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Hendon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 60
- Tables
- 32
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1953o Births. Live Births:
Male. Female. Total -
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Infantile Mortality. Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:-
Male. Female. Total. -
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Deaths of infants under the age of 4 weeks:-
Male. Female. Total. -
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An analysis of the causes of death and the age at death reveals the following figures:-
Causes of death as certified. Age at time of death. Under 1 day 1-7 days 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 weeks to 1 month. TOTAL UNDER 1 MONTH 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR -
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TABLE I The following table shows the Infantile Mortality Rates over various years:-
Year. Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births -
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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 Hendon -
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TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1932-1953o
Year Population Live Births Live Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 Population Deaths of Infants under 1 yr. of age Infantile Mortality Rate. Maternal Deaths. Maternal Mortality Rates per 1,000 total Births. -
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TABLE III CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1953.
Cause of Death Male. Female. Total. -
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Cause of Death Male. Female. Total. -
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TABLE IV AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1953c
Age Group. Male. Female. Total. Percentage. -
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TABLE V ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, 1953, WITHIN BOROUGH OF HENDON
Month No. of Accidents Adults Children Totals Killed Seriously Injured Slightly Injured Killed Seriously Injured Slightly Injured -
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TABLE VI Borough of Hendon. COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD 1949-1953.
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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TABLE VII The following table shows the total number of notifications, other than Tuberculosis received during the year, the diagnosis being confirmed in each case.
Disease. Total Number of Cases Notified. Cases Removed to Hospital. -
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TABLE VIII AGE DISTRIBUTION.
Disease. AGE Groups. Under 1 year. 1-2 3—4 5-9. 10—14. 15—34. 25 & over. Age not known. TOTALS M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M F. -
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TABLE IX. WARD DISTRIBUTION. Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in each Ward of the Borough,
Disease. Ward. Totals. Mill Hill. Burnt Oak. West Hendon. Central. Park Golders Green. Garden Suburb. Childs Hill. Edgware. -
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TABLE X
Name. Age. Sex. Notified. Diagnosis. Ward. Remarks. -
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TABLE XI
Year. No. of Cases of Diphtheria Notified. No of Deaths from Diphtheria -
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TABLE XII Number of children resident in the Borough of Hendon who received immunising injections during 1953
Age at Time of Injection. Number given Primary Inoculations. Number given Reinforcing Inoculations. Age at Time of Injection. Number given Primary Inoculations. Number given Reinforcing Inoculations. -
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TABLE XIII Number of children resident in the Borough of Hendon under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1953 who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time since 1st January, 1939
1-4 years 5-14 years. Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised. Year of Birth Number con-s idered to be immunised. -
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TABLE XIV
Age at 31st December 1953 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 years or over. TOTAL -
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Notification. The following table shows the number of cases of Tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 1953 and transfers into the district* TABLE XV
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Male. Fema1e. Male. Female. Age Group New Cases Transfers in to District. New Cases Transfers into District New Cases Transfers into District New Cases Transfers into District Total -
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The following table shows the primary notification of Tuberculosis for the ten year period 1944-1953" TABLE XVI
Year. Respiratory. Non~Respiratory. Total. M. F. M. F. -
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Deaths. According to the figures supplied by the Registrar-General the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis during the years:-
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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The number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the register at the end of the year is as followss-
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Statistics showing the previous Pour Years for Comparison
1949 1950 19S1 19S2 1953 -
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TABLE XVII RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
Year 1953 Throat/Nose Swabs. Faeces. Sputum. Pertussis. Miscellaneous. Total. -
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TABLE XVIII o CLEARANCE AREAS AND INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1953 o
Number of dwelling houses demolished in the period Number of persons displaced Unfit houses Other houses -
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TABLE XIX
Type of Property Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business & Industrial) Total -
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Part I of the Act. 1. —- INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Number of written Notices. -
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2 — CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars. Number of cases in which defects were found. Found Remedied Referred by H.M. Inspector. -
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Part VIII of the Act. OUTWORK. (Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of Work. No. of outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110(1) (c). -
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Middlesex County Council Act 1950-Section 11. Registration of Hawkers and Premises,
Number Registered. Number of Inspections.