[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

Bexley 1937

Published: 1938
Pages: 72
Tables: 30

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Deputy School Medical Officer.

Age Groups. No. of children inspected. Excellent. Normal. Slightly Subnormal. Bad.

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

	England and Wales	County Boro's and Great Towns including London	Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25 000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census	London Administrative County	Borough of Bexley
Rates per 1,000 Population.

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Births. Males. females. Total.
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1937.
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Causes of' death. M. F

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DEATHS IN ACE CROUPS IN 1937. These relate to deaths occurring in 1937, hut not necessarily registered in that year.

Short List of Causes of Death in use in General Register Office.	Totals	Under 1	1 to 2	2 to 3	3 to 4	4 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 30	30 to 35	35 to 40	40 to 45	45 to 50	50 to 55	55 to 60	60 to 65	65 to 70	70 to 75	75 and over

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DEATHS EROVM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.

Causes of Death as Certified.	Under 1 week	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 weeks	Total under 1 month	1 to 3 months	3 to 6 months	6 to 9 months	9 to 12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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of expansion will not be long delayed. The growth of the work done is evidenced by the following figures extracted from the Annual Report of the MaTiagement Committee for 1937: —
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The Welling Branch of the British Red Cross Society provides a voluntary attendant for the ambulance in the evenings, at week-ends, and Bank Holidays, and our best thanks are due to them for the very willing and able service rendered. Cases removed during 1937.
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Old Maternity Home. The opportunity is taken here, for purposes of record, of setting out the annual admissions, etc., from the dale of opening to closing of the old Home.

Year. Cases Admitted. Infant Deaths. Maternal Deaths.

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE.

Year	Live Births	Still Births	No. of Health Visitors	Visits made to:—					Centres (Children)					Centres (Antenatal)
				Expectant Mothers		Children under 1		Child-ren 1 to 5	No. of Attendances		First Attenders		% of Births	Attendances	No. of Expectant Mothers	% of Births
				First	Total	First	Total	Child-ren 1 to 5	Under 1	1 to 5	Under 1	1 to 5	% of Births	Attendances	No. of Expectant Mothers	% of Births

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Acts.

DATE ADOPTED
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Bye-laws.
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TABLE No. 1.
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Details of Inspection Work carried out during the year.

Number of. Inspec- Re-in-tions spections
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Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

Houses— With Notice Without Notice
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TABLE No. 4.

Infectious Disease—
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TABLE No. 5. Food Inspection. 4.962 carcases were inspected during the time of or after slaughter as follows:—
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Tuberculosis.

Animals Affected. No. of Entire Carcases. Condemnations. Parts of Carcases. or Organs. Weight in lbs.
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Diseases other than Tuberculosis.
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TABLE NO. 6. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. 1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.

Premises. Number of:—
Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions.
I 2 3 4
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2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars- Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions.
Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector.
I 2 3 4 5
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4. Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding.

A. 1936 1937
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The particulars of ownership of overcrowded dwellings and the comparison with 1936 is shown in the following tahle:—

Owners. No. of overcrowded dwellings.
Jan. 31st, 1936. Dec. 31st, 1937.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES ( other than tuberculosis ) DURING THE YEAR, 1937.

DISEASE	Total cases notified.	CASES NOTIFIED AT ALL AGES—YEARS												Cases admitted to Hospital	Total Deaths
DISEASE	Total cases notified.	Under 1	1 to 2	2 to 3	3 to 4	4 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 65	65 and over	Cases admitted to Hospital	Total Deaths

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Ten cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year as follows:—

Isolated at:— Delivered:—
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Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1937, are contained in the following table:—

Age Period New Cases Deaths
Respiratory Non Respiratory Respiratory Non Respiratory
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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The following statement shows the number of cases on the Notification Register for the district at the beginning and at the end of the year.

Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. Total.
M. F. M. F.

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Deaths from Cancer by age distribution are shown below:—

Birth to 5 years	5 & under 10	10 & under 35	35 & under 40	40 & under 45	45 & under 50	50 & under 55	55 & under 60	60 & under 65	65 & under 70	70 & under 75	over 75

Particulars-	Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars-	Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.
I	2	3	4	5

Age Period	New Cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non Respiratory		Respiratory		Non Respiratory
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

Premises.	Number of:—
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.
I	2	3	4

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Deputy School Medical Officer.

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1937.

Continued from previous page...

DEATHS IN ACE CROUPS IN 1937. These relate to deaths occurring in 1937, hut not necessarily registered in that year.

Continued from previous page...

DEATHS EROVM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.

of expansion will not be long delayed. The growth of the work done is evidenced by the following figures extracted from the Annual Report of the MaTiagement Committee for 1937: —

The Welling Branch of the British Red Cross Society provides a voluntary attendant for the ambulance in the evenings, at week-ends, and Bank Holidays, and our best thanks are due to them for the very willing and able service rendered. Cases removed during 1937.

Old Maternity Home. The opportunity is taken here, for purposes of record, of setting out the annual admissions, etc., from the dale of opening to closing of the old Home.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE.

Acts.

Bye-laws.

TABLE No. 1.

Details of Inspection Work carried out during the year.

Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.

TABLE No. 4.

TABLE No. 5. Food Inspection. 4.962 carcases were inspected during the time of or after slaughter as follows:—

Tuberculosis.

Diseases other than Tuberculosis.

TABLE NO. 6. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901. 1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.

2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

4. Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding.

The particulars of ownership of overcrowded dwellings and the comparison with 1936 is shown in the following tahle:—

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES ( other than tuberculosis ) DURING THE YEAR, 1937.

Ten cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year as follows:—

Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1937, are contained in the following table:—

The following statement shows the number of cases on the Notification Register for the district at the beginning and at the end of the year.

Deaths from Cancer by age distribution are shown below:—