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, 1940
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Area | (acres) 660 |
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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 and Illegitimate Births. | Total. |
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Year. | Leg. | Births. | Total. | BirthRate Per 1,000 of Population. | Births in Wards. | Inward Transfer Births. | |||||||
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Leg. | 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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Male. | Female. | Total. |
Total. |
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Year. | Deaths. | DeathRate 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. |
England and Wales. | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census). | London Administrative County. |
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths, whether occurring within or without the borough. | |||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5and under 15 years. | 15 and. under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 66 years and upwards. |
Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Deathrate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhoeal 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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1939 | 1940 |
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1939 | 1940 |
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1939 | 1940 |
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Year. | Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||
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Puerperal Sepsis. | Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. | Total Death-rate. |
Year. | Visits. | Cases. |
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Visits. | Cases. |
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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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Name. | Situation. | Nature of Cases Treated. | Available Beds. | If used by persons resident outside the Borough | Management. |
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1539 | 1940 |
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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. |
*1939 | +1940 |
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1939 | 1940 |
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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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Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during the Year. |
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Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint | Pebby Sessions. | Date of Heaving. | Result. |
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Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint | Petty Sessions. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Situation of Premises | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint | Petty Sessions. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | pett's Sessions | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Number of Premises. | Number of inspections during 1940 | Number of notices served during 1940 | Number of prosecutions during 1940 | ||||
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On register at end of 1939 | Added in 1940 | Removed in 1940 | On register at end of 1940 |
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 Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Outworkers' Lists, Section 110. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section III. | 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 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 |
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 Completion. | Number of Flats. | Population. | Rents. | Remarks. |
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1940 |
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Cattle, excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. |
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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—2 Years. | 2—3 Years. | 3-4 Years | 4—5 Years. | 5-10 Years. | 10—15 Years. | 15—20 Years. | 20—35 Years. | 35—45 Years. | 45—65 Years. | 65 and Upwards. | Stanley. | Cheyne. | Church. | Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. |
Year | Cases (Corrected) | 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 | No. of new-cases. | Preliminary Schick Tested. | Commenced treatment without Schick Test. | Naturally Immune | Immunised. | Discontinued treatment and removed from register. | No. under treatment at end of year. | ||
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Preschool Age. | School Age. | Preschool Age. | School Age. |
Year. | Cases (Corrected). | Percentage of Removals. | Deaths. | Case Mortality Rate. | Percentage of cases of School-age 3-13 years. | Month of greatest prevalence. |
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Year. | Number of unndtified cases coming to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept. | Cases notified | Total cases. | Deaths. | Number of Visits and Re-Visits by Health Visitors. | Number of Visits by District Nurses. | ||||||
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Under 5 years. | Over 5 years | Under 5 years | Over 5 years | Under 5 years | Over S years | Total | Under 5 years | Over 5 years | Total |
Year. | cases coming to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept. | Cases notified • | Total cases. | Deaths. | Number of Visits and Re-Visits by Health Visitors. | Number of Visits by District Nurses. |
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Year | PNEUMONIA. | MALARIA. | DYSENTERY. | |||
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Total Number of Cases Notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | Total Number of Cases Notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | Total Number of Cases Notified. | Treatment in Hospital |
Total number of cases notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | District Nurses in attendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. |
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Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Left District. | Deaths. | ||
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No. Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
Number | Percentage of births regisbered |
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Quarter. | Minor Ailments | Attendances. | |
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Verminous. | Impetigo. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Year. | Newcases examined during the year. | Definite Tuberculosis. | Total attendances at Dispensary. |
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Article | Taken Formally | Adulterated | Taken Informally | Adulterated | Total Samples Analysed | Total Samples Adulterated |
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