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Penge 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1937
Pages
62
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    The following shows a comparison of the maternal mortality rates for the year:-
    Puerperal SepsisOther CausesTotal.
  • Page 10
    The following table shows the comparative figures for 1936:-
    Rate per 1,000 PopulationDeath rate per 1,000 populationDeaths under one year per 1,000 births
    Live. birthsStillbirths
  • Page 12
    Medical Officer's Consultations.
  • Page 17
    The following table gives the numbers of mothers admitted annually for the last five years :—
    YearTotal cases admittedPenge CasesBeckenham CasesOut-District Cases
  • Page 19
    One Health Visitor is employed, and the following shows the number of visits paid by her :—
  • Page 23
    1 .—Inspection of Dwelling houses daring the year :
  • Page 25
    4.— Housing Act, 1935— Overcrowding.
  • Page 26
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 27
    Population of overcrowded families:—
  • Page 30
    The following list shows the number of rooms fumigated and of beds and other articles steam disinfected during the year
  • Page 30
    Bacteriological Work.
    Bacillus foundBacillus not foundTotal
  • Page 31
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year, 1936.
    DiseaseTotal Cases notifiedCases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths
  • Page 32
    Tuberculosis. No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 62, Public Health Act, 1925.
    Total Primary Cases notifiedTotal Cases admitted to Sanatoria and HospitalsTotal Deaths
  • Page 33
    During the year 123 specimens of sputum were sent to the Kent County Laboratory, Maidstone, to be examined for tubercle bacillus; 31 of these were positive. New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1936.
    *New Cases.Deaths.
    Age Periods.PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 34
    There were 157 cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year as follows:—
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 35
    Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1936. Registrar-General's Figures.
    Causes of Death.MalesFemales
  • Page 36
    Infant Mortality, 1936. Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 37
    BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR, 1936.
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births
    Live Births.Still-births.All Causes.Typhoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
  • Page 38
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1936.
    Notifiable Disease.CASES NOTIFIED. At ages—Years.Cases admitted isolat'n hospital
    At all ages.Under 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 & upwards.
  • Page 39
    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1936
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 39
    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Ref'rr'd to H.M. Insp't'r
  • Page -
    OVERCROWDING SURVEY-REPORT.
    Number of "Persons" in FamilyNumber of Families containing the Number of Persons in the first column occupying Dwellings with the permitted Number shown at the head of this Column.FAMILIES
    Overcrowded (A)Uncrowded (B)Total (c)
    11½22½33½44½55½66½77½88½99½101111½121313½14½1616½17½1920½
  • Page 45
    Premises or Occupations which can be Controlled by Byelaws or Regulations.
    No. in District.No. of Visits.Notices served.Notices complied with.
  • Page 46
    SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS. The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:—
  • Page 47
    SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
  • Page 48
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 50
    The number of animals slaughtered in the district during the year is as follows:—
  • Page 51
    The following were surrendered and condemned at the slaughterhouses:—
  • Page 52
    The following list shows the amount of food which was surrendered and then condemned from shops and stalls, and afterwards destroyed:—
  • Page 53
    The Clerk to the Kent County Council has kindly furnished the following statement of the 62 samples taken:—
  • Page 55
    Mr. E. G. Thomas, the Shops Acts Inspector, reports as follows on the administration of the Shops Acts on matters other than the above:—