[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Beckenham 1941

Published: 1942
Pages: 36
Tables: 23

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This work is crried out by the Health visitors. During 1941, the health visitors.made a home visit to 485The work is done is summariaod below:-

Home Visits, New. Under One. 1 to 5 Special Illness 1Expectant Mothers A.R.P. Cas Masks for Babies Boarded Out No Reply Total Visits
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The follwing figures show the attendances of children in age groups.

Year born Total who attended. Attendances made. Average number of attendances per child.
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The number of children treated was 312 compared with 150 in 1940, and the number of adults 72 compared with 109.

Adults Childrern
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ANNUAL STATISTICS FOR 1941 (Relating to the Beckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Home)

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The number of cases notified among the civilian population was 244 of thise 65 were in original Beckenham and 179 in wwest wickham.

Disease Notified Age Groups
Undr 1 1/2 2/3 3/4 4/5 5/10 10/15 15/20 20/35 35/45 45/65 Over 65
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bacteriological WORK The number and results of the examinations made at the Public Health Department Laboratory during 1941 was:-

Disease suspected Total 1941 Results Comparative
Positive Negative Total - 1940
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SANITARY inspection of the district 1941 Summary of Inspections and Visits.

Visits and Inspections
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Nature of Nuisance or Defects Remedied.

No. of defects Remedied.
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Nature of Nuisances or Defects Remedied (Cont.)

No. of defects remedied
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The following Table supplies particulars of the premises and occupations in the district which are controlled by Byelaws or Regulations:-

Character of Premises. Action taken and result.
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Whenever possible the articles were put to some other useful purpose.

Article Condition Weight in lbs
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Table, and though, I repeat, the figures cannot be regarded as giving an absolute Index of the children's physical condition, they do indicate that the condition of 1941 was not sosatisfactory as that of 1932.

Entrants (5 & 6 yrs) Intermediates (8 yrs) Leavers (12 yrs)
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
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(Bromley Road School is not included in the Table, because the numbers examined were too small to provide a reliable figure.)

Entrants Intermediates Leavers.
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls.
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School Sessions Held. Attendances Average Per Session.
1941 1940 1941 1940 1941 1940
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The average attendance over the sessions, was 21.3.Which compares with 28.8 last year.

I.W.C. S . M. S. County Total
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The comparable figures for attendances and treatment:-

19240 1941.
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REPORT ON WORK OF AUR a L CLINIC IN 1941.

Sessions held Total Attendances New Cases Re-examinations
Infants School Infants School
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The following summary shows the work of this Clinic during 1941, and comparative figures are given for the preceding year:

Half-day Sessions. Surgeons Examinations.
New eases. Re-examinations
School Infants. School Infants.
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Year Treatment by Nurse Electrical & other treatments. Fees Paid
Massage. Exercises
School Infants School Infhnts School Infants
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table II . Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

Number of Children Inspected a b C D
Excellent Normal Slightly sub-normal Bad
No. % No. % No. %
No. %
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TABLE V. Verminouo Condition.
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TABLE V. Verminous Conditions.
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TABLE VI. Blind and Deaf Children

Year	Treatment by Nurse				Electrical & other treatments.		Fees Paid
	Massage.		Exercises		Electrical & other treatments.
	School	Infants	School	Infhnts	School	Infants

a		b		C		D
Excellent		Normal		Slightly sub-normal		Bad
No.	%	No.	%	Slightly sub-normal		No.	%
No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%

	Half-day Sessions.	Surgeons Examinations.
		New eases.		Re-examinations
		School	Infants.	School	Infants.

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23 tables in this report

This work is crried out by the Health visitors. During 1941, the health visitors.made a home visit to 485The work is done is summariaod below:-

The follwing figures show the attendances of children in age groups.

The number of children treated was 312 compared with 150 in 1940, and the number of adults 72 compared with 109.

ANNUAL STATISTICS FOR 1941 (Relating to the Beckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Home)

The number of cases notified among the civilian population was 244 of thise 65 were in original Beckenham and 179 in wwest wickham.

bacteriological WORK The number and results of the examinations made at the Public Health Department Laboratory during 1941 was:-

SANITARY inspection of the district 1941 Summary of Inspections and Visits.

Nature of Nuisance or Defects Remedied.

Nature of Nuisances or Defects Remedied (Cont.)

The following Table supplies particulars of the premises and occupations in the district which are controlled by Byelaws or Regulations:-

Whenever possible the articles were put to some other useful purpose.

Table, and though, I repeat, the figures cannot be regarded as giving an absolute Index of the children's physical condition, they do indicate that the condition of 1941 was not sosatisfactory as that of 1932.

(Bromley Road School is not included in the Table, because the numbers examined were too small to provide a reliable figure.)

The average attendance over the sessions, was 21.3.Which compares with 28.8 last year.

The comparable figures for attendances and treatment:-

REPORT ON WORK OF AUR a L CLINIC IN 1941.

The following summary shows the work of this Clinic during 1941, and comparative figures are given for the preceding year:

Continued from previous page...

table II . Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.

TABLE V. Verminouo Condition.

TABLE V. Verminous Conditions.

TABLE VI. Blind and Deaf Children