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 Croydon]
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(1) All Ages. | Rate per Population. |
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(2) Ages 15-45 years. | Rate per 1,000 of age group. |
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Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. |
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Number. | Percentage. |
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Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
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causes of death. | 1st day. | 2nd day. | 3rd day. | 4th day. | 5th day. | 6th day. | 7th day. | lst-2nd wk. | 2nd-3rd wk. | 3rd-4th wk. | Under 1 mnth. | 1-2 mths. | 2-3 mths. | 3-4 mths. | 4-5 mths. | 5-6 mths. | 6-7 mths. | 7-8 mths. | 8-9 mths. | 9-10 mths. | 10-11 mths. | 11-12 mths. | total. |
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WARDS. | Estimated Population | Births. | Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea. | Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. | Death Rate from Cancer. | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. |
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Sex | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
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Age period | Male | Female | Total |
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Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
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Total Males | Occupational Group | |||||
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I | II | III | IV | V |
Area | Households | Households of successive densities of occupation (persons per room) | Households without exclusive use of: | ||||||||
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In Shared Dwellings | over 3 | 3 and over 2 | 2 and over 1½ | l½ and over 1 | 1 or less | Water Closet | Fixed Bath | Both Stove and Sink | |||
(a) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (/) | (g) | (h) | (j) | (k) | (i) |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in the whole District. | Total cases notified in each Ward. | Sex Distribution of Notified Cases. 1952. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At ages—years. | 65 and up. | Upper Norwood. | Norbury. | West Thornton. | Bensham Manor. | Thornton Heath. | South Norwood. | Woodside. | East. | Addiscombe. | Whitehorse Manor. | Broad Green. | Central. | Waddon. | South. | Addington. | Shirley | ||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1-4. | 5—14. | 15—24. | 25—44. | 45—64. | |||||||||||||||||||||
M | F |
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Tuberculosis (All Forms) 0-15 years All ages | Tuberculosis (All Forms) 0-15 years All ages | ||||||||
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Year | Number of Deaths | Death Rate per thousand. of population | Number Deaths | Death Rate per thousand of population | Year | Number of Deaths | Death Rate per thousand of population | Number of Deaths | Death Rate per thousand of population |
Age Periods | Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) |
Source of information | Number of cases in age Groups | ||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | Total |
RESPIRATORY. | NON-RESPIRATORY. | Total Cases. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Year | 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | over 65 | TOTAL |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | ||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls. |
Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | |||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 years and over | Tom | |||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M |
Microscopical | Cultural | Serum | Cerebro. Spinal Fluid | |||
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for Syphilis | for G'n'rh. | for Syphilis Wr. & Kahn | for G'n'rh. |
Syphilis (less than 1 year) | Syphilis (more than 1 year) | Gonorrhoea | Other Condition | ||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M |
Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and and Wales) to be inserted in these headings | Croydon | Surrey | Kent | London | Total |
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Bensham Manor, Monday, a.m. | Bensham Manor, Monday, p.m. | Boston Road, Thursday, p.m. | Brighton Road, Wednesday, p.m. | East Croydon, Tuesday, p.m. | East Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Monks Hill, Tuesday, p.m. | Munipl, Mon. a.m. Closed Oct., 1952 | Municipal, Monday, p.m. | Municipal, Thursday, p.m. | New Addington, Wednesday, a.m. | New Addington, Wednesday, p.m. | Norbury, Wednesday, a.m. | Norbury, ' Wednesday, p.m. | St. Albans, Wednesday, p.m. | St. Albans, Friday, p.m. | St. Andrews, Monday, p.m. | St. Judes, Tuesday, a.m. | St. Judes, Tuesday, p.m. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, a.m. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, p.m. | Selhurst, Wednesday, p.m. | Shirley, Thursday, p.m. | South Croydon, Thursday, p.m. | South Norwood, Tuesday, p.m. | South Norwood, Friday, p.m. | Spring Park, Monday, p.m. | Upper Norwood, Monday, p.m. | Waddon, Wednesday, p.m. | West Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Woodside, Friday, a.m. | Woodside, Friday, p.m. | Total, 1952 | Total, 1951 |
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Cases | Visits |
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White-horse Road. | Bramley Hill | Morland Road. | *Ritchie Road. | New Addington. | †Euston Road. | Bensham Grove. |
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Complaint | No. of Cases | Total | |
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M. | F. |
Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Total. | Young Children. |
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Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Midwifery | Maternity | Gas and Air | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Bookings | Office Bookings | Home Visits | ||||
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Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Midwives | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils |
Visits Re | Baker | E. Biggs Left 30/4/52 | Bird | Blackmore | Blest | Devaney | Early | Eldridge | Elliott | Emms Left 31/12/52 | Griggs | Hall | Hinton | W. Johns Trans. 21/1/51 | Lucey | Morton | Partridge | Pickering Comm. 28/1/52 | Rawlings | Theison | Thompson | Toneri | Tripet | Vince | Warman | Webb | Weller | Weston | Wilson | Wybrevv | Total, 1952 | Total, 1951 |
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Year | New Cases | Completed Treatment | Failed to attend for completion of Course | Reinforcing Injections |
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Year | School | Pre-school | ||
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Total | Per cent. | Total | Per cent. |
Under 1 year of age | 1 | 2—4 | 5—14 | 15 or over | Total |
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1951 | 1952 |
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1951 | 1952 |
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Receipts. | Expenditure. | ||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
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Found. | Remedied. |
Nature of Work. | Number Employed. | Outwork in Infected Premises. | Outwork in Unsatisfactory Premises. | Remarks. |
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Article | No. of Samples |
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Articles. | Weight in lbs. | ||
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Diseased. | Unsound. | Total. |
Cattle excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Goats. | Pigs. | Total. |
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Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goats |
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Tuberculin-Tested Milk. | Methylene | Blue Test. |
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No. Samples Taken. | Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
No. Samples Taken. | Methylene Blue Test. | Phosphatase Test. | ||
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Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. | Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
No. Samples Taken. | Turbidity Test. | ||
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Not Satisfied. | Satisfied. |
Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Action Taken |
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Number of Homes. | Number of Beds provided for:— | |||
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Maternity. | Others. | Total. |
Number registered at 31-12-52. | Number of children provided for |
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Aircraft | British Passengers | Alien Passengers |
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School | Average No. on Roll | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average 1951 Attendance per cent. |
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School | Average No on Register | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average 1951 Attendance per cent. |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average 1951 Attendance per cent. |
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Entrants | Intermediate | Leavers | Other Aqes and 8 to 9 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
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Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | ||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age. | Number Examined 1952 | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
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1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1939 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1939 |
Defccts | Boys | Girls | ||||
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No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined | No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined |
Extent of Defect | Intermediate | Leavers | 8 to 9 years and Other Ages | Total | ||||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % |
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Condition | Entrants | Intermediates | Leavers | Other Ages and 8 to 9 yrs. | All Groups | |||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
1952 | 1951 | Increase or Decrease |
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Complaint | 1952 | 1951 | ||||
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Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case |
Name of School | School Population. | Measles. | Oerman Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken Pox | Mumps | Scabies | Impetigo | Ringworm | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Dysentry | Poliomyelitis | Jaundice | Conjunctivitis | Sore Throat | Indefinite Sickness | Paratyphoid | hrycipelas | Vermin | Meningococcal | Total | % | |
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Body | Scalp |
Condition | Exclusions during 1952 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 1951 | Percentage 'of total exclusions |
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1952. | 1951. | 1949. | 1943. | 1937. |
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1952 | 1951 |
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1952 | 1951 |
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1952 | 1951 |
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1952 | 1951 |
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1952 | 1951 |
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1952 | 1951 |
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Year 1952 | Year 1951 |
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Year 1952 | Year 1951 |
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1952 | Av. att. | 1951. | ||||
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Attendances. | Sessions. | Attendances. | Sessions. | Av. att. |
1948. | 1949. | 1950. | 1951. | 1952 |
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Primary. | Re-examinations. |
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Grouping of Cases. | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | ||||||
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Mild and |
Girls | Boys | Total |
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Girls | Boys | Total |
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Girls | Boys |
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Blind | Partially Sighted | Deaf | Partially Deaf | Delicate | Physically Handicapped | Educationally Sub-normal | Maladjusted | Epiletic | Total |
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Delivery of Goods for Shopkeepers | 1952 | 1951. | 1950. | 1949. | 1948. |
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Boys. | Girls. |
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Group (1) | For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA. (3) | Total individual pupils. (4) |
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Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections* | ||
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No. of defects | No. of defects | ||||
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A. (Good) | B. (Fair) | C. (Poor) | |||
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No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 | No. | % of col. 2 |
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases dealt with. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
(a) Number Treated as in-patients | Not available | |
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics. | Elsewhere |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Number of cases treated. | ||
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By the Authority. | Otherwise. |
Year 1952 | Year 1961. |
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Year 1952 | Year 1961. |
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DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections Number of defects. | Special Inspections Number of defects. | ||
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Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |