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Erith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1945
- Pages
- 94
- Tables
- 59
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A (1 ) b. Births.
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A(l)e. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1944 and previous years.
Year Population ssti-inated to middle of each year Births Total Deaths registered in the District Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging t» the District Uncorrected Number Nett ol Nun-i em-dents registered in the District ot residents not registered in the District Under i year of age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate No. Rate per 1000 nett Births No. Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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A (1 ) f. Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1944.
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A(1 )g. Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1944. Provisional figures. The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, hut for London and the towns to civilians only
Rate per 1,000 total population Annual Death-rate per 1,000 population Kate per 1,000 Live Births Live Births Still Bii ths All Causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid Small-pox Measles Sea 1 let Fever Whooping Cough Diphthet ia Influenza Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under Two years) Total Deaths under one year -
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A (2). Since 1920 there have been 14,894 births with 40 materna deaths, as shown beiow, giving a Maternal Mortality rate o: 2.6.
Year Maternal Deaths Totai Births (including still births) Registered Live Births -
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TABLE I. Deaths from :
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TABLE II. Deaths from:
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An analysis of the remaining 18 deaths is as follows:— TABLE III. Deaths from :
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TABLE IV. Children admitted to hospitals or institutions were as follows:—
Outside Borough. Within Borough. Total Number. -
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I have included a table showing the Infantile Mortality at 5 year intervals for the past 25 years and for 1944.
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A (4). Unemployment Figures and Comments. With the courteous co-operation of the Manager of the Erith Employment Exchange, it once again is possible to give definite figures on the state of unemployment in the District, as shown in the following table.
Year ending Adults Young Persons Men Women Men Women Total -
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N.B. This table compiled ion figures of births actually notified in district.
Month Births Sex Legitimacy Notified by Live Suborn M Leg. Meg. Midwives Hosp. etc. Doctors M F M F -
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Infant Welfare Centres.
Month Erith Belvedere Picardy Bedonwell Infants weighed Consultations Infants weighed Consultations Infants weighed Consultations infants weighed Consultations Under 1 year 1 to 5 years Under 1 year 1 to 5 years Under 1 year 1 to 5 years Under 1 year 1 to 5 years -
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B(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.
1942 Children Special Visits Expectant Mothers Infant Life Protection Total Yrisits 1st Visits Re-Visits Still-Births Others -
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The following table illustrates the admissions during the last eight years to the Hainault Maternity Home.
Year Admisrious No. of Beds -
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B 5 b.Anti netal.
Ante-natal patients seen by Doctor 1914 Jan. Feb Mr. Apr. May June July Aug Sep. Oct. Nov Dec. Total -
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The conditions for which they were admitted were as follows :
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B(6). Infant Life Protection.
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6(9). Home Help. The Council's Home Help Scheme continued to function throughout the year, and the following figures will show the extent to which it was used:—
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C (2). TABLES. C(2)a. Notifications. The following table shows the total notifications received during the year 1944:—
Disease Total cases notified Cases admitted to infectious diseases hospital Total Deaths -
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Age Distribution. This second table shows, in detail, the age distribution of the notified infectious diseases mentioned above
Disease Age Groups Totals under 1 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 35 45 65 over 65 -
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Table showing Details of Cases Treated etc. following Notification under the Scabies Order.
Month Cases showing symptona and treated Contacts not showing symptons but treated Total Contacts examined not showing symptons and not treated No. of second treatments given No. of families involved No. of items disinfested Visits by Nurse Visitor Preliminary Visits Follow up visits Total -
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The following table will indicate the number of cases dealt with:—
Diphtheria Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Injections 1st Injection. 2nd Injection. -
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C(7)b. Table i. Particulars of New Cases and Deaths.
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Puiroonary Non-Pulm'n'rj' Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Table (ii). Quarterly Statements.
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter M F T M F T M F T M F T -
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Mr. A. Alexander again acted as your consulting aural surgeon, and the following shows the number of cases dealt with:—
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The following records the cases seen at the aural clinic at Bedonwell during the year:—
New Cases. Re-examinations. Total No. Attendances. -
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During 1944 the service was utilised as shown in the following table:—
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E(2). Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk Stores. The current register of cowsheds, dairies and milk stores, records the following registration figures:—
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E(4). Examination of Milk for Tubercle Bacilli. The following samples of bulk milk supply were obtained during the year at cowshed premises within the Borough.
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E(5)a. Designated Milk. The following table indicates the number of licences issued by the Local Authority in 1944, under the Milk (Special Designations) Order 1936.
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E(6). Food and Drugs Act 1938, Sections 3 and 68. The following samples were procured during the year, and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis:—
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E(7). Meat and Food Inspection. The usual time and attention has been devoted to the inspection of meat and other foods in stores and shops, and the following articles were confiscated as being unfit for human consumption:—
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F(1)b. Premises visited and results of such visits.
Premises No. in District No. of visits »944 No. of defects found No. of defects remedied -
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HOUSING. F(2)a. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during year.
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F(2)b. Proceedings under Public Health Act.
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F(3)c. Factories. (i) Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to health are detailed below:—
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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(ii) DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H M Inspector -
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G(l)d. Details of the Tonnage dealt with during the year.
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C (1) f. Salvage. The following table gives details regarding the collection and disposal of salvage during the year:—
Items. Tonnage Collected. £ s. d. T. C. Q. lbs. Income. -
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An analysis of the quotation on population is as follows : —
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At the end of 1944, there were 3,882 children on the roll of the elementarv schools, distributed as follows: —
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THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
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The following table gives the number of routine medical examinations made during the last eight years : —
Year No. of School Children on Register No. of Routine Medical Exams. Percentage of Children examined (R.M.I.) -
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The following table illustrates the number of attendances at the school canteens, including holiday periods, during the year : —
North Heath Bedonwell Picardy St. Augustines West St. & St. Fidelis Crescent Road Bedonwell Nursery Crescent Rd. Nursery -
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Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist.
(a) Routine Age Groups Total Age 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 -
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The following is a list of cases which have attended the clinic:—
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The following table illustrates the number of school children immunised:—
Month DIPHTHERIA A.P.T. and TERTUSSIS Under 5 years 5—15 years Under 5 vears 1st 2nd Comp'd 1st 2nd Comp'd 1st 2nd 3rd -
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TABLE I. Medical Inspections of Children Attending Public Elementary Schools. A.—Routine Medical Inspection.
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TABLE II.
Age-G roups Number of Children inspected A Excellent B Normal C Slightly subnormal D Bad -
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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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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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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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TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1944. TREATMENT TABLE. GROUP I.— MINOR AILMENTS. (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V).
Disease or Defect 1 Nuirber of Delects treated, or under treatment during the year Under the Authority's Scheme 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 Authority's Scheme Otherwise Total -
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GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT. Number of Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme Recived other froms of Treatment Total number Treatment Total -
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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 Residential 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) (iii)