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Paddington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

Published
1951
Author
Stewart, A. B.
Pages
18
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Stillbirths:MalesFemalesTotals
  • Page 5
    Maternal Deaths:
  • Page 5
    Death Kates ot Intants Under One Year of Age:—
  • Page 5
    Deaths from Tuberculosis:
  • Page 5
    General Summary of Vital Statistics.
    Year.Reg. General's Estimate of Population.Live BirthsDeathsDeaths under One YearMaternal DeathsTuberculosis Deaths (All forms)
    Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number *Rate.
  • Page 6
    Deaths, 1950.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex-Age Distribution.
    Cause of DeathAll AgesDeaths at Ages
    0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75—
    M.F.TotalM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 7
    infectious disease.— Notifications.—Following is a table showing the numbers of cases of infectious disease notified in each year from 1945 to 1950. Commencing with 1948 the actual number of cases after allowing for corrections of diagnoses is shown in brackets.
    Disease194519461947194819491950
  • Page 8
    Visiting.—The Lady Sanitary Inspectors visit cases of infectious disease, with the exceptions given below, and following is a summary of their work in this connection. In addition to the 2,885 visits listed they made 1,477 unclassified calls.
    DiseaseVisitsDiseaseVisits
  • Page 8
    The numbers of cases notified in previous years are shown in the following table :—
    YearPopulationPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal CasesIncidence Rate (all forms) per 1,000 Pop.
  • Page 9
    Thirty-three cases of tuberculosis came to the knowledge of the Department during the year otherwise than by formal notification. These are classified as follows:-
    Source of informationPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 9
    The following table shows the age distribution of the 269 cases:—
    0—1—2—5—10—15—20—25—35—45—55-65—75—Total All Ages
  • Page 9
    The ward distribution ot the cases notified during 1950 is as follows :—
    WardPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 10
    Deaths.—The numbers of deaths from tuberculosis, and the death rates for each year from 1939 are set out in the following table:—
    YearNo. of Deaths FromTotal DeathsDeath-Rate Per 1,000 Pop.
    Pulmonary T uberculosisNon-Pulmonary TuberculosisPulmonary TuberculosisAll Forms of Tuberculosis
  • Page 10
    Work carried out at the Chest Clinic.—The following particulars relating to Paddington patients have been supplied by the Chest Clinic:—
  • Page 11
    factories.—Following is a table showing the work carried out during the year under the Factories Act, 1937.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 12
    outworkers.-
    Section 110Section 111
    No. of outworkers in August list required by 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 servedProsecutions
  • Page 12
    The 163 Outworkers visited were engaged in the following occupations:—
  • Page 12
    work of the district inspectors.— Summary
  • Page 13
    Water Supply:—
  • Page 13
    Legal Proceedings:—
  • Page 14
    The following table shows a complete list of samples taken.
    Number ExaminedNumber AdulteratedNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 15
    Food premises and undertakings.—Following are details of the food premises and undertakings in the Borough at the end of the year :—
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    Food Factories:— There are 11 food factories in the Borough including 3 ice-cream factories.
  • Page 15
    Catering Establishments:— The following establishments hold catering licences from the Ministry of Food.
  • Page 16
    Milk Licences.—Licences in force at the end of the year are given in the table below.
    Dealers' Principal LicencesDealers' Supplementary Licences