Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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No. Positive. | No. Negative. | Totals. |
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Situation, | No. of Beds. | In-patients admitted during the year. | Out-patients No. dealt with during the year. | Purpose. | Management |
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Date and place | Lecture | Films | Chairman |
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Month | Subject | Outdoor | Indoor | Classroom | Folders |
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Main Dispensary, Steels Lane. Devonport Street. | Branch Dispensary, 35, Stepney Green. | |||||||||||
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m. | t. | w. | th. | f. | s | m. | t. | w | th. | f. | s. |
No. of Patients. | No. of Attendances |
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Diagnosis | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children | Adults. | Children | Adults. | Children | ||||||||
M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Previous to 1928 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. minus | Class T.B. pius | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B.plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (class T.B. plus) |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1928 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | OtherOrgans | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 J oints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bonus and J oints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Particulars of Patients. | Number of Fillings. | Number of Scalings. | Extraction Cases. | Dentures. | Number of Dressings. | Number for Advice. | Denture Visits. | Number of New Patients. | ||||||||
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Number of Attendances. | Simple. | Root. | Without Anaesthetic. | Local Administrations. | Gas Administrations. | Number of Teeth Extracted. | Upper. | Lower. | Re-models | Repairs. |
Borough or City. | Rate per 1,000 live births. | Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still). | ||||
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Puerperal sepsis. | Other causes. | Total. | Puerperal sepsis. | Other causes. | Total. |
Terms of Supply. | Milk. | Meals supplied at Dining Centres. | Other Food. | ||||||
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Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. |
Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council | Other institutions with maternity wards provided by the Council. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. |
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Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these cases. | Other institutions (with accommodation for these cases) provided by the Council. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. |
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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. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Mothers | Children. |
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No. of Grants authorised. | Quantity. | Cost. | |||
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Cows' Milk— | £ | s. | d. |
DISTRICT | Wapping Shad well, S.W. | Mile End, N.W Spitalfields. Whitechapel, M | Mile End, W. and part S. Whitechapel, E. | Limehouse, S. Ratcliffe, S. | St. George's, N. and part S. Shadwell, N. | Whitechapel, S. St. Geoige's, W. Tower. | Mile End, S.E. | Mile End, N.E., part N. part S. | Mile End, C. Limehouse, N.W. | Limehouse, N. Ratcliffe, N. Mile End, part S. | |
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NAME | Miss Railey | Miss Blackmore | Miss Brazier | Miss Carty | Miss Clements | Miss Clifford | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gibbs | Miss Styles | Total |
Limehouse. | Mile End. | St. George's. | Spitalfields. | Wapping. | White-chapel. | Total. | |||||||
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Cottage Grove | Burdett Road | ||||||||||||
Mon. | Wed. | Thurs. | Thurs. | Tues. | Tues. | Fri. | Tues. | Thurs. | Wed. | Fri. | Wed. |
Cause of Death | Under 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 |
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Borough. | Estd. Res. population (mid. 1938). | Live births rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 population. | Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 live births. | |
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Crude. | Adjusted. |
CENTRES. | MONDAY. | TUESDAY, | WEDNESDAY. | THURSDAY. | FRIDAY. | REMARKS: | |||||
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morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. | morning. | | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. |
CENTRES. | MONDAY. | TUESDAY. | WEDNESDAY. | THURSDAY. | FRIDAY. | REMARKS | |||||
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morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. | morning. | afternoon. |
Extra Rat Weeks | Dates (inc.) | Poison baits laid in Manholes and Side-entrances | Baits Eaten | Baits Uneaten |
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Premises. | No. in borough on 31st December, 1938. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
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Disease. | Cases notified. | Period. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | |||
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Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nature of Work | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
I icensed Number of beds. | Beds occupied. | Number known to be in receipt of public assistance. | Number of beds paid for by charitable organisations | |||||||||
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Meu | Women | Married Couples | Men | Women | Children | Married Couples | Men | Women | Children | Men | | Women | Children |
W. E. Anstee. | J. H. Brownlee. | J.J.Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | J. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper. | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | E. P. Webber. | Totals |
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W.E. Anstee. | J. H. Brownlee. | J.J. Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | J. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | j J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | E. P. Webber. | Totals |
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W. E. Anstee. | J. H. Brownlee. | J. J. Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | J. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper. | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | E. P. Webber. | Totals. |
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W. E. Anstee. | J. H. Brownlee. | J.J. Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | J. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | E. P. Webber. | Totals. |
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Date. | Matter of Information or Complaint. | Result. |
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936. |
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. |
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Date- | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. |
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HOUSING ACT, 1936 re Overcrowding | Anstee | Brownlee | Coveney | Cue | Day | Freeland | Green | Guy | Haworth | Howard | Keniry | Lowther | McCarthy | Roper | Smith | Twynham | Webber | Bottom ley | Total |
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H. Abson. | A. C. Brown. | T. W. Dee. | S. Vogler. | Totals. |
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Nature of sample | No. of samples taken | Number unsatisfactory and action taken |
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No. on Register. | No. of Notices served. | No. of Inspections. |
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Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | lbs. |
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(a) Spitalfields Market and London Fruit Exchange. | ||||
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Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | lbs. |
Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | lbs. |
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Article. | Detention Notices. | Release Notices. | ||||||||||
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Quantity. | No. of notices. | Weight. | Quantity. | No. of notices. | Weight. |
tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterated | Preservative Found. |
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Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterate | Preservative Found |
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Nature. | Number of Samples | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulteratec | Preservative Found |
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Year. | Samples taken under the Act. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Bact. Examinations. | Miscellaneous Samples. | Total Samples. |
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Adulterated. | Other offences. | Total. |
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1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933 | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
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Number. | Deficient in Fat per cent. | Deficient in Solids-not-fat per cent. | Minimum added water per cent. Hortvet. | Action : Result of Proceedings. |
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Month. | Number examined. | Fat per cent. | Solids-not-fat per cent. | Total Solids per cent. |
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Year. | Fat per cent. | Solids-not-fat per cent. | Total Solids per cent. |
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Year. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Male. | Female. |
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Inspections etc., by the Specialist Inspectors. | fMr. E. J. Edwards, Jan-Sept. Mr. H. J. Green, Oct.-Dec. | *Miss Whitty. |
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Council. | Private. |
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Disease. | Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 year. | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and. over | Total |
Age periods | Formal Notifications. Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis | Total Notifications. | |||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15—20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | Total (all ages) |
Age periods | 0— | 1— | 5— | 10- | 15— | 20— 25— | 35— | 45—55— | 65— | Total |
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Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. |
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1937, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health. | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
960 | 515 | 1475 | 262 | 198 | 460 | 1,935 |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
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, 1937. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1939, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz. : | ||||
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Col. I. | Col. II. | Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V. | |||
Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Died unvaccinated. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1939, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by "Report Book") of | Number of these Births remaining on 31st Jan., 1939, 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 1938. | 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 1938. | ||
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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. | ||||
(8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
No. of cases in birth lists received during the year. | No of certificates of vaccination received. | No. of certificates of postponement owing to | No. of statutory declarations under section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907. | No. of certificates of insusceptibility or of having had smallpox. | No. of cases | No. of entries in lists sent to public vaccinator | |||
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Parents removed out of district. | Otherwise not found. | ||||||||
Health of child. | Condition of house. | Prevalence of infectious disease. |
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. | ||
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Under one year of age. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5- | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | AU Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Smallpox | Scarlet fever | Diphtheria | Enteric fever | Pneumonia | Puerperal fever | Pueperal pyrexia | Erysipelas |
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England and Wales. | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census). | London Administrative County. |
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