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Deptford 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

Published
1923
Pages
155
Tables
59

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59 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Summary of Vital and Mortality Statistics for 1922.
    1922.1921.
  • Page 8
    Table 1.
    Year.Estimated population.Births.
    No.Rate per 1000.
  • Page 9
    Table II.
    Year.Estimated Population.Deaths.
    No.Rate per 1000.
  • Page 10
    Table III.
    Ward.Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000.
    Males.Females.Children under 1 year.Total.
  • Page 10
    Table IV.
    19211922
  • Page 10
    Table V.
    Ward.Births Registered.Deaths under 1 year of age.Infantile mortality per 1000 Births.
  • Page 11
    Table VI. RATE PER 1000 BIRTHS.
    Diarrhœa and Enteritis under two years.Total deaths under one year.
  • Page 11
    Table VII. TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1921.
  • Page 11
    Table VIII. INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.
    Year.Deaths under 1 year.Infantile Mortality Rate.
  • Page 12
    Table No. IX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1922 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Under 1 year of Age.At all Ages.
    of Nonresidents registered in the Districtof Residents not registered in the District.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
  • Page 13
    Table No. X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents' whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
    12345678910
  • Page 14
    Table No. XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Infantile Mortality , 1922. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
    All CausesCertified558737330263135195
  • Page 15
    Table Mo. XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1922.
    Notifiable DiseaseNumber of cases notified.Total cases notified in each Ward.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all AgesAt Ages—YearsEast WardNorth WardNorth.West WardSouth WardSouth.East WardSouth.West Ward
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 16
    Table XIII. Deaths and Death Rates from Principal Infectious Diseases.
    YearEnteric FeverSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total
    No. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRateNo. of DeathsRate
  • Page 20
    Table XIV.
    BOROUCGH.Percentage of structurally separate dwellings.Rooms per Dwelling 1921Families per Dwelling 1921Persons per FamilyRooms per Person All private Families 1921Increase or Decrease in Dwellings.Increase or Decrease in Private Families.Population living more than two persons per room.
    Structurally Undivided Private Houses.Maisonettes, Flats, TenementsAttached to Shops, Offices, Warehouses.
    19211911
  • Page 24
    Table XV. Proportion per 1,000 of Occupations of Males of 12 years and upwards in Deptford, illustrating successively from 1, 2, 3 onwards the Borough's chief industries, and giving a comparison with the numbers similarly engaged in Greenwich, Woolwich, Lewisham, Camberwell and Bermondsey:—
    INDUSTRY.Number of 1.000 of Males occupied in
    DeptfordGreenwichWoolwichLewishamCamberwellBermond sey.
  • Page 25
    Continued from previous page...
    INDUSTRY.Numbers per 1,000 of Males occupied in
    Deptford.Greenwich,Woolwich.Lewisham.Camber. well.Bermond sey.
  • Page 26
    Table XVI. Important Single Occupations of Males in six boroughs in London.
    OCCUPATIONDeptfordGreenwichWoolwichLewis hamCamber. wellBermondsey.
  • Page 28
    Table XVII. (Occupational Orders.) Occupations of Females in six Boroughs per 1,000 occupied, aged 12 years and upwards.
    OCCUPATION.Dept-fordGreenwichWoolwichLewishamCamberwellBermond sey
  • Page 29
    Table XVIII. Occupations of Females. The most important single Occupations.
    OCCUPATION.DeptfordGreenwichWoolwichLewishamCamber. wellBermondsey
  • Page 34
    Table XXI. Hospital Disposal of Notifiable Diseases during 1922.
    DISEASETotal Cases NotifiedCa ses admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
  • Page 45
    Table XXII. clinics and treatment centres.
  • Page 47
    Laboratory Work at Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich.
    Material.Total Specimens examined.Number Positive.Number Negative.
  • Page 60
    Summary of Notifications for the period from 1st January, 1922 to 30th December, 1922.
    Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Age Periods.* Total Notifi cations on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Cases admitted to
    0-11-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 and upTotal Primary Notifications.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    Under 55-1010-15Total Primary Notifications,
  • Page 61
    Table XXII. Metropolitan Borough of Deptford. Return of work carried out in connection with the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1292.
    Number ofExamined for the first time during the year.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31, pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis,
    Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosic.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pul-monary.
  • Page 67
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1922. Table No. XXIII.
    Number of District.
    1234567Totals
  • Page 68
    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1922— continued.
    Table—continued.Number of District.
    1234567Totals
  • Page 69
    ANNUAL REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS FOR THE YEAR 1921— continued.
    Tab1e—continued.Number of District.
    1234567Totals.
  • Page 70
    Inspector Simpson.—East Ward.
    Houses in which defects were found.Houses in which no defects were found.Total houses inspected.
  • Page 70
    Inspector Shelley—East Ward.
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    Inspector Kemp—North-west and South-west Wards.
  • Page 71
    Inspector Hewett—North Ward.
  • Page 72
    Inspector Mayo—North-west Ward.
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    Inspector Yates—North and North-west Wards.
  • Page 74
    Table XXIV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PROCEEDING DURING 1922.
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES—Number of inspectionsNumber of noticesNumber of proceedings
    On register at end of 1921Added 1922Removed 1922On register at end of 1922
  • Page 74
    Table XXV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TABULATION OF REPORT AS REQUIRED BY S. 131 OF THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES, during 1922.
    CLASS OF WORK.Number of PlacesNumber of Inspections.Number of Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1921Added 1922.Removed 1922.On Register at end of 1922.
    Under Factory Acts.Under Public Health Acts.
    Premises.Rooms
  • Page 75
    1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2 —DEFECTS FOUND.
    PARTICULARSNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 76
    Table — Continued. 3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. SECTION 108OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
    Lists.Out-workers.Lists.Outworkers.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contactors.Workmen.
    12345678910111213141516
  • Page 77
    Table — continued. 4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on Register (s. 131) at the end of year.Number.
  • Page 80
    Table XXVII. P roceedings T aken with regard to S amples P urchased during the year.
    Sample No.Article.Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement.Fine.Costs.Remarks.
  • Page 80
    SUMMARY.
    £s.d.
  • Page 81
    Table XXVIII. Legal Proceedings taken under Public Health Act and By-Laws.
    Premises.Offence.Fine.Costs.Remarks.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 81
    SUMMARY
    £s.d
  • Page 82
    Table XXIX. Samples taken during 1922.
    Articles.Number Genuine.Number Adulterated .Total.Percentage of Adulteration.
  • Page 84
    Table XXX. SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PREMISES, ROOMS AND BEDDING DISINFECTED DURING THE YEAR 1922.
    Date 1922Premises.Rooms.Beds.Pillows.Bolsters.Mattresses.Sheets.Blankets.Odd articlesArticles destroyed.
  • Page 84
    Table XXXI. SHOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS DISINFECTED AFTER THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.
    1922 DateSmall Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Enteric Fever.Measles.Cancer.Influenza.Pneumonia.Scabies.Miscellaneous
  • Page 86
    M ortuary R eport for the year ended 31st December, 1922. Bodies Received, etc.
    Total.Male.Female.Inquests.Postmortems.Under 1 year of age.Unknown.Deposited to await burial only.Infectious.
  • Page 86
    Boroughs of which deceased persons were residents.
  • Page 86
    Summary of Visits paid by Health Visitors.
    Ward (approximate)E.N.N.W.S.S.E.S.W.Total.
  • Page 87
    The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table:-
    1st visitsRe-visitsTotal
  • Page 87
    Births Notified, Year 1922.
    Ward.Births Notified,Alive.Dead.By whom Notified.
    Total.Male.Female.Parent.Doctor.MidwifeOther Person.
  • Page 89
    NAPIER STREET CLINIC.
    1922.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5.
  • Page 89
    ERLAM ROAD CLINIC.
    1922No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old CasesTotal New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed-Hand.Ages 1—5
  • Page 90
    GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE CLINIC.
    1922No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1-5.
  • Page 90
    BESSON STREET CLINIC.
    1922.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5.
  • Page 91
    GOSTERWOOD STREET CLINIC.
    1922.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1—5.
  • Page 91
    HALES STREET CLINIC.
    1922.No. of times Clinic opened.New Cases.Total New Cases.Total Old Cases.Total New and Old Cases.Consultations with Doctor.
    Breast Fed.Mixed.Hand.Ages 1-5.
  • Page 100
    Table showing Attendances at the Ante-natal Centre and Special Clinic for Babies During 1922.
    Ante-natal Examinations. Period.Number.Babies' Special Clinic. Number.