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Wembley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1938
Pages
106
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    Houses (Including Tenements and Flats) April, 1938.
    No. of Dwellings.Percentage of Total Dwellings.
  • Page 11
    The Borough Engineer & Surveyor has kindly supplied the following figures regarding rainfall during the year:—
    Month.Total Rainfall inches.No. of days on which rain fell.
  • Page 13
    COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS 1937.
    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
    As regards births the following table shows the notifications (corrected for inward and outward transfers) by doctors, midwives or parents, together with particulars as to where the confinements actually took place:—
    By whom notified.At Home.In Hospital.In Nursing Homes, etc.Totals.
  • Page 14
    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1937 as supplied by the Registrar General.
    1936 Total.Causes of Death.M.F.Total.
  • Page 15
    The principal certified causes of death at all ages (except congenital causes) are recorded in the following table, along with the comparative numbers of deaths which occurred from the same causes in England and Wales during 1936:—
    Disease.Wembley. Total No. of deaths.Proportion per total 1,000 deaths.A comparative figure. England & Wales 1936. Prop, per total 1,000 deaths.
  • Page 15
    The deaths from tuberculosis since 1934 have been according to the following table:—
    Year.Pulmonary.N on-Pulmonary.
  • Page 16
    The next table gives the deaths at various age periods and shows that 36.65% of the deaths occurred amongst those who had not, so far, reached their 50th birthday:—
    Age Periods.Wembley No. of deaths 1937.Percentage of total deaths.A comparative figure, 1936. England & Wales percentage of total deaths.
  • Page 16
    Of these 835 deaths, 366 took place in hospital, representing 43.8% of the total.
    Percentage of total deaths under 1 year.Percentage of total deaths under 50 years of age.Percentage of deaths taking place in Hospitals.
  • Page 17
    DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
    Cause of Death, (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, or from inward transfers of Registrar General.Under 1 week1 - 2 weeks2 - 3 weeks3 - 4 weeksTotal under 1 month1 - 3 months3-6 months6 - 9 months9 - 12 monthsTotal Deaths under one year
  • Page 18
    AGE DISTRIBUTION OF INFANT DEATHS.
    YearDeaths per 1,000 lives Births registered.
    Under 4 weeks4 weeks to 3 monthsTotal under 3 months3-6 months6-12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 18
    INFANTILE MORTALITY Table showing Rates, 1933-1937.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales
  • Page 19
    Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still), 1933-1937.
    Year.WembleyEngland & Wales
  • Page 22
    QUARTER ENDING.
    31/3/1937.30/6/1937.30/9/1937.31/12/1937.Total for 12 months.
  • Page 27
    The various clinic sessions conducted by the Council were as follows—(December, 1937).
    Description.Situation.Date and Time.
  • Page 28
    Average attendances at the various clinic sessions during, 1937, of children under 1 year of age, are set out below:—
    ClinicTotal AttendancesAverage Attendance per Session.
    1936193719361937
  • Page 29
    The increase in these numbers is gratifying:—
    ClinicTotal AttendancesAverage Attendance per Session.
    1936193719361937
  • Page 30
    The following table shows the months at which patients were seen for the first time at the ante-natal clinics:—
  • Page 31
    The following table illustrates the number who attended, 1937:—
    Average attendance per session.Total attendances during year.
    Children.Mothers.Children.Mothers.
  • Page 38
    ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES SCALE.
    Col. 1.Net income per head of the family.
    Col. 2Col. 3Col. 4Col. 5Col. 6
  • Page 40
    BIRTHS NOTIFICATIONS, 1934-1937.
    By whom NotifiedPlace at which Birth occurred.Totals.
    At Home.In Hospitals.In Nursing Homes, etc.1934193519361937
    193419351936193719341935193619371934193519361937
  • Page 41
    The percentage of home and hospital confinements regarding Wembley families has been according to the following table:—
    YearTotal No. of births notifiedNo. of births at HomeNo. of births in HospitalNo. of births in M.C.C. Hospitals (included in preceding column)Births in Private Nursing Homes and at Private Addresses
  • Page 41
    During 1937, 314 cases were referred to various Hospitals through the Public Health Department.
  • Page 42
    WEMBLEY BIRTHS TAKING PLACE IN HOSPITAL. (a) Middlesex County Council Hospitals : —
    193519361937
  • Page 48
    The numbers of home visits paid during the year by the Health Visitors were:—
  • Page 55
    CHEMICAL & BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER REPORTS.
    Chemical.Sample of Water Colne Valley Water Co. 25/5/37.Sample of Water Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Water Co. 31/8/37.
    Parts per 100,000Grains per GallonParts per 100,000Grains per Gallon
  • Page 58
    SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
    19371936
  • Page 59
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 60
    Notices served 1937.
  • Page 61
    Continued from previous page...
    19371936
  • Page 65
    1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors. (Figures for 1936 given in Brackets).
    Premises.InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 66
    2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 70
    (b) Lavatory Accommodation.
    No. of BoysMinimum water- No. closets requiredof GirlsMinimum water-closets required
  • Page 70
    BYE-LAWS IN FORCE THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH OF WEMBLEY—DECEMBER, 1937.
  • Page 77
    MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936. LICENCES ISSUED 1937.
    DesignationDealersSupplementaryTo BottleTo Pasteurise
  • Page 77
    The following is a classification of the samples of graded milk taken.
    No. of samples takenNot up to Standard
  • Page 80
    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 88
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1937
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASETotal cases Notified at all ages.Cases Notified in the Whole District. At all Ages—YearsTotal removed to Hospital.% of cases removed to Hospital
    Under 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & over
  • Page 89
    TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OCCURRING IN ELECTORAL WARDS, 1937.
    DISEASETOTALElectoral Wards.
    AlpertonCentralChalkhillFryentThe HydeKentonPrestonRoe GreenSudbury CourtSudburyTokyngtonWembley Pk.Unclassified
  • Page 90
    Rate Incidence per 1,000 Population.
    WembleyEngland & Wales.125 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.
  • Page 92
    Numbers Treated by Immunising Injections in Age Groups.
    Year0-55-99-14Over 14Totals
  • Page 96
    Non-Notifuible Diseases.
    Disease.JanuaryFebruaryMr- x chAprilMayJune1 JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
  • Page 98
    New Cases and Mortality During 1937.
    Age PeriodsNew Cases
    PulmonaryN on-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 98
    New Cases and Mortality During 1937.
    Age PeriodsDeaths
    PulmonaryN on-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 99
    Number of .Articles Disinfected or Destroyed.
    ArticlesDisinfected.Destroyed