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Mitcham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

Published
1939
Pages
76
Tables
44

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44 tables in this report

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    STATISTICS
    Total.Male.Female.Rate per 1,000 of population.
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    Deaths.Total.Male.Female.Rate per 1,000 of population.
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    Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions
    Year.Total births.Births in hospitals, etc.Percentage of births occurring in institutions.
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    The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1938 are shown in the following table:—
    YearBirths per 1,000 populationDeaths per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality per 1,000 live births
    MITCHAMEngland and WalesMITCHAMEngland and WalesMITCHAMEngland and Wales
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    During the year 38 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age: —
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests:—
    InquestsNumber
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    Deaths Registered during the Year, 1938
    Cause of Death.Males.Females.Total.
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    (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.)
    England and Wales.126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census).London Administrative County.Mitcham
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    There are three nursing associations in the Borough. The following are the returns from each association for year ended December 31, 1938:—
    No. of Nurses.No. of patients visited during 1938.No. of visits paid during 1938.
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    The following table shows the number of births which has occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:—
    Number of births
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    R eport of the I nfant W elfare and A nte- N atal C entres, 1938.
    ParticularsWestern Road Centre, two sessions monthlyWest Centre, four sessions monthlyMeopham Road Centre, four sessions monthlySt. Barnabas Centre, four sessions monthlyParish Room Centre, two sessions monthlySherwood Park Centre, four sessions monthlyMitcham CourtWoodlands Maternity HomeMidwives Clinic, Mitcham CourtTotal
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    Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1938.
    Mrs. WrayMiss Russell HarrisMrs. ParsonsMiss BurkeMiss LeighMiss Abbott (temporary)Total
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    Table Showing Attendance at Toddlers' Clinics
    Meopham Road.St. Barnabas.Sherwood Park.
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    Details of the 354 pathological conditions found are shown in the following table:— Pathological Conditions Found in Children
    No. of Cases
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    Table to Show Growth of Ante-Natal Work
    Year.Number of expectant mothers attending the Centres.Total number of attendances.Percentage of total number of mothers of notified births who attended the Centres.
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    Table to Show Average Attendance at Each Centre
    Number of expectant mothers attending.Number of attendances.Average attendance.
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    Pathological Conditions Found in Expectant Mothers
    No. of CasesRemarks
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    No. of CasesRemarks
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    Pathological Conditions Found in Post-Natal Cases
    No. of CasesRemarks
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    Table to Show Work Done at the Dental Clinic in 1938 as Compared With 1937
    19381937
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    The list of mothers with dates of their stay at the home is shown in the following table, each mother being referred to by her reference letter:—
    Mother.With or Without BabyFrom which Centre.Date of Stay.No. of Weeks.
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    Food Inspection—Carcases Inspected and Condemned
    CattleCowsCalvesSheepPigs
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    The following number of samples have been taken during the year from this district:—
    ArticlesAnalysedAdulterated or DeterioratedProsecutionsConvio-tions
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    The results were as follows:—
    DesignationNumber of SamplesRemarks
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    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
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    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorNumber of Prosecutions
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    Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 111, Act of 1937
    Nature of WorkInstancesNotices servedProsecutions
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    The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—
    Small Pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric FeverErysipelasPneumoniaPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumDysenteryCerebro-Spinal FeverPoliomyelitisTotals
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    Case rates per 1,000 Ward population.
    Disease.North.South.East.West.
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    Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1938.
    DiseaseNumber of Cases NotifiedTotal Cases Notified in bach WardTotal Cases Removed to HospitalDeaths
    At all AgesAt Ages—Years
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 3 years3 and under 4 years4 and under 5 years1 5 and under 10 years10 and under 15 years15 and under 20 years1 20 and under 1 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and overNorthEastSouthWest
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    Infectious Disease Notifications, 1922-38.
    Disease19221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938
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    The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales:—
    Year.Number of Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000 of population.
    Mitch am.England and Wales.
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    During the year 62 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz:—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was viz.:—
    Males.FemalesTotal.
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    The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon- RespiratoryRespiratoryNon- Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; (b) Posthumous notifications:—
    Ago Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
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    The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
    No. of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    Number of cases removed from register during 1937:—
    ReasonPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
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    WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1938.
    DiseaseBeddington & WallingtonCoulsdon & PurleyMerton & MordenMitcham
    CasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeaths