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Chelsea 1941

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941

Published
1941
Author
McCarthy, W. H. Leslie.
Pages
92
Tables
62

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    (a) Medical.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year Appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Year Appointed. Name. Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 1.
    Area(acres) 660
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    TABLE No. 2.
    TotalM.F.
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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.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE No. 8. Registered Deaths.
    193919401941
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions within the Borough.Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough.
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    TABLE No. 10. 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 QuarterThird Quarter.Fourth Quarter.
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    TABLE No. 11.
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    TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the Year 1941 Classified by Age and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return.)
    Year 1941.Nett deaths. whether occuring within or without the Borough.Year 1939Year 1940
    All. agesUnder 1year.1 and under 5years5 and wnder 15yea.rs15 and under 45year.45 and under 65 year65 years andupwards
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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).
    Year.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past three years:— TABLE No. 16.
    193519401941
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    TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.
    1939.1940.1841.
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    Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past three years. TABLE No. 18.
    193919401941
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    The following table shows the Maternal Mortality in Chelsea during the past threeyears:— TABLE No. 19.
    Year.Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.Total Death-rate.
    Puerperal Sepsis.Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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    TABLE No. 20.
    Year.Visits.Cases.
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    TABLE No. 21.
    Nursed by District Nurses; 193919401941
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    TABLE No. 22.
    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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    TABLE No. 23 Bacteriological and ether examinations.
    Nature of Specimen193919401941
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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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    TABLE No. 26. Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.
    193919401941
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    The following table shows for the past three years, the extent of this service : TABLE No. 27.
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    past three The total quantity of milk supplied during the yearsto expectant and nursing mothers and young children was as follows:—
    193919401941
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    The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows:— TABLE No. 28.
    19391940†1941†
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    TABLE No. 29.
    193919401941
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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.
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    TABLE No. 31. Child Life Protection Return. (Year 194l).
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    Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during
    the Year. inspections.193919401941
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    Premises:193919401941
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    Nuisances abated arising from:—193919401941
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    TABLE No. 32. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS DURING THE YEAR.
    SITUATION OF PREMISESNATURE OF NUISANCE OR COMPLAINTPETTY SESSIONSDATE OF HEARINGRESULT
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    TABLE No. 33.
    Number of Premises.Number of inspections during 1941.Number of notices served during 1941.Number of prosecutions during 1941
    On register at end of 1940.Added in 1941.Removed in 1941On register at end of 1941.
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    TABLE No. 34 Factories, Workshops, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. I.—I nspection of Factories and Other Premises. (Including Inspections.made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Number of
    Premises. (1)Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers prosecuted. (4)
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    2.—Defects found in Factories and Other Premises.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.IS umber of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3. Home Work.
    Outworkers' Lists, Section 110.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 111.Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110.
    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 OutworkersInstances.Notioces served.Prosec utionsInstances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions. (Sec. 109, 110).
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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 Completion.Number of Flats.Population.Rents.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 39. Licences Granted under Milk (Special Designations) Order.
    1941
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    Inspection of Meat. Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle, excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
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    TABLE No. 40 C ases of I nfectious D isease N otified during the Y ear.
    1941Cases notified in Chelsea.Cases notified in each Ward.Removed to various Hospitalscases notified in Chelses
    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.19391940
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    The incidence" of the disease during the past three years is shown in Table No. 41. TABLE No. 41.
    YearCases (Corrected)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.Per cent age Nega tive.
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    TABLE 41 A.
    YearNo. 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.
    Preschool Age.School Age.Naturally ImmunePreschool Age.School Age.
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    Table 42 shows the incidence of the disease during the past three years TABLE No. 42.
    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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    Table No. 43 shows the incidence of the disease during the past three years :— TABLE No. 43.
    Year.Numbr of unnotified to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept.Cases notifiedTotal 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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    The incidence of the disease during the past three years is shown in Table No. 44 :— TABLE No. 44.
    Year.Numbr of unnotified cases coming to the knowledge of the P.H. Dept.Cases notifiedTotal 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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    The following table shows the number of notified cases during the past three years:— TABLE No 45.
    YearPNEUMONIA.MALARIA.DYSENTERY.
    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
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    Details of these cases are set out in the following table :— TABLE No. 46.
    Total number of cases notified.Treatment in Hospital.District Nurses in attendanceCouncil's Obstetri-cian called in.Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 47. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Un impaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Left District.Deaths.
    YearNo. Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 48. Vaccinations.
    193819391940
    Number%Number%Number%
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    TABLE No. 49. L.C.C. Scheme. Cleansing of Verminous Children etc.
    Attendances.1 9 3919401941
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    TABLE No. 50. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1941.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 51.
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    TABLE No. 52. Treatment of Tuberculosis, Year 194 1.
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    TABLE No. 54. Work done at the Dispensary.
    Year.Newcases examined during the year.Definite Tuberculosis.Total attendances at Dispensary.
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    It is to be hoped that administration on these lines will disappear with the end of hostilities.
    Article.Taken FormallyAdulterated.Taken Informally.Adulterated.Total Samples AnalysedTotal Samples Adulterated.
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    TABLE— continued.
    Article.Taken Formally.Adulterated.Taken Informally.Adulterated .Total Samples AnalysedTotal Samples Adulterated .