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Wandsworth 1949

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

Published
1950
Pages
48
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Extracts from Vital Statistics.
    No. of Live BirthsMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 5
    TABLE I.
    Population estimated to middle of 1949
  • Page 6
    TABLE II.
    Corrected deathsDeath-rate
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 7
    TABLE III.- Causes of, and Ages at Deatd, during the Year 1940.
    Causes of Deatd.Deatds in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages.Deatds in or belonging to Localities (all ages)
    All Ages.Males.Females.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Putney.Central.Clapham.Streatdam.
  • Page 9
    TABLE IV. Infantile mortality and maternal mortality in the Borough of Wandsworth during the last 49 years.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
    Infantile MortalityMaternal Mortality
    YearNo. of BirthsNo. of Deaths under 1 yearMean Rate per 1,000 live birthsDeathsMean Rate per 1,000 live and still births
  • Page 11
    TABLE V.
    Notifiable Diseases.No. of CASES of Infective Diseases Grouped in age Periods.
    TotalUnder 11—33—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 and upwards
  • Page 12
    TABLE VI.
    Total Cases of Infective Diseases Occurring in Each Ward.Whole BoroughDeaths
    Notifiable Diseases.PutneyCentralClaphamStreatham
    PutneyThamesfieldFairfieldWest HillSouthfieldEarlsfieldSpringfieldTootingGraveneyBedfordLarkhallClapham NorthClapham ParkThorntonBalhamStreatham HillS.t LeonardsStreatham CommonStreatham SouthFurz down
  • Page 16
    TABLE VII. Analysis of the common infectious diseases during the last 49 years showing the number of cases and deaths occurring in the Borough in each period shown, with annual case rates and death rates calculated per 100,000 of the mean population of the period. Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Enteric, which were notifiable continuously during the 49 years.
    YearPopulationScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric
    CasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rateCasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rateCasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rate
  • Page 17
    TABLE VIII. Measles, Whooping Cough, Tuberculosis, where notification was intermittent.
    YearPopulationMeaslesWhooping CoughTuberculosis fully notifiable since 1912
    CasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rateCasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rateCasesDeathsCase-rateDeath-rate
  • Page 18
    The following Table shows the number of examinations in each division and for the whole Borough, also the disease for which the examination was made. TABLE IX.
    PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
  • Page 20
    Particulars of the new cases and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age groups are given in the following table:- TABLE X.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 21
    A Summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table XI:— TABLE XI.
    In. spections.Re-Inspections.Total.
  • Page 22
    TABLE XII.
    PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
  • Page 29
    TABLE XIII.
    NATURE OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS A.ACTUAL FOOD BUSINESSES CONDUCTED ON THE PREMISES SHOWN IN COLUMN A.
    No. of St. para;c PremisesNo. of Shops Distributing MilkSubject to Some Form of Legal ControlOther Food BusinessesNo. of Visits in 1949
    As DairiesAs Milk Distributing DepotsAs Slaughter houses.As Wholesale Margarine PremisesFor Ice CreamFor Cooked or Preserved FoodsAs Fish FryersAs Fish CurersFishmongersGrocersConfectionersButchersGreengrocersFood FactoriesRestaurant KitchensOthers
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.
  • Page 31
    The following licences for the sale of designated milks were granted during the year:—
    Regulations 1936/48Regulations 1949Total
  • Page 33
    TABLE XIV.—Part II of Poisons List.
    Principal BusinessNo. of PremisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 35
    TABLE XV.
    Methylene Blue Test.Coliform Test.
    Provisional GradeNo. of SamplesColiform in l/10th ml. (non-faecal)No. of Samples
  • Page 37
    Part I.—(1) Inspections.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterInspectionsNumber of
    Written noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 37
    (2) Defects.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred To H.M.By H.M.
    InspectorInspector
  • Page 38
    Part VIII.—Section 110. Outwork.
    Nature of workNo. of outworkers in August listNo. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists
  • Page 39
    Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated are given in the following table.
    Case No.Nature of sampleNature of Report
  • Page 42
    The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under.
    MonthNumberTotal SolidsMilk FatNon-fatty solids