organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme from 1921 to 1925.

Health Visitors.	1921.			1922.			1923.			1924.			1925.			Mean (1921-25).
Health Visitors.	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total	C'c'l.	Vol.	Total

Page 28

During 19J5, Milk, both tresh and dried, was supplied by the Council free or at reduced rates to Necessitous Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years of age. The following table gives particulars relating to the number of persons supplied, quantities distributed and cost after deducting payments made:—

Year.	Dried Milk.		Fresh Milk.		Cost (after deducting payments made).
Year.	Persons Supplied.	lbs. Supplied.	Persons Supplied.	Pints Supplied.	Cost (after deducting payments made).

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The total number of patients attending the Municipal Ante-natal Clinics durine 1925 was :—

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The table on page 32 shows the number of mothers treated for svphilis ante-natallv in the complete years 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925.

Year.	Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R.	Number giving positive W.R.	Per cent.	Number of expectant mothers with positive W.R. treated during pregnancy.	Babies.				Mothers not con-fined by end of year.
Year.	Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R.	Number giving positive W.R.	Per cent.		Healthy Neg. W.R.	Healthy looking Not yet tested.	Positive W.R.	Still-born.	Mothers not con-fined by end of year.

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The following is a summarised statement showing the Hospitals and the work carried out during 1925:—

Ante- and post-natal visits		Other visits.	T otal.

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Maternal Deaths in Child-birth (Puerperal Sepsis and other Causes).

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.	Mean 1921-5

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Particulars relating to the admissions during 1925 are set out as follows:—

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Number of cases in which medical aid was sought by the mid-wife, with reasons for requiring assistance.

(a) Ante-Natal.

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The Consultant Obstetrician to the Council was called in in 5 cases of grave emergency, particulars of which are set out below:—

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Maternity Hospital, 1925-1926. Total beds, 30; total cases, 571; percentage of beds occupied 73 per cent.

Item.		Total.	Per Patient Week.
		£	£	s.	d.

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Particulars relating to this Service during 1925 are set out below:—

Page 41

The work of the Dental Clinic during 1925 is summarised as follows:—

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The estimated cost of dental treatment (Maternity and Child Welfare) in 1925 was £459 2s. 5d. This sum includes £167 7s. 9d. paid for dentures supplied, the cost of which was distributed as under:—

		£	s.	d.

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Notifications of Infectious Diseases, 1925, in Wards and Sub-Districts.

Notifiable Disease.	Wards.									Districts.			Totals.
Notifiable Disease.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	E	N	S	Totals.

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The following table shows the incidence and mortality of diphtheria during 1925 in the Borough, the sub-districts and the wards:—

Ward.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases per 1,000 Popltn.	Deaths per 1,000 Popltn.	PercentageCase Mortality.

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Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1925.

	Mean Quinquennial Rates.			Mean death-rate.	Case mortality per cent.
	Mean No. of cases per annum.	Mean case rate	Mean No. of deathsper annum.	Mean death-rate.	Case mortality per cent.

Page 48

The following table summarises particulars of the cases notified in Battersea during 1925:—

Identification.	Age and Sex.	Date notified.	Dateof Death.	Progress.

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Puerperal Fever Statistics, 1892-1925. Notifications.

	Mean No. per annum.	Mean Rate per 1,000 population.	Mean Rate per 1,000 births.

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Deaths.

	Case mortality%	Mean Number.	Rate per 1,000 population.	Rate per 1,000 births.

Page 50

The following table gives particulars of the cases notified in Battersea during the year:—

Name.	Age and Sex.	Date Notified.	Result.

Page 50

The incidence of the disease and the rate per 1,000 births in the Borough, sub-districts and the wards is shown in the following table:—

Registration Sub-District.	Cases.	No. of Births.	Rate per 1,000 births.

Page 52

Measles Incidence and Mortality, 1921-5.

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.	Mean. 1921-5.

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The average annual death-rates from measles for each of the quinquennia from 1874 to 1923 are shown in the following table:—

Quinquennium.	Average Death-rate.		10 years Average.

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Incidence and Mortality, 1921-5.

	1921.	1922.*	1923.	1924.	1925.	Mean. (1921-5).

Page 54

In the following table is shown the distiibution of the notified cases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Borough:—

Classification.	Wards.									Sub-districts.

Page 55

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the cases of Tuberculosis notified in each Ward and in the Registration Sub-Districts during 1925:—

Ward.	Ages:							Total, all ages.		Grand Total.	Rate per 100,000 population.
Ward.	Under 1 yr.	1-5	5-15	15-25	25-45	45-65	65 up	M.	F.	Grand Total.	Rate per 100,000 population.

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The death-rates per 100,000 ol the population during the twenty-five years ended 1925 in quinquennial averages, and in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925 are given in the following table:—

Years.	Pulmonary.	Non-Pulmonary.	Total.

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In the subjoined table are given deaths from Tuberculosis at various ages in each Ward and the registration sub-districts during 1925:-

Wards.	Rateper 100,000 population.	Ages:—							Total, All Ages.		Totals.		Grand Total.
Wards.	Rateper 100,000 population.	0-1	1-5	5-15	15-25	25-45	45-65	65-	M.	F.	Pul-mon-ary.	Non-Pulmon-ary.	Grand Total.

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The localisation of the disease in the 335 cases notified in 1925 is summarised below:—

Localization of Disease.

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The result of the revision of the register during 1925 is shown in the following table:—

	Pulmonary.			Non-Pulmonary.			Grand Total.
	M.	F.	Total	M.	F.	Total

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Reasons for Discharge:—

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Gain or loss in weight of children who have been in the School for more than 12 months:—

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Age and Sex Distribution.

		0-1	1-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-55	55-65	65 up-wards	Allages

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The following table gives particulars of the non-dispensary new cases notified in 1925:—

Pulmonary	Age Distribution.								All ages.
	16-20	20-25	25-30	30-35	35 -45	45-55	55-65	65up	All ages.
	4	8	9	8	10	24	6	2	71

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Summary of Notifications during the period from the 4th January, 1925, to the 2nd January, 1926, in the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea.

Age Periods.	Notifications on Form A.													†Notifications on Form B.					No. of Notifications on Form C.
	* Number of Primary Notifications.												Total No. on Form A.	*No. of Primary Notifications.				Total No. on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria.
	0 to1	1to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45to 55	55 to 65	65 andover.	Total.	Total No. on Form A.	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	Total Primary Notifications	Total No. on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions	Sanatoria.

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Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health or Chief (Administrative) Tuberculosis Officer during the period from the 4th January, 1925, to the 2nd January, 1926, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.

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	TotalCases.

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The mean death-rate from each of the principal zymotic diseases for the ten years 1905-1914, and for the ten years 1915-1924, are compared with the corresponding rates for 1924 and 1925 in the following table:—

Number of Deaths from each of the principal Zymotic Diseases in 1924 and 1925, with corresponding Death Rates for those years and for the 10 years 1905-14 and 1915-1924.



No. of Deaths.		Death-rate per 1,000 population.		Mean Death-rate per 1,000 population.		Increase ( + ) or Decrease (—), 1925 over



1924.	1925.	1924.	1925.	1905-1914.	1915-1924.	Previous year.	1915-1924.

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The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during 1925 :—

Suspected disease.	Positive Results.	Negative Results.	Total.

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The following table summarises the incidence and mortality under 2 years of age, of diarrhœa and enteritis from 1911 to 1925 :—

Year.	Deaths under 1 yr. of age.	1-2 yrs.	Total under 2 years.	Rate per 1,000 births.

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The following table gives the comparative average death-rate from cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901 :—

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The following table shows the localisation of the disease in the case of the 236 deaths recorded for 1925 :—

Localisation.	No. of deaths.		Total.
Localisation.	Male	Female	Total.

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Summary of Sanitary Operations for the Year 1925.

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Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c.		Result of Proceedings.
No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c.		Result of Proceedings.

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts—continued.

No. of Sample.	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c.		Result of Proceedings.

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Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.

No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.
No. of Sample	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.

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Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922—continued.

No. of Sample.	Article.	Nature of Offence, Adul-teration, &c.	Result of Proceedings.

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Housing Act, 1925.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.

