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Islington 1927

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

Published
1928
Pages
52
Tables
43

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43 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1927.
    Causes of DeathSex.All AgesUnder 1 year.1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years75 and upwards.
  • Page 9
    Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1927— continued.
    Causes of Death.Sex.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.
  • Page 10
    Table showing Causes of Infant Mortality in 1927.
    Cause of Death.Under I Week.1 and under 2 Weeks.2 and under 3 Weeks.3 and under 4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1 —3 Months.3 —6 Months.6 — 9 Months.9 —12 Months.Total under One Year
  • Page 12
    Public Health Officers of the Council. The names and qualifications of those members of the Staff of the Public Health Department in respect of whom a salary grant is received, are set out below in the form specified by the Ministry of Health.
    Name.Qualifications,Appointment.
  • Page 13
    Public Health Officers of the Council— continued.
    Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
  • Page 14
    Male Sanitary Inspectors.
  • Page 15
    Legal Proceedings. — Details of proceedings instituted under the Public Health and kindred statutes are summarised in the following Table: —
    Premises.ffence.Result.
  • Page 16
    House-to House Inspection. A routine inspection of the houses comprised in the roads set out below was carried out during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors delegated to this particular duty :—
  • Page 18
    Factories and Workshops on the Register.
  • Page 18
    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.WrittenProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 19
    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.No. of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 21
    To sell by Retail :—
    Premises.Licencee.Designation. (See Footnote.)
  • Page 22
    The following Table shows the nature and number of samples analysed, and the number found to be adulterated: —
    Article submitted for Analysis.No. of Samples Submitted.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated.
  • Page 23
    Period.Average Composition of all Samples submitted, Genuine and Adulterated.Average Composition of Genuine Samples.Board of Agriculture Standard.
    Percentage of Milk Fat.Percentage of Solids not Fat.Percentage of Milk Fat.Percentage of Solids not Fat.Percentage of Milk Fat.Percentage of Solids not Fat.
  • Page 23
    The percentage of preservative found in each sample of Preserved Cream was as follows:—
    Sample Marked No.Percentage of Preservative.Remarks.
  • Page 24
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES The cases of infectious disease notified during the year (with the exception of Tuberculosis, which is shown separately), are summarised in the following Table— Notified Cases of Infections Diseases, 1927
    Disease.Number of Cases Notified.
    At Ages—YearsTotal at all AgesNumber removed to Hospital,
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 3 years3 and under 4 years4 and under 5 years5:and under 10 years10 and under 15 years15 and under 20 years20 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and over
  • Page 25
    Table showing number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases during 1927—
    Diseases.Age Groups.
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 years and upwardsAll ages.
  • Page 26
    Scarlet Fever. —The number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified was 539, compared with 478 in the previous year. A comparison with previous years can be made from the following Table, which shews the number of notifications received in the past ten years : —
    Scarlet Fever.
    Cases.Deaths.Mortality per 100 cases.
  • Page 26
    Diphtheria. —The cases notified numbered 311, compared with 377 in the previous year. Statistics for the past ten years are shewn in the following Table: —
    Diphtheria.
    Diphtheria Cases.Deaths.Mortality per 100 cases.
  • Page 26
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Results.
    Notified.Treated.Vision UnimpairedVision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Home.Hospital.
  • Page 27
    TUBERCULOSIS New Cases and Mortality during 1927
    Age Periods. YearsNew Cases.Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    Males.Females.MalesFemalesMales.Females.MalesFemales
  • Page 27
    Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register, 1927.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 28
    Table A. Statistics re Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Year.Borough of Lewisham.England and Wales.
    Deaths.Death Rate per 1000.Death Rate per 1000.
  • Page 30
    TABLE B.
    Visits.ex-Service Men.CiviliansTotal.
  • Page 31
    TABLE C. Condition on 315/ December, 1927, of all cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis who have attended the Dispensary since its foundation.
    Year1916 (6 months)19171918191919201921192219231924192519261927Totals
  • Page 33
    Table D. Attendances of Patients at the Dispensary.
    1926.First Attendances.Subsequent Attendances.Totals.
  • Page 34
    Table E. Summary of First Attendances at the Dispensary, 1927.
    Applied on own initiative.Sent by Doctor.Sent by Min. of Pensions.Transferred from Hosp., Disp., etc.Sent by L.C.C.Contacts.Totals.
  • Page 34
    Table F. Stages in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Male.Female.Children under 16.Total.
  • Page 34
    Table G. Cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Male.Female.Children under 16.Total.
  • Page 35
    The work of these officers is summarised in the following table:—
  • Page 36
    During the year 310 confinements took place in the Home, of which 176 were priniparæ and 134 multipara, and the nature of these cases is shown in the following Table:—
    Total.Proportion to Total.Percentage.
  • Page 36
    Details of these cases are set out in the following Table: —
  • Page 37
    Still-births.
    Maturity.Cause of Death.Remarks.
  • Page 38
    The following Table shews the number and classification of cases admitted to the Maternity Home during the period June 1st, 1918, to December 31st, 1927: —
    Total.Proportion to Total.Percentage.
  • Page 39
    An analysis of the cases is set out in the following Table:—
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 40
    An analysis of the ailments treated, is set out in the following Tables:— Maternity Clinic.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 41
    Maternity Clinic— continued.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 42
    Maternity Clinic— continued.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 43
    Child Welfare Clinic.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 44
    Child Welfare Clinic— continued.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals.
  • Page 45
    Child Welfare Clinic— continued.
    Classification of Cases.No.Totals
  • Page 46
    Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres.
    Title.Where Held.No. of sessions weekly.Total attendances, 1927.
  • Page 51
    DiseasePremises Disinfected.Rooms Disinfected.Articles Removed and Disinfected.