Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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(a) | Medical. | ||
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
(b.) Other Staff. | |||
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Year Appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
Year appointed. | Name. | Appointment. |
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Total | M. | F. |
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Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
Year. | Births. | Birth-Rate Per 1,000 ofPopulation. | Births in Wards. | Inward Transfer Births. | |||||||||
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Leg. | Illeg. | Total. | Hans Town. | Royal Hos-pital. | Church | Cheyne. | Stan-ley. | Hos-pitals. | Nursing Homes. | PrivateAd-dresses. | Total. |
Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Within the Borough. | Chelsea Births in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Outside the Borough. |
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Notification received from | Chelsea Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||||
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Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. | Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. |
Total. |
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Year. | Deaths. | Death-Rate per 1,000 ofPopula-tion. | Deaths in Wards. | Seasonal Mortality Rate. | |||||||
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Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. | Church. | Cheyne. | Stanley. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. |
Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions Within the Borough. | Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough. |
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- | Rate per 1,000 Total Popula-tion. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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AllCauses. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whoop-ing Cough. | Diph-theria. | In-fluenza. | Vio-lence. | Diarrhœaand Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | Certifiedby Registered Medical Practi-tioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M.No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death | |||
Live Births. | Still Births. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths, whether occurring within or without the borough. | |||||||||||
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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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. |
Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Death. rate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Period or Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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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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1930. | 1931. |
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1930. | 1931. |
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1930. | 1931. |
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Year. | Visits. | Cases. |
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Visits. | Cases. |
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Year. | (1)No. of applications for services of | (2)Total number provided with a | Amount of Assessment on cases attended. | Nett Costto Council. | ||||||||||||
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Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | |||||||||
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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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1930 | 1931 |
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Name. | Situation. | Nature of Cases Treated. | Available Beds. | If usedby persons resident outsidethe Borough | Management. |
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Total number of cases notified. | Treatment inHospital. | District Nurses inattendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. |
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Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | |||
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Year. | Puerperal Fever. | Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. | Total Dea;th-rate. |
1930 | 1931 |
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Year. | Milk Orders issued and taken up. | Approx.Cost. | ||||
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March quarter. | June quarter. | Sept. quarter. | Dec. quarter. | *Total. |
1930 | 1931 |
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Admissions. | ||||
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Babies. | Mothers. | Average stay. | ||
Malnutrition. | For Breast-feeding. | Artificially fed | Breast-fed. |
Resident babies. | Average stay. |
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Mothers attending 1 day. | 2days. | 3days. | 4days. | 5days. | 6days. | 14days. | Total No. of Mothers. | Total No. of test feeds. |
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Year. | No. of Applications. | Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme. | Contributions by Mothers. | Nett Cost toBorough. |
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Number of Premises. | Number of inspections during 1931 | Number of notices served during 1931 | Number of prosecutions during 1931 | ||||
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On register at end of 1930 | Added in 1931 | Removed in 1931 | On register at end of 1931 |
Premises.(1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections.(2) | Written Notices.(3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutionswere instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in UnwholesomePremises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110 | ||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Number of Ad-dresses of out-workers received from other Councils | Number of Ad-dresses of out-workersfor-warded to other Councils | Prose-cutions. | No. of Inspec-tions ofOut-workers Pre-mises. | ||||||||
Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. 109). | Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110) | |||||||
Lists. | Chelsea Out-workers. |
Population. | No. of Flats. |
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Retail. | Wholesale. | Total. |
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Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order. | 1930. | 1931. |
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InJanuary, 1931. | In December, 1931. |
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Nature of Premises. | 1930. | 1931. | ||
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No. on Register | No. of Inspections. | No. on Register | No. of Inspections. | |
Street whereI 'urchased. | Offence. | Petty Sessions. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Cases notified in Chelsea. | Removed to various Hospitals. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | Under 1Year. | 1-5 Years. | 5-15 Years. | 15-25 Years. | 25-45 Years. | 45-65 Years. | 65 and upwards. |
Year. | Cases Notified. | Pe-cent-age of Removals. | Deaths | Case Mortality Rate. | Per-cent-age of casesof School age (3-13 years) | Monthof great-est preva-lence. | Bacterioscopic Diagnosis, Lister Institute. | ||||
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No. of Specimens submitted | Positive | Percentage Positive. | Negative. | Percentage Negative. |
Quinquennial Periods. | Average Annualcase-rate per 1,000 population. | Average Annual ca'se-mortality rate. | Average Annual , percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
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Year. | Cases Notified. | Percentage ofRemovals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatestprevalence. |
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Quinquennial Periods. | Average Annualcase-rate per 1,000 population. | Average Annual Case-Mortality rate. | Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital. |
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Cases. | Vision "Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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No. Notified. | Treated. | |||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
1929. | 1930. |
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Quarter. | No. of days on which the Station was opened | Attendances. | |
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Verminous. | Impetigo. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | GrandTotal __ | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F- | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
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. | 1931. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class) T.B. plus). |
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. | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | j 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. |
Year. | Number of Persons examined for the first time. | Definite Tuberculosis. | Total attendances at Dispensary. |
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Name of Sample. | Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | |||
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"For-mal." | "In-formal." | "For-mal." | "In-formal." | "For-mal." | "In-formal." |
Name of Sample. | Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | |||
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"Formal." | "Informal." | "Formal." | "Informal." | "Formal." | "Informal." |
No. | Percentage of Water. | Remarks. |
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