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Wimbledon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
- Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 32
- Tables
- 26
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1945. (Registrar-General's Figures.)
Total M. F. -
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Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 17.01
Total M. F. -
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Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):—
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Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Case Rates for eertain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1945. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
Wimbledon England and Wales 126 C.B's and Great Towns including London 148 Smaller towns (resident population 25.000 -50,000 at 1931 Census London Administrative County (i) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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(1) Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1945.
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total Deaths under 1 year WARD Nth. Wimbledon Sth. Wimbledon Total St. Mary's St. John's Cott. Park W'don Park Dundonald Trinity Sth. Park Haydon Pk. -
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Details of the home visits carried out are given below:—
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The services of a consultant are available where necessary.
CASES Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths Notified T recited At Home Hospital -
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The following table gives the maternal mortality rates for Wimbledon and also for England and Wales:—
1945 No. 140 No. 141 No. 147 Other maternal causes A bortion with sepsis A bortion without sepsis Puerperal Infections -
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Sanitary Inspection of District. —The following is a statement showing the number and nature of inspections made for the year 1945: —
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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 AND WORKPLACES. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Prose cutions -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars Number of Defects Particulars Found Remedied Referred 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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HOME WORK. Lists received:—
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OTHER MATTERS.
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HOUSING. Dwelling-houses inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932:
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Thirty five licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, as follows:-
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Table "A" — Notifiable Diseases during 1945.
DISEASE Number of Cases Notified in Various Age Groups Total Cases Notified Total Cases removed to Hospital Under 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65 and over -
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TUBERCULOSIS — 1945
NEW CASES DEATHS AGE CROUPS 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 Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females -
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The diseases from which the patients were stated to be suffering on admission were as follows:—
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The remaining nine cases were finally diagnosed as follows:—