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

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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—	j25—	35—	45—	55-	65—	75—

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Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1938 and previous years:— Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1938 and Previous Years.

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.	Rate.	of Non-residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected Number.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate.	of Non-residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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MENTAL HOSPITALS.

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GENERAL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, &c.

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FEVER HOSPITALS.

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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INSTITUTIONS.

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VARIOUS.

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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1938.

Caurks 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.

City or Borough.	Estimated population.	Birth rate.	Death rate : crude adjusted.		Infant Mortality rate.

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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.

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The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—

	District.
	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	Total.

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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:—

Year.	Births.	Deaths of Infants.	Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.

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Notification Received from

Midwives.	Doctors.	Lying-in Hospitals and Nursing Homes.	L.C.C. Institutions.	Parents.	M.O.H.'s.

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INFANT MORTAIITY, 1938. Infantile Mortality during the year 1938. 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 and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 1 year.	Total Deaths under 1 Year[/##]
ALL CAUSES.	Certified	42	2	1	5	50	12	29	14	12	117
ALL CAUSES.	Uncertified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Small-pox		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chicken-pox		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Measles		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Scarlet Fever		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Whooping Cough		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3
Diphtheria and croup		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Influenza		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Erysipelas		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tuberculous Meningitis		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Abdominal Tuberculosis		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Tuberculous Diseases		-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2
Meningitis (not T.B)		-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	2
Laryngitis		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bronchtis		-	-	1	-	1	-	1	3	-	5
Pneumonia (all forms)		1	1	-	1	3	3	12	3	4	25
Infective Gastro Enteritis		-	-	-	1	1	5	6	4	5	21
Syphilis		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rickets		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suffocation, Overlying		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Injury at Birth		3	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
Atelectasis		7	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	-	7
Congenital Malformations		4	1	—	2	7	—	1	—	—	8
Premature Births		25	—	—	—	25	—	2	—	—	27
Otitis Media		-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
Violence		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Icterus Neonatorum		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hœmorrhage of the Newborn		2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	2
Other causes		—	—	—	—	-	4	4	1	-	9
Totals		42	2	1	5	50	12	29	14	12	117

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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 1938:—

District.	1938.
	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.
		Ante-natal.	Post-natal.	Under 1 yr.	Over 1 yr.	Ante-natal.	Post-natal.	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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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.

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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was eight against fourteen 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.
Notified.	At Home.	In Hospital.

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FOSTER MOTHERS.

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FOSTER-CHILDREN.

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VISITS.

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Inspections.-The following table show the number of visits made in each district under the various inspection heads:- NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1938.

Cause of Inspection.	Districts.
Cause of Inspection.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Lady Sanitary Inspector	Food and Drugs Inspector	Sanitary Inspector Bayes	Sanitary Inspector Herrick	Sanitary Inspector Mason	Temp-orary H.V.	Total

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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:—

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 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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HOUSING ACT, 1936.

Situation of Premises.	Nature of Offence.	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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HAMMERSMITH BOROUGH COUNCIL BYE-LAWS—DOGS.

Name and Address.	Nature of Offence.	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.

Name and Address.	Nature of Offence.	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.

Name and Address.	Nature of Offence.	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT AND ORDERS.

Name and Address.	Nature of Offence.	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT—UNSOUND FOOD.

Name and Address.	Nature of Offence	No. of Sum-monses.	Result of Proceedings.

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The following is a list of the Factories upon the Register:—

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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

Premises	Number of
Premises	Inspec-tions.	Written Notices.	Occupiers Prosecuted.

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars		Number of Defects			Num-ber of Pros-cutions
		Found	Re-medied	Referred to H.M. Inspector

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3.—HOME WORK.

	Outwork in Unwholesome Premises.			Outwork in Infected Premises.
Nature of Work	Instances	Notices served	Prosecutions	Instances	Orders made	Prosecutions

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4.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class		Number

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I append hereunder the figures at the end of the survey:—

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HOUSING ACT, 1936.

1.—Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:—

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Eradication of Bed Bugs.

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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.C. Estate.	H.B.C. Estate.	Private Enterprise.

