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Dagenham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

Published
1946
Pages
28
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 10
    Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
    Live Births :—TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 10
    Death rate of Infants under one year of age :-
  • Page 11
    Death Rate.
  • Page 12
    Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1945 Provisional Figures.-The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only.
    Rate per 1,000 total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live Births.Still Births.All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years)Total Deaths (under one year)
  • Page 13
    Infant Welfare Centres.
    CENTRE.Sessions held.Times Sessions held.Average Attendances.Average New Cases.
  • Page 14
    Ante-Natal Clinics.
    CENTRE.Sessions held.Times Sessions held.Average Attendances.Average New Cases.
  • Page 14
    School Clinics.
    Clinic.Inspection.Minor Ailment.
  • Page 15
    Sanitary Inspection of the District. Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
  • Page 16
  • Page 16
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Analyses.
    Article.Number Examined.Number Adulterated, etc.
  • Page 17
    Continued from previous page...
    Article.Number Examined.Number Adulterated, etc.
  • Page 17
    Adulterated Samples, etc.
    Serial No.Article.Formal or InformalNature of Adulteration or Irregularity.Observations.
  • Page 18
    Adulterated Samples, etc.— contd.
    Serial No.Article.Formal or InformalNature of Adulteration or Irregularity.Observations.
  • Page 19
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis.)
    Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and overNo ageNon-CivilianTotal
  • Page 19
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis)
    Notified.Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green.Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals.Admitted to other Hospitals.Deaths Registered.
  • Page 20
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
  • Page 20
    The following table shows details of children who attended for immunisation and were subsequently notified as suffering from Diphtheria, together with observations as to type and ultimate result
    Age.Particulars of Treatment.Notified as Diphtheria.Confirmed.Severity.Results.
  • Page 21
    Tuberculosis.
    New Cases.Deaths.
    Primary Notification.Brought to notice other than by Form A.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pul- monary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 21
    Register.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 22
    Work of Health Visitors.
  • Page 23
    Supervision of Midwives. The following is a summary of the reasons for sending for medical help by midwives:—
  • Page 23
    Notification that they had been associated with the undermentioned conditions were received from midwives :—
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    Domiciliary Midwifery Service. Below is a table setting forth in statistical form the work of the Corporation Midwives, Dagenham Nursing Association and Salvation Army Midwives for the year 1945 :—
    Municipal Midwives.Dagenham Nursing Association Midwives.Salvation Army Midwives.
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    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 year1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and over.TOTALRegistrar-General's Allocations.
    MFM FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF