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Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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- 1938
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Unemployment. The following tables indicate the extent of unemployment among Lambeth residents:— (1) Average Number of Residents Registered as Unemployed in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, and 1937.
Date Men Women Juveniles Total -
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(2) Number of Residents Registered as Unemployed at Monthly Dates in 1937.
Date Men Women Juveniles* Total -
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The standard of nutrition of Lambeth children on entering the County Council Schools is of interest when read in conjunction with the unemployment figures in the preceding tables :—
1934—3,210 Children 1935—3,388 Children Good Average Below Normal Good Average Below Normal -
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Estimated Population, 1937 (Middle of the Year.) I. Wards.
Wards Males Females Total -
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TABLE A. Giving Number of Live Births in each Registration Sub-District of the Borough of Lambeth During the Year ended 31sr December, 1937 (arranged Quarterly).
Registration Sub-Districts No. of Births 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter -
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TABLE B Showing Populations (Estimated), Uncorrected Registered Births, Corrected Deaths at all ages, under 1 year, under 5 years, and from the 7 chief zymotic diseases, during 1937, the 4 previous years and the averages for the four decennia 1891-1900, 1901-1910, 1911-1920, and 1921-1930.
Year Estimated Population Number of Births Registered Corrected Numbers of Deaths All Ages Under 1 year Under 5 years Deaths from 7 Chief Zymotic Diseases -
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TABLE C. Showing the Birth Rate, the General and Zymotic Death Rates, the Infantile Mortality Rates for the Year 1937, and the ficures for the Four Previous Years, together with the Averages for the Four Decennia 1891-1900, 1901-1910, 1911-1920, and 1921-1930.
Year Birth-Rate per 1,000 Population (uncorrected) Death-Rate per 1,003 Population (corrected) Corrected Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 total Births Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 Deaths (corrected) Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 Deaths (corrected) Zymotic Death-Rate per 1,000 Population (corrected) -
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TABLE D. Vital Statistics of the Borough of Lambeth During 1937 and Previous Five Years (1932-1936)
Year Population estimated to Middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net of non-residents registered in the District t of residents not registered in the District t Under 1 Year of Age At all Ages Number • Rate Number • Rate per 1,000 Net Number * Rate Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE E. Summary of Statistics Relating to the Metropolitan Boroughs for the Year, 1937.
Cities and Boroughs Estimated Population to Mid-year 1936 Births Annual rate per 1,000 persons living Death-rate per 1,000 living Crude Death-rate per 1,000 living Adjusted Deaths of infants under 1 vear per 1,000 births -
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TABLE F. Birth-Rate, Death-Rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1937 (Provisional figures).
— Rate per 1,000 Total Population Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Births All Causes Enteric Fever Smallpox Measles Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Violence Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under two years) Total Deaths under one year Live Births Still-| births -
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Borough or City Rate per 1,000 live births Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still) Puerperal sepsis Other causes Total Puerperal sepsis Other causes Total -
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TABLE G. Causes of, and Ages at, Death (Corrected) During the Year, 1937.
Causes of Death Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 and upwards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 -
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Deaths in Institutions in Lambeth
Lambethans Strangers Totals -
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TABLE H. Showing the corrected number of Deaths, with corrected Death-rates (general, zymotic and diarrhceal), in each . of the Registration Sub-Districts of the Borough during 1937.
Registration Sub-Districts. Total Deaths General Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. Total Deaths (corrected) from Total Zymotic Deaths. Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. Diarrhoeal Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Typhoid or Enteric Diarrhoea and Dysentery -
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In the Registration Sub-Districts, the corrected infantile mi >rtality varies thus :—
Registration Sub-Districts Total No. of Births Total Deaths under 1 year Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births -
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TABLE I. Infantile Mortality, 1937. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total Deaths under 1 year -
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Stillbirths. The following particulars regarding stillbirths registered in Lambeth during 1937 have been received from the Registrar General:—
Stillbirths registered Inward transfers. Outward transfers Corrected totals -
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Mortality (All ages). The mortality rates from different diseases and groups of diseases are given in terms of total deaths per 1,000 of the estimated population, with the exception of the infantile mortality rate which is expressed in terms of the corrected number of births.
1937 1936 1935 Quinquennium 1931-1935 -
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Births, 1937. The total number of Births registered (uncorrected) is 5,582, of which details are set out in Table A. The correctcd number of births, however, is 3,871, showing a birth-rate of 14.14 per 1,000 of the estimated population.
Total registered Inward transfers Outward transfers Corrected numbers -
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Of the total 5,774 notified births, 4,541 took place in Institutions, and of these, 1 ,£61 belong to Lambeth, and 2,680 to outside districts, thus :—
Institutions. Lambeth Cases Strangers Totals -
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(b) Infectious disease.
Pneumonia (all forms) Whooping Cough Chicken- Pox Influenza Pemphigus Scarlet Fever Impetigo -
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The new scale of income is as follows :—
Number in Family Free Half Cost -
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The figures giving the cost of the Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme and the quantities distributed, both ordinary cow's milk as well as the various forms of dried milk since its inception on 8th February, 1918, are shown in the following table :—
Years (Financial) Cost of Milk distributed Total Cost Total amount of Milk distributed in gallons (approximately) Through Welfare Centres Through Milk Depot -
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Local Government Act 1929—Grants. The Scheme, made under section 101 (6) Local Government Act, 1929, which will be in operation for the four financial years, 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1942, provides that the Council shall pay by way of annual contribution to each of the Voluntary Associations named in column 1 of the following table in respect of the service mentioned in column 2 thereof the sum specified in column 3 :—
(1) Voluntary Associations (Infant Welfare Centres, etc.) (2) Service in respect of which Contribution is payable (3) Amount of Annual Contribution Third fixed period (1937-42) -
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Applications dealt with during 1937.
Welfare Centre Applications received Applications withdrawn, refused or cancelled -
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The success of the Council's Home is due to the cordial spirit of co-operation displayed by all members in their work, and to the staff of the Home, who have ably supported their efforts.
Parliamentary Area Applications received Applications withdrawn, refused or cancelled -
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Child .Life Protection. In accordance with the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, the administration of the provisions of the Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908 to 1933, now consolidated in the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was transferred to the Borough Council, and the summary of this work for the year ended the 31st December, 1937, now follows :—
Year of Birth No. of Nurse Children No. of Visits -
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The total number of these cases (both ante-natal and post-natal) visited and reported upon during 1937 was 2,936 distributed as follows :—
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Particulars of the numbers receiving treatment now follow:— Number of Patients Receiving Treatment, and Cost, for Ten Months, March—December, 1937 (inclusive).
Hospitals No. of Patients Cost -
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Cases referred by welfare centres Belgrave King's St. Thomas's Waterloo -
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SUMMARY RELATING TO THE WORK AT WELFARE CENTRES
WELFARE CENTRE North Marsh Barley Mow North Lambeth Babies' Care Moffat " Rose McAndrew " St. Anne's North Brixton Loughborough Junction Stockwell Brixton West Norwood St. Thomas's Hospital (Main Building' St. Thomas's Hospital (37 Royal St.) General Lying-in Hospital Totals -
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WELFARE CENTRE North Marsh Barley Mow North Lambeth Babies' Care Moffat "Rose McAndrew" St. Anne| North Brixton Loughborough Junction Stockwell Brixton West Norwood St. Thomas's I Hospital (Mainl Building) St. Thomas's Hospital I (37 Royal St.)| General Lying-inHospital | Totals -
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in the infantile mortality year by year are shown in the following table, together with the percentage of Lambeth children entering the County Council Elementary Schools afflicted with some physical defect 01 defects :—
Year Cost to the Borough Council (Financial Year) Infantile Mortality Percentage of children entering school with one or more physical defects -
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Summary of Work carried out (Visits Paid) by the 4 Whole-time Official Health Visitors during 1937.
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The causes giving rise to the notifications arc detailed in the following table :—
Cause Primiparae Multiparae Medical Ante-natal care Yes No -
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ABSTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN MADE TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. House and Trade Refuse. Table showing Costs for the Year ended 31s/ March, 1937.
Item Particulars Total including Depreciation or Loan Charges -
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Street Cleansing. Table showing Costs for the Year ended 31s/ March, 1937.
Item Particulars Street Sweeping and Watering Gully Cleansing Snow Removal -
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Sanitary Inspection of the Area. 5,074 Notices were served during the year 1937, as follows :— Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Housing Acts, etc.
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6 Summonses were issued, with results as follows :— Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
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Summary of Work Carried Out by the 11 District Sanitary Inspectors during 1937.
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Home Office Table. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances)
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Particulars Number of Defects Number ol offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.
Nature of Work Instances Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Summary of Work carried out by the Women Sanitary Inspectors during 1937.
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Dwelling-houses Persons displaced -
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Housing Act, 1936. Following is the record of work done during the year, including that done by the Council's two Housing Inspectors :—
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Ministry of Health Table.
