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Erith 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 31
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Page 8
A (2) Comparative Rainfall
1950 Inches 1949 Inches -
Page 9
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1939—1950
Month and year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1950. A(4)b Births
Male Female Total -
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Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year 1949 17.00
Male Female Total -
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A (4)d Infant Mortality Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:—
Male Female Total -
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Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age:—
Male Female Total -
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Death rate of infants under 4 weeks of age per 1,000 live births 11.41
Total number of deaths from:— 1949 1950 -
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1950
England and Wales 126 County Boro's & Great towns including London 148 smaller towns (Resident population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 census) London Administrative County Borough of Erith -
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A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1950
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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A (4)h Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rate Yearly Maternal Mortality rates are given
Year Maternal Deaths Live Births Still Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births -
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Analysis of the causes of death and of the age at death reveals the following figures.
Causes of death as certified under 1 day 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7-14 days 14-21 days 21-28 days 28 days-2 months 2 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months 9 monihs 10 months 11-12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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Below is given a table showing the infant mortality rates at five yearly 1920-1945 and for the years 1946,1947,1948, 1949 and 1950.
Year Erith England and wales -
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B (1) Notifications.
Disease Total No. of cases notified Cases admitted to infectious disease hospital Total No. of Deaths among notified cases -
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Age Groups
Disease under 1 year 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 & over Age not known Totals -
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B(1)b WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of infectious Dieases notified in each ward in the Borough.
Disease Ward Total Town Old Church Belvedere North Heath Abbey Wood Bostall -
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B (2) Tuberculosis B (2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1950
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total -
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According to the figures supplied by the Registrar-General, the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system Other forms of Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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B (2)c Quarterly Statements for the Year 1950
Tuberculosis 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total -
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Part I—Stages of Procedure.
Men Women Total -
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Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1950
Date of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations Date of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations -
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Table B:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith under the age of 15 years on 31st December 1950, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time since 1st January, 1936
1 - 4 years 5-14 years Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised -
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Vaccination
Age at 31st December 1950 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 or over Total -
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D (l)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
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D (l)c Table 2
Month Tonnage Tons Cwts. -
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D(5)b Premises Visited and Results of Such Visits
Premises No. in district No. of visits No. of defects found No. of defects remedied -
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D (5)c Summary of Nuisances and defects remedied during the year
Other than those enumerated in the above tabulations :— -
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D (6) Factories (1) Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to health are detailed below :—
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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(2) Defects found
Particulars Number of defects Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Report of analysis.
No of dish Site Days Exposed Weight of deposit Milligrammes Equivalent to tons: square mile per month Calcium per cent. -
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E (3) Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Sections 3 and 68 The following samples were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis.
Nature of Sample Adulterated Genuine No. of Samples -
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