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Sutton and Cheam 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

Published
1938
Pages
44
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.
    rate p ICR 1,000 Population.Annual Diiath uate peb 1.000 Population.Rate per 1,000 LiveBirth
    All Causes.Typhoid and Para.typhoid fevers.Small.pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 Years).Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 21
    (a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year:—
    DwellingsFamiliesPersons
  • Page 22
    Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Return of Samples Analysed during Year 1937.
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.Prose-cut'ns.Convictions.Fines & Costs.
    Formal.In-form'l.Total.For- J In-mal. |form'l.Total.
  • Page 23
    The following Licences to sell graded milks were granted in 1937:—
    Grade of Milk.Type of Licence.
    Dealers'.Supplementary.
  • Page 24
    Ordinary Milk Samples.
    Sample.Grade of Milk.Temperature on arrival at LaboratoryTotal BacteriaPresence of B. Coli inMethylene Blue Test Period before decolourisation (in hours) or satisfactory (S)
    l/10th c.c.l/100th c.c.l/1000th c.c.
  • Page 25
    Pasteurised Milk Samples.
    Sample.Temperature on arrival at Laboratory.Total Bacteria.Presence of B. Coli inPhosphatase Test.
    l/10th c.c.l/100th c.c.l/1000th c.c.
  • Page 26
    The number of carcasses inspected at the time of slaughter, together with percentages of the an'mals found to be diseased either wholly or in part, are given in the following Table:—
    Cattle, excluding Cowi.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 27
    MEAT.
    Carcasses or parts of carcasses found to be diseased.Number.
  • Page 29
    ERADICATION OF BED BUCS. Fifty bug-infested houses were dealt with as follows
    By the use of
    Insecticides.Sulphur.Hydrocyanic (H.CN.)Gas.
  • Page 31
    The following Table gives a comparison of notifications in 1937 with the average for the preceding four years:—
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaPneumoniaEntericPuerperal Pyrexia
  • Page 33
    Children receiving three injections of 1 cc . T.A.F.
    Age Group:——11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-99-1010-1111-12Total
  • Page 33
    Bacteriological Examinations. —The following examinations of specimens were made by direction of the Borough Council:—
    Diphtheria.Enteric.Tuberculosis.
    Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 34
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during 1937.
    Disease.Under 1 Years.1 Year.2 Years.3 Years.4 Years.5 Years.10 Years.15 Years.20 Years.35 Years.45 Years.65 Years.Totals.Removed to Hospital*Died
  • Page 35
    WARDS.
    Disease.N.N.W.N.E.W.C.E.C.E.S.W.S.E.S.TotalCase Rate per 1000 Populatn (Mid-Year)Case Rate per 1000 England and Wales.
    Population1008286489998127407409659451985786777574530
  • Page 36
    Monthly distribution of cases of Notifiable Infectious Disease throughout 1937.
    DISEASE.Jan.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oot.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 39
    The following Table shows new cases and deaths in age groups :—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryPulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 40
    RAINFALL IN 1937.
    Total.Days with o-oi in. or moreDays with 0-04 in. or more.