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Year.	L.C.C. 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 four years :—

Name of Area	Date of Declaration	Action taken by Council	No. of Premises on Site	No. of Persons Originally Living on Site	Position at end of 1938
1. Becklow Place	June, 1935	Compulsory Purchase Order	34	179	Premises demolish-ed and building of Flats in progress.
2. Argyle Place	October, 1935	Clearance Order	8	30	Cottages demolish-ed & house empty.
3. Terrace Court	March, 1936	Clearance Order	4	14	Premises demolished.
4. Bannisters Cottages	June, 1936	Clearance Order	23	75	Three still standing and one occupied.
5. Coleman's Buildings	March, 1936	Clearance Order	6	27	All empty but not yet demolished.
6. Hanover Cottages	October, 1935	Clearance Order	30	164	Premises demolished.
7. Mulberry Place	March, 1936	Clearance Order	2	11	Premises not yet demolished.
8. Britannia Court	March, 1936	Clearance Order	11	42	Premises demolished.
9. Rose and Crown Lane	November, 1936	Clearance Order	21	63	Six demolished and rest are empty,
10. Wescombe Cottages	November, 1936	Clearance Order	33	9	Site cleared.
11. Montagu Street	November, 1936	Clearance Order	7	26	Premises empty.
12. Edwin Cottages	November, 1936	Clearance Order	2	9	Premises demolished.
13. Berghem Mews	May, 1936	Clearance Order	19	78	Nos. 1-9 demolished.
14. Evesham Street	September, 1937	Clearance Order	10	47	Order confirmed.
15. Crisp Road	July, 1938	Clearance Order	7	28	Premises boarded up. Tenants rehoused.
16. Dalling Road (No. 1)	April, 1938	Clearance Order	5	12	Enquiry to be held in 1939.
17. Dalling Road (No. 2)	September, 1938	Clearance Order	4	13*	* Two further houses acquired for satisfac-tory development of the area and a further 6 persons were concerned.
18. King Street	November, 1938	Clearance Order	4	30	—
19. Latimer Road (No. 1)	February, 1938	Withdrawn (Extensive works carried out by Owners)
20. Latimer Road (No. 2)	February, 1938	Clearance Order	2	8	Order confirmed. Premises demolished.
21. Latimer Road (No. 3)	April, 1938	Clearance Order	17	16	Enquiry to be held in 1939.
22. Shortlands (No. 2)	September, 1938	Clearance Order	2	4	Not demolished, No enquiry to be held.
23. Shortlands (No. 3	September, 1938	Clearance Order	2	9	Enquiry to be held.
24. Naylor's Cottages	September, 1938	Clearance Order	4	7	Premises not yet demolished.

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Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936. The following is a list of the licences issued during the year under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936:—

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 Slaughterhouse.

Description	Disease.	Approximate Weight.

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Carcases Inspected and Condemned.

	Cattle, excluding Cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs

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The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough:—

Premises.	Name of Licensee.

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Offensive Trades—Slaughterers of Poultry.—There is one authorised slaughterer 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 of inspections 1938	Number of notices 1938	Number of prosecutions 1938
PREMISES.	On register in 1920.	On register at end of 1937	Added in 1938	Removed in 1938	On register at end of 1938	Number of inspections 1938	Number of notices 1938	Number of prosecutions 1938

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The following is a list of bakehouses in the Borough :—

Address.	Name.

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Address.	Name.

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ICE CREAM VENDORS. Registered under Public Health (London) Act,

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Commodity	Condition	Result.

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TABLE.

Article.	No. of samples analysed.	Result of Analysis.
Article.	No. of samples analysed.	Genuine.	Inferior.	Adulterated.

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The following table shows the action taken on adulterated samples and other infringements of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act.

Sample No.	Article.	Analyst's Report.			Proceedings.			Other Action.
Sample No.	Article.	Analyst's Report.			Court.	Date of Hearing.	Result.	Other Action.

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Sample No.	Article.	Analyst's Report.	Proceedings.			Other Action.
Sample No.	Article.	Analyst's Report.	Court.	Date of Hearing.	Result.	Other Action.

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BACTERIOLOGY. The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:—

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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1938.

Notifiable Disease	Number of Cases Notified													Wards							Total Removed Hospital.
	At all Ages	Age periods												Wards
	At all Ages	Under 1	1—	2—	3—	4—	5—	10—	15—	20— .	35—	45—	65—	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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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, 1929 to 1938:—

Year.	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.	Whooping Cough.	Enteric Fever.	Diasrrhœa and Cholera.	Total.

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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1938.

DISEASE.	Total cases notified	Cases admitted to Hospital.	Total deaths.

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DISINFECTION. 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 1929 to 1938.

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School Children—Hammersmith.

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VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1937.

Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officers' District	Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as regis-tered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1937	Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1939, In Columns I, 11, IV and V of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.:					Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1939, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) of			Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1939, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register " (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor tempo-rarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return	Number of Certifi-cates of Successful Primary Vaccina-tion of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1938	Number of statutory Declarations of Con-scientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irres-pective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1938
		Col. 1 Success-fully Vac-cinated	Col. II		Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certifi-cates of Con-scientious Objection have been received	Col. V Dead, Unvac-cinated	Post-pone-ment by Medi-cal Certifi-cate	Removal to Districts, the Vaccina-tion Officer of which has been duly apprised	Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found
		Col. 1 Success-fully Vac-cinated	Insus-ceptible of Vac-cination	Had Small-Pox		Col. V Dead, Unvac-cinated	Post-pone-ment by Medi-cal Certifi-cate
1	2	3	4	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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Table showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1938.

	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.
	District No. 1.	District No. 2.	District No. 3.	District No. 4.	District No. 5.	Queen Charlotte Hospital.	Marlesford Lodge.	Other Doctors.	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.	District No. 1.	District No. 2	District No. 3.	District No. 4.	District No. 5.	Total

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PART I. Summary op Notifications during the period prom the 1st January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938.

Age Periods	Formal Notifications												Total Notifications
	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis
	0-	1-	6-	10-	15-	20-	25-	36-	45-	55-	65-	Total (all ages)

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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 Periods	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	Total

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PART III. Notification Register.

	Pulmonary			Non-pulmonary
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Total Cases

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I append figures for the years 1924-88, showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons.

		1924.	1925.	1923.	1927.	1928.	1029.	1930.	1931.	1932.	1933.	1934.	1935.	1936.	1937.	1938.

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The Foliowing table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1938 :—

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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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1938.

Diagnosis	Pulmonary				Non-pulmonary				Totai				Grand Total
	Adults Childr'n				Adults childr'n				Adults Childr'n
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 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 pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

Condition at the time of the last cord made during the year to which the return relates		Previous to 1928					1928					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					00 g a ® . 8«	Class T.B. plus \|				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plu3
		Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	\| Group 1	Group 2		Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	00 g a ® . 8«	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plun)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)

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		1933					1934					1935					1936					1937					1938

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One hundred and fifty-four cases were referred for assistance to the following agencies:—

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Nursing Comports.

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 143 shops were inspected. The following notices were served for:—

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Public Mortuary.—Five hundred and twenty-one bodies were admitted to the Mortuary in Fulham Palace Road during the year.

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The following table shows the number of deaths from Cancer under the various age groups during the past 10 years :—

Statistics.—The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1938 and previous years:— Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1938 and Previous Years.

MENTAL HOSPITALS.

GENERAL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, &amp;c.

FEVER HOSPITALS.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INSTITUTIONS.

VARIOUS.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1938.

This rate is calculated on the estimated population of each Ward.

LONDON AND METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.

No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—

No. of beds available for each sex for the following services:—

The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—

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:—

Notification Received from

INFANT MORTAIITY, 1938. Infantile Mortality during the year 1938. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

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 1938:—

Schedule of Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.

The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows:—

so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated;

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was eight against fourteen in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows :—

FOSTER MOTHERS.

FOSTER-CHILDREN.

VISITS.

Inspections.-The following table show the number of visits made in each district under the various inspection heads:- NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING 1938.

Notices.—The following table shows the number of Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:—

The following table shows the result of proceedings taken:—

Summonses—continued.

Summonses—continued.

SUMMONSES—continued.

HOUSING ACT, 1936.

HAMMERSMITH BOROUGH COUNCIL BYE-LAWS—DOGS.

CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.

MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.

MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT AND ORDERS.

PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT—UNSOUND FOOD.

The following is a list of the Factories upon the Register:—

1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.—OTHER MATTERS.

I append hereunder the figures at the end of the survey:—

HOUSING ACT, 1936.

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Eradication of Bed Bugs.

Certificates granted with regard to water supply under Section 95 (Sub-sec. 2)of the Public Health (London) Act 1936.

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The following table gives particulars of the Clearance Areas dealt with during the past four years :—

Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936. The following is a list of the licences issued during the year under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936:—

I append the number of animals slaughtered and examined in the slaughterhouses during the year :—

The following is a list of Unsound Food found during the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouse.

Carcases Inspected and Condemned.

The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough:—

Offensive Trades—Slaughterers of Poultry.—There is one authorised slaughterer of poultry in the Borough:—

The following table gives a summary of the work relating to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises:—

The following is a list of bakehouses in the Borough :—

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ICE CREAM VENDORS. Registered under Public Health (London) Act,

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TABLE.

The following table shows the action taken on adulterated samples and other infringements of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act.

BACTERIOLOGY. The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:—

Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1938.

The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1929 to 1938:—

Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1938.

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DISINFECTION. The following table shows the amount of disinfection carried out by your Council during the year; all bedding and articles of clothing, &amp;c., being removed to the Council's Disinfecting Station.

TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned diseases during the years 1929 to 1938.

School Children—Hammersmith.

VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1937.

Table showing Work of Vaccination Officer from 1st January to 31st December, 1938.

GENERAL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, &c.

DISINFECTION. 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.