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Harrow 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

Published
1945
Pages
64
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
    Live Births:—TotalMaleFemaleBirth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 18.7
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    Deaths from puerperal causes:—DeathsRate per 1,000 total (live and still) births
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    Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
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    The following is the Registrar-General's abridged list of causes of death in the district:—
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    The following figures relate to the service for the past year:—
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
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    HOUSING INSPECTION.
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    2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices:—
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    3. Action under Statutory Powers:—
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    Complaints.
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    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis).
    Disease.Und. lyr.1-4 yrs.5-9 yrs.10-14 yrs.15-19 yrs.20-24 yrs.25-34 yrs.35-44 yrs.45-54 yrs.55-64 yrs.65 & upTotal
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    DiseaseCases NotifiedAdmitted to Harrow Isolation HospitalAdmitted to other Isolation HospitalsAdmitted to other HospitalsDeaths Registered
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    TUBERCULOSIS. Notifications.
    New CasesDeaths
    Primary NotificationBrought to notice other than by Form APulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
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    Register.
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonary
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    The following table is a summary of the cases removed from the register with the reasons for removal :
    Reasons for RemovalPulmonaryN on-pulmonary
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    vital Statistics. The following table sets out certain vital statistics for the area for the war years and for comparison as a standard year those for 1938.
    1938.1939.1940.1941.1942.1943.1944.
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    The following table which shows the distribution of the deaths for each sex in various age groups for three of the years shows how this increase is mostly due to extra deaths occurring amongst the more elderly of the population.
    Under 55/1415/2425/4445/64Over 65
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    Infant Mortality Rate: The following table sets out details of the deaths of infants for each of the years, and also the number of deaths amongst those of 1 to 4 years of age.
    1938.1939.1940.1941.1942.1943.1944.
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    The following table sets out the number of deaths amongst each sex divided into pulmonary and nonpulmonary.
    MaleFemale.Total.
    Pulm.NonPulm.Pulm.NonPulm.
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    The following table which sets out the numbers of new cases added each year to the register, classified according to sex and character of the disease, show that the notifications have increased, most being received in the years 1941 and 1942.
    1938.1939.1940.1941.1942.1943.1944.