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Bexley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

Published
1938
Pages
72
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Deputy School Medical Officer.
    Age Groups.No. of children inspected.Excellent.Normal.Slightly Subnormal.Bad.
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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
    England and WalesCounty Boro's and Great Towns including LondonSmaller Towns (Resident Populations 25 000 to 50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Administrative CountyBorough of Bexley
    Rates per 1,000 Population.
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    Births.Males.females.Total.
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    CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1937.
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    Causes of' death.M.F
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    DEATHS IN ACE CROUPS IN 1937. These relate to deaths occurring in 1937, hut not necessarily registered in that year.
    Short List of Causes of Death in use in General Register Office.TotalsUnder 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 4040 to 4545 to 5050 to 5555 to 6060 to 6565 to 7070 to 7575 and over
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    DEATHS EROVM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.
    Causes of Death as Certified.Under 1 week1 to 2 weeks2 to 3 weeks3 to 4 weeksTotal under 1 month1 to 3 months3 to 6 months6 to 9 months9 to 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
  • Page 20
    of expansion will not be long delayed. The growth of the work done is evidenced by the following figures extracted from the Annual Report of the MaTiagement Committee for 1937: —
  • Page 21
    The Welling Branch of the British Red Cross Society provides a voluntary attendant for the ambulance in the evenings, at week-ends, and Bank Holidays, and our best thanks are due to them for the very willing and able service rendered. Cases removed during 1937.
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    Old Maternity Home. The opportunity is taken here, for purposes of record, of setting out the annual admissions, etc., from the dale of opening to closing of the old Home.
    Year.Cases Admitted.Infant Deaths.Maternal Deaths.
  • Page 39
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE.
    YearLive BirthsStill BirthsNo. of Health VisitorsVisits made to:—Centres (Children)Centres (Antenatal)
    Expectant MothersChildren under 1Child-ren 1 to 5No. of AttendancesFirst Attenders% of BirthsAttendancesNo. of Expectant Mothers% of Births
    FirstTotalFirstTotalUnder 11 to 5Under 11 to 5
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    Acts.
    DATE ADOPTED
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    Bye-laws.
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    TABLE No. 1.
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    Details of Inspection Work carried out during the year.
    Number of.Inspec- Re-in-tions spections
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    Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
    Houses—With NoticeWithout Notice
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    TABLE No. 4.
    Infectious Disease—
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    TABLE No. 5. Food Inspection. 4.962 carcases were inspected during the time of or after slaughter as follows:—
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    Tuberculosis.
    Animals Affected.No. of Entire Carcases.Condemnations. Parts of Carcases. or Organs.Weight in lbs.
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    Diseases other than Tuberculosis.
  • Page 48
    TABLE NO. 6. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. 1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
    Premises.Number of:—
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    I234
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    2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars-Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    I2345
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    4. Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding.
    A.19361937
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    The particulars of ownership of overcrowded dwellings and the comparison with 1936 is shown in the following tahle:—
    Owners.No. of overcrowded dwellings.
    Jan. 31st, 1936.Dec. 31st, 1937.
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES ( other than tuberculosis ) DURING THE YEAR, 1937.
    DISEASETotal cases notified.CASES NOTIFIED AT ALL AGES—YEARSCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
    Under 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
  • Page 60
    Ten cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year as follows:—
    Isolated at:—Delivered:—
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    Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1937, are contained in the following table:—
    Age PeriodNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon RespiratoryRespiratoryNon Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    The following statement shows the number of cases on the Notification Register for the district at the beginning and at the end of the year.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total.
    M.F.M.F.
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    Deaths from Cancer by age distribution are shown below:—
    Birth to 5 years5 & under 1010 & under 3535 & under 4040 & under 4545 & under 5050 & under 5555 & under 6060 & under 6565 & under 7070 & under 75over 75