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Wandsworth 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 48
- Tables
- 19
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Extracts from Vital Statistics
Males Females Total -
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TABLE I.
Population estimated to middle of 1953 -
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TABLE II.
Corrected Deaths Death Rate Males Females Total -
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TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH, DURING THE YEAR 1953
CAUSES OF DEATH DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO LOCALITIES (ALL AGES) All Ages Males Females Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Putney Central Clapham Streatham -
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TABLE IV.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NO. OF CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES GROUPED IN AGE PERIOD Total Under 1 1-3 3-5 5-10 10-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 65 and upwards -
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TABLE V.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARD Whole Borough Deaths PUTNEY CENTRAL CLAPHAM STREATHAM Putney Thamesfield Fairfield West Hill Southfield Earlsfield Springfield Tooting Graveney Bedford Larkhall Clapham North Clapham Park Thornton Balham Streatham Hill St. Leonards Streatham Common Streatham South Furzedown -
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Diseases Reported from Schools A total of 2,156 infective diseases was reported from schools in the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease were:—
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TABLE VI.
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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TABLE VII.
Inspections Re-Inspections Total -
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TABLE VIII.
Putney Central Clapham Streatham Whole Borough -
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TABLE IX. SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES
Putney Thamesfield Fairfield West Hill Southfield Earlsfield Springfield Tooting Graveney Bedford Larkhall Clapham North Clapham Park Thornton Balham Streatham Hill St. Leonards Streatham Common Streatham South Furzedown Whole Borough -
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The following licences for the sale of milk under these designations were eranted durine the vear:—
Dealers' Dealers' Supplementary Total -
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TABLE X. PART II OF POISONS LIST.
Principal Business Number of Premises Number of Visits -
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The following table gives a summary of the results:—
Methylene Blue Reduction Test Coliform Test Provisional Grade Number of Samples Coliform in l/10th ml. (nonfaecal) Number of Samples -
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PART I. (1) INSPECTIONS.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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(2) DEFECTS.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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PART VIII. SECTION 110. OUTWORK.
Nature of work Number of outworkers in August list Number of cases of default in sending lists to the Council Number of prosecutions for failure to supply lists -
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Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:—
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The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under:—
Month Number Total solids Milk fat Nonfatty solids