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Richmond upon Thames 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

Published
1959
Pages
50
Tables
25

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  • Page 9
    APPENDIX. SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
  • Page 9
    Births.
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    The principal causes of deaths: —
  • Page 10
    Deaths due to Violence.
  • Page 11
    ANALYSIS OF DEATHS RELATING TO RICHMOND FOR THE YEAR 1958.
    Causes of Deaths.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 11
    MATERNAL MORTALITY.
    England and Wales.NumberRate
  • Page 12
    Causes of Death under 1 year of age.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3-4 weeksover 4 weeksTotal
  • Page 13
    PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS. PREMATURE STILLBIRTHS.
    Born in HospitalBorn and Nursed at HomeBorn in HospitalBorn at HomeBorn In Nursing Home
    WeightTotalDied within 24 hours of birthDied 2nd-28th daySurvived 28 daysTotalDied within 24 hours of birthDied 2nd-28th daySurvived 28 days
  • Page 14
    ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS
    1949195019511952195319541955195619571958
  • Page 14
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS — 1958.
    Rate per 1,000 Population LIVE BIRTHSRate per 1,000 (Total Live & Still) STILLBIRTHSRate per 1,000 Population DEATHS (All Causes)Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births DEATHS (Under One Year)Nennatal Mortality (Under 4 weeks) (Live Births).
  • Page 19
    The following figures show the daily average consumption from the three sources: —
    19571958
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    Inspections during 1957.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH CONTRAVENTIONS AND DEFECTS. The visits and inspections made during the year, which covered all classes of premises, resulted in the following matters being reported for attention: —
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    Statutory Action.
    Act and Section.Notices Authorised.Notices Served
  • Page 24
    Factories Act, 1937. At the end of the year there were 171 factories on the register (150 mechanical and 21 non-mechanical) carrying on the following trades: —
    Mechanical.Non-Mechanical
  • Page 35
    Food Inspection. The following foodstuffs, found to be unfit for human consumption, were surrendered by the owners.
    ArticlesTonsCwts.Qrs.lbs.
  • Page 36
    Food & Drugs Act, 1955 (Sampling of Food and Drugs). The following table shows the results of examinations made of samples procured for analysis during the year.
    Articles.Number AnalysedAdulterated or Irregular
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 39
    CLASSIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES. The following table classifies food premises in the Borough according to the principal business carried on, and sets out the visits made to each class of trade
    BUSINESSNo. of PremisesNo. of Visits
  • Page 43
    (Civilians only).
    Diseases.Total Cases Notified.Cases Admitted to Hospitals.Total Deaths.
  • Page 44
    STATE OF IMMUNITY. The following table shows the percentages of children immunized in various age groups for the past three years.
    Age Group.195619571958
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    The following table shows the trend during the last three years.
    195619571958
  • Page 45
    TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER. 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: —
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    Analysis o'f Cases and Deaths for 1958.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory