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Hammersmith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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- 1937
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- 182
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Vital Statistics.
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The following table shows the number of deaths from Cancer under the various age groups during the past 10 years:-
Year. Total Deaths. Sex. All Ages. 1- 2— 5— 15— 25— 45— 65— 75— -
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Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1936 and previous years :—
Year. Populationestimated to middle of each year. Births. Total Deaths Registered in the District. Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District. Uncorrected Number. Nett. Num-ber. Rate. of Non-residents registered in the District. of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Num-ber. Rate. Num-ber. Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. Num-ber. Rate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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Deaths of Residents.—Belonging to the Borough, occurring in Public Institutions, &c., in districts outside, during the year 1986 :— MENTAL HOSPITALS.
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1936.
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 Borodghs. Estimated Resident population (mid-1936). Live Births rate per 1,000 popula-tion. Death rate per 1,000 population : Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 lire births. Crude. Adjusted. -
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Treatment and Nursing of Children under School Age. —The treatment of children under five years of age was continued at the School Clinics. During the year the cases dealt with were as follows :—
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No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—
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No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—
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Management:—Voluntary Agency. No. of beds available for the following services:—
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No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—
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The figures tabulated below, indicate in some measure the extent of the ground to be covered on the one hand, and on the other the success of the work accomplished in the interests of Maternity and Child Welfare:—
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The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—
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The feeding of the 1,693 infants visited was found to be as follows:—
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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:—
Y ear. Births. Deaths of Infants. Deaths of Infants per 1000 births. -
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Notification of Births Act, 1907.
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Notification Received fbom
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, 1936. Infantile Mortality during the year 1936. 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 under 4 Weeks. 4 Weeks, and under 3 months. 3 months ani 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, infant deaths and infantile mortality rates in England and Wales, London and Hammersmith and the wards of the Boroughs for the year 1986:-
District. 1936. No. of Births. No. of Deaths of Children under 1 year of age. Infant Mortality Rate. -
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Schedule of Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
Address of Clinic. No. of Clinics New Cases. Total Attendances. Mothers. Children. Mothers. Children. Antenatal. Postnatal. Under 1 yr. Over 1 yr. Antenatal. Postnatal. Under 1 yr. Over 1 yr. -
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The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows :—
Year. Number of Deaths Number of live Births. Maternal Death Rate. Puerperal Sepsis. Other Accidents of Pregnancy -
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Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children Under Five Years of Age.
Disease. No. of Cases Notified. Previous Year. No. of Cases Visited. No. of Cases Nursed. No. of Cases Removed to Hospital. -
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was four 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 District. Still under Treatment. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At Home. In Hospital. -
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A summary of the work carried out during the twelve months under review follows :-
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FOSTER-CHILDREN.
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VISITS.
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Inspections.-The following table shows the number of visits made in each district under the various inspection head:- NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1936.
Cause of Inspection. Districts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lady Sanitary Inspector Food and Drugs Inspector Total. -
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Notices.—The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year
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The following table shows the result of proceedings taken:— SUMMONSES-YEAR 1936.
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Summonses—continued.
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-monses. 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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SHOPS ACT, 1934.
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT—UNSOUND FOOD.
Name and Address. 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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The following is a list of the Factories, Workshops and Workplaces upon the Register:—
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORK-SHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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3.-HOME WORK.
Nature of Work Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108 Outwork in Infected Premises, Secs. 109, 110 Instances Notices served Prosecutions Instances Orders made (Sec. 110) Prosecutions (Secs. 109, 110) -
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
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5.—OTHER MATTERS.
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HOUSING. Statistics.—Year 1936.
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Certificates granted with regard to water supply under Section 95 (Sub-sec. 2) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Year. L.C.G. Estate. H.B.C. Estate Private Enterprise. -
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The following table gives particulars of the Clearance Areas dealt with during the past two years:—
Name of Area Date of Declaration Action taken by Council No. of Premises on Site No. of Persons Living on Site Position at end of 1936 -
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The following is a list of the licences issued during the year under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1986:—
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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 Slaughterhouse.
Description. Disease. Approximate Weight. -
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The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhousesinthe Borough:—
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Offensive Trades—Slaughterers of Poultry.—There are two authorised slaughterers of poultry in the Borough:—
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The following table gives a summary of the work relat-ing to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises:—
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The following is a list of bakehouses in the Borough—
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The following is a list of registered bakehouses in the Borough not now in use:-
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ICE CREAM VENDORS.
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The following is a list of unsound food condemned during the year:—
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Table A.
