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Croydon 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1942
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Registrar General's Table of DEATHS according to Cause, Age and Sex,
Sex All Ages 0 - 1 - 5 - 15- 45- 65- -
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DEPARTMENTAL CLASSIFICATION OF DEATH'S ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS.
Cause of Death. 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Death Rate Total Deaths Total Death: Total Deaths Total Deaths Total Deaths Total Deaths -
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1941 showed a decrease in the general death rate- and the birth rate.
WARDS Estimated Population Births Deaths Birth Rate Death Rate Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births Death Hate from six Zymotic Diseases (excludj.ng Diarrhoea) Death Rate from Diarrhoea. Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumoni a Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Be ath Rate from HEART ' Circulation Diseases. Deathh Pate from Nervous Diseases I Death Rate from Cancer. Natural increase or decrease of population. -
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Classification of In-Patients who were discharged from or who died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1941.
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Number of X-Ray Films Taken
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SPECIMENS EXAMINED IN THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY DURING THE YEAR.
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THERAPY DEPARTMENT
Condition for which treatment was £iven. No. of patients. No. of applications. Cured. Relieved . Died. Transferred to other Hosps. Still under Treatment, -
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MEDICAL SURGICAL Total Diagnosis Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died. Cured Relieved Unrel-i eved Died. -
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Diagnosis. MEDICAL SURGICAL Cured Be-icved Unrelieved Died Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died. Total -
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Diagnosis. MEDICAL SURGICAL, TOTAL Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died. Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died. -
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Diagnosis. MEDICAL SURGICAL TOTAL Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died. Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died -
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Diagnosis MEDICAL SURGICAL TOTAL Cured Rel eved Unrelieved Died. Cured Relieved Unrelieved . Died -
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Diagniogis. MEDICAL SITRGI OAL TOTAL. Cured Rel- ieved Unrelieved Died, Cured Relieved Unrel-ieved Died. -
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MEDICAL SUTRGT CAL Died. TOTAL. Diagnosis. Cured Relieved Unre l-ieved Died Cured Relieved Unrelieved -
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20 OPERATIONS PERFORMED AT MAYDAY HOSPITALduring 1941.
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Genito Urinary
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Gynsecoloi leal.
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CASES OF NOTIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1941.
Notifiable cisease. Cases notified in the whole district at ager - years Total cgres notified in each Ward Total cases removed to Borough Hospital and Diagnosis confirmed Total Deaths in respect of the Borough. Sex Distribution Upper Norwood Norbury West Thornton Bensham Manor Thornton Heath South Norwood Woodside East Aldiscombe Whi tehorse Mar ...................... Broad Green Central VJaddon South Mdington At all ages Under lyr. 1-5 6-15 16 - 25 26 - 45 46 - 65 66 and up M F -
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Notified Disease. Incidence Rate per 1,000 population 1941 1940 Housing Conditions Case occurring in Institutions in the Borough Total cases notified 1 - 3 rooms 4-5 rooms Dvor 5 rooms -
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TABLE A.
Complaint for which admitted Patients remaining in Hospital 1.1.41. Patients Admitted & Discharged in 1941. Patients Admitted in 1941 & remaining in hospital 1,1.42. Analysis of cases admitted, whether discharged or not during the year, Total Recovered Died Total Re cove red Died Total Recovered Died Total Recovered Died Case Mortality Average No. of Days in Hospital -
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Table B
Serum Cases Non- Serum Cases Total -
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Table C.
Age Wale Female Totale % -
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Table D.
Age Males Females Totals Percentage -
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Table F. OUT OF BOROUGH CASES.
Disease. Males Females Total Death. -
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Borough hospital. Laboratory Annual Report, 1941. Diphtheria.
Swabs positive on Admission Swabs Positive during Convalescence Total Negative Totals. -
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Faeces examined for Enteric and Dysentery Groups.
Sonne Dysentery Positive Para.Typhosus B Positive Total Negative. Totals. -
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Sputurns examined for presence of Tubercle Bacillus.
Positive Negative. Totals -
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Cerebro-Spinal Fluids for examination.
Pfeiffer Bacillus Positive. Mening-ococcus Total Negative. Total Examined. -
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TABLE E. AGE GROUPS OF CASES ADMI TTED (other than Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria)
0 - 1 1 -2 2 - 5 5 - 15 15 - 25 25 - 35 85 - 45 45 & over Totals Deaths M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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AT THE LABORATORY, CROYDON GENERAL HOSPITAL
For private practitnrs. Mayday Hospl. For Borough Hospital For Chest Clinic For School Medical Other Instns of Corpn. Other Institns. Total Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pes Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. -
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Summary of Work of Clinic since its start.
Year Total attended for treatment Mew-cases attended. No. of Sessions held fiver a ge attend. per Session Number given primary Schick % Pos. on primary Schick No. given posterior Schick No. Neg. on Post Schick % Neg. on Post. Schick No. Completed Treatment -
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Summary of Attendances and Treatment 1941
Under Treatment 1.1.41 Received A.P.T. Defaulted Total new cases 1941 -
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Summary of Attendances and Treatment 1941
1941 cases completed treatment Received A.P.T. Under treatment 31.12.41 Defaulted -
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Origin and Source of Cases Attending.
Year School Inf. Welfare C. Others under 5 years Total % Total % Total % -
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I am indebted to Mr Huggins, the Vaccination Officer, for the particulars in the returns in the subjoined Tables.
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Return shewing the Numbers of Persons vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officer of the Publio . Assistance Institution's and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1941:-
Name of Public Assistance . Institution of Vaccination District Numbers of successful primary Vaccinations of Persons. Number of successful revaccinations i.e. successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. Under one yr of age One year & upwards Total -
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Attendances at the Croydon Clinic duringj past ten years.
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 -
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Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospls for Croydon Patients.
Hospital Detection of Spirochaetes Detection of Gonococci Wassoman Re-action Other Exams Total For For For For For For For For Clinic Prac. Clinic Prac. Clin Prao. Clin Prac. -
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Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.
Hospital Cases seen for the first time Conditions other than venereal Total number of attendances Aggregate number of Inpa tient Days Syph. Go n. -
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Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon during the yoar ended 31st December 1941.
Syphilis . Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Non-venereal or undiagnosed conditions Totals M F M F M F M F M F Total -
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Syphilis Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Non-venereal or undiagnosed conditions Totals M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Totals. -
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Syphilis Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Non-venereal or undiagnosed conditions Totals M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Totals -
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Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre. during the Year classified according to the areas in which the Patients resided.
Name of County or County Borough Croydon Surrey Kent London Total. -
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November and December 1941. A Youth Course was arranged through the Y. W. C. A . in Croydon, It consisted of:-
Lecturer. Attendance. -
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Deaths from Cancer Occurred at the following ages:-
Age period Male Female Total Calculated population at this age period Incidences per 1,000 persons living. -
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Sites of Fatal Cancer.
Site Male Female Total Percentage of Total. -
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FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS
Age Periods. 0-1 1-5 5-10 1O-15 15-20 20 - 25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 up Total all ages Total Notifications on Form A. -
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New capes of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health d uring the period from 1st January, 1941 to 91st December 1941, otherwise then by formal notification.
Age periods 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 30-25 25-35 35-45 45- 55 55-65 65 and upwards Total cases -
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During 1941, 140 new patients were examined at the clinic and were found to be in the undermentioned stager of the disease on the first examination:-
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This is 6 more than in 1940. AGES AT DEATH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Year 0-5 5-15 15-25 £5-45 45-65 Over 65. Total. -
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The diagnosis of the new cases entered in the Notification Register during 1941 were as follows:-
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The deaths were due to:-
Males Females Total. -
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The results of examinations made in 1941 are as follows:-
For Clinic For General Practitioners Totals. -
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RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS-1941. Summary of Patients who received Institutional Treatment. during 1941.
Institution. In institutions on 1.1.41. Admitted during 1941. Discharged during 1941. Deaths during 1941. Remaining in on 31.12.41. Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults M F Gh. M F Ch. M F Ch. M F Ch. M F Ch. -
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Summary of Patients who have received Institutional Treatment during 1941.
Institution. In Institution Ion 1.1.41. Adults Admitted during 1941 Adults Discharged during 1941. Adults Deaths during 1941. Adults Remaining in on 31.12.41. Adults M F Ch. M F Ch. M F Ch. M F Ch. M F Ch. -
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CHEAM SANATORIUM. The Sanatorium is situated at North Cheam, and normally has accomodation for 93 adult patients of both sexes; Men 53 and Women 40 owing to the blackout arrangements the number of beds non available is 48 men and 37 women.
In-patients on 1st.Jan. 1941 Admitted during the year. Discharged during the year. Died during the year. In on 1st Jan. 1942. M F M F M F M F M F -
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Immediate results of treatment
Group Total number of cases discharged. Quiescent Improved No Material Improvement Died in the Sanatorium Discharged before completion of treatment Average duration of stay in days M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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DENTAL REPORT-CHEAM SANATORIUM. 1941. Review of work done.
Males Females Total Total 1940. -
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Summary of work done.
Males Females Total Total 1940. -
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Notification of Births. Notifications were received from:-
Live Births Still Births Total -
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The following Table gives information concerning the accomodation utilized for confinements.
Number Percentage -
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The following table gives the notifications in Croydon during the past eleven years:-
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Results of Treatment.