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Housing Act, 1925—continued.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.
Failure to comply with notice under Section 10 of 1923 Act in respect of 16 Gladstone Terrace	Withdrawn on payment of £1 1s. costs and compliance with notice.
A declaration that the Council are entitled to a joint Charge on No. 67 Stainforth Road and the free-hold interest therein for £152 1s. 6d., the costs of executing works to the premises and also interest and costs, and for a sale and other relief.	Judgment for the Council in terms of minutes signed by defendants.
Like claim for £158 13s. 6d. in respect of No. 58 Ascalon Street	Terms of settlement having been agreed for payment of claim and costs, action adjourned sine die.
Like claim for £140 15s. 7d. in respect of No. 64 Ascalon Street	The like.
Like claim for £73 19s. 7d. in respect of No. 147 New Road	The like.
A declaration that the Council are entitled to a first charge on the premises No. 12 Wayland Road for £452 19s. 11d. and interest at £5 per cent. per annum, and for an Order for sale	Judgment for the Council in accor-dance with the claim.
Failure to furnish name and address of person from whom the defen-dant held No. 20 Basnett Road	Defendant by her Solicitor having given the names of the Solicitors to whom she paid the ground rent and stated she did not know the persons entitled to such rent, summons withdrawn on under-taking to pay £1 3s. costs.
Collecting rent of 34 Austin Road, the rent book not being inscribed with the names and addresses of the Medical Officer of Health and the landlord	Defendant fined altogether 12s. 6d. and ordered to pay £1 0s. 6d.costs.
Default in payment of £21 14s. 6d. arrears due under an Order of the Council of the 25th February, 1925 (No. 38 Woodgate Street)	The money and costs of the sum-mons, 4s. having been paid, summons withdrawn.
Failure to pay £5 2s. 5d. expenses incurred by the Council in works to defendant's premises, No. 7 Newcomen Road	Defendant having paid amount of debt with 3s. costs of summons, case withdrawn.

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Housing Act, 1925—continued.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.
Failure to have name and address of landlord and of Medical Officer of Health in rent book of 20 Basnett Road	Defendant having by her Solicitor given undertaking to put rent book in order forthwith and to pay £2 2s. costs, summons with-drawn.
Default in payment of £4 2s. 3d. arrears due under an order of the Council dated 22nd July, 1925, for work done by them at defendant's premises 76 Knowsley Road	Order for payment of debt and 3s. costs of summons forthwith.
Default in payment of £9 3s. 6d., arrears due under an order of the Council dated 25th February, 1925 for work done at defendants premises 38 Woodgate Street	Debt and 4s. costs of summons having been paid before hearing, case withdrawn.
Default in payment of £30 19s. 10d. arrears due under an order of the Council dated 23rd July, 1924, for work done by them at 27 Darien Road	Debt and 3s. costs of summons having been paid before hearing, case withdrawn.

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Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.

Nature of Offence or Claim.	Result of Proceedings.
Using an underground bakehouse at 31 Battersea Bridge Road con-trary to Section 101 of the above Act	Fined £1 and £3 3s. costs.

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Summary of Legal Proceedings. Legal proceedings were taken by the Council in connection with the work of the Health Department in 74 cases during the year 1925:—

	Persons prosecuted (including employees).	Convictions.	Fines.			Costs.

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Common Lodging Houses. The following table gives a list of the common lodging houses in the Borough :—

Premises.	Authorised No. of Lodgers.	Whether Males or Females.

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Van Dwellings. The number of van dwellings in the Borough in 1925 was 65. In the following table are set out the situations of the dwellings and number of occupants:—

Situation of Vans.	No. of Vans.	No. Occupants.

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During 1925 the work carried out under the Council's Rat Repression Scheme is summarised as follows :—

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Number of Baths, &c.

Year.	Adults.	Children.	Cost of Station.	Amount Contributed.

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Disinfecting Department. Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1925.

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Mortuary. Details as to the number of bodies received into the Mortuary and as to inquests held thereat are set out in the following :-

	Usual Place of Residence.				Total
	Batter-sea.	Wands -worth	Elsewhere.	Residenceun-known	Total

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Food Condemned.

Food.	Quantity.	Food.	Quantity.

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The percentage of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the 5 years 1921-25, was as follows :—

Year.	Formal Samples.	Informal Samples.
Year.	Formal Samples.	Informal Samples.

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Main Statement. TABLE I.

	Examined.			Adulterated.
Nature of Sample.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.
Nature of Sample.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.

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TABLE II. Drugs.

Nature of Sample.	Examined.			Adulterated.
	Formal.	Informal.	Total.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.

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TABLE III. Other Articles.

Nature of Sample.	Examined.			Adulterated.
	Formal.	Informal.	Total.	Formal.	Informal.	Total.

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In the 5 years 1921-25 the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—

Year.	Samples taken.	Adulterated.
Year.	Samples taken.	No.	Percentage.

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The average composition of the 768 samples reported as genuine proved to be as under :—

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Preservatives found in Foods during 1925. Formal Samples.

