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Wimbledon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
- Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 21
- Tables
- 18
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of tho Year 1943. (ftegistrar-General's Figures).
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Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List)
Rate per 1,000 total Deaths.(live & still) births. -
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Birth Rates, Civilian Death Hates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 194b. (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns)
(1) Wimbledon (2) England & Wales (3) 126 C.B's & Great Towns including London (4) 148 Smaller towns (resident pop. 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census (5) London Administrative County (6) -
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(1) Rates psr 1,000 Total Births Live and Still (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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During tho year eight hundrod and twenty-one births were notified by the following persons:-
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Males Females Total -
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Infant Mortality during the year 1943.
Cause of Death Under One wk, 1-2 wks 2-3 vks 3-4 wks Total under Four wks. 1-3 mths 3-6 mths 6-9 mths 9-12 mths Total Dths. under one year WARD Nth. 'W'don Sth. W'don Total St. St. Johns Cott. Park W tbn Perk Dund. Trinity Sth. Park Hay don Bark -
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Details of the home visits carried out arc given below:-
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The services of a consultant arc available whore necessary.
CASES Vision Unimpaired Vision impaired Total Blindness Deaths Notified Treated At Home Hospital -
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The following table gives the maternal mortality rates for Wimbledon and also for England and Wales:-
1943 No.140 Abortion with sepsis No.141 Abortion without sepsis No.147 Puerperal Infections Other maternal causes -
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Sanitary Inspection of district.- The following is a statment showing the number and nature of inspection made for the year 1943.
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House Inspection.- The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied, as a result of house to house inspection under the supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors:-
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FACTORIES, WORKSH OPS AND W0RKPLACES. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions Found Remedied Refferred to H.M. Inspector -
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises - Section 108.
Nature of Work Instances Notices served Prosecutions -
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TABLE A. - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1943.
DISEASE Number of C a vies Notified in V .rious Afo Groups Total Cares notified. Total Cane' removed to Hospital. Under 1 1- 2 3-3 3-4 4 - 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 2D -35 35-45 45-65 65 & Over -
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TUBERCULOSIS - 1943.
AGE GROUPS i NEW CASES DEATHS Primary Notifications (Form A) New cases discovered otherwise than.by notification Total New cases ______ Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males Females Males 'Females Males Females Hales Females L Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females