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St Pancras 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1925
Pages
128
Tables
88

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  • Page 9
    Comparative Statistics.
  • Page 11
    The following table gives the number or births and the birth.rate in each ward or the the Borough for the past year:—
    Ward.No. of Births.Birth Rate.
  • Page 11
    The corresponding figures for the preceding 10 years were as follows :—
    Year.Rate.Year.Rate.
  • Page 12
    The principal causes of death during the year are stated in the following table, and, for comparison, the figures for the previous 10 years are also given: —
    Diseases.1914191519161917191819191920192119221923Average for 10 years.1921
  • Page 14
    1924. Next Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
    CAUSE OP DEATH.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 15
    D eaths from S tated C auses under 1 Y ear of A ge for 1924 and 10 preceding Y ears.
    cause of death.1914191519161917191819191920192119221923Average for 10 years.1924
  • Page 16
    Table showing Deaths of Children under 5 Years of Age, at various Age periods, and the principal causes of DEATH,
    Year.Total Number of Births.Number of Deaths from all causes of children:—Number of Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Number of Deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough.Number of Deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia.Number of Deaths from Injury at Birth, Debility, Premature Birth, and Congenital Defects.
    Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 years.Total under 5.Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 years.Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 years.Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 5 years.Under 1 week.Total under 4 weeks.Total under 1 year.
  • Page 17
    The amount of out-relief granted during the past 8 years is indicated in the following table (kindly supplied by Mr. Bernard Chapman, Clerk to the St. Pancras Guardians), which gives for half-yearly periods, the amount spent on out door relief, and the number chargeable in this respect in the middle week of each half-year: —
    Half-Year endingAmount spent in the half-year.Numbers chargeable in the middle week of the half-year.
    £
  • Page 18
    The following table has been constructed from figures kindly supplied by the secretaries of the various institutions, to show the work done by the hospitals in St. Pancras, without reference to the home addresses of the patients.
    Hospitals.Number of Beds.Number of in-patients admitted, 1924.Number of new outpatients treated in 1924.
  • Page 20
    The visiting work is set out in detail on the next page, and is summarised in the following statement:—
    No. of Expectant Mothers Visited.Total Visits to Expectant Mothers.No. of Children Visited.Total Visits to Children.
  • Page 21
    Continued from previous page...
    Centre.Attendances at Consultations.Visits by Trained Visitors.Consultations.Number of Trained Visitors.
    Expectant Mothers.Children.Expectant Mothers.Children.Infants,Expectant Mothers.
    New cases.Total attendances.New cases.Total attendances.First visits.Total visits.First visits.Total visits.
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Total.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Total.Visitors paid by Borough Council.Trained workers not paid by Borough Council.Visitors paid by Borough Council.Trained workers not paid by Borough Council.Visitors paid by Borough Council.Trained workers. not paid by Borough Council.Visitors paid by Borough Council.Trained workers not paid by Borough Council.Per month.Total.Per month.Total.Whole time.Part time.
  • Page 25
    Consultations have been held twice weekly, and the work done is summarised in the following table:—
  • Page 26
    The scale of income in use was as follows:—
    No. in. Family.Free.Half cost.
  • Page 27
    The extent of the distribution of milk in 1924 is shown in the following figures
    Pints of Milk Granted Free.Pints of Milk Granted Half-price.Cost to Council.
    1924.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    Particulars in regard to the day nurseries for the year ended 31st March, 1925, are as follows:—
    -Grant paid by Borough Council.No. of Days Open.Attendances.Average per Day.
    £s.d.
  • Page 29
    The infants born in St. Pancras during 1924 are classified below (in wards and registration sub-districts) according to the manner in which the mothers were attended in their confinements:—
    Births.W.S.E.N.Total.
    45783612
  • Page 30
    Attended at Home.
    Cases.
  • Page 30
    Admitted as In-patients.
  • Page 30
    Cases attended at Home.
    Attended byNorth (Wards 1—4).South (Wards 5—8).
  • Page 32
    The number of cases of the compulsorily notifiable infectious diseases that have been notified during the year is shown in the following table, where they are also classified according to ages. The figures have not been corrected for any subsequent revision of the diagnosis.
    DISEASES.At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under I.I and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 33
    Monthly Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during 1924.
    1st Quarter.2nd QUARTER.3RD Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 34
    Monthly Number of Deaths fhom Notifiable and some other Diseases during 1924.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 35
    In the following table the number of notifications are set forth for the past 10 years: —
    Diseases.1915191619171918191919201921192 219231924
  • Page 36
    The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable infectious diseases are classified in the following table according to their Wards and Registration Sub-Districts:—
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES.Notifications.Deaths.
    West. WardSouth WardEast. WardNorth. WardWhole BoroughWest. WardSouth. WardEast. WardNorth. WardWhole Borough.
    4518361245783612
  • Page 37
    Vaccinations. 1 it January to 31.st December, 19243.
    Number.Percentage of Births registered.
    North.East.West.South..Whole BoroughNorth.East.West.South.Whole Borough
  • Page 38
    The corresponding figures for the past ten years are as follows: —
    Year.Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Per cent.Conscientious Objections, and Children otherwise escaping Vaccination.Per cent.
  • Page 38
    The following table gives the corresponding figures for the past 10 years, corrected for errors in diagnosis:—
    Year.No. of Notifications.Notification rate per 1,000 population.No. of Deaths.Death rate per 1,000 population.Case Mortality per cent.Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital.
  • Page 39
    The following table gives particulars relating to the disease for the past 10 years, corrected for errors in diagnosis:—
    Year.No. of Notifications.Notification rate per 1,000 population.No. of Deaths.Death rate per 1,000 population.Case mortality per cent.Percentage of cases removed to hospital.
  • Page 40
    Particulars relating to this disease during the past 10 yebrs, corrected for errors in diagnosis, will be found in the following table:—
    Year.Cases notified.Deaths.Case Mortality per cent.
  • Page 41
    Summary of Notifications during the period from 30the December, 1923, to the 3 rd January, 1925 ( inclusive).
    Age Periods.Number of Notifications on Form A,Number of Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.Number of Notifications on Form D.
    Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e.,including cases previously notified by other Doctors),Primary Notifications.Total Notifications (i.e,, including cases previously notified by other Doctors).Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 1l to 55 to 1010 to 15I5 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total.Under 55 to 1010 to '5Total,
  • Page 42
    Cases not Notified—Information obtained from Special Death Reports.
    Age Periods.0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total.
  • Page 42
    Total Notifications during 1924.
    Ages.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other forms of Tuberculosis.Total, all Forms.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 43
    Deaths from Tuberculosis during the Year 1924.
    Ages.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Other forms of Tuberculosis.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Total.
  • Page 44
    Year.Estimated Population.Primary Notifications.Deaths.Notification Rate.Death Bate.
    Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.Phthisis.Other forms.All forms.
  • Page 44
    In the following table the notification and death rates are classified according to sex. The figures are based on the sex population as determined at. the last Census (1921):—
    Notification rates per 1,000 Males or Females Living.Death rates per 1,000 Males or Females Living.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total.
  • Page 45
    Tuberculosis (All Forms).
    No. of Ward.Notifications.Deaths.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 45
    New Cases of Tuberculosis during 1924.
    Location of Disease.Ages.Total.
    0—5 years.5—15 years.15 years and upwards.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 47
    TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
    Tuberculosis Dispensary at St. Pancras Dispensary, 39, Oakley Square.Branch Tuberculosis Dispensary at 132, Maiden Road.Tuberculosis Dispensary at University College Hospital.
    Adults. Under 15Total.Contacts included in Total.Insured Persons included in Total.Adults. Under 15Total.Contacts included in Total.Insured Persons included in Total.Adults. Under 15Total.Contacts included in Total.Insured Persons included in Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.
  • Page 48
    REPORT by D r . N. M. DONNELLY.—W ards 1 to 6.
    Year.Wards 1—6.Oakley Square.Maiden Road.Total Attendances.Home Visits.Sputa Examd.
    Notifications.Deaths.New Cases.Contacts includedin new cases.New Cases.Contacts included in new cases.Oakley Square.Maiden Road.T.O.Nurse.
  • Page 52
    The following table gives the number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis notified during each of the past three years, and the number and percentage of those refused institutional treatment :—
    Year.Notified cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Number refused Institutional Treatment.Percentage of cases Notified.
  • Page 55
    The following table gives the number of cases (corrected for errors in diagnosis) notified each year since 1912, when the disease first became compulsorily notifiable:—
    Year.Cases Notified.Deaths.Case Mortality per cent.Year.Cases Notified.Deaths.Case Mortality per cent.
  • Page 57
    The number of cases notified, the deaths, and the case mortality per cent. for the nine years during which measles has been notifiable, will be found in the following table:—
    Year.Cases Notified.Deaths.Case Mortality per cent.
  • Page 58
    The following table gives the number of deaths from Whooping Cough during the past ten years :—
    Year.Deaths.Year.Deaths.
  • Page 59
    DiarrhŒa and Enteritis.
    Year.Births Registered.Deaths from Diarrhæa and Enteritis.Infantile Mortality— from all Causes— per 1000 Births.
    All Ages.Under 5.Under 1.Deaths under 1 per 1000 Births.
  • Page 59
    The following table gives the number of deaths from years:— Influenza during the past seven
    Year.Deaths.Year.Deaths.
  • Page 59
    SYPHILIS. In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of deaths certified during 1924 as due to (a) declared syphilis, (b) locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the insane, which are late manifestations of the disease, and (c) aortic aneurysm, which many authorities now consider to be frequently caused by it : —
    0—11—55—1515—2525—3535-4545—5555—6565—7575—3585 up.Total Males.0—1115—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565—7575—8585 up.Total Females.Total Persons
  • Page 61
    Below is shown the number of articles disinfected or destroyed during the year on account of infectious disease or verminous condition : —
    Infectious Disease.Verminous.
    Destroyed.Disinfected. 1Destroyed.Disinfected.
  • Page 62
    The following table shows the number of persons cleansed and disinfected after having been in contact with infectious disease : —
    Males.Females.Children under 10.
  • Page 62
    Cleansing Station. The amount of work done here during the year is indicated in the following table. The figures represent the number of attendances. At each attendance the person receives a bath, and his or her clothes are stoved.
    Men.Women.Children under 15.Total.
  • Page 63
    260 inquests were held during the year. In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner ; they are also further classified into age-periods:—
    Causes.Under 1 year.1—5 years.5—15 years.15—25 years.25—65 years.65 and over.Totals.
  • Page 64
    Notices served and result of service. —3,587 intimation notices (comprising 8,419 items) were served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1924. These were made up as follows:—
    District Inspectors.Factory and Workshop Inspector.Food Inspectors.Women Inspectors.Total.
  • Page 64
    The following prosecutions were undertaken during the year in respect of general sanitary work :— Summonses. Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 {except in respect of Food).
    Situation of Property.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 65
    countinued from previous page...
    Situation of Property.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 65
    Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1922.
    Situation of Property.Offence,Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 68
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS. The following five tables are those asked for by the Home Secretary :— 1. —Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 69
    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber ofrosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to h.m, Inspectors.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 69
    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (See. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
  • Page 70
    5.—Othkk Matters.
    ClassNumber.
  • Page 71
    The number of inspections that were made during 1924 were as follows: —
    Factory and Workshop Inspector.Woman Sanitary Inspector.Total.
    Inspections.Re-inspections.Inspections.Re-inspections.Inspections.Re-inspections.
  • Page 72
    Medical Examination ok Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1924.
    Complaint.Boys.Girls.
    Entrants.Age 8.Age 12.Entrants.Age 8.Age 12.
  • Page 73
    Degree of Cleanliness, Nutrition, Condition of Teeth, and Acuity of Vision.
    Age Group.Number examined.Clothing and Boots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of Head.Cleanliness of Body.Teeth.Vision.
    Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normal.Bad.Clean.Niits only.Pediculi..Clean.Dirty.Pediculi.All sound.Less than four decayed.Four or more decayed.6/6 in both eyes.6/9 in either or both eyes.6/12 or worse in either eye.
  • Page 74
    The County Medical Officer has also kindly furnished the following particulars in regard to the feeding of school children in St. Pancras during the year ended 31st March, 1925:—
    -Weekly average Number of children fed.Number of meals provided.Cod Liver Oil and Malt.
    Dinners.Breakfasts.Milk.
  • Page 75
    To tabulate the number of cases dealt with during the school year, April 1st, 1924, to March 31st, 1925:—
    Dental Cases.Aural Cases.Ophthalmic Cases.Minor Ailment Cases.Operations.
  • Page 77
    Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order, 1885-6.
    Address where offence committed.Offence.Date of HearingPenalty.Costs.
  • Page 77
    During 1924, the following licences for the Sale of Graded Milk were granted:-
    Date of Licence.Name and Address of Licensee.Grades of milk in respect of which Licence is granted.St. Pancras Address at which graded milk will be sold.P
  • Page 78
    PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912 AND 1917. Report for Year ended 31st December, 1924.
    -(a) Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.(&) Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
  • Page 80
    (c)—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. 750 samples have been taken under these Acts, and 704 of these proved to be genuine and 46, or 6.1 per cent., adulterated. The details are given in the following table: —
    Articles of food of which samples have been taken.Total number of samples.Genuine.Adulterated.
  • Page 81
    Prosecutions were undertaken in respect of 32 of the 46 samples which were reported as being adulterated. These are set out in the following table:— Summonses. Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    No. of Sample.Article.Result of AnalysisDate of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 85
    " The average attendance at many of the Centres would certainly point to economy being possible here. The following figures give the average attendances at some of the Centres during the past three months:—
    Centre.Number of consultations monthly.Average number of cases seen.Time occupied.
  • Page 89
    CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK. The Borough Council has an arrangement with the Bacteriologist of University College for the examination, at the expense of the Council, of material sent by medical practitioners in connection with suspected (St. Pancras) cases of diphtheria, typhoid fever and tuberculosis. The following specimens were examined during the year: —
    Nature of Specimen.Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 98
    Table No. 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT OF ST. PANCRAS DURING 1924 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Civil Population.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nettof Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District;Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
  • Page 99
    Table No. 2. Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1924. Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borongh are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Borough are included.
    Cause of Death.AGES.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 5Total under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards.Totals.
  • Page 100
    D eaths R egistered from all C auses for the Y ear 1924— continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 5lotal under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotals
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Per sons
  • Page 101
    Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1924—continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 5Total under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and nnvrardsTotals.
    M.F.M.F.M.FM.F.M.F.MF.M,F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.PER SONS
  • Page 102
    Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1924—continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 5Total under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotals.
    M.F.M.F.MFM.F.M.FM.FM.FM.FM.F.M.F.M.FM.F.M.FM.F.MF.PER SONS
  • Page 103
    T able N o. 3. Summary of Ages.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 5Total under 5 years.5 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotals
  • Page 104
    Deaths.—Outward transfers are excluded, and then deaths in public institutions and inward transfers are classified according to home address.
    Wards.Births.Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths, Tuberculosis (all forms).
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 105
    Table No. 5.—Showing the Birth rates, Death rates, and Infantile Mortality rates of England and Wales and certain of the large Towns, and of London and the Metropolitan Boroughs for 1924. (53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1925.)
    .Estimated Population, Mid. 1923.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality..Estimated Population, Mid. 1923.Birth Rate.Death Rate (Crude).Infantile Mortality.
  • Page 106
    Table No. 6.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1924. {Deduced from observations at Camden Square, N.W. 1.)
    January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.
  • Page 107
    Table No. 7. Inspections and Re.inspections made by District Inspectors, by the Factory and Workshop Inspector, and by Women Inspectors in connection with certain infectious diseases during the year 1924.
    DUTIES AND PREMISES.Male Inspectors.Women Inspectors.Total.
    Inspections.Re.inspections.Inspections.Re.inspections.Inspections.Re-.inspec. tions.
  • Page 108
    Table No. 8.— Inspections and Re.inspections and other work of the Food Inspectors during 1924.
    DUTIES AND PREMISES.Visits and Inspections.Re.inspections after Intimation Notices.
    Mr. Auger.Mr. Child.Totals.Mr. Auger.Mr. Child.Totals.
  • Page 109
    T able N o . 8 (con.).—Inspections and Re-inspections and other work of the Food Inspectors during 1924.
    DUTIES AND PREMISES.Visits and Inspections.Re-inspections after Intimation Notices.
    Mr. Auger,Mr. Child.Totals.Mr. Auger.Mr. Child.Totals.
  • Page 110
    T able N o . 9. Visits, etc., made by Women Inspectors during 1924.
    First Visits.Subsequent Visits.Call made, but admission not obtained.
    Miss Bibby.Miss Smith.*Miss Holland.Mrs. Hunter.Miss Anderson.Miss Blaxland.*Miss Camman.Miss Parnell.Miss Carmichael.Total.Miss Bibby.Miss Smith.*Miss Holland.Mrs. Hunter.Miss Anderson.Miss Blaxland.*Mis3 Camman.Miss Parnell.Miss Carmichael.Total.Miss Bibby.Miss Smith.*Miss Holland.Mrs. Hunter.Miss Anderson.Miss Blaxland.*Miss Camman.Miss Parnell.Miss Carmichael.Total.Grand Total.
  • Page 111
    Table No. 10.— Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections made by individual Inspectors and Visitors during the year 1924.
    Inspector.Inspections.Re-inspections.Call made, but admission not obtained.Total.
  • Page 112
    Table No. 11.—Intimations as to Nuisances and Breaches of Statutes and By-laics served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1924, and the resulting Statutory Notices in 1924 and the early part of 1925.
    Schedule of Nuisances.Intimations.Statutory Notices.
  • Page 112
    Table No. 12.
    Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws.Intimations.Statutory Notices.
  • Page 113
    Table No. 13.
    Factories, Workshops and Work Places—Breaches of Statutes.Intimations.Statutory Notices.
  • Page 113
    Table No. 14.
    Breaches of other Statutes and Statutory By-laws.Intimations.Statutory Notices.