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Wimbledon 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

Published
1953
Pages
36
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 5
    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1952. (Registrar-General's Figures.)
    TotalM.F.
  • Page 6
    Birth Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1952. (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns).
    WimbledonEngland and W ales160 C.B.s and Great Towns including London160 Smaller towns (resident population 25,000 -50.000 at 1951 Census)London Administrative County
  • Page 7
    Maternal Mortality in England and Wales.
    CauseNo. of deathsRates per 1,000 total (live and still) birthsRates per million women aged 15-44
  • Page 8
    The three principal causes of death were as follows:—
    Percentage of total deaths
  • Page 8
    The following is an analysis of the causes of death:—
    CauseMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 9
    The following table shows the causes of and ages at death.
    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 year
  • Page 10
    Infantile Mortality during the last 10 years.
    Cause of death1943194419451946194719481949195019511952
  • 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 Rate (per thousand home population)Still-birth Rate (per thousand home population)Death-Rate (per thousand home population)Maternal Mortality Rate (per thousand total (live and still) births)Infantile Mortality Rate (per thousand live births)
    Wim.E. & W.Wim.E.& W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.Wim.E.&W.
  • Page 12
    The position at the end of 1952 was as follows:—
  • Page 13
    I am indebted to the Secretary of the Mass Radiography Unit for the following details of persons who attended for examination. As the facilities were available to all, the statistics do not necessarily relate to Wimbledon residents only.
    Number of persons examined:
    FebruaryNovember
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  • Page 16
    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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  • 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 Auggust 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
    During the year 39 samples of designated milk were sent for bacteriological examination. The results were as follows:—
    Class of Milk.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 22
    A further 33 samples of ice-cream were sent for bacteriological examination during the year. The results of these samples were as follows:—
  • Page 24
    Sampling of Food and Drugs. During 1952 samples were taken for analysis as under:—
    ArticlesAnalysedInferior or Adulterated
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 26
    The following table shows the number of children in Wimbledon under the age of 15 years who have been immunised against diphtheria.
    Age at 31/12/52No. immunised
  • Page 27
    Notifiable diseases during 1952.
    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
  • Page 28
    Notifications of Infectious Disease during the last 10 years.
    DISEASE1943194419451946194719481949195019511952
  • Page 29
    The following cases were removed from the Register:—
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 30
    TUBERCULOSIS — 1952.
    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