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Dagenham 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

Published
1934
Pages
80
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    PAGE.
  • Page 8
    Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 10
    The following are the numbers of persons admitted from this district during the year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 12
    Infant Welfare Centres.
    CENTRE.Sessions held.Times Sessions held.Averag Attend ances.Average New Cases.
  • Page 13
    Ante-Natal Clinics.
    CENTRE.Sessions held.Times Sessions held.Average Attendances.Average New Cases.
  • Page 18
    The following figures relate to the cost of this service for the financial year ended 31st March, 1933:—
    Collection.DisposalTotal
  • Page 25
    HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1933. Number of New Houses erected during the Year:—
  • Page 32
    S mall D ealers L arge S cale
    No. of Bacteria per c.c. in thousands.Local producerNot local.
    SatisfactorynotSatisfactorynotSatisfactorynotSatisfactorynot
  • Page 33
    No. slaughtered, 655. No. unsound in some respect, 161.
    CauseHeadTongueLungHeartLiverStomachSpleenKidneyFat
  • Page 33
    Pigs : No. slaughtered, 713. No. unsound in some respect, 73.
    CauseHeadT ongueLungHeartLiverStomachSpleenKidneyFat
  • Page 39
    For purposes of comparison, the following are the local costs, the cost of the B.M.A. average and the mean of the prices of the Stockton for families of varying sizes:—
    Local.MeanB.M.A.Stockton.
  • Page 40
    the public assistance allowance for the family qand unemployment benefit
    Family.Food.Rent.Unempl. Benefit.Public Assist.
    s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.
  • Page 42
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis)
    Under 1 year1/55/1010/1515/2020/2525/3535/4545/5555/6565 & overTotal.
  • Page 42
    Cases Notified.Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush GreenAdmitted to other Isol. Hosp.Admitted to other Hospitals.Deaths Registered.
  • Page 46
    AgeWeekly doses1 week between first 2 doses; longer between 2nd and 3rd.1 week between 2nd and 3rd; longer between 1st and 2ndDoses at two or three weekly intervals.
    Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.
  • Page 47
    The following figures are those of children dealt with from the time immunization was first started in September, 1930, to December 31st., 1933.
  • Page 47
    The following table shows the proportion of children of various ages who reacted Schick-positively:—
    AgeTotal.No. of Positives.Percentage Positive.
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the relation of the number of immunes in the household to the Schick-reactions of the children of various ages:—
    No. of immunes in familyUnder 77 and 89 and 1011 and over.
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the influence of a case of diphtheria occurring in the home on the Schick-reactions of the remaining occupants:—
    Age.Positive.Negative.Total.Percentage Positive.Percentage Positive in general local population.
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the analysis of the Schick -reactions of the children tested, according to their period of residence here
  • Page 55
    The following table shows the position of vaccination for the last year:—
  • Page 55
    Tuberculosis.
    New Cases.Deaths.
    Primary Notification.Brought to notice other than by Form A.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMFi\l FMF
  • Page 56
    Register.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    Male.Female.Male.Female,
  • Page 59
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the deaths from cancer of different sites:—
    MALES.FEMALES.
    Under 3535/4445/5455/64Over 65Under 3535/4445/5455/64Over 65
  • Page 65
    The following table shows the number of visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:—
  • Page 65
    The following table shows the work done at the Infant Welfare Centres during the year:—
    Total attendances at all Centres during the Year:—
  • Page 66
    Continued from previous page...
    Total number of children who attended at the Centres for the first time during the year:—
  • Page 72
    The following tables show the number of foster children and foster mothers in the district :—
  • Page 73
    Assisted Milk Scheme. The expenditure incurred by the Council under the assisted milk scheme for the year was :—
    £s.d.
  • Page -
    Up to the end of the year no applications were made for the grant.
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 yearOver 1 and under 2Over 2 and under 5Over 5 and under 15Over 15 and under 25Over 25 and under 35Over 35 and under 45Over 45 and under 55Over 55 and under 65Over 65 and under 7575 and overTotalRegistrar-General's Allocations
    mFmFmFmFmFmFmFmFmFmFmFmFmF