[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

Mitcham 1936

Published: 1937
Pages: 76
Tables: 49

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STATISTICS.

Live Births. Total. Male. Female. Rate per 1,000 of population.
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Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions.

Year. Total births. Births in hospitals, etc. Percentage of births occurring in institutions.

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The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1936 are shown in the following table:—

Year	Births per 1,000 population		Deaths per 1,000 population		Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births
Year	MITCHAM	England and Wales	MITCHAM	England and Wales	MITCHAM	England and Wales

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Infant Mortality. During the year 48 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:—

Males. Females. Total.
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The following table whows the results of the findings of these inqrests:-

Inquests. Number.
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Deaths Registered during the Year, 1936.

Cause of Death. Males. Females. Total.

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(Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.)

	England and Wales.	122 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.	143 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census).	London Administrative County.	Mitcham

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There are four nursing associations in the borough. The following are the returns from each association for year ended December 31,1936:—

No. of Nurses. No. of patients visited during 1936. No. of visits paid during 1936.
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The following table shows the number of births which have occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:—

No. of Births.

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Report of the Infant Welfare and ante-Natal Centres, 1936.

Particulars	Western Road Centre, two sessions monthly	West Centre, four sessions monthly	Meopham Road Centre, four sessions monthly	St. Barnabas Centre, four sessions monthly	Parish Room Centre, two sessions monthly	Sherwood Park Centre, four sessions monthly	Town Hall	Woodlands	Total

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Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1936.

Mrs. Wray Miss Russell Harris Miss Bowen (until June, 1936) Mrs. Parsons Miss Burke Miss Leigh (from May, 1936) Total
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Showing Growth of Sherwood Park Morning Clinic.

Date. Number of attendances.
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The average attendance at each individual centre was:—
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Pathological Conditions Found in Children.

Congenital Conditions— Number of Cases. Remarks.
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Numbe of Cases Remarks.
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Number of Cases Remarks.
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Number of Cases. Remarks.

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Showing Growth of Ante-natal Work.

Year.	Number of expectant mothers attending the centres.	Total number of attendances.	Percentage of mothers of total number of notified births who attended the centres.

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The average attendance at each individual centre is shown in the following table:— Showing Average Attendance at Each Centre.

Centre. Number of expectant mothers attending. Number of attendances. Averags attendance.
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Pathological Conditions Found in Expectant Mothers.

Number of Cases. Remarks.
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Number of Cases. Remarks.
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Number of Cases. Bermarks.
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Number of Cases. Remarks.
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Pathological Conditions Found in Post-Natal Cases.

Number Cases Remarks.
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Number of Gases. Remarks.
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The work done at the clinic during the year is shown in the following table :— Work Done at Dental Clinic.
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In connection with the administration of the Public Health and other Acts the following legal proceedings were undertaken during 1936:—

Particulars. Result.
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Food Inspection. —Carcases examined : 13 beasts, 3 calves, 80 3heep, 4,591 pigs.

Condemnations.- Carcases and Organs.
Beast Pigs. Sheep.
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The number of inhabited houses in each ward is as follows:—
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The following number of samples has been taken during the year from this district:—

Articles Analysed Adulterated or Deteriorated Prosecutions Conviotions
Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total
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In addition to the number of samples of milk taken for examination by the Foods and Drugs Inspectors of the Surrey County County, 32 samples were taken by District Sanitary Inspectors. The results were as follows:—

Designation Number of Samples Remarks
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The classes of work undertaken by the outworkers are as follows:—
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Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises Number of
Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions
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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars Found Number of Defects
Remedied Referred to H. M. Inspector Number of Prosecutions
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.

Nature of Work Instances Notices served Prosecutions

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The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

	Small Pox.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Erysipelas	Pneumonia	Puerperal Fever	Puerperal Pyrexia	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Dysentery	Cerebro-Spinal Fever	Totals

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The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

Case rates per 1,000 Ward population.
Disease. North. South. East. West.

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Cases op Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1936.

Disease	Number of Cases Notified													total Cases Notified in Each Ward				Total Cases Removed to Hospital	Deaths
	At all Ages	At Ages—Years												total Cases Notified in Each Ward
	At all Ages	Under 1 year	1 and under 2 years	2 and under 3 years	3 and under 4 years	4 and under 5 years	5 and under 10 years	10 and under 15 years	15 and under 20 years	20 and under 35 years	35 and under 45 years	45 and under 65 years	65 and over	North	East	South	West

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Infectious Disease Notifications. 1922-36.

Disease 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
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During the year three cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified:-

Cases Treated Vision Vision Total
Notified. At Home. In Hospital. unimpaired. impaired. blindness. Deaths
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The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales:—

Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.
Year. Number of Deaths. Mitcham. England and Wales.
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During the year 72 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz.:—

Males. Females. Total.
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The death rate in each Ward per 1,000 Ward population is as follows:—

Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was, viz:—

Males. Females. Total.
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The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns, (b) Posthumous notifications:—

Age Periods 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total
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The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

No. of Cases
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
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Number of cases removed from register during 1936:—

Reason Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases
Males Females Total Males Females Total
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Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1936.

Disease Beddington & Wallington Coulsdon & Purley Merton & Morden Mitcham
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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STATISTICS.

Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions.

The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1915-1936 are shown in the following table:—

Infant Mortality. During the year 48 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:—

The following table whows the results of the findings of these inqrests:-

Deaths Registered during the Year, 1936.

(Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.)

There are four nursing associations in the borough. The following are the returns from each association for year ended December 31,1936:—

The following table shows the number of births which have occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:—

Report of the Infant Welfare and ante-Natal Centres, 1936.

Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1936.

Showing Growth of Sherwood Park Morning Clinic.

The average attendance at each individual centre was:—

Pathological Conditions Found in Children.

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Showing Growth of Ante-natal Work.

The average attendance at each individual centre is shown in the following table:— Showing Average Attendance at Each Centre.

Pathological Conditions Found in Expectant Mothers.

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Pathological Conditions Found in Post-Natal Cases.

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The work done at the clinic during the year is shown in the following table :— Work Done at Dental Clinic.

In connection with the administration of the Public Health and other Acts the following legal proceedings were undertaken during 1936:—

Food Inspection. —Carcases examined : 13 beasts, 3 calves, 80 3heep, 4,591 pigs.

The number of inhabited houses in each ward is as follows:—

The following number of samples has been taken during the year from this district:—

In addition to the number of samples of milk taken for examination by the Foods and Drugs Inspectors of the Surrey County County, 32 samples were taken by District Sanitary Inspectors. The results were as follows:—

The classes of work undertaken by the outworkers are as follows:—

Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.

The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—

Cases op Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1936.

Infectious Disease Notifications. 1922-36.

During the year three cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified:-

The following table shows the number of deaths from cancer, together with the death rate as compared with England and Wales:—

During the year 72 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz.:—

The death rate in each Ward per 1,000 Ward population is as follows:—

The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was, viz:—

The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.

New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns, (b) Posthumous notifications:—

The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—

Number of cases removed from register during 1936:—

Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1936.