[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

Wanstead and Woodford 1963

Published: 1964
Pages: 62
Tables: 25

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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 1963 England and Wales and London (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns)

England and Wales London Administrative County Borough of WANSTBAD and WOODFORD
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Notifications:

England and 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, 1963

Causes of Death Males Females Total

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Causes of Deaths in Wanstead and Woodford 1952 to 1963

YEAR	Respiratory Tuberculosis	Other Tuberculosis	Cancer-Stomach	Cancer-Lung & Bronchus	Cancer-Other	Vascular Lesion Nervous System	Coronary Heart Disease	All forms Heart Disease including Coronary	Pneumonia	Bronchitis	Motor Vehicle Accidents	All other Causes	TOTAL

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Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths

			Stillbirths			Neo-Natal-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 Live Births

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Maternal Mortality The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been as follows:—

		Deaths			Rates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still)
Year	Total Births Registered	Puerperal Sepsis	Other Maternal Causes	Total	Puerperal Sepsis	Other Maternal Causes	Total

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Maternal Mortality, Stillbirths and Neo-Natal Deaths

Rate per 1,000 Live Births
1963 1962 1961 1960 1959
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Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc., 1944 to 1963

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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Notices served

Public Health Act, 1936 Preliminary Statutory
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

Premises (1) Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted
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2. Defects Found

Particulars Number of Defects Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
Found Remedied Referred by H.M. Inspector
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Woodford (Croft Lodge Close)

Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
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Wanstead (Oakhall Court)

Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
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The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year, together with the number and percentages 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 incidence and set out in the accompanying table:—

Disease All Ages Under l yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-9 yrs. 10-14 yrs. 15-24 yrs. 25-44 yrs. 45-64 yrs. 65 & Over
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POLIOMYELITIS INCIDENCE IN WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD, 1943-1963

Year Population No. Notified Notification Rate Age Group Deaths Death Rate
Under 1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-25 25-45 Over 45
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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 1963.

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.s

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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VITAL STATISTICS

Borough of Wanstead & Woodford England and Wales
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The following table sets out statistically the work of the Health Visitors in the Borough during 1963:—
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Vaccination against Smallpox The number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated was:—

Under 1 1-4 years 5-14 years 15 or over Total
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There was no change in the arrangements for the periodic examination of pupils attending maintained schools, the details being as follows:—
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Dental Inspections and Treatment:

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25 tables in this report

Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year

Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1963 England and Wales and London (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns)

Notifications:

Maternal Mortality

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1963

Causes of Deaths in Wanstead and Woodford 1952 to 1963

Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths

Maternal Mortality The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been as follows:—

Maternal Mortality, Stillbirths and Neo-Natal Deaths

Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc., 1944 to 1963

Notices served

FACTORIES ACT, 1937 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

2. Defects Found

Woodford (Croft Lodge Close)

Wanstead (Oakhall Court)

The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year, together with the number and percentages of cases admitted to hospital and the number and percentage of deaths.

These cases of infectious disease have been divided into age incidence and set out in the accompanying table:—

POLIOMYELITIS INCIDENCE IN WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD, 1943-1963

Tuberculosis The following table shows particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease in the Borough during 1963.

A Comparative summary over the past 20 years for the Borough is set out in the following table.s

VITAL STATISTICS

The following table sets out statistically the work of the Health Visitors in the Borough during 1963:—

Vaccination against Smallpox The number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated was:—

There was no change in the arrangements for the periodic examination of pupils attending maintained schools, the details being as follows:—

Dental Inspections and Treatment: