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Carshalton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
- Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 72
- Tables
- 58
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In early 1940 the number of unemployed living in Carshalton and registered at the Sutton Exchange was as follows:—
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Other Relief: Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary assistance on:—
Men. Women. Children. Total. -
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1939. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).
Population. -
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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1939, BY WARDS.
Ward. Houses at Mid-1929. Estimated Population Mid-1939. -
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Classification by wards is made from local records. Information available from notifications received under the Public Health Act, supplemented by the returns of the local Registrar, shows that 807 births (787 live, 20 still) took place during the year to residents of the various wards as follows:—
Ward. Live Births. Rate per 1,000 population. Still Births. Still birth rate per 1,000 total births. -
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The births which occurred in premises other than domestic dwellings took place in the following institutions:—
Live. Still. Total. -
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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1939—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.
Ward. Born in District. Born Outside the District. Total. In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. In Private Houses. Total. In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. In Private Houses. Not Stated. Total. -
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TABLE 3. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1939.
England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London 148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) London Administrative County Carshalton -
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Ward Death Rates. The distribution of the deaths by Wards was as follows:— WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1939.
Ward. Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at death -
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TABLE 4. BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922—1939.
Year Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate -
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1939.
Ward. Cancer Deaths Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population -
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TABLE 5.
Group. Site Affected. Male Female Total -
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TABLE 6. INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
Ward. Infant Deaths. Rate per 1.000 Live Births -
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TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1939. Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.
Cause of Death. Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4 weeks Total ; under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months 9 months and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE 8. CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1939. BY AGES AND SEX.
No. Causes of Death. 0 — 1 — 5 — 15 — 25 — 35 — 45 — 55 — 65 — 75 — All Ages. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Persons -
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The following information in respect of the work of this Association during 1939 is supplied by courtesy of the Honorary Secretary:—
Cases Attended. Visits Made. -
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The nursing carried out in the Carshalton district by this Association during the year is indicated by the following figures kindly supplied by the Honorary Secretary:—
Cases Visits -
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continued. The examinations made under these arrangements were as follows:—
No. Examined. Positive Results. -
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TABLE 9. CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD—LIST OF ADMISSIONS TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL DURING 1939.
Disease. Banstead U.D.C. Sutton & Cheam B.C. Leatherhead U.D.C. Carshalton U.D.C. Epsom & Ewell B.C. Others. Total. No. Deaths No. Deaths No. Deaths No. Deaths No. Deaths No. Deaths No. Deaths -
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The Hospital Report for 1939 shows that the following cases were admitted:—
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This is demonstrated by the following figures:—
Year. No. of women attending Maternity Clinics expressed as per cent, of notified births. No. of children under 1 year attending Clinics expressed as per cent, of notified births. -
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TABLE 10. ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY CLINICS.
CENTRE. No. on Register. Attendances Sessions. Average attendance per Session. *Primary Total. -
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TABLE 11. ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CONSULTATION CLINICS, 1939.
Centre. Years. Number who Attended During Year. New Cases to the Centres. Number on Register at Year End. Attendances. Number of of Sessions. Average Attendance per Session. Primary. Total. -
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TABLE 12. ATTENDANCES AT SPECIAL TODDLER (2-5 Years) CLINICS, 1939.
Centre. No. of routine medical examinations. Sessions Average attendance per Session Did not attend Infant Consultation Clinic. 1 2—3 years 3—4 years 4—5 years Total* -
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TABLE 13. ATTENDANCES AT ALL INFANT WELFARE CLINICS—1939. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler.)
Year. Number who attended during the year. New cases to the Centre. Attendances. Sessions. Average attendance per Session Primary. Total. -
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TABLE 14. DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1939.
Defect. Recommended for Number which received Treatment by Observation. Treatment. Own Dr. Hospital. At Home by Advice Clinic Total. -
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TABLE 15 DISTRIBUTION OF "ASSISTED" MILK AND OTHER FOODS, 1939.
Ward. Number Assisted Fresh Milk (pints) Dried Milk (lbs.) Cod Liver Oil (ozs.) Cod Liver Oil & Malt (ozs.) Virol (ozs.) Vitroleum Cream (ozs.) Parish's Food (ozs.) Families Indi-vidls. Free Half price Free Half price Free Half price Free Half price Free Half price Free Half price Free Half price -
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Details of the work clone during the year are as follows:— DENTAL SCHEME—TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1939.
Temporary Teeth. Permanent Teeth. Dentures Supplied. Extracted Filled. Extracted Filled. Full. Partial. -
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Fourteen children were sent to Convalescent Homes under these arrangements to recuperate from the following conditions:—
Condition. Age. Duration of Treatment. -
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They were sent to the following institutions for the reasons indicated:—
For obstetric and medical reasons. For unsuitable home conditions. Total. -
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Cases conducted:—
Primip. Multip. Total. -
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Bed bug infestations were dealt with in 28 premises as follows:—
Council Houses Others Total -
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New Houses. New houses erected numbered 117, compared with 391 in the year before. Building ceased with the outbreak of war. The new houses were erected as follows:—
Ward. By the Council. By Private Enterprise. Total. -
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The position with regard to overcrowding up to the end of 1939 in the individual Wards was as shown below:—
Ward. Houses overcrowded at Survey 193(5 Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.39 Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.39 Houses still overcrowded at 31.12.39 Overcrowding Cases remedied during 1939. Formal Informal Total -
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health. (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)
Premises. Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Details of the samples are as follows:—
Grade. Bacterial Count. Bacillus Coli Test. No. examined Highest Lowest Average No. examined. Abs. in 1/10 cc Abs. in 1/100 cc j Abs. in 1/1000 cc -
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The number of carcases examined at the slaughterhouse was as follows:—
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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The following table shows the action taken m Carshalton under the Acts during the year by the Surrey County Council, which continued to exercise those functions until they were transferred to the District Council.
Articles. Analysed. Adulterated or Deteriorated. Prosecutions. Convictions. Formal. Informal. Total. Formal. Informal. Total. -
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TABLE 16. SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE, 1939. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
Ward. Cases. Rate per 1,000 population. -
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TABLE 17. SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1939.
Ward. Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North East North West Central. South-East South-West -
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TABLE 18. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1939.
Ward. No. of houses in which occurred. Total Houses. Total Cases. 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases 4 Cases -
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TABLE 19. DIPHTHERIA—WARD INCIDENCE, 1939. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
Ward. Cases. Rate per 1,000 Population. -
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TABLE 20. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES, 1939.
Ward. No. of houses in which occurred. Total. Houses. Total. Cases. 1 Case. 2 Cases. 3 Cases. -
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TABLE 21. DIPHTHERIA—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1939.
1939. Ward. Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North East North West Central South East South West -
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PERSONS IMMUNISED AT THE CLINICS—1939.
Ward. Age Groups Total 0—5 5—15 15 & over -
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PERSONS IMMUNISED BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS—1939.
Ward. Age Groups. Total. 0—5 5—15 15 & Over -
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Table 22. DIPHTHERIA IN UNIMMUNISED AND IMMUNISED CHILDREN 0—15 YEARS, 1935—1939. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.
Year. No. of Children 0—15 years. Cases. Annual Incidence per 1,000. Deaths. Annual Death Rate per 1,000 -
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Six cases were notified, 2 of which were severe. Two received inpatient treatment in special hospitals under the Council's Scheme. One other attended hospital out-patients. All recovered without impairment of vision.
Cases. Vision Unimpaired. Vision Inpaired Total Blindness. Death Death. Notified. Treated. In Hospital At Home. -
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Puerperal Pyrexia. Five cases were notified, details of which are as follows:—
Day of Admitted Para. onset. Clinical Notes. to Hospital. Result. -
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TABLE 23.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification, Deaths and Distribution. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
Disease. Cases notified Case rate per 1000 population Deaths Distribution of Cases. No. of cases removed to Hospital Percentage of cases removed to Hospital St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North East North West Central South East South West -
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TABLE 24. INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notifications by Age Groups, 1939. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
Diseases. Total Cases Notified. Total Cases at all Ages Under 1 year 1—2 2—3 3—4 4—5 5—10 10-15 15—20 20—35 35—45 45—65 65 and over -
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TABLE 25. MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1939. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)
Disease. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. -
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TABLE 26. TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER at DECEMBER 31st, 1939.
Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. All Forms. -
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TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31st December, 1939.
Ward. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Males. Females Males Females -
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TABLE 27. DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1939.
Age Years. Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. Totals. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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TABLE 28.—TUBERCULOSIS—NEW CASES, Age and Sex Distribution, and Manner of Admission to Register, 1939.
Age Group Years. Primary Notifications "A" Cases tranferred from other Districts. Cases brought to notice other than by Notification or Transfer Total New Cases. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary Pulmonary Non-pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, CARSHALTON, 1939. LATITUDE 51.22 N. LONGITUDE 0.9 W.
Month. Average Barometric Pressure Temperature. Absolute Temp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Average 9 a.m. Average Maximum Average Minimum Mean Maximum Minimum Inches Days Hours Sunless Days.