[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

Kingston upon Thames 1947

Published: 1948
Pages: 136
Tables: 57

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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

(i) General Statistics.
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iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

Total Male Female
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Still Births -

Total Male Female
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(iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1943 to 1947 inclusive.

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F.

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Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1947. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns

	England and Wales	126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London.	148 Smaller towns Resident Pop.25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census	London Adm. County	Kingston upon Thames

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	England and Wales	126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London.	148 Smaller towns Resi dent Pop.25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census	London Adm. County	Kingston upon Thames

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(iv) Causes of Death. Registrar General's Tables

All Causes 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
M. F . M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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Statistical Report in District Nursing,, (Extracted from Annual Reports of the Kingston Nursing Association.)

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres as at 31st December, 1947.

Clinic or Dispensary- Where held When held
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The following are the details cf the notifications of births (Kingston residents only) to the Medical Officer of Health by (a) Midwives, (b) General Practitioners and the Superintendent of Kingston County Hospital:-

Births notified 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table supplied by the Registrar General and amended by transfers in and out, divides the total registered births into (a) Live; and (b) Still births:-

Births Registered 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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There was one maternal death during 1947. The figures for the years 1942-1946 are given for comparison:-

Cause 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following are the numbers of Kingston children who died during 1947 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death and age:-

Age Total. Cause of Death.
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The approximate infantile mortality rate for 1947 is as follows and, in addition, the rates for 1643 to 1946 (inclusive) are shown for comparative purposes:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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Twenty-eight cases were notified during 1947. An analysis is shown below, together with figures for the years 1943-1946 for purposes of comparison -

Cases 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table gives the number of patients Who attended the Borough Ante-Natal Clinics during 1947, and preceding year?, together with the total attendances made and the numbers referred to Kingston County Hospital for further investigation:-

1343 1944 1945 1946 1947
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There was also a Government Scheme for the distribution of cod liver oil and orange juice, and the Borough provided, on medical prescriptions, other vitamin preparations and Dried Milk with Iron, either free or at cost price, after application of the income scale set out below -

No. in family Scale of income per head of family after deducting rent, rates and insurance
Full cost remitted Half cost remitted
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Ante-natal visits by Health Visitors.

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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Domiciliary visits by Health Visitors.

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
0-1 1-5 0-1 1-5 0-1 1-5 0-1 1-5 0-1 1-5
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The following table shows the number of sessions held, the number of new cases seen, subsequent visits made, and the numbers seen by the Medical Officers:-

Health Centre Grange Road Latchmere Road School (and later) Burton Road
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table gives details of the supply of infant food and dried milk during the period under review:-

Amount in lbs. 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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During the year, some of the voluntary workers who were knitting for the clothing stall found themselves unable to continue and we were not able to replace them, hence the drop in numbers of garments sold, as shewn below:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table gives the total attendances from the commencement to date:-

Year Surrey Villa St. Pater's Kilnwood Fairfield Kingston Day Nursery Bentalls
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Figures are included also in respect of preceding years for purposes of comparison:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table gives details regarding numbers of children under the care of foster-mothers, and other relevant information:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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TREATMENT OF DENTAL DEFECTS (MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ONLY).

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The total cost of dentures supplied and the amount paid by the mothers is as follows

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
£ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. £ s. d.
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The following number of children were seen during 1947 and preceding years:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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Children under 5 years of age requiring artificial sunlight treatment are referred from the Infant Welfare Clinic, and the following are the total number of children attending and the total number of attendances during 1947 and preceding years:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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During 1947 no children were sent for operative treatment.

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following are the numbers who attended the Post during 1947 and preceding years

1343 1944 1945 1946 1947
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The following table shows the number of cases who applied for home or domestic helps during 1947 and preceding years:-

1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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(a) The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections which totalled 7,172 compared with 6,936 the previous year:-
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Sanitary Inspections of the Area (Cont/d. )
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NOTICES SERVED.
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NOTICES COMPLIED WITH.
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The following is a brief tabulated list of causes for complaints received during 1947 and the previous year:-

1946. 1947.
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The three highest numbers of persons per house refer to large premises sub-let into flats.
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Designated Milk Licences.

Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised
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Tabulated List of Condemned Foodstuffs showing cause for Condemnation and the Weights.

Article of Food. Reason for Action. Weight.
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Article of Food. Reason for action. Weight.
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Tabulated Statement of Samples taken during 1947.

Articles Analysed Report
Formal Informal Total
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1. INSPECTIONS.

Premises No on Register Number nf
Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions
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Factories Act. 1937. (Cont/d.) 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

Particulars No. of cases in which defects were found
Found Remedied Referred No. of Prosecutions
To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector
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PART VIII OF THE ACT. Outwork.

Nature of Work. No. of out-workers.

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DISEASE	CASES														DEATHS
	Age Groups														Age Groups
	Under 1 year	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10 - 15	15 - 20	20 - 35	35 - 45	45 - 65	65 & over	Total cases notified	Cases admitted to Hospital	Under 1 year	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10 - 15	15 - 20	20 - 35	35 - 45	45 - 65	65 & over	Total

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The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last twenty years in respect of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever:–

Year Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Enteric Fever ( including Paratyphoid)
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION - 31st DECEMBER, 1947. 0-4 Age Group.

Birth date No. comoletely immunised
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5-15 Age Group.

Birth date No. completely immunised
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The following table shows comparetive figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1943–1947 (inclusive):–

Year Cases notified Deaths
Respiratory Nonrespiratory Respiratory Nonrespiratory
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NOTIFIED CASKS. AND DEATHS, OF TUBERCULOSIS IN 1947

NEW CASES DEATHS
Under 1 year 1-5 5-15 15 - 25 25 - 35 35 - 45 45 - 55 55 - 65 65 & over Total Under 1 year 1-5 5-15 15-25 25 - 35 35-45 45 - 55 55-65 65 & over Total

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Cases of Scabies and Contacts Treated.

Year	No. of cases and contacts treated at			Total cases and contacts treated.
Year	First Aid Post "A"	First Aid Post "B"	Coombe Road Cleansing Station and (later) Burton Road	Total cases and contacts treated.

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Analysis into age groups of cases and contacts treated,,

Year Treatment Centre Males Females
Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs. Over 14 years Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs. Over 14 Years
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Analysis of cases treated during 1944. 1945. 1946 and l947

Year No. of cases treated at Total oases treated
First Aid Post "A" First Aid Post "B" Coombe Road Cleansing Station and (later) Burton Road
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Analysis into acre groups of cases treated.

Year Treatment Centre Males Females
Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs. Over 14 years Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs. Over 14 years
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Analysis of contacts treated during 1944. 1945, 1946, and 1947

Year No. of contacts treated at Total contacts treated.
First Aid Post "A" First Aid Post "B" Coombe Road Clean sing Station and (later) Burton Road
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Analysis into age groups of contacts treated.

Year Treatment Centre Males Females
Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs„ Over 14 years Under 5 years 5 yrs. to 14yrs. Over 14 years

Particulars	No. of cases in which defects were found
	Found	Remedied	Referred		No. of Prosecutions
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector	No. of Prosecutions

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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

Still Births -

(iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1943 to 1947 inclusive.

Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1947. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns

Continued from previous page...

(iv) Causes of Death. Registrar General's Tables

Statistical Report in District Nursing,, (Extracted from Annual Reports of the Kingston Nursing Association.)

(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres as at 31st December, 1947.

The following are the details cf the notifications of births (Kingston residents only) to the Medical Officer of Health by (a) Midwives, (b) General Practitioners and the Superintendent of Kingston County Hospital:-

The following table supplied by the Registrar General and amended by transfers in and out, divides the total registered births into (a) Live; and (b) Still births:-

There was one maternal death during 1947. The figures for the years 1942-1946 are given for comparison:-

The following are the numbers of Kingston children who died during 1947 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death and age:-

The approximate infantile mortality rate for 1947 is as follows and, in addition, the rates for 1643 to 1946 (inclusive) are shown for comparative purposes:-

Twenty-eight cases were notified during 1947. An analysis is shown below, together with figures for the years 1943-1946 for purposes of comparison -

The following table gives the number of patients Who attended the Borough Ante-Natal Clinics during 1947, and preceding year?, together with the total attendances made and the numbers referred to Kingston County Hospital for further investigation:-

There was also a Government Scheme for the distribution of cod liver oil and orange juice, and the Borough provided, on medical prescriptions, other vitamin preparations and Dried Milk with Iron, either free or at cost price, after application of the income scale set out below -

Ante-natal visits by Health Visitors.

Domiciliary visits by Health Visitors.

The following table shows the number of sessions held, the number of new cases seen, subsequent visits made, and the numbers seen by the Medical Officers:-

The following table gives details of the supply of infant food and dried milk during the period under review:-

During the year, some of the voluntary workers who were knitting for the clothing stall found themselves unable to continue and we were not able to replace them, hence the drop in numbers of garments sold, as shewn below:-

The following table gives the total attendances from the commencement to date:-

Figures are included also in respect of preceding years for purposes of comparison:-

The following table gives details regarding numbers of children under the care of foster-mothers, and other relevant information:-

TREATMENT OF DENTAL DEFECTS (MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ONLY).

The total cost of dentures supplied and the amount paid by the mothers is as follows

The following number of children were seen during 1947 and preceding years:-

Children under 5 years of age requiring artificial sunlight treatment are referred from the Infant Welfare Clinic, and the following are the total number of children attending and the total number of attendances during 1947 and preceding years:-

During 1947 no children were sent for operative treatment.

The following are the numbers who attended the Post during 1947 and preceding years

The following table shows the number of cases who applied for home or domestic helps during 1947 and preceding years:-

(a) The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections which totalled 7,172 compared with 6,936 the previous year:-

Sanitary Inspections of the Area (Cont/d. )

NOTICES SERVED.

NOTICES COMPLIED WITH.

The following is a brief tabulated list of causes for complaints received during 1947 and the previous year:-

The three highest numbers of persons per house refer to large premises sub-let into flats.

Designated Milk Licences.

Tabulated List of Condemned Foodstuffs showing cause for Condemnation and the Weights.

Continued from previous page...

Tabulated Statement of Samples taken during 1947.

1. INSPECTIONS.

Factories Act. 1937. (Cont/d.) 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

PART VIII OF THE ACT. Outwork.

The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last twenty years in respect of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever:–

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION - 31st DECEMBER, 1947. 0-4 Age Group.

5-15 Age Group.

The following table shows comparetive figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1943–1947 (inclusive):–

NOTIFIED CASKS. AND DEATHS, OF TUBERCULOSIS IN 1947

Cases of Scabies and Contacts Treated.

Analysis into age groups of cases and contacts treated,,

Analysis of cases treated during 1944. 1945. 1946 and l947

Analysis into acre groups of cases treated.

Analysis of contacts treated during 1944. 1945, 1946, and 1947

Analysis into age groups of contacts treated.