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Chelsea 1934

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934

Published
1935
Author
McCarthy, W. H. Leslie.
Pages
90
Tables
70

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    PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE AUTHORITY. The names and qualifications of members of the staff of the Public Health Department, at 31st December, 1934, are tabulated below in the form required by the Ministry of Health. (a.) Medical.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    (b.) Other Staff.
    Year Appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year Appointed.Name.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 1.
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    POPULATION IN WARDS. (Census 1931.)
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    TotalM.F.
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    Continued from previous page...
    TotalM.F.
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    TABLE No. 3. Registered Births.
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE No. 4. Births, Birth-Rates, Births in Wards and Inward Transfer Births.
    Year.Births.Birth-Rate Per 1,000 of Population.Births in Wards.Inward Transfer Births.
    Leg.Illeg.Total.Hans Town.Royal Hospital.Church.Cheyne.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 fromChelsea Residents.Non-Residents.
    Live Births.Still Births.Total.Live Births.Still Births.Total.
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    TABLE No. 7.
    Year.Number of illegitimate births.Percentage of total births.
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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-rates, Death-rates and Analysis of Mortality in the year, 1934. England and Wales, 121 County Boroughs and Great Towns, ans 135 Smaller Towns. (Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1934, but those for London and the Towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of 1933.
    -Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under Two years).Total Deaths under One yearCertified by Registered Medical Practitioners.Inquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the Year 1934, 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 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.
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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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    The causes of death in the various age group are set out in Table No. 15:- TABLE No.15.
    Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE No. 16.
    1933.1934.
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    TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.
    1933.1934
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    Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past two years. TABLE No. 18.
    1933.1934.
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    TABLE No. 19.
    Year.Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
    Puerperal Fever.Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.Total Death-rate.
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    TABLE No. 20.
    Year.Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 22.
    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.Mid-wife.Maternity Nurse.Mid-wife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.Maternity Nurse.Midwife.
    £.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.£.s.d.
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    TABLE No. 23.
    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. 24.
    Name.Situation.Nature of Cases Treated.Available Beds.If used by persons resident outside the Borough.Management.
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    I am indebted to Miss A. Aldridge, the Matron of the Home, for the following information regarding the work done during the year:- TABLE No. 25.
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    TABLE No. 26 Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.
    1933.1934.
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    Summary of Reports of Health Visitors—continued.
    (2) Infant Welfare Centres. Total number of attendances :-1933.1934.
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    The following table show for the past two years, the extent of this service:- TABLE No. 27.
    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 two years were as follows:- TABLE No. 28.
    1933.1934.
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    TABLE No. 29. The Mothercraft Training Home, 1934. Admissions.
    BabiesMothers and Babies
    Obs. Malnutrition.Nat. Feeding difficulties.Normal Nat. Feeding.Total Mothers.Total Babies.
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    Analysis of Natural Feeding Difficulties.
    Established Nat. Feeding.Re-established Nat. Feeding.Supply increased.Supply regulated.No change.
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    Mother Attending with Babies for Test-Feeds. Number of Mother attending:
    1 Visit2 Visits3 Visits4 Visits5 Visits6 Visits7 Visits9 Visits10 Visits
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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.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    TABLE No. 31. Infant Life Protection Return. (Year 1934).
    Foster Mothers.Foster Children.
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    Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during the Year.
    Inspections.
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    Premises:
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    Nuisances abated arising from:—
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    Disinfection.
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    TABLE No. 32. Magisterial Proceedings during the Year. 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. 33.
    Number of Premises.Number of inspections during 1934.Number of notices served during 1934.Number of prosecutions during 1934.
    On register at end of 1933.Added in 1934.Removed in 1934.On register at end of 1934.
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    TABLE No. 34. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. I.—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 Pro-secutions 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 for-warded 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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    TABLE No. 35. HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses During the Year:—
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    (B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
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    TABLE No. 36.—Pre-War Housing. Properties Owned and Managed by the Chelsea Borough Council
    Property.No. of FlatsPopulation (approx.)Rents.
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    TABLE No. 37. Properties erected by Private Enterprise, Benevolent Agencies, Trusts, etc.
    Property.No. of Flats.Population (approx.)Rents.
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    TABLE No. 38. Post-War Housing.
    Name of Undertaking.Area of Site.Total Cost.Date of Com-pletion.Number of Flats.Popula-tion.Rents.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 39. Licences Granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.
    Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.1933.1934.
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    TABLE No. 40
    Cases notified in Chelsea.Cases notified in each Ward.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.StanleyCheyneChurchHans TownRoyal Hospital
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    Return Cases.—No "return" case of the disease occurred during the year.
    YearCases 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 submittedPositive.Percentage Positive.Negative.Percentage Negative.
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    Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past two years.
    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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    During the year the following numbers of cases were notified :—
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    The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during the past two years were as follows :—
    Notifications.Deaths. (All Forms)
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    TABLE No. 43.
    Total number of cases notified.Treatment in Hospital.District Nurses in attendanceCouncil's Obstetrician called in.Deaths.
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    The notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia during the past two years were as follows:—
    Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
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    TABLE No. 44.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    No. Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 45.
    Number.Percentage of births registered.
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    TABLE No. 46.
    Quarter.No. of days on which the Station was opened.Attendances.
    Verminous.Impetigo.
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    TABLE No. 47.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 48.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE No. 50.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates.Previous to 1926,1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.19331934-
    | Class T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus. 1Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class t.b. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusriagg T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minus.Class T.B. plusClass T.B. minns.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 1Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. plus).Group 1.Group 2.Group 3.Total (Class T.B. phis)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 No. 50 (continued).
    Conditionatthetimeofthelast recordmadeduringtheyearto whichthereturnrelates.Previousto 1926.1926.1927.1923.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.
    BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlandsTotal.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands-Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlandsTotal.BonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.TotalBonesandJoints.Abdominal.OtherOrgans.PeripheralGlands.Total.
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    TABLE No. 51.
    Year.Newcases examined during the year.Definite Tuberculosis.Total attendances at Dispensary.
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    TABLE I.
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Totals.
    " Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."
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    TABLE I—continued.
    Name of Sample.Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated.Adulterated.Inferior.Total.
    " Formal.""Informal."*' Formal."" Informal."" Formal."" Informal."