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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| In Sub-Districts and Wards. | Rates for 1935 and previous 10 Years (per 1,000 Population). | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area. | Estimated Population 1935 | Births | Deaths | |||||||||
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | Year. | North Battersea. | South Battersea. | The Borough. | |||||
| Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | |||||||
| 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. | Hate. * | 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.* | |||||||
| Year. | Marriages. | Marriage-Rate. |
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| Under 1 year. | 1- | 5 - | 10 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 + | Total. |
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| Quarter. | Births (Live). | Infant Deaths (Under 1 year). | All Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Per cent. of total. | No. | Per cent. of total. | No. | Per cent. of total | |
| Sub-District. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | Total over 65. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F- | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Area. | Live births. | Deaths of infants under 1 year of age. | Infant mortality per 1,000 live births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | total. | |||
| 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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| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
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| Year. | Mean population for year. | Births. | Deaths. | Natural Increase. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
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| Live Births per 1,000 Population. | *Deaths per 1,000 Population. | Infant Deaths per 1,000 live births. |
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| name andSituation ofCentre. | Times ofOpening. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | |
| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southlands | Plough Road | East Battersea | Chatham Road | Gideon Road | * Mundella Road (½ year). | Total. | * Battersea School for Mothers (½ year). | Chislehurst (St James's) Mission. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. | |
| Visits. | Council. | Vol. | Total. |
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| Hospital or Institution. | Cases referred from clinics. | Visits paid for Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante- and post-natal visits. | Other. | Total. | ||
| Women. | Children. | Total. |
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| Work carried out:— | Women. | Children. | Total |
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| £ | s. | d. |
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| Abnormality. | Total No. of cases. | Indications for Treatment. | Results. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers. | Babies. | |||
| Abnormality. | Total No. of cases. | Indications for Treatment. | Results. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers. | Babies. | |||
| Clinics held at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity Hospital. | Southlands. | Plough Road. | All Saints' Hall. | Total. | |
| 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. | |||||
| Item. | Total. | Per Patient-Week. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries | £ | £ | s. | d. | |
| Year. | Puerperal sepsis. | Other puerperal causes. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |
| Name of Disease. | Age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years. | Over 5 years. | |||||
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | |
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Battersea. at Ages (Years). | Admitted to Hospital from each Sub-District. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 35- | 45- | 65 & over | Total | N. | S. | ||
| Notifiable Disease. | Wards. | Districts.† | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | N | S | ||
| Year. | Cases. | Houses Invaded. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Per 1,000 Population | Registered | Per 1,000 Population | Per 100 Cases. | ||
| Sub-Districts. Ward. | Cases. | Births, (live) | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Year. | Cases. | Births, (live) | 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 100 cases). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10. | All ages. | |||||
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified or reported. | Per 1,000 Population. | Registered. | Per 1,000 Population. | Per 100 Cases. | |
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| Sub-District. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |||
| Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Notified on Form i. & ii. (Primary Notification not received). | Reported from other source* | Total |
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| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. |
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| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | over 65 | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | 0-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | 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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| Grade. | Quiescent. | Much Improved. | Improved. | In statu quo. | No material improvement. | Worse. | Died. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t.c. | o.R. | T.C. | o.R. | T.C. | o.k. | t.c. | o.r. | T.C. | o.r. | T.C. | o.r. | ||
| Localisation. | No. of deaths. | Total. | Percentage of Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Suspected disease. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total. |
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| Acts and Regulations under which Proceedings taken. | Cases. | Persons prosecuted including employees. | Convictions. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises | Lodgers authorised. | Inspections. | Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Served. | Complied with. | ||||
| 1934 | 1935 |
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| House refuse. | Trade refuse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Tons. | |
| Situation of Vans. | No. of Vans. | Occupants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | ||
| Year. | Adults. | Children. | *Expenditure | *Amount Contributed. |
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| 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. |
| Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | |
| Year. | Samples taken. | Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage. | ||
| Full. | Supplemental. |
|---|
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Particulars. | Found on Inspection. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Borough. | Population in Private Families. | No. of Families. | No. of Occupied Dwellings. | No. of Occupied Rooms. | Average No. of Persons Per Room. |
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| Area. | No. of Dwellings surveyed. | No. of cases of Overcrowding. | Percentage1 |
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| Group. | No. of Dwellings surveyed. | No. of cases of Overcrowding. | Percentage* |
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| Referred in previous years but not then dealt with. | Referred in 1935. | Total. |
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| Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Houses dealt with. | Street. | Housel dealt with. |
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| Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGE PERIODS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 24 hours. | 1.7 days. | Weeks. | Total u:ider 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Age Periods. | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications | ||||||||||||
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 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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| Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | 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. | ||||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | Previous to 1921 | 1921—6 | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group | 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 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Previous to 1921 | 1921—6 | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bnnes 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 | |||
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | 1 Abdominal i | Other Organs | Peripheral Gl&nds | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | 1 Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | |||