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

Kingston upon Thames 1949

Published: 1950
Pages: 100
Tables: 29

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3. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year®

(a) Live Births- Total Male Female
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(c) Deaths Total Male Female
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The approximate infant mortality rate for 1949 and the rates since 1945 are shown for comparative purposes:-

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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The following are the numbers of Kingston children who died during 1949 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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Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1945 — 1949 inclusive. TABLE I

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. P. Total M. P.

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TABLE II Comparison of Vital Statistics 1920 - 1949

Year	Estimated Population	Live Births	Birth Rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Death rate per 1,000 population	Infantile Mortality-Rate per 1,000 Live Births
Year	Estimated Population	Live Births	Birth Rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Death rate per 1,000 population	Kingston upon Thames	England and Wales	London Area

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TABLE III Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain infectious diseases, in the Year, 1949. 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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Causes of Death TABLE IV Registrar General's Tables

All Causes 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
262 243 236 224 228 267 227 228 250 250
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TABLE V List of Geriatric Cases During 1949

Description Date Notified tO M.O.H. & by whom General Condition Result
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The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections which totalled 7,252 compared with 7,677 the previous years:-
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PART I OF THE ACT. l. INSPECTIONS.

Premises No. on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions.
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

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

Nature of Work No. of Out-workers.

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TABLE I. Smoke Abatement.

Month	Deposit in Tons per Sq. mile.			Wind Direction		Rainfall in inches.
Month	Insoluble Solids	Soluble Solids	Total Solids	No. of observations.	No. of times wind from SE. to SW.	Rainfall in inches.

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The following is the number of licences in force at the end of 1949:-

Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised
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Article of Food. Reason for Action. Weight.
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Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during 1949.

Article. No. of Samples Genuine. Not Genuine Remarks upon samples reported as not genuine.
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 19^9 TABLE VI

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 Hosp.	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-nine years in respect of certain infectious diseases:- TABLE VII

Year	Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid)	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Puerperal Pyrexia	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Measles	Whooping Cough	Acute Infective Encephalitis	• Polioencephalitis	Poliomyelitis

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TABLE VIII DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Comparative Statement for the Years 1947. 1948, and 1949 (Provided by Dr. W.H. Kinstrie)

No. completely immunised
Year of Birth 1947 1948 1949
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Age Group
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Record of Work done At Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics

1947 1948 1949
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A table giving brief summary of the cases follows:- TABLE IX

Patient Age Sex Dates Notified & admitted to Hospital Final Diagnosis Clinical Results
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TABLE IX (Contd.)

Patient Age Sex Dates Notified & admitted to Hospital Final Diagnosis Clinical Results
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Puerperal Pyrexia. Twenty nine cases were notified during 1949. An analysis is shown below, together with figures for the years 1945 - 1948 for purposes of comparison -

Cases 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1939 - 1949 (inclusive):-

Year Cases notified Deaths
Respiratory Nonrespiratory Respiratory Nonrespiratory

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NOTIFIED CASES OF. AND DEATHS FROM. TUBERCULOSIS TABLE X IN 1949

		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. Treated Total cases and contacts treated
Cases Contacts
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Analysis into age groups of cases and contacts treated

Year Males Females
Under 5 Years 5 yrs to 14 yrs. Over 14 Years Under 5 Years 5 yrs. to 14 yrs. Over 14 Years

All Causes	1945		1946		1947		1948		1949
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
	262	243	236	224	228	267	227	228	250	250

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3. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year®

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The approximate infant mortality rate for 1949 and the rates since 1945 are shown for comparative purposes:-

The following are the numbers of Kingston children who died during 1949 in the Borough before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death and age:-

Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1945 — 1949 inclusive. TABLE I

TABLE II Comparison of Vital Statistics 1920 - 1949

TABLE III Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain infectious diseases, in the Year, 1949. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns

Causes of Death TABLE IV Registrar General's Tables

TABLE V List of Geriatric Cases During 1949

The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections which totalled 7,252 compared with 7,677 the previous years:-

PART I OF THE ACT. l. INSPECTIONS.

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

PART VIII OP THE ACT. Outwork.

TABLE I. Smoke Abatement.

The following is the number of licences in force at the end of 1949:-

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Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during 1949.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 19^9 TABLE VI

The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last twenty-nine years in respect of certain infectious diseases:- TABLE VII

TABLE VIII DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Comparative Statement for the Years 1947. 1948, and 1949 (Provided by Dr. W.H. Kinstrie)

Age Group

Record of Work done At Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics

A table giving brief summary of the cases follows:- TABLE IX

TABLE IX (Contd.)

Puerperal Pyrexia. Twenty nine cases were notified during 1949. An analysis is shown below, together with figures for the years 1945 - 1948 for purposes of comparison -

The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1939 - 1949 (inclusive):-

NOTIFIED CASES OF. AND DEATHS FROM. TUBERCULOSIS TABLE X IN 1949

Cases of Scabies and Contacts Treated

Analysis into age groups of cases and contacts treated