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Chislehurst 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Published
1945
Pages
28
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The following Table shows the number of cases notified, together with the number removed to Hospital, and the total deaths:—
    DiseaseNumber NotifiedRemoved to HospitalTotal Death
  • Page 7
    BIRTH RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH KATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year, 1944.
    England and Wales126 County Boro's. and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000, 1931 CensusLondon Administrative CountyChislehurst and Sidcup Urban District
  • Page 8
    The following Table shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified, together with the number of deaths:—
  • Page 8
    The bacteriological work in connection with this District is carried out at the County Laboratory, Maidstone, and during the year the following number of specimens from this area have been examined there:—
    PositiveNegativeTotal
  • Page 9
    SANITARY STATISTICS.
    No. of Houses connected to the sewerNo. of Houses not connected to the sewerNo. of Houses not provided with a piped water supplyNo. of wells still in use for purpose of domestic water supply
  • Page 9
    SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
    W.C.sPan or Pail ClosetsMidden PriviesAshpits separate from Midden PriviesCesspools
    No. ofNo. of houses served
  • Page 13
    SUMMARY OF REGULATED TRADES.
    No. of PremisesVisite PaidDefects
    FoundRemedied
  • Page 14
    The following Table shows the work carried out in connection with the slaughtering of animals for humanconumption:
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 15
    DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1944.
    DiseaseMales.Females.Total.
  • Page 16
    The following work has been done during the year in connection with the Clinic established by the Council for the cleansing of verminous persons, etc.
    ScabiesLiceTotals
    Number InfectedNumber of Contacts
  • Page 18
    The position with regard to overcrowding is shown in the following Table:-
    WARDNumber of Cases July 1936No. cases at 31st December31 Dec., 1044
    19361937193819391940194119421943Number of Cases found during yearNumber of Cases remedied during yearCases at end of year
    Number casesNo. persons concerned
    Aged over 10Aged under 10
  • Page 19
    The disinfections carried out during the year were as follows:—
    Sprayed.FumigatedSteam Disinfected.Destroyed
  • Page 20
    The details of killings are as follow:—
    Beasts.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 20
    During the year a total of 196 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows:—
    Formal.Informal.
  • Page 21
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  • Page 23
    The number of shops situate in the District is as follows :
    Ward.No. of Shops