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Woolwich 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1955
Pages
50
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Table No. 1
    19541953
  • Page 9
    Table No. 2. Woolwich Deaths from Cancer. (including all other specified Malignant Tumours).
    Year.Men.Women.Total Deaths.Deaths in Hospitals.
  • Page 9
    Cancer Deaths—Woolwich, 1954. By Age.
    Age.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 10
    Table No. 3. Woolwich Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus, 1945-1954.
    Year.Male.Female.Total.Deaths in Hospitals.
  • Page 10
    Table No. 4. Cancer Deaths (excluding Sarcoma)—Woolwich, 1954. Seat of Primary Disease.
    Year.Male.Female.Total.Deaths in Hospitals.
  • Page 11
    Table 5. Deaths under 1 year, 1954 The following table gives details of the infant deaths during 1954:-
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 yr.
  • Page 12
    Table 7
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each YearBirthsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    NettUnder 1 YearAt all Ages
    NumberRateNumberRate per 1,000 nett BirthsNumberRate
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 13
    Table 6. Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year, 1954
    Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents " whether occurring within or without the district
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 years and upwards
  • Page 14
    Table No. 7. Inspections.
  • Page 14
    Table No. 8. Nuisances Abated.
  • Page 18
    Factories Act, 1937 Table 9. Details of Inspections carried out during 1954 are as follows:-
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 18
    Cases in which Defects were found and remedied:-
    ParticularsNumber of Cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 23
    Table 10. Measurement and Recording of Atmospheric Pollution—January.December, 1954
    StationWeight of Sulphur Trioxide Collected mg./l00 sq. cm./day
    Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 34
    Table 11
    DescriptionNumber in Borough on 31st DecemberNumber of Inspections
  • Page 36
    Table 12. Carcases Inspected and Condemned, 1954
    Cattle, excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 37
    Table 13. Animals Slaughtered at Garland Road Abattoir, 1954
    Cattle, excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheepPigs
  • Page 40
    The following table gives details of the adulterated samples:— Table 14
    SampleArticleFormal or InformalResult of AnalysisResult of legal proceedings or other action
  • Page 41
    Table 14(continued)
    SampleArticleFormal or InformalResult of AnalysisResult of legal proceedings or other action
  • Page 42
    The foods examined during 1954 were:-
  • Page 43
    Table 15. Notification of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1954
    DiseasesNumber of Cases (after correction of diagnosis)
    Age Groups
    Under 1 year1 and under 3 years3 and under 5 years5 and under 10 years10 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and overAge UnknownTotalTotalNo. admitted to Hosp.
  • Page 45
    The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified :— Table 16
    Age PeriodsFormal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases
    0-11-22-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-7575 & up.Total (all age)
  • Page 45
    The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1954:-
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 46
    Table 17. Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population
    YearEstimated Civilian Population excluding ArmyPrimary NotificationsDeaths from TuberculosisDeaths per 1,000 of populationTotal Deaths all causesPercentage of Tuberculosis Deaths against all Deaths
  • Page 48
    Treatment of Verminous Persons
    Pre-school ChildrenSchool ChildrenAdultsTotals
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsMenWomen
  • Page 48
    Treatment of Scabies
    Pre-school ChildrenSchool ChildrenAdultsTotals
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsMenWomen