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Romford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 36
- Tables
- 28
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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year
Total M. F. -
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TABLE 1 BI.RTH-RATES, DEATH-HATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY,England and Wales, London, 160 County Boroughs and MATEBNAL MOBTALITY, and CASE-BATES for certain Infectious Great Towns, and 160 Smaller Towns. Diseases in the year 1953. (Provisional Figures 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 Polio-myelitis 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 ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward transfers 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
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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:—
Extractions. Anaesthetics. Scalings or Scalings and Gum Treatment. Silver Nitrate Treatment. Dressings. Radio graphs. Dentures provided Local. General Fillings. Complete. Partial -
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(b) Lengths of mains laid, in yards:—
3" 4" 6" 9" -
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TABLE 10
Nature and Number of Inspections during the year— -
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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 prosecucutions instituted No. of cases in which prosecucutions instituted. No. of Cases in which defects were found. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. inspector. by H.M. Inspector. -
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3. Outwork.
Nature of Work No. of Out-Workers in August List No. of Cases of default in sending List No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply Lists No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises Notices Served Prosecutions -
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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, 1953 TABLE 13
Number of houses erected during the year— -
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(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936—
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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 Dysentery Encephalitis Acute Infective Erysipelas Malaria contracted abroad Measles Meningococcal Infection Ophthalmia Neonatorum Poliomyelitis Paralytic Poliomyelitis Non- Paralytic Whooping Cough Infective Hepatitis Food Poisoning Tuberculosis Total Resp. Non-Resp. -
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TABLE 19 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GRODPS.
Disease Under 1 12 2 3 3-4 4.5 5-10 10-16 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 Over 65 Total -
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TABLE -20 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1953, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
Disease Cases Notified. Cases Admitted to Hospital Total Deaths -
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TABLE 21 TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1953
AGE PERIODS. NEW CASES. DEATHS. Respiratory. Non-Respiratory. Respiratory. Non-Respiratory. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.