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Richmond upon Thames 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

Published
1949
Pages
58
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

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    SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
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    BIRTHS.
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    DEATHS.
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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 1 year
  • Page 8
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1948.
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Administrative CountyRichmond
  • Page 11
    The following table gives particulars of the specimens examined:—
    Disease Suspected.Nature of Specimen.Result.Total.
    Positive.Negative.
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    Analysis of calls obeyed up to 5/7/48.
    1948Accident casesRemoval casesMaternity casesOthersTotal
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    Division of Calls into time periods.
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    Miscellaneous Figures.
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    TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS—1948.
    Nature of Service.Address in Richmond.Particulars.By whom provided or arranged.Total number of:—
    Sessions heldPts. attending for first timeAttendances madeDoctor's consultations
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    HEALTH VISITORS.
    First visits.Revisits.
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    PREMATURE INFANTS
    Number bornNumber nursedNumber born alive but dying withinNumber surviving for over 28 days
    24 hours7 days28 days
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    Number of cases brought to the notice of the Department during the year.
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    Number of mothers concerned who were, at the end of the year living:—
    With ChildWithout ChildTotal
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    Her duties were to ascertain, advise and give continual help to all cases °f illegitimacy.
    19441945194619471948
  • Page 20
    The total attendances made at each Nursery during the years 1947 and 1948 were as follows:—
    19471948
  • Page 26
    The following figures show the daily average consumption from the three sources:—
    Daily Average 1947/48Consumption. 1948/49
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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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    Factories Act, 1937. At the end of the year there were 182 factories on the register (123 mechanical and 59 non-mechanical) carrying on the following trades:—
    Mechanical.Non-Mechanical.
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    Thirty-one visits were made to the above premises during the year and as a result of action taken by the department, the following defective conditions have been remedied:—
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    General Defects:
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    Statutory Action.
    Act and SectionNotices AuthorisedNotices Served
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    In five cases, the owners failed to carry out their obligations and it became neccessary for the Local Authority to do the work in default.
    Address of PremisesAct and SectionCost of Repairs
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    PROSECUTIONS. It was found necessary to take legal procedings in one case of a contravention of Section 92 of the Public Health Act, 1936. The case was heard at the Petty Sessions Court, Paradise Road, as follows:—
    Date Case heardResult of hearingAmount of Fine
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    The complaints received have ben classified as follows:—
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    FOOD INSPECTION. The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human consumption, were surrendered by the owners and either salvaged for animal food or destroyed.
    Commodity.Amount condemnedReason for condemnation.
    Cwt.lbs.ozs.
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    DISINFECTION OF PREMISES.
    Reason.Houses.Rooms.Bedding.Pig Food Bins.
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    4. Council Houses. Total number of houses erected post-war to 31st December,
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    SECTION E— INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS. Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond by Surrey County Council during the year ended 31st December, 1948.
    Articles.AnalysedAdulterated or IrregularProsecutionsConvictions
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 46
    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 1948.
    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 PeriodsNew Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    MFMFMFMF