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

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Population.—The population when the census was taken on April 27th, 1931, was found to be 97,620, made up of 38,829 males and 58,791 females, the latter exceeding the former by 19,962. The following table abstracted from the census returns by the Registrar-General shows the population of each of the Electoral Wards of the Borough.

Ward.	Males.	Females.	Persons.

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The following table shows the population at the census of 1921 and that of 1931 and the population estimated to the middle of 1931 in the registration sub-districts, the Northern District being subdivided on the old registrations districts Christ Church and St. John.

Year.	The Borough.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church.	St. John.

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The following is a statement showing the total receipts at each of the conveniences for the year ended March, 1932, and the amount of increase or decrease as compared with the previous year.

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The total inspections made fot 1931 by each inspector, and the number of

	Districts.
	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	Borough

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The only summons issued during the year had reference to a failure to comply with a statutory notice and is detailed below:—

Premises.	Offence. (Proceedings taken under the Public Health (London) Act 1891, etc.)	Result.

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1.—INSPECTION.

Premises	Number of
Premises	Inspections	Written Notices	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars		Number of Defects			Number of Prosecutions
Particulars		Found	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspector	Number of Prosecutions
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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3.—HOME WORK.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.										OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109,110
NATURE OF WORK.	Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.	Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S 110)	Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
	Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.				Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.	Outworkers.		Lists.	Outworkers.
	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)

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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year	Number
(1)	(2)

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5.— OTHER MATTERS.

Class		Number
(1)		(2)

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Situation, etc., of Licensed Common Lodging Houses,

Address.	Registered Owner.	Registered number of Occupants.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1931. The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act and submitted for analysis, was 1,108. The following is a complete list of the articles sampled:—

No.	Article	ANALYSES			Number Adulterated, etc.
		Number Examined			Number Adulterated, etc.
		Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Private	Total

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No.	Article	ANALYSES			Number Adulterated, etc.
		Number Examined			Number Adulterated, etc.
		Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Private	Total

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Adulterated Samples, etc.

Serial Number	Article	Whether Formal, Informal, or Private	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations

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The average composition of the milks taken during the year varies out litue from that of the previous two years. The figures for this year are given below and also those for the years 1929 and 1930.

Year,	Sp: Gr:	Total Solids.	Fat.	Solids not Fat.

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Creams . —Next to milk itself, cream is one of the most important articles of dairy produce, so the practice adopted in previous years is again followed and the fig-ures obtained for both loose and tinned creams are given not only for 1931 but also for the four previous years:—

Year.	Loose Creams.	Tinned Creams.

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The accompanying table contains a comparison of the rates in the several registration sub-districts and the Borough as a whole for 1931, with those of each of the five previous years:—

	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931

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The main sources of the notifications are set out below. In some cases duplicate notifications, from different sources, were received with regard to the same birth.

	No.	Per cent.

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The following short table shows the death-rates in the several registration sub-districts in 1931, and compares them with those of the years onward from 1925:—

	1925	1928	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931

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District births and deaths for the year ended 2nd January, 1932, are given in the following table. A further table giving the vital statistics of separate localities for 1931, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on page 76.

Sub-District.	Population estimated to middle of 1931.	Males.	Births.		Deaths.
Sub-District.	Population estimated to middle of 1931.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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The considerable increase in the number of deaths amongst the aged, particularly in the March quarter, will be noted, as well as the fact that except in the last quarter of the year the number of infant deaths showed a slight reduction. 1931.

	January-	April-	July-	October-	Total
	March	June	Septembei	December	Total

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The age distribution of the deaths that occurred in 1931 is shown in the following table, which gives also, for the purpose of comparison, the figures for each age group in each of the five preceding years.

Age Periods	Under 1 year	1 and under 2 years	2 and under 5 years	5 and under 15 years	15 ard under 25 years	25 and under 45 years	45 and under 65 years	65 and upwards	At all Ages

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Christ Church, which always contributes most largely to the infantile as to most of the other mortality rates, being the most thickly populated area and that in which there is most poverty, most overcrowding and most neglect of ordinary precautions, is again at the head of the list with 26 deaths amongst infants. In 1930 the figure was 27.

Sub-District.	Under 1 week.	1 and under 2 weeks.	2 and under 3 weeks.	3 and under 4 weeks.	Total under one month.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 and under 6 months.	6 and under 9 months.	9 and under 12 months.	Totals.

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TABLE I. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, and in Sub-Districts.

No.	CAUSE OF DEATH			Under 1 Week		1 and under Weeks	2 and under 3 Weeks	3 and under 4 Weeks		Total under 1 Month	1 and under 3 Months	3 and under 6 Months	6 and under 9 Months	9 and under 12 Months	Total Deaths under 1 Year	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Total

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Deaths from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.

Year	No. of Deaths	Population	Rate per 1,000 of Population

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Cancer: Ages at Death.

Ages	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 35	35 and under 45	45 and under 55	55 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and upwards	Totals

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Cancer,—Situation of the Disease.

Parts of the body affected.	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during the past six years:—

	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931

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Isolation of Cases .—As the following table shows, the number of cases removed was as high as usual. In no case was compulsion necessary in order to ensure removal to hospital:—

Diphtheria	154	or 100-0	per cent.	of the cases	notified.

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The cost and rate per 1,000 for each of the five preceding years are shown in the following table:—

Year	Amounts paid to Medical Practitioners			Cost per 1,000 of Population
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The following table and summary give details of the work of the clinic during the year.

	Children under 5.	Children over 5.	Adults.	Total.

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During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS. 1931.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Whooping Cough	Chicken-pox	Measles	All other Diseases

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The following table gives information with regard to the cases notified.

Notified	Cases Treated		Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths
Notified	At Home	At Hospital	Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.

Age Periods.	Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form B.					Notifications on Form C.
	Number of Primary Notifications.												Total Notifications on Form A.	No. of Primary Notifications.				Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions.	Sanatoria.
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards.	Total Primary Notifications	Total Notifications on Form A.	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	Total Primary Notifications.	Total Notifications on Form B.	Poor Law Institutions.	Sanatoria.

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Formal Notifications.

Age Periods	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.												Total Notifications.
Age Periods	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	Total all ages.	Total Notifications.

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Supplemental R eturn. Part II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

Age periods.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	Total.

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The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

	Source of information.	No. of cases.
	Source of information.	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary

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Part III.—N otification R egister.

Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Registers of Notifications kept		Pulmonary.			Non-pulmonary,			Total cases
		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Total cases
by	District Medical Officer or Health in the County The Medical Officer of Health of the County Borough or Metropolitan Borough	360	238	598	87	70	157	755

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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The Table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates				Previous to 1926					1926					1927					1928					1929					1930					1931
				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. n inus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus.	Class T.B. plus
				Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).	Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).	Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).	Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Cla T.B. plus	Class T.B. n inus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).	Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).	Class T.B. minus.	Group 1.	Group 2.	Group 3.	Total (Class T.B. plus).

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NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register ; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates				Previous to 1926					1926					1927					1928					1929					1930					1931
				Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.	Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.	Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.	Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands	Total.	Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.	\| Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.	Bones and Joints.	Abdominal.	Other Organs.	Peripheral Glands.	Total.

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Deaths from Phthisis. 1926—1981.

Year	Estimated Population	All Ages	Sub-Districts
Year	Estimated Population	All Ages	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John

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The following table prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health contains information with regard to age and sex distribution of all forms of tuberculosis that may be found interesting.

Age Periods	*NEW CASES				ALL DEATHS
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 2 nd JANUARY, 1932.

Localisation of Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.								Total cases notified in each Locality.					Number of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.					Cases Isolated at Home
	At all Ages.	At ages—years.
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals

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The number and nature of the articles disinfected are shown hereunder:—

	Compulsorily Notifiable Diseases.	Phthisis	Measles.	Vermin.	Other causes.	Total.

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Reasons for Disinfection.

	Compulsorily Notifiable Diseases.	Phthisis.	Measles.	Other causes.	Total.

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The following table shows the number of Adults and School Children using the Baths provided under the above-mentioned Act each month during the year 1931 and annually since 1921:—

1931	ADULTS			CHILDREN
1931	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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Cleansing Station Attendances, 1921-1931.

Year.	ADULTS			CHILDREN
Year.	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following table shows the number of specimens examined for purposes of diagnosis, and indicates also the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made.

	1931.
	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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11. Infectious Diseases.

Disease.	Number of cases notified during the year.	Number of cases visited by officers of the Council.	Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council*	Number of cases removed to hospitals or nursing homes.

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II. STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1931.

CENTRE.	No. 24 Hill Road.	No 14 Salisbury Street.	Queen Charlotte's Hospl.	Cosway Street.	No. 30 Mary-lebone Lane.	The Middlesex Hospl.	The Westn. Genl. Dispy.

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Report of Mortuary Keeper. Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 3lst December, 1931.

1931.	Males.	Females.	Total.	For burial only.	For inquests.	Total.	No. of P.M 's held.	No. of courts held.	No. of Infectious cases.

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Analysis of Tenements.

	No.	Adults.	Children under 14.	Total Population.

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Analysis of Tenements.

	No.	Adults.	Children under 14.	Total Population.

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Analysis of Tenements.

	No.	Adults.	Children under 14.	Total Population.

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Analysis of Tenements.

	No.	Adults.	Children under 14.	Total population.

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VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. DURING 1931 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

Year.	/ Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected No.	Nett.				Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
			Nett.				of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of Resi. dents not registered in the District.	Under 1 year of Age.		At all Ages.
			No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of Resi. dents not registered in the District.	No.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	No.	Rate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1931 and the Ten Previous Years.

Names of Localities	The Whole Borough				All Souls				St. Mary				Christ Church				St. John
Year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimatec to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population esti mated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year
	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	a.

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The Christ Church and St. John Registration Sub-District were amalgamated and re-named Northern Sub-District on the 1st April, 1916, but for the puposes of District comparison over previous years the figures have been allocated to the old Sub-District.

		Net deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.									Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-Residents in Institutions in the District.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church.	St. John.	Total.
No.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	All Ages.	Under 1	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under 65.	65 and upwards		All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church.	St. John.	Total.

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TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks ending 2nd January, 1932.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.;													Total cases notified in each locality.					Number of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.					Cases isolated at home.
	At all ages.	At Ages—years.												All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.
	At all ages.	—1	1 —	2 —	3 —	4—	5 —	10 —	15 —	20 —	35 —	45 —	65 —	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.

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TABLE V. C ases of I nfectious D isease N otified during the 52 weeks ending 2 nd J anuary , 1932.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.													Total number of cases removed to Hospital.	Total Deaths.
	At all ages.	At Ages—years.
	At all ages.	— 1	1—	2—	3—	4—	5—	10-	15—	20-	35—	45—	65—

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Return made to the Borough Council and Ministry of Health on the 9th February, 1932, by Mr. George H. Bassett, Vaccination Officer of the Borough of St. Marylebone, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered in St. Marylebone, from 1st January to 31st December, 1930, inclusive.

Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District	Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as registered from 1st January to 31st Dec., 1930	Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1932, in Columns 1, 11, IV and V of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.:					Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1932, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) of			Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1932, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nnr temporarily accounted for in the ''Report Book'' (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return)	Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1931	Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccinaticn Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1931
		Col. 11.			Col. IV.		Postponement by Medical Certificate	Removal to Districts,the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised	Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found
		Col. 1. Successfully Vaccinated	Insusceptible of Vaccination	Had Small-Pox	Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received	Col. V. Dead, Un vaccinated	Postponement by Medical Certificate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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The following table shows the population at the census of 1921 and that of 1931 and the population estimated to the middle of 1931 in the registration sub-districts, the Northern District being subdivided on the old registrations districts Christ Church and St. John.

The following is a statement showing the total receipts at each of the conveniences for the year ended March, 1932, and the amount of increase or decrease as compared with the previous year.

The total inspections made fot 1931 by each inspector, and the number of

The only summons issued during the year had reference to a failure to comply with a statutory notice and is detailed below:—

1.—INSPECTION.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.— OTHER MATTERS.

Situation, etc., of Licensed Common Lodging Houses,

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYST, 1931. The number of samples taken under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act and submitted for analysis, was 1,108. The following is a complete list of the articles sampled:—

Continued from previous page...

Adulterated Samples, etc.

The average composition of the milks taken during the year varies out litue from that of the previous two years. The figures for this year are given below and also those for the years 1929 and 1930.

Creams . —Next to milk itself, cream is one of the most important articles of dairy produce, so the practice adopted in previous years is again followed and the fig-ures obtained for both loose and tinned creams are given not only for 1931 but also for the four previous years:—

The accompanying table contains a comparison of the rates in the several registration sub-districts and the Borough as a whole for 1931, with those of each of the five previous years:—

The main sources of the notifications are set out below. In some cases duplicate notifications, from different sources, were received with regard to the same birth.

The following short table shows the death-rates in the several registration sub-districts in 1931, and compares them with those of the years onward from 1925:—

District births and deaths for the year ended 2nd January, 1932, are given in the following table. A further table giving the vital statistics of separate localities for 1931, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on page 76.

The considerable increase in the number of deaths amongst the aged, particularly in the March quarter, will be noted, as well as the fact that except in the last quarter of the year the number of infant deaths showed a slight reduction. 1931.

The age distribution of the deaths that occurred in 1931 is shown in the following table, which gives also, for the purpose of comparison, the figures for each age group in each of the five preceding years.

TABLE I. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, and in Sub-Districts.

Deaths from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.

Cancer: Ages at Death.

Cancer,—Situation of the Disease.

The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during the past six years:—

Isolation of Cases .—As the following table shows, the number of cases removed was as high as usual. In no case was compulsion necessary in order to ensure removal to hospital:—

The cost and rate per 1,000 for each of the five preceding years are shown in the following table:—

The following table and summary give details of the work of the clinic during the year.

During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.

The following table gives information with regard to the cases notified.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.

Formal Notifications.

Supplemental R eturn. Part II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—

Part III.—N otification R egister.

NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register ; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.

Deaths from Phthisis. 1926—1981.

The following table prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health contains information with regard to age and sex distribution of all forms of tuberculosis that may be found interesting.

CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 2 nd JANUARY, 1932.

The number and nature of the articles disinfected are shown hereunder:—

Reasons for Disinfection.

The following table shows the number of Adults and School Children using the Baths provided under the above-mentioned Act each month during the year 1931 and annually since 1921:—

Cleansing Station Attendances, 1921-1931.

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following table shows the number of specimens examined for purposes of diagnosis, and indicates also the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made.

11. Infectious Diseases.

II. STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 31 ST DECEMBER, 1931.

Report of Mortuary Keeper. Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 3lst December, 1931.

Analysis of Tenements.

Analysis of Tenements.

Analysis of Tenements.

Analysis of Tenements.

VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. DURING 1931 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1931 and the Ten Previous Years.

The Christ Church and St. John Registration Sub-District were amalgamated and re-named Northern Sub-District on the 1st April, 1916, but for the puposes of District comparison over previous years the figures have been allocated to the old Sub-District.

TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks ending 2nd January, 1932.

TABLE V. C ases of I nfectious D isease N otified during the 52 weeks ending 2 nd J anuary , 1932.