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Richmond upon Thames 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

Published
1941
Pages
40
Tables
41

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41 tables in this report

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    Statistics.
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    Extracts from vital statistics of the Year. For calculating Birth Rate.
    Total.M.F.
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    For calculating Infant and Maternal mortality.
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    Death rate of Infants under 1 year of age.
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    Causes of death under 1 year of age.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under I year
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    BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1940. (Provisional figures). (The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).
    Rate per 1,000 total population.Annual Death Hate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live Births.Still-births.All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
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    DEATHS.M.F.
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    Treatment Centres and Clinics.
    Address.By whom provided.
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    Attendances at Clinics.
    Ante-natal.Number attended.Total attendances.
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    Inspections under the Housing and Public Health Acts.
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    Shops Acts.
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    Factories Act 1937.
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    Service of Notices.
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    Petroleum Acts 1928.
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    Eradication of Bed Bugs. Disinfestation methods were applied to the following properties:—
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    Disinfection of Premises.
    Reason.Houses.Rooms.Bedding disinfected.
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    Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond during the year ended December 31st, 1940:—
    Articles.AnalysedAdulterated or DeterioratedProsecutionsConvictions.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Notifiable Diseases during the year.
    DiseaseTotal Cases Notified.Cases Admitted to Hospitals.Total Deaths.
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    ADMISSIONS CLASSIFIED.
    Disease.No. of Patients Admitted from Richmond.
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    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLINIC.
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    During the year the number of specimens, etc., sent up for examination was as follows:—
    Disease Suspected.Nature of Specimen.Result.Total.
    Positive.Negative.
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    Tuberculosis.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    0MFMFMFMF
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    TABLE I. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—
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    B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
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    C—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and dental diseases).
    Group. (1)For defective vision (excluding squint) (2)For all other conditions recorded in Table IIa. (3)Total. (4)
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    Table II.—A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1940.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Table II.— continued.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-groups.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    Table III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble Minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    I.– Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra thoracic glands).
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary SchoolsAt other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    II.– Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above).
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Table III.— continued. B. Delicate Children. This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C. Crippled Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Table IV.— Return of Defects Treated during the year ended 31st December, 1940. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    Group 2—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).
    No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    Table IV.— continued. Group 3—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment. (4)Total number treated. (5)
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. (1)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from Authority's Scheme. (2)Total. (3)
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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    Group 4—Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number treated.
    Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopædic clinic. (iii)Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Nonresidential treatment at an orthopædic clinic. (iii)
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    Table V.— Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentist:— (a) Routine age-groups—
    Age5 and under67891011121314Over 14Total.
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    Table VI. Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.