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Coulsdon and Purley 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

Published
1950
Pages
56
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    VITAL STATISTICS. The following table gives the average population, birth, death, maternal and other important mortality rates for the quinquennial periods 1915-1944, together with the actual figures for 1947, 1948 and 1949:—
    Rates per 1,000 population.1915-1919.1920-1924.1925-1929.1930-1934.1935-1939.1940-1944.1947.1948.1949.
  • Page 11
    The principal causes of death locally during 1949 together with the rater per cent. of total deaths, are shown in the following table:-
    Cause.Number of Deaths.Rate per cent. of Total D.eaths.
  • Page 13
    CANCER DEATHS, 1949.
    Localisation.15-25.30-40.40-50.50-60.60-70.70-80.Over 80.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 15
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1949.
    Cause of death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 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.
  • Page 17
    COMPARATIVE CRUDE BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1949.
    England and Wales.126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.Coulsdon and Purley Urban. District.
  • Page 18
    Owing to the change in the method of admission to hospital after 5th July, 1948, and the impossibility of visiting all the cases of measles and whooping cough, the numbers thought to have been treated in hospital may not be quite accurate, but the proportion of missed cases is probably very small.
    DiseaseNumbers Notified.Treated in Hospital.Total Deaths.
  • Page 22
    Tuberculosis. The following table presents concisely the position with regard to tuberculosis in the District during 1949:—
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 22
    The following table shows the agei-groups in which notifications and deaths occurred:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non. pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 23
    The new cases were distributed amongst the wards as follows:—
    Localisation.Coulsdon East.Coulsdon (Vest.Kenley.Purley.Sander-stead.Selsdon and Farleigh.Wood-cote.
  • Page 25
    The welcome decrease in the prevalence of this disease is shown by the following table:—
    Year.Number of Baths given.Number of Persons treated.
  • Page 26
    D iphtheria I mmunisation. The following table shows the treatment given during 1949, and the proportion of children estimated to have been immunised in that year:—
  • Page 27
    available, as set out in the following table, indicating the number of vaccinations performed in this District:—
  • Page 29
    M aternity C linics. These are now held at:—
  • Page 34
    Chemical Analysis.
    Sutton and District Water Company.East Surrey Water Company.
    Parts per 100,000.Grains per Gallon.Parts per 100,000.Grains per Gallon.
  • Page 37
    FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES. Factories Act 1937, Part 1. 1. inspections.
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 37
    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. (7)
    Found.Remedied.Referred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 38
    3. OUTWORK. (Sections 110 and 111).
    Nature of Work.Section 110.Section 111.
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c).No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council.No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists.No. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices served.Prosecutions.
  • Page 43
    BACTERIOLOGICAL.
    Designation.Number.Methylene Blue.Phosphatase.Coliform Bacteria.Turbidity.
    Satisfactory.Unsatis factory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 43
    BIOLOGICAL.
    Designation.NumberTubercle Bacillus.
    +—
  • Page 46
    UNSOUND FOOD. The following unsound foods were surrendered during the year:—
    Cwt.lbs.ozs.
  • Page 47
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. The following samples were taken during 1949 and submitted to the Public Analyst, with the results shown:—
    Articles.Analysed.Non-Genuine.Remarks.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 49
    TABLE I. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1949.
    Disease.At all ages.Number of cases notified. At Ages—Years.Total cases notified in each Ward.
    Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.3 and under 4.J 4 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.J 15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.JCoulsdon East.Coulsdon West.Purler.Kenley.Sanderstead.Selsdon and Farleigh.Woodcote.
  • Page 50
    TABLE II. THE MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1949.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 51
    TABLE III. INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED EACH YEAR SINCE 1919.
    Disease.1919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949
  • Page 52
    TABLE IV. DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1949.
    Cause of death.J Males.Females.Total.Under \ year.1 and under 2.2 and under 55 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.