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Erith 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 54
- Tables
- 29
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Page 10
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1939—1954
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 1954. A(4)b Births
Male Female Total -
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1954
England and Wales Borough of Erith -
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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 lntant 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, 1954
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 1946-1954.
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 under 1 year Age Groups Totals 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 1954
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.
Tuterculosis 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 1954
Tuberculosis 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total -
Page 23
Overall Analysis of Results of General Public Survey carried out at Civil Defence Centre (8th-17th March, 1954), Belvedere Public Hall (22nd-30th March, 1954) and Salvation Army Hall, Lower Belvedere, (lst-6th April, 1954)
Part I—General Analysis Men Women Total -
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Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1954
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 1954, who had completed a course of Immunisation at an; time since 1st January, 1940
Year of Birth 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 1954 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 or over Total -
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D (l)b Table 1
Vehicles 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 (5)f Atmospheric Pollution Results of Analysis The deposit gauge which was set up in the grounds of the Royal Alfred Institution has been in operation during the year, an d the monthly analysis of contents has been declared as follows :—
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 squ. mile. -
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D (9) 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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E (2)d Designated Milk The following table indicates the number of licences issued in 1954:-
Dealers licences Supplementary licences -
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The Inspectors keep a detailed record of all meat etc. inspected and the following table which is in the prescribed form, shows details of carcases inspected and condemned since the resumption of slaughtering in the two private establishments:— Carcases inspected and condemned
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
Page 45
E (4) Clean Food Campaign There are 267 food premises in the Borough of the following types:—
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Page 46
E (8) Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Sections 3 and 68 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 -
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F (5) Legislation in Force-Byelaws, etc.