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Sutton and Cheam 1938

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

Published
1939
Pages
50
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1938. LIVE BIRTHS:
    T.M.F.
  • Page 4
    Resident Staff, Patients, Inmates and Scholars (not having their residence in the District):—
    Staff.Inmates.
  • Page 5
    Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.
    —Rate per 1,000 Population.Annual Death rate per 1,000 population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Para-typhoid fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhœa and Enteritis Hinder 2 Years).Total Deaths under One Year.
    Live Births.Still Births.
  • Page 6
    Percentage of deaths in age-groups :—
    Percentage of Deaths.
  • Page 6
    Recorded Death Rates per 1,000 of Population for Wards.
    Ward.N.N.E.N.W.W.C.E.C.E.S.E.S.W.S.
  • Page 7
    CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1938.
    Total.Under 1 year.1—2 years.2—5 years.5—15 years.15—65 years.65 and above.
  • Page 8
    INFANT MORTALITY, 1938.
    Causes of Death.Ages at Death.
    Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Deaths under 4 weeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 11
    The supply from all sources has been satisfactory in quality and quantity, and below is the average of monthly analyses:—
    Total solid residue dried at 180° C.Ammonia, free.Ammonia Albuminoid.Nitrogen as Nitrates.Nitrogen as Nitrites.Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80°F.Chlorine (in chlorides).Hardness total (soap test).No. of Bacteria growing on Agar per c.c. for 3 days at 20o C.No. of Bacteria growing on Agar per c.c. for 1 day at 37o C.Presence of Bacillus Coli in 100 c.c.
  • Page 18
    1. Inspection of Factories and other premises under the Act. Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors for purposes of provisions as to health.
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers Prosecuted. (4)
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    2. Defects found in Factories, and other premises under the Act.
    Particulars. (1)Number of defects.Number of defects in respect to which prosecutions were instituted. (5)
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 19
    Outwork in Unwholesome Premises.
    Nature of Work. (1)Instances. (2)Notices served. (3)Prosecutions. (4)
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    Public Health Act, 1936—Workplaces.
    Number of
    InspectionsWritten Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 21
    4. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV— Overcrowding. (a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year:-
    DwellingsFamiliesPersona
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    (2) Seven cases of overcrowding were revealed as under :—
    No. of units in family.Permitted No. of dwelling.Extent overcrowded.
  • Page 23
    Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Return of Samples Analysed during Year 1938.
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.Prose-cut'ns.Convictions.Fines & Costs.
    Formal.In-form'l.Total.Formal.In-form'l.Total.
  • Page 24
    The following Licences to sell graded milks were granted in 1938 :—
    Grade of Milk.Type of Licence.
    Dealers'.Supplementary.
  • Page 24
    The following Tables show the results of examinations of samples of milk during 1938:— Ordinary Milk Samples.
    Sample.Temperature on arrival at LaboratoryTotal BacteriaPresence of B. ColiMethylene Blue Test. Period before decolonisation (in hours) or satisfactory (S)
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    Pasteurised Milk Samples.
    Sample.Temperature on arrival at Laboratory.Total Bacteria.Presence of B. ColiPhosphatase Test
  • Page 27
    The number of carcasses inspected at the time of slaughter, together with percentages of the animals found to be diseased either wholly or in part, are given in the following Table:—
    Cattle, excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 28
    The following diseased and unsound meat and other foods have been detected, surrendered, and destroyed :— M EAT.
    Carcasses or parts of carcasses found to be diseased.Number.
  • Page 30
    ERADICATION OF BED BUCS. Fifty-six bug-infested houses were dealt with as follows:—
    By the use of
    Insecticides.Sulphur.Hydrocyanic (H.CN.)Gas.
  • Page 32
    The following Table gives a comparison of notifications in 1938 with the average for the preceding four years :—
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaPneumoniaEntericPuerperal Pyrexia
  • Page 34
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1938. Children receiving three injections of 1cc . T.A.F.
    Age Group:——11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88- 99-1010-1111-12Total
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    Bacteriological Examinations. —The following examinations of specimens were made by direction of the Borough Council :—
    Diphtheria.Enteric.Tuberculosis.
    Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.
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    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during 1938.
    Disease.Under 1 Year.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 36
    Distribution of Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Wards.
    Disease.WARDS.Case Rate per 1000 Populatn (Mid-Year)Case Rate per 1000 England and Wales.
    N.N W.N.E.W.C.E.C.E.S.W.S.E.S.Total
    Population10205877210255128397494705155635755764675580
  • Page 37
    Monthly distribution of cases of Notifiable Infectious Disease throughout 1938.
    DISEASE.Jan.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
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    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 1938.