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Hammersmith 1935

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

Published
1936
Pages
150
Tables
78

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78 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. General Statistics, 1935.
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    Vital Statistics.
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    Notification of Births Act, 1907.
    Midwives.Doctors.Lying in Hospitals and Nursing Homes.L.C.C. Institutions.Parents.M.O.H.'s.
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    The following table shows the deaths of infants under one year of age and the cause:— INFANT MORTALITY,1935. Infantile Mortality during the year 1935. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total undar 4 Weeks.4 Weeks, and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 1 year.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    The following table gives the births and infant death-rates in England and Wales, London and Hammersmith and the wards of the Borough for the year 1985:—
    District.1935.
    No. of Births.No. of Deaths of Children under 1 year of age.Infant Mortality Rate.
  • Page 15
    Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1935 and previous years:— Vital Statistics of Whole District during 193S and 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 Non-residents 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 Birth-.Number.Rate.
  • Page 15
    Deaths of Residents.—Belonging to the Borough, occurring in Public Institutions, &c., in districts outside, during the year 1985 :— FEVER HOSPITALS.
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    MENTAL HOSPITALS.
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    GENERAL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, &c.
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    PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
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    VARIOUS.
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    Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1935.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
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    This rate is calculated on the estimated population of each Ward.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Deaths.Death Rate.
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    LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated Resident population (mid-1935).Live Births rate per 1,000 population.Death rate per 1,000 population :Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 lire births.
    Crude.Adjusted.
  • Page 23
    No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—
    M.F.
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    No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—
    M.F.
  • Page 28
    The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—
    .District.Total
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.
  • Page 29
    The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births since 1906, the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor :—
    Year.Births.Deaths of Inliants.Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.
  • Page 33
    Queen Charlotte's Auxiliary Hospital, " Invermead," Goldhawk Road, W.12, 10 beds reserved for Hammer— smith Borough Council cases. (Discontinued July, 1935)
    Information Required.Particulars.
    Invermead, Queen Charlottes Goldhawk Road. Marylebone Road
  • Page 34
    Schedule o! Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
    Address of Clinic.No. of ClinicsNew Cases.Total Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
    Antenatal.Postnatal.Under 1 yr.Over 1 yr.Antenatal.Postnatal.Under 1 yr.Over 1 yr.
  • Page 37
    Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious Diseases during the year are included in the general report, but in so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated :
    Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
  • Page 37
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was eleven against eleven in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—
    Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Removed from Dis trict.Still under Treatment.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 39
    The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows
    Year.Number of DeathsNumber of live Births.Maternal Death Rate.
    Puerperal SepsisOther Accidents of Pregnancy.
  • Page 47
    NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1935.
    Cause of inspection.Districts.
    12345673Lady Sanitary InspectorFood and Drugs InspectorTotal.
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    Notices.—The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year :—
    Notices Served.Notices complied with.
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    The following table shows the result of proceedings taken:— SUMMONSES—YEAR 1935.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Offence.No. of Summonses.Result of Proceedings.
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    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Offence.No. of Sum— monses.Result of Proceedings.
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    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Offence.No of Sum-mouse?.Result of Proceedings.
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    Summonses—continued.
    Name and Address.Nature of Offence.No. of Summonses.Result of Proceedings.
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    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Offence.No. of Summonses.Result of Proceedings.
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    HAMMERSMITH BOROUGH COUNCIL BYE-LAWS—DOGS.
    Name and Address.Nature of Offence.No. of Summonses.Result of Proceedings
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    MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
    Name and Address.Nature of Offence.No. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings.
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    INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
    Name and Address.Nature of Offence.No. of Sum— monses.Result of Proceedings.
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    HOUSING ACT.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Offence.No. of Summonses.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 56
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to h.m. Inspector
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of WorkOutwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108Outwork in Infected Premises Sees. 109, 110
    InstancesNotices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (Sec. 110)Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110)
    Wearing apparel—
    (1) making, etc.11————
    (2) cleaning and washing——————
    Furniture and upholstery
    Totals11————
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    ClassNumber
  • Page 66
    Certificates granted with regard to water supply under Section 43 (Sub-sec. 2) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1391. Private
    Year.L.C.C. Estate.H.B.C. Estate.Enterprise.
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    Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
    Description.Number.
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    I append the number of animals slaughtered and examined in the slaughterhouses during the year.
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    The Following is a list of Unsound Food found during the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouses
    Description.Disease.Approximate Weight.
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    The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough :—
    Premises.Name of Licensee
  • Page 73
    Offensive Trades—Slaughterers of Poultry.—There are two authorised slaughterers of poultry in the Borough:—
    Premises.Name of Occupier.
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    The following table gives a summary of the work relating to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises:—
    PREMISES.NUMBER OP PREMISES.Number . ofinspections 1935Number of notices 1935Number ofprosecutions 1935
    On register in 1920.On register at end of 1934Added in 1935Removed in 1935On register at end of 1935
    Milk premises12816714101631,0405–
    Slaughter-houses.74––4155––
    Poultry Slaughter-houses.–2––212––
    Ice Cream premises162155335183204––
  • Page 78
    CommodityCondition.Result.
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    ANNUAL REPORT 1935, BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
    Sample No.Milk.Total count.B. Coli.Microscopic examination.
  • Page 82
    Table I.
    Period.Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.Total.
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    Table II.
    Year.Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.
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    The number and nature of the various articles analysed during the year are set out in full in Table III below.
    Article.No. of Samples examined.Result of Examination.
    Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated .
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    Table III—continued.
    Article.No. of Samples examined.Result of Examination.
    Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.
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    Table IV.
    Month.No. of Samples.Fat average (per cent.).Non-fatty solids Average (per cent.)
  • Page 86
    Table V.
    Period.Good quality.Fair quality.Poor quality.
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    A sample sold as " Active Mineral Salts " had the following composition indicated on its label:—
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    Table VI.
    Article.Identification No. given to sample in Quarterly Report.Result of Analyses.Legal proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act.Course when no proceedings are taken.Remarks.
    Fines. £ s. d.C08t8. £ 8. d.
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    Table VI—continued.
    Article.Identification No. given to sample in Quarterly Report.Result of Analyses.Legal proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act.Course when no proceedings are taken.Remarks.
    Fines. £ s. d.Costs. £ s. d.
  • Page 100
    BACTERIOLOGY. The following bacteriological examinations were made ou behalf of the Council:-
  • Page 101
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 193d.
    Notifiable DiseaseNumber ofCASES NotifiedTotal cases notified in each WardTotal Cases Removed to Hospital
    At all AgesAge Periods
    Under 11 dc under 5 Years5 & under 15 Years15& under 25 Years25 & under 45 Years45 <fc under 65 Years66 and upwardsS'thCentreNorth
    Ward 1 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7
  • Page 101
    Tuberculosis.
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    The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1926 to 1935 :-
    Year.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhcea and Cholera.Total.
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    Notifiable Diseases other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1935
    DISEASE. 1Total cases notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total deaths.
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    TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia, dCholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chickenpox. /Measles, b aWhooping Cough, aCerebro-Spinal Fever.Anthrax.Glanders.Hydrophobia.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Acute Polio-Myelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Pneumonia, eMalaria, eDysentery, cTrench Fever.#Food Poisioning. g.Total.
  • Page 119
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1934.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officers' DistrictNumber of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " a regis-tered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1934Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1930, in Columns I, II, IV and V of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.:Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1936, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1936. neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register " (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor tempo-rarily accounted for In the "Re port Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this ReturnNumber of Certifi-cates of Successful Primary Vaccina-tion of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1935Number of •Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1935[
    Col. 1 Success-fully Vac-cinatedCol. IICol. IV. Number in respect of whom Certifi-cates of Con-scientious Objection have been receivedCol. V Dead, Unvac-cinatedPost-pone-ment by Medi-cal Certifi-cateRemoval to Districts, the Vaccina-tion Officer of which has been duly apprisedRemoval to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found
    Insus-ceptible of Vac-cinationHad Small-Pox
    12345678910111213
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    Table showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1935.
    No. of Vaccination Certificates received from—No. of Insusceptibility Certificates.Total No. of Certificates.No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objection.No. of Postponement Certificates.No. of Cases Removed Inwards.No. of Cases Removed Outwards.No. of11 Q " Notices Sent.No. of " K " Notices Served.No. of Children Died Unvaccinated.No. of Cases Removed and not Traced.Nos. entered on 'H " Lists to Public Vaccinators.
    Dr. DurwarJ.Dr. Dale.Dr. Townaend.Dr. Dockrlll.Dr. Brash.Dr. Phillips.Dr. BarnesOther Doctors.Dr. Durward.Dr Dale.Dr. Townsend.Dr. Dockrlll.Dr. Brash.Total
  • Page 121
    PART I. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1935, to the 31st December, 1935.
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    PART II. Supplemental Return. 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 Periods0-1-5-10-16-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
  • Page 122
    Source of InformationNo. of Cases
    PulmonaryNon pulmonary
  • Page 122
    PART III. Notification Register.
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 124
    The following table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1985 :—
    Age Periods.New Oases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNonRespiratoryRespiratoiyNonRespiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 124
    The following table indicates the reduction in the number of cases and deaths from Tuberculosis and the efforts made throughout the country are clearly reflected thereby :-
    Year.No. of Cases notified.No. of Deaths.No. of Oases on Dispensary Register.No. o f Cases on Register of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.NonPulmonary.Total.
  • Page 129
    Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1935.
    DiagnosisPulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotalGrand Total
    AdultsChildr'nAdultsChildr'nAdultsChildr'n
    m.f.M.f.m.f.M.f.m.f.m.f.
  • Page 129
    Returns showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1935.
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    Condition at the time of the last rceord made during the year to which the return relatesPrevious to 192619261927192819291930
    Class T.Bf minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass 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)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.b. plus)
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1935 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 we first enteed on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
    19311932193319341935
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    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementar Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1935 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written 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 192619261927192819291930
    Bones and JointsAdditionalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandslTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
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    Table continued of previous page
    10311932193319341935
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    Eighty-two cases were referred for assistance to the following agencies:—
  • Page 136
    • Nursing Comforts.
    Articles.Quantity owned by the Borough Council.Number of PatientB to whom Loaned.Number still on Loan.