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5f2fea1a-3c2a-47d8-8fa2-dcfa55a0ae1f | β Sausages 3 β 3 β β β β β Preserved Sau'ges 5 β 5 β β β β β Sugar 4 β 4 3 β 3 β β - Jam 1 β 1 β β β β β Ginger Marm'lde β 1 1 β β β β β Grape Fruit Conserve 1 β 1 β β β β β Lemon Squash β 1 1 β β β β β Pure Malt Vinegar 1 β 1 β β β β β Raisins 1 β 1 β β β β β Sultanas 1 β 1 1 β 1 β β Lysol β 1 1 β β β β β Totals 44 8 ... |
6eba3367-5597-45bf-8f4c-07876bd6b4fd | Particulars of the incidence and distribution of the cases of infectious disease notified during the year 1938 are set out in Table XVI in which the number of cases removed to hospital and the number of deaths in the district from these diseases are also given. In Table XV the seasonal prevalence during 1938 is shown. ... |
492bf7bb-e1a7-4d5c-85b1-ce954f497b82 | Cerebrc-spinal Fever. Dysentery, Jan. 29 - 4 15 8 - 2 1 1 - - - 1 - Feb. 26 β 9 62 76 1 3 - 1 β 1 β β β β Mar. 26 1 4 79 129 β 2 2 6 β β 1 β 1 β April 23 - 1 114 126 β 1 β 2 β β β β β β May 21 - 5 64 51 β 2 β β 1 β β β β β June 18 - 12 22 28 β 2 3 3 β β β β β β July 16 - 2 5 8 β 4 β β 1 1 β 1 β β Aug. 13 - 6 β 2 β β β ... |
5e7943c9-3daa-41d5-9883-8cc92c90bdff | 10 - 2 1 2 β 2 1 1 1 1 - β β β Oct. 6 - - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 Nov. 5 - 2 8 4 1 2 - - - - - - - β Dec. 3 - 2 14 4 β 2 1 2 1 β - β β β Dec. 31 - 3 2 1 β 3 - 2 1 β - - β β Totals 1 52 387 439 2 25 8 18 6 4 1 1 2 1 39 Table XVI.βNotifiable Infectious Diseases, 1938. Diseases. Total Cases Notified. Ages, in years. Paris... |
a245f5dc-9aa5-45f3-95e5-78fcb5aca814 | 4 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 26. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 65. 65 and over. Barnes Mortlake. |
17557808-1444-4fcd-bb75-7d40e198e9d7 | Diphtheria 1 - - - - - - - - - l - - - β 1 1 1 Scarlet Fever 52 β 3 β 2 7 27 4 2 1 3 3 β β 15 37 49 β Measles 387 9 42 33 25 77 138 39 10 8 3 3 β β 212 175 9 1 Rubella 439 9 11 8 15 28 188 124 28 10 17 1 β β 204 235 1 β Enteric Fever 2 - - - - - 1 β β β β 1 β β 2 β 2 1 Pul. Tuberculosis 25 β - β β β 1 1 3 6 9 1 4 β 9 1... |
4095a59a-ecda-4fb0-a7f7-07b3f3b659e7 | 3 1 β 1 β 3 5 6 4 Pneumonia 18 β - β β 2 2 β β β 1 2 7 4 6 12 4 16 Erysipelas 6 - - - - - β 1 β β β 2 3 β β 6 β β Puerperal Pyrexia 4 β - β - - - - 1 β 2 1 β - 3 1 3 β Ophth'lmiaNeonat'rum 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 β β β Poliomyelitis 1 β - β β - 1 β β β β - β β 1 β 1 β Dysentery 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 β β β β 1 β β... |
42e2f9bc-ec2b-45c6-8025-1d74a9c55bd7 | 1 1 2 1 All Diseases 947 20 56 41 43 114 359 171 44 28 38 14 15 4 457 490 142 40 *Information as to admission to Hospitals will be found under theheadings of the various diseases. β The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of deaths assignable to the District, and are not necessarily deaths of p... |
f20c58ac-aeff-4310-bea3-0e0748fd91fd | 3 4 β 1 1 3 3 2 Puerperal Fever 2 1 β 1 1 1 1 β 2 - - β Pyrexia 7 1 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 Erysipelas 15 11 8 7 10 16 11 16 11 12 6 Continued Fever - - - - - - - - - - - Relapsing Fever - - - - - - - - - - - Typhus Fever - - - - - - - - - - - Small-pox - - - - - - - - - - - Cholera β β β β β β β β β β β Plague β β β β β β β... |
124130d3-8491-4dd1-a6d1-ad3994139a9e | 10 6 8 5 10 8 Cerebro-spinal Fever 1 β β β β 2 1 β β β 2 Poliomyelitis β β β 1 β 1 β β β 2 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 Measles 726 126 397 31 790 50 551 7 517 101 387 Rubella 12 123 41 16 8 23 61 5 29 9 4S9 Encephalitis Lethargica - 1 - - - - - - - - - Polioencephalitis - - - - - - - - - - - Malaria β... |
bebca450-203e-4593-bf51-cddac2187efd | 13 21 34 18 Anthrax β β β - - - - - - - - NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS). Small-pox. No case of small-pox occurred in this district during the year. Vaccination. I have not in my capacity of Medical Officer of Health had occasion to perform any vaccinations under the Public Health (Small-Pox Pr... |
84aa3b45-4cce-41f2-a05b-eebc75b3adfc | 1917, 41 The following particulars, with reference to the state as regards vaccination on the 31st December, 1938, in respect of the 273 infants whose births were registered between 1st January and the 31st December, 1937, have been supplied to me by the Vaccination Officer for the district:β Births Registered in 1937 ... |
0970e7dc-8a9d-49ae-8095-da778944288f | The incidence-rate for Barnes for 1938 was only 0.02 cases per 1,000 of the population; the incidence-rate for London during 1938 was 1.90, and that for England and Wales 1.58 per 1,000 of population. The case notified, an adult male, was admitted in a moribund condition and died a few hours after his admission. The de... |
30210f4b-baf6-4709-8172-e4966a1148be | Antitoxin supplied in this way is charged for at cost price unless the patient to whom it was administered is subsequently admitted to the Isolation Hospital, in which case no charge is made. 42 Diphtheria Immunisation. During 1938 the Council have continued to hold a diphtheria immunisation clinic at the Essex House M... |
94d64f3f-6b8a-47ae-b240-f8c5cb875620 | On the 1st January, 1938 there were 55 applications, received during 1937, which had not been dealt with by the end of that year. These cases and the 127 applications received during 1938, making 182 in all, received appointments to attend at the Clinic. Eleven of those appointed had not attended by the end of the year... |
38672eed-00d3-4026-ba70-4c78ca61e1ad | In addition to the above 323 children, 46 children attended for second post-Schick test 2 years after immunisation, making a total of 369 children attending during the year. Forty-four sessions of the Clinic were held and the attendances made by the 369 children numbered 1,365, an average of 31 children per session. Th... |
ca73441a-f416-45a4-aa38-70e5adf703c3 | Position on 31 st Dec., 1938 β TOTAL CASES dealt with during 1938 323 (A) Continued in Attendance. 303 (1) Primary-Schick Negative:β 31 (a) Re-Schick Negative (Certificate) 22* (b) Awaiting re-Schick test 7 (c) Re-Schick Positive:β 2 (i) 3-injections, Post-Schick Negative (Certificate) - (it) , , awaiting Post-Schick te... |
c08a5933-8c42-4e75-ad1d-4a2a0cd6bee6 | Post-Schick Positive:β 5 (i) 2nd Course of injections 2nd Post-Schick Negative (Certificate) 3* (ii) Awaiting 2nd Post-Schick reading 1 (iii) Awaiting 2nd Post-Schick test 1 (B) Discontinued Attendance. 20 (a) Left the District:β 5 (i) Primary-Schick, awaiting reading - (ii) Primary-Schick, Negative - (Hi) ,, ,, Positi... |
3761b8fa-211a-4f2e-a5b5-02949e27e9e6 | β The figures in this Table do not include the 46 children, referred to on page 42, who attended at the Clinic merely for the purpose of a Re-Schick Test two years after the date of immunisation. 44 The number of cases in which a second course of injections (usually two in number) has been required before complete immun... |
4b6ef613-8ce1-47b0-828a-6557d97fdf42 | A summary of the progress made under the scheme during three years' work, from June 1936 (when the scheme was commenced) to June 1939, is given hereunder:β Number of leaflets issued to parents 4,910 ,, ,, children for whom applications for treatment have been received 880 ,, ,, children who have been appointed to atten... |
97745a61-c89b-47c1-b64d-7c8abe098873 | Scarlet Fever. The number of cases notified during the year was 52. Three of the cases in respect of whom notifications were received were patients who had developed the disease whilst in London general hospitals and were removed thence to London County Council infectious diseases hospitals. Of the remaining 49 cases w... |
bc764720-1932-43c0-bc65-8db1daee58be | The death-rate for London and for England and Wales was 0.01 per 1,000 of the population. The preventive measures taken in previous years were continued in 1938 (an account of these was given in my Report for 1930, page 60). The house-incidence of the 52 cases of scarlet-fever which occurred in the district was as foll... |
126a1756-7502-4ac5-81b0-8dcf9f064f0e | As has been the practice in past years all the cases notified were home-visited, a total of 1,186 home-visits being made by the Health Visitors with the object of lessening as far as possible the spread of the disease and of securing that appropriate medical attention was obtained. Cases which were very acute, or in wh... |
0009b788-bbef-4c4f-b580-685fe733b3f2 | 46 The death-rate for Barnes was 0.02 per 1,000 of the population; the death-rate for England and Wales was 0.04 and that for London 0.06. The death-rate from this disease during the past five years is given in the Table below, contrasted with that for London, and for England and Wales. Table XVIII.βMeasles: Death-Rate... |
621e71b4-fbcb-488b-87db-5776eb5dd4cf | Two cases of enteric fever were notified during the year. The cases were sporadic, having no connection with one another. In one instance the type of infection was Bac. Typhosus and in the other case Bac. Paratyphosus " B." Both cases occurred in London general hospitals and in one case the patient was transferred to a... |
6e684fb9-76eb-46e0-96cd-0dd657211542 | Paratyphosus "B." The patient recovered. The source of infection was not discovered. 47 (2) Female, aged 42 years; notified 19th October; onset of disease 8th October. The patient was admitted to a London general hospital on the 11th October, 1938, for treatment and a diagnosis of enteric fever was made subsequent to a... |
f69a1141-a67e-41e4-bd82-a3eae3b6edd9 | Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis. One case of this disease was notified during 1938. The case was that of a child aged 9 years. The child was an in-patient at a London general hospital and was notified on the 9th July, 1938. Some paralysis of the muscles of the arms and legs occurred. Orthopaedic treatment for this conditi... |
c161a211-5829-4454-ab39-2e28b5f31ee3 | The disease proved fatal, the child dying on the 3rd February, 1938. The other case was that of a youth, aged 15 years, who was admitted on the 10th March to a London general hospital for diagnosis. The case was transferred on the same day, after diagnosis, to one of the London County Council infectious diseases hospit... |
45809348-3732-47a2-ac98-e8635db314a9 | This disease was not prevalent in the district during 1938; there were only three deaths during the year. The death-rate for the district was 0.07 per 1,000 of the population, the death-rate for London being 0.64, and for England and Wales 0.11 per 1,000 of the population. Whooping Cough. The number of cases reported t... |
061721c0-b14f-438d-b654-c12700ce2f36 | 1934 0.00 0.07 0.05 1935 0.00 0.04 0.04 1936 0.02 0.07 0.05 1937 0 .00 0.06 0.04 1938 0.02 0.03 0.03 Average Rate 1934-1938 0.01 0.05 0.04 49 TUBERCULOSIS. During 1938, 25 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 8 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified, representing an incidencerate of 0.61 cases per 1,000 of th... |
1d1b7e28-7598-4179-a151-7921fa74f64d | Of the 48 new cases during the year 33 (25 pulmonary, 8 non-pulmonary) were primary notifications; the other 15 new cases (11 pulmonary, 4 non-pulmonary) were brought to my knowledge in the following manner : βnotifications transferred from other areas on change of address, 13 ; information obtained from death returns,... |
b49fc340-dfd2-4552-9213-6143baeaeaf5 | 1 β 1 β β β 20-25 β 3 3 1 3 2 1 β 2 25-35 β 4 12 β 1 1 1 1 β 35-45 β 4 β β β 1 β β β 45-55 β 1 3 β 1 4 1 β β 55-65 β 1 β β β 2 1 β β 65 β and over β β β β 1 β β β All ages 15 21 6 6 12 4 1 3 *In addition to primary notifications, all other new cases coming to the knowledge of the M.O.H. are included in these figures. |
c1070a80-61e5-4479-958d-cea04d85d2a4 | The number of deaths during 1938 from tuberculosis was 20 (16 pulmonary, 4 non-pulmonary), corresponding to a death-rate per 1,000 of the population of 0.39 for pulmonary tuberculosis and 0.49 for all forms of the disease, the death-rate for London being 0.69 for all forms of tuberculosis. Notification of Tuberculosis.... |
21ceaddf-b127-46cd-98b9-6c7efeeb6926 | The remaining 3 deaths were residents whose deaths occurred in areas outside this area and knowledge of these was received from the Registrar-General on Inward Transfer Death-returns. In one of these cases diagnosis of tuberculosis was only discovered after death as a result of post-mortem examination ; in another case... |
be6c7867-341a-4cfe-8754-fe8b06ff1bc6 | The Register of Notifications has been kept revised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. The number of cases added to or removed from the Register during the year and the number remaining on the Register on December 31st, 1938 are as under :β Table XXI.βTuberculosis... |
cdc35c93-7dbb-4e43-83c5-47b6a8edc2cd | Pulmonary 153 25 13 38 7 18 17 42 149 Non-Pulmonary 50 8 5 13 1 7 5 14β 49β All Forms 203 33 18 51* 8 25 22 56β 198 *Included in these figures are three patients whose names were restored to the Register. β 1 non-pulmonary tuberculosis transferred to pulmonary tuberculosis upon subsequent notification. 51 Preventive Wor... |
b8964240-2ede-49a6-869f-8f58039a7781 | It has not been found necessary to take action during the year under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, in respect of any tuberculous persons employed in the milk trade, nor has there been any occasion for compulsory removal to hospital under Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925 to b... |
438c9a37-3d96-45c6-91dd-48876c110fe6 | To sanatoria 4 ,, other institutions 5 Total 9 52 ISOLATION HOSPITAL. The number of cases admitted to the Isolation Hospital during the year was lower than the average, the total cases numbering only 72. Admissions and Deaths. The diseases under treatment at the Hospital during the year were as under:β Admissions. deat... |
537ad858-7fc7-472f-999d-ca8f50e456d1 | Only one case of diphtheria was admitted during the year. The case was of extremely severe character and terminated fatally. Scarlet Fever Cases Admitted. Cases of scarlet fever admitted during 1938 numbered 46. In 26 of the patients the original attack was relatively mild; in 16 cases the attack was moderately severe,... |
72c121fc-9dba-48f0-af52-2cf7f50e7ee3 | No cross-infection occurred in either of the Scarlet Fever Blocks, and there was no "return case" during the year. 53 Administration. (A) Cross-Infection. No case of cross-infection occurred during the year. The Cubicle Block has continued to be of the utmost service in avoiding cross-infection. The number of patients ... |
636b2875-a7c6-4ce6-937c-8c18813e7ea6 | The nature of the 44 cases admitted to the Cubicle Block during the year, excluding staff, is given below:β Scarlet Fever (complicated or doubtful) 20 Diphtheria (complicated or doubtful) 1 Measles 9 Rubella 1 Whooping Cough 5 Chicken-pox 3 Mumps 1 Influenzal Pneumonia 1 Septic Throatβsent in as Diphtheria 1 Pneumoniaβ... |
ad3f156a-8055-49f0-a137-4c6d6f70cae2 | I am pleased to state that none of the members of the staff contracted any infectious disease during the year. (C) Accommodation for Staff. The accommodation for staff is quite satisfactory. (D) Accommodation for Patients. The accommodation for patients has been fully reviewed in previous Annual Reports. It is provided... |
a45d936d-9f61-42ae-a868-140c363e6734 | Pathological outfits are supplied to medical practitioners and specimens from their patients residing in the district are examined free of charge. The bacteriological examination of specimens from patients in the Hospital is undertaken in the Hospital laboratory. Specimens examined during the year were as follows:β For... |
232b242a-bbb7-4f3b-bc5c-353d74132029 | Infected bedding and clothing is steam-disinfected after removal to the Disinfecting Station attached to the Isolation Hospital. During 1938 137 lots of bedding and clothing were steam-disinfected. (b) Disinfestation. Bedding and bedclothing from bug-infested houses is disinfested also by steam at the Disinfecting Stat... |
42b7d36e-023d-42e6-8545-990a15fe05da | 55 CLEANSING AND DISINFESTATION OF VERMINOUS PERSONS. The Council have provided a Cleansing Station situated at the Council's Depot for the disinfestation of verminous persons and their belongings. During 1938 3 children were treated at the Cleansing Station oi verminous condition of the head; 16 children attended for ... |
fda145eb-f44b-48e1-9af5-44b1c4ecae75 | As such the Council is responsible for carrying out the duties under the Public Health Act, 1936, Part VII in connection with notification of births, maternity and child welfare, and child life protection. The Council is not the Local Supervising Authority under the Midwives Act. 56 Infantile Mortality. The total numbe... |
a537163f-772c-4a69-8bfe-37a72fd1bba9 | Cause of Death. Under 24 hours 10 Found dead, newly-born, inattention at birth. Injury at birth (2). Congenital malformation. Congenital debility. Prematurity (5). 1 to 7 days 4 Injury at birth. Congenital malformation (2). Prematurity. 1 to 2 weeks 2 Prematurity (2). 2 to 3 weeks 1 Gastro-enteritis. 3 to 4 weeks Nil 1... |
97f684fe-3dff-4a9c-a64b-dfc1ca8a5de2 | 9 to 12 months Nil Total 26 Of the total 26 infantile deaths assigned by the Registrar-General to the Borough of Barnes for the year 13 were deaths of infants who died outside the borough, but whose deaths are assignable to this area, and 13 were infantile deaths which occurred in the Borough. 57 The twenty-six deaths ... |
c9025824-2d2b-4110-9ec3-a66a556222a5 | Analysing the age distribution it is found that no less than 17 of the total 26 deaths occurred before the infants had reached the age of 3 weeks. It is further observed that 10 of the infants died within 24 hours of birth. From a consideration of the causes of death as certified it is difficult to assess precisely the... |
42c749d0-1b4a-4429-81b4-4077ce8d4d20 | (10) 15 ,, Injury at birth (breech presentation). 1 day Collapse of lung. 2 days Injury at birth (twin). 3 ,, Congenital malformation (imperforate anus). 4 ,, Prematurity (twin). 1 week Prematurity (7 months). 11 days Prematurity. (17) 2 weeks Intestinal indigestion. Maternal Mortality. It is extremely satisfactory to ... |
b1509a71-218a-4b4c-9cc0-9ed139d4669f | The work of the clinic is referred to on page 61. The services of a Consulting Obstetrician are available in cases of difficult or complicated labour, and in cases of puerperal fever or puerperal pyrexia. During 1938 these services were utilised on three occasionsβone a case of puerperal pyrexia, another a difficult la... |
0d69093e-5e9a-4641-8ef6-2fc1ae70f7ed | Total number of midwives practising at the end of the year in the Borough of Barnes:β (a) Employed by the Local Supervising Authority 2 - 2 (b) In private practice 2 6 8 2. Number of cases in the Borough of Barnes attended during the year by midwives:β (a) Employed by the Councilβ (i) As midwives 68 β 68 (ii) As matern... |
d22ef32f-d837-40a6-a9ca-8444df61c3e7 | Number of cases in which medical aid was summoned during the year under Section 14(i)of the Midwives Act, 1918, by a midwife:β (i) Engaged in domiciliary practice 43 Total 44 (ii) For cases in institutions 1 Institutional provision for maternity cases under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme was continued... |
21bd5f3f-7f95-47fa-aecd-93bab0c9c436 | Four cases were notified under the Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1926, during the year. These cases are summarised below:β 1. Confinement in a nursing home. On account of pyrexia the patient was seen by a consultant obstetrician and admitted to a London general hospital. The febrile condition on in... |
ce7f926b-b881-42ea-9a37-93047d65e35e | The pyrexia was not due to puerperal sepsis and the patient was discharged after 12 days' retention in hospital. 4. Confinement in a London general hospital. Pyrexia was not attributable to puerperal sepsis. Investigations into cases of puerperal pyrexia are routinely made by the Medical Officer of Health and by the He... |
ce88b797-494a-4e58-86d8-63ac73b8c1d7 | Of the total 316 births registered, 310 or 98 per cent., had been duly notified in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned Act. In every instance in which there was a failure to notify a birth the person, or persons, responsible have been communicated with and reminded of their obligations under the Act. ... |
9bc71885-46b3-43c5-94ba-da58da667c68 | Of the 11 still-births, 7 were male and 4 female; two of these were illegitimate. The proportion of still-births was 2.8 per cent. of the total "nett" births. HOME-VISITING. Three whole-time Health Visitors, who are specially qualified for the purpose, undertake the home-visiting in connection with maternity and child ... |
4e638c96-607e-4c41-bc64-25284d4fac2b | 451 Still-birth inquiries 2 13 Special visits to ophthalmia cases 1 3 , , , puerperal fever cases 1 4 , , , cases of measles 161 1,186 , , , , , whooping cough 203 255 , , , , , pneumonia 38 25 Visits to foster children 444 410 Visits in connection with infectious diseases other than those above specified 1,604 1,472 T... |
16f567a9-0ea7-4ee9-a353-d155c767f23c | During 1938 ante-natal clinics have continued to be held twice monthly; clinics for infant consultations have been held twice weekly at the Essex House Maternity and Child Welfare Centre. The number of attendances at this Centre, which had increased during the year 1937, continued to be so large during 1938 as to cause... |
02bdcb70-ec31-474f-8b65-71d98bfd47ce | Ante-Natal Clinic. During the year 146 mothers attended at the clinic; amongst these 126 were expectant mothers who attended as new cases and 2 were post-natal cases. The number of attendances made by the mothers at the clinics was 348. Attendances, subsequent to the preliminary consultation and examination, for furthe... |
5733d863-3107-40ee-afc8-c42de9066072 | of the total births in which mothers, not under ante-natal supervision by doctors or midwives, attended at an ante-natal clinic, equalling a total of 43.6 per cent, under ante-natal clinic supervision. 62 At each session of the clinic a medical officer with special gynaecological and obstetrical experience attends and ... |
4fe17236-1253-4e89-8ded-a3ae1527fcfd | The number of new cases, the total number of infants and young children attending at the Centre, and the total attendances made by them during 1938 are given below:β Year Year New Cases:β 1937. 1938. Infants under 1 year 206 238 Children 1 to 5 years 89 99 Total 295 337 Number of Children attending during the year:β In... |
7ed5ada3-7f6f-4aaa-b8da-71724bba8353 | The number of infants under one year of age attending for the first time during 1938, namely 238, represents 63.0 per cent. of the total births occurring in the year. 63 A Medical Officer and two Health Visitors, kindly assisted by Voluntary Helpers, are in attendance at the Centre at each session. The number of consul... |
ce1c41c7-142a-4fdc-a649-0eed7a827065 | During the year fresh milk has also been supplied to expectant mothers and nursing mothers and to children under 5 years of age. The total fresh milk which was supplied during the year was 2,806 gallons. The following are the number of cases in which a supply of milk was granted:βto expectant mothers, 12; to nursing mo... |
a2910f25-7090-44ed-826f-b6f12ffb114f | Under the above-mentioned Act it became the duty of the Council firstly, to perform the functions of a Local Authority under the Children Act, 1908 as regards Infant Life Protection, and secondly, to make contributions towards the expenses of certain Voluntary Associations (viz. two nursing associations and a day nurse... |
58eae5db-adbb-4f82-8912-1e7b91e62516 | Visits are made to the homes of all foster-children once a month routinely, more frequent visits being made where the particular circumstances indicate a need for such. In carrying out the necessary supervision of foster-children the Health Visitors made 410 home-visits, giving advice as to the proper care and manageme... |
b36e6276-d149-413e-a7a9-8547c71e118b | The following is a summary of the cases on the Register during 1938:β Foster-mothers on the Register at the beginning of the year 16 ,, ,, added to the Register 6 ,, ,, removed from the Register, having ceased to have care of children 12 ,, ,, on the Register at the end of 1938 10 Foster-children on the Register at the... |
11aafcb4-9d62-4f77-b849-b84bcb2a2115 | The Council contributed Β£20 per annum to each of the two District Nursing Associations, this contribution being made, in accordance with the Council's scheme, in respect of maternity and child welfare services provided. Home nursing for expectant mothers, 65 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, and cases of measles, whoopin... |
a043d22f-5a02-4b7e-9fef-b29566488b67 | During the present year (March, 1939) the Council made an increase in the contribution payable in respect of the nursing of general medical and surgical cases from Β£40 to each of the two Associations, to Β£50 in the case of the Barnes District Nurisng Association, and Β£75 in the case of the Mortlake District Nursing Ass... |
1c1e4530-c302-489c-92fd-6f6a50a39280 | During the year the Council made a contribution of Β£357 towards the expenses of the Barnes and Mortlake Day Nursery in accordance with the Scheme made, for the provision of Maternity and Child Welfare Services, under Sec. 101 of the Local Government Act. In accordance with the Council's Scheme the provision of this ser... |
4a7355a2-c75e-4429-a65a-7d847358778e | Thirty-four of the children who had been attending at the Day Nursery during 1938 discontinued attendance in the course of the year. The various reasons for cessation of attendance were as follows: 10 discontinued attending as the mother had ceased going out to work, 12 ceased to attend as other arrangements had been m... |
0ce70f76-78e8-43fe-880d-d93852c2c0ce | OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. Only one case of ophthalmia neonatorum was notified during 1938. The birth occurred in a London general hospital, and the disease commenced a few days after birth whilst the infant was still in hospital. Special institutional provision was not required in this case: after discharge from hospital ... |
a52aa988-615e-49e6-8535-0650193861cf | Table 8 Deaths in Public Institutions 10 Diphtheria 38, 41, 52 Diphtheria Immunisation 42 Disinfection 54 Disinfestation 28, 54 Drainage Work 21 Encephalitis Lethargica 47 Enteric Fever 46 Factories and Workshops 23 Fishmongers 20 Fried Fish Shops 26 Health Visitors, Duties and Work of 13, 60 PAGE Houses Let in Lodging... |
ed5395c5-3bec-4a55-8a55-2caf1badb5b7 | 1929 63 Maternal Mortality 57 Maternity and Child Welfare 55-66 β Home Visiting 58 β Centre 59 Measles 45 Meat 36 Midwives 16, 58 Milk Supply 35 Mortuary 16 Notification of Births 60 Nursing Arrangements, Home Nursing, Etc. 64 Offensive Trades 26 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 66 Overcrowding 31 Pneumonia 47 Population 2, 6 68 ... |
7de25f85-c979-44de-bda3-bd09e9b83840 | 52 Scavenging of Streets 19 Schools and Schools Clinics 15, 27 Sewage Disposal 18 Shops Acts 25 Slaughter Houses 36 Slum Clearance 31-33 Small-pox 40 Smoke Abatement 25 PAGE Staff of Public Health Department 12 Statistics, Summary of 3 Swimming Pools 26 Tuberculosis Deaths 49 β Incidence 49 β Notification of 49 , Preve... |
