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Sutton and Cheam 1945

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

Published
1946
Pages
32
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    STATISTICS OP THE AREA
    19441945
  • Page 4
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE OF THE YEARS 1944 and 1945
    Total1944FemaleTotal1945FemaleEngland. & Wales 1945
    MaleMale
  • Page 5
    Continued from previous page...
    19441945
  • Page 5
    The twenty-five deaths of children under one year were due to the following causes
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OF DEATH IN TEE BOROUGH CP SUTTON AND CREAM DURING 1945
    M.F.Total
  • Page 8
    Below is the average of monthly analyses.
    Average
  • Page 9
    RECORD OF INSPECTIONS AND NOTICES SERVED..
    Number
  • Page 11
    1. INSPECTION OP FACTORIES AND OTHER DEMISES UNDER THE ACT. Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors, for purposes of provisions as to health.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionNot ices Written & OralOccupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 12
    2. DEFECTS FOUND in FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES under THE ACT.
    ParticularsNumber of defectsNumber of defects on respect of which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 12
    0UTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES
    Nature of WorkInstancesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 12
    PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 193 6 - WORKPLACES
    Number of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 14
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Pood and Drugs Act 1938 The following table indicates the samples taken during the year 1945:-
    NUMBER EXAMINEDNUMBER ADULTERATED ETC.
    InformalFormalTotalInformalFormalTotal
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    NUMBER EKAMINEDNUMBER ADULTERATED ETC.
    InformalTotFormal alInformalFormalTotal
  • Page 16
    The following Licences to sell graded milks were granted in 1945-
    Grade of Milk.Type of Licence
    Dealer s'Supplementary
  • Page 16
    1. Pssteurised.,Heat-treated & Sterilised Milk.
    No. of Sample sBelow 100.000 bacteria per millilitre 24Coliform TestPhosphatase Test
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 16
    2. Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised)
    No. of SamplesBelow 30,000 bacteria per mllli-litre 4Coliform Test.Phosphatase Test
    --Satis factoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 17
    3, Tuberculin Tested Mill;
    No of SamplesBelow 30,000 Bacteria per millilitreAbove 30,000 bacteria per millilitreColiform Test
    --
  • Page 17
    4, Ordinary Milk.
    Number of SamplesTotal bacteria per millilitreColiform test
    Under 50,000100,000 -150,000Over 1,000,000-4
  • Page 18
    The following Table indicates the number of animals killed, inspected and found to be diseased*
    Cattle excluding CowsCalvesj Sheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 18
    The following diseased and/or unsound meat aid oth?r foods have been surrendered and destroyed or, where suitable,: utilised for pig food:-
    Carcasses or parts of carcasses found to be diseased in slaughter-housesNumber
  • Page 20
    Fifteen bug-infested houses were dealt with as follows:-
    Council Houses Other HousesBy the use of
    InsecticidesThermatoxHydrocyanic (H.C.N.)Gas
  • Page 23
    The ago groups of notified cases are shown in the following table.
    AgeUnder 1123456789101112131415Over 15Total
  • Page 25
    DISTRIBUTION OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES IN WARDS
    DISEASEWARDSCase Rate per 1000 Populatn (Kid-Year)Case | Rate per 1000England & Wales
    N.N.W.N.E .W.C.E.C.E.S.W.S.E.S.Total
    Population:-918381339360114656756683354985254721870250
  • Page 26
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING 19 4 5
    DiseaseUnder 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years10 Years15 Years20 Years35 Years45 Years65 YearsTotalsRemoved to HospitalDied
  • Page 26
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS The following examinations of specimens were made by direction of the Borough Council,
    DiphtheriaEntericTuberculosis
    PositiveNegativePositiveNegativePositiveNegative
  • Page 27
    The following table shows new cases and deaths in age groups.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary VPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 28
    The numbers of calls and types of call in 1945 are here compared with the calls in 1944.
    AccidentIllness in StreetUrgent IllnessNon-urgent IllnessMaternityHospital TransportTotal
  • Page 28
    The Ward distribution of calls was as follows :-
    N.N.W.N.E.W.C.E.C.E.S.W.S.E.S.Out of DistrictTotal
  • Page 28
    The following table shows the number of calls per month in 1945, compared with the number of calls per month in 1944.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
  • Page 29
    The following table shows the number of days in the year 1945 on which the number of calls varied from 0 to 11. Comparison is made with the year 1944.
    No. of calls per day01234567891011