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Hornchurch 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

Published
1949
Pages
62
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 9
    Deaths from:-
    Male.Female
  • Page 9
    REGISTRAR GENERAL'S ESTIMATE OF THE MID-YEAR POPULATION SINCE EXTENSION OF THE URBAN DISTRICT.
    Year.Year.
  • Page 10
    REGISTRAR GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH. These figures are corrected for inward and outward transfers.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
  • Page 11
    DEATHS IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS DURING WHOLE YEAR (Local Figures).
    AgeNo. of deaths.
  • Page 14
    BIRTH RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY AND MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1948. Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
    England and Wales126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census)London Admin. County.Horn church.
  • Page 15
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1938-1948.
    Year.Population Estimated to the Middle of the Year.Net Births.Deaths belonging to the District.
    No.Rate per 1,000 Population.Under 1 year of age.At all ages.
    No.Rate per 1,000 Population.No.Rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 16
    CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1948. (Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population.) Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
    England and Wales126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census)London Admin. County.Horn church.
  • Page 26
    Sanitary Inspection of the District. SUMMARY OF SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK DURING 1948.
    Inspection of Food—
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  • Page 27
    Housing—
  • Page 27
    General Sanitary Circumstances—
  • Page 28
    Infectious Diseases—
  • Page 31
    An excerpt from the report on each sample is given below:—
    Designation.No, of Colonies.Coliform Test.Methylene Blue Test.Phosphatase Test.Remarks.
  • Page 32
    An excerpt from the report on each sample is given below:—
    Designation.No. Of Colonies.Coliform Test.Bact. Coli.Methylene Blue Reaction.Remarks.
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    Designation.No. of Colonies.Coliform Test.Bact. Coli.Methylene Blue Reaction.Remarks.
  • Page 34
    I am indebted to Mr. F. W. Horsnell, the Chief Inspector, Weights and Measures, etc., Department of the Essex County Council, who has kindly furnished the following particulars of samples taken by his department within the Urban District during 1948 :—
    Article.No. of Samples.
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    Article.No. of Samples.
  • Page 36
    Condemned Food. During the year the following foods were condemned by the Sanitary Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:—
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  • Page 38
    The following shows the immunisation state in relation to the child population up to the 31st December, 1948:—
    Age at 31.12.48Number ImmunisedEstimated mid-year child populationPercentage of children Immunised
  • Page 41
    MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE— 1948.
    MONTHScarlet FeverDiphtheriaPoliomyelitisPneumoniaErysipelasDysenteryOphthalmia NeonatorumInfective HepatitisMeaslesWhooping CoughMalariaPuerperal Pyrexia
  • Page 42
    AGE GROUPS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS) NOTIFIED IN 1948.
    DISEASE.At all Ages.At the Ages Specified — Years.
    0–11–33–55–1010–1515–2525–4545–6565 & Over
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 43
    TABLE SHOWING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR 1948.
    DISEASETotal Cases NotifiedWARDSNo. of Cases Hospitalised
    TownCranhamEmerson ParkHarold WoodNorthwestRainhamThamesideUpminster
  • Page 46
    NEW CASES AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1948.
    AGE GROUPSNEW CASESTOTAL NEW CASESDEATHSTOTAL DEATHS
    PULMONARYNON-PULMONARYPULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 47
    YEAR 1948—INTERVAL BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH OF FATAL CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS.
    YEARWithin one monthProm 1-3 monthsFrom 3-6 monthsFrom 6-12 monthsFrom 1-2 yearsFrom 2-3 yearsFrom 3-4 yearsFrom 4 years and upwardsNotified after deathTOTAL
  • Page 47
    TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATIONS—1938-1948.
    YEARPULMONARYNON-PULMONARYTOTAL
  • Page 48
    PART 1 OF THE ACT. 1. Inspections.
    Premises.No. on Register.No. of Inspections.No. of written notices.No. of occupiers prosecuted
  • Page 49
    2. Cases in which Defects were Found.
    Particulars.Found.Bemedicd.BeferredProsecutions.
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. . Inspector.
  • Page 49
    1 am indebted to Mr. V. W. Williams, the Surveyor, for the subjoined information on rainfall as recorded at the two recording stations used during the year.
    Amount of rainfall in inches.No. of days in which rain fell.
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    Amount of rainfall in inches.No. of days in which rain fell