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Richmond upon Thames 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

Published
1946
Author
Pereira, Eric
Pages
56
Tables
39

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    SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
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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 end under 3 months3 months and 1 under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
  • Page 7
    BIRTH RATE, CIVILIAN DEATH RATE & ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1945 (Provisional figures). (The Mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but those for London and the towns refer to civilians only). Note: A dash signifies that there were no deaths.
    Rate per 1,000. Civilian population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live Births.Still Births.All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
  • Page 11
    The following table gives particulars of the specimens examined:—
    Disease Suspected.Nature of Specimen.Result.Total.
    Positive.Negative. .
  • Page 12
    The following table shows the continued increase in the work of the Richmond Ambulance Service:—
  • Page 12
    Analysis of calls obeyed during the year 1945.
    1945Accident cases.Removal cases.Maternity cases.Others*Total
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    Division of Calls into time-periods.
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    Miscellaneous Figures.
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    TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS—1945.
    Nature of Service.Address in Richmond.Particulars.By whom provided or arranged.Total Annual Number of:—
    Sessions held.Pts. attending.Attendances made.Doctor's consultations.
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    In addition to their indoor duties in connection with the various Clinics, during the year 1945 the Health Visitors paid a total of 3,445 visits, as under:—
    First Visits.Revisits.
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    PREMATURE INFANTS.
    Number bornNumber nursedNumber born alive but dying withinNumber surviving for over 28 days
    24 hrs.7 days28 days
  • Page 17
    As to the volume of work, although the Social Welfare Worker is only employed in Richmond for one half of her time, during the year she paid the following visits: —
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    Arising out of these visits, the following arrangements were concluded: — On Behalf of Mothers : —
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    On Behalf of Children : —
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    The Surrey County Council have registered eight Nursing Homes.
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    The total attendances made at each nursery during the years 1944 and 1945 were as follows: —
    19441945
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    After allowing for charges waived in necessitous cases, sick absences on the part of the Home Helps, and the intermittent character of their occupation, the balance sheet at the end of the year was as under: —
    £s.d.
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    SANITARY INSPECTION. For the following particulars I am indebted to the Chief Sanitary Inspector, who submitted his Report in accordance with the Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations 1935.
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    Drains and Sewerage Systems Tested.
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    MechanicalNon- mechanical
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    SANITARY DEFECTS REPORTED.
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    Dustbins :
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    NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE NUISANCES.
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    Housing Act 1936.
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    Details of these cases are as follows:—- ,
    PremisesAct and SectionCost of work carried out in default
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    The complaints received during the year have been classified and are set out below: —
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    FOOD INSPECTION. The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human food, were surrendered by the owners and either salvaged for animal feeding or destroyed.
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    PETROLEUM ACTS, 1928.
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    DISINFECTION OF PREMISES.
    Reason.Houses.Rooms.Bedding.
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    Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond by Surrey County Council during the year ended December 31st, 1945.
    Articles.AnalysedAdulterated or DeterioratedProsecutionsConvictions
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 39
    SECTION F—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. (Civilians only).
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Cases Admitted to Hospitals.Total Deaths.
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    The following figures serve to show the extent of this work in Richmond. The Council will already be aware that no case of either of these diseases occurred in the Borough during 1945.
    Month.Nature of Contact
    Typhus.Smallpox.
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    ADMISSIONS CLASSIFIED.
    Disease.No. of Patients Admitted from Richmond.
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    After all additions and deletions had been taken into account, the number of cases of tuberculosis remaining upon the Register at the close of the year was as under:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon-Re«piratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    MFMFMFMF