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Dagenham 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
- Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 48
- Tables
- 25
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year. Live Births :—
Total. Male. Female. -
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Deaths from puerperal causes -
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. -
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Death rate of Infants under one year of age :—
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Death Rate.
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Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1942. Provisional Figures. -The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only.
Rate per 1,000 total Population. Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Live Births. Still Births. All Causes. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough Diphtheria. Influenza. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years) Total Deaths (under one year). -
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Infant Welfare Centres.
CENTRE. Sessions held. Times Sessions held. Average Attendances. Average New Cases. -
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Ante-Natal Clinics.
CENTRE. Sessions held. Times Sessions held. Average Attendances. Average New Cases. -
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School Clinics.
Clinic. Inspection. Minor Ailment. -
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Houses 1,102
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Analyses.
Article. Number Examined. Number Adulterated, etc. Formal. Informal Total Formal. Informal Total -
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Analyses- continued.
Article. Number Examined. Number Adulterated, etc. For mal. In-formal Total Formal Informal Total -
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Adulterated Samples, etc.
Serial Number Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Adulterated Samples, etc. —continued.
Serial Number Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
Under 1 year 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 I 65 and over Total -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year: —
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IMMUNISATION BY GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, Number of SCHOOL children immunised
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The following table shows details of children who attended for immunisation and were subsequently notified as suffering from Diphtheria, together with observations as to type and the ultimate result: —
Age Particulars of treatment Notified as Diphtheria Confirmed Severity Result -
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Tuberculosis.
New Cases. Deaths. Primary Notification. Brought to notice other than by Form A Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Register.
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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Work of Health Visitors. The following table shows the number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during the year: —
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Supervision of Midwives. The following is a summary of the reasons for sending for medical help by midwives: —
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Notification that they had been associated with the undermentioned conditions were received from midwives as under: —
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Domiciliary Midwifery Service. Below is a table setting forth in statistical form the work of the Corporation Midwives, Dagenham Nursing Association and Salvation Army Midwives for the year 1942: —
Municipal Midwives. Dagenham Nursing Association. Salvation Army Nurses. -
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CAUSES OF DEATH Under Over 1 and under 2 Over 2 and under 5 Over 5 and under 15 Over 15 and under 25 Over 25 and under 35 Over 35 and under 45 Over 45 and under 55 Over 55 and under 65 Over 65 and under 75 75 and over TOTAL Registrar-General's Allocations. 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