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Wimbledon 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

Published
1952
Pages
36
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    SECTION A. — STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1951. (Registrar-General's Figures.)
    TotalM.F.
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    Live birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population 14.26
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    Birth Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1951. (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
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    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
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    Maternal Mortality in England and Wales.
    CauseNo. of deathsRates per 1,000 total (live and still) birthsRates per million women aged 15-44
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    The three principal causes of death were as follows:—
    Percentage of total deaths
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    The following is an analysis of the causes of death :—
    CauseMalesFemalesTotal
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    CauseMalesFemalesTotal
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    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.
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    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-RateMaternal Mortality RateInfantile Mortality Rate
    Wim.E.& W.Wim.E.& W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.
  • Page 12
    Two homes were discontinued during the year. Two homes were exempted, on an annual basis, from registration under Section 192 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
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    I am indebted to the Secretary of the Mass Radiography Unit for the following particulars of the persons who attended for examination. As the facilities were available to all, the statistics do not necessarily relate only to Wimbledon residents.
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    (iii) Non-tuberculous conditions :
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    Sanitary Inspection of District. The following is a statement showing the number and nature of inspections made during 1951:—
    Reason for Visit.No.
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    Nuisances abated and defects remedied. The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors :—
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    FACTORIES ACT, 1937. PART I. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
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    2. Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsProsecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
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    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
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    SECTION D. - HOUSING. Housing Act, 1936, (Part IV) — Overcrowding. The following table shows the position in Wimbledon at the end of 1951 with regard to overcrowding.
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    Milk. 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:—
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    During the year 43 samples of designated milk were sent for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows:—
    Class of Milk.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
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    The following inspections of food premises etc. were made by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1951:—
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    Unsound Food. The following is a list of the unsound food surrendered during the year:—
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    Sampling of Food and Drugs. During 1951 samples were taken for analysis as under:—
    ArticlesAnalysedInferior or Adulterated
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    The following table shows the state of immunisation in Wimbledon in relation to the child population.
    Age at 31/12/51No. immunisedTotal child population
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    Notifiable Diseases during 1951.
    DISEASENumber of Cases Notified in Various Age GroupsTotal Cases NotifiedTotal Cases removed to HospitalTotal Deaths
    Under 11-23-45-910-1415-2425-4445-6465 and over
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    Notifications of Infectious Disease during the last 10 years.
    DISEASE1942194319441945194619471948194919501951
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    The following cases were removed from the Register:—
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TUBERCULOSIS — 1951.
    AGE GROUPSCASES ADDED TO THE REGISTERDEATHS
    Primary Notifications (Form A)Cases Discovered otherwise than by NotificationTotal Cases added to the Register
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales