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Erith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 54
- Tables
- 38
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Infantile Mortality. Deaths of infants under one year of age.
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Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1935.
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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Table showing Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1935. Provisional figures. The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only
Kate per 1,000 total population Annual Death.rate per 1,000 population Rate per 1,000 Live Births Live Births Still Births All Causes Enteric Fever Small.pox Measles Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Diphtheria Violence Influenza Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under Two years) Total Deaths under one year -
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Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1935 and previous years.
Year Population estimated to middle of each year Births Total Deaths registered in the District Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the Disti ict Uncorrected Number Nett ol Ni»n-i esi-dents registered in the District ot residents not registered in the District Under i year ol' age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate No. Rate per 1000 nett Births No. Rate -
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The following table gives some idea of the drop in the unemployed figures for the district during the year:—
Adults Young Persons Men Women Men Women Total -
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I have included a table showing the Infant Mortality at 5 year intervals for the past 25 years.
Erith England and Wales -
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Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Clinics and Treatment Centres. Address. Medical Ofiicer in Attendance. Day and Time. Accommodation. Provided by -
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Premises visited with the results ot such visits:—
No. in District No. of visits in 1935 No. of faults and defects found No. of Faults and defects remedied -
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Table showing Number of Cases of Infectious Disease notified during 1935.
Disease Under 1 year 1—2 years 3 years 3—4 years 4-5 years 5—10 years 10 15 years 15 20 years 20 35 years 35—45 years 45 65 years 65 years and over Total at all ages Cases admitted to Hospital Total Number of Deaths -
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The following table shows the number of specimens sent to the County Laboratory for examination : —
Nature of Specimen sent Result Total Positive Negative -
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Particulars of New Cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the area during 1935.
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulm'n'ry Pulmonary Non-Pulm'n'ry M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted 1 2 3 4 -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
Particulars Number of Defects Number of Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H M. Inspector 1 2 3 4 5 -
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Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin. Below is set out a table giving the number of children examined and the total attendances at the various clinics:—
1934 1935 Children Attendances Children Attendances -
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Comparison of the number of operations for removal of tonsils and adenoids.
Year Operation in Hospital under Authority's Scheme By Private Practitioners Total -
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SUMMARY.
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TABLE 1. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
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B.—Other Inspections.
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C.—Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Number of Children -
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TABLE II. A—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
Defect or Disease 1 Routine Inspections Special Inspections No. ol Defects No. of Defects to Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept za under observation, but not requiring treatment Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept m under observation but not requiring treatment -
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TABLE II— Continued.
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B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups. (See Administrative Memorandum Xo. 124, dated 31st December, 1934.)
Age-Groups Number of Children Inspected A Excellent B Normal C Slightly subnormal D Bad No. % No. % No % No. % -
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TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Blind Children.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Partially Sighted Children.
At Certified Schools for the Blind At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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TABLE III— Continued. Deaf Children.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total. -
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Partially Deaf Children.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Mentally Defective Children. FEEBLE-MINDED CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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Epileptic Children. CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE EPILEPSY.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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I. —Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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II. —Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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B. DELICATE CHILDREN.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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C. CRIPPLED CHILDREN.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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D. CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE.
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At no School or Institution Total -
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TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1935. TREATMENT TABLE. GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS. (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
Disease or Defect 1 Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year Under the Authority's S, heme 2 Otherwise 3 Total 4 -
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GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
Defect or Disease Number of Defects dealt with Under the Authoritx's Scheme Otherwise Total 1 2 3 4 -
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GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE. AND THROAT. Number of Defects.
Received Operative Treatment Received other forms of Treatment Tctal number treated Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (See Note B) By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme Total 1 2 3 4 5 -
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GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
Under the Authority's Scheme (1) Otherwise (2) Total number treated Residential treatment with education k esidential treatment without education Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic Residential treatment with education Residential treatment without education Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (i i) -
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GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children who were:—
Routine Age Groups Total Specials Grand Total 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14