Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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RAINFALL, 1939. | ||
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JOSEPH HOOD RECREATION GROUND. | WEST BARNES PUMPING STATION. |
England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Merton and Morden |
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Wards | Houses at mid. 1939 | Estimated Population mid. 1989 |
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Wards | Live Births | Still Births | Total Births | Birth Rate |
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Wards | Total Births (Live and Still) | Births in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, etc | Percentage of Total Births which occurred in Hospitals, etc. |
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Year. | Estimated population. | Total Births. | Birth Rate. | Total Deaths. | Death Rate. |
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Wards | Deaths | Death Rate (crude) | Mean age at death |
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Institutions. | Deaths. |
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Y ear. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. | Year. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. |
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Year | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Other Respiratory Diseases | Total | Death Rate |
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No. | Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
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Year | Death rate per thousand t.otal births | ||
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Sepsis | Other causes | Total |
Deaths per 1,000 live | Deaths per 1,000 live | ||
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Year. | births. | Year. | births. |
Wards | Live Births | Infant Deaths | Deaths per 1,000 live births |
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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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Cases. | Visits. |
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Examination. | No. performed. | Positive result. |
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1939 | Calls received from Public | Calls received from neighbouring Brigades | Total Calls Received | Calls transferred to other Authorities | Call6 answered by Own Ambulance |
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Centre | Clinic | Times of Clinic |
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Disease | Beddington and Waliington | Coulsdon and Purley | Merton and Morden | Mitcham | ||||
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Oases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths |
Centre | No. on Register | Attendances | Sessions | Average attendances per session | |
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Primary | Total |
Centre | No. on Register | Attendances | Sessions | Average attendances per session | |
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Primary | Total |
Centre | Routine examinations | Observation attendances | Total attendances | Sessions | Average attendances per session |
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Centre | No. on Register | Attendances | Sessions | Average attendance per session | |
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* Primary | Total |
Year | No. of Infants attending during year | No. of Women attending Maternity Clinics | ATTENDANCES | Grand Total | ||
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Infants | Maternity | |||||
Primary under 1 yr. | Total |
Children born in | MERTON CENTRE | MORDEN CENTRE | RAYNES | PARK CENTRE | PARISH HALL CENTRE | ALL CENTRES | |||||||||
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Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average Attendances per child |
Year | Registered births | Infanta under 1 year | Mothers who attended either Ante-Natally or Post-Natally. | ||
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Primary attendances | Percentage of registered births | N umber attended | Percentage of registered births |
Infant Clinic— | From Merton and Morden. | From all Districts. |
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Ante-Natal. | Post-Natal. | |||
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Merton and Morden. | All Districts. | Merton and Morden. | All Districts. |
Wards. | Free Milk. | Half-price. | ||||
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Individuals | Families | Pints Supplied | Individuals | Families | Pints Supplied |
Cases referred from. | No. who attended during year. | No. of attendances made. |
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Extractions. |
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Cases conducted— | Primip. | Multip. | Total. |
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Council Houses. | Other Houses. | Total. |
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Cattle | Cows | Calves | Sheep | Pigs |
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Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | ||||
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Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Cautions |
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8.2 | 8.3 | 5.35 | 8.4 | 8.4 5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8 0 | 9 0 | 9.1 | Total |
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3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | Total |
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Year. | Accidents. | Hospitals. | Total. |
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Wards. | By the Local Authority | By the London County Council | By Private Enterprise |
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Wards. | Dwellings overcrowded at end of 1938. | Number found to be overcrowded during 1939. | Number decrowded during the year. | Remaining overcrowded at end of 1939. |
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Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notioes. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. a) | Number of Defects. | N umber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) |
1939 | Wards. | |||||||||
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Abbey. | Bushey Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | West Barnes. | Total. |
Wards. | Cases. | Incidence per 1,000 population. |
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Wards. | Total oases in houses in each Ward. | No. of houses in which occurred. | No. of houses with cases. | ||
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1 case | 2 cases. | 3 cases. |
Year. | Population. No. of cases. | Incidence rate per 1,000 population. | No. of deaths. | Percentage of deaths to cases. |
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Wards. | Cases. | Rate per 1,000 population 1939. |
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1939 | Wards. | Total. | ||||||||
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Abbey. | Bush^y Mead. | Central. | Morden. | Park. | Ravensbury. | Raynes Park. | St. Helier. | West Barnes. |
Wards. | Total cases. | No. of houses with | No. of houses with cases. | ||
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1 Case. | 2 Cases. | 3 Cases. |
AGE GROUPS | Total all Ages | |||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 3-4 years | 4-5 years | 5-10 years | 10-15 years | 15-25 years | 25-35 years | 35-45 years | Over 45 years |
Wards. | Age Groups | Total. | ||
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0-5 years | 5-15 years | 15 and over |
Wards | Age Groups | Total | ||
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0-5 years | 5-15 years | 15 and over |
School | Incomplete | Complete |
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At Clinics. | By Doctors. | In Schools. | Total. |
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Year. | Population. | No. of cases. | Incidence rate per 1,000 population. | No, of deaths. | Percentage of deaths to cases. |
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Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Death. | ||
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Notified. | Treated | |||||
At Home | In Hosp. |
Disease | Cases Notified | Case rate per 1,000 Population | Deaths among notified cases | Percentage of deaths to cases | Distribution of cases Wards | No. of cases removed to hospital | Percentage of cases removed to hospital | ||||||||
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Abbey | Bushey Mead | Central | Morden | Park | Ravensbury | Ravnes Park | St. Helier | West Barnes |
Disease. | TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED. | Total Cases at all Ages. | |||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 1 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and over |
Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals |
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Males. | Females. | Total |
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Wards. | Registered at December 31st. | At Mid-Year. | |||
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Pulmonary. | Non. Pulmonary. | Total. | Number on Register. | N umber on Register per 1,000 population. |
Ages Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | ||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
Age Groups. Years. | Primary Notifications (" A "). | Cases transferred from other districts. | Cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification and transfer. | Total new cases. | |||||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |