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Erith 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 58
- Tables
- 29
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Page 9
A (2) Comparative Rainfall
1952 Inches 1953 Inches -
Page 10
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1939—1953
Month and year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
Page 11
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1953. A(4)b Births
Male Female Total -
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Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year 1952:- 14.83
Male Female Total -
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A (4)d Infant Mortality Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:-
Male Female Total -
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Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age :—
Male Female Total -
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1953
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)f Vital Statistics of Whole District-1944-1953.
Year Population Figure according to Registrar General No. of Live Births according to Registrar General Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population No. of Deaths according to Registrar General Death rate per 1,000 Population No. of Deaths of infants under 1 year of age Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births -
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A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1953
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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A (4)h Infant Mortality—Causes of death and table of comparison
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 -
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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 yearly from 1946-1953.
Year Erith England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) No. of Inf. Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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A (4)i Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rates
Year Maternal Deaths Live Births Still Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births -
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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 -
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B (l)a Age Distribution The following table shows the age distribution of confirmed cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year
Disease Age Groups Totals under 1 year 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 & over Age not known 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 (l)b WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease confirmed in each ward in the Borough .
Disease Ward Total Town Old Church Belvedere North Heath Abbey Wood Bostall -
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B (2) Tuberculosis B (2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1953
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total M F M F -
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B (2)b Deaths 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 Quarterlyl Statements for the Year 1953
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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Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1953
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 1953, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time since 1st January, 1939
Year of Birth 0-4 years 5 -14 years Number considered to be immunised Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised -
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B (4) Vaccination Against Smallpox
Age at 31st December 1953 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 or over Total -
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D (l)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
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D (l)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 38
On 1st August, one deposit gauge was assembled on behalf of the above Committee in the grounds of the Royal Alfred Institution situated at Belvedere, and since that date, monthly deposits within the gauge have been examined by the Public Analyst with the following results:—
Month Rain in inches. Monthly Deposit. Insoluble deposit Tons per sq. mile. Soluble deposit Tons per sq. mile. Total solids. Tons per sq. mile. Calcium Tons per square mile. -
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The following samples were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis, with the following results:—
Article Unsatisfactory Genuine Number of samples -
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Article Unsatisfactory Genuine Number of samples