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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Situation. | Size. | Maintained by |
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Male. | Female | Total. | Grand Total. | Birth-rate. |
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Death-rate. |
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Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. |
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No. | Deptford. Crude rate per 1,000 population. | England and Wales. Crude rate per 1,000 population. | County of London. Crude rate per 1,000 population |
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Av. for 10 vrs. 1915-24. | Av. for 5 yrs. 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Ward. | Births notified. | Alive | Dead | By whom notified | ||||
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Total | Male | Female | Parent | Doctor | Midwife |
Quarter ended. | 1934 | 1935 | ||
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No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 of population. |
Year. | Deptford. | Ergland & Wales. London. | ||
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No. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. |
Ward. | Males. | Females | Children under 1 year. | Total deaths |
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Cause of Death | Rate per 1 000 deaths all causes), 1935. | Average No. for 10 years 1915-24. | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | Increase or decrease over 1934 |
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Average 1915.24 | Average 1925.25 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Year | Deptford | England & Wales | London | |
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No. | Death-rate per 1.000 Births | Death-rate per 1,000 Births | Death-rate per 1,000 Births |
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. |
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Year. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks to 3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths |
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Total. | Male. | Female. | Inquests. | Postmortems. | Under 1 year of age. | Deposited to await burial only. | Infectious. |
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Condition. | Children under 5 years | Others | Total cases nursed | ||
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Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits |
Number of District. | Compara tive figures for 1934. | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals |
Number of District. | Comparative figures for 1934. | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totals |
District No. | Inspector. | Wards (approximate) |
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Date | Nature of Offence. | Fine | Costs | Remarks. | ||||
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1935 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. |
Type. | Factories, N umber. | Workshops, Number. | Workplaces, Number. |
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PARTICULARS. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Number of rooms in each letting | Permitted number | |
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Actual | Reduced |
Size of family (in equivalent number of persons) | Totals of Families | Size of family in equivalent number of persons) | Totals of Families | |||||
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Overcrowded | Not Overcrowded | Total | Overcrowded | Not Overcrowded | Total |
Additional dwellings required on the standard of Table I in the First Schedule to the 1935 Act (Table F) | Additional dwellings required on the standard of 1½ persons a room (using the percentages in Table G) | |||||||||
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Size | Number | 3 rooms | 4 rooms | 5 rooms | 6 rooms | 7 rooms | 8 rooms | 9 rooms | 10 rooms | Total |
Designation. | Total Count in 1 cc. | Designation. | Total Count in 1 cc. |
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Total. | Number Adulterated. | Percentage of samples adulterated. |
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Year. | Number of Samples taken. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Articles. | Number Genuine. | Number Adulterated. | Total | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement, | Fine. | Costs. | Remarks. | ||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Sample No | Article | Particulars of Adulteration or Infringement | Action taken. |
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Notifiable Disease | At all Ages | Total Cases Notified. At Ages—Years | TotalCases Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths | Deaths at Ages—Years | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up |
Disease. | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | Total for year |
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Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. |
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Notifiable Disease | Total Cases in Borough | Total Cases Notified in each Ward | Town Hall | ||||||||||
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Deptford Park | Evelyn | St. Paul's | Vale | Clifton | Canterbury | Hatcham | Pepys | St. Catherine's | St. Peter's | St. John's |
Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. |
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Year. | Positive. | Number of Negative. | Schick Tests. Unknown Result. | Total. | Fully Inoculated. | Partly Inoculated. | No. of Inoculations given. |
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Year. | Year. |
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Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the vaccination Officer's District. | No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1934. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1935. | No. of Births which on 31st Jan. 1935 remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of— | No. of these births remaining on 31st Jan., 1935 not accounted for. | Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination children under 14 received during Calendar Year 1936. | No. c f Declarations of Conscientious Objections actually-received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1935. | ||||||
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Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | Certificates of Conscientious Objection received. | Dead. Un vaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to Districts, V.O. of which apprised. | Removal to places unknown and cases not found. |
1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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No. of cases Notified. | No. of deaths (all forms of Pneumonia.) | Death rate per 1,000 population. |
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Average 1920-1924 | Average 1925-1923 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Average 1920-1924 (total) | Average 1925-1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Average 1920-1924 | Average 1925-29 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 births. |
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1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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1926 (part) | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Notified | Treated | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total blindness | Since died from other Causes | |
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At home | In hospital |
No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. |
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No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. |
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No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 population |
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Material. | Number Positive. | Number Negative. | Total. |
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Year | No. of Deaths. | Percentage of total Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
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Average, Year | Sex | Under 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 to 75 years | 75 years and upwards | Totals |
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Year. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
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M. | F. | Total per 1.000 of pop illation. | M. | F. | Total per 1.000 of population |
Year. | England and Wales, per 1,000 population. | Deptford. per 1,000 population. | ||
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Pulmonary* | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary* | Non-pulmonary. |
Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||
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Age Periods. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
0-] | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and up | Total Primary Notifica-tioi s. |
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 | G5 and up | Total Cases |
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Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total Cases | |||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1895 |
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Age Periods. | New Cases.* | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
MALES | FEMALES | Total | |||
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Under 15 | Over 15 | Under 15 | Over 15 |
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. |
Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pul-monary |
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Age 1—2 Group (7) | Age 2—5 Group (18) | Age 5—12 Group (49) | Age 12—15 Group (18) | |||||||||
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Not known to be contacts | Contacts of t.B. – cases | Contacts of T.B. + cases | Not known to be contacts | Contacts of T.B. – cases | Contacts of T.B. + cases | Not known to be contacts | Contacts of T.B.– cases | C ontacis of T.B. + cases | Not known to be contacts | Contacts of T.B. – cases | C ontacts of T.B. + cases |
£ | s. | d. |
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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. | lus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total |
Wards (approximate) | Deptford Park and Kvelyn (part) | St. Paul's and Evelyn (part) | Vale and Clifton | Canterbury and Hatcham | Fepys and St. Catherine's | St. Peter's St. John's and Town Hall | Total |
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To infants under 5 years Enquiries re | Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. |
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Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | Ante-Natal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total |
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Clinic. | No. of times open. | New Cases | Attendances | ||||||
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Under 1 year. | Ages 1-5 years. | Total New Cases | Total Old Cases | Total New and Old Cases | Under year | 1—5 years | Consultations with Doctor |
Year. | No. of individual women attending. | Average number of attendances per week. | Total number of attendances made. |
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Admissions. | Re-admissions. |
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Cases. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Scalings, Silver Nitrate etc. | Gas Cases. | Dentures Supplied. Repair'd |
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No. at end of 1934. | Added. | Removed. | No. at end of year 1935. |
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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. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5- | 15— | 25- | 35— | 45— | 55- | 65— | 75- |
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1935 | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Scabies | Cancer | Chicken Fox | Measles | Erysipelas | Impetigo | Puerperal Fever | Bronchitis | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | Anthrax | Formalin Spray | Sulphur Fumigated Verminous | Total Rooms | |
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Infectious | Requests |
1935 | No. of | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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times Clinic opened. | Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. |
1935 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. 1 | Total Old Cases. V | Total New and Old Cases | Consultations with Doctor | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5 |
1935 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consul-tations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. |
1935 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. |
1935 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1-5. |
1935 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
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Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1-5 |