Nature of Sample.	Nature and amount of Preservative.

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Informal Samples.

Nature of Sample.	Nature and amount of Preservative.

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Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912-17. 1. Milk and cream not sold as preserved cream :—

	(a)Number of Samples examined for the presence of a preservative.	(b)Number of Samples in which a preservative was reported to be present.

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During 1925 licences were issued as follows:—

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1.—Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances).

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

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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars.		Found on Inspection.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.
1		2	3	4	5

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3.— Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1925:—

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4.—Other Matters. Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:—

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Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1925:—

Trade.	Number ofFactorieson Register.	Males.		Females.
		Adults.	Young Persons.	Adults.	Young Persons.

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Workshops. The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1925:-

Trade.	No. of Workshops.	No. of Workrooms.	Persons Employed.
			Males.		Females.
			Adults.	Young Persons.	Adults.	Young Persons.

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Thirteen new workshops were added to the register, dealing with:—

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The following table gives particulars relating to new workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notices of which were duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1925:—

Trade.	No. of Workshops.	Protected Persons employed.
Trade.	No. of Workshops.	Women.	Young Persons.	Total.

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Continued from previous page...

Trade.	Number on Register.		Persons Employed.
Trade.	Premises.	Workrooms	Persons Employed.

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Female. The following is a list of the female out-workers registered in the Borough, together with the trades and the number of persons employed:—

Trade.	Number on Register.		Persons Employed.
Trade.	Premises.	Workrooms	Persons Employed.

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Home Work.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.									Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108.			Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 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 (Secs. 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.
Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.	Lists.	Con-tractors.	Workmen.

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During 1925 the number of cases in which it was found necessary to act in default of the owner was six, the expenditure incurred amounting to £850 13s. 3d. During the five years 1921-1925 the total number of houses repaired by the Council in default was 66, involving an expenditure of £10,199 14s. 2d., as shewn in the following table :—

Year.	No. of premises.	Expenditure.

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The following is a summary of the action taken under section 2 of the Increase of Rent Act, 1920, as amended by section 5 of the Increase of Rent, etc., Act, 1923:-

Year.	Certificates.			Reports.
Year.	Applied for	Granted	Refused	Applied for	Granted	Refused

Page 108

A summary of the work carried out during the years 1919 to 1926 under the Housing Acts and the nuisance clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, is shown in the following table:—

	Total No. for the Years						Grand Total.
	1919-1920.			1921-1925.			Grand Total.

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Insanitary Houses. The following is a list of streets in the Borough in which houses were found, on inspection, to be insanitary, and were dealt with by the Council under the provisions of the Housing Acts, either informally or by the service of notice under Section 28 of the Housing Act, 1919 (now Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925), during 1925:—

Street.	Houses dealt with.	Street.	Houses dealt with.	Street.	Housesdealtwith.

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No. 7 District.

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Summary.

No. 1 District	9 streets	32 houses

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* Winstanley Road included in both 4 and 6 Districts. The following table shows the number of houses dealt with under this section during the period 1921-1925:—

Year.	No. of houses dealt with.

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The following is a list of streets in the Borough in which houses were the subject of action, either informally or by the service of notice, under section 28 of the Housing Act of 1919 (now section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925), but the necessary works of repair had not been completed during 1924.

Street.	Houses dealt with.	Street.	Houses dealt with.	Street.	Houses dealt with.

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No. 2 District.

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No. 7 District. St. Johns Road 1 No. 8 District. Nil. Summary.

No. 1 District	3 streets		5 houses.

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Statistics for the year ending 31st December, 1925.

1. General.

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2. Unfit Dwelling-Houses.

(a) Inspection—

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Continued from previous page...

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The buildings are classified into five different groups as follows:—

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(Extract from Table III., Census Report, Vol. 1.)

Ward.	Areain Acres.	No. of Private Families.	Population of Private Families.	Separate Dwellings occupied.	Rooms occupied.	Average Roomsper Person.	Average Personsper Room.	Average PersonsperAcre.	Average Personsper Family.

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Information obtained from House Inspection during 1922 and 1923.

Ward.	No. of Houses Inspected.	No. of Families.	No. of Rooms.	Occupants.		Average Number of
Ward.	No. of Houses Inspected.	No. of Families.	No. of Rooms.	Adults.	Children.	Persons per Room.	Rooms per per Person.

