[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Chislehurst 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Published: 1948
Pages: 28
Tables: 19

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VITAL STATISTICS.

				Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population.
Live Births: Legitimate	Total. 1,422	M. 739	F. 683
Illegitimate	59	32	27
Total	1,481	771	710	20.9
Stillbirths	35	19	16	Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. 22.8
Deaths	632	344	288	Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population. 8.9
			Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Deaths from puerperal causes:
Puerperal sepsis			Nil	-_
Other puerperal causes			1	0.6
Total			1	0.6

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The following Table shows the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year, together with the number removed to hospital, and the total deaths:—

Disease Number Removed to Hospital Total Deaths
Notified W.K. Others Total
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TUBERCULOSIS. During the year the following number of new cases of Tuberculosis were notified:—

Notified Deaths
Males Females Total Males Females. Total

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BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY and CASE-RATES for Certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1947. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.

	England and Wales		126 County Boro's and Great Towns Deluding London	148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25.000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census	London Administrative County	Chisleburst and Sidcup

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The bacteriological work in connection with this District is carried out at the Kent County Laboratory, Maidstone, and during the year the following numbers of specimens have been examined there:—

Positive Negative Total.

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SANITARY STATISTICS.

No. of Houses connected to the sewer	No. of Houses not connected to sewers	No. of Houses not provided with a piped water supply	No. of wells still in use for the purpose of domestic supply

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SANITARY CONVENIENCES.

W.C's Pail or Pan Closets Midden Privies Ashpits separate from Midden Privies Cesspools
No. of No. of houses connected
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The following Clinics and Centres have been established in this District:—

Maternity & Child Welfare Centres. Ante-Natal Clinics. Women's Welfare Clinics.
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SUMMARY OF REGULATED TRADES.

Number of Premises Visits Paid Defects.
Found. Remedied.
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. 1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted

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2. —Cases in which defects were found.

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	Ry H.M inspector

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The following work in connection with the Cleansing of Persons has been carried out at the Treatment Centre, Old Station Hill, Chislehurst:—

Scabies Lice Totals
Number Infected Number of Contacts
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DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1947.

Cause of Death Males. Females. Total.

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(v) Overcrowding. The position with regard to overcrowding is shown in the following Table:—

WARD	Number of Cases July 1936	No. cases at 31st December											31 Dec., 1947
		No. cases at 31st December											Number of Cases found during year	Number of Cases remedied during year	Cases at end of year
		±936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946			Cases at end of year
															Number cases	No. of persons concerned
															Number cases	Aged over 10	Aged under 10

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The disinfections carried out during the year were as follows:—

Sprayed. Fumigated. Steam Disinfected. Destroyed.
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Tons cwts. qtrs. lbs.
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(iii) Food Sampling. During the year a total of 123 samples of food and drugs were taken, the results being as follows:—

Formal. Informal.
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