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London County Council 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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- 1951
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There were 3,705 illegitimate births (7.0 per cent. of the total live births). Percentages in recent years are :—
London England and Wales -
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In addition, the International List of Causes of Death, which was revised in 1938, was applied in 1940, in accordance with international agreement. The chief movements resulting from these alterations are estimated to be :—
Cause Approximate change as a percentage of those formerly assigned to this cause* -
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If, as an indication of mortality from degenerative disease, we combine heart disease, other circulatory diseases, cerebral vascular lesions, nephritis and (for reasons indicated above) bronchitis, the following trend becomes apparent:—
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County of London Cancer Mortality Rates per 1,000 living (total population)
Age and Sex 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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County of London—Changes in Mortality Rates from Cancer between 1931-33 and 1948-50 (all ages)
Site Males Females Mean death-rate 1948-50 per 1,000 Change between 1931-33 and 1948-50 Mean death- rate 1948-50 per 1,000 Change between 1931-33 and 1948-50 -
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At ages under 55 where treatment is more effective, the number of deaths in 1950 was 39—which compares with recent figures of :
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The leading causes of death in London in 1950 were as follows
Deaths Per 1,000 population -
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Deaths in various periods of the first year of life are shown in detail in Table 6 (page 142). Deaths under four weeks numbered 902 or 16-9 per 1,000 live births, a new low record. Comparative rates for London and England and Wales in recent years are:—
London England and Wales -
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The distribution of causes of death in the first four weeks of life in 1950 was as ollows:—
Cause No. of deaths Per cent. Total -
Page 15
A summary of maternal mortality statistics is given below. Detailed figures for the metropolitan boroughs are shown in Table 2 and comparative figures for England and Wales in recent years are shown in Table 8 (page 143).
Year Live and still-births Deaths in pregnancy or childbirth excluding abortion Post-abortion deaths Notifications of Puerperal pyrexia No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate -
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The analysis of maternal deaths has therefore been made on the basis of numbers, not rates, and is as follows :—
Cause of death Postabortion Other pregnancy and childbirth Total -
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In London the death-rates from dysentery since the beginning of the century have been as follows :—
Mean annual death-rale per 1,000 -
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There were 256 deaths (0.076 per 1,000) from influenza during the year. recent years the deaths have been :—
Year Influenza deaths Year Influenza deaths -
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An important feature is the reduction in the case mortality in measles. The figures are :—
Years Estimated cases* Deaths Crude case mortality per cent. -
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Number of cases Domiciliary confinements Institutional confinements Total -
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The condition at the end of the year of the 145 cases notified was :—
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The variations in age distribution are interesting. Prior to 1947 the percentage of cases under 5 had been falling since 1930, and the proportion of adult cases had been rising, as will be seen from the following figures :— Cases of Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis
Year Total No. Under 5 years of age Year Total No. Under 5 years of age No. % No. % -
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The 1950 age distribution was :— Poliomyelitis notifications (corrected), 1950
Age No. % -
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The following table shows the distribution of heart disease deaths under 45 years, according to age, in recent years:—
Year 0-4 5-14 15-44 Total Rate per 1,000 living 0-44 -
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The death-rates per 1,000 living in 1950 in London and for the whole country were:—
Pulmonary Non-pulmonary -
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Since the beginning of 1949 food poisoning has been a notifiable disease. Reports in 1949 were probably incomplete, but in 1950 863 cases were reported, an attack rate of 0.25 per 1,000. The sex and age distribution was:—
Age Males Females -
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Tuberculous Milk The following are details of the sampling for biological examination of milk coming into London in churns by road and rail and the results of the examinations:—
Source of sample Designation Samples Percentage positive of completed samples Total Positive Incomplete Negative 1950 1949 -
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Blind and partially-sighted persons The following figures show the number of persons examined under the National Assistance Act, 1948, for certification of blindness and the results. The figures do not include children of school age, details of whom are to be found in the table on page 150.
Classification Certified blind Not blind Grand total Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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The causes of blindness in the 23 children under five years of age who were certified during the year were :—
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Blind persons examined as to suitability for training and the results were :—
Male Female Total -
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Registration of nursing homes At the end of the year 54 nursing homes on the register were functioning compared with 58 registered homes open at the end of 1949. One new registration took place and 5 homes were closed during the year. In the 54 homes there were 982 beds distributed as follows :—
Number of beds in home Type of patient accommodated Total Number of homes Maternity only Maternity or others Others -
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The classification was:—
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The July programme comprised the following projects :—
Ref. No. Division Scheme -
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The November programme consisted of the following projects in addition to those carried forward from July :—
Ref. No. Division Scheme -
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Ref. No. Division Scheme -
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Attendances at Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
Health Divisions Ante-natal and Post-natal Infants Ante-natal and Post-natal Infants Ante-natal and Post-natal Infants -
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Attendances
1949 1950 First Total First Total -
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Child Welfare Centres in London, 1950
Health Division Number per 1,000 child population per year* Number of attendances per child per year Sessions Attendances Children Under 1 1-4 Under 1 1-4 Under 1 1-4 -
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Details as to concurrent conditions are given below :—
Primiparae Multiparae Total -
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Dates as given by the mothers are never regarded as being very reliable. According to these :—
Primiparae Multiparae Total -
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Most of them were 2 lb. or less and not really viable.
Survived Died Hospital Home Hospital Home -
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DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY SERVICE The birth-rate continued to fall during the year and so, consequently, did the number of confinements attended by the Council's midwives, as shown in the following table :—
Year Maternity Midwifery Total nursing cases cases -
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There was also a decrease during the year in the number of confinements undertaken on behalf of the Council by district nursing associations and hospital district midwives
Year Maternity M idwifery Total nursing cases cases -
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Midwives' sessions for booking patients and for ante-natal examinations at maternity and child welfare centres continued to be developed as necessary. A midwives, however, still book and examine their patients at home.
Confinements attended by Maternal Still- Neo-natal Deaths Births Deaths -
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The time between the call being made and the arrival of the service was:—
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The action taken by emergency obstetric service was as follows :—
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The number of notifications of intention to practise compared with previous years was:—
1948 1949 1950 -
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The number of medical aid notices issued by midwives during the year, under section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918, was :—
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Some of the notices were for assistance for more than one condition. A classification of the conditions for which aid was summoned appears in the appendix (Table 16) and the following is a summary :—
(1) (2) -
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Fees paid under the Midwives Acts to medical practitioners called in by mid-wives in emergency were as follow :—
1948 1949 1950 -
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doctors during the year 1950 for maternity medical services. The figures quoted do not represent the total number of cases attended during the year as there is no time limit for the submission of claims for fees on maternity medical services and some claims were therefore received too late for inclusion in these figures.
Service provided Quarter Claims from General Practitioner Obstetricians Claims from General Medical Practitioners Totals 1949 1950 1949 1950 1949 1950 -
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An analysis of the completed treatments is given in Table 15 (page 147) but the principal details of the work done during 1950 were :—
Mid-year population Treatments No. of treatments completed per 1,000 population Total number of visits Total visits per 1,000 population Commenced Completed -
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The main conditions treated were :—
Number Per cent. of total -
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Patients were referred to the nursing associations as follows :—
Per cent. Number of total -
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The reasons given for cessation of treatment were :—
Number Per cent. -
Page 65
The following table shows the progressive growth of the service :—
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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The demand on the service increased steadily and the extent to which it could be met is shown in the following figures for the year :—
Maternity Other -
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1 he visiting medical officer usually undertakes the immunisation of the chi in the Council's residential establishments in London and the following details the position at 31st December, 1950.
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The following table gives particulars of the number of persons who were vaccinated either at infant welfare centres or by general practitioners during the year. The comparative figures for 1949 are shown in brackets.
Age at date of vaccination Under 1 year 1 to 4 years 5 to 14 years 15 or over Total -
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Accident Section
No. of calls No. of cases (patients conveyed) Mileage -
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The nature of the calls answered with comparative figures for 1949 were:—
1949 1950 Increase or decrease -
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General Section Persons conveyed and mileage
Patients Others Total Mileage -
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Comparative statistics for 1949 and 1950 were:—
1949 1950 Patients carried Mileage Patients carried Mileage -
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The following are particulars of sessions, attendances, etc., for the year:—
*Clinic Sessions New Cases Attendances Staff (In terms of whole-time units) -
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The following is a statement of admissions to recuperative holiday homes in 1950. The comparable figures for the year 1949 are also given.
