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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Published
1954
Pages
34
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    Table A. Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates and Infant Mortality for the year 1953.
    Rate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1,000 live births
    Live BirthsStill BirthsAll DeathsDeaths under 1 yr.
  • Page 9
    TOTAL DEATHS 1953 (Registrar-General's Official Returns) All causes—819; Male, 385; Female, 434.
    CAUSES OF DEATHMALESFEMALES
  • Page 10
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1945 to 1953 THE COMPARATIVE RATES GIVEN REVEAL SOME INTERESTING TENDENCIES
    YearPopulation as estimated at mid-June by Registrar-GeneralLive Births RegisteredStill BirthsDeaths of Infants under one year
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotalRate per 1,000 of populationLegitimateIllegitimateTotalLegitimateIllegitimateTotalRate per 1,000 live Births
  • Page 11
    Table of Infantile Mortality.
    Age in Weeks.Total under one mth.Age in Months.Total under one year.
    under 11-22-33-41-34-67-910-12
  • Page 12
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (1).
    DISEASE0—4 years5—14 years15 years and overAge unknownTOTALADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
  • Page 13
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2).
    DISEASEJAN.FEB.MAR.APR.MAYJUNEJULYAUG.SEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC.TOTAL
  • Page 14
    TUBERCULOSIS— Table of Notifications and Deaths , 1952, from Local Records.
    SexTotalAgesWards*
    M.F.0 to 56 to 1011 to 1516 to 2021 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 5556 to 6566 and overAge unknownL.Pk. and K.H.M.H.C.C.C.H.E.P.Short-landsW.W.
  • Page 15
    New Cases attending the Tuberculosis Dispensaries for the first time during 1953.
    AdultsChildren under 15 years
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 20
    LOCAL CLINICS FOR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in Use
  • Page 21
    Continued from previous page...
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in use
  • Page 24
    Certain statistical information, relating to the work of the Inspectors, is appended :—
  • Page 25
    Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year
  • Page 25
    Properties not Possessing Main Drainage Systems. The position remains substantially the same as the details given in the 1950 Annual Report, and may be summarised as follows:—
  • Page 27
    Food and Drugs Sampling. During 1953, 85 formal and 31 informal samples were purchased and submitted to the Council's Public Analyst. Sampling for the Year 1953.
    ArticleFormal samplesInformal samples