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Abatement of Overcrowding. The appointed day on which the provisions of Part IV Housing Act, 1936, came into force was 1st July, 1937.
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The following table shows particulars of the 285 applications received. Housing Applications, 1937.
Number of Persons in Family Number of Rooms Occupied Total Persons 1 2 3 4 5 6 -
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned
Cattle (excluding) cows) Cows Calves Sheep and lambs Pigs -
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In addition to the above-mentioned carcases or parts of carcases the following unsound food was condemned and destroyed :—
Fish— tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food Particulars of the 2,000 samples of Food and Drugs procured for analysis by the Public Analyst will be found in the following table.
Samples Formal Informal f Number Analysed i Number Adulterated Number Analysed Number Adulterated -
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Food and Drugs.—continued.
Samples Formal Informal Number Analysed Number Adulterated Number Analysed Number Adulterated -
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Food and Drags.—continued.
Samples Formal Informal Number Analysed Number Adulterated Number Analysed Number Adulterated -
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TABLE J. Statistics of Notifiable Diseases.
Cases notified Attack-rate per 1,000 Deaths registered Case mortality per 100 Cases removed to hospital Per cent of cases removed Infected houses Annual Average of cases notified 1921-1930 -
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Table Distribution of Cases Notified During the Year 1937.
Notifiable disease Number of cases notified Total cases notified in each Registration Sub-District Total cases removed to hospital At all Ages At ages—years 65 and upwards Lambeth North Princes Lambeth Central Lambeth South Lambeth North Princes Lambeth Central Lambeth South Under 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 -
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Vaccination. Return showing the Numbers of Persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officers of the County Council Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the three quarters ended 30th September, 1937.
Name of Institution or Vaccination District Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator Numbers of successful primary vaccinations of persons Number of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time Number of unsuccessful vaccinations or re-vaccinations of persons Under one year of age One year and upwards Total -
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Vaccination. Return showing the Numbers of Persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of the County Council Institutions and the Publc Vaccinators during the December quarter, 1937.
Name of Institution or Vaccination District Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator Numbers of successful primary vaccinations of persons Number of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time Number of unsuccessful vaccinations or re-vaccinations of persons Under one year of age One year and upwards Total -
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Diphtheria Prevention—1937. Statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1937.
*A Clinic at 212 Camberwell New Road Under 1 Year 1 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 and over Totals -
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The proportion of specimens found to be positive out of all those submitted was 13.5 per cent. (in the previous year, 12.6 per cent).
Nature of Specimen Result of Examination Total Negative Positive -
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Tuberculosis. The numbers of cases of tuberculosis on the Lambeth register of notifications on December 31st, 1937, were as follows:-
Males Females Totals -
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TABLE L. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. Summary of notifications received during the period from January 1st, 1937, to December 31st, 1937.
Age Periods Formal Notifications Number of primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis *Total notifications (i.e., including cases previously notified) 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 upwards Total -
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TABLE L (1). Summary of new cases of tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health during the period from the 1st January, 1937 to the 31st December, 1937, otherwise than by formal notification.
1.-Age Periods. 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 and upwards Total cases -
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TABLE L (2). Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. Summary of notification certificates, etc., received during the period from January 1st, 1937, to December 31st, 1937.
Registration sub-districts Formal Notifications (Table L) Others (Table L 1) Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Pulmonary Non-pulmonary -
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Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Age Periods 0 1 5 10 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 and upwards Total -
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The details of the tuberculosis deaths in the various registration sub-districts are:-
Registration Sub-Districts Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis Other Forms Tuberculosis Total Deaths Tuberculosis Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population (pulmonary) Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 population (all forms) -
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Death-rates and incidence-rates (primary cases) per 1,000 population:—
Years Borough Mortality Borough Incidence Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (all forms) Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (all forms) -
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Mortuary. Details of the work carried out in connexion with the Lambeth Mortuary:—
Wanless Road, S.E. 24 1936 1937 -
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In so far as the extra nourishment is concerned, the Council's scale of income for free and aided supplies of milk is identical with that in use in Camberwell, Hammersmith, Hampstead and Wandsworth, and is as follows:—
Borough No. in family Scale Free Half cost s. d. s. d. -
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The following details will indicate the success of the Council's scheme during the past few years in so far as ophthalmia neonatorum the commonest cause of blindness in this country—is concerned:—
Year Cases notified Treated At home In hospital Vision impaired Total blindness Deaths