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Hammersmith 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

Published
1928
Pages
86
Tables
64

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  • Page 5
    Notification of births Act, 1907
    Births registered1,798
    Corrected number of births2,076
    Notification Received from
    Midwives.Doctors.Lying-in Hospitals.Poor Law Institutions.Parents.M.O.H.'s.
  • Page 8
    TABLE III.
    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 1 year.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1927 and Previous Years.
  • Page 10
    FEVER HOSPITALS.
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    MENTAL HOSPITALS.
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    GENERAL HOSPITALS.
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    OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
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    VARIOUS.
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1927 and Previous Years.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1——25—15—25—45—65—75—
  • Page 13
    This rate is calculated on the estimated population of each Ward.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Deaths.Death Rate.
  • Page 13
    LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.
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    The present accommodation is as follows :—
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    It is proposed in the near future to make certain alterations in the allocation of this accommodation, which will be as follows: —
  • Page 16
    SCHEDULE OF ATTENDANCES AT THE INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
    Address of Clinic.No. of Clinics held.New Cases.Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
    Antenatal.Postnatal.Under 1 yr.1-5 yrs.Antenatal.Postnatal.Under 1 yr.1-5 yrs.
  • Page 20
    Notices.—The following table shows the number of visits paid by the Inspectors and the Preliminary Notices served and complied with during the year:—
    Number of Inspections.Notices Served.Notices complied
  • Page 21
    The following table shows the result of proceedings taken:— SUMMONSES—YEAR 1927.
    Situation of PremisesNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 22
    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of PremisesNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 23
    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of PremisesNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 24
    Summonses—continued.
    Situation of PremisesNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 24
    MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
    Name and AddressNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 25
    Milk and Dairies Order—continued.
    Name and AddressNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 25
    LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1902.
    Name and AddressNature of OffenceNo. of SummonsesResult of Proceedings
  • Page 26
    The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register:—
  • Page 26
    1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 27
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of WorkOutwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108Outwork in Infected Premises Sees. 109, 110
    InstancesNotices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (Sec. 110)Prosecutions (Sec. 109, 110)
  • Page 28
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the yearNumber
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    ClassNumber
  • Page 31
    Newly Erected Houses. Certificates granted with regard to water supply under Section 48 (Sub-sec. 2) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Year.L.C.C. Estate.H.B.C. Estate.Private Houses.
  • Page 32
    Statistics.—Year ended 31st December, 1927. 1.—General.
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    2.—Unfit Dwelling-houses. II.—Inspection.
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    C ontinued to previous page...
  • Page 35
    Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923. The following is a list of the licences issued during the year under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923:—
    Descrivtion.Number.
  • Page 37
    1. Milk and Cream not Sold as Preserved Cream.
    a.b.
    Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative.Number in which a preservative was reported to be present.
  • Page 38
    Table I.
    Samples received.Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.Total.
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    Table II.
    Article.No. of Samples examined.Result of Examination.Summonses Issued.Penalties Imposed.
    Genuine.Inferior.Adull er-ated.
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    Table III.
    No.Adulteration Certified.Penalties Imposed.
  • Page 40
    Table IV.
    Fat.Non-fatty Solids.Water.
    Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
  • Page 41
    Meat and Fish Preparations. The following meat and fish preparations were examined during the year:—
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    The following miscellaneous samples proved to be genuine:—
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    TABLE V. The following table shows the action taken on adulterated samples (other than milk and cream), and other infringements of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts:—
    Sample No.Article.Offence.Remarks.Result.
  • Page 44
    The following is a list of Unsound Food found During the Inspection of the Carcases of Animals Slaughtered in the Local Slaughterhouses.
    Description.Disease.Approximate Weight.
  • Page 45
    Table—continued.
    Description.Disease.Approximate Weight.
  • Page 46
    The following is a list of the licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough :—
    Premises.Name of Licencee.
  • Page 46
    The following table gives a summary of the work relating to milk premises, slaughterhouses and ice cream premises :—
    PREMISES.NUMBER OP PREMISES.Number of inspections 1927Number of notices 1927Number of prosecutions 1927
    On register in 1920.On register at end of 1926Added in 1927Removed in 1927On register at end of 1927
  • Page 47
    The following is a list of bakehouses in the Borough :— No. 1 DISTRICT.
    Address.Name.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Address.Name
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    Continued from previous page...
    Address.Kame.
  • Page 50
    The following is a list of unsound food condemned during the year:—
    Commodity.Condition.Result.
  • Page 51
    The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council:—
  • Page 52
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1927. TABLE IV.
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of Cases NotifiedTotal cases notified in each WardTotal Cases Removed to Hospital
    At all AgesUnder 11 & unuer 5 Years5 & under 15 Year*15 & under 25 Years25 $ under 45 Years45 & unde 65 Years65 and upwards8thCentreNorth
    Ward 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ward 7
  • Page 53
    Continued from previous page...
    Year.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
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    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1927.
    DISEASE.Total cases notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total deaths.
  • Page 60
    Wrong Diagnosis.—Forty-five cases of infectious disease were removed to the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and subsequently returned home in consequence of the patients being found not to be suffering from the disease stated on the certificates, or any other notifiable disease—
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    TABULAR STATEMENT—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned diseases during the years 1918 to 1927.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia, dCholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chickenpox. aMeasles, b aWhooping Cough, aCerebro-Spinal Fever.Anthrax.Glanders.Hydrophobia.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Acute Polio-Myelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Pneumonia, eMalaria, eDysentery, cTrench Fever, cTotal.
  • Page 63
    The following table shows the number of notifications received during the year:—
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form "a"Notifications on Form "B"Number of Notifications on Form "C"
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form "A"No.of Primary NotificationsTotal Notifications on Form "B"Poor Law InstitutionsSanatoria
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Prim. Not.Under 55 to 1010 to 15TotalPrime, Not.
  • Page 63
    The following table shows the number of new cases of tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health or Chief (Administrative) Tuberculosis Officer during the period from the 2nd January, 1927, to the 31st December, 1927, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912:—
    Age periods.0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Cases.
  • Page 64
    The following table shows the number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Registers of Notifications on the 31st December, 1927:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total Cases.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 64
    I append figures for the years 1920-1927, showing the interval between notification and death of tuberculous persons.
    1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.1926.1927.
  • Page 65
    The following table has been prepared, giving particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from tuberculosis during 1927:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 71
    The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—
  • Page 72
    The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births since 1906, the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor:—
    Year.Births.Deaths of Infants.Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.
  • Page 77
    Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious diseases during the year are included in the general report, but in so far as they relate particularly to diseases of parturient women and children under five years of age, are tabulated below:—
    Disease.No. of Cases Notified.Previous Year.No. of Cases Visited.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
  • Page 78
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The number of cases reported was sixteen, against twenty-four in the previous year. The analysis of the final reports received is as follows:—
    Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.