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Romford 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]

Published
1914
Pages
46
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

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    Summary of fiction taken during the year to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
    NoDate.Locality.Disease.Action Taken.Result.
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    No.Date.Locality.Disease.Acttion Taken.Result.
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    No.Date.Locality.Disease..Action Taken.Result.
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    No.Date.Locality.Disease.Action Taken.Result.
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    The epidemic of Measles, reported as prevailing during the latter months of 1912, continued, as was the case pretty generally all over the country, for a considerable time, and did not cease until the end of July, 1913, the number of infectious diseases, not including Measles, being
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    The number for the three previous years were:—
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    Scarlet Fever.—61 cases of this disease were notified during the year, the several parishes of the district being affected as shown in the following table :—
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    Diphtheria.—10 cases were notified as under:—
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    Measles.—A very large number of cases of this disease occurred, pretty nearly all over the district; 602 cases, in the following parishes :
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    The subjoined table shows the degree in which infectious disease occurred in the various parishes of the district:—
    Dagenham, Beacontree and Chadwell Heath.Havering.Hornchurch.Upminster, Cranham and Corbets Tey.Great Warley.Rainham and Wennington
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    The following table shows the nature and distribution of fatal zymotic disease in the different localities of the district :—
    Dagenham.Havering.Upminster.Hornchurch.Rainham.Great Warley.
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    The birth rate and death rate of the several localities in the district for the past five years are shown in the following table:—
    Locality.1909.1910.191 1.1912.1913.
    Birth-Rate.Death- Rate.Birth -Rate.Death-liate.Birth-Raie.Death-Rate.Birth-Rate.Death- Rate.Birth-Kate.Death-Rate.
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    Area and Population of District—
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    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1913 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. ROMFORD RURAL DISTRICT.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Net Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.
    Number.Rata per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1913. ROMFORD RURAL DISTRICT.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Oases Notified.Total Casps Notified in each Locality.
    At Ages—Yeare.Pagenham, Beacontree and Chadwell Heath.Havering.Hornchurch.Upmins'er, Cranham and Corbets Tey.Great Warley.Rainham and Wennington.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 year-.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE III. CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913. ROMFORD RURAL.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the Subjoine ' Acres of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or Non-" Residents " in Institutions in the District.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 16.15 and under 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1913.— ROMFORD RURAL DISTRICT. NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2 3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 we»ks.4 weeks & under' 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    Summary of work done through the Sanitary Inspector and under the H.W.C. Acts, in the Rural District of Romford, during the year ending December 31st, 1913.
    Total Number for Year.Notes, Results of Inspection, &c.
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    1st District —continued.
    Total Number for Year.Notes, Results of Inspection, &c.
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    Summary of work done through the Sanitary Inspector and under the H.W.C. Acts, in the Rural District of Romford, during the year ending December 31st, 1913.
    TotalNumber for Year.Notes, Results of Inspection, &c.
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    2nd District —continued.
    Total Number for Year.Notes, Results of Inspection, &c.
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    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—Home Work.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LIST.
    List received from Employers once in the year.
    Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 1,1) at the end of the year.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
    Class.Number.