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Barnes 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

Published
1956
Pages
36
Tables
15

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15 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    TABLE 1.—STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1955
  • Page 15
    Table 2.—Vital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1955 and previous 5 Years
    Year.Registered Birth*Total Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable 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.Bate.Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 nett birlhs.NumberRats
    1234S6789101112
  • Page 16
    Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1955, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 160 great towns, 160 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison.
    birthrate per l ,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Death rate per 1,000 birth.Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births
    All Causes.Typhoid & ParatyphoidWhooping Cough.Diphtheria.TuberculosisInfluenza.Small-pox.Poliomyelitis Enceph.PneumoniaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One Year.Total Maternal MortalityMaternal causes (excluding abortion)Due to Abortion
  • Page 17
    T able 4. —C auses of D eath during the Y ear 1955.
    Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes)Total DeathsMaleFemale
  • Page 18
    Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1955. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 woks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 yearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside Borough
  • Page 19
    Table 6.-Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1955.
    Disease.BarnesLondonEngland and Wales
  • Page 19
    Table 7.-Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1955.
    Diseases.Total Cases NotifiedAges, in years.ParishRemoved to HospitalTotal Deaths of Residents †
    Under 1 year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and overBarnesMortlake
  • Page 20
    Table 8.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1945 to 1955.
    Year19451946194719481949195019511952195319541955
  • Page 22
    Table 9.—Tuberculosis Register.
    Form of Disease.On Register, 1st Jan, 1955Cases Added.Removed from Register.Remaining on Register 31st Dec. 1955
    Primary Notif nsOiher wise.RestoredTotalNon-Tub.CuredLeft DistrictDeadTotal.
  • Page 22
    Table 10.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1955.
  • Page 23
    Diphtheria Immunisation. The following Table shows the state of Diphtheria Immunisation of the Children of Barnes:—
    Infants 0-4 inclusiveSchool Children 5-14 inclusive
  • Page 25
    Table 14.—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
  • Page 28
    Tabl.e 19.—Factories.
    No. of Premises on Register.Inspection.
    NumberWritten Notices Served
  • Page 28
    Table 20.—Home Workers.
    Work Undertaken No.No. on Register
  • Page 29
    Table 21.—Other Premises.
    Nature of inspectionNumber of premisesNumber of visitsNotices issued and complied with