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Wandsworth 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1918
Pages
88
Tables
59

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59 tables in this report

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    TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population, 1911.Population estimated to middle of 1917.
    For death-rates.For birth-rates.
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-Rate.Rate of natural increase.
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    TABLE III.
    Sub-district.Total No. of births notified.Notified by :Total births registered.No. born dead.
    Medical AttendantParent.Midwife.Other person.
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    TABLE IV.
    Name of Public Institution.Clapham.Putney.StreathamTooting.Wands'th.Total.
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    TABLE V. Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough of Persons not belonging to the Borough, 1917.
    causes of death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under i year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 6565 and upwards.Middlesex County Asylum.Tooting Bee Asylum.Hostel of God.Newlands House Asylum.Workhouse.H.M. Prison.Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables.The Priory.| Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.S. Lon. Hosp. for Women.St. Anne's Home.Military Hospitals.Other Places, not Public Institutions.
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    TABLE VI. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1917.
    CAUSES OF DEATHDeaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under 1 year.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.Workhouse.Tooting Bec Asylum.H.M. Prison.Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.Hostel of God.South London Hospital for Women.Other Places—not Institutions.
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    TABLE VII. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., outside the Borough, of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1917.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).Institutions, etc
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under 1 year.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.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries.General and Special Hospitals, &c.Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums.Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths.Uncorrected Deaths.Corrected Death-rate.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE IX. Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year 1917.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under 1 year.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.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE X. Wandsworth District. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1917 and previous years. (Table I.)
    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.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    13345678910111213
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    TABLE XI. Wandsworth District. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1917. (Table II.)
    Notifiable Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.5 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE XII (Table IV.) Borough of Wandsworth. Infant Mortality. 1917.. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 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 Months3 Months and under 6 Month.6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE XI11.
    Sub-District.No. of Deaths under one year.Percentage to total Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    1914191519161917
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    TABLE XIV.
    Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1916.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscien-tious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
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    TABLE XV.
    sub-districts.One case.Two cases.Three cases.Four cases.Five cases and upwards.Total houses invaded.
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    TABLE XVI.
    Sub-Districts.One case.Two cases.Three cases.Four cases.Five cases and upwards.Total houses invaded.
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    TABLE XVII.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XVIII.
    Sub-Districts.Diseases.
    Measles.German Measles.Chicken Pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.J Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XIX.
    Method of Feeding.Age in Months.
    Under 3.3 and under 6.6 and under 9.9 and under 12.Total.
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    TABLE XX.
    Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.j Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    TABLE XXI.
    Clapham, North.Clapham, South.PutneyStreatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    TABLE XXII.
    Sub-District.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other Tuberculous Diseases.Total.
    No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.No. of Deaths.Rate.
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    TABLE XX111.
    Year.Cases Reported.Deaths.Removed.Recovered.No Inquiries.Cases on Register.
    1909191019111 1912 19131914191519161917Total.
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    TABLE XXIV.
    Localisation of Disease.Number of cases notified.No. of deaths.Removed.On Register.
    Total.Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 25.25 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 55.55 and under 65.65 and upwards.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXV.
    Year.Cases Notified.Deaths.Removed.RecoveredCases on Register .
    1913.1914.1915.1916.1917.Total
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    TABLE XXVI. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from 31st December, 1916,to the 29th December, 1917. Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A.Number of Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e. including cases previously notified by other doctors)Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e. including cases previously notified by other doctors)
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    1 Under 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total.
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    TABLE XXVII. CHILD PATIENTS DURING 1917.
    Under 5 Years.Males.FemalesTotals.
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    TABLE XXVIII. Number of New Cases, and Total Attendances at the Dispensaries, 1917.
    Dispensary.New Cases, 1917.Total Attendances, 1917.1915.
    Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Total.Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Total.Total New Cases.Total Attendances.
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    TABLE XXIX. NEW CASES, 1917.
    Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Totals.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    TABLE XXX. CASES OF 1913, 1914, 1915 AND 1916 ATTENDING IN 1917.
    Tuberculous.Non-TuberculousTotals.
    M.F.'Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    TABLE XXXI. RETURN SHOWING SOURCE OF CASES AND SUB-DISTRICTS.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Outside Borough.Totals.
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    TABLE XXXII. DIAGNOSIS AND AGE GROUPING OF ALL CASES.
    Age Period.Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Totals.Percentage of Tuberculous Cases to Total Cases at each Age.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIII. DIAGNOSIS AND AGE GROUPING OF ALL CONTACTS, EXAMINED FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING 1917.
    Age Periods.Tuberculous.Non-Tuberculous.Totals.Percentage of Contacts found to be tuberculousatage period
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIV. SITE OF LESION IN TUBERCULOUS CASES.
    Age Period.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Total.
    Glands.Joints and Bones.Abdominal.Others.Total Non-Pulmonary.
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    Disposal of Tuberculous Cases, 1917, at End of Year.
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    TABLE XXXV. Record at end of 1917 of existing Tuberculous Cases for the Years 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916. (Grouped into six classes).
    Class.How disposed of.1913.191419151916.
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    TABLE XXXVI.
    INQUESTS.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth
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    TABLE XXXVII.
    INQUESTS.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth
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    TABLE XXXVIII. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the Borough during the Year 1917.
    Clapham.Putney.StreathamTooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
    North Ward.South ward.Streatham Ward.Balham Ward.South field Ward.Fairfield Ward.Spng field Ward.
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    TABLE XXXIX. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1917. (Male Inspectors.)
    InspectionsRe-Inspections.Totals.
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    TABLE XL. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS, 1917. (Female Inspectors.)
    Inspections.Re-inspections.Totals.
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    HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909. TABLE XLI.
    Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects were found.Percentage of defects to houses inspected.Number of Families living in
    One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards.
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    TABLE XLII.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    TABLE XLIII. Contravention of Regulations Made Under the Defence of t(he Realm Regulations.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Cost
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    TABLE XLIV.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACESNumber of inspections, 1917.Number of notices, 1917.Number of prosecutions, 1917.
    On register at end of 1916.Added in 1917.Removed in 1917.On register at end of 1917.
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    INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. TABLE XLV.
    CLASS OF WORKS.Number of PlacesNumber of Inspections, 1917.Number of Notices.Number of Prosecutions, 1917*
    On Register at end of 1916.Added in 1917.Removed in 1917.On Register at end of 1917.Intimation, 1917.Statutory, 9'7-Under Factory Act.Under Public Health Act.
    PremisesRooms.
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    Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. TABLE XLVI. I.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (i)(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE XLVII. 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediecReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE XLVIII. 3.-HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.1OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 10*.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (SS.109,110).
    ListstOutworkerstLists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    TABLE XLIX. 4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    TABLE L. 5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
    (I)(2)
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    TABLE LI.
    Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Total No. of samples taken.No. per 1,000 of Population.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
    No. of samples taken.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.No of samples taken.No. AdulteratedPercentage Adulterated.
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    Report for the year ended 31 st December, 1917. 1. Milk and Cream not sold as " Preserved Cream."
    (a)(b)
    Number of Samples examined for the presence of a preservative.Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
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    (2). Cream sold as Preserved Cream. Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if the statement on the label as to preservatives was correct:—
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    (b) Determinations made of milk-fat in cream sold as Preserved Cream:—
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    General Statement.—
    Nature of Article.Examined.Adulterated.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    Milk Table.
    Nature of Article.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    Drugs.
    Nature of Drug.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    Other Articles (Informal).
    Nature of Article.Examined.Adulterated.