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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Register.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| No. on register 1st January, 1953 | 521 | 444 | 71 | 76 |
| During the year:— | ||||
| New notifications | 49 | 24 | 8 | 9 |
| New cases brought to notice by Registrars' Deaths Returns | 5 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Deaths | 14 | 7 | - | 1 |
| Transfers into area | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Transfers out of area | 22 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| Removed from register as "Recovered" | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
| No. on register 31st December, 1953 | 535 | 415 | 75 | 82 |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Notification of Births
1,958 notifications of live births were received during the year.
This number includes 152 children who were born in Rush Green
Hospital but whose normal residence is not within the Borough.
Stillbirths
18 male and 21 female stillbirths were notified, the corresponding
figures for registration being 17 and 21. The rate per 1,000 of
total population registered was 0.34, the rate for England and
Wales being 0.35.
Infant Mortality
49 infants under one year of age died during the year, giving
an infant mortality rate of 27.28 per 1,000 live births compared
with that of 26.8 for England and Wales and 24.8 for London.
The rate amongst legitimate children was 2715 while for illegitimate
children it was 30.77.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
14 cases of this disease were notified, all made complete recoveries.
There were 51 cases in which a medical aid notice was sent
by a midwife to a medical practitioner on account of some eye
condition occurring in a newly-born infant. All these cases were
investigated by the Medical Officer of Health and all were visited
by a Health Visitor.
Maternal Mortality
There were no maternal deaths assigned to this district during
the year under review.