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The following table gives particulars of the inspection of 969 house during 1992-23:-

Ward.	Houses Inspected (1922-3).	Occupied Separate Dwellings in Ward.	Estimation based on House-to-house Inspection of the number of Houses in which the average Number of Rooms per person in each Ward is
			Less than .5.	.5 to . 66.	.66 to 1.	1 or more.

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The next table gives similar details as to families in relation to accommodation:-

Ward.	Total No. of Families.	No. of Familiesin House inspected.	Estimated Number of Private Families in each Ward (based on house-to house Inspection) having accommodation per person.				Average No.of person per family.
Ward.	Total No. of Families.	No. of Familiesin House inspected.	Less than 5 rooms.	.5 to .66 rooms.	.66 to1.0 rooms.	1.0 or more.	In theinspected Houses.	In the whole Ward.

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The following percentages have been calculated from information extracted from Table 11 of Census Report, 1921 (Part 1).

Total No. ot Families in Borough.	No. of Families with under . 3 rooms per person.	No. of Families with .3 andundef -5 rooms per person.	No. of Families with .5 and under .7 rooms per person.	No. of Families with .7 and under 1 room per person.	No. of Families with 1 room or more per per person.

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TABLE I. (Required by the Ministry of Health to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1925 and Previous Years.

Year1	Population estimated to middle of each Year.2	Birth			Total Deathsregistered in the district.		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number.3	Nett.				of Nonresidents registered in the District. 8	of Residents not registered in the District.9	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages

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TABLE II. (Required, by the Ministry of Health to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1925.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in the Borough of Battersea.							Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District			No of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Sub-District.
Notifiable Disease.	At allAges.	Under 1 year.	1 to 5 years.	5 to 15 years.	15 to 25 years.	25 to 65 years.	65 yearsand upwards.	E.	N.W.	S.W.	E.	N.W.	S.W.

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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Deatd during tde Year 1925.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	Nett Deatds At subjoined ages of "Residents" whetder Occurring witdin or witdout tde District.									Total Deatd of "Residents" and "Non Residents" in Institutions in tde Districts.

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TABLE IIIa. Causes of Death during Five Years, 1921-5.

causes of death.		1921.		1922.		1923.		1924.		1925.		Mean. 1921-5.
causes of death.		No. ot Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n	No. of Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n	No. of Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n	No. ot Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n	No. of Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n	No. of Deaths	Rate per Million Pop'n

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East Battersea.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGE PERIODS.
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		Weeks.						Total under 4weeks.		Months.								Total deaths under 1 year
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		1-2		2 3		3-4		Total under 4weeks.		1-3		3-6		6-9		9-12		Total deaths under 1 year

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Nett Births in the year. Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year)

Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.	Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.

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Nortd-West Battersea. Table IV.-(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1925. Nett Deatds from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGE PERIODS.
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		Weeks.						Total under 4weeks.		Montds.								Total deatds under 1 year
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		1-2		2-3		3-4		Total under 4weeks.		1-3		3-6		6-9		9-12		Total deatds under 1 year
M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F
Small-pox

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South-West Batteraea. TABLE IV.—(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1925. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

causes of death.	age periods.
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		Weeks.						Total under 4weeks.		Months.								Total deaths under 1 year
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		1-2		2-3		3-4		Total under 4weeks.		1-3		3-6		6-9		9-12		Total deaths under 1 year

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Infant Mortality, 1925. Nett Death from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

Nett Births in the year.			Nett Deaths in the year(Infant under 1 year.)
Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.	Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.

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Borough of Battersea. Table IV.-(contd.) Infant Mortality, 1925. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	AGE PERIODS.
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		Weeks.						Total under 4weeks.		Months.								Total deaths under 1year.		Percentageof Total.
	Under24 hours.		1-7 days.		1-2		2-3		3-4		Total under 4weeks.		1-3		3-6		6-9		9-12		Total deaths under 1year.		Percentageof Total.

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	Nett Births in the year.			Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
	Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.	Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
	Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.	Legitimate.	Illegitimate.	Total.

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Battersea 1925

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The estimated population, based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration sub-districts and for the nine Wards is set out in the following table:—

The marriages registered in Battersea during 1925 numbered 1,382. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 16∙1. The marriage-rate in the Borough during the past five years is shown in the following table:—

The births in the registration sub-districts of the Borough were as follows:—

Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

The following table shows the birth-rate per 1,000 of the population for each of the nine Wards of the Borough for the year 1925:—

Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.

Death-rate per 1,000 Population.

