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Wandsworth 1927

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

Published
1928
Pages
106
Tables
66

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66 tables in this report

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    TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1927
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-rate.Rate of natural increase.
  • Page 5
    TABLE III.
    Sub-District.Births registered in the Borough.Total 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.
  • Page 7
    Vital Statistics. Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1927.
    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.
  • Page 8
    TABLE VI.
    Birth-rates.Death-rates.
    Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.Wandsworth.London.England and Wales.
  • Page 9
    The following is a list of the Institutions, etc., outside the Borough in which deaths of Borough residents occurred.
    Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.Name of Institution.No. of Deaths.
  • Page 10
    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.
  • Page 11
    TABLE VIII.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
  • Page 13
    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
  • Page 15
    TABLE XI.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total CASES of Infectious Diseases occurring in each locality.Total Cases occurring.Number admitted into Hospital.Total Deaths.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
  • Page 16
    TABLE XII.
    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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    The following Table gives details of the cases notified under the Regulations during the year.
    Final Diagnosis.Case notified as :—Recovered.Died.
    Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
  • Page 21
    TABLE XIII.
    Result of Treatment.
    Recovered— Vision not affected.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Died.
  • Page 24
    TABLE XIV.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases .Totals.
  • Page 25
    TABLE XIV.— continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
  • Page 26
    TABLE XIV.— continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
  • Page 29
    TABLE XV.
    Inquests.Sub-Districts.Whole Borough.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
  • Page 30
    TABLE XVI.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non- Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non- Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 31
    TABLE XVII.
    Localisation of Disease.Total.Males.Females.
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    TABLE XVIII.
    Localisation.Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 33
    TABLE XIX.
    1918191919201921192219231924192519261927
  • Page 35
    TABLE XX.
    Year.Cases reported.Died.Lost sight of.Recovered.Remaining on Register.
    p.t.n.p.t.Totalp.t.n.p.t.Totalp.t.n.p.t.Totalp.t.n.p.t.Totalp.t.n.p.t.Total
  • Page 39
    TABLE XXI. ANNUAL RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARIES DURING THE YEAR 1927.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Totals.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    mfmfmfmfmfmf
  • Page 40
    Table XXII. gives further details of the year's work. TABLE XXII.
  • Page 41
    TABLE XXIII.
    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.
    Discharged as cured.Disease arrested.Disease not arrested.Died.
  • Page 42
    TABLE XXIV.
    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.
    Discharged as cured.Disease arrested.Disease not arrested.Died.
  • Page 43
    TABLE XXV.
    Recommended to attend Dispensary byClapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Outside Borough.Totals.
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    Bacteriological Examinations.—Below is shown the number of such examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary during the past five years.
    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.
  • Page 49
    TABLE XXVI.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
  • Page 50
    TABLE XXVII.
    Method of Feeding.Age of infant on first visit.
    Under 1 month.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—12 months.Total.
  • Page 51
    TABLE XXVIII.
    No. of cases.No. of visits.
  • Page 53
    Maternity and Child Welfare. 53
    Infant Welfare Centre.Clinics.
    Ante-natal.Infants.
  • Page 54
    TABLE XXIX.
    Clapham.Putney.Putney-Park.Balham.Streatham.Blegborough Road.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Totals.
    FairlightLyn- wood Road
  • Page 60
    TABLE XXX.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
  • Page 61
    TABLE XXXI.
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXII.
    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
  • Page 64
    TABLE XXXIII.
    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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    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.
  • Page 66
    TABLE XXXV. DETAILS WITH REGARD TO REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    TABLE XXXVI. 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 67
    TABLE XXXVII.
    Premises.Number of Places on the Register at end of 1927.Number of inspections, 1927.Number of Notices, 1927.Number of prosecutions. 1927.
  • Page 72
    TABLE XXXVIII. RESULT OF ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, DURING 1927, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED COMPARED WITH 1923, 1924, 1925, AND 1926.
    Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1923-1926.No. of samples, 1927.
    1923.1924.1925.1926.Examined.Found adulterated or not up to standardPercentage adulterated
  • Page 73
    TABLE XXXIX.
    Informal Samples.Formal Samples.Total.
    Number taken.Adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number taken.Adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number taken.Number per 1,000 of population.Adulterated.----- Percentage adulterated.
  • Page 74
    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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    TABLE XL.
    Samples taken.Reported against.Percentage reported against.
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    TABLE XLI.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector.Meat and Food.Others.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS INSPECTORS.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector. .Meat and Food.Others.
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    HEALTH VISITORS.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Certificates held.
    Health Visitor.Trained Nurse.C. M. B.Sanitary Inspector.
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    CLERICAL STAFF.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Appointment.Certificates held.
  • Page 86
    VITAL STATISTICS. CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1927.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2-515—25— • •45—65—75—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    VITAL STATISTICS.—CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1927— continued.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
    Premises.9 Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS— continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    18, Thurlow Street, Clapham.Nuisances.Order made for abatement of nuisances.s.d.s.d.
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    PARTICULARS OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS— continued.
    Premises.Offences.Result.Fine.Costs.
    9 and 11, Rectory Gardens, Clapham.NuisancesSummonses withdrawn, the work having been done.s.d.s.d.
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    GENERAL STATEMENT.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    DRUGS ( I nformal).
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
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    OTHER ARTICLES.
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.In-formal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 96
    OTHER ARTICLES.— continued.
    Nature of Sample.ExaminedAdulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 96
    Below will be found the nature of the report issued in the case of Informal samples returned as adulterated :—
    No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.
  • Page 97
    Analysts' Annual Report.
    No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.
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    The following Table shows, in detail, the nature and extent of the adulteration detected in Formal samples submitted :—
    No.Nature of Sample.Nature of Report.
  • Page 98
    We give below a statement showing the average composition of the Milks examined and returned as genuine during each month of the year :—
    Month.Total Milk Solids.Milk Fat.Non-fatty Solids.