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Beckenham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Published
1945
Pages
37
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    The attached Table gives details of 33 local cases, of which records are available :—
    Under 1 week1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under one mth.1-3 mths.4-6 mths.7-9 mths.10-12 mths.Total under one year
  • Page 6
    During the year the following work was done under the scheme:—
    Mat. Hosp.Town HallTotal
  • Page 6
    the Health Visitors made a home visit to 910 new cases. The work done is summarised below and the total visits 9,753 compare with 7,943 in 1943, but include no less than 2,404 unavailing visits due to movement of the population.
    Home Visits, NewUnder One1 to 5Special IllnessExpectant MothersOther VisitsNo ReplyTotal Visits
  • Page 7
    INFANT WELFARE ATTENDANCES
    Town Hall C'treAlexandra C'treElmers End C'treWickham C'treConey Hall C'treCh'chfields C'treShort landsComparative Total
    19441943
  • Page 9
    ANNUAL STATISTICS FOR 1944 Relating to the B eckenham and P enge. J oint M aternity H ospital
    Information RequiredParticulars
  • Page 10
    Continued from privous page
    Information RequiredParticulars
  • Page 11
    Dr. Thomson has supervised the health of the children in attendance and all children have been immunised against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough.
    MonthSummary of Attendances
    SPRINGFIELDBECKENHAM ROAD
    Under 2 years2-5 yearsTotalDays openAverageUnder 2 years2-5 yearsTotalDays openAverage
  • Page 12
    Infectious Disease Summary, 1944.
    DiseaseBeck.ww.ServiceTotal0/11/22/33/44/55/ 1010/ 1515/ 20211 3535/ 4545/ 65Over 65
  • Page 13
    The number and results of the examinations made at the Public Health Department Laboratory during 1944 was :—
    Disease suspectedTotal 1944ResultsComparative Total for 1943
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 14
    Treatment of Scabies at Baths Cleansing Station.
    AttendancesPersons TreatedMalesFemalesRe-infested 30 days interval
    Under 14 yrs.Over 14 yrs.Under 14 yrs.Over 14 yrs.
  • Page 15
    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT, 1944. Summary of Inspections and Visits
    Visits and Inspections
  • Page 15
    Nature of Nuisance or Defects Remedied
    No. of defects remedied
  • Page 16
    Premises Controlled by Bye-laws, etc. The following Table supplies particulars of the premises and occupations in the district which are controlled by Bye-laws or Regulations:—
    Character of PremisesAction Taken and Result
  • Page 20
    Rat Repression—Churchfields Depot. Summary of Operations for Rat Repression, conducted at the Churchfields Depot from the 29th October to the 8th November, 1944.
    First Operation Prebait—Sausage Rusk. Pcison-Zinc Phosphide. Postbait—Bread Mash. 29th Oct. to 3rd Nov., 1944 (inclusive).Second Operation Prebait—Bread Mash. Poison-Barium Carbinate Postbait—Sausage Rusk 3rd Nov. to 8th Nov., 1944 (inclusive)
  • Page 23
    WORK OF THE SPECIAL CLINICS TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS. The attendances during the year are shown below, with comparative figures for 1943 :—
    School.Sessions Held.Attendances.Average Per Session.
    19431944194319441943944
  • Page 24
    EYE CLINIC 8 Sessions were held, and on all of these the Surgeon put in an extra half-session, making three instead of two hours. .
    I.W.C.S.M.S. .CountyTotal
  • Page 24
    The results of the inspections were as follows :—
  • Page 24
    Summary of Terminal Reports
  • Page 25
    Continued from privious page
  • Page 25
    REPORT ON WORK OF AURAL CLINIC IN 1944
    Sessions heldTotal AttendancesNew CasesRe-examinations
    InfantsSchoolInfantsSchool
  • Page 26
    REPORT ON BECKENHAM ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC 1944 The following summary shows the work of this Clinic during 1944, and comparative figures are given for the two preceding years :—
    SessionsSurgeons Examinations
    New casesRe-examinations
    SchoolInfantsSchoolInfants
  • Page 26
    Continued from previous page...
    YearTreatment by NurseElectrical and other treatmentsFees Paid
    MassageExercises
    SchoolInfantsSchoolInfantsSchoolInfants
  • Page 27
    The attendances made during 1944 were :—
  • Page 27
    MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS, 1944 TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Children Attending Elementary Schools. * A - Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups :—
  • Page 28
    TABLE II. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    No. of children inspected'A' Excellent'B' Normal'C' Slightly sub-normal'D' Bad
    No.%No'.%No.%No.%
  • Page 28
    TABLE V. Verminous Conditions.
  • Page -
    BOR [???] OF BECKENHAM. VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1909 TO 1944. PLEASE INSERT IN 1944. ANNUAL REPORT. These figures have not been available during the War Years and the comparative rates given reveal some interesting tendencies and indicate the effect of Evacuation on. the Population figures
    Year.Poputlation as estimated at mid- June by Registrar Gen eral.Live Births Registered.Still Births.I Deaths of Infants undor one vear-.:
    Legitimate,Illegitimate.TotalRate per 1000 of population.Legiti- mate.Illegitismate.TotalLegitimate.Illegiti mate.TotalRate per 1000 of popu lation
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    BOROUGH OF BECKENHAM. VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1939 TO 1944. PLEASE INSERT IN 1944 ANNUAL REPORT.