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Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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- 1932
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- 114
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1931.
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The organs and parts of the body attected were as follows:—
Male. Female. -
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There were 254 deaths from tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males. Females. Males. Females. -
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The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—
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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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- 45— 65— 75- -
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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— 45— 65— 75— -
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There are adequate hospital facilities in the Borough and they work in close co-operation with the Public Health Department. The following is a list of the various hospitals showing particulars relating to each:—
Situation. No. of beds. In-patients admitted during the year. Out-patients. No. dealt with during the year. Purpose. Management. -
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A. Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for the year 1931:—
Diagnosis. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Grand Total. Adults. Children Adults. Children Adults. Children M. F. M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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The Council has arrangements by which they pay for the attendances of patients undergoing certain forms of treatment at various hospitals as follows:
No of Patients. No. of Attendances -
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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-models. Repairs. -
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(b) MATERNITY.
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6. —Maternity Homes and Hospitals. I.
Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations. -
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7.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age. I.
Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these cases. Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations. -
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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. -
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HEALTH VISITORS REPORT.
DISTRICT Mile End, S.W. Rateliffe, Shad well, St. George's Mile End South West. St. George's, North Mde End, S.E. Mile End, North East Milu End Central and Limehouse, W Wapping Whitechapel and Spitalfields Limehouse South. Limehouae, North. Mile End Total NAME Miss Addis (8 months) Miss Balley Miss Brazier (9 months) Miss Clements Miss Cordwell Miss Foucar Miss Gibbs Miss Goodlellow Miss Mitchell Miss Palce (9 months) Miss Styles Miss Whitty -
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MUNICIPAL CENTRES.
Limehouse. Mile End. St. George's. Spitalfields. Wapping. Whitechapel. Total. Mile End Road Burdett Road * Mon. Wed. Thurs. Thurs. Wed. Thurs. Tues. Fri. Tues. Thurs. Mon. Wed. Wed. -
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During the year, mothers and children were sent away to the homes mentioned below:—
Home Mothers Children. -
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The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk, etc., distributed during the year:—
Cows Milk— No. of Applications granted. No. of persons. Quantity. Cost. £. s. d. -
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INSPECTIONS, ETC. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS 1931.
H. Abson. G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. G. O. Pavitt. (7 months) R. Roper (Temporary). W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. J. Twaits. (3 months) W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals -
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INSPECTIONS, ETC. BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS—1931— Continued.
H. Abson. G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. G. O. Pavitt. (7 months) R. Roper (Temporary). W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. J. Twaits. (3 months) W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals. -
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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1931.
G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. G. O. Pavitt. (7 months) R. Roper (Temporary) W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. J. Twaits. (3 months) W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals. -
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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1931-Continued.
G. Bottomley. A. C. Brown R. W. G. Day T. W. Dee. E. J. Edwards. E. W. Flint. H. J. Green. C. F. Guy. H. O. Harris. J. G. McCarthy. G. O. Pavitt. (7 months) R. Roper (Temporary) * W. Shepherd. R. Simpson. W. F. Smith. S. H. V. Trimming. J. Twaits. (3 months) W. T. Twynham. S. Vogler R. H. Waterman. Totals. -
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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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Date. Matter of information or complaint. Result. -
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No. of Summons Fines. Costs. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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5 applications were received during the year for certificates, all of which were granted.
Premises. No. in borough on 31st Dec., 1931. No. of Inspections. No. of Prosecutions. -
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1.—Inspections.
Premises. Number of. Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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2.—Defects found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. -
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3.—Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year 1931. Number. -
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4.—Other Matters.
Class. Number. -
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Outworkers' premises where sanitary defects were found to exist:—
Nature of work. Instances where defects found. Notices served. -
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The following is a list of Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.
Premises. No of Lodgers. -
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In addition to the above there are 18 Seamen's lodging houses, the majority of which are situate in Limehouse.
Premises. No of Lodgers. -
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I.— A t the W harves. Fresh Meat.
Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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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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III.—Unsound food, seized by, or surrendered to, the District Sanitary Inspectors:— Fish.
Tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Meat. Tons. cwts. qtrs. lbs. -
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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. Miscellaneous Samples. Total samples examined. -
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Offences were committed in 58 cases. These were dealt with as shown below:—
Adulterated. Other offences. Total. -
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Table C.
Inspector. Samples Taken. Number of Samples. Number of Prosecutions. Adulterated. Other offences. Adulterations. Other Offences. -
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Table D.
1922. 1923. 1924. 1925 1926 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930 1931. -
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Table E.
Number. Deficient in Fat. per cent. Deficient in Solids-not-fat = Added water per cent. Action: Result of Proceedings. -
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Table F.
Month. Number examined. Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat ptr cent. Total Solids per cent. -
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Table G.
Year. Fat per cent. Solids not-fat per cent. Total Solids per cent. -
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Table H.
No. of samples. Fat per cent. Sclids-not fat per cent. Total Solids per cent. -
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Table J.
Number Number of Cows. Quantity in gallons. Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat per cent. Fat deficiency, per cent. Solids-not-fat deficiency per cent. -
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T able K. Results of analysis of 24 samples of milk taken informally 5-5-'3 1 (morning).
No. Cow no. Yield in quarts. Fat Per cent. Solids-not-fat Per cent. Fat deficiency per cent. Solids-not-fat deficiency per cent. -
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Table L.
Cow No. Sample No. Date and Time. Yield in quarts. Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat per cent. Deficiency in fat per cent. Deficiency in solids-not-fat per cent. Milking interval. -
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Table M. Afternoon samples taken in May at 18 cowsheds.
Number. Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat per cent. -
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Table N.
Number. Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat per cent. Deficient in Solids-not-fat per cent. = Added water. Hortvet.. Freezing Point. Calculated added water. Calculated original Solids-nonfat. -
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A further confirmation of the fact that the samples did not consist of natural milk was obtained by determining their respective freezing points.
Fat per cent. Solids-not-fat per cent. Freezing Point. -
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The results of analysis of the above samples of Soviet Butter obtained from the docks together with those of two samples taken under the Act are given below:—
No. Reichert-Wollny Value. Polenske Value. Moisture. Preservative and Prohibited Dyes. -
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1931.
Notifiable Disease. Number of Cases notified. Total Cases notified in Each Locality. Total cases removed to Hospital Total Deaths. 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 upward Limehouse St. Georges Mile End Whitechapel -
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RETURN" RESPECTING THE VACCINATION OF CHILDREN WHOSE BIRTHS WERE REGISTERED IN STEPNEY DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1930.
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, 1930. Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1932, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.: Col. I. Col. II. Col. IV. Col. V. Insusceptible of Vaccination. Had Small Pox. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. Successfully Vaccinated. Died unvaccinated. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. 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 Jan., 1932, 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 1931. 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 1931. 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) -
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SUMMARY OF PRIMARY VACCINATIONS DURING THE YEAR JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1931 (Form N).
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 Parents removed out of district. Otherwise not found. Health of child. Condition of house. Prevalence of infectious disease. -
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Return showing the number of persons vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of the Poor Law Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1931.
District. Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons. Number of successful re-vaccinations i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. Under one year of age. One year and upwards. Total. -
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PART I—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 28th December, 1930, to the 2nd January, 1932, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of STEPNEY.
Age periods Formal Notifications. Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis Total Notifications. 0— 1— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— Total (all ages) -
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SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. 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 is stated below:-
Source of Information. No. of Cases. Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary. -
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PART III. NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health. Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in Stepney during 1931.
Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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(3) Numbers of stillbirths registered in Stepney during the calendar year, 1931:—
Stillbirths registered. Inward Transfers. Outward Transfers. Stillbirths allocated to the Borough. -
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(4) Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Live Births 1931. Live Births registered (excluding re-registrations). Inward Transfers. Outward Transfers. Live births allocated to the Borough. -
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Death rates per million civilian population from Tuberculosis and Cancer:—
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Maternal Mortality based on deaths primarily classified to puerperal conditions:—
Per 1,000 Live Births. Per 1,000 Total births (i.e. Live and Stillbirths). -
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(6) 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— -
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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— j 55— 65— 75- -
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(7) BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1931. (Provisional figures.) (The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only.)
Rate per 1,000 Total Population. Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Birhts. Percentage of Total Deaths. Live Births. Still-births. All Causes. Enteric Fever. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Influenza. Violence. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). TotalDeaths under one year. Certified by RegisteredMedical Practitioners. Inquest cases. Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. Uncertified Causes of Death.