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Barnes 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

Published
1949
Pages
40
Tables
44

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    Attendances
    Males.Females.Total.
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    VITAL STATISTICS. The following statistical information relating to the Borough has been completed on receipt of the Local and National Statistics issued by the Registrar-General in connection with Population, Birth-rate, Death-rates, Maternal Mortality, Infantile Mortality, and Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases. TABLE 1.—STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1948.
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    Table 2.—Vital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1948 and previous 5 Years
    Year.Registered BirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Un-corrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.Of nonresidents registered in the District.Of residents registered out saide the District.Under 1 year of ageAt all ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 nett births.NumberRate
    123456789101112
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    Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1948, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 126 great towns, 148 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison.
    Birthrate per1.000 total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1.000 Population.Death-rate per 1000 BirthsMaternal Mortality rate per 1,000 Total Births
    All CausesTyphoid & ParatyphoidWhooping Cough.Diphthrea.TuberculosisInfluenza.Small-poxPoliomyelitis or Enceph.PneumoniaDiarrhæa and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One YearAll CausesPuerperal Infection.Other Causes.
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    Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1948.
    Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes).Total DeathsMaleFemale
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    Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1948. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.
    Caiikh of DeathUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 tteeks.Total under 4W'ksJ-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total under 1 YearDeaths in the BroughDeaths outside the Borough.Deaths in Institu'ns
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    Table 6.—Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1948.
    Disease.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
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    Table 7.—N otifiable Infectious Diseases , 1948.
    Diseases.Total Cases Notified.Ages, In years.ParishRemoved to Hospital.Total Deaths of Residents†
    Under 1 year'l to 2.2 to 33 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 1010 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and over.Barnes.Mortlake.
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    Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1938 to 1948.
    Year.19381939194019411942194319441945194619471948
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    Table 9.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1948 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
    Four-weekly period endingDiphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Measles.Whooping CoughPneumoniaErysipelasOphthalmia Neonatorum. ,PoliomyelitisDysentery
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    Table 10.—Schools.
    Number in BoroughNumber of scholars who suffered from:—
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheria
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    * Table 11.— Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 19 4-8, in Respect of the 837 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1948.
    Position on 31 Dec., 1948
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    *Table 12.— Clinic for Inoculation against Whooping Cough.
    Number of children attending :—Position on 31 Dec., 1948
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    Table 13.— Tuberculosis Notification Register.
    Form of Disease.On Register 1st jan., 1948Cases Added.Removed from Register.Remaining on Register 31st Dec.. 1948
    Primary Motif nsOtherwise.RestoredTotalNonTub.CuredLeft DistrictDeadTotal
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    Table 14.— Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1948.
    Age-Periods.New Cases.*Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonarv.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'le
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    Table 15.— Tuberculosis: Institutional Treatment. Admissions during 1948 were as under:—
    Form of Disease.Surrey County CouncilOther SanatoriaGeneral HospitalsTotals.
    SanatoriaHospitals
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL. Table 16.— Admissions— 1st January to 4th July, 1948.
    ResidentsNonresidentsTotal
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    Table 17.— Laboratory Facilities. Specimens examined during the year were as follows:—
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    *Table 18.— Domestic Help Scheme.
    IllnessChronic InvalidityAged & InfirmAliscelJan. ReasonsTotal
    Sudden Em'cySeriousTub.
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    Table 19.— Borough Accident and General Purposes Ambulance Service: Period 1st January to 4th July, 1949.
    Number of CasesMileage
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    Table 20.— Cleansing and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.
    Treated at Borough Cleansing Station.
    For Verminous HeadFor Verminous BodyFor ScabiesTotals
    No. of PersonsAttendancesNo, of PersonsAttendancesNo, of PersonsAttendancesNo. of PersonsAttendances
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    Table 21.— Infected and Infested Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
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    Table 22.— Rats and Mice Destruction.
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    HOUSING. T able 23.— HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1948.
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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Table 24.—The following Special Types of Premises were Inspected from time to time, and Appropriate Action was taken where Conditions warranted it.
    Nature of inspectionNumber of premisesNumber of visitsNotices issued and complied with
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    Table 25.—Factories.
    No. of Premises on Register.Inspection.
    NumberWritten Notices Served
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    Table 26.—Home Workers.
    Work undertaken.No. on Register.
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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Table 27.— Food Premises. The following inspections were made in respect of premises where food is prepared, handled and distributed:—
    Nature of inspectionNumber of premisesNumber of visitsNotices issued and complied with
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    Table 28.—Sampling of other Foods and Drugs. In addition to milk samples already mentioned, the following articles were purchased for the purpose of analysis by the Public Analyst.
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    Table 29.—Unsound Food. The following articles were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption.
    Meat.Vegetables.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. * Table 30.—Home-Visiting. A summary of the work performed by the three Health Visitors during the year is given below :—
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    *Table 31.— Social Welfare Worker. Care of Unmarried Mothers and their Children.
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    * Table 32.— Notification of Births.
    (a) Registered in Borough:—Live Births.Still Births.Totals.
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    (c) Premature Infants. Number of births notified during the year as occurring in the Borough where the baby weighed less than 5½ lbs. at birth:—
    Place of birth.Number NotifiedNursed entirely at place of birthTransferred to HospitalWho died during first 24 hoursWho survived one month
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    *Table 33.— Institutional Confinements.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. *Table 34.— Ante-Natal Clinic.
    Year 1947Year 1948
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    * Table 35.—Infant-Welfare Clinics.— Attendances.
    Year 1947.Year 1948.
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    Average attendance per week:
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    *Table 36.— Home Help Service.
    ConfinementsOther Maternity reasonsTotals
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    * Table 37.— Child Life Protection. The following is a summary of the cases on the Register during 1948:—
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    *Table 39.— Council Day Nurseries.
    BARNES NURSERYMORTLAKE NURSERYBOTH NURSERIES
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    The final figures have been adjusted to show age-grouping at end of year
    194719481947194819471948
    Total attendances made by children10,16412,14710,87011,56921,03423,716
    Average daily attendance334436427085
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    * Table 38.— Adoption of Children.
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    *Table 40.— Barnes and Mortlake Voluntary Day Nursery.
    Accommodation :—0-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.Total.