No. Designation. Laboratory A. Laboratory B. Laboratory C. Laboratory D. -
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Table B.—PHOSPHATASE TESTS.
Sample No. Designation Report Lovibond Blue Units -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK.
No. Class of Milk. Total count. B. Coli. Microscopic examination. -
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In Table I are set out the total numbers of samples examined under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act as recorded in my Statutory Quarterly Reports to the Ministry of Health, together with the numbers of those classified as genuine, inferior and adulterated. Table I.
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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 under the Act are set out fully in Table III below:— Table III.
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 III—continued.
Article. No. of Samples examined. Result of Examination. Genuine. Inferior. Adulterated. -
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Table IV, below, shows the average composition of milk as sold in the Borough month by month and for the whole year. Table IV.
Month. No. examined. Fat (per cent.). Non-fatty solids (per cent.). -
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The following Table shows the numbers of milks classified as of good, fair and poor quality in each quarter of the year, omitting, of course, the adulterated ones:— Table V.
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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. -
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Chocolate Cup Cakes 634 Contained less than 4% of dry fat-free cocoa 2 2 0 2 2 0 _ -
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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. Costs. £ s. d. -
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Table VI. continued
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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. -
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1936.
Notifiable Disease Number of Oases Notified Total cases notified in each Ward Total Cases Removed to Hospital At all Ages AGE PERIODS Under 1 1 & under 5 Years 5 & under 15 Years 15 & under 25 Years 25 & under 45 Years 45 & under 65 Years 65 and upwards 8th Centre North Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 -
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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, 1927 to 1936 :—
Year. Smallpox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. Whooping Cough. Enteric Fever. Diarrhoea and Cholera. Total. -
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Notifiable Diseases lother than Tuberculosis) during the year 1936
DISEASE. Total cases notified. Cases ad-mitted to Hospital. Total deaths. -
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The following are the particulars of the work done under the above scheme during the year:—
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Schick Testing Clinic
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Result of Immunisation of 23 Cases.
Age. Temp. Reaction. Erythema or Ur icaria. Amount Given. Compl.ete Protection. Type of Attack. -
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The following table shows the amount of disinfection carried out by your Council during the year; all bedding and articles of clothing, &c., being removed to the Council's Disinfecting Station.
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TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned diseases during the years 1927 to 1936.
Year. Smallpox. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup. Typhus Fever. Enteric Fever. Simple Continued Fever. Relapsing Fever. Puerperal Fever. Puerperal Pyrexia. a Cholera. Erysipelas. Plague. Chickenpox. a Measles. b a Whooping Cough. a Cerebro-Spiual Fever. Anthrax. Glanders. Hydrophobia. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Acute Polio-Myelitis. Encephalitis Lethargica. Pneumonia. c Malaria. c Dysentery. c Trench Fever, e Food Poisioning. f Total. -
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I append figures showing the numbers dealt with during the year.
School Children— -
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VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1935.
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officers' District Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1935 Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1937, in Columns I, II, IV and V of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.: Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1937, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) of Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1937. neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return Number of Certifi-cates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1930 Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dutes of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1936 Col. 1 Successfully Vaccinated Col. II Col IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received Col. V I)ead, Unvaccinated Postponement by Medical Certificate Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found Insusceptible of Vaccination Had SmallPox 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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Table showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1936.
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. of "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. Durward. Dr. Dale. Dr. Townsend. Dr. Dockrill. Dr. Brash. Dr. Phillips. Dr. Barnes Other Doctors. Dr. Durward. Dr Dale. Dr. Townsend. Dr. Dockrill. Dr. Brash. Total -
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PART I. Summary of Notifications during the period prom the 1st January, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936.
Age Periods Formal Notifications Total Notifications. Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total (all ages) -
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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 -
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Source of Information No. of cases Pulmonary Non-pulmonary -
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PART III. Notification Register.
Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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I append figures for the years 1921-36, showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons.
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. -
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The following table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1936:—
Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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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 Cases on Dispensary Register. No. of Cases on Register of Notifications. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. -
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Sessions have been held regularly at the Dispensary for the examination and treatment of patients at the follow-ing times:—
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 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 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) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) -
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NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 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 relates Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Bones and J oints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdomi0nal 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 -
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Sixty-six cases were referred for assistance to the following agencies:—
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Nursing Comforts.
Articles. Quantity owned by the Borough Council. Number of Patients to whom Loaned. Number still on Loan. -
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SHOPS ACT, 1934. During the year 1,058 shops were inspected. The following notices were served for:—
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Public Mortuary. Three hundred and sixty five bodies were admitted to the Mortuary in Fulham Palace Road during the year.