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Twickenham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
- Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 18
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Page 4
STATISTICAL SUMMARY for the year 1943
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Page 5
The births were made up as follows:-
Males Females Total -
Page 5
Main causes of death. An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:-
Disease Percentage of total deaths Death rate per 1,000 population -
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CAUSES OP DEATH 1943 Registrar General's Official Returns
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
Page 7
Provisional figures
Rate per 1,000 total population Annual Death Rate per 1,000 population Rate per 1,000 live births Live births / Still births All Causes Typhoid & paratyphoid fevers Smallpox Measles Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 years) Total deaths under year -
Page 8
The following table gives the number of' specimens examined during the year
Nature of Specimens No. Result -
Page 8
The following table shows the work done by the Borough ambulance service during the year 1943:-
Year 1943 Total Calls Patients Carried Mileage -
Page 9
CLINICS AND WELFARE CENTRES
CLINICS ADDRESS BY WHOM PROVIDED -
Page 10
Notified Births.
Confinement dealt with by Acting as Midwives Acting as Maternity Nurses with doctor in attendance -
Page 11
There was a marked increase both in the total attendances at the ante-natal clinics, and in the number of mothers who availed themselves of the advice offered
Year Attendances for first time Total attendances -
Page 12
The following received dental treatment during the year:-
1943 1942 1941 1940 -
Page 12
One additional Health Visitor was engaged during the year so making a total of nine. They also carry out the duties of school nurses on behalf of the Middlesex County Council, Their visits include the following:—
1943 1942 1941 1940 -
Page 13
The total attendances of children at the various 3ossions during the year numbered 28,586. In 1942 the number was 25,55b. The figures for each clinic are set out below.
1943 York House Whit-ton Tadding ton Hampton Hampton Wick Total -
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The average daily attendance of children at each nursery is set out below:-
1943 51, Hampton Road 40,Cambridge Park Powder mill Lane Station Rd. Hampton Wick Old field Road, Hampton -
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The following table prepared from the records in the Department summarises the position.
Ago Periods Now Cases Doath3 Pulmonary NonPulmonary Pulmonary NonPulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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primary Notifications of Tuberculosis 1937-1943 Inclusive
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 -
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DISEASE CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS) Total cases notifd. Cases admtd to Hosp Total Deaths Under 1 yr. 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-65 Over 65 -
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1943
DISEASE NUMBER OF CASES Total J an.. Feh. Mar. Apr. May June ^ ' July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.