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Shoreditch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

Published
1939
Pages
174
Tables
150

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  • Page 13
    SUMMARY 1938
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    Table No. 1
    ShoreditchLondon
    AverageAverage
    19381928-193719381928-1937
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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1938 Table No. 2
    TotalM.F.Birth Rate
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    Continued from previous page...
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    For purposes of comparison the vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table :— Table No. 3
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Uncorrected NumberNettNumberRateOf Nonresidents registered in the DistrictOf residents not registered in the DistrictUnder 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRateNumberRate per 1,000 nett BirthsNumberRate
    12345678910111213
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    Table No. 4 ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF LONDON AND SHOREDITCH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1938
    DISTRICTSEstimated Population 1938ANNUAL RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVINGInfants under 1 year. Death rate per 1,000 Live Births.PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DEATHS
    BIRTHSDEATHS DURING THE YEARSDEATHS DURING 1938 FROM
    Inquest casesDeaths in Public InstitutionsUncertified causes of death
    cols. 2-82345678910
    Principal Zymotic DiseasesSmallpoxMeaslesScarlet feverDiphtheriaWhooping cough•FevertDiarrhœa Enteritis (under 2 years)Tuberculous diseaseViolence
    1935193619371938
  • Page 17
    Table No. 5 BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938 (Non-civilians included)
    —Rate per 1,000 total populationAnnual death-rate per 1,000 populationRate per 1,000 live birthsPercentage of total deaths
    Live birthsStill birthsAll causesTyphoid and Paratyphoid feversSmall-poxMeaslesScarlet feverWhooping coughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolenceDiarrhoea and enteritis (under two years)Total deaths under one yearCertified by registered medical practitionersInquest casesCertified by coroner after P.M. No inquestUncertified causes of death
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    The maternal mortality rates for Shoreditch, and England and Wales, are as follows :—
    Puerperal SepsisOther CausesTotal
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    Table No. 6
    DateMenWomenJuvenilesTotal
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    Table No. 7
    Week endedNumber of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only)Number of persons in receipt of medical relief only
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    The population in the various wards of the Borough is estimated as follows :— Table No. 8
    WardPopulationArea in acres*Density per acre
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    Table No. 9
    Total Live Births (legitimate and illegitimate)Live births registered (excluding re-registra-tion)Inward transfersOutward transfersLive births allocated to the Borough
  • Page 24
    The distribution of the corrected births and the birth rates in the eight wards of the borough are given below :— Table No. 10
    WardMalesFemalesTotalBirths per l,000 population
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    Table No. II
    Total (legitimate and illegitimate)Still births registeredInward transfersOutward transfersStill births allocated to the Borough
  • Page 25
    BIRTH RATES IN THE LAST TEN YEARS Table No. 12
    YearPopulation (Shoreditch)No. of Births (Shoreditch)Birth Rates (Shoreditch)Birth Rates (London)Birth Rates (England & Wales)
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    During the last ten years the corresponding figures were as follows :— Table No. 13
    YearNo. of marriagesMarriage rate
    ShoreditchLondon
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    DEATH RATES Table No. 14
    YearPopulation (Shoreditch)Nett Deaths (Shoreditch)Death Rate (Shoreditch)Death Rate (London)Death Rate (England & Wales)
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    Table No. 15
    WardMalesFemalesTotalDeaths per 1,000 populationDeaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 births registered
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    Table No. 16
    DiseaseIncreaseDecreaseTotal deaths for 1938
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    Table No. 17
    Age0-1-2-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-All ages
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    Table No. 18
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1938 Table No. 20
    CAUSE OF DEATH*AGES*DEATHS IN EACH WARDSEXTotal Deaths under 1 year
    Under 1 day1 day to 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 1 month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsMoorfleldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActonMaleFemale
  • Page 31
    INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1937 Table No. 20a
    CAUSE OF DEATH*AGES* DEATHS IN EACH WARDSEXTotal Deaths under 1 year
    Under 1 day1 day to 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 1 month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsMoorfieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActonMaleFemale
  • Page 32
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS Table No. 19
    YearShoreditch Deaths under one yearRate per 1,000 Births
    ShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
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    MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1938 Table No. 21
    Case No. and cause of deathAgesStatusWard
    15 to 20 yrs.20 to 25 yrs.25 to 30 yrs.30 to 35 yrs.35 to 40 yrs.40 to 45 yrs.45 yrs. +
  • Page 33
    Table No. 22
    YEARShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
    Deaths from SepsisDeaths from other diseases and accidents of PregnancyTotalDeaths from SepsisDeaths from other diseases and accidents of PregnancyTotalDeaths from SepsisDeaths from other diseases and accidents of PregnancyTotal
  • Page 33
    Table No. 23
    YearShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
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    DEATHS FROM CANCER IN THE BOROUGH DURING YEAR 1938 Table No. 24
    AGESSEXWARDSTotal
    0 to IS15 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 454S to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsMaleFemaleMoorfieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActon
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 35
    VITAL STATISTICS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS Table No. 25
    Metropolitan BoroughsEstimated Resident Population (mid-1938)Birth rateDeath rate—Infantile Mortality per 1,000 birthsMaternal Mortality
    Rate per 1,000 live birthsRate per 1,000 live and still births
    CrudeAdjusted
    Puerperal SepsisOther causesTotalPuerperal SepsisOther causesTotal
  • Page 37
    The causes of deaths at all ages together with Ward distribution and particulars relating to the deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough are contained in the following table:—
    CAUSES OF DEATH (The figures in italics refer to the list numbers in the short list of the International List of Causes of Death)AGESDEATHS IN EACH WARDSEXSt. Matthew's HospitalSt. Leonard's HospitalRoyal Chest HospitalInfant Welfare CentreTotal deaths due to each causeCause of death
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and UpwardsMoorfieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActonMaleFemaleBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch
    1Typhoid and paratyphoid feversMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 39
    TABLE SHOWING CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1938. Table No. 27
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASENUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIEDCases removed to hospitalPer cent, removed to hospitalDiagnosis revised subsequentlyDeaths
    1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotalAGESWARDS
    Under 1 year1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565+Moor-fieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhit-moreKingslandHagger-stonActon
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    Table No. 28
    YearCases Notified
    ShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
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    Table No. 29
    DateNumber of these births duly entered in Columns 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the vaccination register (birth list sheets), viz.:—Number of these births which are not entered in the vaccination register, on account (as shown by report book), of
    Registration sub-districts comprised in vaccination officers' districtNumber of births returned in birth list sheetsColumn 1, successfully vaccinatedColumn 2Column 5, dead, unvaccinatedPostponement by medical certificateRemoved to other districts and notified to vaccination officers of the districtsRemoval to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been foundCases remaining or temporarily unaccounted forTotal number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the calendar year 1938Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the Calendar Year 1938
    Insusceptible of vaccinationCertificate of conscientious objection
  • Page 42
    Table No. 30
    Name of the Institution or Vaccination DistrictName of Medical Officer or Public VaccinatorNumbers of successful primary vaccinations of personsNumber of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous timeObservations
    Under one year of ageOne year and upwardsTotal
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    Table No. 31
    WardNo. of casesFatal casesRates per 1,000 populationCase mortality Deaths per 100 cases
    MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalAttackDeath
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    SCARLET FEVER Table No. 32
    YearShoreditchLondonEngland & Wales
    Cases notifiedCase rateDeathsDeath rateCase rateDeath rateCase rateDeath rate
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    Table No. 33
    YearCases notifiedShoreditchLondonEngland & Wales
    Case rateDeathsDeath rateCase rateDeath rateCase rateDeath rate
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    Table No. 34
    WardNo. of casesFatal casesRates per 1,000 populationCase mortality. Deaths per 100 cases
    MFTotalMFTotalAttackDeath
  • Page 48
    Table No. 35
    0-55-1515-3030-4545-6060†Total
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    Table No. 36
    Week endingProbable OnsetsNotifications Received
    BoroughOutsideTotalBoroughOutsideTotal
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    Table No. 38
    1937 Week endingShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
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    Table No. 39
    WardNo. of casesFatal casesRates per 1,000 populationCase mortality. Deaths per 100 cases
    M.F.TotalM.F.TotalAttackDeath
  • Page 51
    Table No. 40
    1938Per 1,000 inhabitantsDeaths per 100 cases
    Attack rateDeath rate
  • Page 52
    During the year 17 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified. Of the 17 cases, 15 were removed to hospital. The final diagnosis in these cases was as follows:¯
  • Page 52
    Table No. 41
    Cases.Vision unimpairedVision ImpairedDied
    NotifiedTreated at homeIn hospital
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    Table No. 42
    19311932193319341935193619371938
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    Table No. 43
    YearUnder 11 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1010 and under 15Total deaths
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    Table No. 44
    YearShoreditchLondon death rateEngland & Wales death rate
    DeathsDeath rate
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    Table No. 45
    Quarter 1938Under 11 and under 22 and under 33 and under 44 and under 55 and under 15TotalCases removed
  • Page 55
    Table No. 46
    WardNumber of casesTotal
    MaleFemale
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    DISTRIBUTION OF CASES AND DEATHS Table No. 47
    AgesUnder 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 88 to 1414+Total
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    Table No. 48
    Home contactsOther casesTotal
  • Page 57
    CASES NOTIFIED UNDER REGULATIONS Table No. 49
    4th quarter 1938Under 1 year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 15TotalCases removed to hospital
  • Page 57
    Table No. 50
    YearShoreditchLondon death rateEngland & Wales death rate
    DeathsDeath rate
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    Table No. 51
    YearShoreditchLondon death rateEngland & Wales death rate
    DeathsDeath rate
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    Table No. 52
    Under 1 year1 —5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75 +
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    Table No. 53
    Deaths under two yearsDeaths under one year
    Total numberRate per 1,000 populationRate per 1,000 birthsTotal numberRate per 1,000 populationRate per 1,000 birthsPercentage of deaths under 1 yr
  • Page 59
    Table No. 54
    True EnteritisJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
  • Page 59
    Table No. 55
    Disease from which suffering or to which exposedNumber of exclusions from School
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    Table No. 56
    Under 5 yearsOver 5 years
    DiseaseCasesVisitsDiseaseCasesVisits
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    Table No. 57
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    Table No. 58
    Age periodsFORMAL NOTIFICATIONS
    Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of TuberculosisTotal Notifications
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal (all ages)
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    Table No. 59
    Age periods0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal (all ages)
  • Page 66
    Table No. 60
    SOURCE OF INFORMATION AS TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CASESNo. of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonary
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    Table No. 61
    Number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the 31st December, 1938PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
    4473968431611433041,147
  • Page 67
    Table No. 62
    WardPulmonaryNon. pulmonaryTotalRate per 1,000 population
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    Table No. 63
    YearShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
    PulNon. pulAll formsPulNon. pulAll formsPulNon. pulAll forms
  • Page 68
    Table No. 64
    YearShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
    PulNon. pulAll formsPulNon. pulAll formsPulNon. pulAll forms
  • Page 68
    Table No. 65
    Year of notificationNumber of deaths in 1938TotalPercentage of total deaths from tuberculosis
    MaleFemale
    PulNon.pulPulNon.pul
  • Page 69
    DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1938 Table No. 66
    AGESDEATHS IN EACH WARDSEXTOTALDEATHS
    Not in institutionsSt. Leonards HospitalOther institutions
    Under 1 year1 to 2 years2 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 to 75 „75 and upwardsMoorfieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActonMaleFemale
    Belonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch
    MFMFMFMt-MVMFMFMF
  • Page 70
    Table No. 67
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryPulmonaryNon- pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 71
    Table No. 68
    Number of intimations on Form 1 (of admission of case to institution)Number of intimations on Form II (of discharge of case from institution)
    L.C.C. HospitalsSanatoriaL.C.C. HospitalsSanatoria
  • Page 72
    TABLE No. 69 TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME of the SHORE DITCH METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 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 relatesPrevious to 1928192819291930193119321933
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass [ T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 73
    TABLE No. 70 NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 of 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 relatesPrevious to 1928192819291930193119321933
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 74
    (A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the Year 1938 Table No. 71
    DiagnosisPulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotalGrand Total
    AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 78
    Table No. 72
    19371938
  • Page 79
    Comparative numbers of insured and non-insured persons who attended were:—
    19371938
  • Page 79
    Table No. 73
    1937193819371938
  • Page 79
    Laboratory examinations made at the dispensary during the year
  • Page 82
    Table No. 74
    19371938
  • Page 85
    Table No. 75
    YearShoreditchEngland and Wales
    Total birthsDeaths from prematurityDeath rate (per 1,000 births)Total birthsDeaths from prematurityDeath rate (per 1,000 births)
  • Page 85
    Table No. 76
    YearBirths in yearUnder 1 weekUnder 1 month1 and under 3 months3 and under 6 months6 and under 9 monthsBetween 9 months and 1 year
  • Page 86
    Table No. 77
    Year1 dayUnder 1 weekUnder 1 month1 and under 3 months3 and under 6 months6 and under 9 monthsBetween 9 months and 1 year
  • Page 87
    Table No. 78
    YearShoreditch Total Maternal DeathsRate per 1,000 Live Births
    ShoreditchLondonEngland and Wales
  • Page 88
    Table No. 79
    1929193019311932193319341935193619371938
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    Table No. 80
    YearFirst visits by expectant mothersTotal attendancesAverage attendance per individual
  • Page 89
    Table No. 81
    19311932193319341935193619371938
  • Page 91
    Table No. 82
    YearFirst visits by nursing mothersTotal attendancesAverage attendance per individual
  • Page 92
    Table No. 83
    YearLive births notifiedStill births notifiedTotal births notifiedPercentage of still births to total births
  • Page 92
    Table No. 84
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    STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938, UPON THE WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORS Table No. 85
    Health Visitors' Districts
    1234567891011Total
  • Page 94
    ATTENDANCES AT WELFARE CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938 Table No. 86
    Centre*M.C.M.C.H.R.H.L.H.H.St.H.M.C.St.H.H.I.Herbert StreetM.C.H.H.M.C.M.C.Total
  • Page 96
    Table No. 87
    YearChildrenMothers
    No.Total attendancesAverage No. of visitsAverage attend, per sess.No.Total attendancesAverage No. of visitsAverage attend, per sess.
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    Table No. 88
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    Table No. 89
    YearFirst attendancesTotal attendances
    MothersChildrenMothersChildren
  • Page 97
    Table No. 90
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    Table No. 91
    Excluding Dental DiseaseRequiring Dental Treatment
    MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 98
    Table No. 92
    MaleFemaleTotal
    ABCD
  • Page 99
    Table No. 93
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 102
    Table No. 95
    YearNo. of ChildrenAttendancesTotal Attendances
    At full costAt half cost
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    Table No. 96
    YearIn-PatientsOut-PatientsCasualty
    NumberDaysNew casesAttendancesNew casesAttendances
  • Page 106
    Table No. 98
    YearModel Welfare Centre31, Herbert Street
    MothersToddlersMothersToddlers
    No.Total attendancesNo.Total attendancesNo.Total attendancesNo.Total attendances
  • Page 107
    Table No. 99
    28, Herbert StreetModel Welfare CentreHoxton Mkt. Mission
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    The entries and marks were as follows:-
    Class.Subject.Marks gained (out of 100)
  • Page 108
    Table No. 100 Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Entrants in Shoreditch in 1938. † Defects found. * Noted for treatment and included in defects found.
    Disease or DefectBoys 653Girls 589
    ShoreditchLondonShoreditch.London
    No.Per cent.Per cent.No.Per cent.Per cent.
  • Page 109
    ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENTRANTS IN SHOREDITCH IN 1938 Table No. 101
    Number examinedClothing and bootsNutritionCleanliness of headCleanliness of bodyTeeth
    GoodFairPoorExcellentNormalSlightly sub-normalBadCleanNitsPediculiCleanDirtyPediculiAll soundLess than 4 decayed4 or more decayedFor treatment
  • Page 111
    Table No. 102
    ExaminationsFirst treatmentsExtractionsConservative WorkMechanical WorkAnaestheticsNo. of visits
    ScalingsFillingsSilver NitrateOther operationsDenturesRepairsOrthodonticsLocalGeneralSpecial
  • Page 111
    ANALYSIS OF VISITS Table No. 103
    MorningAfternoonEveningTotal
  • Page 112
    Table No. 104
    VisitsDentures fittedFillingsSilver nitrate treatment
    ChildrenAdults*Maternity case;
  • Page 113
    Table No. 105
    Age (years)2-33-44-5
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    Table No. 106 (a) No. of patients who had primary dental examinations. (b) No. of patients in (a) who attended for treatment.
    Under 5 yearsSchool childrenWomen from M.&C.W.Other womenAdolescentsAdult males
  • Page 116
    Table No. 107
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    Table No. 108
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    Table No. 109
    Age groupPercentages of normalTotals
    50.6061 —71 —81 —91 +
  • Page 118
    Table No. NO
  • Page 119
    The obstetric history of the patients is shown in the following table:— Table No. Ill
  • Page 121
    ATTENDANCES FOR YEAR
    Total No. SessionsNew CasesRev1sitsTotal Attendances
    0-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15 yrs +Total
  • Page 122
    Table No. 114
    Type of ailmentNumber treatedCured or correctedImprovedRemarks
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    Table No. 115
    Inspections, 1938DISTRICTSTotal
    123456789
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    Table No. 116
    Work Done, 1938DISTRICTSTotal
    123456789
  • Page 131
    Table No. 119
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 132
    The defects found and dealt with were as follows:— Table No. 120
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNo. of Defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 133
    Table No. 121
    NATURE OF WORKOUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 110Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 111Outwork in infected premises
    Lists received from EmployersNotices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending ListsProsecutionsInstancesNotices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders madeProsecutions
    Twice in the YearOnce in the YearFailing to keep or permit inspection of ListsFailing to send Lists
    ListsOutworkersListsOutworkers
    ContractorsWork- menContractorsWorkmen
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(ID(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 134
    Communications were received from various sanitary authorities relating to 1,050 outworkers for firms outside Shoreditch and as 5 of these were residents mother boroughs, their addresses were forwarded to the authorities concerned. The following table shows the numbers of addresses of outworkers received from the sanitary authorities referred to during 1938. Table No. 122
    DistrictsMaking Wearing ApparelToys and CrackersArtificial FlowersFurniture and UpholsteryFur PullingUmbrellas, Etc.Paper Bags and BoxesBrush MakingFancy Leather GoodsCard MountingStuffed ToysSweetsTotals
    Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.Feb.Aug.
  • Page 135
    Table No. 123
    DistrictsTotals
    123456789
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    Table No. 124
    District No.Totals
    123456789
  • Page 139
    In the samples submitted for count b. coli was absent in 1/10 c.c. The total counts of these 48 samples are shown in the following table:— Table No. 125
    Below 1,000Below 10,000Below 20,000Below 50,000Below 100,000
  • Page 139
    Table No. 126
    Under 1,0001,000-5,0005,000-25,00025,000-100,000100,000-200,000200,000-500,000Over 500,000
  • Page 140
    Table No. 127
    GenuineDeficient in fat onlyDeficient in solids other than fatDeficient in fat and non-fatty solids
  • Page 140
    Table No. 128
    Quarter of 1938Number of samples takenNumber of samples adulteratedPercentage adulteratedNumber of prosecutions institutedProsecutions withdrawn because of warranties, etc.Prosecutions proceeded withNumber of successful prosecutionsFines and costs
    £s.d.
  • Page 141
    Table No. 129
    YearNumber of samplesNumber of persons in the borough to each sampleNumber of samples adulteratedPercentage of samples adulteratedNumber of prosecutions institutedSummonses withdrawn on account of warrantiesProsecution proceeded withNumber of successful prosecutionsFines and costs
    £s.d.
  • Page 142
    Table No. 130
    Quarter of the yearNumber of samplesNumber not genuinePercentage adulterated
  • Page 144
    Table No. 131 OVERCROWDED FAMILIES
    Moor-fieldsChurchHox-tonWen-lockWhit-moreKings-landHagg-erstonActonTotal
  • Page 145
    Table No. 132 PERSONS OVERCROWDED
    Moor-fieldsChurchHox-tonWen-lockWhit-moreKings-landHagger-stonActonTotal
  • Page 146
    Table No. 133 Number of families overcrowded by—persons
    Whole Borough½11½22½33½44½55½66½9Total
    66262923919299934133121111——2,013
  • Page 146
    Table No. 134 Number of families overcrowded by—persons
    Whole Borough½11½22½33½44½55½66½9
    32.931 211.99.54.94.62.01.60.60.50.00.0——
  • Page 147
    Table No. 135 Per cent. of overcrowded houses, overcrowded by not more than—persons
    Percent.of overcreowded houses, overcrowded by not more than- persons
    19381935
    11½22+11½22+
  • Page 153
    Table No. 137
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    WORK DONE UNDER SECTION 9, HOUSING ACT Table No. 138
    DISTRICTSTotal
    123456789
  • Page 156
    The following table gives particulars of the work done under the Housing Acts in the form required by the Ministry of Health:— Table No. 139
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 159
    The programme of lectures and demonstrations was as follows :-
    Time.Lecturer and Title of Lecture.Chairman.
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    Table No. 140 SHOREDITCH HEALTH EXHIBITION Attendances
    Morning (School children)Afternoon and EveningChildren at CinemasOutside Clubs
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    APPENDIX C LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN 1938 The following is a list of legal proceedings instituted during the year under report:— Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and Bye-Laws.
    DateNature of OffenceFineCostsRemarks
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Rag Flock Regulations , 1912.
    DateNature of OffenceFineCostsRemarks
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Housing Act, 1936.
    DateNature of OffenceFineCostsRemarks
    £sd£sd.
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    Public Health (London) Act, 1936, s. 180. Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
    DateNature of OffenceFineCostsRemarks
    £sd.£s.d.
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    APPENDIX E AVERAGED TABULATED STATISTICAL REVIEW IN FIVE YEAR PERIODS
    YearsPopulationDensity per acrePersons per hereditamentBirthsBirthrate 'per 1,000 pop.)DeathsDeath rate (per 1,000 pop.)Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)T.B. notification rate (all forms) (per 1,000 pop.)T.B. death rate (all forms) (per 1,000 pop.)
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    APPENDIX F LIST OF CLINICS
    DayClinicWhere heldTimeOfficer in charge
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    DayClinicWhere heldTimeOfficer in charge