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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| Population | Inhabited houses |
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| Area. | Estimated Mid-Year Population, | ||
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| 1932. | |||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Area. | Estimated Population, 1932. | Number of Births. | Birthrate. |
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| Year. | The Borough. | North Battersea. | South Battersea. |
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| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
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| Area. | Estimated Population 1932. | Number of Deaths. | Deathrate. |
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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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| Period. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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| Year. | The Borough. | North Battersea. | South Battersea. |
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| Area. | Births. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infant Mor-tality per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 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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| Certified Causes of Death. | Months 0—3. | Months 3—6. | Months 6—9. | Months 9—12. | Total. | % of Total. |
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| Births per 1,000 Population. | Deaths per 1,000 Population. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births. |
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| Year. | Mean population for year. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Zymotic Deaths. | Natural Increase. |
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| Name and Situation of Centre. | Times of Opening. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | |
| Visits. | C'cl. | Vol. | Total. |
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| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-lands | Plough Road | East Battersea | Chatham Road | Gideon Road | Total. | Battersea School for Mothers. | Chislehurst (St James's) Mission. | Women's League of Service. | Total. | Municipal and Voluntary. | |
| Name of Disease. | Age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | |||||
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | |
| 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. | |||||
| 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | Mean 1927-31 | 1932. |
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| Ante-Natal—44. | During Labour—110. |
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| Item. | Total. | Per Patient. Week. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Children | Total. |
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| £ | s. | d. |
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| Notifiable Disease. | Wards. 1 | Districts. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | N | S | ||
| Sub-Districts. Ward. | Cases | Births. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Year. | Cases. | Births. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
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| Period. | Cases Notified or Reported. | Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 Population | Case Rate per 100,000 Population | Case Mortality (per centum). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10. | All ages. | |||||
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | Non. Pulmonary. | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | |
| Sub-District. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |||
| Pulmonary (222) | Skin (2) | Chest Wall (1) |
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| Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Notified on Form I. & H. (Primary Notification not received). | Reported from other sources | Total. |
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| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Distribution. | All ages. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 up | ||
| Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20-14 | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages) | ||
| Age Periods. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total |
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| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Zymotic Diseases | Number of Deaths from each of the principal Zymotic Diseases in 1931 and 1932, with corresponding Death Hates for those years and for the 10 years 1912.21 and 1922-1931. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Mean Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Increase ( + ) or Decrease (-), 1932 over | |||||
| 1931. | 1932. | 1931. | 1932. | 1912-1921. | 1922-1931. | Previous year. | 1922-1931. | |
| Localisation. | No. of deaths. | Total. | Percentage 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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| Nature op 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| No. of Sample. | Article. | Nature of Offence. | 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. | Cases. | Persons prosecuted including employees. | Convictions. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Authorised No. of Lodgers. | Whether Males or Females. |
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| 1931 | 1932 |
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| House refuse. Tons. | Trade refuse. Tons. |
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| Situation of Vans. | No. of Vans. | Occupants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | ||
| Year. | Adults. | Children. | * Expenditure. | Amount Contributed.* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verminous and Scabies. | Verminous and Scabies. | £ | £ |
| Details of Bodies Received. | Usual Place of Residence. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea. | Wands -worth | Elsewhere. | Residence unknown | ||
| Food. | Quantity. | Food. | Quantity. |
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| Year. | Formal Samples, (per cent.) | Informal Samples, (per cent.)[/$$$] |
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| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| Full. | Supplemental. |
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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 1932:— |
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| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— |
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| Trade. | Number of Factories on Register. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Young Persons. | Adults. | Young Persons. | ||
| Trade. | No. of Work-shops. | No. of Work-rooms. | 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 Unwholesome 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, 110) | |||||||
| Seeding 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. | ||||||||||||
| Premises. | Date of Order. |
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| Street. | Houses dealt with | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District No. 1. | District No. 3. | District No. 5. |
| District No. 1 | 9 streets | 96 houses |
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| Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. |
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| District No. 1 | 6 streets | 45 houses |
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| Number of New Houses or Tenements erected during the year:— |
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| No. of houses concerned. | Approx. No. of families residing on site. |
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| Years. | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | over 65 | Total. | |
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| Years. | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | over 65 | Total |
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| Mode of Onset. | Number of Cases. | Percentage. |
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| Occupation. | No. of Patients. | Occupation. | No. of Patients. |
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| Near Relative. | Remote Relative. | No Family History. |
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| Grade | Quiescent | Much Improved | Improved | I.S.Q. | Worse | Died | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.C. | OR. | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. | T.C. | O.R. | ||
| Name | Age. | Condition. | Period of Treatment. | Condition on Discharge or at 31/12/32. |
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| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths registered in the district. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. 3 | Nett. | Number. 6 | Rate.* 7 | of Nonresidents registered in the District. 8 | of Residents not registered in the District. 9 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||
| 1 | Number. 4 | Rate.* 5 | Number 10 | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. 11 | Number. 12 | Rate.* 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. | n. | S. | N. | S. | |
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 0-1 years. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 years upwards. | Total deatd of residentsand Non-Residents in Institutions in tde Districts. |
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 days. | Weeks. | Total under4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nett Births in the year. | Nett Deaths in the year(Infants under 1 year) |
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| CAUSES OF death. | AGE PERIODS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1-7 day. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Percentage of Total. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nett Births in the year. | Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | Previous to 1921 | 1921—6. | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | ||||||||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. Hl»s) | 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 last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||