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Chigwell 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

Published
1939
Pages
32
Tables
32

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    CONTENTS OF THE REPORT FOR 1938.
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    The information regarding unemployment for 1938 has been supplied by the Ministry of Labour and shows a considerable increase as compared with the two preceding years. The figures relate to the district for which the Exchange operates, of which, the Chigwell U.D. is only a part.
    Men.Women.Boys.Girls.TOTAL.
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    Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area— Continued.
    Men.Women. Boys.Girls.total.
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    The District is a healthy one and there are no occupations which are injurious to health. VITAL STATISTICS.
    Male.Female.TOTAL.
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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 total Births (live and still).
    1938.1937.1938.1937.
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    Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year
    1938.1937.
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    The number of deaths occurring in institutions was as follows:—
    1938.1937.
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    The following is the Registrar General's list of Causes of Death:— CAUSES OF DEATH.
    All Causes.Male.Female.
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    Causes of Death—All Causes— Continued.
    Male.Female.
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    Special Causes (included in No. 35 above).
    Male.Female.
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    COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.
    Year.Estimated Population.Number of Births.Rate per 1,000.N umber of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 (Corrected)Infant Mortality.
    Number of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 (Live Births).
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    TABLE IX.— Birth-rates, Death-rates and Analysis of Mortality in the year, 1938. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns, and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures, based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
    Rate per 1,000 Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One Year.
    Live Births.Still Births.
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    Continued from previous page...
    The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:Puerperal Sepsis.Others.Total.
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    The causes of death under i year are as follows:—
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    MonthNumber of Calls.Accident or other reason.Urgent Medical.
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    The Work of the Sanitary Inspectors is given below. Further details will be found in the Summary at the end of the report.
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    Summary of Defects.
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    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
    Cattle, excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
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    Number of Registrations, on 31st December, 1938.
    Manufacturer.Vendor.Dealer.
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    No. of Visits—75. (d) SHOPS ACT, 1934.
    Class of Shop.Lock-up.Otherwise.Total.
    Buck. Hill.Chig-well.Loughton.Buck. Hill.Chig-well.Loughton.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Class of Shop.Lock-up.Otherwise.Total
    Buck. Hill.Chigwell.Loughton.Buck. Hill.Chigwell.Lough ton.
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    Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspector.
    Premises.N umber of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
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    2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
    Number of Defects.
    Particulars.Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
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    The cases were spread over the year as follows:—
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    Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases, showing Number of Cases, Admission to Hospital and Deaths.
    Infectious Disease.Total Cases (Notified).Admissions to Hospital.Deaths.
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    T able showing A ges of P ersons notified as I nfectious D isease.
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    T able shewing C ases of I nfectious D isease sent to H ospitals or N ursed at H ome.
    Class of Case.Waltham Joint Hospital.Other Hospitals.Nursed at Home.Total.
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    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non- Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    MFMFMFMF
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    Laboratory Specimens Examined during the Year.
    Specimen.By the County Bacteriologist.
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    Summary of Sanitary Inspector's Visits during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.
    Nature of Visit or Inspection.No. of Visits.
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    Under Public Health Acts.
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    RAINFALL IN INCHES BY MONTHS FOR 1938.
    Buckhurst Hill.High Beech.