7583f146-e1fa-46fe-939b-a080308ff194 | BARN 7 BOROUGH OF BARNES Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1939. BOROUGH OF BARNES THE Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR THE YEAR 1939 E. A. Freear Wilkes, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond., D.P.H.Camb. Medical Officer of Health. BOROUGH OF BARNES. STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTM... |
951dcb9d-3c7e-4480-9b39-231edcc3c7c7 | Murray, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., Glasgow. Chief Sanitary Inspector. C. S. Perchard, Cert.R.San.Inst., Cert. Meat and Food Insp. Assistant Sanitary Inspectors. G. G. Gardiner *A. A. Brown Cert.San.Insp., Cert. Meat and Food Insp. R. H. Street Health Visitors. Miss M. Parnell, S.R.N., S.C.M., Cert. Health Visitor. Miss J. McN... |
6f06448f-adaa-4815-8a95-45c145ef7a75 | Miss P. Thompson, S.R.N., R.F.N. * (Serving with H.M, Forces). SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. page I. Statistics and Social Conditions of the District 2 II. General Provision of Health Services in the Area 3 III. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 5 IV. Housing 16 V. Inspection and Supervision of Food 19 VI. Prevalence of, and C... |
43f6716d-f453-455e-8dc6-c2555b936f39 | The Report for 1939 has been drawn up in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health's Circular 1961 (dated 16th February, 1940) and contains, in addition to detailed information specifically directed by the Minister of Health, a record of important alterations, improvements or developments which have ta... |
b93280e6-0b89-4465-b16d-213774d47ccb | During the year under review there was no unusual sickness or mortality in the Borough. The incidence of the acute infectious diseases was remarkably low. All the usual Health Services of the Department were maintained in a state of efficiency throughout the year, alternative arrangements having been promptly made in t... |
5ffa9a66-3e29-4a89-b310-c167c3b0937e | During 1939 the staff of the Public Health Department had a year of strenuous work owing to the very considerable additional duties which they were called upon to undertake in connection with the provision and organisation of the casualty services and other air raid precautions measures; it became necessary for very lo... |
fa0ad80a-a2dc-473d-83c8-fc176a717109 | PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. A detailed review of the physical features and general character of the area has been given in my previous Survey Reports. There has been no alteration in the extent or boundaries of the area since that date. Area of Borough in acres 2,650 t PopulationβCensus, 1921 3... |
f64a9dd5-2075-4661-8b14-9efe7da82101 | 3 SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS. The district is mainly a residential one; more than fifty per cent. of the employed persons living in Barnes have their place of work outside the Borough, mostly in London, and the occupations they follow are therefore very diverse in character. There are relativel... |
886ee278-373f-4e44-bfb2-4d52247eb504 | GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. (1) PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF. A list of the members of the staff of the Public Health Department, with their qualifications, has been incorporated at the beginning of this Report. Information as to the duties performed by them was given in my Annual Report for the Year 1938,... |
d4e375fc-4f06-4411-a49d-5389f838dfbe | Information as to these services, both for infectious cases and for non-infectious and accident cases, has been given annually in my previous Reports, and there has been no change during 1939 in the facilities provided. (3) CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES. The Clinics provided in the Borough either by the Barnes Borough ... |
d23ab8ef-336b-43cb-bf97-ad8dee499799 | (4) MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES. There has been no change in the provision made for these services since my last Annual Report. During 1939 the number of midwives who gave notice of their intention to practise in this Borough was nine, eight of these (including the two municipal midwives) being resident within the... |
8afb8e0b-f1f7-430a-a1b0-6dddb22e8bee | SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. (1) WATER SUPPLY. The water supply of all the houses in the district is from the Metropolitan Water Board's waterworks; the supply is constant and through storage cisterns. No case of water-borne disease has arisen. The supply is ample and of satisfactory quality. The results of the ... |
23e30364-7efa-4bb1-8a9f-4868f5e9f830 | No instance of pollution of rivers or streams by effluents, solid refuse or filth has come to my notice during 1939. (3) DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL. The water-carriage system of sewage disposal is used throughout the Borough; there is now no privy or earth-closet in use in the area. Drainage. The defects di... |
bec3bb0f-79ee-44a3-872c-edd029b1e232 | 6 Public Conveniences. During 1939 there has been no alteration in the number of public conveniences available in the Borough. Details of these were given in my Annual Report for 1938. Disposal of Sewage. The disposal of the sewage from the Borough of Barnes, and of that from the Borough of Richmond, is carried out by ... |
4ef47d92-e2aa-4af7-b853-5454479666ad | In consequence of the outbreak of war however, and by reason of the Government's general restriction on the raising of loans and the commencement of new capital works, the proposed extension and alteration of the Board's Works has had to be further postponed the Minister of Health having refused to sanction the loan re... |
b81f56b4-38ce-4d9a-8395-395ac0363e16 | The system of house-refuse collection remained unchanged during 1939; for a short period after the outbreak of war, owing to shortage of staff, collection had to be undertaken at less frequent intervals than usual. 7 During the year, in compliance with notices served by the Sanitary Inspector, 124 new movable sanitary ... |
7df8f88e-336c-4b03-940e-0ed0b7206b2a | On the outbreak of war it became impossible to continue the use of the Council's Destructor and from September to the end of the year other methods of disposal had to be resorted to, the quantities of refuse incinerated, tipped and barged away respectively during the year being as follows:β From Barnes Borough. From Ri... |
0d255317-d1f7-45ec-8943-c566517400eb | No change was made during 1939 in the methods normally used in the Borough for these purposes. (5) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT. The work undertaken during the year under the various Public Health Acts, Bye-Laws and Regulations is shown below in the tabular statement, furnished by the Chief Sanitary Inspector un... |
6ffbd959-3a31-46df-a55d-9f946ac68fc9 | Number of Visits of Inspection and Reinspection Action taken in respect of defective conditions Informal Notices. Statutory Notices Number issued. Complied with. Number issued. Complied with. Dairies 44 14 β β β β Milkshops 42 64 β β β β Butchers' Shops 33 235 3 2 β β Fishmongers and Poulterers 18 23 β β β β Greengroce... |
ecfefda4-0049-4a0f-b1a5-da89411de5d5 | 27 80 β β β β Home-workers 1 1 β β β β Schools β β β β β β Public Halls and Cinemas 6 6 β β β β Van Dwellers β β β β β β Servants' Registries 3 3 β β β β Marine Stores β β β β β β Stable Yards 30 51 β β β β Public Conveniences 40 74 β β β β Passageways 12 12 β β β β Dwelling-houses (including houses let in lodgings) (1... |
99ff4ac9-d5b1-4341-a4a4-86ba1ce881ef | Sewers cleared or repaired 6 Drains inspected on complaint 22 β water tests applied 33 β smoke tests applied 20 β cleansed or repaired 44 β relaid 10 β reconstructed 4 β ventilated 1 Inspection chambers repaired 11 β β new provided 3 InterceptorsβCaps fixed 21 Soil pipes renewed 1 Ventilating shafts repaired 6 Fresh ai... |
4bf36496-41a8-43f8-98e5-16a3b8fc99a4 | New dustbins provided 124 Yards. Paving repaired 38 Newly paved 7 Dampness. Roofs repaired 200 Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 191 Damp courses provided 148 External walls repointed 78 10 General. |
6250bd61-8eca-4bf5-9f74-5cf12c5ca87b | Food larders ventilated or new provision made 53 Rooms insufficiently lighted 6 Windows repaired 526 Windows made to open 9 Doors and frames repaired 55 Permanent ventilator provided to rooms 9 Lighting provided to stairs 26 Stairs repaired or handrails provided 23 Grates repaired or renewed 69 Smoky chimneys remedied ... |
0cb9ee57-d87c-4fa5-a432-ef65156b0812 | Rooms disinfected 93 Lots of bedding disinfected 138 ,, ,, destroyed 23 ,, ,, disinfested (slum-clearance) 3 ,, β disinfested (re-housing) 9 β β disinfested (overcrowding) 18 Council houses disinfested 16 Other houses disinfested 8 The total number of premises visited by the Sanitary Inspectors under the various Acts, ... |
91e63f73-2d5d-47bb-b259-f476aad3f30a | He was also engaged in the following work in connection with drainage:βDrain testing, 12; cleansed, 2; opened-up, 29. Legal Proceedings. It was not found necessary to institute legal proceedings during 1939. 11 (6) FACTORIES ACT, 1937. Factories. The number of Factories on the Register at the end of the year was 135, c... |
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