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Beckenham 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Published
1957
Pages
48
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

  • Page 12
    TOTAL DEATHS, 1956 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes–843 ; Male, 410 : Female, 433.
    CAUESE OF DEATHMALESFEMALES
  • Page 13
    CANCER DEATHS
    19521953195419551956
  • Page 14
    INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1956 The number of deaths of infants under the age of twelve months was 10, as compared with 15 in 1955. The Registrar-General returns 11 infants deaths, and the Infant Mortality Rate for the year was 12.40 per 1,000 live births. The following Table shows the cause of death in 10 cases for which full records exist. Table of Infantile Mortality
    AGE IN WEEK;Total under one month.AGE IN MONTH;Total under one year.
    Under 11–22–33–41–34–67–910–12M.F.
  • Page 15
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1947 to 1956 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 populationLegitimateIllegitimateTotalLegitimateIllegitimateTotalRate per 1,000 live Births
  • Page 16
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (1)
    DISEASE0–4 years5–14 years15 years and overAge UnknownADMITTED TO HOSPITALTOTAL
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 17
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2). The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year:—
    DISEASEJAN.FEB.MAR.APR.MAYJUNEJULYAUG.SEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC.TOTAL
  • Page 18
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (3)
    DISEASEWARDS*
    L. Pk. and K.H.C.C.C.H.M.H.E.P.ShortlandsW.W. (North)W.W. (South)
  • Page 19
    TUBERCULOSIS—Table of Notifications and Deaths, 1956, from Local Records.
    SexTotalAgesWards*
    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. (Nth.)W.W. (Sth.)
    M.F.
  • Page 21
    New Cases attending the Chest Clinics for the first time during 1956.
    AdultsChildren under 15 years
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 26
    Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1955. (A) DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
    Year of Birth.195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942Total
  • Page 26
    (B) VACCINATION.
    Year of Birth.195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942Before 1942Total.
  • Page 26
    MORBIDITY RETURNS, 1956
    CERTIFICATES OF INCAPACITY
    FIRSTINTERMEDIATEFINALTOTAL
  • Page 29
    LOCAL CLINICS FOR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in Use
  • Page 36
    A list of Food and Drugs sampled during 1956 is appended
    ArticleFormalInformal
  • Page 37
    Continued from previous page...
    ARTICLEFORMALINFORMAL
  • Page 38
    Fourteen, or 6 per cent, were found upon examination by the Public Analyst to be either "inferior" or "adulterated"— Details are as follows:—
    ARTICLERESULT OF ANALYSYSACTION TAKEN