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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beddington and Wallington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The infantile mortality rate for 1947 was 27.37 per 1,000 live births.
This is a decrease from the figure of 30.72 per 1,000 live births for 1946,
and compares favourably with the figure of 41 for England and Wales.
Of the total of 548 live births, 15 deaths of infants under one year of
age (9 males and 6 females, two of the males being illegitimate) were
registered.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The Corporation's arrangements for the examination of swabs, sputum, and other pathological material continue as heretofore.
| Specimens Examined. | Totals. | Positive. | Negative. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria:— | |||
| Examination of nose and throat swabs | 95 | 1 | 94 |
| Scarlet Fever:— | |||
| Examination of nose and throat swabs | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| Dysentery:— | |||
| Faces | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis:— | |||
| Sputum | 5 | -- | 5 |
| Totals | 124 | 4 | 120 |
During 1947 Mr. H. Amphlett Williams, Public Analyst, 1 Southwark
Street, S.E.I, continued the arrangement made in 1946 for the examination
of milk, water and ice-cream.
Pathological specimens are sent to the Pathological Laboratories
at the St. Helier County and Croydon General Hospitals.
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