Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Year. | 0- | 1— | 2— | 5- | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65 + | All ages. |
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Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex | Notifications on Form A. (Total of primary notifications received in London boroughs, other than elementary school cases, infra). | ||||||||||||
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0- | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35 — | 45 — | 55— | 65 + | Age not stated | Total. |
Form of tuberculosis notified. | Sex. | Notifications on Form B. (Primary notifications of cases discovered through medical inspection in elementary schools). | Notifications on Form C. (Secondary notifications from institutions receiving cases). | |||||
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0— | 5— | 10— | 15+ | Total. | Poor law. | Other. |
Metropolitan borough. | No. of representations. | No. of closing orders. | No. of houses demolished. | |||||||||
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1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. |
Borough. | Examined for the first time. | No. included under (2). Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | No. included under (2). Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | No. included under (2). Found to be Non-Tuberculous. | No. included under - when Diagnosis Doubtful. | Total Attendances at Dispensary, including those under column 2. | Attendances included in column 7 at which systematic examination and records were made. | Visits to homes made by Dispensary Medical Officers. | Visits to homes made by Dispensary Nurses. | Referred to hospitals to which Dispensary affiliated. | Specimens of sputum examined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Uninsured. | Insured. | Un-insured. | Insured. | Un in. sured. | ||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Chldn. |
Males. | Females | Totals. | Males. | Females | Totals. |
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1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | Average of 33-34 years. |
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Metropolitan borough. (In topographical order). | Estimated civil population. 1917. | Births. | Deaths. | Infant mortality (per 1.000 births). | Measles. | Scarlet lever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Typhoid fever. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis age 0-2 (per 1,000 births). | Phthisis. | Cancer. | Cases of notifiable infectious disease.* | ||||||
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Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal fever (per 1,000 births). | Cerebrospinal fever. |
Sanitary Authority. | Cowsheds. | Slaughterhouses. | Offensive Trades. | Smoke nuisances. | Underground rooms. | Overcrowding. | Housing of the Working Classes Acts. | Houses let in lodgings. | Common lodging houses. | Cleansing of persons and rooms. | Water supply. | Milk- shops. | Ice cream premises. | Other food places. | ||||||||||||||||||
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No licensed. | No. of inspections. | No. licensed | No. of inspections. | No. licensed. | No. of Inspections. | Observations. | Complaints. | Notices. | No. illegally occupied. | No. closed or otherwise remedied. | Instances found. | No. remedied. | Houses inspected. | Representations made. | Closing orders. | Remedied without closing orders. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | Prosecutions. | Houses licensed. | Authorised lodgers. | Adults. | Children. | Premises or rooms. | Tenement houses extra supply. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. on register. | No. of inspections. | No. of places. | No. of inspections. |
Intermediate. | Leavers. | |||||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||
Year. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Hood. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. |
Clothing and Footgear, | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | ||||||||||
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Year. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Clean. | Nits. | Verminous. | Clean. | Dirty. | Verminous. |
Certified. | No. attending School. | Certified. | No. attending School. |
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Blind and partially blind. | Deaf and hard of hearing. | M.D. excluding imbeciles and idiots. | Physically Defective. |
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Institutions. | No. examined. | Defects. | ||||||||||||
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Teeth. | Vision. | Throat and nose. | Ears. | Heart. | Lungs. | Ansemia. | Back. | Nutrition. | Various. | |||||
Defective. | Signs of eye.strain. | Hearing. | Discharge. | Round. | Curvature. | |||||||||
(2) | (3) | (12) | (14) | (15) |
Clothing and Footgear. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Head. | Cleanliness of Body. | Condition of Teeth. | Visual Acuity, | Mental Condition. |
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Class of Ailment and Number of Cases re inspected. | Treated Cases. | Untreated Cases. | ||||||||||
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By private doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Discharged. | Requiring observation. | Still requiring treatment. | |||||||
Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. Not, cured. |