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London County Council 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Particulars relating to area. | Period. | 1. Persons examined for the first time during the period at or in connection with the Dispensary- | 2. Total attendance at the dispensary- | 3 and 4. Home visits per 100 new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Proportion per 100 deaths per annum from tuberculosis (average 1912-1916). | Proportion per 1,000 new persons who were found to be | Number of insured persons per 100 new persons. | N umber per 10,000 population in area served. | Per 100 new cases of tuberculosis. | Per systematic physical examination- | Percentage relating to Insured persons | By medical officer. | By nurses. | |||||||||||||||||
| All persons | Tuberculous. | Non-tuberculous. | Doubt. ful. | Tuberculous. | . Non-tuber culous. | Doubtful- | Insured. | Un Insuted. | All cases. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | Insured. | Uninsured. | All cases. | |||||||
| Pulm. | Nonpulm. | Pulm. | Nonpulm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woolwich. Central Fund Dispensary-Population of area (census 1911), 121,376. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 213.8. | April-June, 1916 | 838 | 114 | 19 | 355 | 350 | 136 | 22 | 424 | 417 | 23.0 | 36.9 | 1,848 | 6,458 | 3,860 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 27.0 | 142 | 481 | 290 | 343 | 2,814 | 1,422 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 649 | 122 | 11 | 247 | 269 | 187 | 17 | 380 | 415 | 37.8 | 57.2 | 1,613 | 5,853 | 3,018 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 35.7 | 411 | 151 | 325 | 1,190 | 366 | 917 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 780 | 172 | 51 | 335 | 222 | 221 | 65 | 430 | 285 | 37.1 | 68.7 | 1,282 | 2,545 | 1,860 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 37.3 | 127 | 87 | 109 | 142 | 527 | 319 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 606 | 123 | 13 | 319 | 152 | 202 | 22 | 526 | 250 | 33.0 | 53.4 | 1,986 | 3,877 | 2,805 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 40.0 | 76 | 189 | 125 | 399 | 702 | 530 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 595 | 156 | 21 | 230 | 180 | 263 | 35 | 387 | 316 | 37.6 | 52.4 | 1,455 | 4,696 | 2,569 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 37.1 | 172 | 157 | 167 | 567 | 920 | 688 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 641 | 167 | 24 | 208 | 242 | 260 | 38 | 324 | 378 | 36.1 | 56.5 | 1,480 | 3,325 | 2,170 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 41.0 | 133 | 324 | 207 | 223 | 454 | 313 | |
| Poplar. Voluntary Dispensary-Population of area (census 1911), 162,442. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 325.2. | April-June, 1916 | 379 | 65 | 12 | 155 | 146 | 172 | 32 | 409 | 386 | 11.7 | 19.0 | 684 | 5,112 | 3,356 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 160 | 142 | 149 | 192 | 648 | 467 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 370 | 55 | 11 | 138 | 165 | 148 | 30 | 375 | 448 | 16.1 | 37.0 | 1,211 | 5,970 | 4,322 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 192 | 687 | 516 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 474 | 87 | 30 | 148 | 210 | 183 | 64 | 311 | 442 | 17.0 | 47.5 | 814 | 3,830 | 2,799 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 26 | 46 | 39 | 115 | 379 | 289 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 414 | 69 | 22 | 144 | 178 | 168 | 53 | 348 | 430 | 18.2 | 41.7 | 810 | 4,440 | 3,086 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 104 | 439 | 314 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 478 | 97 | 23 | 174 | 184 | 202 | 49 | 364 | 386 | 20.1 | 47.9 | 676 | 3,904 | 2,645 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 83 | 397 | 274 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 448 | 92 | 26 | 114 | 216 | 205 | 59 | 254 | 482 | 21.4 | 44.8 | 607 | 3,566 | 2,225 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 270 | 167 | |
