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Wandsworth 1935

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

Published
1936
Pages
128
Tables
69

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    Public Vaccinators.
    District.Public Vaccinators.
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    SANITARY INSPECTORS.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Certificates held.
    Sanitary Inspector.Meat and Foods.Others.
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    HEALTH VISITORS.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Certificates held.
    Health Visitor.Trained Nurse.Certified Midwife.Sanitary Inspector.
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    OFFICE STAFF.
    Name.Commenced Duty.Appointment.Certificates held.
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    GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH.
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics.
    No. of Live BirthsMalesFemalesTotal
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    Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:—
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    TABLE I.
    Sub-District.Census Population 1931Population estimated to middle of 1935
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    TABLE II.
    Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-rate.Natural increase or decrease.
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    TABLE iii.
    Sub-District.Births registered in the Borough.Total live births notified.Notified by:
    Medical Attendant.ParentMidwife.Other person.No. born dead
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    TABLE IV.
    Sub-Districts.Corrected Deaths.Crude Death-rate.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    table v.—causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1935.
    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, etc.
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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.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total.No. of CASES of Infective 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 IX.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total CASES of Infective 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 X.
    No. of Children.ClaphamPutneyBalhamStreathamTootingSouthfieldSpringfieldTotal
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    TABLE XI. SHOWING RESULTS OF PRIMARY SCHICK TEST IN AGE GROUPS.
    Result of Test.Children Under 15.Over 15.All Cases.
    Under 55—1010—15MalesFemalesTotal15—2020 and overMalesFemalesTotal
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    TABLE XII. AGE GROUPING OF PERSONS IMMUNISED AND FOUND TO BE PROTECTED AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.
    Children Under 15.Over 15All Cases.
    Under 55—1010—15MalesFemalesTotal15—2020 and overMalesFemalesTotal
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    TABLE XIII. THE IMMUNISED PERSONS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DOSES AND THE TIME REQUIRED TO PRODUCE IMMUNITY—AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.
    Number of Immunising Injections given.Period after last injection of the First Series in which re-Test was Negative.Total
    within 4 monthsbetweenTotal within 1 yearbetween
    4 and 6 months6 and 9 months9 and 12 months1 year and 2 years2 years and 3 years3 years and 5 years5 years and 7 years
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    20 of them recovered without any impairment of vision, one case died from Premature birth, and five removed from the Borough. TABLE XIV.
    Recovered— Vision not affected.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Died.Removed from Borough.
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    TABLE XV. MEASLES—CASES REPORTED AND DEATHS.
    Period 1st October—30th September.1925-261926-271927-281928-291929-301930-311931-321932-331933-341934-35
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    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other DiseasesTotals.
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    TABLE XVI.— continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XVI.— continued.
    School.Diseases.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken-pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
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    TABLE XVII.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth..Whole Borough..
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    The next Table shows the results of the findings of these inquests.
    TABLE XVIII.
    Inquests.Sub-Districts.
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    TABLE XIX.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.1 FemalesMales.Females.
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    TABLE XX.
    Localisation of Disease.Males.Females.Total.
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    Localisation.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE XXII;
    Pulmonary Tuberculosis :— No. of Deaths1926192719281929193019311932193319341935
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    TABLE XXIII.
    Tuberculous.Suspected TuberculosisNon-TuberculousTotals.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
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    TABLE XXIV.
    Recommended to attend Dispensary byClapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Totals.
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    TABLE XXV.
    TuberculosisRemaining 31st Dec., 19J4New CasesRemoved from RegisterRemaining on Register 31st Dec., 1935
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    Table XXVI gives further details of the work carried out during the year. TABLE XXVI.
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    The number of patients who received institutional treatment under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme during 1935 was as follows :—
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    TABLE XXVII.
    Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.Condition at the end of 1935.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.
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    TABLE XXVIII.
    Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.Condition at end of 1935.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.
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    Bacteriological Examinations .—The number of examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary during the past five years is given here.
    Year.Total number of specimens examined.No. of specimens sent by General Practitioners.No. of specimens found to contain T.B.
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    TABLE XXIX.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XXX.
    Method of Feeding.Age of infant on first visit.
    Under 1 month.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—12 months.Total.
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    Maternity and, Child Welfare.
    Infant Welfare Centre.Clinics.
    Ante-natal.Infants.
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    TABLE XXXI. WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE INFANT WELFARE AND ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
    Clapham.Putney.Putney Park.Balham.Streatham.Blegborough Road.Streatham Hill (ClaphamPark)FairlightBeechcroft Road.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Totals.
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    TABLE XXXII.
    No. of cases occurring.No. of cases visited.No. of visits made.
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    A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors is given in Table XXXIII. TABLE XXXIII.
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIV.
    Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE XXXV.
    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
    Nature of Principal Business.No. of Separate Premises.No. of Dairymen registered.Actual Food Businesses Conducted
    Subject to some form of Legal Control.
    As Dairies.As Cow-sheds.As Slaughterhouses.As Wholesale Margarine Premises.For Ice Cream.For Cooked or Preserved Foods.As Fish Fryers.As Fish-Curers.
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    XXXVI. on the Premises Shown in Column 1. Other Food Businesses.
    Fishmongers.Grocers.Confectioners.Butchers.Greengrocers.Food Factories.Restaurant Kitchens.No. of Inspections in 1935.No. of Notices served.
    12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.
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    The following Orders are now in force:—
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    TABLE XXXVIL RESULT OF ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PROCURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED IN 1935 AS COMPARED WITH 1931, 1932, 1933 AND 1934.
    No. of samples in 1935.Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1931-1934.
    Examined.Found adulterated or not up to standardPercentage adulterated1931.1932.1933.1934.
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    TABLE XXXVIII.
    Informal Samples.Formal Samples.Total.
    Number taken.Adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number taken.Adulterated.Percentage adulterated.Number taken.Adulterated.Number per 1,000 of population.Percentage adulterated.
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    The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923. The following licences for the sale of designated milks were granted during the year:—
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    Grade.Schools.Hospitals.Dairymen.Total.
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    TABLE XXXIX.
    Class of Works.Number of Places on Register at end of 1935.Number of Inspections, 1935.Number of Notices, 1935.Number of Prosecutions, 1935.
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    TABLE XL. HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists.Outwork in unwholesome premisesOutwork 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 XLI. DETAILS WITH REGARD TO REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    TABLE XLII. 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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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1935. (Compiled by the Registrar-General).
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75 —
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    CAUSES OF DEATH— continued.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
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    PARTICULARS OF POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
    Premises.Offence.Result.Fine.Costs.
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    GENERAL STATEMENT.
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    DRUGS ( Informal).
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
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    OTHER ARTICLES.
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    OTHER ARTICLES— continued.
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    The nature and extent of the adulteration detected in the formal samples is given below:—
    CaseNature of Sample.Nature of Report.
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    The nature of the reports issued in respect to the informal samples returned as adulterated was as under:—
    CaseNature of Sample.Nature of Report.
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    Month.Number of SamplesTotal Milk solids.Milk fat.Non-fatty solids.
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    The Nature of the Samples is set out below.
    Case No.Nature of Sample.Case No.Nature of Sample.