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Wanstead and Woodford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 74
- Tables
- 35
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SECTION A STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year
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Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1954 England and Wales, London, 160 Great Towns and 160 Smaller Towns (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns).
England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London 160 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census) London Administrative County Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD -
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Notifications: England & Wales Borough of Wanstead & Woodford -
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Maternal Mortality
Abortion Other Total -
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Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1954.
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths
Stillbirths Neo-nfatal Deaths Infant Deaths Year Live Births Birth Rate No. Per 1,000 Live Births Per 1,000 Population No. Per 1,000 Live Births No. Per 1,000 LiveBirths -
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Maternal Mortality The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five vears have been as follows:—
Deaths Rates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still) -
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Maternal Mortality, Stillbirths and Neo-Natal Deaths
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Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc. 1935 to 1954.
Live Births Still Births Deaths infant Deaths Maternal Deaths Year Population No: Rate* No: Rate† No: Rate* No: Rate§ No: Rate † -
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The following table shows the result of the year's work.
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Sewer Treatment first treatment
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Section No. of Manholes No. not baited No. baited Complete Average Pre-bait Takes Partial Total takes N.T. -
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Sewer Treatment second treatment
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Section No. of Manholes No. not Baited No. baited Complete Average Pre-bait takes Partial Total takes N.T. -
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Summary of Treatments
Year No. of Manholes No. NOT baited No. baited Average Pre-bait Takes Complete Partial Total takes N.T. -
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1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises (1) Number on Register Number of Occupiers prosecuted Inspections Written notices -
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2. Defects found.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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a list of food samples is given below:—
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A comparison is given below covering results of the last four years:—
1954 per cent 1953 per cent 1952 per cent 1951 per cent -
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From the above observations one can only conclude that the wrapped article is still to be preferred.
Bulk Supply Wrapped Supplv 1954 19 samples 8 per cent 1953 samples25per cent 1954 samples 27 per cent 1953 samples per cent -
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The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year, together with the number and percentage of cases admitted to hospital and the number and percentage of deaths:—
Disease Total Notified Removed to Hospital Per cent Removed to Hospital Deaths Deaths per cent of cases Notified -
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These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidents and set out in the accompanying table:—
Disease All Ages Under 1 yr. 1-5 yrs. 5-10 yrs. 10-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-45 yrs. 45-65 yrs. 65 & yrs. -
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POLIOMYELITIS INCIDENCE IN WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD, 1935—1954
Year Population No. Notified Notification Rate Under 1 1-5 5-10 Age 10-15 Group 15-25 25-45 Over 45 Deaths Death Rate -
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Tuberculosis The following table shows particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1954:—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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A comparative summary over the past 20 years for the Borough is set out in the following table:—
Year Notifications Total Notifications Total Notification Rate Deaths Total Deaths Total Death Rate Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate -
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The deaths of infants under one year were:—
Males Females Total Rate per 1,000 Live Births -
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Attendance figures were made up as follows:—
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The following table shows the attendances made, together with the daily average.
Quarter Ending Attendances Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years Over 3 years TOTAL Days Open Average Daily Attendances -
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At the end of the year the number of premises and child minders in the Borough registered with the County Council were:—
Premises No. of Children -
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The following table sets out statistically the work of the Health Visitors in the Borough during 1954:—
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During the year the following visits were paid by the Home Nurses:—
1954 1953 -
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The number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year 1954 was:—
Under 1 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15 or over Total -
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The following information shows the total number of children under 16 years of age who have at any time received a course of immunisation against diphtheria, as at 31st December, 1954:
Year of Birth Number Year of Birth Number -
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The total number of children seen at these inspections was 2,768, in the following categories:—
Routine inspection No. esxamined No. referred for treatment No. referred for examination -
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Defects found by medical examination of school children. The following table shows the defects found in school children as a result of examination by Medical Officers at the Clinic:—
Defect No. to be kept under observation No. found to require treatment -
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APPENDIX "A"