[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Deaths. Number of deaths in Institutions within the Borough.

	Persons belonging to the Borough.	Persons not belonging to the Borough.

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Deaths of persons belonging to the Borough in various Institutions outside the Borough:—

Name of Institution.	Number of Deaths.

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2,427 bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Public Health Department during the year. The specimens and the results were as Follows:—

	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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The cases occurred in the Districts as follows,:—

	Limehouse.	St. Georges.	Mile End.	Whitechapel.

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There has been a reduction in the number of deaths as compared with the previous year, but for some years the number had been steadily increasing.

	No. of Deaths.

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434 new cases were notified, or 25 more than in the previous year.

	Notification.	Deaths.

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Number of from Consumption from 1920 to 1929:-

	Limehouse District.	St. George's.	Mile End	Whitechapel.	Whole Borough.

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123 new cases were notified, or 5 less than in the previous year:—

	Notifications.	Deaths.

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Deaths from diseases of a Tubercular nature, other than Phthisis, from 1920 to 1929.

	Limehouse District.	St. George's.	Mile-End.	Whitechapel	Whole Borough.

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4,087 cases of Tuberculosis remained on the Registers of Notifications on December 31st, 1929.

PULMONARY.			NON-PULMONARY.
Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30th December, 1928, to the 28th December, 1929, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Notifications on Form A.													Notifications on Form B.					Number of Notifications on Form C.
Notifications on Form A.													Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.				Total Notifications on Form B.	Number of Notifications on Form C.
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.												Total Notifications on Form A.						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 all ages.	Total Notifications on Form A.	Under 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	Total 0 to 15		Poor Law Institutions.	Sanatoria.

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SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health or Chief (Administrative) Tuberculosis Officer during the period from the 30th December, 1928, to the 28th December, 1929, otherwise than by formal notification under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, or by notification in pursuance of § 5 (b) of the Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1916.

Age periods	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 Cases.

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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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Return showing the work of the Dispensaries during the year 1929:—

Diagnosis.	Pulmonary.				Non-Pulmonary.				Total.
	Adults		Children		Adults.		Children		Adults.		Children
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Summary of the work carried out at the Dental Clinic.

		Maternity.	Tuberculosis

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VISITS BY THE HEALTH VISITORS:—

DISTRICT	Mile End, S.W.	St George's, North	Limehouse, North	Mile End, S.E.	Ratcliffe, Shad-well andPt. of St. George's	Mile End, North East	Mile End, Central and Pt. of Limeh'se	Wapping	Whitechapel and Spitalfields	Limehouse, North	Limehouse, South	Mile End North and Part of Whitechapel
NAME	E. Addis	E. Clements	A.M. Cordwell	M. Davis (8 months)	N. W. Dudfield	S. Foucar	A. E. Gibbs	E. Goodfellow	D. Mitchell	M. E. E Styles (9 weeks)	I. Virtue	H. A. Whitty	Total

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MUNICIPAL CENTRES.

	Limehouse (Mondays)	Limehouse (Wednesday s)	Limehouse (Thursdays)	Mile End	St. George's	Spitalfields	Wapping	Whitechapel

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Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing- Mothers and to Children. The approximate quantity of milk, etc., distributed during the year, together with the cost, was as follows:—

Cows Milk—	No. of applications granted.	No. of persons	Quantity	Cost.
Cows Milk—	No. of applications granted.	No. of persons	Quantity	£	s.	d.

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MUNICIPAL CENTRES AND CLINICS.

Address.	Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc.	Day and Time of Meeting	Average Attendance per Session		Number who Attended for the First Time		Present arrangements for medical supervision
Address.	Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc.	Day and Time of Meeting	Expectant Mothers	Children	Expectant Mothers	Children	Present arrangements for medical supervision

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

	Number of cases notified	Number of cases visited	Arrangements made for nursing, and terms	Number of cases nursed	Number of cases removed to hospital

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Unsound Food. The following is a list and quantity of the Foodstuffs destroyed during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925: —

1. At the Wharves.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.
Fresh Meat.

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	tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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II. At Bishopsgate Street Station, ex Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry—

	tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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Unsound food seized by, or surrendered to, the District Sanitary Inspectors :—

Fish.	tons	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT 1929.

