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Erith 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

Published
1947
Pages
48
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    A (1) b. Births.
    TOTAL.Male-Female.
  • Page 7
    Comparative figure for England and Wales:— 19.1.
    TOTAL.Male.Female.
  • Page 8
    A(l)e. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1946 and previous years.
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearBirthsTotal Deaths registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Uncorrected NumberNettot Non-residents registered in the Districtof residents not registered in the DistrictUnderi year of ageAt all Ages
    NumberRateNumberRate
    No.Rate per 1000 nett RirthsNo.Rate
  • Page 9
    A(1)f. Table showing summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1946.
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    A(l) g. Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1946. 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 populationAnnual Death-rate per 1.000 populationRate per 1,000 Live Births
    Live BirthsStill BirthsAll CausesTyphoid and ParatyphoidSmall-poxMeaslesWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaDiarrhoea & Enteritis (under Two years)Total Deaths under one year
  • Page 11
    Since 1920 there have been 16,834 births with 40 maternal deaths as shown below, giving a maternal Mortality rate of 2.3.
    YearMiternal DeathsTotal Births (including still births)Registered Live Births
  • Page 12
    Analysis of the cause of death at This age group reveals the following figures:—
    Deaths from:—
  • Page 13
    With the courteous co-operation of the Manager of the Erith Employment Exchange, it is once again possible to give definite figures on the state of unemployment in the District, as shown in the following table.
    Year endingAdultsYoung PersonsTotal
    MenWomenMenWomen
  • Page 23
    A (1 ) b. Births.
    TOTAL.Male.Female.
  • Page 23
    Comparative figure for England and Wales:—19.1.
    TOTAL.Male.Female.
  • Page 24
    A(1)e. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1946 and previous years.
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearBirthsTotal Deaths registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Uncorrected NumberNettof Nun-residents registered in the Districtof residents not registered in the DistrictUnder 1 year of ageAt all Ages
    NumberRate
    NumberRate
    No.Rate per 1000 nett BirthsNo.Rate
    12345678910111213
  • Page 25
    A (1 ) f. Table showing summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1946.
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 26
    A (1 ) g. Table showing Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1946. Provisional figures. The mortality rates tor England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only
    Rate per 1,000 total populationAnnual Death-rate per 1,000 populationRate per 1.000 Live Births
    Live BirthsStill BirthsAll CausesTyphoid and ParatyphoidSmall-poxMeaslesWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaDiarrhoea & Enteritis (under Two years)Total Deaths under one year
  • Page 27
    A (2) Since 1920 there have been 16,834 births with 40 maternal deaths as shown below, giving a maternal Mortality rate of 2.3.
    YearMaternal DeathsTotal Births (including still births)Registered Live Births
  • Page 29
    A (4). Unemployment Figures and Comments. With the courteous co-operation of the Manager of the Erith Employment Exchange, it is once again possible to give definite figures on the state of unemployment in the District, as shown in the following table.
    Year endingAdultsYoung PersonsTotal
    MenWomenMenWomen
  • Page 33
    E(7)a. Factories. Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to health including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber or
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 33
    (ii) DEFECTS FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H M. Inspector
  • Page 36
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  • Page 37
    F(3)a. Foods and Drugs Act 1938. Section 3 and 68. The following samples were procured by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis:
    Nature of SampleAdulteratedGenuineNo. of Samples