Unaccompanied children Expectant and nursing mothers and accompanied young children Other adults Under 5 yrs. School children Mothers Children -
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County of London cases of tuberculosis on notification registers (a)
Year Total population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Cases on Register Rate per 1,000 Cases on Register Rate per 1,000 -
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The contribution of tuberculosis to mortality County of London tuberculosis deaths and deaths from other respiratory diseases (excluding cancer) as a percentage of deaths from all causes in the specified age group.
Period Age group 0-14 15-44 45 + Tuberculosis Other respiratory Tuberculosis Other respiratory Tuberculosis Other respiratory -
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County of London—Age and Sex—Specific death and notification rates per 1,000 living, in selected years
Year Males Females Persons all ages 0-1 1-4 5-14 15-44 45 + All males 0-1 1-4 5-14 15-44 45 + All females -
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Tuberculosis (all forms)—Notifications and deaths in Metropolitan Boroughs, 1913-1950—Rates per 1,000 living.
Borough 1913 1921 1931 1950 Population Notifications Deaths Notifications Deaths Notifications Deaths Notifications Deaths Population Division 1 No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate -
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The following table shows the number of persons dealt with by the mental welfare officers during the year, together with the action taken:—
1950 1949 Male Female Total -
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The following table shows the ultimate disposal of the patients admitted to observation wards:—
Male Female Total -
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Source of Information
Source of information 1949 1950 Totals from 1stApril, 1914, to 31st Dec., 1950 -
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Position as at 31st December, 1950, with regard to the cases referred to in the last column of the preceding table:—
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Summary of cases dealt with during 1950:—
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of the occupation centres for mentally deficient persons under guardianship, supervision or on licence from institutions
Address No. on roll (Dec. 1950) Average daily attendance (Dec. 1950) Address No. on roll (Dec. 1950) Average daily attendance (Dec. 1950) -
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Routine (detailed) Inspections
1947 1948 1949 1950 No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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Other Inspections
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subjected to routine inspections earlier in the year is common, the element of duplication is constant and comparisons from year to year are valid. The percentages show a rising trend:—:
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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The percentages of children seen at routine inspections, who were referred for treatment (other than for infestation or teeth) compared with the preceding years were:—
Age Group and sex 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Defects found on medical inspection to require treatment or observation
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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The classification of general condition as found at routine medical inspections was:—
A—Good B—Fair C—Poor % % % -
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The percentages of children referred for treatment or observation on account of nutrition were :—
1947 1948 1949 1950 % % % % -
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Percentages of children found to have vermin in the hair at routine inspections during 1950, with corresponding figures for 1947, 1948 and 1949, follow :—
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Routine personal hygiene inspections by nurses
Total number of inspections Number found to be verminous Percentage found to be verminous 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Routine Medical Inspections—percentages with defective teeth
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Routine Medical Inspection—Visual acuity—Percentage with normal vision 6/6 (With glasses if worn)
1947 1948 1949 1950 °/ /o °/ /o °/ /o °/ /o -
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A further table shows the percentages of cases of visual defect referred for treatment.
1947 % 1948 % 1949 % Already wearing spectacles 1950 Percentage Not wearing spectacles Total -
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During the year 106,350 re-inspections were made. The number of defects for which children were re-inspected were :—•
Medical re-inspections No. of medical defects No. of dental defects Total defects -
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Treatment was obtained or commenced as follows:—
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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At the end of 1950 there were 94 school treatment centres; 60 of them were directly run by the Council and 34 by voluntary school treatment centre committees. Some provide only one type of clinic, others several. The defects treated and the number of clinics available for the treatment of each defect are shown in the following table:—
No. of Clinics Defect L.C.C. Voluntary Total -
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Summary of work of Child Care organisers attached to Guy's Hospital in the year 1950
Children's Dept. Ear, nose and throat Eyes Orthopaedic Skin General Orthoptic -
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supervisory centres. The reasons for the decline in the amount of dental work in 1950 are set forth in the report of the Chief Dental Surgeon (page 119), while the rheumatism scheme is treated in some detail on page 121.
Type of centre 1948 1949 1950 -
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Group A.—542 children who attended the clinic for periods of 2 months and over:—
Per cent. -
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Group B.—306 children who attended for periods of under 2 months:—
Per cent. -
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The number of examinations in each category was as follows :—
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Page 110
Tables 18 to 28 in the appendix show the results of the above examinations. Day Special Schools
Defect No. of schools Roll -
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Residential Special Schools
No. of schools Accommodation Residential Defect Day Roll -
Page 110
In addition to the handicapped children in the Council's own residential special schools there were at the end of the year 863 of the Council's children in non-Council residential special schools catering for the following defects :—
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The Council provided education for children in the following seven hospitals, the first four of which are recognised as hospital special schools. Tuition was given to groups in the remainder under section 56 of the Education Act, 1944 :—
Average roll -
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The number of visits to schools made during 1950 by school nursing sisters in connection with outbreaks of the principal infectious diseases was :—
Diphtheria Scarlet Fever Measles Whooping Measles Cough Chicken-pox Mumps Poliomyelitis Other diseases Total -
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Recommendations to the Juvenile Courts made on 213 consecutive cases from 1st March, 1950.
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Page 118
The following statement gives details of the disposal of cases which had been closed by the end of the year:—
Battersea Child. Guidance Unit Earls Court Child Guidance Unit Total -
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School Dental Service Staff
Full-time Part-Time Total Full-time Establishment Full-time Number Equivalent to Full-time -
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1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Ratio of permanent teeth restored to permanent teeth extracted
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Page 120
These statistics are additional to those in the proceeding table.
1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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lhe three experimental dental hygiemsts engaged on the work treated considerable numbers of patients throughout the year and assisted the dental surgeons under whose supervision they operated.
Dental Hygienists—Attendances and Treatments, 1950 -
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The following statement shows the number of staff employed in the Public Health Department in December, 1950 (part-time staff being expressed as whole-time equivalents).
Type of staff Location Staff employed at other establishments (a) Total 1950 Total 1949 Head office staff Divisional staff -
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Details of the year s capital expenditure were as follow
£ -
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This was divided as follows:—
d. -
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contributions recovered from recipients of the services were:—
Service Cost Amount recovered in charges £ £ -
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STATISTICS Table 1—Papulation of the County of London, 1921-1950
Year Mid-year estimate of population Average age Total 0-4 6-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 + -
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Table 2—Vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1950 (6)
Metropolitan boroughs arranged in divisional order Estimated home population 1950 Lire births Death.Rates Notifications of infectious disease Deaths Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) Heart disease Other circulatory Cerebral vascular lesions Peptic ulcer Pulmonary tuberculosis Pneumonia Other respiratory diseases Cancer Violence Scarlet fever Diphtheria Poliomyelitis Meningococcal infection Acute pneumonia Measles Whooping cough Tuberculosis Paralytic Non Paralytic Pulmonary NonPulmonary -
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Table 3—County of London—Principal vital statistics, 1891.1950
Period Annuo t rate per 1,000 living Annual mortality per 1,000 living (b) Annual mortality per 1,000 Live Births Total births (c) Live births Marriages Deaths (all causes) Meningococcal infection Diphtheria Enteric fever Scarlet lever Smallpox Whooping cough Measles Influenza Tuberculosis Infants 0—1 Diarrhoea and enteritis 0—2 Puerperal fever Other child.birth. Pulmonary Non.pulmonary Pneumonia (all forms) Bronchitis Other resp. diseases Heart disease Cancer Diabetes -
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Table 4—County of London—Civilian deaths in 1950 by cause
Cause Sex 0— 1 — 5— 15— 25— 45— 65— 75+ Total 1950 1949 -
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Table 4—County of London—Civilian deaths in 1950 by cause—continued
Cause Sex 0— 1— 5— 15— 25— 45— 65— 75+ Total 1950 1949 -
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Table 5—Live births and Still-births—-County of London
Year Live births Still-births No. Rate per 1,000 total population No. Rate per 1,000 live and still-births -
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Table 6—County of London—Infant mortality, 1950
Cause of death Age at death Total Rates per 1,000 live birtha Under 1 day 1 to 7 days 1 to 4 wks. 4 wks. to 1 yr. No. Male Fe-male Total Male Female -
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Table 7—Infant mortality in London by cause 1915-1950 (Rates per 1,000 live births)
Cause of death 1915 to 1918 1919 to 1922 1923 to 1920 1927 to 1930 1931 to 1934 1935 to 1938 1939 to 1942 1943 to 1946 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Table 9—County of London—Notifiable infectious diseases—Annual number of notifications and numbers per 1,000 of population 1931.1950
Year Anthrax Meningococcal infection Continued fever Diphtheria Dysentery Acute Encephalitis (?) Enteric fever Erysipelas Malaria Measles Ophthalmia neonatorum Pneumonia Poliomyelitis Puerperal pyrexia Soabies Scarlet fever Smallpox Typhus Whooping cough Cages Rate Cases Bate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate -
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Table 8—Maternal mortality (excluding abortion) — London and England & Wales 1941.50
(Rates per 1,000 total births) 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Table 10—Primary notifications (a) of and deaths from tuberculosis in the County of London
Year Pulmonary tuberculosis Non.pulmonary tuberculosis Formal Primary notifications Deaths Formal primary notifications Deaths No. Annual rate per 1.000 living No. Annual rate per 1,000 living No. Annual rate per 1,000 living No. Annual rate per 1,000 living -
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Table 11(a)—Tuberculosis—Primary notifications in London during the year 1950
Form of tuberculosis notified Sex Number of formal primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis Total all ages 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 05 + -
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Table 11(6)—New cases of tuberculosis in London recorded by means other than notification, 1950
Form of tuberculosis Sex New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification Total 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65 + -
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The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown above were as follows:—
Source of information Number of cases Pulmonary Non-pulmonary -
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Table ll(c)—Numbers on the registers, for the whole county, 1942-1950
1942 1943 1944 1945 1940 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Table 12(a)—Primary notifications of tuberculosis in the County of London by age and sex. Rates per 1,000 living (i) Pulmonary
Sex Age 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate -
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(ii) Non-Pulmonary
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Table 12(6)—Deaths from tuberculosis in the County of London by age and sex (i) Pulmonary
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Table 12(6)—Deaths from tuberculosis in the County of London by age and sex— continued
Sex Age (ii) Non.Pulmonary 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate -
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Table 13—Primary notifications of non.pulmonary tuberculosis in the County of London. Distribution according to site Rates per 1,000 living are shown in parenthesis against the number of cases
Age group Year Site of tuberculosis lesion Bones and Joints Abdomen Peripheral glands Meninges Other sites (o) Total -
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Table 14—Cases of infectious illness reported from schools in 1950 and preceding years
Year Chicken.pox Diphtheria German measles Impetigo Measles Mumps Ophthalmia and conjunctivitis Poliomyelitis Ringworm Scabies Scarlet fever Whooping cough -
Page 147
Table 15—District Nursing Associations—Completed Treatments by Diagnosis— Year Ended 31st December, 1950
Disease Total Cases Males Total Males Females Total Females 0-39 40-59 60 + 0-39 40-59 60 + No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Per cent. -
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Table 16—Analysis of conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by midwives During pregnancy
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Page 148
During and immediately following labour
Malpresentations Delayed labour -
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During puerperium
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Table 16—continued Condition of the child
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Table 17—School leavers contra-indications for employment
Contra-indications Boys Girls No. Per cent. of inspected pupils (13,605) (a) No. Per cent. of inspected pupils (13,859) (a) -
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Ascertainment of handicapped children Table 18—Vision cases
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Page 150
