Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year Appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year Appointed. | Name. | Appointment. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Total | M. | F. |
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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 of Population. | Births in Wards. | Inward Transfer Births. | |||||||||
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Leg. | Illeg. | Total. | Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. | Church. | Cheyne. | Stanley. | Hospitals. | Nursing Homes. | Private Addresses. | 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. |
Year. | Number of illegitimate births. | Percentage of total births. |
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Total. |
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Year. | Deaths. | Death-Rate per 1,000 of Population. | 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 Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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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 year | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. |
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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1933. | 1934. |
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1933. | 1934 |
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1933. | 1934. |
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Year. | Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||
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Puerperal Fever. | Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. | Total Death-rate. |
Year. | 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 Cost to Council. | ||||||||||||
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Maternity Nurse. | Mid-wife. | Maternity Nurse. | Mid-wife. | 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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£. | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. |
Name. | Situation. | Nature of Cases Treated. | Available Beds. | If used by persons resident outside the Borough. | Management. |
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1933. | 1934. |
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(2) Infant Welfare Centres. Total number of attendances :- | 1933. | 1934. |
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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. | ||
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1933. | 1934. |
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Babies | Mothers and Babies | |||||
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Obs. Malnutrition. | Nat. Feeding difficulties. | Normal Nat. Feeding. | Total Mothers. | Total Babies. |
Established Nat. Feeding. | Re-established Nat. Feeding. | Supply increased. | Supply regulated. | No change. |
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1 Visit | 2 Visits | 3 Visits | 4 Visits | 5 Visits | 6 Visits | 7 Visits | 9 Visits | 10 Visits |
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Year. | No. of Applications. | Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme. | Contributions by Mothers. | Nett Cost to Borough. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Foster Mothers. | Foster Children. |
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Inspections. |
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Situation of premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Petty Sessions. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Number of Premises. | Number of inspections during 1934. | Number of notices served during 1934. | Number of prosecutions during 1934. | ||||
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On register at end of 1933. | Added in 1934. | Removed in 1934. | On register at end of 1934. |
Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Pro-secutions were instituted. (5) | ||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110. | ||||||||||
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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. |
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses During the Year:— |
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Property. | No. of Flats | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
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Property. | No. of Flats. | Population (approx.) | Rents. |
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Name of Undertaking. | Area of Site. | Total Cost. | Date of Com-pletion. | Number of Flats. | Popula-tion. | Rents. | Remarks. |
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Licences granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order. | 1933. | 1934. |
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Cases notified in Chelsea. | Cases notified in each Ward. | Removed to various Hospitals. | ||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1-5 Years. | 5-15 Years. | 15-25 Years. | 25-45 Years. | 45-65 Years. | 65 and upwards. | Stanley | Cheyne | Church | Hans Town | Royal Hospital |
Year | Cases Notified. | Percentage of Removals. | Deaths | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School age (3-13 years) | Month of greatest prevalence. | Bacterioscopic Diagnosis, Lister Institute. | ||||
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No. of Specimens submitted | Positive. | Percentage Positive. | Negative. | Percentage Negative. |
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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Notifications. | Deaths. (All Forms) |
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Total number of cases notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | District Nurses in attendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. |
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Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. |
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Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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No. Notified. | Treated. | |||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
Number. | Percentage of births registered. |
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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. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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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. | 1933 | 1934- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. 1 | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class t.b. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | riagg 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. 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 1 | Group 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). |
Conditionatthetimeofthelast recordmadeduringtheyearto whichthereturnrelates. | Previousto 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1923. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands- | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands | Total. | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total | BonesandJoints. | Abdominal. | OtherOrgans. | PeripheralGlands. | Total. |
Year. | Newcases examined during the year. | Definite Tuberculosis. | Total attendances at Dispensary. |
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Name of Sample. | Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Totals. | |||
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" Formal." | " Informal." | " Formal." | " Informal." | " Formal." | " Informal." |
Name of Sample. | Genuine Composition or Not Adulterated. | Adulterated. | Inferior. | Total. | |||
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" Formal." | "Informal." | *' Formal." | " Informal." | " Formal." | " Informal." |