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Barnes 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 36
- Tables
- 19
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TABLE 1.—STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1956
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Table 2.—Vital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1956 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 non-residents registered in the District Of residents registered outside the District Under 1 year of age At all ages Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate per 1,000 nett births Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 -
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Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1956, with corresponding rates for England and wales, 160 great towns, 160 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison.
BirthRate per 1,000 Total Population Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population Death-rate per 1,000 Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births All Causes Typhoid & Paratyphoid Whooping Cough Diphtheria Tuberculosis Influenza Small-pox Poliomyelitis Enceph Pneumonia Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) Total Deaths under One Year Total Maternal Mortality Maternal causes (excluding abortion) Due to Abortion -
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Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1956.
Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) Total Deaths Male Female -
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Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1956. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.
Cause of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 4 W'ks 1-3 Months 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Total under 1 year Deaths in the Borough Deaths outside Borough -
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Table 6. — Certain Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1956.
Disease Barnes London England and Wales -
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Table 7.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1956.
Diseases Total Cases Notified Ages, in years Parish Removed to Hospital Total Deaths of Residents † Under 1 year 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 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, 1946 to 1956.
Year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 -
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Table 9.— Tuberculosis Register.
Form of Disease On Register, 1st Jan., 1956 Cases Added Removed from Register Remaining on Register, 31st Dec., 1956 Primary Notif'ns Otherwise Restored Total Non-Tub. Cured Left District Dead Total -
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Table 10. — Tuberculosis: New Cases and Mortality, 1956.
Age-Periods New Cases* Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le -
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The following Table shows the state of Diphtheria Immunisation of the Children of Barnes:—
Infants 0-4 inclusive School Children 5-14 inclusive -
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Table 12. — Infected Rooms and Articles (dealt with by the Council).
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HOUSING Table 13.—HOUSING INSPECTION FOR THE YEAR 1956.
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The following inspections were made in respect of premises where food is prepared, handled and distributed:—
Nature of inspection Number of premises Number of visits Notices issued and complied with -
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(a) Chemical Analysis.—53 Samples procured under the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, included:—
Foods. -
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Where quantities are insufficient for salvage all unsound food is collected and disposed of at the Council's Refuse Destructor, by incineration.
Meat. Fruit. -
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Table 19.—Factories.
No. of Premises on Register. Inspection. Number Written Notices Served -
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Table 20.—Home Workers.
Work Undertaken No. on Register -
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Table 21.—Other Premises.
Nature of inspection Number of premises Number of visits Notices issued and complied with