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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Beckenham 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Published
1950
Pages
34
Tables
13

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13 tables in this report

  • Page -
    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  • Page 6
    Table A. Birth rates, Civilian death rates, and Infant Mortality in the year 1949. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.
    England and Wales126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London148 smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Adm. CountyBecken-ham
  • Page 7
    TOTAL DEATHS, 1949 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes— 798 ; Male, 380 ; Female, 418.
    causes of death.malesfemales
  • Page 8
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1941 to 1949 THE COMPARATIVE RATES GIVEN REVEAL SOME INTERESTING TENDENCIES
    YearPopulation as estimated at mid-June by Registrar-GeneralLegitimateLive Births RegisteredStill BirthsDeaths of Infants under one year
    IllegitimateTotalRate per 1,000 of populationLegitimateIllegitimateTotalLegitimateIllegitimateTotalRate per 1,000 live Births
  • Page 9
    Table of Infantile Mortality.
    UnderTotalTotal
    11-22-33-4under1-34-67-910-12under
    weekwks.wks.wks1 mthmthsmthsmthsmths1 yr.
  • Page 11
    LOCAL CLINIC SERVICES. Arrangements in Force.
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in Use
  • Page 12
    Service Days and Times Premises in Use
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in use
  • Page 15
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE. The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year, the number removed to Hospital and the number of Deaths.
    Disease.Beck-enhamWest Wick-hamTotal0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 65Over 65Age UnknownAdmitted to HospitalDeaths
  • Page 16
    New Cases attending the Tuberculosis Dispensaries for the first time during 1949. (INFORMATION FROM THE TUBERCULOSIS OFFICER)
    AdultsChildren under 15 years
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 17
    TUBERCULOSIS — T able of N otifications and D eaths, 1949, from L ocal R ecords.
    SexTotalAgesWards
    M.F.0 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 65over 65L. PK.K.H.M.H.C.C.E.P.PK. L.Short-landsW.W.
  • Page 26
    Food and Drugs Sampling.
    ARTICLEFORMAL SAMPLESINFORMAL SAMPLES
  • Page 28
    The four provisional gradings are as follow:—
    GradeTime taken to educe Methylene Blue
  • Page 29
    Dealing first with the 45 samples from local manufacturers the following table gives the gradings obtained in the series of samples from each manufacturer, and the gradings are listed in the order in which the samples were obtained.
    ManufacturerGradings