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 Battersea Borough]
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| Registration Sub-Districts. | Estimated Mid-Year Population, 1928. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
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| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
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| Ward. | Estimated Population 1928. | N umber of Deaths. | Death-rate. |
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| Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 + | Total. |
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| Males. | Females. | Total. |
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| Year. | The Borough. | East Battersea. | North-West Battersea. | South-West Battersea. |
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| District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Registration Sub-District. | Births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | total. | |||
| Births registered. | Infant deaths. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
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| Year. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 to 7 days. | 1 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
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| Births per 1,000 Population. | Deaths per 1,000 Population. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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| Year. | Mean population for year. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Zymotic Deaths. | Natural Increase. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "South-lands" Centre. | Plough Road Centre. | East Battersea Centre. | Chatham Road Centre. | Total | Battersea School for Mothers. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. | ||
| Year. | Dried Milk. | Fresh Milk. | Cost (after deducting payments made). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons supplied. | lbs. supplied. | Persons supplied. | Pints supplied. | ||
| Name of Disease. | Age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | |||||
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | |
| C'cl. | Vol. | Total. |
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| Ante-natal and post-natal. | Other. | Total. |
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| Year. | Number of expectant mothers tested by w.r. | Number giving positive w.r. | Per cent. | Number of expectant mothers with positive w.r. treated during pregnancy. | Babies. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Neg. w.r. | Healthy looking. Not yet tested. | Positive w.r. | Still-born. | |||||
| 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | Mean 1923-7 | 1928. |
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| Item. | Total. | Per Patient Week. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Children. |
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| Work carried out:— | Women. | Children. |
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| £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Disease. | Wards. | Districts. | Totals. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | E | N | S | ||
| Ward. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases per 1,000 Popltn. | Deaths per 1,000 Popltn. | Percentage Case Mortality. |
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| Period. | Mean Quinquennial Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean No. of cases per annum. | Mean case rate. | Mean No. of deaths per annum. | Mean death-rate. | Case mortality per cent. | |
| Identification. | Age & Sex. | Date Notified. | Result. |
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| Sub-Districts. Ward. | Cases. | Births. | Rate per 1,000 Births, | Year. | Cases. | Births. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
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| Classification. | Wards. | Sub-districts. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | E. | N.W. | S.W. | |
| Ward. | Ages : | Total, all ages. | Grand Total. | Rate per 100,000 population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under lyr. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | M. | F. | |||
| Pulmonary (251) | Bones and Joints (12) | Genito-urinary (3) |
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| Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Primarily Notified on Form C or D. (Form a not received). | Reported from Other Sources | Total. |
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| Wards. | Rate per 100,000 population. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | Ages | 45-65 | 65- | Total, All Ages. | Totals. | Grand Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pul-mon-ary. | ||||||||||||
| 15-25 | 25-45 | M. | F. | ||||||||||
| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. |
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| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 upwards | All ages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-20 | 20-25 | Age Distribution. | 65 up | All ages. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | |||||
| Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | No. of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications* of New cases of Tuberculosis.† | Total Notifications on Form A. | No. of Primary Notifications* of New cases of Tuberculosis.† | Total Notifications on Form B. | Poor Law Institutions | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total all ages. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total (0 to 15) | |||||
| Age Periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases. |
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| Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | ||
| Zymotic Diseases. | Number of Deaths from each of the principal Zymotic Diseases in 1927 and 1928, with corresponding Death Rates for those years and for the 10 years 1908-17 and 1918-1927. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Mean Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Increase (+) or Decrease ( - ), 1928 over | ||||
| 1927. | 1928. | 1927. | 1928. | 1908-1917. | 1918-1927. | Previous year. | 1918-1927. | |
| Localisation. | No. of deaths. | Total. | % of Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Suspected disease. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total. |
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| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Nature of Offence, Adulteration, &c. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Acts and Regulations under which Proceedings taken. | Persons Prosecuted including employees. | Convictions | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Whether Males or Females. |
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| 1928 | 1927 |
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| Situation of Vans. | No. of Vans. | No. Occupants. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | ||
| Street | No. of houses affected | Street | No. of houses affected |
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| Year. | Adults. | Children. | Expenditure. | Amount Contributed.* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ |
| Usual Place of Residence. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batter- sea. | Wands -worth | Elsewhere. | Residence unknown | ||
| Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
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| cYear. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. |
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| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Examined. | Adultered. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Year. | Samples taken. | Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage. | ||
| Food. | Preservative. | Parts per Million. |
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| Food. | Preservative. | Parts per Million. |
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| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Particulars. | Found on Inspection. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1928:— |
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| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— |
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| Trade. | Number of Factories on Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults | Young Persons. | ||
| Trade. | No. of Workshops. | No. of Workrooms. | Persons Employed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | |||
| Trade. | No. of Workshops. | Protected Persons employed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Young Persons. | Total. | ||
| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Workrooms | ||
| Trade. | Number on Register. | Persons Employed. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Workrooms | ||
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Outwork in Unwhole-some Premises, Sec. 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S.110) | Prosecutions (Secs. 109, no; | |||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workers. | Contractors. | Workers. | ||||||||||||
| Number of rooms occupied. | Number in family. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total | |
| Referred in 1927 but not dealt with in that year. | Referred in 1928. | Total. |
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| Street. | Houses dealt with | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. |
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| Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. |
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| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the district. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | Number. | Rate. * | 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 per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. * | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in the Borough of Battersea. | Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | E. | N.W. | S.W. | E. | N.W. | S.W. | |
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of " Residents" whether Occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths of "Residents" and" Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 0-1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 years upward. | |||
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Nett Births in the year. | Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. |
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. |
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total |
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Percen-tage of Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-8 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nett Births in the year. | Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1921. | 1921—5. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. minus. | | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | 1 Total (Class T.B. plus & T.B. minus) | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | 1 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.) | ||||||||||
| Condition at the time of the 1 ast record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1921. | 1921—5. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | ||||