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Penge 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1941
Pages
16
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 2
    VITAL STATISTICS.
    TotalMaleFemale
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    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:
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  • Page 3
    The average maternal mortality rates per 1,OOOtotal births for the last ten years (1931 to 1940 inclusive) are as follows:
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    Comparative Vital Statistics, The following table shows the comparative figures for 1940:
    Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Death rate per 1,000 civilian population. •Deaths under one year per 1,000 births.
    Live-Births.Still-Birth.
  • Page 4
    Medical Officer's Consultations.
  • Page 5
    The following table gives the numbers of mothers admitted annually for the last five years:
    Year.Total cases admitted.Penge Cases.Beckenham Cases.
  • Page 5
    The average period spent in the home during the year by each patient was 14 days.
  • Page 6
    1. Inspection of dwellinghouses during the year;
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    The disease generally was of a mild type and there were no deaths. There were no "return" cases.
  • Page 7
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) during the year, 1940.
    Disease.Total cases notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total deaths.
  • Page 8
    Tuberculosis. No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis Regulations, 1925 or Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
    Total Primary Cases notified.Total cases admitted to Sanatoria and Hospitals.Total Deaths.
  • Page 8
    New Tuberculosis Cases and Mortality during 1940.
    Age Period,X New Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon- respiratory.RespiratoryNonrespiratory.
    MFMF j;MFMF
  • Page 8
    There were 175 cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year as follows
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 9
    Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1940. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S FIGURES.
    Causes of Death.MalesFemales
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    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1940.
    Cases notified. At ages - Years.Cases admitted to Isolation Hospital
    At all agesUnder 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and upwards
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    PREMISES OR OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYELAWS OR REGULATIONS.
    No. in District.No ,of visitsNotices . served.Notices complied.
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    SUMMARY OP INSPECTIONS AND VISITS. The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:-
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    SUMMARY OP WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
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    The analysis of 54 informal samples of milk obtained during the year show the following average:-
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    The following licenses were issued under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders:-
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    The following shows the amount of food surrendered and condemned from shops and stalls:-