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 Kensington Borough]
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Male. | Female. | Total. |
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District. | 1938. | Birth rates in previous years- | |||||
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No. of births. | Birth rate. | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 |
Period. | Birth rate per 1,000 population. |
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Source of notification. | Number of births notified. | ||
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Still births. | Live births. | Total births. |
Year. | Percentage. |
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District. | 1938 | Death rates in previous years. | |||||
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No. of deaths. | Death rate. | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 |
Period. | Death rate per 1,000 living. |
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Cause of death. | Number of deaths. |
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Parts affected. | Sex. | Total. | |||
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Male. | Female. |
Four weeks ending | Typhoid fever. | Whooping cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Diarrhoea and enteritis. |
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District. | 1938. | Infant mortality rates in previous four years | |||||
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No. of births. | No. of deaths of children under year of age. | Infant mortality rate. | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 |
Period. | England and Wales. | London. | Kensington. |
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Causes of death. | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total 4 weeks | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total infant deaths under 1 year. |
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Disease. | 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | Total. |
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Disease suspected. | Examinations. | Positive. |
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Cases. | Visits. |
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In-patients. |
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The record of work carried out at the centre during 1938 is as follows:— |
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New cases. | Total attendances. |
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New cases. | Total attendances. |
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Cases. |
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Number examined | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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Entrants-697 | Age 7-611 | Age 11- 579 | Age 14- 557 | Entrants-697 | Age 7- 595 | Age 11- 586 | Age 14- 610 | |||||||||
Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • | Cases. | • |
Age Groups. | Number examined. | Clothing and boots. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of head. | Cleanliness of body. | Teeth. | Vision. | |||||||||||||
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Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Average. | Below normal. | Bad. | Clean. | Nits. | Pediculi. | Clean. | Dirty. | Pediculi. | All sound. | Less than 4 decayed. | Four or more decayed. | 6/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either or both eyes. | 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. |
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Description of work. | Health Officers. | |||||||||||
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No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 | No. 11 | Totals. |
Particulars of work done. | Bramley Road. | Campden Hill. | Dalgarno. (municipal). | Golborne. | Kenley Street. (municipal). | Lancaster Road. (municipal) | Raymede. (municipal). | South Ken-sington. | Totals. |
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Centre. | Patients. | Attendances | Extrac-tions. | Fillings. | Dentures. | Other treatments. |
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1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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New cases— |
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Gol-borne. | Lan-caster Road. | Notting Hill. | St. Cle-ment's. | Totals. |
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Name of welfare centre at which the dried milk was distributed. | No. of 1-lb. packets sold. | No. of 7-pint packets sold. | Value of milk sold. | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Lectures given. | Individual mothers attending. | Attendances. | Average attendance at lecture. |
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DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. | ward. | Housing Inspectors. | Total | ||||||
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St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pem-bridge. | Holland. | Earls Ct. & Queens Gt. | Brompton & Redcliffc | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. | ward. | Housing Inspec-tors. | Total | ||||||
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St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pern-bridge. | Holland. | Earls Ct. & Queens Gt. | Brompton & Redcliffc | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
DESCRIPTION OF INSPECTIONS, Etc. | WARD. | Housing Inspectors. | Total. | ||||||
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St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pem-bridge. | Holland. | Earls Ct. & Queens Gt. | Brompton & Rodcliffe | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Offence. | No. of summonses | Magistrate's decision. |
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Year. | Bathers. |
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Year. | Washers. |
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Scabies. | Vermin. | Impetigo. | Other conditions. | |||||
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Persons. | Cleans-ings. | Persons. | Cleans-ings. | Persons. | Cleans-ings. | Persons. | Cleans ings. |
10th January, 1938. | 9th March, 1938. | 9th June, 1938. | 5th October, 1938. | 30th January, 1939. |
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10th January, 1938. | 9th March, 1938. | 9th June, 1938. | 5th October, 1938. | 30th January, 1939. |
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9th June, 1938. | 5th October, 1938. | 30th January, 1939. |
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10 th January, 1938. | 9th March, 1938. | 9th June,1938. | 5th October, 1938. No. 1. | 5th October, 1938. No. 2. | 30th January,1939. |
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Date. | Organisms per ml. incubated on agar after 2 days at 37°C. | Organisms per ml. incubated in gelatine after 3 days at 20°C. |
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Trade or Business. | Factories in which power is used. | Factories in which power is not used. | Total. |
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Trade or Business. | Factories in which power is used. | Factories in which power is not used. | Total. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Name of area. | Ward. | Date of representation. | No. of houses in area. | No. of persons in occupation. |
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Outside improvement areas. | Inside improvement areas. | Total. |
