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Wembley 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1937
Pages
78
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    With regard to unemployment, the following numbers, as on the 19th April, 1937, have been kindly supplied by the Managers of the Employment Labour Exchanges serving this district:—
    Exchange.Persons over 18 years of age, totally unemployed, resident within the Urban District of Wembley, April, 1937.
  • Page 9
    The Engineer and Surveyor has kindly supplied the following figures regarding rainfall during the year:—
    MonthTotal Rainfall inches.No. of days on which rain fellHeaviest Fall inches.
  • Page 11
    COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS, 1936.
    per 1,000 populationper 1.000 Live Birthsper 1,000 Total Births (live & still) Maternal Mortality
    Birth RateStill Birth RateDeath RateInfantile MortalityMaternal Mortality
  • Page 13
    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1936.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.M.F.Total.
  • Page 14
    The following tables are interesting. In them there may be seen a reflection of the exceptional age distribution of the population. Some of the main causes of death are firstly set out with a comparative figure for 1935 for the whole country:-
    Disease.Wembley. Total No. of deaths.Proportion per total 1,000 deaths.A comparative figure. England & Wales 1935. Prop, per total 1,000 deaths.
  • Page 15
    The next table gives the deaths at various age periods and shows that 37.92 per cent. of the deaths occurred amongst those who had not, so far, reached their 50th birthday:—
    Age Periods.Wembley. No. of deaths 1936.Percentage of total deaths.A comparative figure, 1935. England & Wales percentage of total deaths.
  • Page 16
    MATERNAL MORTALITY. Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still), 1932—1936.
    YearWembleyEngland & Wales
  • Page 17
    INFANT DEATHS—1936.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths from stated causes at Various Ages under 1 year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year
    Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 1 Month1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 Months
  • Page 18
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. Table showing Rates, 1932-1936.
    YearWembleyEngland & Wales
  • Page 18
    AGE DISTRIBUTION OF INFANT DEATHS.
    YearDeaths per 1,000 live Births registered.
    Under 4 weeks4 weeks to 3 monthsTotal under 3 months3—6 months6—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 25
    The various Clinic Services provided by the Council during 1936 were as follows:—
    Description.Situation. .Date and Time.
  • Page 29
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Average attendances at the various clinic sessions are set out below:— INFANT WELFARE CLINICS.
    CentreSessions per weekAverage attendance per SessionTotal attendances during the year
    Children under 1 year1—5 yearsMothersChildren under I year1—5 yearsMothers
  • Page 29
    ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
    Centre.Sessions.Average attendance per Session.Total attendances during year.
  • Page 31
    DENTAL CLINICS.
    Centre.Day and Time.Average attendance per Session.Total attendances during year.
    ChildrenMothersChildrenMothers
  • Page 33
    BIRTHS NOTIFICATIONS, 1934-1936.
    By whom Notified.Place at which Birth occurred.Totals.
    At Home.In Hospitals.In Nursing Homes, etc.
    1934.1935.1936.1934.1935.1936.1934.1935.1936.1934.1935.1936.
  • Page 35
    STATISTICS RE BIRTHS NOTIFIED.
    Year.Total No. of births notified.No. of births at home.No. of births in hospital.No. of births in M.C.C. hospitals (included in preceding column).Births in private Nursing Homes, and at private addresses other than the normal residence of the mother.
  • Page 39
    CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER REPORTS.
    CHEMICAL.Sample of Water. Colne Valley Water Co. 20/7/36.Sample of Water. L.M.S. Railway Supply. 16/12/36.Sample of Water. Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Public Supply. 12/8/36.
    Parts per 100,000Grains per Gallon.Parts per 100,000Grains per Gallon.Parts per 100,000Grains per Gallon.
  • Page 44
    1— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 44
    2.— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 56
    Milk ( Special D esignations) O rder, 1923. Licences Issued, 1936.
    Designation.LICENCE.
    Dealers.Supplementary.To bottle.To Prs-teurise.
  • Page 62
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1936.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASETotal Cases Notified at all agesCases Notified in the Whole DistrictTotal removed to Hospital.Total deaths.
    At all Ages—Years
    Under 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & over
  • Page 63
    TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OCCURRING IN ELECTORAL WARDS, 1936.
    DISEASETotalElectoral Wards.
    Alperton.Central.Chalkhill.Fryent.The Hyde.Kenton.Preston.Roe Green.Sudbury Court.Sudbury.Tokyngton.Wembley Park.Unclassified.
  • Page 64
    MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA DURING 1936.
    Month.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
  • Page 70
    TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality During 1936.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 71
    N umber of A rticles D isinfected or D estroyed.
    Articles.Disinfected.Destroyed.