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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sub-District. | Census Population 1921 | Population estimated to middle of 1927 |
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Sub-District. | No. of Births. | Rates. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate. | Rate of natural increase. |
Sub-District. | Births registered in the Borough. | Total births notified. | Notified by : | No. born dead. | |||
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Medical Attendant. | Parent | Midwife. | Other person. |
Sub-Districts. | Corrected Deaths. | Corrected Death-rate. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Birth-rates. | Death-rates. | |||||
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Wandsworth. | London. | England and Wales. | Wandsworth. | London. | England and Wales. |
Name of Institution. | No. of Deaths. | Name of Institution. | No. of Deaths. |
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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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Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. |
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Notifiable Diseases. | Total. | No. of DEATHS from Infectious Diseases grouped in Age Periods. | |||||||||||||
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Under 15 | 15 upwards | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2 3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5 10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and upwards |
Notifiable Diseases. | Total. | No. of CASES of Infectious Diseases grouped in Age Periods. | |||||||||||||
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Under 15 | 15 and upwards | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4 5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and upwards |
Notifiable Diseases. | Total CASES of Infectious Diseases occurring in each locality. | Total Cases occurring. | Number admitted into Hospital. | Total Deaths. | |||||
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Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. |
Sub-Districts. | Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1926. | 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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Final Diagnosis. | Case notified as :— | Recovered. | Died. | |
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Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. |
Result of Treatment. | ||||
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Recovered— Vision not affected. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Died. |
School. | Diseases. | |||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm. | Other Diseases . | Totals. |
School. | Diseases. | |||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm. | Other Diseases. | Totals. |
School. | Diseases. | |||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm. | Other Diseases. | Totals. |
Inquests. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | |||||
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Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | |||||
Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
Localisation of Disease. | Total. | Males. | Females. |
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Localisation. | Total. | Males. | Females. |
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1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 |
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Year. | Cases reported. | Died. | Lost sight of. | Recovered. | Remaining on Register. | ||||||||||
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p.t. | n.p.t. | Total | p.t. | n.p.t. | Total | p.t. | n.p.t. | Total | p.t. | n.p.t. | Total | p.t. | n.p.t. | Total |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f |
Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries. | Condition at the time of the last record made. | Total cases where condition is known. | Removed and lost sight of. | Total cases who have attended. | |||||
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Discharged as cured. | Disease arrested. | Disease not arrested. | Died. |
Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries. | Condition at the time of the last record made. | Total cases where condition is known. | Removed and lost sight of. | Total cases who have attended. | |||||
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Discharged as cured. | Disease arrested. | Disease not arrested. | Died. |
Recommended to attend Dispensary by | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Outside Borough. | Totals. |
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Year. | Total number 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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Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. |
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Method of Feeding. | Age of infant on first visit. | ||||
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Under 1 month. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | Total. |
No. of cases. | No. of visits. |
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Infant Welfare Centre. | Clinics. | |
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Ante-natal. | Infants. |
Clapham. | Putney. | Putney-Park. | Balham. | Streatham. | Blegborough Road. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Totals. | ||
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Fairlight | Lyn- wood Road |
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. |
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Inspections. | Re-Inspections. | Total. |
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Wards. | No. of houses inspected. | No. of houses in which defects, were found. | Number of Families Living in:— | |||
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One room. | Two rooms. | Three rooms. | Four rooms and upwards |
Class of Works. | Number of Places on Register at end of 1927. | Number of Inspections, 1927. | Number of Notices 1927. | Number of Prosecutions, 1927. |
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Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists. | Outwork in unwholesome premises | Out work in infected premises. | ||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | ||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Instances. | Notices served. | Instances. | |||
Contractors. | Workmen. |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
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(1) | (2) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Premises. | Number of Places on the Register at end of 1927. | Number of inspections, 1927. | Number of Notices, 1927. | Number of prosecutions. 1927. |
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Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1923-1926. | No. of samples, 1927. | ||||||
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1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | Examined. | Found adulterated or not up to standard | Percentage adulterated |
Informal Samples. | Formal Samples. | Total. | ||||||||
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Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Number taken. | Number per 1,000 of population. | Adulterated. | ----- Percentage adulterated. |
Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | Number in which a preservative was reported to be present. |
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Samples taken. | Reported against. | Percentage reported against. |
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Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. |
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Name. | Commenced Duty. | Certificates held. | ||
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Sanitary Inspector. | Meat and Food. | Others. |
Name. | Commenced Duty. | Certificates held. | ||
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Sanitary Inspector. . | Meat and Food. | Others. |
Name. | Commenced Duty. | Certificates held. | |||
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Health Visitor. | Trained Nurse. | C. M. B. | Sanitary Inspector. |
Name. | Commenced Duty. | Appointment. | Certificates held. |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5 | 15— | 25— • • | 45— | 65— | 75— |
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Premises. | 9 Offences. | Result. | Fine. | Costs. |
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Premises. | Offences. | Result. | Fine. | Costs. | ||
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18, Thurlow Street, Clapham. | Nuisances. | Order made for abatement of nuisances. | s. | d. | s. | d. |
Premises. | Offences. | Result. | Fine. | Costs. | ||||
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9 and 11, Rectory Gardens, Clapham. | Nuisances | Summonses withdrawn, the work having been done. | s. | d. | s. | d. |
Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. |
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Nature of Sample. | Examined. | Adulterated. | ||||
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Formal. | In-formal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Nature of Sample. | Examined | Adulterated. | ||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
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No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
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No. | Nature of Sample. | Nature of Report. |
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Month. | Total Milk Solids. | Milk Fat. | Non-fatty Solids. |
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