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Dagenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 44
- Tables
- 22
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Page 11
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year. Live Births:—
Total Male Female -
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Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1954 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 Smallpox Whooping Couch Diphtheria Influenza Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years) Total Deaths (under one year) -
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA 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 -
Page 17
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
Local Authority Dwelling Houses All other (including Business Premises) Total Agricultural -
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Forty-three samples (37 informal and 6 formal) were taken during the year. The details are as follows:—
Material Satisfactory Not Satisfactory -
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948 Inspections.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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Defects Found.
No. of defects No. of Prosecutions instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 Analyses
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated, etc. Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Article Number Examined Number Adulterated) etc. Formal Informa 1 Formal Informal -
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The numbers and types of food premises in the Borough are as follows;—
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Adulterated Samples, etc.
Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Adulterated Samples, etc.—continued
Serial No. 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—2 3-4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25 and over Total -
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Notified Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Rush Green Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals Admitted to other Hospitals Registered Deaths -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year:—
Age (in years) at final injection Children immunised Without preliminary testing Children who received a boosting dose -
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TUBERCULOSIS
New Cases Deaths Primary Notifications 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 -
Page 36
Below is a table setting forth in statistical form the work of the County Midwives, Midwives residing at York House Training Home and Salvation Army Midwives for the year 1954:—
County Midwives Midwives Residing at York House Training Home Salvation Army Midwives -
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Dental Treatment The following particulars relate to dental treatment provided for mothers and young children:—
Expectant or nursing mothers Children under five years of age -
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Premature Infants Live premature births occurring in the area:—
31b. 4oz. or less 31b. 5oz. —41b. 6oz. 41b. 7oz. —41b.l5oz. 51b.— 51b. 8oz -
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CAUSES OF DEATH (As classified in Public Health Department) under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 and over total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F