Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Births | Births | Total |
Number | Percentage |
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All Ages | Rate per 1,000 Population |
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RESPIRATORY | NONRESPIRATORY | Total Cases | ||||
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Males | Fenmales | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Year | 0.5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | over 65 | TOTAL |
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Males | Females | Total |
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No. of Persons Examined | Tuberculosis Requiring Treatment or close clinic supervision | Primary Carcinoma of Lung |
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Premises(1) | Number on Register (2) | Number of | ||
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Inspections (3) | Written notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) |
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects re re found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were ii1stituted | |||
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Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.H. Inspector | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
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No.of outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 1ll | ||||
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No. of out workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Article | No. of Samples |
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Article | Weight in lbs. |
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Cattle excluding Cows | Coios | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Goats | Pigs | Total |
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Cattle exclucling Cows | Cows | Cal ves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs | Goat s | Horses |
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Tuberculin-Tested Pasteurised Milk | Methylene Blue Test | Phosphatase Test |
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Grade | No. of Samples |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prose-cutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prosecutions | Convictions |
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Samples of | Total Samples | Genuine | Not Genuine | Prose-cu tions | Conric. tioos |
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Article | Nature of Adulteration o r Deficiency | fieaarls |
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Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Reaaris |
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Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency | Remarks |
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Number of Homes | Number of Beds provided for:- | |||
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Maternity | Others | Total |
Year | Certificates |
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Sex | 0- | 1. | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total |
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Age Period | Male | Femal e | Total |
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Site | Male | Female | Total | Percentage of Total |
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WARDS | Estimated Population | Births | Birth Rate | Deaths | Death Rate | Deaths under 1 year | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births | Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 .years) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | Deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia | Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia | Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths from Heart and Circulatory Diseases | Death Rate from Heart and Circulatory Diseases | Deaths from Cancer | •Death Rate from Cancer | Natural IncreaBe of births over deaths |
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Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | In (an t Mortality Rate |
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CAUSES OF DEATH | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th day | 5th day | 6th day | 7th day | 8 th - 14th day | 15th - 21st day | 22nd - 28th day | Total Under 1 month | 1-2 months | 2-3 months | 3-4 months | 4-5 months | 5-6 months | 6-7 months | 7-8 months | 8-9 months | 9-10 months | 10-11 months | 11-12 months | TOTAL |
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Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Mid-wifery | Maternity | Gas and Air | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Bookings | Office Booking | Home Visits | ||||
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Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Midwives | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils |
Visits | Mrs. A. D. Batt com. 9.11.50 | MIss Bird | Miss Blackmore | Miss Blest | Mrs. Brand Left 31.5.59 | Miss Brown Kenyon com. 19.5.59 | Miss Devaney | Miss Early | Miss Eldridge | Miss Emms | Mrs. Green | Miss Hall | Miss Harrington com. 2.2.59 | Mrs. Hartog Com. 2.2.59 | Mrs. Hastings | Miss Hawkins | Miss Hodgson | Miss Hughes | Mrs. Laing | Miss Llewellyn | Miss Lovell | Mr& Mayo | Miss Morton | Miss Partridge | Miss Phillips | Miss Pickering | Miss Thompson | Miss Vinee | Mrs. Wilson | Miss wybrew | TOTAL 1959 | TOTAL 1958 |
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Benshara Manor Monday A. M. | Bensham Manor Monday P.M. | Boston Road Thursday P. M. | Brighton Road Wednesday P.M. | Efcst Croydon Tuesday AM. | East Croydon Friday P.M. | Fairchildes Friday P.M. | Falconwood Wednesday (Al t. )P. M. | tanks Hill Thursday A.M. | Monks Hill Thursday P. M. | tanks Orchard Monday P. M. | New Adding ton Wednesday A.M. | New Addington Wednesday P.M. | Norbury Wednesday A.M. | Norbury Wednesday P.M. | St. Alban's Wednesday P.M. | St. Alban's Friday P.M. | St. Andrew's Monday P.M. | St. James' Thursday AM. | St. James' Thursday P.M. | St. Judes' Tuesday A.M. | St. Judes' Tuesday P.M. | St. Oswald,s (Closed) Thursday AM(9.3.59) | St. Oswald's Thursday P.M. | Seihurst monday P.M. | shirley Thursday P.M. | South Croydon Thursday P.M. | South Norwood Tuesday P.M. | South Norwood Friday P.M. | &ring Park Monday P.M. | Upper Norwood Wednesday P.M. | Waddon Wednesday P.M. | flbodside Friday A.M. | Woodside Friday P.M. | Ttotal 1959 | total 1958 |
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Complaint | No. of Cases | Total | |
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M | F |
Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Total | Young Children |
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Mothers | Young Children | Mo thers | Young Children |
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Type of Accident | Under 5 | Age Groups | 45-64 | 65 + | Sex | Total | ||
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5-24 | 15-44 | M | F |
Cause | Number | Age Group | Comments |
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*Patients | Journeys | Mileage | ||||
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1959 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 |
Notifiable Disease | Cases notified | Total cases notified in wards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages | At ages - years | Upper Norwood | Norbury | West Thornton | Bensham Manor | Thornton Heath | South Norwood | Wood side | East | Addiscombe | Whit ehorse Manor | Broad Green | Central | Waddon | South | Addington | Shirley | M | F | |||||||
Under 1 | 1 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 and over |
Notifiable Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Under 1 year of age | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15 or over | Total |
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Age at 31. 12. 59 i. e. Born in Year | Under 1 1959 | 1955-1957 | 1950- 1954 | 1945- 1949 | Under 15 Total |
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Children born 1943-1959 | Young persons born 1933-1942 | Expectant Mothers | Other persons |
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Tuberculosis (All Form) | Tuberculosis (All Forms) | ||||||||
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0-15 years | All ages | 0-15 years | All ages | ||||||
Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population * | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population | Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of popu lation * | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population |
Age Periods | Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) |
Source of Information | Number of cases in age Groups | |||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 6 5- | 75- | TOTAL |
Totals | Males | Females |
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Totals | Males | Females |
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County, County Borough (England and Wales) and Others | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals |
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Year of Birth | Boys | Per Cent | Girls | Per Cent | Boys and Girls | Per Cent |
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Condition | Exclusions during 1959 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 19 5 B | Percentage of total exclusions |
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1959 | 1958 | Increase or decrease |
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Complaint | 1959 | 1958 | ||||
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Cases | Attendances | Average No,of Attendances per case | Cases | Attendances | Average No. of Attendances per case |
1959 | 1958 | |||
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Consultant | D.O.s | Total |
1959 | 1958 | |||||
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Attendances | Classes | Av. att. | Attendances | Classes | Av. att, |
1959 | 195S | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 |
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Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | No. of Pupils Inspected | Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected | |||
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SATISFACTORY | UNSATISFACTORY | ||||
No. | X of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (S) | (6) |
Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) | For defective ri si on (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded in Part II | Total individual pupils |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | |||||||
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Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||||
Treatment | Observation | Treat-men t | Ob-serration | Treat-men t | Ob-serration | Treat-men t | Observation | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (S) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
Defect Code No. | Defect or Disease | Special Inspections | |
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Pupils requiring Treatment | Pupils requiring Observation | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Number of cases dealt with |
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Number of cases treated |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average At t en -dance | Average 1959 Attendance % | Average 19 58 Attendance % |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average 1959 Attendance % | Average 1958 Attendance % |
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School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average 19S9 Attendance % | Average 1958 Attendance % |
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Age | Number Examined 1959 | Average height in inches | Averages Weight in lbs | ||||||||
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1957 |
School Population | Measles | German Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken Pox | Mumps | Scabie s | Impetigo | Ringworm | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Dysentery | Poliomyelitis | Jaundice | Conjunctivitis | Sore Throat | Other Diseases | Enteric Group | Erysipelas | Vermin | Meningococcal Infection | Totals | ||
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Body | Scalp |
Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||
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No. requiring Treatment | No. referred lor Observation | Percentage of total Examined | No. requiring Treatment | No. referred for Observation | Percentage of total Examined |
5 years and under | 6 years | 7 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 years | 11 years | 12 years | 13 years | 14 years | 15 years | 16 years ana over | TOTALS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
5 years and under | 6 years | 7 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 years | 11 years | 12 years | 13 years | 14 years | 15 years | 16 years andover | TOTALS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | Number Examined | Parents Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Defect or Disease | Entrants up to 6 years | Intermediates 11 and 12 years | Leavers 14 and Over | Other Ages | All Groups | |||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1959 number of handicapped pupils- | (1) Blind (3) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf (4) Partially deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (9) Epilep tic | TOTAL (l)-(9) | ||||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (S) | (6; | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
During the calendar fear ended 31st December, 1959 number of handicapped pupils - | (1) Blind (2) Partially sighted | (3) Deaf (4) Partially deaf | (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped | (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted | (9) Epileptic | TOTAL (l)-(9) | ||||
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
Extent of Defect | Entrants up to 6 years | Intermediates 11 and 12 years | Leavers 14 and over | Other Ages | TOTAL | |||||||||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
School | Period of Observation | Total Cases | Attends swimming from school | Goes swimming from hone | Takes showers at school | Does bare-foot P. 7. | Has own towel at home | There are other cases at home |
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