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

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SANITARY INSPECTORS.

Name.	Commenced Duty.		Certificates held.
Name.	Commenced Duty.		Sanitary Inspector.	Meat and Foods.	Others.

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HEALTH VISITORS.

Name.	Commenced Duty.		Certificates held.
Name.	Commenced Duty.		Health Visitor.	Trained Nurse.	Certified Midwife.	Sanitary Inspector.

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OFFICE STAFF.

	Commenced duty.		Certificates held.

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Extracts from Vital Statistics.

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TABLE I.

Sub-District.		Census Population 1931	Population estimated to middle of 1937

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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-Districts.	Corrected Deaths.			Crude Death-rate.
Sub-Districts.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Crude Death-rate.

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T able IV.—C auses of, and A ges at D eath, during the Y ear 1937.

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.	Halham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Deaths in Public Institutions, erc.

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TABLE V.

	Birth-rates.			Death-rates.
	Wandsworth.	London.	England and Wales.	Wandsworth.	London.	England and Wales.

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TABLE VI.

	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE VII.

Notifiable Diseases.	Total.	No. of CASES of Infective Diseases grouped in Age Periods.
		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

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TABLE VIII.

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 IX.

No. of Children.	Clapham	Putney	Balham	Streatham	Tooting	j Southfield	Springfield	Total

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TABLE X SHOWING RESULTS OF PRIMARY SCHICK TEST IN AGE GROUPS.

Result of Test.	Children Under 15.						Over 15.		All Cases.
Result of Test.	Under 5	5—10	10—15	Males	Females	Total	15—20	20 and over	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE XI. AGE GROUPING OF PERSONS IMMUNISED AND FOUND TO BE PROTECTED AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.

Children Under 15.						Over 15		All Cases.
Under 5	5—10	10—15	Males	Females	Total	15—20	20 and over	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE XII. 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 months	between			Total within 1 year	between
		within 4 months	4 and 6 months	6 and 9 months	9 and 12 months	Total within 1 year	1 year and 2 years	2 years and 3 years	3 years and 5 years	5 years and 7 years	7 years and 9 years

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TABLE XIII.

	Result of Treatment.				Removed from Borough.	Still under Treatment.
	Recovered— Vision not affected.	Vision Impaired .	Total Blindness.	Died.	Removed from Borough.	Still under Treatment.

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TABLE XIV. MEASLES— CASES REPORTED AND DEATHS.

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TABLE XV.

School.	Diseases.
School.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.	German Measles.	Chicken-pox.	Whooping Cough.	Mumps.	Ringworm.		Other Diseases	Totals.

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TABLE XV.— continued.

School.	Diseases.
School.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.	German Measles.	Chicken-pox.	Whooping Cough.	Mumps.	! Ringworm.	Other Diseases.	Totals.

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TABLE XV.— continued.

School.	Diseases.
School.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.	German Measles.	Chicken-pox.	Whooping Cough.	Mumps.	Ringworm.	Other Diseases.	Totals.

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TABLE XVI.

	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE XVII.

Inquests.	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE XVIII.

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females	Males.	Females.

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TABLE XTX.

Localisation of Disease.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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TABLE XX.

Localisation.		Males.	Females.	Total.

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TABLE XXI.

	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937

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TABLE XXII.

		Tuberculous.			Suspected Tuberculosis	Non-Tuber-culous	Totals.
		Pulmonary	Non-Pul-monary	Total	Suspected Tuberculosis	Non-Tuber-culous	Totals.

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TABLE XXIII.

Recommended to attend Dispensary by	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Totals.

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TABLE XXIV.

Tuberculosis	Remaining 31st Dec., 1936	New Cases	Removed from Register	Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1937

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TABLE XXV.

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TABLE XXVI. Tuberculosis Dispensaries.

Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.		Condition at the end of 1937.				Total cases where condition is known.		Removed and lost sight of.	Total cases who have attended.
Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.		Discharged as cured.	Disease arrested.	Disease not arrested.	Died.	Total cases where condition is known.		Removed and lost sight of.	Total cases who have attended.

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TABLE XXVII.

Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.		Condition at end of 1937.				Total cases where condition is known.		Removed and lost sight of.	Total cases who have attended.
Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries.		Discharged as cured.	Disease arrested.	Disease not arrested.	Died.	Total cases where condition is known.		Removed and lost sight of.	Total cases who have attended.

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Bacteriological Examinations .—The number of examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary during the past six 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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Infant Visiting. TABLE XXVIII.

	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE XXIX.

	Clapham.	Putney.	Balham.	Streatham.	Tooting.	Wandsworth.	Whole Borough.

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TABLE XXX.

	No. of Sessions held.	No. of new cases.	Total attendances.	No. of Doctors' Consultations.

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TABLE XXXI.

	No. of Sessions held.	No. of new cases.	Total attendances.

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Maternity and Child Welfare.

Address of Clinic.	Days and Times of Sessions
	Infant Welfare Centre.	Ante-Natal Clinic.

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76 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937. TABLE XXXII.

	No. of cases occurring.	No. of cases visited.	No. of visits made.

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TABLE XXXIII.

		Inspections.	Re-Inspections.	Total.

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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 79 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:—
Wards.	No. of houses inspected.	No. of houses in which defects were found.	One room.	Two rooms.	Three rooms.	Four rooms and upwards

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TABLE XXXVI.