Table 19—Hearing cases
A. Children not in special schools:— Boys Girls Total -
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Table 20—Epilepsy cases
A. Children not in special schools. Boys Girls Total -
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Table 21—Educationally subnormal
A. Children not in special schools:— Boys Girls Total -
Page 151
B. (i) Children in attendance at special E.S.N. schools:—
Boys Girls Total -
Page 151
B. (ii) Children in attendance at special E.S.N. classes in ordinary schools:—
Boys Girls Total -
Page 152
Table 23—Physically handicapped children
A. Children not in special schools:— Boys Girls Total -
Page 152
(i) Number of these children recommended for physically handicapped schools:—
Morbid condition Day Residential Grand Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total -
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(ii) Number of these children recommended for ordinary school:—
Morbid condition Boys Girls Total -
Page 153
B. Children already in attendance at special (P.H.) schools:—
Boys Girls Total -
Page 153
(i) Number of these children found to be no longer in need of special educational treatment:—
Morbid condition Day P.H. Schools Residential P.H. Schools Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls -
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(ii) Other recommendations:—
Morbid condition Day P.H. Schools Residential P.H. Schools Continue day Transfer to res. Continue res. Transfer to day Grand Total B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. B. G. T. -
Page 154
Table 24—Dual defects The following children were found on examination to suffer from more than one handicap:—
Boys Girls Total -
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Table 25—Speech defects
Boys Girls Total -
Page 154
Table 26—Maladjusted children
Boys Girls Total -
Page 154
Table 27—Diabetic children Number of children found to be diabetic and suitable for residential treatment:—
Boys Girls Total -
Page 155
Table 28—Reclassification The following table shows the number of children reclassified (i.e. found upon examination to be in need of different special educational treatment):—
Boys Girls Total -
Page 155
Table 29—Nominations for in-patient treatment under the Rheumatism Scheme, 1948-1950
1948 1949 1950 -
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Supervision
1948 1949 1950 -
Page 156
Table 30 —Condition on discharge in 1950 of London children treated in Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton
Sex Fit for ordinary school or ordinary employment Fit for P.H. school or light employment Unfit for school or work Died Total No. Percentage No. Percentage No. Percentage No. Percentage -
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Table 31—Percentage number of children with cardiac involvement admitted to the special rheumatism units, 1936-1950
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 -
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Table 33—Treatment of venereal disease at London clinics
Year New Cases Total venereal cases Total non-venereal cases Total attendances Syphilis S. Chancre Gonorrhoea M F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Table 32—Admissions of London children to Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, in 1950
Sex Articular rheumatism Chorea Articular rheumatism and chorea No. admitted Percentage with No cardiac involvement No. admitted Percentage with No cardiac involvement No. admitted Percentage with No cardiac involvement Carditis Pericarditis only Valvular damage Carditis Pericarditis only Valvular damage Carditis Pericarditis only Valvular damage Mitral Mitral and aortic and pericarditis Mitral Mitral and aortic and pericarditis Mitral Mitral and aortic and pericarditis -
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Table 34 Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils since 1950
Borough No. of houses in borough Public Health Act Housing Acts, 1936 No. of houses inspected on account of complaints or illn.'ss No. of statutory notices served No. of houses repaired No. of houses inspected Section 25 Section 9 and 10 Number of houses demolished Closing Orders Overcrowding No. of dwellings for working classes erected during the year Underground rooms Houses let in lodgings No. of houses represented No. of houses demolished No. of houses repaired No. of families overcrowded No. of families alternative accom. obtained No. occupied but unfit No. closed or modified occupation approved No. in borough .... No. of inspections No. of prosecutions No. of complaints remedied Section 11 Voluntarily No. made No. determined By owners L.A. -
Page 159
Table 34 (continued)
Borough Cowsheds Slaughterhouses Offensive trades Smoke nuisances Common lodging houses Cleansing of persons and rooms Water supply Dairies Ice-cream premises Restaurants and eating houses No. licensed No. of inspections No. licensed No. of inspections No. authorised No. of inspections Observations Intimations Complaints Notices Houses licensed No. of inspections Persons Rooms or premises Tenement houses extra supply No. on register No. of inspections No. on register No. of inspections No. of places No. of inspections Adults Children After infectious diseases For vermin