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St Pancras 1930

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

Published
1931
Pages
122
Tables
82

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  • Page 12
    Comparative Statistics.
    Rate per 1,000 of Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    birth rate.Death rate.Infant Mortality.
  • Page 14
    Males.
    Occupation.Number.Percentage.
  • Page 14
    Females.
    Occupation.Number.Percentage.
  • Page 15
    ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. The amount of out-relief granted during the past 10 years is indicated in the following table (kindly supplied by Mr. Bernard Chapman, Local Public Assistance Officer), 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 16
    The following table gives the number of births and the birth rate in each Ward of the Borough for the year 1930, and for comparison the figures for the previous year are also given:— Ward Births and Birth Rates.
    Ward.1930.1929.
    Births.Birth Rate.Births.Birth Rate.
  • Page 16
    The corresponding figures for the preceding 10 years were as follows:—
    Year.Rate.Year.Rate.
  • Page 17
    In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the following table is included which gives particulars, by sex and legitimacy, with reference to all still births registered in the Borough during the year:—
    Still Births Registered.Inward Transfers,Outward Transfers.
  • Page 18
    Causes of Death. The principal causes of death during the year are stated in the following table, and, for comparison, the figures and averages for the previous 10 years are also given:—
    Diseases.1920192119221923192419251926192719281929Average for to years.1930
  • Page 19
    Ward Deaths and Death Rates.
    Ward.1930.1929.
    Deaths.Death Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.
  • Page 19
    Inquests. 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 year 8.5—15 years.15—25 years.25-65 years.65 and over.Totals.
  • Page 20
    The following table gives the deaths and death rates of Infants, both legitimate and illegitimate, for 1930:—
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
  • Page 21
    1930. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
    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 1 under 1 year.
  • Page 22
    Deaths from Stated Causes under 1 Year of Age for 1930 and 10 preceding Years.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.1920192119221923192419251926192719281929Average for 10 years.1930
  • Page 23
    The following are situated in the Borough, but, with the exception of the St. Pancras and Highgate Hospitals of the London County Council, the use of these hospitals is by no means confined to residents of the Borough. On the other hand, hospitals situated outside the Borough are largely used by St. Pancras residents.
    Hospitals.Number of Beds.
  • Page 24
    Clinics, Treatment Centres, etc. For purpose of reference these are given in tabular form; details concerning the work carried out will be found on succeeding pages.
    Situation.By whom provided.
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    Situation.By whom provided.
  • Page 26
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    Situation.By whom provided.
  • Page 26
    The following are those to which the St. Pancras Borough Council make contributions, the amount being also stated:—
    £
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    £
  • Page 29
    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 30
    Centre.Attendances at Consultations.Visits by Trained Visitors.Consultations.Number of Visitors.
    Expectant Mothers.Children.Expectant Mothers.Children.Infants,Expectant Mothers.
    New cases.Total attendances.New cases.Total attendances.
    Under 1 year.1 -2 years.2 - 5 years.Total.Under 1 year.1 - 2 years.2 - 5 years.Total.First visits.Total visits.First visits.Total visits.Per month.Total.Per month.Total.Council Staff.Others.
  • Page 32
    Ante-Natal Activities. 1926-1930.
    Ante-Natal Condition.Treated By-Confinement (Place).Labour.Foetus or Child.Totals.
    Institution.Privately.Institution.At Home.Normal.Miscarriage.Premature.Induction.Cesarean.Other Abnormal.Viahle Healthy.Viable Unhealthy.N on-Viable Foetus.iN on-Viable Still horn.Abnormal Cases.Normal Cases.All Cases.Percentage of Abnormal Cases.
  • Page 36
    Cases treated.—Particulars with reference to the cases treated are given in the following table, the figures for the previous year being also given for comparison:—
    1930.1929.
  • Page 36
    The work done during the year is summarised in the following table, the figures for the previous year also being given for comparison :—
    Work carried out at the Dental Clinic.1930.1929.
  • Page 37
    The following table shows the number and cost of the dentures supplied during the year:—
  • Page 37
    Particulars in regard to the day nurseries for the year ended 31st December, 1930, are as follows :—
    —No. of Days Open.Attendances.Average per Day.
  • Page 41
    The extent of the distribution of milk during 1930 is shown in the following figures:—
    Pints of Milk Granted Free.Pints of Milk Granted at Half-price.Cost to Council.
  • Page 42
    The present revised income scale is shown hereunder:—
    Number in Family.After Deduction of Rent.
    Free.Half-price.
  • Page 42
    The following table gives the number of cases and number of visits during the past year
    District Nursing Association.No. of cases.No. of visits.Average No. of visits per case.
  • Page 44
    The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year :—
    £s.d.
  • Page 46
    MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN The information in the two following tables has been supplied by the School Medical Officer of the London County Council:— Routine Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1930.
    Defect.Boys.Girls.
    Entrants.Age 8.Age 12.Age 14.Entrants.Age 8.Age 12.Age 14.
  • Page 47
    Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1980.
    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.Nits.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 or both eyes.
  • Page 54
    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 55
    London County Council Bye-Lawa—Housing Act, 1925.
    Situation of Property.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 55
    1.— Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Prosecutions. (4)
  • Page 56
    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars. (1)Number of DefectsNumber of
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to h.m. Inspectors. (4)Prosecutions. (5)
  • Page 57
    The following table give9 the number and type of outworkers' premises in the Borough and the principal industries concerned:—
    Nature of Work.Nature of Premises.Total.
    Factories.Workshops.Workplaces.
  • Page 57
    4.—List of Factories, Workshops (Registered, Sec. 131) and Workplaces.
    Nature of Work.Factories.Workshops.Workplaces (including Outworkers).Total.
  • Page 58
    5.—Other Matters.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
  • Page 58
    6.—Total Inspections.
    Premises.Male Inspector.Women Inspector.Total.
  • Page 66
    The following table gives particulars regarding the use of underground rooms concerning which information was obtained:—
    Inspector.Number of Underground Rooms.Empty.Used as Washhouse or for Trade purposes.Used for Living only.Living and/or Sleeping.Used for sleeping but do not comply with the Regulations
    Number of Rooms.Number of occupants.
  • Page 71
    The following licences were granted in respect of the year 1930:—
    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.
  • Page 72
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    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.
  • Page 74
    (c)—SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. 800 samples have been taken under these Acts, of which 504 were formal and 296 informal. Of the formal, 487 proved to be genuine, and 17, or 3.4 per cent., adulterated; and of the informal, 273 were genuine and 23, or 7.7 per cent., adulterated.
    Articles of food of which samples have been taken.Total number of samples.Genuine.Adulterated.
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInforma
  • Page 75
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    Artiolea of food of which samples have been taken.Total number of samples.Genuine.Adulterated.
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 76
    (SUMMONSES. {a) Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
    No. of Sample.Article.Result of Analysis.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
    Penalty.Costs.
  • Page 76
    (b) Milk and Dames Order, 1936.
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    (c) Under the Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 4 Order, 1929.
    Address.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 77
    (d) London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928.
    Address where offence committed.Offence.Date of Hearing of Summons.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 78
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis).
  • Page 79
    The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable infectious diseases other than Tuberculosis ate classified in the following table according to the Wards in which they occurred:—
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES.Notifications.Deaths.
    Ward.Whole Borough.Ward.Whole Borough
    1234567812345 1678
  • Page 82
    Details of Cost of Vaccination for the Year ended 30th September, 1929. Salaries of Vaccination Officers: —
  • Page 83
    VACCINATIONS. 1st January to 31 st December, 1929.
    Number.Percentage of Births registered.
    North.East.West.South.Whole BoroughNorth.East.West.South.Whole Borough
  • Page 83
    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 84
    Return showing the number of Persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1930:—
    Name of Institution or Vaccination District.Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Nos. of Successful Primary Vaccinations of Persons.No. of Successful Re-vaccinations, i.e., Successful Vaccination of Persons who had been Successfully Vaccinated at some previous time.
    Under one year of age.One year and upwards.Total.
  • Page 85
    Puerperal Fever is more particularly a result of inflammation, acute or chronic, of the female organs of reproduction, while Puerperal Pyrexia is a rise of temperature due to inflammation or disease elsewhere.
    1930.1929.1928.1927.
  • Page 86
    Details of 37 Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia.
    Cause of Pyrexia.Total.Confinement.Child.Woman.
    In Institution.At Home.Living.Dead Viable.Non-Viable.Primipara.Unmarried.Average Age.Died.
    Doctor.Midwife.Student.
  • Page 87
    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    Form as Desired by Ministry of Health.Additional Information.
    CasesVision not Impaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.Incidence Rate per 1,000 Births.District Nurse in Attendance provided by Borough Council.Cases treated in Special Hospital provided by L.C.C.
    Notified.Treated
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 90
    Table I. MEASLES.
    year.INCIDENCE.DEATHS.
    Quarter of the Year.Total.Under 1 year.1-5 years.5-15 years.Adults.Quarter of the Year.Total.Under 1 year.1—5 years.5—15 years.Adults.
    1st2nd3rd4th1st2nd3rd4th
  • Page 91
    Table II. MEASLES.
    Year.Incidence Rate per 1000 Population.Mortality Rate per 1000 Cases.
    Quarters of Year.Total.Quarters of Year.Total
    1st2nd3rd4th1st2nd3rd4th
  • Page 93
    TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of all new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1930 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M..F.M.F.
  • Page 94
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from 29th December, 1929, to the 3rd January, 1931 (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 1to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total,
  • Page 94
    Age Periods.Information obtained from Special Death Reports, by Transfer from other districts, and by Posthumous Notifications.
    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 95
    The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years :—
    Year.Estimated Population.Notifications.Deaths.Notification Rate.Death Rate.
    Pulmonary.Other forms.All forms.Pulmonary.Other forms.All forms.Pulmonary.Other forms.All forms.Pulmonary.Other forms.All forms.
  • Page 95
    Tuberculosis (All Forms).
    Ward.New Cases.Deaths.
    Number.Rate per 1000 of Population.Number.Rate per 1000 of Population.
  • Page 96
    The following table gives this information for the year ended December 31st, 1930:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulrronary.Total.
  • Page 97
    Home Visits and Inquiries. This work is performed by two special officers, and the number of visits paid by each during the year is shewn in the following table:—
  • Page 100
    The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.f.M.F.m.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 101
    The work done during the year by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:—
    Disease.No. of Cases.No. of Houses.No. of Rooms Contents Disinfected or Destroyed.No. of Rooms Sprayed and Fumigated.
  • Page 102
    The following table gives the number of articles disinfected or destroyed during the year on account of infectious disease or verminous condition: —
    —Infectious Disease.Verminous.
    Destroyed.Disinfected.Destroyed.Disinfected.
  • Page 102
    Cleansing Station. The amount of work carried out during the year is shown in the following table. The figures represent the number of attendances. At each attendance the person receives a bath, and the clothing is disinfected.
    VerminMen.Women.Children under 15.Total.
  • Page 103
    The undermentioned examinations were made during the year:—
    Nature of Specimen.Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 106
    Table No. 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT OF ST. PANCRAS DURING 1930 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 per 1,000Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate.
  • Page 107
    Table No. 2. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S SHORT LIST OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. PANCRAS, 1930.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
  • Page 108
    Table No. 2—continued.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
  • Page 109
    Table No. 3. Total Births, Total Deaths, Infantile Deaths, and Deaths from Tuberculosis, with corresponding rates for each Ward. Births and Deaths.—Outward transfers are excluded, and then births and 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 110
    Table No. 4.—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 1930. (53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1931.)
    —Estimated Population, Mid. 1929.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality.—Estimated Population, Mid. 1929.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality.
  • Page 111
    Table No. 5.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1930. (Deduced from observations at Camden Square, N.W. 1.)
    January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.
  • Page 112
    Table No. 6. —Report of Work carried out by District Inspectors for the year 1930.
    Rackhau.Lonnon.Brown.Walkkr.James.Adkins.Akers.Jaffa.Capel.Nixon.West.WinchesterThompson.*Totals.
  • Page 113
    Table No. 7.—Inspections and other work of the Food Inspectors during 1930.
    Mr. Auger.Mr. Child.Total.
  • Page 114
    Table No. 8. Report oj Work carried out by the Factory and Workshop Inspectors during the year 1930.
    Inspections and Re-Inspections.Thompson.*Bibby.Totals.
  • Page 115
    Table No. 9. Report of Work carried out by Centre Superintendents, Women Inspectors and Health Visitors during the year 1930.
    Bristow.Crockart.Landel-Jones.Smyth.Templeton.Anderson.Blaxland.Camman.Holland.Hunter.Blair.Chapman.Manger.Robinson.Bagnall.Bruce.Clarke.Harris.Harrop.Lurie.Lynn.Smith.*Woodroff.Totals.