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Ruislip-Northwood 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

Published
1956
Pages
36
Tables
24

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    STATISTICS ACREAGE OF THE DISTRICT
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    POPULATION The Registrar General's estimate of the population for the mid-year:-
    19511952195319541955
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    BIRTH RATE
    NO. OF BIRTHSBIRTH RATEBASIS
    M.F.TOTAL
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    The following table indicates the ratio of domiciliary and institutional confinements:-
    LIVE BIRTHSSTILLBIRTHS
    DomiciliaryInstitutionalDomiciliaryInstitutional
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    DEATH RATE
    TOTAL DEATHS(All Causes)DEATH RATE (per 1,000 Registrar-General's estimated resident population)
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    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age
    MalesFemalesTotalDeath Rate (per 1,000 Live Births)
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    The following are the causes of and ages at death:-
    UNDER 1 DAYDAYSWEEKSMONTHSTOTAL
    14512179MF
  • Page 8
    CAUSES OF DEATH The following table shews causes of death as given in the Registrar-General's statistics.
    CAUSE OF DEATHNUMBER OF DEATHS
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 9
    PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE Classified List of Infectious Diseases Notified
    DISEASEAGES OF CASES NOTIFIEDTOTAL 1955TOTAL 1954Total Cases Admitted to HospitalDEATHS
    Under one year1 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 and overAge unknown
    1955195419551954
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    TUBERCULOSIS
    AGE PERIODSNEW CASES NOTIFIED
    PULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 17
    DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES The following midwives are employed by the County Council to attend mothers throughout pregnancy and confinement. Under the terms of the National Health Service Act, this service is now provided without charge.
    Telephone No.
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    The following Home Nurses cover the Ruislip-Northwood District:-
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    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Provision for immunisation is made under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and is the responsibility of the County Council.
    AGEPRIMARY IMMUNISATIONREINFORCING INJECTIONS
    Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough only
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    This service is administered from the Area Health Office, and the following sessions are held:-
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    During the year the following vaccinations were undertaken:-
    AGEVACCINATIONRE-VACCINATION
  • Page 21
    1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR TEE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1955 Five thousand four hundred and thirty-seven inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1955 in respect of the following matters:
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    3. SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPAIRS CARRIED OUT
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    4. ROUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954
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    5. FACTORIES The following tables shew the number of inspections made, defects found, and the result of action taken:- (a) Inspections
    PREMISESNo. on RegisterNUMBER OF
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    (b) Defects found in Factories
    Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    to H.M. Inspectorby H.M. Inspector
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    12. FOOD A NO DRUGS ACT, 1938 The following details of samples taken by the County Sampling Officers under the above Act within the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District during the period 1.4.54 to 31.3.55
    ARTICLETOTAL SAMPLES PROCUREDUNSATISFACTORY