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Where a house consists of :— |
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Where the floor area of a room is :— |
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1936. | 1937. | 1938. | ||||
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Families. | Persons. | Families. | Persons. | Families. | Persons. |
Ward. | Premises. | No. of lodgers. |
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Association. | Houses. | Flats. |
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Month. | Number of samples taken. | Average composition of all samples submitted, genuine and adulterated. | Average composition of genuine samples. | Ministry of Agriculture standard. | |||
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Percentage of milk fat. | Percentage of solids not fat. | Percentage of milk fat. | Percentage of solids not fat. | Percentage of milk fat. | Percentage of solids not fat. |
Period. | Good quality. | Fair quality. | Poor quality. | Total. |
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Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles. | Dairymen. | Dairies and milkshops. |
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Grade. | Maximum no. of bacteria permitted per ml. | Standard for bacillus coli. |
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Samples collected on | Methylene blue test. | Bacillus coli. |
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Samples collected on | Bacteria per ml. | Samples collected on | Bacteria per ml. |
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Samples collected on | Bacteria per ml. | Samples collected on | Bacteria per ml. |
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On register Dec. 31, 1937. | Added to register during 1938. | On register Dec. 31, 1938. |
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Nature of sample. | Formal. | Informal. | ||
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Number taken. | Number adulterated. | Number taken. | Number adulterated. |
Article analysed. | Nature and amount of adulteration. | Action taken. |
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Year. | Small-pox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric fever. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia neonatorum. | Puerperal fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Encepha-litis lethargica. | P. m'itis & polioencephalitis. | Acute rheumatism. | spinal meningitis. | Dysentery. | Enteritis. | Totals. |
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Four Weeks ending | Small-pox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric fever. | Ery sipelas. | Ophthalmia neonatorum. | Puerperal fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Pneumonia. | Polio myelitis. | Acute rheumatism. | Cerebro spinal meningitis. | Dysentery. | Enteritis. | Totals. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Number of cases notified | Total cases notified in each ward. | Cases admitted to hospital. | Total deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages | At ages.—Years. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | ||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and over. |
Group. | No. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Spoilt or not taken. | ||
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Swab & Plate. | Swab or Plate. | Swab & Plate. | Swab or Plate. |
Nature of infection. | Premises disinfected. | Rooms disinfected. | Disinfections at Wood Lane. | No. of articles disinfected. |
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Cases in the borough on 31st December, 1938. | New cases notified during 1938. |
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New cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
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Respiratory. | Non-respiratory | Respiratory. | Non-respiratory | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Cases. |
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Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | Totals. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females |
Years. | Respiratory tuberculosis. | Non-respiratory tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis (all forms). | |||
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Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. | Deaths. | Deaths per 100,000 persons living. |
Respiratory tuberculosis. | Non-respiratory tuberculosis. |
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Respiratory tuberculosis. | Non-respiratory tuberculosis. |
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous to 1938 | 1938 | Previous to 1938 | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other organs | Peripheral glands | Total | Bones and joints | Abdominal | Other organs | Peripheral glands | Total | ||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Adults. | Children under 15 yrs. | Total. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
Year. | Cases. | Visits. |
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Year. | NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS BY— | Total number of notifications. | Total number of patients notified during the year who attended the rheumatism supervisory centre. | |||
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Medical officers at rheumatism supervisory centre. | Private practitioners. | School medical officers. | Hospitals and other institutions. |
1932-33 | 1933-34 | 1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 | 1937-38 |
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Case Initials. | Reason for Admission. | Remarks. |
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Case Initials. | Reason for Admission. | Remarks. |
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Case Initials. | Reason for Admission. | Remarks. |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total deaths registered in the district. | Transferable deaths | Net deaths belonging to the district | |||||||
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Uncorrected number. | Net. | of nonresidents registered in the district. | of residents not registered in the district. | Under 1 year of age. | At all ages. | |||||||
Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate per 1,000net births. | Number. | Rate.* |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 16 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 year. | 75 and upwards. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total deaths under one year. |
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Number of these births duly entered in columns 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the vaccination register (birth-list sheets), viz.: | Number of these births which are not entered in the vaccination register, on account (as shown by report book) of | ||||||||||
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DATE. 1937. | Registration sub-districts comprised in vaccination officer's district. | Number of births returned in birth-list sheets. | Column II. | Column V. Dead unvaccinated. | Postponement by medical certificate. | Removal to other districts and notified to vaccination officers of the districts. | Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found. | Not accounted for. | Total number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the calendar year, 1938. | ||
Column I. Successfully vaccinated | Insusceptible of vaccination | Certificate of conscientious objection. |