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Chislehurst 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Published
1946
Pages
30
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATE for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1945.
    England and Wales126 County Boro's. and Great Towns148 Smaller Towns Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000.London Administrative CountyChislchurst and Sidcup Urban District
  • Page 9
    SANITARY STATISTICS.
    No. of houses connected to the sewerNo. of houses not connected to sewersNo. of houses not provided with a piped water supplyNo. of wells still in use for the purpose of domestic supply
  • Page 9
    SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
    W. G'sPail or Pan CloBetsMidden PriviesAshpits separate from Midden PriviesCesspools
    No. ofNo. of houses served
  • Page 13
    SUMMARY OF REGULATED TRADES.
    No. of PremisesNo. of Visits PaidDefects
    No. PoundNo. Remedied
  • Page 14
    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
    Cattle exoluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 15
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    ScabiesLiceImpetigoTotals
    Number InfectedNumber of Contacts
  • Page 15
    DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1945.
    Cause of DeathMales.Females.Total.
  • Page 18
    The position with regard to overcrowding is shown in the following Table:-
    WARDNumber of Cases july 1936No. cases at 31st December31 Dec., 1945
    193619371938193919401941194219431944Number of Cases found during yearNumber of Cases remedied during yearCases at end of year
    Number casesNo. persons concerned
    Aged over 10Aged under
  • Page 19
    The disinfections carried out during the year were as follows:—
    Sprayed.Fumigated.Steam Disinfected.Destroyed.Rooms
  • Page 20
    The details of killings are as follow:—
    Beasts.CowsCalves.Sheep & LambsPigs.
  • Page 20
    (ii) Food—Diseased and Unsound. 3 tons 2 cwts. 2 qrs. 1 lb. of unsound food was surrendered as unfit for human food during the year, as shown on the table following. Where possible, this was used as animal food, after suitable treatment.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 21
    (iii) Food Sampling. During the year a total of 191 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows:—
    Formal.Informal.
  • Page 22
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  • Page 23
    The number of shops situate in the District is as follows:—
    Ward.No. of Shops.