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Battersea 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

Published
1938
Pages
158
Tables
107

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107 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    The estimated mid-year population based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration sub-districts* and for each of the nine wards into which the Borough is divided, is set out in the following table:—
    Area.Acres.Estimated mid-year population, 1937.
    Males.Females.Total.Density per acre
  • Page 9
    BIRTHS and DEATHS, 1937.
    In Sub-Districts and Wards.Rates for 1937 and 10 previous Years (per 1,000 Population).
    Area.Estimated Population 1937Births (live)Deaths
    No.Rate.No.Rate.Year.North Battersea.South Battersea.The Borough.
    Birth Rate.Death Rate.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Birth Rate.Death Rate.
  • Page 10
    Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1937 and Ten Previous Years
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths registered in the district.Transferable DeathsNett 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.*NumberRate per 1,000 nett births.Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
  • Page 11
    The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the stillbirth rates, from 1928 to 1937, were as under:—
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 12
    MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1937 numbered 1,409. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 19.6.
    Year.Marriages.Marriage-Rate.
  • Page 12
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1937:—
    Under 1 year.1 -5 -10 -15 -25 -45 -65 +Total.
  • Page 14
    The distribution of the 151 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration sub-districts and the wards are shown in the following table:—
    Area.Live births.Deaths of infants under 1 year of age.Infant mortality per 1,000 live births.
    m.f.total.
  • Page 15
    Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 wekks from 1932 to 1937.
    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
  • Page 16
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.
    Year.Mean population for year.Live Births.Deaths.Natural Increase.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infant Mortality Rate.
  • Page 18
    Comparative Statistics, London Boroughs. (Compiled by the Medical Officer of Health of Poplar and re-produced by his kind permission.)
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated resident population (mid-1937)Live births, annual rate per 1,000 population.Deathrate per 1,000 population.Deaths of infants under one year to 1,000 births.
  • Page 20
    Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Battersea, 1937.
    BOYS.GIRLS.Total.Percentage.
    EntrantsAge 7Age 11Age 14EntrantsAge 7Age 11Age 14Batt.London.
  • Page 21
    Examination of Elementary School Children in Battersea, 1937.
    BOYS.girls.
    EntrantsAge 7Age 11Age 14EntrantsAge 7Age 11Age 14
    Number examined822754763755795816763796
    Cases*Cases*Cases*Cases*Cases*Cases*Cases*Cases*
  • Page 23
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES (AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1937.)
    Name and Situation of Clinic. (Italics indicate voluntary centre).Times of Opening.
    Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.
  • Page 24
    Summarised Statistics Relating to Infant Welfare Centres, 1937.
    Municipal.Voluntary.Grand Total.
    Southlands.Plough Road.Fast Battersea.Chatham Road.Gideon Road.Mundella Road.Total.Chislehurst (St.James's) Mission.Women's League of Service.TotalMunicipal and Voluntary.
  • Page 27
    The home visiting carried out during 1937 by the Council's health visitors and those of the voluntary organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare scheme is summarised in the following table:—
    Visits.Council.Vol.Total.
  • Page 28
    The following table presents a summary of the number of cases referred to hospitals and other institutions from the various clinics, and also the number of visits paid by the Council's health visitors on the request of the hospitals:—
    Hospital or Institution.Cases referred from clinics.Visits paid for Hospital.
    Ante- and post-natal.Other.Total.
  • Page 29
    The following tables give various particulars of the supply for the past five years:— A.—Number of Persons Supplied, 1932-7.
    Year.Mothers.Children. (Years.)Total Persons
    Exp.Nursing.0—¼1½3—5
  • Page 29
    B.—Qantity and Cost of Milk Supplied.
  • Page 31
    The work of the Dental Clinic during 1937 is summarised as follows:—
    Women.Children.Total.
  • Page 32
    Continued from previous page...
    Women.Children.Total.
  • Page 32
    The cost of dentures supplied during the financial year amounted to £198 0s. 6d. and the sums received from various sources were as under:—
  • Page 36
    The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &c., during 1937, at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to below).
    Clinics held at
    Maternity Hospital.Southlands.Plough Road.All Saints' Hall.Total.
  • Page 38
    BATTERSEA ANTE-NATAL (V.D.) CLINIC. Results 1922—1937.
    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.
  • Page 40
    Particulars relating to this service during the year are set out below:—
  • Page 40
    Number of cases where medical assistance was summoned with reasons for requiring assistance:—
  • Page 41
    Number of cases of—
  • Page 42
    Particulars relating to the cases dealt with during 1937 are as follows:—
  • Page 43
    A statement* showing expenditure tor the year ended 3lst March, 1937, in respect of the Maternity Hospital is given below.
    Item.Total.Per patient-week.
  • Page 45
    Maternal Deaths in Child-birth, and Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births (Live and Still).
    Year.Puerperal sepsis.Other puerperal causes.Total.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 47
    During 1937 the total number of attendances made by the nurses of the District Nursing Association in connection with cases of infectious disease was :- Nursing Service, 1937.
    Name of Disease.Age.Total.
    Under 5 years.Over 5 years.
    Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.
