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Southwark 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

Published
1945
Pages
22
Tables
24

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    ESTIMATED CIVILIAN POPULATION - 67,220.
    LIVE BIRTHSMalesFemalesTotal
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    Live Birth Rate:-19.4 per 1000 population.
    STILL-BIRTHSMalesFemalesTotal
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    Still-birth Rate:- 24.7 per 1000 total births.
    DEATHSMalesFemalesTotal
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    Death Rate:- 21.7 per 1000 population.
    MATERNAL DEATHSRate per 1000
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    INFANT DEATHSDeath Rate
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    OTHER DEATHSDeaths
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    The causes of death (822 males and 638 females) were as follows:-
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    Age Groups
    Under 11 to 45 to 1415 to 4445 to 6465 and overTotal
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    The following is a summary of the average daily attendances at nurseries under the control of the Council:-
    Jan.Feb.Mar .Apl. MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.
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    SANITARY WORK
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following is a statement of the work of the Mortuary and Coroner's Court during the year 1944, which was nearly 50% greater than in the previous year:-
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    The following amount of work was undertaken:- Scabies
    MenWomenChildrenTotal
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    Cleansing of Verminous Persons
    MenWomenChildrenTotal
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    The following table shows the classification of adults whose treatments are included above
    ScabiesVermin
    CasesTreatmentsCasesTreatments
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    The Council's disinfecting staff treated the following premises in the Borough, consequent upon verminous conditions being found:-
    1st Q.2nd Q.3rd Q.4th Q.Total
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    VERMINOUS BEDDING DISINFESTED.
    DisinfestedDestroyed
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    DISINFECTION OF DEEDING - INFECTIOUS.
    DisinfectedDestroyed
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    POOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 - ANALYSIS OP SAMPLES
    Samples ExaminedAdulterated
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1933 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
    DefendantCause of Proceedings.Result.
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    TUBERCULOSIS. Primary Notifications.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-TotalTotal including duplicate notifications.
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    New Cases and Deaths.
    New CasesDeaths
    Age GroupPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    TREATMENT OP TUBERCULOSIS.
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    TREATMENT OP TUBERCULOSIS. 1944.
    DIAGNOSISPULMONARY.NON-PULMONARYTOTALGRAND TOTAL.
    AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.