[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

Wimbledon 1942

Published: 1943
Pages: 20
Tables: 22

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1942. (Registrar-General's Figures)

Live Births Total. M. F.
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Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-

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Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in tho Year, 1942. (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns)

	Wim-ble- don.	England & Wales	126 C.B's & Great Towns in- cluding London	148 Smaller towns (resident pop. 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census)	London Administrative County
	Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population

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Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still)
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Public Health Act, 1936 - Notification of Births. During the year seven hundred and forty-seven births were notified by the following persons
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CAUSES OF DEATH

Males Females Total
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE The total number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during 1942, amounted to 7,334, the figure for the previous year being 6,334. Details of the home visits carried out are given below:-
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Public Health Act, 1936 (Child Life Protection): Children and Young Persons Act, 1932; Children Act, 1908 (Part 1).-The following figures relate to tho administration of tho above Acts in Wimbledon during 1941.
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The services of a consultant were utilised in two instances.

CASES Vision Unimpaired. Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths
Notified Treated
At Home Hospital
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The following table gives the maternal mortality rates for Wimbledon and also for England and Walos;-

1942 Puerperal Infection Others Total
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Reason of Visit No.
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House Inspection.- Tho following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied, as a result of house to house inspection under the supervision of the Sanitary inspectors:-
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises. Number of ,
Inspections. Written Notices Prosecu-tiohs.
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2. Defects found.

Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions
Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises - Section 108)

Nature of Work Instances No ti ces Served Prosecutions
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HOME WORK
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OTHER MATTERS
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HOUSING.
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply.- Practically all the milk for retail sale is brought into the area from other districts. The number of licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, was as follows:-

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table a. - notifiable diseases during 1942.

DISEASE	Number of Cases Notified in Various Age Groups.												Total Cases Notified	Total Cases Removed to Hospital
DISEASE	Under 1	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10—15	15-20	20—35	35-45	45-65	65 & over	Total Cases Notified	Total Cases Removed to Hospital

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Thirty of these were due to pulmonary tuberculosis. During 1942, fifty-seven Wimbledon patients were admitted to sanatoria or hospitals. TUBERCULOSIS - 1942.

NEW CASES .												1 DEATHS 1 1
Primary Notifications (Form A)				Now cases discover ed otherwise than by notification				Total Now CasoS				1 DEATHS 1 1
Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non- Pulmonar		Pulmonary		Non- Pulmonary
Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females

CASES			Vision Unimpaired.	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths
Notified	Treated
Notified	At Home	Hospital

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22 tables in this report

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1942. (Registrar-General's Figures)

Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-

Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in tho Year, 1942. (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns)

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Public Health Act, 1936 - Notification of Births. During the year seven hundred and forty-seven births were notified by the following persons

CAUSES OF DEATH

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE The total number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during 1942, amounted to 7,334, the figure for the previous year being 6,334. Details of the home visits carried out are given below:-

Public Health Act, 1936 (Child Life Protection): Children and Young Persons Act, 1932; Children Act, 1908 (Part 1).-The following figures relate to tho administration of tho above Acts in Wimbledon during 1941.

The services of a consultant were utilised in two instances.

The following table gives the maternal mortality rates for Wimbledon and also for England and Walos;-

Continued from previous page...

House Inspection.- Tho following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied, as a result of house to house inspection under the supervision of the Sanitary inspectors:-

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

2. Defects found.

Outwork in Unwholesome Premises - Section 108)

HOME WORK

OTHER MATTERS

HOUSING.

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply.- Practically all the milk for retail sale is brought into the area from other districts. The number of licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, was as follows:-

table a. - notifiable diseases during 1942.

Thirty of these were due to pulmonary tuberculosis. During 1942, fifty-seven Wimbledon patients were admitted to sanatoria or hospitals. TUBERCULOSIS - 1942.