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Stepney 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1935
Pages
138
Tables
78

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  • Page 11
    2,168 deaths occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough, of which 1,406 belonged to Stepney and 762 belonged to other Boroughs.
    Belonging to Stepney.Belongingtoother Boroughs.
  • Page 11
    The following particulars relate to Stepney residents in receipt of domiciliary relief during the weeks ended 6th January, and 29th December, 1934:
    1934.Men.WomenChildren.Total.
  • Page 13
    The following is a list of the hospital facilities in the Borough, showing particulars of each:—
    Situation.No. of beds.In-patients admitted during the year.Out-patients. No. dealt with during the year.Purpose.Management.
  • Page 14
    A. Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for the year 1934:—
    DiagnosisPulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.ChildrenAdults.ChildrenAdults.Children
    M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 15
    Form T145a. (a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1934 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 19261926192719281929
    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. 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 2 Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS— continued.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates19301931193219331934
    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. 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 17
    Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1934 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 19261926192719281929
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther Organsperipheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 18
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS— continued.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates.19301931193219331934
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsJ TotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 23
    SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AT THE DENTAL CLINIC—(a) TUBERCULOSIS.
    Particulars of Patients.Number of Fillings.Number of Scalings.Extraction Cases.Dentures.Number of Dressings.Number for Advice.Denture Visits.Number of New Patients.
    'Number of Attendances.Simple.Root.Without Anaesthetic.Local Administrations.Gas Administrations.Number of Teeth Extracted. _Upper.Lower.Re-modelsRepairs.
  • Page 25
    6.—Supply of Milk and Food.
    Terms of Supply.MilkOther Food.
    Expectant mothers.Nursing mothers.Children under 5 years of age.Expectant mothers.Nursing mothers.Children under 5 years of age.
  • Page 25
    7.—Maternity Homes and Hospitals.
    I.
    Separate maternity institutions provided by the CouncilInstitutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929.Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council.
  • Page 26
    8.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age.
    I.
    Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these casesInstitutions (with accommodation for these cases) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929.Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council.
  • Page 27
    12. —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.
  • Page 30
    The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk etc., distributed during the year:—
    No. of Applications.No. of Grants.Quantity.Cost.
  • Page 31
    HEALTH VISITORS' REPORT.
    DISTRICTRatcliffe, Shad well, St. George's, pt.Mile End N.Mile End, S.W. pt. WhitechapelLimehouse, pt. North and pt. SouthSt. George's, NorthMile End. S.EMile End, N.E.Mile End, C. Limehouse, W.Whitechapel and SpitalfieMsMile End, N.Limehouse, pt. North and SouthWapping
    NAMEMiss RaileyMiss Blackmore (5 months)Miss BrazierMiss CartyMiss ClementsMiss CordwellMiss FoucarMiss GibbsMiss MichellMiss Paice (7 months)Miss StylesMiss Whitty (11 months)Total
  • Page 32
    MUNICIPAL CENTRES.
    Limehouse.Mile End.St. George's.Spitalfields.Wapping.White-chapel.Total.
    Mile End RoadBurdett Road
    Mon.Wed.Thurs.Thurs.Wed.Tues.Fri.Tues.Thurs.Tues.Fri.Wed.
  • Page 37
    The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—
    Cause ok DeathUnder 1 week.1-2 weeks'2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under One Year
  • Page 43
    LIST OF MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, ETC., N THE BOROUGH.
    centres.monday.tuesday.wednesday.thursday.friday.REMARKS:
    morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.
  • Page 44
    LIST OF MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, ETC., IN THE BOROUGH-, continued.
    CENTRES.MONDAY.TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY.THURSDAY.FRIDAY.REMARKS:
    morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.morning.afternoon.
  • Page 47
    REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, Etc . BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS-1934.
    H Abson.G. Bottomley.A. C. BrownR. W. G. DayT. W. Dee.E. J. Edwards.E. W. Flint.H. J. Green.C. F. Guy.H. O. Harris.W. H. Haworth (4 months)J. G. McCarthy.R. Roper.W. Shepherd.R. Simpson.W. F. Smith.S. H. V. TrimmingW. T. Twynham.S. Vogler.R. H. Waterman.Miss H. A. Whitty.Totals
  • Page 48
    REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, ETC. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS—1934— Continued.
    H. Abson.G. Bottomley.A. C. BrownR. W. G. DayT. W. Dee.E. J. Edwards.E. W. Flint.H. J. Green.C. F. Guy.H. O. Harris.W. H. Haworth (4 months)J. G. McCarthy.R. RoperW. Shepherd.R. Simpson.W. F. Smith.S. H. V. Trimming.W. T. Twynham.S. VoglerR. H. Waterman.Miss H. A. Whitty.Totals.
  • Page 49
    RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1934
    G. Bottomley.A. C. BrownR. W. G. DayT. W. Dee.E. J. Edwards.E. W. Flint.H. J. Green.C. F. Guy.H. O. Harris.W H. Haworth (4 months)J. G. McCarthy.R. Roper.W. Shepherd.R. Simpson.W. F. Smith.S. H. V. Trimming.W. T. Twynham.S. VoglerR. H. Waterman.Totals
  • Page 50
    RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1934— Continued.
    G. Bottomley.A. C. BrownR. W. G. DayT. W. Dee.E. J. Edwards.E. W. Flint.H. J. Green.C. F. Guy.H. O. Harris.W. H. Ha worth (4 months)J. G. McCarthy.R. RoperW. Shepherd.R. Simpson.W. F. Smith.S. H. V. Trimming.W. T. Twynham.S. VoglerR. H. Waterman.Totals.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
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    DateMatter of information or complaint.Result.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
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    Date.Matter of Information of Complaint. •Result.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
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    DateMatter of information or complaint.Result.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
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    Date.Matter of information or complaint.Result.
  • Page 60
    In co-operation with adjoining Boroughs poisoned bait was laid down in various sewer manholes and side entrances of the boundary roads during the following quarterly Rat weeks:—
    1934.Manholes.Side entrances.Baits laid.Totals.
    Eaten.Not touched.
  • Page 62
    Report required by L.C.C.
    Premises.No. in Borough on 31st Dec. 1934No. of InspectionsNo. of Prosecutions
  • Page 64
    [Home Office Form 572] I.—Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 65
    2.—Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 65
    3 —Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1934.Number.
  • Page 66
    4.-Other Mailers.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 67
    Outworkers' premises whore sanitary defects were found to exist:-
    Nature of work.Instances.Notices served.
  • Page 69
    423 families in the Borough took accommodation on the London County Council's housing estates as follows:—
    Estate.Number of families.Estate.Number of families.
  • Page 76
    The descriptions of the licences are as follows:—
    Dealers Licences.Dealers Supplementary Licences.
  • Page 77
    Fresh Meat.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 79
    163 Detention notices and 233 Release notices were issued during the year, in respect to the undermentioned foodstuffs:-
    Article.Detention Notices.Release Notices.
    Quantity.No. of notices.Weight.Quantity.No. of Notices.Weight.
    T.c.q.lbs.T.c.qlbs.
  • Page 80
    The following foodstuffs were found to be unsound and were destroyed:—
    (a) ex Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 82
    Fish.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 83
    Fruit.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 85
    During the year 1,725 samples were submitted to me for examination; these samples were made up as under:—
  • Page 86
    Table A.
    Nature.Number of Samples.Number Genuine.Number AdulteratedPercentage AdulteratedPreservative Found.
  • Page 87
    Table A— Continued.
    Nature.Number of Samples.Number Genuine.Number AdulteratedPercentage AdulteratedPreservative Found
  • Page 87
    Table B.
    Year.Samples taken under the Act.Number Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.Bact. ExaminationsMiscellaneous SamplesTotal Samples
  • Page 87
    Offences were committed in 100 cases. These were dealt with as shown below:—
    Adulterated.Other offences.Total.
  • Page 88
    Table C.
    1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.19311932.1933.1934.
  • Page 88
    Table D.
    Number.Deficient in Fat per cent.Deficient in Solids-not-fat per cent.Minimum added water per cent. Hortvet.Action: Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 89
    Table D— continued.
    Number.Deficient in Fat per cent.Deficient in Solids-not fat per cent.Minimum added waterper cent. Hortvet.Action: Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 91
    Table G.
    Original Milk.After dilution.
    Solids-not- fat per cent.Freezing Point.Solids-not- fat per cent.Minimum added water per cent.Freezing PointMinimum added water per cent.Actual water content per cent.
  • Page 94
    The average composition of all samples of milk analysed during the year is shown below. Table E.
    Month.Number examined.Fat per cent.Solids-not-fat per cent.Total Solids per cent.
  • Page 94
    The yearly averages are given in the following table:— Table F.
    Year.Fat per cent.Solids-not-fat per cent.Total Solids per cent.
  • Page 109
    RETURN RESPECTING THE VACCINATION OF CHILDREN WHOSE BIRTHS WERE REGISTERED IN STEPNEY FROM JANUARY 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1933 INCLUSIVE. M.379
    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 December, 1933.Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1935, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz. :
    Col. II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received.Col. V. Died unvaccinated.
    Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.
  • Page 110
    Continued from previous page...
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1935, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by " Report Book") ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st Jan., 1935, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the " Report Book " (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return).Total number of Certificates of Successful primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the Calendar Year 1934.Number 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 1934.
    Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised.Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found.
  • Page 111
    SUMMARY OF PRIMARY VACCINATIONS DURING THE YEAR JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1934 (Form N).
    No. of cases in birth lists received during the year.No of certificates of vaccination received.No. of certificates of postponement owing toNo. of statutory declarations under section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907.No. of certificates of insusceptibility or of having had smallpox.No. of casesNo. of entries in lists sent to public vaccinator
    Health of child.Condition of house.Prevalence of infectious disease.Parents removed out of district.Otherwise not found.
  • Page 112
    Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1934. M.379A.
    Name of Institution or Vaccination District.Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons.Number of successful re-vaccinations.
    Under one year of age.One year and upwards.Total.
  • Page 114
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1934.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups.Cases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths.
    Under 1 year.l—2—3—4—5—10—15—20—35—45—65 and overTotal
  • Page 115
    Formal Notifications. Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis
  • Page 115
    SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. PART II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the linowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
  • Page 116
    PART III. NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
    Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1934, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health.PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 116
    16 of these refer to old cases, ascertained during the revision of the Register. Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in Stepney during 1934.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 117
    Continued from previous page...
    Occupation.New Cases Notified.Deaths.Occupation.New Cases Notified.Deaths .
  • Page 118
    The following are the statistics referring to the epidemic:—
    AgesUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1414 and overTotal.
  • Page 120
    The organs and parts of the body affected were as follows :—
    Male.Female.
  • Page 122
    (1) Numbers of stillbirths registered in Stepney during the calendar year, 1934:—
    Stillbirths registered.Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers.Stillbirths allocated to the Borough.
  • Page 122
    (2) Numbers of cases of infectious diseases notified in Stepney during the 52 weeks ended 29th December, 1934.
  • Page 122
    (3) Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. Live Births 1934,
    Live Births registered (excluding re-registrations).Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers,Live births allocated to the Borough.
  • Page 122
    Memo, S.D./E.P. (4) Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
    Deaths under 1 year of age:LegitimateIllegitimate
  • Page 123
    (5) CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY. 1934. S.D.24
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All0—1—2—5—15-25—35—45—55—65—75—
    Ages.
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All Ages.0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 125
    (6) BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR 1934. (Provisional figures.)
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate Per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    Live Births.Still-births.All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.Inqu st cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.