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Bexley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 74
- Tables
- 55
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Relative figures for previous years.
Population—Mid-Year. New Houses Erected. -
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Relative figures foe previous years.
Unemployment. Men Women l Boys Girls Total -
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The following public open spaces have been provided by the Corporation:—
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
England and Wales. 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. 148 Smaller Towns Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census. London Administrative County. Borough of Bexley. -
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Maternal Mortality in England and Wales.
Intermediate List No. and cause Number of Deaths Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births Rates per million women aged 15-44 -
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The Registrar General's Estimate of home population for the mid-year is 88,420 and this figure is assigned tor the purpose of calculation of all rates.
Births. Males Females Total -
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The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the past ten years:—
Year Rate per Thousand Total Live and Still Births Population -
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There was 2 stillbirths registered as illegitimate.
Deaths. Males Females Total -
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Death Rate of Country:—
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Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH. REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1951.
Causes of Death. M. F. Total -
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INFANT MORTALITY, 1951 DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE. These relate to deaths occurring in 1951 but not necessarily registered in that year.
Causes of Death as Certified. Days Months 0— 1— 2— 3— 4— 5— 6— 7— 14— 21— 28— 2— 3— 4— 5— 6— 7— 8— 9— 10— 11— 12 -
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Rates over previous years have been:—
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Maternal Deaths. There were no maternal deaths during the year. Rates over previous years have been:—
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Registration of Nursing Homes, Public Health Act, 1936. (Authority of Registration transferred from Kent County Council to the Bexley Borough Council—17.4.39).
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SECTION C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH. List of Adoptive Acts. etc., in force.
Acts. Date Adopted -
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TABLE No. 1. Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
Inspections Re-in- spections -
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TABLE No. 2. Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
Houses— No. -
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TABLE No. 3. Infectious Diseases.
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TABLE No. 4. Food Inspection. The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered.
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TABLE No. 5. Factories Act, 1937. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises. Number of:— Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars. 1 Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. 5 Found. 2 Remedied. 3 Referred to H.M. Inspector. 4 -
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Details of salvage sales for the year ended 31st March, 1952, are set out below.
Tons cwts. qrs. £ s. d. -
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Details of infestations dealt with during the year are set out below.
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SECTION D.—HOUSING. The following particulars relate to the houses built by the Council on the various Estates and still occupi-able:—
Houses Flats -
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Licences granted by the Council under the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949:—
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The following table summarises the 202 samples taken during the year.
Formal Informal -
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Formal Informal -
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Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1951. The following is a return of (A) the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley who were immunised against diphtheria and (B) the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox, during the year ended 31st December, 1951:— (A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
Year of Birth 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1912 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 Total -
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Immunisation against Diphtheria, 1951. The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1951, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1937).
Year of Birth 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Total -
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The following table gives the particulars concerning the cases of Infectious Disease (other than Tuberculosis) notified in the area during the year. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1951.
DISEASE. Total cases notified Under 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 & over Age unknown Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths -
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Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which ocurred during 1951 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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KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE EXCEPTED DISTRICT OF BEXLEY.
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School Meals—1951. Average number of pupils on Roll:—
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Average number of pupils taking meals daily:—
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Milk. Average number of pupils taking milk daily:—
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The analysis ot cases other than retractive errors is attached:—
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Consilutional.
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools. A. — Periodic Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:
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B. — Other Inspections.
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C. — Pupils Found to Require Treatment at Periodic Medical Inspections.
Group Fur defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE II. A. — Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended the 31st December, 1951.
Defect Code Defect or Disease No. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS SPECIAL INSPECTIONS No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment 1 2 3 4 5 -
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B. — Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
Age Groups No. of Pupils Inspected A. (Good) B. (Fair) C. (Poor) No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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TABLE III.—Treatment Tables. Croup 1—Diseases of the Skin (excluding' uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year by the authority otherwise -
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Croup 2—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and squint
No. of cases dealt with by the authority otherwise -
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Number of pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed 431
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Croup 3—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Received operative treatment No. of cases by the authority treated otherwise -
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Group 4—Othopaedic and Postural Defects.
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Croup 5—Other Treatment Given.
No. of cases by the treated authority otherwise -
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TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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Orthodontic.
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TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.
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TABLE VI. Handicapped Pupils requiring Education at special Schools or boarding in Boarding Homes.
(1) Blind (2) Partially sighted (3) Deaf (4) Partially Deaf (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted (9) Epileptic Total. (1) to (9) -
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Number of children reported during the year:—