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, 1941
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year Appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Area | (acres) 660 |
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Total | M. | F. |
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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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Male. | Female. | Total. |
1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions within the Borough. | Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough. |
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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. |
Year 1941. | Nett deaths. whether occuring within or without the Borough. | Year 1939 | Year 1940 | ||||||
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All. ages | Under 1year. | 1 and under 5years | 5 and wnder 15yea.rs | 15 and under 45year. | 45 and under 65 year | 65 years andupwards |
Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Death-rate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
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1935 | 1940 | 1941 |
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1939. | 1940. | 1841. |
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1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Year. | Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | Total Death-rate. | |
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Puerperal Sepsis. | Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. |
Year. | Visits. | Cases. |
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Nursed by District Nurses; 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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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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Nature of Specimen | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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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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1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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1939 | 1940† | 1941† |
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1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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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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the Year. inspections. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Premises: | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Nuisances abated arising from:— | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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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 1941. | Number of notices served during 1941. | Number of prosecutions during 1941 | ||||
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On register at end of 1940. | Added in 1941. | Removed in 1941 | On register at end of 1941. |
Number of | |||
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Premises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | IS umber of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Outworkers' Lists, Section 110. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 111. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 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 Inspec tions of Out workers Pre mises. | ||||||||
Lists. | Chelsea Outworkers | Instances. | Notioces served. | Prosec utions | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. 109). | Prosecutions. (Sec. 109, 110). |
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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1941 |
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Cattle, excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. |
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1941 | Cases notified in Chelsea. | Cases notified in each Ward. | Removed to various Hospitals | cases notified in Chelses | |||||||||||||||||
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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. | C hurch. | Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. | 1939 | 1940 |
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. | Per cent age Nega tive. |
Year | No. of new cases. | Preliminary Schick Tested. | Commenced treatment without Schick Test. | Immunised. | Discontinued treatment and removed from register. | No. under treatment at end of year. | |||
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Preschool Age. | School Age. | Naturally Immune | 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. | Numbr of unnotified to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept. | Cases notified | Total cases. | Deaths. | Number of Visits and Re-Visits by Health Visitors. and Womain Sanitary inspector.. | Number of Visits by District Nurses. |
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Year. | Numbr of unnotified cases coming to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept. | Cases notified | Total cases. | Deaths. | Number of Visits and Re-Visits by Health Visitors, and woman S.L. | Number of Visits by District Nurses. |
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Year | PNEUMONIA. | MALARIA. | DYSENTERY. | |||
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Total Number of Cases Notified. | T reatment 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 Obstetri-cian called in. | Deaths. |
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Cases. | Vision Un impaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Left District. | Deaths. | |||
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Year | No. Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
1938 | 1939 | 1940 | ||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
Attendances. | 1 9 39 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | |||||
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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Article. | Taken Formally. | Adulterated. | Taken Informally. | Adulterated . | Total Samples Analysed | Total Samples Adulterated . |
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