Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Rate per 1,000 total population | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 population. | Rate per 1,000 live births. | ||||||||||
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All causes | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years). | Total deaths under 1 year. | |||
Live Births | Still Births |
Disease | Weeks | Total under 1 mth. | Months | Total under 1 year | ||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 1 to 3 | 4 to 6 | 7 to 9 | 10 to 12 |
Area | Births | Infant Deaths | I.M.R. | Neo-Natal | One week to one year |
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Month | Mean Reading of Barometer at 9 a.m. | Self-registering thermometer | Rainfall total, per mouth (inches) | |
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Max. in Air | Min. in Air |
Home Visits, New | Under One | 1 to 5 | Special Illness | Expect. Mothers | Boarded Out | No reply to call | Total Welfare Visits | T.B. Visits |
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Town Hall C'tre | Alexandra C'tre | Elmers End Ct're | Wick-ham C'tre | Coney Hall C'tre | Ch'ch-fields C'tre | Total 1938 | Total 1937 |
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Total seen by Doctor. | Feeding and Digestion. | Referred to Special Clinics. | Special Cases. | General Progress. |
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Year born | Total who Attended | Attendances made | Average number of Attendances per Child |
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Dental. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Eye Clinic. | U.V. Ray Clinic. | Orthopaedic Clinic. | Aural Clinic. |
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Mothers | Children |
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Information Required | Particulars |
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Information Required | Particulars |
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Diseases | Notified | Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths | ||
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Bk. | W.W. | Total | Total |
0—4 |
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School | Year of Birth | Percentage Protected | ||||||||
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1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | Total | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 |
School. | born | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | |||||||||||||
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B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. |
Born | Shick Test | Doses after Test | Doses Sans Test | 1st Retest | Further Doses | 2nd Retest | |||||||||
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Neg. | Pos. | Failed | Had 3 | Failed | Had 3 | Failed | Not Due. | Neg. | Pos. | Failed | Had | Neg. | Pos. | Not Due. |
Shick Test | Doses after Test | Doses Sans Test | Retest | Doses | 2nd Retest | Doses | Retest | |||||||||||||
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Born | Neg. | + | failed | had 3 | failed | had 3 | failed | Neg. | + | n.d. | failed | 4th | failed | Neg. | + | n.d. | failed | 5th | failed | Neg. |
I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI | XVII | XVIII | XIX | XX |
0—4 | 5—14 | 15 + |
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No. | Date of Confinement | Onset | Notified | Where | Cause | Treatment and Result |
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Notifications. | Totals. | Ages. | Wards. | |||||||||||||||||
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0 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and over | Copers Cope | Eden Park | Langley Park | Short-lands | Manor House | Kent House | Lawrie Park | Wickham | Total |
Adults | Children | |||
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Male | Female | Male | Female |
Disease suspected | Total 1938 | Results | Comparative Total for 1937 | |
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Positive | Negative |
Character of Premises | No. | Statutory or other provisions | Action taken and result |
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Character of Premises | No. | Statutory or other provisions | Action taken and result |
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No. of Bacteria per Cubic Centimeter | Percentages of sample in which Bacillus Coli present in 1/100th of a c.c. or less | ||||||
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Percentage of Samples with | |||||||
Less than 30,000 | 30,000 to 100,000 | 100,000 to 200,000 | 200,000 to 500,000 | Over 500,000 |
Cows. | Oxen. | Calves. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Goats. | Total. |
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Animal. | Condition. | No. affected. | Weight. |
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Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs |
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Animal. | Condition. | Part condemned. | No. affected. | Weight in lbs. |
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Causes of Death | Registrar General. | All ages | 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and over | Copers Cope | Shortlands | Langley Park | Eden Park | Manor House | Kent House | Lawrie Park | West Wickham | Total | ||
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Male | Female | Total |
Home Visits: | Total 1938 | Total 1937 |
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Infants. | Juniors. | Seniors. | Total. | |||||
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School. | On Roll | Milk | On Roll | Milk | On Roll | Milk | On Roll | Milk |
Days Held | For Children from |
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Sessions held | Attendances | Average per Session | ||||
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1938 | 1937 | 1938 | 1937 | 1938 | 1937 |
I.W.C. | S.M.S. | County |
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Permanent teeth lost, unsaveable or saveable. | Children. | |
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Falmouth. | Beckenham. |
1937 | 1938 |
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Sessions held. | Total attendances. | New Cases. | Re-examinations. | |||
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Infants. | School. | Infants. | School. |
School Children. | Infants. |
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School Children. | Infants. |
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Half-day Sessions | Total attendances. | Surgeons Examinations. | ||||||||||||
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New cases. | Re-examinations. | |||||||||||||
Year. | held. | School. | Infants. | School. | Infants. | School. | Infants. |
Classification | No. of Cases | |
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No. | Condition. |
Condition for which excluded | Names of Schools | |||||||||
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Alexandra | Balgowan | Bromley Road | Churchfields | Marian Vian | Hawes Down | Wickham Com. | Others | Totals, 1938 | Totals, 1937 |
Group. | For defective vision (excluding squint). | For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA. | Total. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
DEFECT OR DISEASE | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
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No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age Groups | No. of children inspected | 'A' Excellent | 'B' Normal | 'C' Slightly subnormal | 'D' Bad | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Disease or Defect | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment, during 1938 |
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Under the local Authority's Scheme |
No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
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Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total |
Received Operative Treatment Number of Defects. | Received other forms of treatment | Total | ||||
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Tonsils only | Adenoids only | Tonsils and Adenoids | Other defects |
Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic | Total |
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