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Mitcham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

Published
1946
Pages
68
Tables
34

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  • Page 8
    STATISTICS.
    Live Births.TotalMaleFemaleHate per 1.000 of population
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    Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :—
    Rate per 1,000 total births
  • Page 9
    Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions
    YearTotal birthsBirths in hospitals, etc.Percentage of births occurring in institutions
  • Page 10
    The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infantile mortality rates for the years 1925-45 are shown in the following table: —
    YearBirths per 1,000 populationDeaths per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality per 1,000 live births
    MITCHAMEngland & WalesMITCHAMEngland & WalesMITCHAMEngland & Wales
  • Page 11
    Infant Mortality During the year 31 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one vear of age: —
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the results of the findings of these nquests: —
  • Page 12
    Deaths Registered during the Year 1945
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 13
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1946. (Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census)London Administrative CountyMitcham
  • Page 15
    The following are the returns from each association for year ended December 31st, 1945: —
    No. of NursesNo. of patients visited during 1945No. of visits paid during 1945
  • Page 20
    Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres, 1945
    ParticularsPark Road and Cavendish RoadSt. BarnabasChurch RoadSherwood HouseMeopham RoadTotal
  • Page 21
    Visits Paid by Health Visitors
    ParticularsNo.
  • Page 22
    Average Attendance at Each Centre
    Number of expectant mothersNumber of attendancesAverage Clinic attendance
  • Page 24
    The following table shows the number of births which has occurred in each year since the opening of the Home: —
    Number of births
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    Number of births
  • Page 27
    The average attendances were as follows: —
    Eagle House.Robinson Road.
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    The staff for such a hostel would be as follows: —
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    Unsound Food Dealt With.
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    Visits
    Made byNo.
  • Page 43
    The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—
    Small Pox.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaTyphoid FeverErysipelasPneumoniaPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumDysenteryCerebro-spinal MeningitisPoliomyelitisMeaslesWhooping CoughFood PoisoningEncephalitis LethargicaUndulant FeverMalariaTotals
  • Page 44
    Infectious Disease Notifications, 1925-45.
    Disease192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945
  • Page 46
    The following table gives details of notifications and the number of each age group immunised:—
    NOTIFICATIONSDEATHS
    Age at date of notification.Number of cases notifiedNumber of cases included in preceding column in which the child had completed a full course of immunisation.Age at date of deathNumber of deathsNumber of cases included in preceding column in which the child had completed a full course of immunisation.
  • Page 47
    The following figures show the number of children immunised during the year:—
  • Page 48
    The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at 31st December, 1945:—
    Age at 31.12.45 i.e. born in yearUnder 1 19451 19442 19433 19424 19415 to 9 1936-194010 to 14 1931-1935Total under 15
  • Page 50
    The site distribution for 1945 was as follows:—
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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:—
    YearNumber of DeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 of population
    MitchamEngland and Wales
  • Page 51
    Tuberculosis During the year 88 new eases of tuberculosis were notified, viz.;—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 51
    Twenty-six cases were transferred into the Borough, as follows:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 51
    The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was viz.:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 52
    The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 53
    New cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year through (a) Death returns; (b) Posthumous notifications:—
    Age Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
  • Page 53
    The sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
    No. of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 53
    Number of cases removed from register during 1945:—
    ReasonPulmonaryNon PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 56
    WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD Cases admitted to the hospital during the year ended December 31, 1945.
    DiseaseBeddington & WallingtonCoulsdon & PurleyMerton & MordenMitcham
    CasesDeathsCasesDeathsCanesDeathsCanesDeaths