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Wimbledon 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 52
- Tables
- 39
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SECTION A. — STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1958. (Registrar-General's Figures.)
Total M. F. -
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Provisional Figures Based on Quarterly Returns of Registrar-General.
Wimbledon England and Wales Rates per 1,000 Home Population -
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The four principal causes of death were as follows:—
Number of deaths Percentage of total deaths -
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The following is an analysis of the causes of death :—
Cause Mala Females Total -
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The following table sets out the number of deaths and death rates per thousand total live and stillbirths for 1958:—
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Wimbledon
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Infantile Mortality During 1958.
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 -
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Infantile Mortality during the last 10 years.
Cause of death 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 -
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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.
Year Live-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. -
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The following is a summary of the examinations made during the year:—
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Number of persons examined:
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During the year 1958 samples of water were taken for bactero-logical and/or chemical examination, as follows: —
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Chemical.
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The following is a summary of the complaints received and the visits made during the year 1958 :—
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The following is a summary of nuisances abated and defects remedied under the supervision of the Public Health Inspectors :—
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FACTORIES ACT. 1937. PART I. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M Inspector -
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PART VIII. OUTWORK — SECTIONS 110 & 111.
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The following information is given in connection with overcrowding, rehousing and new houses erected:— Housing Act 1957, Part IV — Overcrowding.
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I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following information regarding rehousing in Wimbledon. These figures relate to the position at 31st December, 1958 :—
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New houses erected, etc. I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following information:—
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The following licences were granted by the Council under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1953 and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1954:—
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The results were as follows:—
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The inspection of food premises under the provisions of the Food Hygiene Regulations 1955 has formed an important part of the work of the Public Health Inspectors during the past year. A register of all such premises includes the following :—
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The following is a list of unsound food surrendered during 1958:—
cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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Sampling of Food and Drugs. The following samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during 1958, with the results shown:—
Articles Total Formal Informal Genuine Non-Genuine or Irregular -
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Articles Total Formal Informal Genuine Non-Genuine or Irregular -
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The following samples were submitted for special examination: —
Articles Total Formal Informal Genuine Non-Genuine or Irregular -
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The following table gives a statement indicating the action taken during 1958.
Type of Property Number of Properties inspected as a result of: Number of Properties found to be infested by: Treatment carried out by Department Total Number of Inspections made Notification Otherwise Total Rats Mice Rats Mice -
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The following tables give the results of recordings up to December, 1958:— Cannizaro Nursery Site.
Month Deposit per month (in tons per sq. mile) SO2 per day (in milligrams per 100 sq. centimetres of candle) Insoluble Solids Soluble Solids Total Solids -
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Wimbledon Cemetery Site.
Month Deposit per month (in tons per sq. mile) SO2 per day (in milligrams per 100 sq. centimetres of candle) Insoluble Solids Soluble Solids Total Solids -
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The following table shews the position with regard to poliomyelitis vaccination at 31/12/58:—
Class Number vaccinated with 2 injections since the beginning of the schemey -
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Notifiable diseases during 1958.
DISEASE Number of Cases Notified in Various Age Groups Total Cases Notified Total Cases removed to Hospital Total Deaths Under 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-9 10-14 15-24 25 and over -
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Notifications of infectious Disease during the last 10 years.
DISEASE 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 -
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Ninety-eight cases were removed from the register for the following reasons:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. -
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TUBERCULOSIS 1958.
AGE GROUPS CASES ADDED TO THE REGISTER DEATHS Primary Notifications (Form A) Cases Discovered otherwise than by Notification Total Cases added to the Register 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.