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Beckenham 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Published
1958
Pages
48
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1948 to 1957 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 12
    TOTAL DEATHS, 1957 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—787. Male, 383 ; Female, 404.
    CAUSES OF DEATHMALESFEMALES
  • Page 13
    CANCER DEATHS
    19531954195519561957
  • Page 14
    TUBERCULOSIS—Table of Notifications and Deaths, 1957, 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 15
    Table of Infantile Mortality
    Under one dayOver one dayTotal under one weekage in weeksTotal under one monthage in monthsTotal under one year
    1-22-33-41-34-67-910-12
    M.F.
  • Page 16
    MORBIDITY RETURNS, 1957
    CERTIFICATES OF INCAPACITY
    FIRSTINTERMEDIATEFINALTOTAL
  • Page 19
    LOCAL CLINICS FOR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
    ServiceDays and TimesPremises in Use
  • Page 21
    New Cases attending the Chest Clinics for the first time during 1957.
    AdultsChildren under 15 years
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 31
    Food and Drugs Sampling A list of food and drugs sampled during the year is appended:-
    ARTICLEFORMALINFORMAL
  • Page 37
    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 38
    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 39
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE (3)
    DISEASEWARDS*
    L. Pk. and K.H.C.C.C.H.M.H.E.P.ShortlandsW.W. (North)W.W. (South)
  • Page 40
    (A) DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
    Year of Birth.195719561955195419531952195119501949194819471946194519441943Total
  • Page 40
    (B) VACCINATION.
    Year of Birth.195719561955195419531952195119501949194819471946194519441943Before 1943Total.
  • Page 41
    IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA (from 1943 to 1957)
    Year of Birth194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957Total
  • Page 42
    The following Table gives the numbers of children resident in the Borough of Beckenham who received a course of two injections against poliomyelitis during the year ended 31st December, 1597
    BORNNO.