| St. Pancras (Oakley-square). Voluntary Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 173,132. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 331.6. | April-June, 1916 | 151 | 72 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 480 | 24 | 304 | 192 | 37.6 | 7.2 | 446 | 1,969 | 1,074 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 24.4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 162 | 854 | 448 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 194 | 62 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 320 | 53 | 286 | 342 | 49.4 | 18.6 | 561 | 2,307 | 1,230 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 28.1 | 5 | – | 3 | 172 | 872 | 440 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 168 | 72 | 13 | 25 | 57 | 431 | 76 | 151 | 342 | 44.6 | 16.1 | 519 | 1,890 | 1,102 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 27.0 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 236 | 727 | 445 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 177 | 104 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 591 | 68 | 68 | 273 | 42.7 | 16.9 | 331 | 1,348 | 795 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 22.7 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 115 | 394 | 242 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 203 | 98 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 484 | 62 | 68 | 386 | 42.4 | 19.5 | 404 | 2,174 | 1,202 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 18.4 | 46 | 39 | 42 | 82 | 373 | 214 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 186 | 89 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 481 | 58 | 78 | 383 | 36.4 | 17.8 | 402 | 2,430 | 1,343 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 16.1 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 82 | 236 | 154 | |
| Deptford. Municipal Dispensary-Population of area (census 1911), 109,496. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 203.2. | April-June, 1916 | 581 | 128 | 37 | 293 | 122 | 220 | 64 | 505 | 210 | 13.6 | 26.9 | 1,596 | 2,644 | 2,330 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 32 | 70 | 58 | 1,700 | 1,450 | 1,524 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 354 | 117 | 31 | 196 | 10 | 330 | 89 | 553 | 28 | 22.5 | 32.9 | 1,210 | 2,630 | 2,029 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 25.3 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 1,130 | 1,786 | 1,509 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 461 | 153 | 33 | 219 | 55 | 331 | 73 | 477 | 120 | 29.9 | 42.7 | 1,240 | 1,804 | 1,581 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 31.1 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 924 | 1,373 | 1,194 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 304 | 110 | 15 | 154 | 26 | 362 | 49 | 505 | 84 | 33.7 | 28.2 | 969 | 2,446 | 1,772 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 25.0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 911 | 1,603 | 1,287 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 386 | 131 | 29 | 175 | 51 | 339 | 74 | 454 | 133 | 28.3 | 35.8 | 1,230 | 2,376 | 1,904 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 26.7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 965 | 1,241 | 1,127 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 246 | 77 | 15 | 98 | 56 | 312 | 60 | 400 | 228 | 32.0 | 22.8 | 1,457 | 3,550 | 2,492 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 29.5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1,389 | 2,592 | 1,984 | |
| Greenwich. Municipal Dispensary-Population of area (census 1911), 95,968. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 168.8. | April-June, 1916 | 593 | 114 | 19 | 353 | 107 | 192 | 32 | 596 | 180 | 16.8 | 26.1 | 1,017 | 5,635 | 3,738 | – | – | – | 11.2 | – | – | – | 1,326 | 2,442 | 1,984 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 383 | 94 | 40 | 178 | 71 | 245 | 105 | 464 | 186 | 30.0 | 33.7 | 809 | 4,758 | 2,906 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 13 1 | – | – | – | 1,062 | 2,415 | 1,780 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 506 | 142 | 44 | 214 | 105 | 281 | 87 | 424 | 209 | 25.5 | 44.5 | 790 | 3,522 | 2.290 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 15.6 | – | – | _ | 931 | 1,932 | 1,480 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 357 | 104 | 24 | 128 | 101 | 292 | 66 | 359 | 282 | 25.6 | 31.4 | 1,071 | 5,930 | 3,455 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 15.8 | – | – | – | 917 | 2,390 | 1,639 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 426 | 104 | 17 | 194 | 111 | 244 | 39 | 455 | 261 | 28.9 | 37.5 | 1,144 | 9,032 | 4,468 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 14.8 | – | – | – | 901 | 3,615 | 2,045 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 385 | 105 | 50 | 143 | 87 | 274 | 129 | 372 | 225 | 24.0 | 33.9 | 1,208 | 4,120 | 2,830 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 18.9 | – | – | – | 723 | 1,627 | 1,227 | |
| Hampsted. Muncipal Dispensary. Population of area (centus 1911,) 55, 495 Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 73.8 | April-June, 1916 | 488 | 173 | 38 | 130 | 146 | 355 | 78 | 267 | 300 | 36.7 | 10.5 | 1,046 | 1,854 | 1,356 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 47.5 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 667 | 256 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 420 | 108 | 24 | 190 | 98 | 258 | 58 | 452 | 232 | 31.0 | 18.1 | 812 | 1,148 | 984 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 40.5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 488 | 249 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 535 | 217 | 35 | 217 | 68 | 404 | 66 | 404 | 126 | 33.3 | 23.2 | 450 | 1,345 | 902 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 24.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 181/ | 762 | 474 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 529 | 211 | 54 | 252 | 11 | 400 | 103 | 477 | 21 | 27.7 | 22.8 | 328 | 1,276 | 860 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 16.7 | 49 | 195 | 131 | 84 | 280 | 194 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 629 | 206 | 33 | 350 | 41 | 327 | 52 | 556 | 65 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 440 | 1.828 | 1,196 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 16.7 | — | — | — | 52 | 342 | 210 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 377 | 182 | 33 | 119 | 43 | 482 | 86 | 317 | 115 | 36.7 | 16.3 | 459 | 1,473 | 972 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 23.3 | — | 2 | 1 | 121 | 163 | 142 | |
| Hammersmith. Municipal Dispensary. Population of area, 121,521 Average deaths, 211.0, | July-Dec., 1918 | 171 | 100 | 13 | 40 | 18 | 586 | 77 | 232 | 105 | 45.9 | 14.9 | 355 | 515 | 426 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 45.7 | 67 | 85 | 75 | — | — | 1,375 |
| Lambeth (Central). Municipal Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 170,907. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 290.4. | April-June, 1916 | 309 | 107 | 25 | 15 | 161 | 348 | 80 | 49 | 522 | 29.5 | 13.1 | 1,180 | 2,770 | 2,008 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 28.2 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 93 | 170 | 133 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 290 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 144 | 226 | 138 | 140 | 497 | 45.4 | 24.6 | 2,315 | 3,594 | 3,042 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 32.8 | 59 | 51 | 54 | 336 | 260 | 293 | |
| Jan.-June. 1917 | 275 | 69 | 49 | 54 | 103 | 250 | 177 | 197 | 375 | 42.7 | 23.4 | 2,241 | 3,060 | 2,710 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 35.3 | 12 | 74 | 48 | 143 | 197 | 174 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 306 | 78 | 54 | 81 | 92 | 255 | 178 | 266 | 302 | 49.3 | 26.0 | 1,292 | 2,145 | 1,790 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 30.1 | — | — | — | 166 | 155 | 160 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 260 | 90 | 10 | 77 | 83 | 344 | 40 | 296 | 320 | 56.1 | 22.1 | 1,264 | 6,302 | 3,002 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 27.6 | — | — | — | 133 | 300 | 190 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 213 | 78 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 366 | 191 | 207 | 236 | 49.2 | 18.1 | 1,285 | 3,356 | 2,273 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 29.6 | — | — | — | 104 | 270 | 183 | |
| Lewisham. Municipal Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 160,834. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 184.2. | June-Dec., 1916* | 326 | 84 | 28 | 198 | 16 | 257 | 87 | 607 | 50 | 30.0 | 18.6 | 698 | 1,412 | 1,078 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 881 | 1,100 | 998 |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 331 | 79 | 34 | 211 | 8 | 239 | 102 | 636 | 23 | 30.8 | 19.0 | 771 | 1,690 | 1,195 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 34.8 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 623 | 1,202 | 891 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 264 | 81 | 16 | 148 | 18 | 309 | 62 | 560 | 70 | 44.0 | 15.1 | 806 | 1,743 | 1,191 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 39.8 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 1,219 | 1,614 | 1,381 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 337 | 137 | 31 | 157 | 11 | 406 | 94 | 468 | 32 | 39.0 | 19.3 | 544 | 1,092 | 809 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 34.7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 727 | 882 | 803 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 225 | 98 | 13 | 101 | 13 | 435 | 58 | 449 | 58 | 47.8 | 12.9 | 682 | 1,374 | 959 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 42.5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 854 | 1,337 | 1,048 | |
| Southwark. Municipal Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 191,907. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 454.4. | April-June, 1916 | 438 | 111 | 17 | 299 | 11 | 253 | 38 | 683 | 26 | 23.3 | 26.0 | 1,114 | 1,546 | 1,299 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 49.1 | — | 2 | 1 | 355 | 682 | 495 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 276 | 66 | 21 | 173 | 15 | 240 | 77 | 630 | 54 | 26.2 | 32.6 | 1,486 | 1,412 | 1,448 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 49.3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 614 | 316 | 459 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 462 | 107 | 27 | 294 | 33 | 233 | 58 | 637 | 72 | 30.7 | 54.7 | 1,324 | 1,337 | 1,330 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 49.9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 458 | 510 | 484 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 301 | 93 | 11 | 172 | 25 | 309 | 38 | 571 | 82 | 42.2 | 35.6 | 1,195 | 1,611 | 1,356 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 53.9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 436 | 696 485 | 537 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 437 | 110 | 26 | 264 | 37 | 251 | 59 | 605 | 86 | 37.4 | 51.7 | 820 | 1,612 | 1,132 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 43.9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 332 | 392 | ||
| July-Dec., 1918 | 355 | 84 | 14 | 199 | 58 | 236 | 38 | 562 | 164 | 37.0 | 42.0 | 1,474 | 1,575 | 1,514 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 57.6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 460 | 537 | 491 | |
| Wandsworth. Municipal Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 311,360. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 389.4. | April-June, 1916 | 311 | 64 | 13 | 209 | 25 | 208 | 43 | 670 | 79 | 19.5 | 9.7 | 1,013 | 5,480 | 3,246 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 15.6 | 3 | — | 1 | 358 | 963 | 660 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 263 | 66 | 8 | 172 | 18 | 250 | 29 | 652 | 68 | 28.5 | 16.4 | 1,452 | 6,308 | 3,420 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 25.2 | 6 | — | 3 | 460 | 1,256 | 783 | |
| Jan.-June, 1917 | 333 | 90 | 9 | 207 | 26 | 270 | 28 | 623 | 79 | 29.7 | 20.8 | 1,066 | 6,280 | 2,948 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 23.1 | 6 | — | 4 | 358 | 923 | 562 | |
| July-Dec., 1917 | 293 | 85 | 9 | 182 | 16 | 290 | 32 | 623 | 56 | 27.0 | 18.3 | 1,560 | 6,130 | 3,633 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 23.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 313 | 678 | 479 | |
| Jan.-June, 1918 | 373 | 115 | 22 | 217 | 20 | 307 | 58 | 583 | 52 | 27.6 | 23.3 | 1,534 | 5,150 | 3,362 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 22.6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 374 | 288 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 321 | 115 | 14 | 172 | 20 | 358 | 43 | 537 | 62 | 35.0 | 20.1 | 1,452 | 5,742 | 3,337 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 24.4 | 1 | — | 1 | 275 | 509 | 377 | |
| Westminster. Municipal Dispensary. Population of area (census 1911), 160,261. Average deaths per annum (1912-1916), 231.8. | April-June, 1916 | 376 | 109 | 29 | 143 | 95 | 289 | 78 | 381 | 252 | 28.0 | 13.6 | 245 | 520 | 382 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 32.0 | 47 | 158 | 102 | 278 | 605 | 441 |
| July-Dec., 1916 | 289 | 85 | 17 | 112 | 74 | 296 | 60 | 388 | 257 | 27.8 | 20.9 | 620 | 1,231 | 903 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 37.0 | 17 | 149 | 78 | 380 | 1,182 | 751 | |
| Jan.- June, 1917 | 333 | 99 | 19 | 151 | 64 | 298 | 57 | 453 | 192 | 35.5 | 24.1 | 589 | 1,103 | 818 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 40.0 | 33 | 131 | 77 | 459 | 1,610 | 971 | |
| July- Dec., 1917 | 286 | 85 | 12 | 91 | 97 | 298 | 42 | 319 | 340 | 39.8 | 20.7 | 710 | 1,552 | 1,089 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 35.7 | 34 | 139 | 81 | 573 | 1.564 | 1,020 | |
| Jan.-June 1918 | 359 | 122 | 10 | 142 | 84 | 341 | 29 | 397 | 233 | 34.6 | 26.0 | 615 | 1,932 | 1,161 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 23 | 172 | 85 | 399 | 1,153 | 713 | |
| July-Dec., 1918 | 313 | 94 | 14 | 108 | 97 | 300 | 47 | 344 | 308 | 37.5 | 22.6 | 785 | 2,565 | 1,562 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 28.3 | 45 | 135 | 84 | 787 | 1,839 | 1,242 | |