Cases treated Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Died Removed Remaining under Trestment etc. -
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Deaths under one Year, arranged in days weeks and months.
CAUSES OF DEATH 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day 4th Day 5th Day 6th Day 7th Day 1st-2nd week 2nd-3rd week 3rd-4th week Under 1 month 1-2 Mths 2-3 Mths. 3-4 Mths. 4-5 Mtns. 5-6 Mths 6-7 Mths 7-8 Mths 8-9 Mths 9-10 Mths 10-11 Mths 11-12 Mths Total -
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The following table gives the cause of death during the first month of life;-
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Confinements attended hy Midwives (including Municipal midwives)
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The following table rives details of the reasons for sending for medical aid:
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NURSING HOMES.
Maternity Homes Other Nursing Homes Combined Maternity and other Nursing Homes Total -
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The total number of patients treated by the Obstetric Service was:-
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ANTE NATAL SUPERVISION.
1940 1941 -
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During 1941 the Obstetric Service dealt with 1965 out of the total births allocated to the Borough. Major Ante-Natal Conditions Treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
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Venereal Disease.
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Special Investigations Special investigations were carried out on ante-natal patients attending the Clinics and on patients in St. Mary's Maternity Hospital and Mayday Hospital Maternity Wards. Pathological Investigations.
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IN-PATIENT TREATMENT A.-Patients "Booked" in the Ante-Natal Department:-
Mayday Hospital St. Mary' s Maternity Hospital. Total -
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A Numerical Summary of cases admitted for treatment, delivered In Hospital, or admitted after delivery. Some cases appear in more than one category in the Summary.
Mayday Hospital Booked. Manday Hospital Emergency St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total -
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Infants.
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospt. Emergency. St.Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked, Total Per Cent -
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There were 20 eases of Twins and none of Triplets. There was no maternal death.
Mayday Hospital Booked Hospital Emergency St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total. -
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END RESULTS. 633 cages were treated to their termination (other than death) during the year, and the results were classed as follows:-
Mayday St. Mary's Total -
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Sources of the Cases. From Heyday Hospital;-
Cases. Deaths -
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DENTAL TREATMENT - MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE PATIENTS. (continued) The following summary shows particulars of the work accomplished: -
Expectant Mothers Nursing Mothers Young Children. Total 1941 1940 -
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ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CENTRES - l94l.
Municipal Boston Rd, St. -Andrew's Sth.Croydon Shirley Woodside. Lr, Addis-combe Rd. South Norwood Westow Street St. Ajbank St.Paul’s St.Oswald’s West Croydon Norbury Waddon Addington Selhurst St.Stephen’s Total 1941. Total 1940. -
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THE WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORS - MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ONLY.
Visits Re:- Wilson Ashe Southgate Walker Hobday Hinton Cracknell Wakefield Overington Wybrew Early Warrman Oakley Devaney Cross Bird I Webb Buttfield Bond Ernest Lewis Williams Catlow Cox Toneri Total -
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The table below gives the number of families who were in receipt of assistance under the provisions of the above-named order during the year. The Borough Council pay for all dried milks sold below cost price or given free whether ordered at the Voluntary Centres or at the Municipal Centre. All wet milk ordered under coat price is also paid for by the Council.
On Dec. 31st 1940. New cases during the year. Cases discontinued On Dec. 31st 1941. -
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Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme. The amount of milk granted was 756 pints. In 1940 it was 118,000 pints
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Dried Milk (Coupon) Scliora®. The amount of dried milk granted free or at half-price was 1,890 packets. In 1940 it was 11,360 packets.
Number of Packets. Corporation Liability. -
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FOSTER CHILDREN.
No. as at Dec. 31st 1940. Notice of deception of Children during the year. Parent Notice of removal to -Another Children Adopted Died Children reaching ago of 9. No. as at Dec. 31st 1941 area with Foster Parent. Another Foster Mother. Rib lie Insti- tution -
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FOSTER MOTHERS
No. as at Dec. 31st 1940 Applications for Authorisation during the year. Removels during the year. Authorisation cancelled for other reasons No. as at Dec. 31st 1941. With Child Without Child -
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0RTH0PAEDIG DEPARTMENT. The arrangements are the same as in 1940. Summary of Cases attending the Orthopaedic Clinic.
1st January, 1941 New Cases, 19 41. Cases discharged 1941. Cases on Books 31st December 1941. -
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Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Defects. School M.C.W. Tuberculosis Total Cases Visits paid Cases Visits paid Cases Visits paid Cases Visits paid -
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The following Table shows the number of cases refered direct from the Orthopaedic Clinic for Massage, Swedish Remedial and Electrial Treatment, and also X-Ray examinations at'the Croydon General -ospital.
School Cases M.C.W. Cases Tuberculosis Cases Total -
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Cases sent to Residential Institutions:-
Name of Institution. School Cases M.C.W, Cases Tuborcu1osis Cases, Total No, in on 1st Jan,1941 Admitted Discharged No. in on 1st Jan. 1941 Admitted ! Discharged No. in on Ist Jan , 1941. Admitted Discharged No. in on 1st Jan, 1341 Admitted Discharged No. in on 1st Jan.1942. -
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Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals with the results of Treatment.
Condition. In on 1st Jan. 1941 Admitted or transferred Discharged In on 1st Jan. 1942. Arrosted Quiescent. Improved I.S.Q Died -
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WELFARE OF THE BLIND - REGISTRATION.
Age period 0-1 Age period 1-5 Age period 5-16 Age period 16 - 21 Age period 21 - 40 Age period 40 - 50 Age period 50 - 65 Age period 65 - 70 Age period 70 & Over (l) Total of all age group. -
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OCCUPATIONS OF EMPLOYED BLIND PERSONS.
Agents, Collectors Basket Workers Bedding including divans & Ottomans & Upholster-ing. Boot Repairers Braille Copyists, & Proof Readers. . Brushnakers Carpenters 80 Woodworkers Chairseaters Clerk. & Typists Coalbag makers Dealers, Tea agents Newsagents, Shop keepers. Firewood workers Gardeners Hawkers News-vendors etc. Horne Teachers Knitters ....... ..... Massage Mat Makers Ministers of | Religion Musicians & Music Teachers Netting Makers Porters, Packers cleaners Poultry Farmers School Teachers ships Fender (Fendoff) Makers Telephone Operators Tuners Weavers Miscellaneous Total. Mattress Makers Machinists Upholsterers Hand Machine Labours -
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The following table gives the situation of these premises.
Road Number of houses let in lodgings. Road Number of houses let in lodgings. -
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The following table shows the premises in the Brough at which foodstuffs are known to be sold, manufactured or stored:-
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The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was condemned and disposed of as salvage by tho Ministry of Food during the year 1941.
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Summary of whole carcases condemmed with the reasons for such condomation.
Class of Animal. Tuberculosis. Emaciated and Dropsical, Inflammatory conditions Peritonitis trltis Swine Fever. Unsound . Total carcases. -
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General Food Inspection, 4 The following table given a summary of the inspections made during the year (not .including vieits made to slaughterhouses or dairies, cowsheds and milkashops):-
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The following articles of food were condemned and disposed of during .1941,
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General Summary of Meat and other articles disposed of during the year 1941,
Articles Beef. Weight in lbs Remarks. Diseased Unsound Total. -
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Cowkeepers, Dairymon and Purveyers of Milk. The following statement shews the number of Cowkeepers, Cowsheds, Dairies end Purveyors of Milk premises on the register
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The following licences were granted during the year under this order.
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The following tables Summarise the result of the bacteriological examinations of Accredited and Pasteurised samples during the year:- Accredited.
Licences granted under the Milk (special Designations) Order 1935 Present. Absont. Prcesent in 1/100. M.1 Absent Present Absont. Present Absont. Exceeding a trace. Net ex- ceedubg a trace. Satisfied Not Satisfied. -
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Th e following tables summarise the results of the bacteriological examinations of Pasteurised Milk Samples during the year : - Pasteurised Milk. (Licences granted under the milk (Specialised Designations) Order 1956)
Present Absent Over 100,000 per M.l. . Under 100,000 per M. 1. Present Absent Present Absent Present Absent -
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The following table summarises the results of the bacteriological examination of ordinary milk samples, taken under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act. 1915, from 1st January - 31st December, 1941.
Present Absent Over 1100,000 per M.1. Under 100,000 per M.1. : Present Absent Present Absent Exceeding a trace Not exceeding a trace Satisfied Not satisfied. -
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The 152 samples taken under the Milk and B dries (Consolidation ) Act, 1915, were samples of Milk which had been produced in the Following areas:-
Number obtained Nuber tuberculosis. -
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SUMMARY OF SAMPLES During 1941 samples were obtained and submitted to the Public .Analyst as follows
Samples of Total Sample s Genuine Not Genuine Prosecutions Convictions Cautions -
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Samples of Total Samples Genuine Wot Genuine Prose-cutions Ccn- victions Cautions. -
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Result of analysis of No w Milk Samples Solids not Fa t . ( Legal standard is 8.5% )
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Milk fat (Legal standard is 3%)
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The samples of milk for analysis were obtained as follows :-
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Adulterated samples. The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated samples and the action taken:-
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Number Sample Adulteration of Deficiency. Remarks.