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Erith 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 30
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Page 7
A (2) Comparative Rainfall
1951 Inches 1952 Inches -
Page 8
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1939—1952
Month and year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1952. A(4)b Births
Male Female Total -
Page 11
A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1952
England and Wales 160 County Boro's & Great towns including London 160 smaller towns (Resident population 25,000-50,000 at 1951 census) London Administrative County Borough of Erith -
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A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1952
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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A (4)h Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rate Yearly Maternal Mortality rates are given
Year Maternal Deaths Live Births Still Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births -
Page 15
Analysis of the causes of death and of the age at death reveals the following figures:—
Cause of death as certified under 1 day 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7-14 days 14-21 days 21-28 days 28 days - 2 months 2 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months 9 months 10 months 11-12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
Page 16
Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates and actual number of infant deaths for Erith at five yearly intervals 1920-1945 and for the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952.
Year Erith England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) No. of Inf. Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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SECTION B.—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES B (1) Notifications.
Disease Total No. of cases notified Cases admitted to infectious disease hospital Total No. of Deaths among notified cases -
Page 19
The number of notified cases of scarlet fever during 1952 showed a marked increase. The total number of cases notified during the year was 160, which is the highest number of notifications for scarlet fever received during any year since 1939 when the figure was 231. A table covering the 14 years 1939-1952 is set out below: It is interesting to note how the proportion of patients admitted to hospital has decreased in recent years.
Year Number of cases % of notified cases admitted to hospital Notified Admitted to Hospital -
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B (1)d Age Distribution The following table shows the age distribution of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year
Disease Age Groups under 1 year 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 & over Age not known Totals M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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B (1)e WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in each ward in the Borough.
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B (2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1952
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total M F M F -
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According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General, the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system Other forms of Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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B (2)c Quarterly Statements for the Year 1952
Tuberculosis 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total -
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Part I—Stages of Procedure.
Men Women Total -
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Part II—Analysis of Abnormal Large Films.
Men Women Total -
Page 25
Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1952
Year of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations Year of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations -
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Table B:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith under the age of 15 years on 31st December 1952, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time since 1st January, 1938
Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised -
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B (4)a Vaccination
Age at 31st December 1952 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 or over Total -
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D (1)a Costs
£ s. d. -
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D (1)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
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D (1)c Table 2
Month Tonnage Tons Cwts. -
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D(5)b Premises Visited and Results of Such Visits
Premises No. in district No. of visits No. of defects found No. of defects remedied -
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D (6) Factories (1) Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to health are detailed below :—
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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(2) Defects found
Particulars Number of defects Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. F.I. -
Page 43
D(13) Legal Proceedings
Statute Offence Penalty -
Page 45
The following table indicates the number of licences issued by the Local Authority in 1952 under (1) Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949, and (2) Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949, viz:— Dealers
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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 with the following results:—
Article Submitted Unsatisfactory Genuine No. of Samples -
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