	G. BOTTOM LEY.	A. C. BROWN.	R. W. G. DAY (6 weeks).	T. W. DEE.	E. J. EDWARDS	E. W. FLINT.	H. J. GREEN	C. F. GUY.	H. O. HARRIS.	J.G. MOCARTHY	G. O. PAVITT.	R. ROPER (5 weeks).	W. SHEPHERD	R. SIMPSON.	w. F. SMITH	S. H. V. TRIMMING	J. TWAITS.	W. T. TWYNHAM.	S. Weeks). (6 weeks).	R. H. WATERMAN.	TOTALS.

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Total Fines and Costs.

	Fines.			Costs.

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AMI) HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTIONS.

Premises.	Number of.
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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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.

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3.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1929.		Number.

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Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist:—

Nature of Work.	Instances.	Notices served.

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L.C.C. Report —

Premises.	No. in borough on 31st Dec., 1929.	No. of Inspections.	No. of Prosecutions.

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Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year, 1929. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Causes of Death.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 year.	5 and under 15 years	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	(55 and upwards.	All Ages.

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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1929. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Notifiable Disease.	Number of Cases notified.								Total Cases notified in each Locality.				Total cases removed to Hospital
	At Ages—Years.								Lime- house	St. George's	Mile End	White- chapel
	At all Ages	Under	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and	Lime- house	St. George's	Mile End	White- chapel

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Infant Mortality, 1929. Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.

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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Table A.

	Number of Samples.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.

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Table A.— Continued.

	Number of Samples.	Number Genuine.	Number Adulterated	Percentage Adulterated.

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Table B.

Year.	Number of Samples.	Number Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.

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Table C.

District.	Number of Samples.	Number Adulterated	Percentage Adulterated.	Other Offences.

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Table D.

Inspector.	Samples Taken.	Number of Samples.		Number of Prosecutions.
Inspector.	Samples Taken.	Adulterated.	Other offences.	Adulterations.	Other Offences.

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Table E.

Year.	Summonses.	Total Fines.			Total Costs.			Average Fine.			Average Total Penalty.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Table F.

	1920	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925	1926.	1927.	1928.	1929.

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Table G.

Month.	Number examined.	Fat per cent.	Solids-not-fat per cent.	Total Solids per cent.

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The yearly averages are given below:—

Year.	Fat.	Solids-not-fat.	Total Solids.

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Table H.

Number.	Deficient in Fat. per cent.	Deficient in Solids-not-fat= Added water per cent.	Action: Result of Proceedings.

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Table H ( continued).

Number.	Deficient in Fat. per cent.	1 deficient in Solids-not-fat Added water per cent.	Action: Result of Proceedings.

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Deaths. Number of deaths in Institutions within the Borough.

Deaths of persons belonging to the Borough in various Institutions outside the Borough:—

2,427 bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Public Health Department during the year. The specimens and the results were as Follows:—

The cases occurred in the Districts as follows,:—

There has been a reduction in the number of deaths as compared with the previous year, but for some years the number had been steadily increasing.

434 new cases were notified, or 25 more than in the previous year.

Number of from Consumption from 1920 to 1929:-

123 new cases were notified, or 5 less than in the previous year:—

Deaths from diseases of a Tubercular nature, other than Phthisis, from 1920 to 1929.

4,087 cases of Tuberculosis remained on the Registers of Notifications on December 31st, 1929.

PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 30th December, 1928, to the 28th December, 1929, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

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

Return showing the work of the Dispensaries during the year 1929:—

Summary of the work carried out at the Dental Clinic.

VISITS BY THE HEALTH VISITORS:—

MUNICIPAL CENTRES.

Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing- Mothers and to Children. The approximate quantity of milk, etc., distributed during the year, together with the cost, was as follows:—

MUNICIPAL CENTRES AND CLINICS.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Unsound Food. The following is a list and quantity of the Foodstuffs destroyed during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925: —

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II. At Bishopsgate Street Station, ex Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry—

Unsound food seized by, or surrendered to, the District Sanitary Inspectors :—

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT 1929.

Total Fines and Costs.

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AMI) HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTIONS.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist:—

L.C.C. Report —

Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year, 1929. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year, 1929. Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.

Infant Mortality, 1929. Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.

Table A.

Table A.— Continued.

Table B.

Table C.

Table D.

Table E.

Table F.

Table G.

The yearly averages are given below:—

Table H.

Table H ( continued).