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Wembley 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1949
Pages
72
Tables
50

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50 tables in this report

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    CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1948, from figures supplied by Registrar-General. (Some comparative 1947 figures within brackets.)
    Live Births.
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    Causes of Deaths during the Year.
    1947. Total.Causes of Death.Male.Female.1948. Total.
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    The Principal Causes of Death.
    Disease.Total Number of deaths.
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    Percentage of total deaths under 1 year.Percentage of total deaths under 50 years.Percentage of deaths taking place in hospitals.
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    SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL LOCAL STATISTICS. Birth Notifications.
    Notified by.At homeIn Hospital.In Nursing Home.Totals.
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    Infantile Mortality. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Cause of death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, and from inward transfers of Registrar-General).Under 1 week1 — 2 weeks2 — 3 weeks3 — 4 weeksTotal under one month1 — 3 months3 — 6 months6 — 9 months9 — 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
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    Infantile Mortality, 1944-1948.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
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    Maternal Mortality. Rate per 1,000 total births (live arid still), 1944-1948:—
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
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    Ambulance Service.
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    Domestic Help Scheme—Ministry of Health Circular No. 179/44. Period up to 4th July, 1948.
    No. of families to whom service given.Assessment re recovery of cost.
    Full.2/-d. per hour.l/8d. per hour.l/4d. per hour.l/-d. per hour.8d. per hour.4d. per hour.Free.
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    Children between the ages 1—5 years.
    Clinic.Total attendances.Average attendance per session.
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    Hospital Confinements. 641 women referred, to various hospitals:— (i) Medical reasons for reference to hospital:— (a) Regarding current pregnancy—
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    Five-Year Review.
    Year.Total No. of births notified.No. of births at home.No. of births in hospital.No. of births in M.C.C. hospitals (inc. preceding column).Births in private nursing homes and at private addresses outside Wembley.
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    Post-Natal Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendances.Aver. att'dance per session.
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    Gynaecology Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendances.Aver, att'dance per session.
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    Birth Control Sessions.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendances.Aver. att'dance per session.
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    Home Helps. Number of Families Attended.
    By full-time personnel.By personnel on approved panel.Economic circumstances scale of families.
    FulltimePart-timeFulltimePart-timeFree10/-20/-30/-40/-60/-70/-84/-
    per week
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    Dental Services —Mothers and Children.
    Expectant and Nursing mothersChildren under 5 years.
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    (a) Periodic Medical Inspections.
    Number of code inspections:—
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    Number of individual pupils found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental diseases).
    For defective Vision. (Excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in next Table.Total.
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    Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-groups.Number of Pupils Inspected.A. (Good). No. %B. (Fair). No. %C. (Poor). No. %
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    Return of Defects Treated during the Year. (a) Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
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    Handicapped Pupils (March, 1949) ascertained since July, 1945.
    Category.At Special School.At Maintained School.At Independent School.Not at School.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    STATISTICAL APPENDIX E. Cases of infectious diseases notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
    Disease.TotalAlpertonCentralChalkhillFryentThe HydeRoe GreenKentonPrestonSudbury CourtSudburyWemblev ParkTokyngtonTotal removed to hospitalPercentage of cases removed to hospital
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    Notifications of Selected Infectious Diseases according to sex and age as finally diagnosed.
    Age group.Scarlet fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Measles.Acute poliomyelitis.Acute polioencephalitis.Age group.Dysentery.Acute pneumonia.Erysipelas.Cerebrospinal fever.Paratyphoid fever.Typhoid fever
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
    Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia.Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned.
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    Infectious Diseases—Day Nurseries.
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases in School Children. Information obtained from the head teachers:—
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.i August.September.October.November.December.Total.
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    Diphtheria Immunisation. Numbers treated (five years period):—
    Year.0—55—1010—15Over 15Totals.
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    Tuberculosis.
    No. of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.N on-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    No. of Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    Bacteriological Service (at Central Public Health Laboratory).
    ExaminationsQuarterendingTotal for 12 months.
    made.31/3/48.30/6/48.30/9/48.31/12/48.
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    Imperial College Reported.
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    Total —132. Numbers affected in Individual Families.
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    Factories. Number of factory premises — 509.
    Premises.Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
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    No. of defects:—
    Particulars.Found.Remedied.Referred by H.M. Inspector.Prosecutions.
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    Outworkers.
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    Offloes. Number on the register — 301.
    Defects.Found.Remedied.
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    Disinfection of Premises and Articles. Disinfections for:—
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    Articles disinfected or destroyed-;—
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
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    Licences issued.
    Dealers.Supplementary.To Bottle.To Pasteurise.
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    Samples of designated milk taken.
    No. of samples taken.No. not satisfactory
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    Laboratory Examinations re Food, Milk and Water.
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31.3.4830.6.4830.9.4831.12.48