Nature of Principal Business.	No. of Separate Premises.	No. of Dairymen registered.	Actual Food Businesses Conducted on the Premises Shown in Column 1.
			Subject to some form of Legal Control.								Other Food Businesses.								No. of Inspections in 1937.	No. of Notices- served
			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.	Fishmongers.	Grocers.	Confectioners.	Butchers	Greengrocers.	Food Factories.	Restaurant Kitchens.	Others. j	No. of Inspections in 1937.	No. of Notices- served

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TABLE XXXVII.—Part II of Poisons List.

Principal Business	No. of Premises	No. of Inspections

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TABLE XXXVIII. RESULT OF ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PRO CURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED IN 1937, AS COMPARED WITH 1933, 1934, 1935 AND 1936.

	No. of samples in 1937.			Percentage of Samples adulterated, 1933-1936.
	Examined.	Found adulterated or not up to standard	Percentage adulterated	1933.	1934.	1935.	1936.

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TABLE XXXIX.

	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 following samples of Graded Milks procured from schools, hospitals or dairymen, were submitted to the Counties Public Laboratories for bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial content was within the prescribed standard for the appropriate grade.

Grade.	Schools.	Hospitals.	Dairymen.	Total.

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TABLE XL.

Class of Works.	Number of Places on Register at end of 1937.	Number of Inspections, 1937.	Number of Notices, 1937.	Number of Prosecutions, 1937.

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TABLE XLI. HOME WORK.

Outworkers' Lists.				Outwork in unwholesome premises		Outwork
Lists received from Employers.			Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.	Outwork in unwholesome premises		in infected premises.
Lists.	Outworkers.			Instances.	Notices served.	Instances.
Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.		Instances.	Notices served.	Instances.

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TABLE XLII. 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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Particulars. (1)	Number of Defects.			No. of Prosecutions. (5)
Particulars. (1)	Found. (2)	Remedied. (3)	Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)	No. of Prosecutions. (5)

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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE metropoliTAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1937. (Compiled by the Registrar-General).

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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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POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS, 1937

Premises.	Offence.	Result.	Fine.	Costs.

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POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS, 1937 continued

Premises	Offence.	Result.	Fine.	Costs.

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POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE VACCINATION ACTS.

Name.	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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The nature and extent of the adulteration detected in the formal samples submitted is given in the table below :—

Case No.	Nature of Sample	Nature of Report

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The nature of the reports issued in respect to the informal samples returned as adulterated were as under:—

Case No.	Nature of Sample.	Nature of Report

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The average composition of the samples of Milk submitted during each month and returned as genuine is given below:—

Month	Submitted	Total Solids	Milk Fat	Non-fatty Solids

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SANITARY INSPECTORS.

HEALTH VISITORS.

OFFICE STAFF.

Extracts from Vital Statistics.

TABLE I.

TABLE II.

TABLE III.

T able IV.—C auses of, and A ges at D eath, during the Y ear 1937.

TABLE V.

TABLE VI.

TABLE VII.

TABLE VIII.

TABLE IX.

TABLE X SHOWING RESULTS OF PRIMARY SCHICK TEST IN AGE GROUPS.

TABLE XI. AGE GROUPING OF PERSONS IMMUNISED AND FOUND TO BE PROTECTED AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.

TABLE XII. 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.

TABLE XIII.

TABLE XIV. MEASLES— CASES REPORTED AND DEATHS.

TABLE XV.

TABLE XV.— continued.

TABLE XV.— continued.

TABLE XVI.

TABLE XVII.

TABLE XVIII.

TABLE XTX.

TABLE XX.

TABLE XXI.

TABLE XXII.

TABLE XXIII.

TABLE XXIV.

TABLE XXV.

TABLE XXVI. Tuberculosis Dispensaries.

TABLE XXVII.

Bacteriological Examinations .—The number of examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary during the past six years is given here.

Infant Visiting. TABLE XXVIII.

TABLE XXIX.

TABLE XXX.

TABLE XXXI.

Maternity and Child Welfare.

76 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937. TABLE XXXII.

TABLE XXXIII.

Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. 79 TABLE XXXIV.

TABLE XXXV.

TABLE XXXVI.

TABLE XXXVII.—Part II of Poisons List.

TABLE XXXVIII. RESULT OF ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF FOOD PRO CURED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928, SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE ADULTERATED IN 1937, AS COMPARED WITH 1933, 1934, 1935 AND 1936.

TABLE XXXIX.

The following samples of Graded Milks procured from schools, hospitals or dairymen, were submitted to the Counties Public Laboratories for bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial content was within the prescribed standard for the appropriate grade.

TABLE XL.

TABLE XLI. HOME WORK.

TABLE XLII. DETAILS WITH REGARD TO REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE metropoliTAN BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1937. (Compiled by the Registrar-General).

CAUSES OF DEATH— continued.

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS, 1937

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS, 1937 continued

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE VACCINATION ACTS.

GENERAL STATEMENT.

DRUGS ( Informal).

OTHER ARTICLES.

OTHER ARTICLES— continued.

The nature and extent of the adulteration detected in the formal samples submitted is given in the table below :—

The nature of the reports issued in respect to the informal samples returned as adulterated were as under:—

The average composition of the samples of Milk submitted during each month and returned as genuine is given below:—