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Chelsea 1930

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1930

Published
1931
Author
McCarthy, W. H. Leslie.
Pages
96
Tables
72

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72 tables in this report

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    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year appointed.Name.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    Total.M.F.
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    The following Tables arc self-explanatory:— TABLE No. 3. Registered Births.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE No. 4. Births, Birth-Rates, Births in Ward and Inward Transfer Births.
    Year.Births.Birth-Rate Per 1,000 of Population.Births in Wards.Inward Transfer Births.
    Leg-Meg.Total.Hans Town.Royal Hospital.ChurchCheyne.Stanley.Hospitals.Nursing Homes.Private Addresses.Total.
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    TABLE No. 5. Births in Hospitals and Nursing. Homes.
    Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Within the Borough.Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Outside the Borough.
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    TABLE No. 6.
    Notification received from.chelsea residents.Non- Residents.
    Live Births.Still Births.Total.Live Births.Still Births.Total.
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    TABLE No. 8. Registered Deaths.
    Total.
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    TABLE No. 9. Deaths, Death Rates, Deaths in Wards and Seasonal Mortality.
    Year.Deaths.Death-Rate per 1,000 of Population.Deaths in Wards.Seasonal Mortality Rate.
    Hans Town.Royal Hospital.Church.Cheyne.Stanley.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.
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    TABLE No. 10.
    Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions Within the Borough.Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough.
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    TABLE No. 11. Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1930. (Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1930, but those for the towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of 1929. 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).
    -Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage ok Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Vio-lence.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
    Live Births.Still Births.
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    TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the Year 1930, classified by Age and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return).
    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 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 13.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory Diseases.Total.Death. rate.No. of deaths under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 14. Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
    Period or Year.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 15.
    Unde'r 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 undervarious headings, for the past five years:— TABLE No. 16.
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    TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.
    1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.
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    Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past five years. TABLE No. 18.
    1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.
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    TABLE No. 19.
    Year.Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 20. Nursed by District Nurses During 1930.
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    TABLE No. 21.
    Year.(1) No. of applications for services of(2) Total number provided with aAmount of Assessment on cases attended.Nett Cost to Council.
    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. 22.
    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
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    TABLE No. 23.
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    TABLE No. 24.
    Name.Situation.Nature of Cases Treated.Available Beds.If used by persons resident outside the BoroughManagement.
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    TABLE No. 26.
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    TABLE No. 27. Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.
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    The following table shows for the past five years, the extent of this service:— TABLE No. 28.
    Year.Milk Orders issued and taken up.Approx. Cost.
    March quarter.June quarter.Sept. quarter.Dec. quarter.*Total.
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    The attendances at the Nursery during the past five years were as follows:— TABLE No. 29.
    19261927192819291930
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    TABLE No. 30.
    Year.No. of Applications.Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme.Contributions by Mothers.Nett Cost to Borough.
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    Summary of Work Carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during the Year.
    Average for 5 years 1926-30
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    Average for 5 years 1926-30
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    Premises.
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    Drainage.
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    Water Closets.Average for 5 years 1926-30
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    Average 5 years 1926-30
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    TABLE No. 31. Magisterial Proceedings during the Year under Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Situation of premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    TABLE No. 32.
    Number of Premises.Number of inspections during 1930Number of notices served during 1930Number of prosecutions during 1930
    On register at end of 1929Added in 1930Removed in 1930On register at end of 1930
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    TABLE No. 33. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. i.—inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which pro- secutions were instituted
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—Home Work.
    Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.outwork is infected Premisess Secs. 102 ???
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of outworkers received from other CouncilsNumber of Addresses of outworkers forwarded to other CouncilsProsecutions.No. of. Inspections of Outworkers Premises.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Olders made (Sec-109).???
    Lists.Chelsea Outworkers.
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    The Chelsea Mortuary is situated in Arthur Street.
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    Table No. 34. Housing Statistics for the Year.
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    3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
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    Sufficiency of Supply of Houses.—Municipal undertakings for the housing of the working classes carried out by the Borough Council prior to 1914 were as follows :—
    PopulationNo. ol Flats.
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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. 35.
    Retail.Wholesale.Total.
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    TABLE No. 36. Licences Granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.
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    TABLE No. 37.
    In January, 1930.In December, 1930.
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    Table No. 39. Magisterial Proceedings under Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
    Street where Purchased.Offence.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    Table No. 40. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during tiie 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. 41.
    year.Cases Notified.Percentage of Removals.DeathsCase Mortality 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. 42.
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 population.Average Annual case-mortality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital.
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    Table No. 43.
    Year.Cases Notified.Percentage of Removals.Deaths.Case Mortality Rate.Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years.Month of greatest prevalence.
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    Table No. 44.
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 population.Average Annual Case-Mortality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital.
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    TABLE No. 45.
    Year.Enteric.Para Typhoid B.
    Cases.Recovered.Fatal.Cases.Recovered.Fatal.
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    During the year the following numbers of cases were notified:-
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    The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during the past five years were as follows:—
    Notifications.Deaths.
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    The notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia during the past five years were as follows :—
    Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
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    Table No. 46. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    No. Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    In the following Table No. 47 is shown the numbers of cases notified in London and in Chelsea during the past five years. TABLE No. 47.
    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. 48.
    1927.10281929.
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    TABLE No. 49.
    Description.Number.
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    The following Table No. 50 shows the number of attendances in each quarter:— TABLE No. 50.
    Quarter.No. of days on which the Station was openedAttendances.
    Verminous.Impetigo.
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    TABLE No. 51. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1930.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
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    The returns made in accordance with these Regulations show that the numbers of cases of Tuberculosis in the Borough on 31st December last were as follows:— TABLE No. 52.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 53.
    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 54. (a.) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 1926.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.
    Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plus.
    Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus.)Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).
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    TABLE 54—(continued). (b.) NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates.Previous to 1926.1926.19271928.1929.1930.
    Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.Bones and Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Peripheral Glands.Total.
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    TABLE No. 55. 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 I.
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Total.
    "Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal.""Formal.""Informal."
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    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Total.
    "Formal.""Informal.""Formal."" In- mal.""Formal.""Informal."
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    TABLE II.
    No.Percentage of required Fat deficient."Preservatives."Remarks.