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Penge 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1938
Pages
56
Tables
27

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27 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    Comparative Vital Statistics. The following table shows the comparative figures for 1937 :—
    Rate per 1,000 PopulationDeath rate per 1,000 populationDeaths under one year per 1,000 births
    Live-birthsStillbirths
  • Page 17
    The following table gives the numbers of mothers admitted annually for the last five years :—
    YearTotal cases admittedPenge CasesBeckenham Cases
  • Page 19
    One Health Visitor and a part-time nurse are employed, and the following shows the number of visits paid:-
  • Page 19
    Number of foster-parents on the Register:—
  • Page 22
    HOUSING.
  • Page 23
    1. — Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year :
  • Page 24
    2.— Remedy of Defects without service of formal notices.
  • Page 25
    C.—Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936
  • Page 28
    The following list shows the number of rooms fumigated and of beds and other articles steam disinfected during the year
  • Page 29
    Bacteriological Work.
    Bacillus found.Bacillus not found.Total.
  • Page 29
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year, 1937.
    DiseaseTotal Cases notifiedCases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths
  • Page 30
    Tuberculosis. No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925; Section 62, Public Health Act, 1925; or Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
    Total Primary Cases notifiedTotal Cases admitted to Sanatoria and HospitalsTotal Deaths
  • Page 31
    New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1937.
    Age Periods.*New Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 32
    There were 170 cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year as follows:—
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 33
    Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1937. Registrar-General's Figures.
    Causes of Death.MalesFemales
  • Page 34
    Infant Mortality, 1937. 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 35
    BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR, 1937.
    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 36
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1937-
    Notifiable Disease.CASES NOTIFIED. At ages—Years.Cases admitted isolat'nhospital
    At all ages.Under 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5 .5 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 & upwards.
  • Page 37
    Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1937
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 37
    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 42
    Premises or Occupations which can be Controlled by Byelaws or Regulations.
    No. in District.No. of Visits.Notices served.Notices complied with.
  • Page 43
    The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:—
  • Page 48
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle, excluding CowsCows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 49
    The total weight of meat surrendered and condemned at the slaughterhouses is as follows :—
    cwts.qrts.lbs.
  • Page 49
    The following list shows the amount of food which was surrendered and then condemned from shops and stalls, and afterwards destroyed :—
  • Page 50
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  • Page 50
    The Clerk to the Kent County Council has kindly furnished the following statement of the 62 samples taken:—