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Shoreditch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
- Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 52
- Tables
- 44
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1947
• Male Female Total Birth Rate -
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Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table:—
Year Population estimated to middle of each year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Nett Number Rate Of Nonresidents registered in the District Of residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate per 1,000 nett Births Number Rate -
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Domiciliary Relief.—I have to thank the Chief Officer of Social Welfare of the London County Council for the following figures relating to persons in receipt of domiciliary relief in Shoreditch.
Week ended Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only) Number of persons in receipt of medical relief only -
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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
CAUSES OF DEATH AGES SEX Total deaths due to each cause. Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 and Upwards Male Female -
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The numbers of live births registered in the Borough during the calendar year 1947 are given in the following table:—
Total Live Births (legitimate and illegitimate) Live births registered (excluding re-registra-tions) Inward transfers Outward transfers Live births allocated to the Borough -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1947
CAUSE OF DEATH AGES SEX Total deaths under 1 year Under 1 day i day to 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Male Female -
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The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Shoreditch during the past seven years are given below:—
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 -
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The following particulars have been abstracted from the Vaccination Officer's Return in respect of children whose births were registered in 1946:—
Districts. Total. N.E. S.W. -
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1947 (confirmed diagnosis)
Notifiable Disease Total number of confirmed cases Ages Deaths Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years (plus) -
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The following table gives details regarding the ages of notification of pulmonary and non-pulmonary cases, respec- tively:-
Age periods FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS Number of primary notifications of new cases Total Notifications 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 and upwards Total (all ages) -
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The supplementary table gives the age grouping of cases of tuberculosis which came to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notifications, during the year.
Age periods 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 and upwards Total (all ages) -
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Notification Register:—
Number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1947 Pulmonary Non.Pulmonary Total Cases M. F. Total M. F. Total 403 360 763 136 100 236 999 -
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The following table shows the incidence of cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from that disease for the last ten years:—
Year Notification rate per 1,000 population Death rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Non. Pulmonary All forms Pulmonary Non. Pulmonary All forms -
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Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and deaths during the year are given in the following table:—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Twenty-one firms participated in the scheme, the results of the examinations being shown below:—
Persons examined Referred for larger films Did not re-attend No abnormality Calc'd and other lesions Referred to Gen. Pract. Refused further investigation Prob. T.B. Cardio vase. -
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The following table illustrating the work of the dispensary may be of interest:—
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 -
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Particulars of the attendances at the Council's ante-natal and post-natal clinics during the last eight years are as follows:—
Model Welfare Centre Number of Mothers first attendances Number of re-attendances Total attendances Ante-Natal Post-Natal Ante-Natal Post-Natal Ante-Natal Post-Natal -
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The numbers of attendances at the Nurseries during 1947 are as follows:—
Attendances. First. T otal. -
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The following are particulars of cases referred under this agreement since 1943:—
Year In-Patients Out-Patients Casualty Number Days New cases Attendances New cases Attendances -
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The following' table shows the admissions during the year:—
Mothers. C hildren—Ages Old People. Total. 0—1 1—2 2—5 -
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Number of dinners supplied:
Model Welfare Centre 108, Shepherdess Walk Mothers Toddlers Mothers Toddlers -
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I have to thank the County Medical Officer of Health for the following information regarding the routine medical inspection of Shoreditch pupils entering school during 1947.
Shoreditch Number examined London Percentages Boys 346 Girls 334 No. % No. % Boys % Girls % -
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The following tables show the numbers immunised during the year and the number of children in the Borough who had completed a full course of immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1947.
Age at date of Final Injection Under 5 years 5 to 14 years Total -
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Number of children who had completed a full course of immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1947:—
Age at 31st December, 1947 Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 Total under 15 -
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INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
Examinations First treatments Extractions Surgical operations Other treatments Conservative work Mechanical work Anaesthetics Number of visits Scalings Fillings Silver nitrate Dentures Repairs Orthodontics Local General Special -
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ANALYSIS OF VISITS DURING 1947
Morning Afternoon Evening Total -
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The total attendances during 1947 were as follows:—
Year New cases Re-visits Total attendances Under 5 years 5 to 15 years 15 years (plus) Total -
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The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1947.
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The total treatments given during the year is shown below:—
New cases Re attendances Total treatments 0 to 5 years 14 years (plus) -
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The treatments of scabies cases attending the Personal Cleansing Station during the year is shown below
New cases Total new cases Re attendances Total treatments 0 to 5 years 5 to 15 years 15 years (plus) -
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During the year 117 Factories were added to the register and 85 deleted. The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows:—
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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The defects found and dealt with were as follows:—
Particulars Number of defects Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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OUTWORK
Nature of work No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to Council. No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. Notices served. Prosecutions. -
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Business Premises
Number of Premises dealt with Number of Inspections made Number of Pre-baits laid Number of Poison baits laid Estimated Rat Kill -
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The following is a summary of the work carried out regarding sewers during the year.
Number of Pre-baits laid in Manholes Number of Poison baits laid in Manholes Calculated Rat Kill -
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number of outbreaks of food poisoning where the assistance of the Ministry was required by Local Authorities in England and Wales:—
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During the year 29 applications were received for the sale of milk under these regulations in the Borough. The number of licences issued was as follows:—
Pasteurised Accredited Tuberculin Tested -
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30 samples were submitted for plate count, one of which proved a spread colony. The remainder gave the following results of bacteria per milliliter.
1,000 to 5,000 6,000 to 10,000 11,000 to 50,000 51,000 to 100,000 101,000 to 900,000 1 million and over -
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30 samples were examined for B. Coli with the following results:—
Absent in 1.0-ml. Present in 1.0-ml. Present in 0.1 -ml. Present in 0.01-ml. Present in 0.001-ml. Present in 0.0001-ml. Present in 0.00001-ml. -
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The following table gives particulars of the work done under the Housing Acts in the form required by the Ministry of Health :—
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Date Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks L s. d. s. d. -
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Food and Drugs Act, Milk and Dairies Order, Public Health (Preservatives in Food) Regs., etc.
Date Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks £ s. d. f, s. d.