The death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants for each of the nine Wards is shown in the next table:—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution ol the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1925:—

The corrected number of deaths of males and females registered in each quarter of the year is set out as follows:—

During 1925 the deaths of 741 persons aged 65 years and upwards were registered in the Borough of Battersea. The dis-tribution of these deaths is set out in the following table:—

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &amp;c.

The infant mortality-rates in Bsattersea and in London for the years which have elapsed since the formation of the Borough, as well as for the previous decennium, are set out in the following table:—

The distribution of the 186 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates, both for the registration sub-districts and the Wards are shown in the following table:—

Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1921 to 1925.

Table showing Birth-rates, Death-rates and Infant Mortality-rates in the 29 Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs for the year 1925.

The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Infant Welfare Centres during 1921 to 1925. Summarised Statistics relating to Municipal Infant Centres, 1921-25.

Summary of Statistics relating to Municipal Infant Centres.

The following table summarises the work carried out during 1924 and 1925 at the Voluntary Centres, linked up with the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme :—

Number of cases referred to Hospitals and Institutions from the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics during 1925:—

During 1925 the total number of attendances made by the Nurses was as follows :— Nursing Service, 1925.

Summary of Visiting Work Carried out by Council's Visiting Staff and Voluntary Organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme from 1921 to 1925.

The total number of patients attending the Municipal Ante-natal Clinics durine 1925 was :—

The table on page 32 shows the number of mothers treated for svphilis ante-natallv in the complete years 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925.

The following is a summarised statement showing the Hospitals and the work carried out during 1925:—

Maternal Deaths in Child-birth (Puerperal Sepsis and other Causes).

Particulars relating to the admissions during 1925 are set out as follows:—

Number of cases in which medical aid was sought by the mid-wife, with reasons for requiring assistance.

The Consultant Obstetrician to the Council was called in in 5 cases of grave emergency, particulars of which are set out below:—

Maternity Hospital, 1925-1926. Total beds, 30; total cases, 571; percentage of beds occupied 73 per cent.

Particulars relating to this Service during 1925 are set out below:—

The work of the Dental Clinic during 1925 is summarised as follows:—

The estimated cost of dental treatment (Maternity and Child Welfare) in 1925 was £459 2s. 5d. This sum includes £167 7s. 9d. paid for dentures supplied, the cost of which was distributed as under:—

Notifications of Infectious Diseases, 1925, in Wards and Sub-Districts.

The following table shows the incidence and mortality of diphtheria during 1925 in the Borough, the sub-districts and the wards:—

Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1925.

The following table summarises particulars of the cases notified in Battersea during 1925:—

Puerperal Fever Statistics, 1892-1925. Notifications.

Deaths.

The following table gives particulars of the cases notified in Battersea during the year:—

The incidence of the disease and the rate per 1,000 births in the Borough, sub-districts and the wards is shown in the following table:—

Measles Incidence and Mortality, 1921-5.

The average annual death-rates from measles for each of the quinquennia from 1874 to 1923 are shown in the following table:—

Incidence and Mortality, 1921-5.

In the following table is shown the distiibution of the notified cases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Borough:—

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the cases of Tuberculosis notified in each Ward and in the Registration Sub-Districts during 1925:—

The death-rates per 100,000 ol the population during the twenty-five years ended 1925 in quinquennial averages, and in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925 are given in the following table:—

In the subjoined table are given deaths from Tuberculosis at various ages in each Ward and the registration sub-districts during 1925:-

The localisation of the disease in the 335 cases notified in 1925 is summarised below:—

The result of the revision of the register during 1925 is shown in the following table:—

Reasons for Discharge:—

Gain or loss in weight of children who have been in the School for more than 12 months:—

Age and Sex Distribution.

The following table gives particulars of the non-dispensary new cases notified in 1925:—

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 4th January, 1925, to the 2nd January, 1926, in the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea.

The mean death-rate from each of the principal zymotic diseases for the ten years 1905-1914, and for the ten years 1915-1924, are compared with the corresponding rates for 1924 and 1925 in the following table:—

The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during 1925 :—

The following table summarises the incidence and mortality under 2 years of age, of diarrhœa and enteritis from 1911 to 1925 :—

The following table gives the comparative average death-rate from cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901 :—

The following table shows the localisation of the disease in the case of the 236 deaths recorded for 1925 :—

Summary of Sanitary Operations for the Year 1925.

Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

Sale of Food and Drugs Acts—continued.

Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.

Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922—continued.

Housing Act, 1925.

Housing Act, 1925—continued.

Housing Act, 1925—continued.

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.