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Mitcham 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

Published
1951
Pages
50
Tables
41

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  • Page 7
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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    STATISTICS.
    Live Births.TotalMaleFemaleRate per 1,000 of population
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    Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion:—
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    Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions
    YearTotal birthsBirths in hospitals, etc.Percentage of births occurring in institutions
  • Page 9
    The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1931-50 are shown in the following table: —
    YearBirths per 1,000 populationDeaths per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality per 1,000 live births
    MITCHAMEngland A WalesMITCHAMEngland it WalesMITCHAMEngland & Wales
  • Page 10
    I nfant M ortality During the year 27 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    The following table shows the principal causes of death in the various age groups: — D eaths of I nfants under O ne Y ear of A ge.
    AgeNo.Cause of Death
    PrematurityCongenital DefectsAccidents of birthInfectious conditionsOther conditions
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests: —
  • Page 12
    Deaths Registered during the Year 1950
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 13
    Birth rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1950. (Provisional figures based on quarterly returns.)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 ccnsus)London Administrative CountyMitcham
  • Page 20
    Three full-time and one part-time Rodent Operators were employed.
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    I beg to submit a summary of the visits and works carried out in the Borough by myself and the District Sanitary Inspectors: —
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    Character of Work Done
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    Unsound Food Dealt With.
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    Seventy-eight formal samples were taken as follows:—
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    Fifty-nine informal samples were taken as follows:—
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    The results are tabulated below: —
    IIIIllIV
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    Fat Content
  • Page 26
    During the year the Council granted the following number of licences under the aboved-named Regulations: —
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    MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION! (RAW MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949 AND 1950. During the year the Council granted the following number of licences under the above-named Regulations: —
  • Page 27
    MEAT INSPECTION Carcases Inspected and Condemned
    Cattle, excluding cowsCowsSheep and LambsPigs
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    PremisesM/C line No.Number on registerNumber ofM/C line No.
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    2.—Cases in which defects were found: —
    ParticularsM/c line NoNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were institutedM/c lino No
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
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    8.—Outwork (Sections 110 nnd 111):
    Nature of WorkM/c line No.Section 110Section 111
    No. of out-workers in August list required bv Sect. 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutionsM/c line No.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
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    3.—Outwork (Sections 110 and 111) continued:—
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    Visits
    Made byNo.
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    The monthly incidence of infectious disease was: —
    Small Pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaTyphoid FeverErysipelasPneumoniaPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumDysenteryMeningococcal InfectionsPoliomyelitisMeaslesWhooping CoughFood PoisoningParatyphoidMalariaTotals
  • Page 35
    Infectious Disease Notifications, 1931-50.
    Disease193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471.1.48 to 4.7.485.7.48 to 31.12.4819491950
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    The following figures show the number of children immunised during the year:—
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    The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at December 31, 1950: —
    Age at 31.12.50 i.e. born in yearUnder 1 19501 19492 19483 19474 19465 to 9 1941-194510 to 14 1936-1940Total under 15
  • Page 39
    Cancer The number of deaths from cancer registered during the year was 102. of which 60 were males and 42 were females. The site distribution for 1950 was as follows: —
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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: —
    YearNumber of DeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 of population
    MitchamEngland and Wales
  • Page 40
    During fche year 117 new cases of tuberculosis were notified viz.:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    Fourteen cases were transferred into the Borough as follows:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was:—
    MalesFemalesTotalp
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    The following table shows the number of new cases, the typft of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
    age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Rcspiratory
    M.F.M.FM.F.M.F.
  • Page 41
    New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; ( b ) Posthumous notifications:
    Age Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
  • Page 42
    The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows: —
    No. of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmouary
  • Page 42
    Number of cases removed from register during 1950:—
    ReasonPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal