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Wandsworth 1924

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

Published
1925
Pages
104
Tables
69

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69 tables in this report

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    TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1924
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-rateRate of natural increase.
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    TABLE III.
    Sub-District.Total births registered.Total No. of births notified.Notified by :No. born dead.
    Medical Attendant.ParentMidwife.Other person.
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    TABLE IV.
    Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths.Corrected Death-rate.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1924.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).
    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.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE VI.
    Birth-rates.Death-rates.
    Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.
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    TABLE VII.
    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 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE IX.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total.No. of DEATHS from Infectious Diseases grouped in Age Periods.
    Under 1515 upwardsUnder 11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 and upwards
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    TABLE X.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total.No. of CASES of Infectious Diseases grouped in Age Periods.
    Under 1515 and upwardsUnder 11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 and upwards
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    TABLE XI.
    Disease.Total CASES of Infectious Diseases occurring in each locality.Total Cases occurring.Number admitted into Hospital.Total Deaths.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE XII.
    Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1923.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Smallpox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious 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 XIII.
    Result of Treatment.
    Vision not affected.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Died.
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    TABLE XIV.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XIV.-—continued,.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XIV.—continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XV.
    Inquests.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    The sources of information regarding these cases were as follows:—
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    TABLE XVI.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE XVII.
    Localisation of Disease.Total.Males.Females.
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    TABLE XVIII.
    1915191619171918191919201921192219231924
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    TABLE XIX.
    Number ofUnder observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.Examined for the first time during the year.Total.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
    Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE XX.
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    TABLE XXI.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Outside Borough.Totals.
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    TABLE XXII. Particulars relating to Discharged Soldiers attending at the Dispensaries.
    New Cases.Old Cases.Total Attendances.
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    following table, which gives details of this work during the past five years.
    Year.Total No. of specimens examined.No. of specimens sent by General Practitioners and St. James' Hosptl.No. of specimens found to contain T.B.
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    TABLE XXIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
    Visits.Revisits.
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    TABLE XXIV.
    Clapham North.Clapham South.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
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    TABLE XXV.
    No. of cases.No. of visits.
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    The following is a list of the Welfare Centres in the Borough, together with the hours at which the clinics are held:— Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
    Infant Welfare Centre.Clinics.
    Ante-natal.Infants.
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    TABLE XXVI.
    Clapham.Putney.Putney Park.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Totals.
    FairlightLyn-wood Road
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    During the last three years, there has been a slight increase in the total amount of fees received as well as in the average weekly fee paid, as shown in the following statement:—
    Total amount received in fees.Average weekly fee.
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    TABLE XXVII.
    Districts.1921.1922.1923.1924.
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    The full particulars of the work of the Home during 1924 are as follows:-
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE XXVIII.
    Actual.Approximate.Estimated.
    1921-21922-31923-41924-51925-6
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    Cases in which the average income was slightly over the scale, and there was need of extra milk, were supplied with milk or dried milk at half cost.
    Number in Family.Scale of income per head of family-after deducting rent.
    For a supply of milk free of cost.For a supply of milk at half cost.
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    TABLE XXIX.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    Table XXX. gives full details of the inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors. TABLE XXX.
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXI.
    Wards.No. of houses inspected.No. of houses in which defects, were found.Number of Families Living in.
    One room.Two rooms.Three rooms.Four rooms and upwards
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    TABLE XXXII.
    Class of Works.Number of Places on Register at end of 1924.Number of Inspections, 1924.Number of Notices 1924.Number of Prosecutions, 1924.
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    TABLE XXXIII. HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists.Outwork in unwholesome premisesOut work in infected premises.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Instances.Notices served.Instances.
    Contractors.Workmen.
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    TABLE XXXIV. DETAILS WITH REGARD TO REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    TABLE XXXV. 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)
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    TABLE XXXVI.
    Premises.Number of Places on the Register at end of 1924.Number of inspections, 1924.Number of Notices, 1924.Nunber of prosecutions. 1924.
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    TABLE XXXVII. RESULT OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS DURING 1924, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1922 AND 1923.
    No. of Samples.Percentage adulterated.
    Examined.Found adulterated or not up to standard1924.1923.1922.
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    The following Table gives the number of formal and informal samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough, and shows the number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated and the percentage adulteration:— TABLE XXXVIII.
    Informal Samples.Formal Samples.Total Number of samples taken.Number per 1,000 of population.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.
    Number of samples taken.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number of samples taken.Number adulterated.Percentage adulterated.
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    Report on Administration in connection with the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912. 1. Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream"
    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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    In the four cases reported against, the vendors were warned, and further samples were procured and found to be correct.
    Percentage of Preservative found in each sample.Percentage stated on Statutory label.
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    "Crystallised Boric Acid" was the only preservative found. Determination of milk fat in Cream sold as "Preserved Cream":—
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    Milk (Special Designation) Order, 1922 and 1923. Licences were granted for the sale of Designated milks as under:—
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    The following samples of graded milk were submitted for bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial content was within the standard prescribed for the appropriate grade.
    Designation.No. taken.Reported against.Percentage reported against.
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    TABLE XXXIX.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    MALE INSPECTORS.
    Name.Date of Appointment.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector.Meat and Food.Others.
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    FEMALE HEALTH VISITORS.
    Name.Date of Appointment.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector.Health Visitor.Trained Nurse.C. M. B.
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    CLERICAL STAFF.
    Name.Date of Appointment.Appointment.Certificates held.
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    MATERNITY HOME.
    Appointment.Name.Date of Appointment.Qualifications.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    s.d.s.d.
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    GENERAL STATEMENT.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    From the preceding table it will be seen that the adulteration during 1924 amounted to, for Formal Samples, 3.3 per cent., for Informal samples, 5.8 per cent., and for all samples, 4.55 per cent. DRUGS.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    OTHER ARTICLES.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    The nature and extent of adulteration in Formal samples is given below :—
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.
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    Milk. The average composition of the Milks returned as genuine during each month and for the whole year is given below :—
    Month.Total Milk solids.Milk fat.Non-fatty solids.
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    The following table shows the nature of the adulteration reported in Informal samples examined :—
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.