[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

Romford 1949

Published: 1950
Pages: 42
Tables: 29

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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.

Total M. F.

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TABLE 1. BIRTH-RATES, DEATHS-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY and CASE -RATES for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1949. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figure based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).

	Rate per 1,000 Population		DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION.									Rate per 1,000 Live Births
	Live Births	still-births	All Causes	Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers	Whooping cough	Diphtheria	Tuberculosis	Influenza	Small-pox	Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis	Pneumonia	Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)	Total Deaths under 1 year

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TABLE 2.

Causes of Death	All ages			Deaths at the subjoined age of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward Transfers.
Causes of Death	M.	F	Total	Under 1	1	2-4	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 & upwards

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Table 3 sets out the work of the Home Nurses during the year. TABLE 3.
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The following gives a summary of the cases attended by the Domiciliary Midwives, as Midwives, and as Maternity Nurses:— TABLE 4.
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TABLE 5.
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TABLE 6.
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Table 7.
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TABLE 8.
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TABLE 9. (a) Numbers provided with Dental care:—

Examined. Needing Treatment. Treated. Made Dentally Fit.

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(b) Forms of Dental Treatment provided:—

	Anaesthetics.				Scalings or Scaling and Gum Treatment.	Silver Nitrate Treatment.	Dressings.	Radiographs.	Dentures provided.
	Extractions.	Local.	Fillings.						Dentures provided.
	Extractions.	Local.	General.						Complete.	Partial

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(b) Lengths of mains laid in yards:—

12" 9" 6" 4" 3"
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TABLE 10.
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TABLE 11.

1. Inspections. Premises. Number on Register. Inspections. Written Notices. Occupiers Prosecuted.

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2. Cases in which Defects were Found.

Particulars.	No. of Cases in which defects were found.				No. of Cases in which prosecucutions instituted.
	Found.	Remedied	Referred
	Found.	Remedied	to H.M. Inspector.	by H.M. Inspector.

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3. Outwork.

Nature of Work.	List of No. of Outworkers in August.	No.of Cases of default in send ing List	No. of Prosecu tion for failure to supply Lists.	No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises.	Notices Served.	Prose cutions.

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TABLE 12. CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.

Cattle except Cows. Cows. Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. Horses. Total.
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4.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1949. TABLE 13.
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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
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TABLE 14.

Under 5 yrs. 5-15 yrs.
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TABLE 15.
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TABLE 16.

Vaccinated:
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TABLE 17.

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TABLE 18. MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Month.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Puerperal Pyrexia	Pneumonia	Cerebro Spinal Fever	Dysentery	Erysipelas	Measles	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Polio- encepha litis	Poliomyelitis	Whooping Cough	Infective Hepatitis	Food Poisoning	Tuberculosis		Total
Month.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Puerperal Pyrexia	Pneumonia	Cerebro Spinal Fever	Dysentery	Erysipelas	Measles	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Polio- encepha litis	Poliomyelitis	Whooping Cough	Infective Hepatitis	Food Poisoning	Resp.	Non-Resp.	Total

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TABLS 19. DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS.

Disease. Under 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 Over 65 Total
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TABLE 20. DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO WARDS.

Disease. Collier Row & Havering Ward. Gidea Park & Noak Hill Ward. Hare Park Ward. Mawney Ward. South Ward. Town Ward. Ward. West Total.
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TABLE 21. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1949, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.

Disease. Cases Notified. Cases Admitted to Hospital. Total Deaths.
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TABLE 22. TUBERCULOSIS—NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1949.

AGE PERIODS. NEW CASES. DEATHS.
Respiratory. Non-Respiratory. Respiratory. Non-Respiratory.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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TABLE 23. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

CASES Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths
Notified. Treated
At Home In Hospital

AGE PERIODS.	NEW CASES.				DEATHS.
	Respiratory.		Non-Respiratory.		Respiratory.		Non-Respiratory.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

CASES			Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths
Notified.	Treated
Notified.	At Home	In Hospital

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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.

TABLE 1. BIRTH-RATES, DEATHS-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY and CASE -RATES for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1949. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figure based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).

TABLE 2.

Table 3 sets out the work of the Home Nurses during the year. TABLE 3.

The following gives a summary of the cases attended by the Domiciliary Midwives, as Midwives, and as Maternity Nurses:— TABLE 4.

TABLE 5.

TABLE 6.

Table 7.

TABLE 8.

TABLE 9. (a) Numbers provided with Dental care:—

(b) Forms of Dental Treatment provided:—

(b) Lengths of mains laid in yards:—

TABLE 10.

TABLE 11.

2. Cases in which Defects were Found.

3. Outwork.

TABLE 12. CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.

4.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1949. TABLE 13.

3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—

TABLE 14.

TABLE 15.

TABLE 16.

TABLE 17.

TABLE 18. MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

TABLS 19. DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS.

TABLE 20. DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO WARDS.

TABLE 21. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR 1949, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.

TABLE 22. TUBERCULOSIS—NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1949.

TABLE 23. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.