  • Page 47
    The equipment consists of:—
  • Page 48
    The ages of the 88 new cases who attended first in 1937 were as follows:—
  • Page 52
    Failure to give prescribed notice of—
  • Page 53
    The following is an alphabetical list of the diseases compulsorily notifiable in Battersea:—
  • Page 54
    Cases of Infectious Disease (excluding Tuberculosis) notified during the Year 1937, and Deaths from such Diseases.
    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 & overTotalN.S.
  • Page 55
    Notifications of Infectious Diseases, 1937, in Wards and Sub-Districts.
    Notifiable Disease.Wards.Districts.†Totals.
    123456789NS
  • Page 57
    Full statistics for the year 1937 had not been prepared at the time this report went to print, the last figures available being for the year 1936, as under:—
    Children whose births were registered during the year ended 31st December, 1936—
  • Page 57
    Particulars of the incidence of scarlet fever during 1937 and the four preceding years are shown in the following table:—
    Year.Cases.Houses Invaded.Deaths.
    Notified.Per 1,000 PopulationRegisteredPer 1,000 PopulationPer 100 Cases.
  • Page 58
    Particulars of the incidence of this disease during 1937 and the four preceding years are shown in the following table :—
    Year.Cases.Houses Invaded.Deaths.
    Notified.Per 1,000 PopulationRegisteredPer 1,000 PopulationPer 100 Cases.
  • Page 58
    The result of the year's work is summarised as follows:—
  • Page 60
    Patients inoculated—
  • Page 62
    The following table shews the distribution of the cases notified:—
    Sub-Districts. Wards.Cases.Births (live).Rate per 1000 Births.Year.Cases.Births (live).Rate per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 63
    The table below gives particulars in two-yearly periods of the biennial epidemics of measles which have occurred since the Regu-lations requiring the notification of measles in Battersea came into force. Incidence and Mortality of Measles in Epidemic Periods, 1921-1936, and in 1937.
    Period.Cases.Deaths.Notified or reported.Per 1,000 population.No.Per 1,000 population.
    Under 10.All ages.
  • Page 63
    Whooping-Cough, 1937, and Ten Previous Years.
    Year.Cases.Deaths.
    Notified or reported.Per 1,000 population.Registered.Per 1,000 population.Per 100 cases.
  • Page 64
    The following table (required by the Ministry of Health) shows the age and sex distribution of the 247 cases of Tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported during the year ended 31st December, 1937, and of the 123 deaths registered as due to the disease.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.NonRespiratory.Respiratory.NonRespiratory.
    M.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 64
    The localisation of the disease in the 247 new cases notified or reported in 1937 was as under:—
  • Page 65
    PERIOD 1ST JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1937. The following table shows the distribution in sub-districts and wards, and the rates per 100,000 of the population, of the 247 cases of tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported, and of the 123 deaths.
    SubDistrict.New Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalRate per 100,000 populn.RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalRate per 100,000 populn.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 67
    Non-Notification of Tuberculosis The following table gives particulars in regard to non-notification of Tuberculosis for the 10 years 1928-1937:—
    Year.Not notified (dead).Notified after Death.Notified on Form I. & II. (Primary Notification not received).Reported from other sourcesTotal
  • Page 68
    The death-rates per 100,000 of the population during the 37 years ended 1937 in quinquennial averages and in 1936 and 1937 are given in the following table:—
    Years.Pulmonary.NonPulmonary.Total.
  • Page 70
    For the second year in succession in the Pulmonary group the incidence is highest in the age period 26-35, being 31·5 per cent. of the total cases, this differing from previous experience. A.-Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
    Years.0-56-1011-1516-2526-3536-4546-5556-65over 65Total.
  • Page 71
    B.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
    Years.0-56-1011-1516-2526-3536-4546-5556-6565 +Total
  • Page 71
    C.—Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.
    Mode of Onset.Number of Cases.Percentage.
  • Page 71
    D.—Occupations in the 149 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Occupation.No. of Patients.Occupation.No. of Patients.
  • Page 72
    E.—Family History ok Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.
    Near Relative.Remote Relative.No Family History.
  • Page 72
    Results of Institutional Treatment.
    GradeQuiescent.Much Improved.Improved.In statu quo.No material improvement.Worse.Died.
    t.c.o.r.t.c.o.r.t.c.o.r.T.c.o.r.t.c.o.r.t.c.o.r.
  • Page 75
    The following table shows the zymotic death-rate (per 1,000 population) in Battersea for each of the last five years :—
    BatterseaLondon
  • Page 76
    The following gives the comparative average death-rates from Cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1896:—
  • Page 77
    The following table shews the localisation of the disease in the case of the 244 deaths recorded in 1937.
    Localisation.No. of deaths.Total.Percentage of total.
    MaleFemale
  • Page 77
    The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during the year :—
    Suspected disease.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total.
  • Page 79
    Legal Proceedings. Legal proceedings were taken by the Council during 1937 in respect of 57 offences against the provisions of various Acts, bylaws, &c., administered by the Health Department, and for the recovery of expenses incurred by them in default of owners in 3 instances. Particulars of each case are set out below.
    Nature of Offence or Claim.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 80
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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.
  • Page 83
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    Nature of Offence or Claim.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 83
    Summary of Legal Proceedings.
    Acts and Regulations under which proceedings taken.Cases.Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 85
    The trades carried on in these premises may be thus classified:—
  • Page 86
    There are now only two common lodging houses in Battersea, of which particulars are as under:—
  • Page 87
    The total number of plans of proposed drainage work deposited during 1937, as compared with 1936, was as under:—
    19361937
  • Page 90
    Van Dwellings. The number of van dwellings in the Borough in 1937 was 63. In the following table are set out the situations of the dwellings and number of occupants:—
    Situation of Vans.No. of Vans.Occupants
    M.F.
  • Page 93
    Number of Baths, &c.
    Year.Adults.Children.*Expenditure*Amount Contributed.
    Verminous and Scabies.Verminous and Scabies.££
  • Page 93
    Disinfecting Department. Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1937.
  • Page 94
    Battersea Mortuary, 1937.
    Details of bodies received.Usual place of residence.
    Batter-sea.Wands -worthElsewhereResidence unknownTotal.
  • Page 98
    The following is a tabulated return of unsound foods which under the provisions of Section 180 of the Public Health (London] Act, 1936, were brought to the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors and voluntarily surrendered during 1937:—
    Food.Quantity.Food.Quantity.
  • Page 100
    The percentage of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1935 and yearly from 1936, is given in the following table.
    Year.Formal samples, (per cent.)Informal samples, (per cent.)
  • Page 100
    TABLE I Main Statement.
    Nature of sampleExamined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 101
    TABLE II. Drugs (all informal).
    Nature of sample.Examined.Adulterated.
  • Page 101
    TABLE III. Other Articles.
    Nature of sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 102
    In the 5 years 1932-36, and in 1937, the percentage of adul-terated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—
    Year.Samples taken.Adulterated.
    No.Percentage.
  • Page 102
    The average composition of the 737 samples of milk (including five informal samples of pasteurised milk) reported as genuine, proved to be as under:—
  • Page 103
    The Analyst reports that the content of milk fat in these 737 samples ranged as follows:—
  • Page 104
    The number of licences valid during 1937 was as follows:—
    Full.Supplemental.
  • Page 108
    1.—Inspections of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances), 1937.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 108
    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
    Particulars.Found on Inspection.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
    12345
  • Page 109
    3.—Registered Workshops.
  • Page 109
    The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1937:—
    Trade.Number of Factories on Register.Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
  • Page 110
    The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1937:—
    Trade.No. of Workshops.No. of Workrooms.Persons Employed.
    Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
  • Page 111
    The following are particulars relating to workshops in which "protected persons" were employed, notice of which was duly sent to H.M. Inspector:—
    Trade.No. of WorkshopsProtected Persons Employed.
    Women.Young Persons.Total.
  • Page 112
    The following table gives details of the outworkers' premises in the Borough, most of which are visited by the female sanitary inspector. The figures in brackets indicate the premises visited by the male inspector, which are included in the totals shown.
    Trade.Number on Register.Persons Employed.
    Premises.Workrooms
  • Page 115
    In addition 151 applications for housing accommodation were referred to the London County Council for special consideration on the grounds of hardship or overcrowding. The following table shows the result of such action:—
    Referred in previous years but not then dealt with.Referred in 1937.Total.
    Families accommodated233659
    Offer declined or applicant otherwise suited111021
    Recommendation not accepted by the London County Council81422
    Still under consideration4091131
    Totals82151233
  • Page 118
    The following is a list of streets in the Borough in which houses were found, on inspection, to be insanitary, and were dealt with by the Council under the provisions of the Housing Acts, either informally or by the service of notice under section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936, or under the provisions of section 12 of the Act, during 1937
    Street.Houses dealt with.Street.Houses dealt with.Street.Houses dealt with.
  • Page 119
    Summary.
  • Page 126
    The following table is supplied by the Registrar General at the request of the Ministry of Health:—
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 127
    Causes of Death, 1937—(contd.).
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 128
    Maternal Mortality in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1937.
    Year.London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)
  • Page 128
    Puerperal Fever Notifications in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1937.
    Year.London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)
  • Page 129
    Infant Mortality, 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year
    1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
  • Page 130
    Infant Mortality, 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year
    1-22-33-41-33-66-99 12
  • Page 132
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. Part I.—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1937, to the 31st December, 1937, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea (to which this return relates).
    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)
  • Page 133
    Supplemental Return. Part II.—New Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age Periods.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
  • Page 133
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below :—
    Source of Information.No. of Cases.
    Pulmonary.N on-pulmonary.
  • Page 134
    Part III.—Notification Register.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 136
    Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonarv tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relatesPrevious to 19211921—719281929
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B plus)
  • Page 137
    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145a-(Contd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1930193119321933
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 138
    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145«—(Contd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1934193519361937
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 139
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Form TI45a-(Contd.). Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relatesPrevious to 19211921—719281929
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 140
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145«-(Contd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1930193119321933
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 141
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS— (Contd.). Form T145(Contd.)
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1934193519361937
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal