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Wimbledon 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

Published
1951
Pages
36
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1950. (Registrar-General's Figures.)
    Live BirthsTotalM.F.
  • Page 6
    Birth Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1950. (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns).
    WimbledonEngland and Wales126 C.B's and Great Towns including London148 Smaller towns (resident population 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative County
  • Page 7
    Notifications (corrected):—Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still)
    WimbledonEngland and Wales126 C.B's and Great Towns including London148 Smaller towns (resident population 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative County
  • Page 8
    The following is an analysis of the causes of death :—
    CauseMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 9
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  • Page 10
    Infantile Mortality during the Year.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 yearWARDNth. WimbledonSth. WimbledonTotal
    St. Mary'sSt. John'sCott. ParkW'don ParkDundonaldTrinitySth. ParkHaydon Pk.
  • Page 11
    Summary of Statistics. The following table shows the birth-rates and death-rates for Wimbledon, as compared with England and Wales since 1939.
    YearLive-Birth RateStill-birth RateDeath-RaleMaternal Mortality RateInfantile Mortality Rate
    Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.
  • Page 13
    Number of persons examined:
  • Page 14
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 18
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937. PART I. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
  • Page 18
    2. Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsProsecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 19
    PART VIII. OUTWORK — SECTIONS 110 & 111.
    Nature of workSection 110Section 111
    No. of outworkers in Aug-gust list required by Sec. 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 21
    Under the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 and 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 and 1950, the following licences were granted to retailers by the Council:—
  • Page 21
    During the year 37 samples of designated milk were sent for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows :—
    Class of Milk.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 22
    The results of these samples were as follows: —
  • Page 22
    Meat arid Other Foods. The following inspections of food premises etc. were made by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1950:—
  • Page 23
    Unsound Food. The following is a list of the unsound food surrendered during the year :—
  • Page 24
    Sampling of Food and Drugs. During 1950 samples were taken for analysis as under :—
    ArticlesAnalysedInferior or Adulterated
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 25
    The authority responsible immunisation in this area is the Surrey County Council.
    Age at 31/12/50\lo. immunisedTotal child population
  • Page 28
    Notifiable Diseases during 1950.
    DISEASENumber of Cases Notified in Various Age GroupsTotal Cases NotifiedTotal Cases removed to HospitalTotal Deaths
    Under 11-33-55-1010-1515-2525-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 29
    Notifications of Infectious Disease during the last 10 years.
    DISEASE1941194219431944194519461947194819491950
  • Page 30
    The following cases were removed from the Register
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 31
    TUBERCULOSIS — 1950.
    AGE GROUPSCASES ADDED TO THE REGISTERDEATHS
    Primary Notifications (Form A)Cases Discovered otherwise than by NotificationTotal Cases added to the Register
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNonPulmonary