Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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1936. | 1937. | 1938. | |
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Legitimate. | Legitimate. | Legitimate. |
Births Registered | Births Notified. | ||||||
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In Westminster. | Belong elsewhere. | Born out of Westminster. | Net. | Total | Alive. | Stillborn. |
Number Born. | Number of Deaths under 1 year | Number remaining at end of year. | ||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Giria. |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35 | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
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Allocated to Westminster. |
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Westminster, City of, Met. B. | Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified. | Smallpox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Puerperal fever. | Erysipelas. | Pneumonia. |
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Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosrenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St.. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent. Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Causes or Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
1938. | Under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 5 years | 5 to 15 years | 15 to 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 and over | Total |
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- | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | Death rate for ward per 1,000 population | ||||||||||
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M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total |
Total 1935. | Total 1936. | Total 1937. | Total 1938. |
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Year. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Bate, Westminster. | Total Rate, London. | ||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. |
- | 1931. | 1932 | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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CAUSES 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 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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causes 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 12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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CAUSES 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 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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CAUSES 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 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year |
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Wards. | Population, 1931 Census. | Total Births, 1938. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Infant Deaths, 1938. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | 1938—Infant death rate per 1,000 births | ||
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Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Rate. |
Cities and Boroughs. | Est. Resident Population (mid-1936). | Live Births rate per 1,000 Population. | Death rate per 1,000 Population. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 Live Births. | |
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Crude. | Adjusted. |
Deaths. | Ward. |
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1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1937. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1939, in Columns I, II, 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 Jan., 1939, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (cols. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (cols. 8, 9 and 10 of this Return). | Total number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 received during the calendar year 1938. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actual-\ ly received by the Vaccination Officer, irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the calendar year 1938. | ||||||
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Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated. | Col. II. | Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V. Dead, 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 hav- ing been found. | |||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. |
No. of Cases in Birth Lists received. | No. of Certificates of Vaccination received. | No. of Certificates of Postponement owing to health of Child. | No. of Statutory Declarations under Section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907. | No. of Certificates of Insusceptibility. | No. of Cases removed out of District or otherwise not found. | No. of Entries in List sent to Public Vaccinators. |
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Name of Public Vaccinator and District. | 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. | ||
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Under 1 year of age. | 1 year and upwards. | Total. |
Notifiable Diseases. | At all Ages. | Cases Notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | At all Ages. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At Ages-Years. | At Ages-Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-20. | 20-35. | 35-45. | 45-65. | 65 and over. | Under 1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-20. | 20-35. | 35-45. | 45-65. | 65 and over. |
Notifiable Diseases. | Condult. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless and non-residents. |
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Ages. | Preliminary Schick Test. | No Test. | Total. | |
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Positive. | Negative. |
1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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- | Under 1 year. | Other ages. | Total. |
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Under 1 year. | At other ages. | Total. |
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Year. | No. of births. | No. of cases. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1000 births |
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Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | Left district. | ||
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Total. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Age- Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Weeks. | Months. |
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1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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Age periods. | Number of notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
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Primary notifications. | Total notifications, on Form A, including cases previously notified. | ||||||||||||
0 tol. | 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 up. | Total new cases |
1038. 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 up. | Total. |
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1938. | All Ages. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knights-bridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knights-bridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless. | Received Institutional Treatment during 1938. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total of all forms. | |||||||
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General Population. | Resident in Common Lodging Houses and Homeless. | Total. | |||||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Pulmonary. | non-Pulmonary. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||
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Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. |
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Hospitals. | Sanatoria. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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City Council's Centres. | Westminster Health Society. | ||||
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Source of Information. | Ebury Bridge. | Bessborough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Totals. |
Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
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Centre. | Number of Sessions. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | Total. | |||
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Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. |
Chelsea, Pimlico and Belgravia. | Westminster Nursing Committee. | Metropolitan Nursing Association. | ||||
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Number of Patients. | Number of Visits. | Number of Patients. | Number of Visits. | Number of Patients. | Number of Visits. |
Cases. | Rate per 100 births for both classes of cases. |
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1938 | Ebury Bridge. | Bessborough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Total. |
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1938. | Ebury Bridge. | Bessboro' Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Total. |
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District. | |||
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South-West. | Southern. | Northern. |
New Cases. | Reappointments. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Other Operations. | Anæsthetics. | Patients Supplied with Dentures. | ||
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Local. | General. |
1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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Inspection of premises :— | Water-Closets— |
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1934 | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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Trad 33. | Total Number. |
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Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Class. | Number. |
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Outworkers' Lists, Section 110. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 111. | |||||||||||||
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Trade. | Lists received from employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending of lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | |||||||
Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | |||||||||||||
Outworkers. | Outworkers. | Received from other Councils. | Sent to other Councils. | |||||||||||
Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. 1 i | Workmen. |
1938. | Head lice. | Body lice. | Scabies. | Total. |
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1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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1938. | Figures in English Tons per Square Mile. | |||||
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Horseferry Road, S.W.1. | Farm Street, W.1. | |||||
Total Solids. | Sulphur SO3. | Daily Average. | Total Solids. | Sulphur. sO3. | Daily Average. |
Month. | City Hall, W.C.2. | Farm Street, w.1. | Horseferry Road, S.W.1. |
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No. of Sample. | No. of Colonies per c.c. | B. Coli per c.c. | |
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Positive. | Negative. |
No. of Sample. | Colonies per c.c. | B. Coli per c.c. | |
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Positive. | Negative. |
Premises. | Persons. |
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Sample No. | Extent of Adulteration. | Action taken and result thereof. |
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Number. | Article of Food or Drug. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Article. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Article. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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