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Chelsea 1927

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1927

Published
1928
Author
McCarthy, W. H. Leslie.
Pages
76
Tables
69

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69 tables in this report

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    GENERAL STATISTICS. TABLE No. 1.
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    In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the following extracts from the Vital Statistics of the year are shown below :— TABLE No. 2.
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    TABLE No. 3 Births and Birth-Rates.
    Year.Births.Birth-rate per 1,000.Birth-rate London.
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    TABLE No. 4. Births in Wards.
    Year.Hans Town.Royal Hospital.Church.Cheyne.Stanley.Total.
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    TABLE No. 5. Notification of Births.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 6. Inward Transfers (1927).
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    TABLE No. 7.
    Year.Number of Illegitimate births.Illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 births.
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    The number of nett deaths in the Borough and the corresponding death rates were as shown in the following table :— TABLE No. 8.
    Year.Nett Deaths.Death Rate.
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Hospitals or Institutions within the Borough.Number of Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 10. Birth Rate, Death Rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1927. (Provisional figures. The rates have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1927. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns.)
    Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.InfluenzaViolence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years).Total Deaths under One year.Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.Inquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE No. 11. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the year 1927, classified by Age and Cause.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths, whether occurring WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE BOROUGH.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 12.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory Diseases.Total.Death rate.No. of deaths under 5 yearsPercentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 13. Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
    Period or Year.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 14 :- TABLE No. 14.
    Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
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    The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past two years :— TABLE No. 15.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 16. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 17.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 18.
    1927.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Health Visitors (Whole Time).
    Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    CHELSEA TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
    Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during the Year.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE No. 19. Magisterial Proceedings during the Year under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Petty SessionsDate of HearingResult
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    TABLE No. 20. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homeworkers Premises. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers prosecuted. (4)
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. (5)
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
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    3.—Home Work.
    Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises. Sees. 109, 110
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other Councils.Number of Addresses of outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.No. of Inspections of Outworkers Premises.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110)
    Lists.Chelsea Outworkers.
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    In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the following tabular statement has been prepared:— TABLE No. 21. Housing Statistics for the Year 1927. 1. General. Number of New houses erected during the year:—
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    Continued. B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
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    Municipal undertakings for the housing of the working classes carried out by the Borough Council prior to 1914 were as follows
    Population.
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    Private enterprise, benevolent agencies and trusts had also made very important contributions to housing in Chelsea prior to 1914. These were as follows :-
    Population.
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    TABLE No. 22.
    Retail.Wholesale.Total.
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    TABLE No. 23. Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.
    Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 24.
    In January, 1927.In December, 1927
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    TABLE No. 25. Inspection of Premises where Food was Prepared or Sold.
    Nature of Premises.1926.1927.
    No. on Register.No. of Inspections.No. on Register.No. of Inspections.
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    TABLE No. 26. Magisterial Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during 1927.
    Street where Purchased.Offence.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    Public Health Acts.
    Where offence occurred.Offence.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    TABLE No. 27. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year.
    Cases notified in Chelsea.Removed to various Hospitals.
    At all Ages.Under 1 Year.1-5 Years.5-15 Years.15-25 Years.25-45 Years.45-65 Years.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 28 Cases of Diphtheria during the Years 1926 and 1927
    Year.Cases Notified.Percentage of RemovalsDeathsCase Fatality Rate.Percentage of cases of School age (3-13 years).Month of greatest prevalence.Bacterioscopic Diagnosis, Lister Institute.
    No. of Specimens submittedPositivePercentage Positive.Negative.Percentage Negative.
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    TABLE No. 29.
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 population.Average Annual case-fatality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital.
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    TABLE No. 30.
    Year.Cases Notified.Percentage of Removals.Deaths.Case Fatality Rate.Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years.Month of greatest prevalence
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    TABLE No. 31.
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 population.Average Annual case-fatality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital.
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    A summary of the cases is given in Table No. 32. TABLE No. 32.
    Sex.Age.Notification.Removed.Nursed at Home.Remarks.
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    A summary of Enteric and Para-Typhoid B cases for the past two years is given below :— TABLE No. 33.
    Year.Enteric.Para Typhoid B.
    Cases.Recovered.Fatal.Cases.Recovered.Fatal.
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    The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during the past two years were as follows :—
    Notifications.Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 34. Ophthalmia Nlonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    No NotifiedTreated.
    At HomeIn Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 35.
    Year.Cases Notified in Chelsea.Removed to Hospital.Deaths notified during year in Chelsea.Cases notified in London.Deaths notified in London
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    TABLE No. 36.
    1925.1926
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    The following Table No. 37 shows the work done by the disinfecting staff during the year. TABLE No. 37.
    Description.Number.
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    The following Table No. 38 shows the number of attendances in each quarter:— TABLE No. 38.
    Quarter.No. of days on which the Station was opened.Attendances.
    Verminous.Impetigo.
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    TABLE No. 39. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1927.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Nonpulmonary.Pulmonary.Nonpulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    The returns made in accordance with these Regulations show that the number of cases of Tuberculosis in the Borough on 31st December last was as follows :—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 40. Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary, Brompton Hospital. Work done during 1927.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 41. Work done at the Dispensary.
    Year.Number of Persons examined for the first time.Definite Tuberculosis.Total attendances at Dispensary.
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    TABLE No. 42 Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 43.
    (1) No. of applications for services of(2) Total number provided with aAmount of Assessment on cases attended.(3) Nett Cost to Council.
    Year.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    TABLE No. 44
    Year.No. of applications for services of Home Help, including extension over the usual period of 2 weeks.Total number of cases attended by the Home Helps.Amount of Assessment on cases attended.*Nett Cost to Council.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    TABLE No. 45
    Year.Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 46 Diseases Nursed by District Nurses during 1927.
    Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 47
    Year.No. of Applications.Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme.Contributions by Mothers.* Nett Cost to Borough.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as shewn below :- TABLE No. 48.
    1926.1927.
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    TABLE No. 49.
    Year.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.Total Death-rate.
    Puerperal Fever.Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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    The following table shows, for the past two years, the extent of this service:— TABLE No. 50.
    Year.Milk Orders issued and taken up.†Approx. Cost.
    March quarter.June quarter.Sept. quarter.Dec. quarter.* Total.
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    TABLE I.
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Total.
    " Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Total.
    " Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."
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    4. The percentages given by the data in Table I. are as follows
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    5. The particulars relating to the six samples of Milk reported as adulterated are given in Table 11. :— TABLE II.
    No.Percentage of Extraneous Water.Percentage of required Fat deficient." Preservatives."Remarks.