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Barnes 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

Published
1951
Pages
36
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    TABLE 1.—STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1950.
  • Page 15
    Table 2.—Vital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1950 and previous 5 Years
    Year.Registered Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Of nonresidents registered in the District.Of residents registered outside the District.Under 1 year of ageAt all ages.
    Number.Rate.NumberRate
    NumberRate.Number.Rate per 1,000 nett births.
  • Page 16
    Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1950, with corresponding rates for England and Wales, 126 Great Towns, 148 Smaller Towns, and for the County of Lond for comparison.
    Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Pop Latio.Death rate per 1,000 Births.???
    All Causes.Typhoid & ParatyphoidWhooping CoughDiphtheriaTuberculosisInfluenzaSmall-poxPoliomyeliti Enceph.PneumoniaDiarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total Deaths under One yearAll Causes.Puerperal Infection.Other Causes.
  • Page 17
    Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1950.
    Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes).Total DeathsMaleFemale
  • Page 18
    Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1950. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1 -2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 w'ks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 yearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside the Borough
  • Page 18
    Table 6.—Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1950.
    Disease.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
  • Page 19
    Table 7.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1950.
    Diseases.Total Cases Notified.Ages, in years.ParishRemoved to Hospital.Total Deaths of Residents.†
    Under 1 yearl to 2.2 to 33 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 60 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 65.65 and over.Barnes.Mortlake.
  • Page 20
    Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1940 to 1950.
    Year.19401941194219431944194519461947194819491950
  • Page 20
    Table 9.—Schools.
    Number in BoroughNumber of scholars who suffered from:—
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheria
  • Page 22
    Table 10.—Tuberculosis Register.
    Form of Disease.On Register, 1st jan., 1950Cases Added.Removed from Register.Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1950
    Primary Notif'nsOtherwise.RestoredTotalNon-Tub.CuredLeft DistrictDeadTotal
  • Page 22
    Table 11.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1950.
    Age-Periods.New Cases.*Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non- Pulmonary.PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    MaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'leMaleFem'le
  • Page 25
    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
  • Page 25
    (b) Bacteriological Examination and Phosphatase Test.
    Taken fromTotal No. takenResults
    Satisfactory *Not satisfactory
  • Page 26
    The 48 samples of ice cream taken for ???teriological examination were graded, as follows :—
    GradeIIIIIIIV
  • Page 27
    Table 18.—Unsound Food. The following articles were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption:—
    Meat and Meat Products, etc.Vegetables.
  • Page 28
    Table 20.—Factories.
    No. of Premises on Register.Inspection.
    NumberWritten Notices Served
  • Page 28
    Table 21.—Home Workers.
    Work UndertakenNo. on Register
  • Page 29
    Table 22.—Other Premises.
    Nature of inspectionNumber of premisesNumber of visitsNotices issued and complied with