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Southwark 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

Published
1936
Pages
139
Tables
79

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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    Total.M.F.
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    The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1851, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935 are as follows:—
    Newington.St. George's.St. Saviour's and Christchurch.
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    The Ward distribution was as follows:— TABLE 1.
    WARD.Area in Acres.Population.Persons to the Acre.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE 2. Birth.rate for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.
    Newington.St. George's.St. Saviour's and Christchurch.Whole Borough.
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    TABLE 3. Number of Births and Deaths belonging to each Ward, with the Birth and Death Rates, also the Infantile Mortality Rate, 1935.
    WARD.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
    Males.Females.Total.Birth-rate.Males.Females.Total.Death-rate.
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    TABLE 4. Death Rates for the last Thirty Years for the Three Divisions of the Borough as formerly existed.
    Newington.St. George's.Christchurch and St. Saviour's.Whole Borough
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    TABLE 5. Deaths belonging to the Sanitary Area, with the Causes of Death at all Ages during 1935.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.I nstitutions.
    All Ages.0.1.2.5.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.
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    TABLE 6. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. INFANT MORTALITY, 1935. • Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year of age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 month.4 weeks and under 3 Months3 Months and under 66 Months and under 99 Months and under 12.J Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    The deaths under one year of age to 1,000 births for the last thirty years were as follows:—
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    TABLE 8. Death Rates for the various Districts for the last Ten Years (1925.1931) and 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935.
    Ward.1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.
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    TABLE 9. Births and Deaths Registered in the Sub-Districts of the Borough in 1935.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.Births.Deaths.Sub-Districts.Births.Deaths.
    Male.1 Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    TABLE 9. Births and Deaths Registered in the Sub-Districts of the Borough in 1935.
    Births.Deaths.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE 10 Showing the number of Deaths that occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough during the year 1935.
    Institution.In 1st Quarter.In 2nd Quarter.In 3rd Quarter.In 4th Quarter.During Year.
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    TABLE 11. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities (1922-1935). BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
    Names of Localities .1. St. Mary's Ward.2. St. Paul's Ward.3. St. Peter's Ward., 4. St. John s Ward.5. Trinity Ward.6. All Saints' District.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.JBirths registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.. Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.j Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE 12. Deaths in the Sanitary Area from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the various Wards for 1935.
    [WARD OR DISTRICT.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.
  • Page 36 37
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors. TABLE 14
    St. John 1a.St. Mary. 1b.St. Paul. 2a.St. Peter. 2b.All Saints. 3a.Lady Margaret 3b.Crossway. 4a .St. Stephens. 4b.St. Jude. 5.St. Michael. 6a.St. Saviour. 6b.St. George. 6c.Guy's. 7.Total.
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    HEALTH WORK. The number of visits made by the Health Visitors and other officers of the Public Health Department to houses in connection with Births, and other Health Work during 1935. TABLE 15.
    Original Visits.Revisits .Visits to Ante-Natal Cases.Visits to Post-Natal Cases.Visits to Foster Children .1 Visits to Cases of Diarrhoea and Sick Children.Attendances at Welfare Centres.Visits where Mothers were found to be out.Special Visits, etc.Puerperal Pyrexia.Total.
    Births.Measles.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Births.Measles.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
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    TABLE 16. NOTIFIED BIRTHS. 1935.
    Where Born and by Whom Attended.Mothers ConfinedNotified Births.Still-Births .Total Live Births.
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    TABLE 17. Vaccination Officers' Return respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered in 1934.
    Date .Registration sub-districts comprised in vaccination officers' district.Number of births returned in birth list sheets.Number 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
    Column 1, successfully vaccinated.Column 2. Insusceptible of vaccination .Column 4. Certificate of conscientious objection.Column 5, dead, unvaccinated.Postponement by medical certificate.Removed to other districts and notified to vaccination officers of the districts.Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found.Cases remaining or temporarily unaccounted for.Total number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the calendar year 1935.
    1934.1234567891011
  • Page 44
    TABLE 18. Summary of Sanitary Works completed under the Public Health Act during the year 1935.
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    TABLE 19.
    DISTRICT.Total.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.
  • Page 45
    TABLE 20. These proceedings resulted as follows:—
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    TABLE 21. Proceedings taken under the Public Health and Other Acts.
    Defendant.Cause of Proceedings.Result.
  • Page 48
    TABLE 22. Showing the Number of Observations, etc., in regard to Smoke Nuisances made by the several District Inspectors during 1935.
    DISTRICTTotal for Borough.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.
  • Page 48
    TABLE 23.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.Total.
  • Page 51
    1.—Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number.
    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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    TABLE 25. 3.—Home Work .
    Nature or Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, S. 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109-10
    Lists received from Employers.Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Nos. of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions. (Ss. 109-10).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.OutworkersLists.Outworkers
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    TABLE 26. 4. —Registered Workshops.
    Workshops, Workplaces, etc., on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    Summary showing investigations and inspections made during the year 1935.
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    TABLE 28. Verminous Rooms Cleansed.
    DISTRICT.No. of Intimation Notices served.No. of Statutory Notices served.Police Court proceedings taken.Verminous rooms treated by the Council's Disinfecting Staff.
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    TABLE 29. Verminous Bedding, etc., Disinfected at the Council's Station during 1935.
    Articles.Disinfected.Destroyed.
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    TABLE 30. During the year 227 bodies were received into the Mortuary:—
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    TABLE 31. The following localities were inspected and recorded under the above-mentioned Regulations, during the year:—
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    TABLE 32. HOUSING.
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    TABLE 33.— continued.
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    TABLE 34. Sanitary Works completed under the Housing Acts, during the year 1935.
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    The following are the premises and the licensees:—
    Situation of Premises.Name of Licensee.
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    The following table shows the number of premises registered and the inspections made:—
    Premises.Registered.Inspections.
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    The following is a summary of the premises inspected:—
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    During the period under review the following work has been carried out:—
    Reconstructed .Improved.Cleansed.Refrigerators.
  • Page 85
    60 samples were taken during the year on the Wharves and submitted to the Borough Analyst for examination.
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    Showing the quantity of foodstuffs examined at the wharves, the amount of food to be unsound, the Notices served, and the method of disposal of the unsound portion.
    Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight examined.Weight found to be unsound.Surrendered by Owner.Seized by Inspector.Notices served.How unsound portion disposed of.
    Quantity.Weight.(a) Detention(6) Release .
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    Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight examined.Weight found to be unsound.Surrendered by Owner.Seized by Inspector.Notices served.How unsound portion disposed of.
    Quantity.Weight.(a) Detention.(6) Release .
    T.c.Q-L.T.c.Q-L.9392
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    Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight examined.Weight found to be unsound.Surrendered by Owner.Seized by Inspector.Notices served.How unsound portion disposed of.
    Quantity.Weight.(a) Detention .(b) Release .
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    [Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight examined.Weight found to be unsound.Surrendered by Owner.Seized by Inspector.Notices served.How unsound portion disposed of.
    Quantity.weight.(a) Detention.(b) Re-lease.
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    Table. 6. Showing the quantity of Foodstuffs found unsound throughout he Borough during the year 1934 by the several Inspectors.
    Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight found UnsoundSurrendered by Owners.Seized by Inspector.Remarks.
    Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.Quantity.Weight.
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    Foodstuffs.Quantity and Weight found UnsoundSurrendered by Owners.Seized by Inspector.Remarks.
    Quantity.WeightQuantity.WeightQuantity.Weight
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    TABLE 37. Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials during the year 1935.
    INSPECTION OF WHARVES, Etc.FOOD EXAMINED, Etc.
    WARD or DISTRICT.Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses.Inspections of Markets.Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls.Slaughter Houses.Parcels of Food Examined .Parcels of Food Stopped.Parcels of Food Released.Parcels of Food destroyed by consent of owner.Parcels of Food seized by Inspector.Parcels of Food condemned by Magistrate.Summonses taken out.
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    NUISANCES ABATED IN CONSEQUENCE OF NOTICES.
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    NOXIOUS TRADES.
    Situation.Trade.Occupier.Inspections.Remarks.
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    BAKEHOUSES. Particulars at end of year 1935 :—
    Position.In use.Not in use.Totals.Remarks.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AND OTHER ACTS. Proceedings taken, with the result.
    Name and Address of Vendor.Sample.Result of Analysis.Result of Proceedings.
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    TABLE 38. Showing the Districts in which proceedings were taken under the Food and Drugs Act.
    No. 1.No. 2No. 3No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.Total.
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    TABLE 39. Showing the number of samples taken in each District of the Borough during the year.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.Total.
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    FORMAL SAMPLES.
    Article.Number of Samples taken.Adulterated.
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    Article.Number of Samples taken.Adulterated.
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    Article.Number of Samples taken.Adulterated .
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    TABLE 41.
    Article.Number of samples.Adulterated.
  • Page 117
    The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—
    Notified.Deaths.
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    No case of Enteric Fever was notified during the year. The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—
    Notified.Deaths.
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    The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows—
    Notified.Deaths.
  • Page 119
    SCHICK CLINIC 1929-1935.
    Number tested, 0—5.Inoculation without test.Immunised.Number tested, 5—14.Inoculation without test.Immunised.Number tested, Adults.Immunised.Total.
  • Page 121
    TABLE 42. Deaths from Cancer (1935).
    Site of Disease.Under 15.15-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-7575 and over.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.FM.F.
  • Page 122
    Twenty-nine cases occurred during the year, as against 14 in 1934. An analysis of the cases will be found hereunder:—
    Notified.Cases treated.Vision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    At home.Hospital.
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    TABLE 43. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1935.
    Disease.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-Males.Females.TotalCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
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    TABLE 44. Return of Families Admitted into tha Council's Reception House during the year 1935.
    1935.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Smallpox.Other Diseases, etc.Verminous Persons.
    Week endingNo. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of DaysNo. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of DaysNo. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of DaysNo. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of DaysNo. of FamiliesNo. of PersonsNo. of Days
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    TABLE 45. Bedding, etc., disinfected and destroyed after the occurrence of Infectious Disease during the year 1935.
    Articles.No. Disinfected.No. Destroyed.
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    TABLE 46. PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1935, to the 31st December, 1935, in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark.
    Notifications on Form A.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.
    Age-periods0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 and upwrdsTotal Primary Notifications.
  • Page 128
    TABLE 47. 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 1st January, 1935, to the 31st December, 1935, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
    Age Periods0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 & upwardsTotal Cases
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    TABLE 48. Shewing the number of Patients who died in their own homes and the number who died away from home in Hospitals or other Institutions, 1935.
    0-1-2-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-All Ages.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE 49. TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age Periods.New Cases.*Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE 50. Notification Register.
    Pulmonary.Non-Polmonary.Total Cases.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE 51. The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected after the occurrence of Phthisis.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.No. 9.Total.
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    MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1935.
    Name.Representative of
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    TABLE 52. Return for the year 1935. (A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary (or Dispensaries).
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.Grand Total.
    AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.