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Mitcham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
- Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 50
- Tables
- 42
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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STATISTICS.
Live Births. Total Male Female Rate per 1,000 of population -
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Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :
Rate per 1,000 total births -
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Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
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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 1929-49 are shown in the following table:—
Year Births Deaths Infant Mortality per 1,000 population per 1.000 population per 1,000 live births mitcham England & Wales mitcham England & Wales mitcham England & Wales -
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Infant Mortality During the year 27 deaths were registered as occurring in infants under one year of age:—
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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age.
Age No. Cause of Death Prematurity Congenital Defects Accidents of birth Infectious conditions Other conditions -
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The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests:—
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D eaths R egistered during the Y ear 19 4 9
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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Birth-rates. Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1949. (Provisional figures based on quarterly returns.)
England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census) London Administrative County Mitcham Rates per 1,000 civilian population -
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of Mitcham Madam, Ladies and Gentlemen. I beg to submit a summary of the visits and works carried out in the Borough by myself and the District Sanitary Inspectors:—
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Details of visits to other premises are enumerated in other sections of the report. Character of Work Done
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W aterclosets: flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 153
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Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928. —Eighty-eight licences to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted, totalling 182,315 gallons. Four licences were also issued for 2,904 lbs. of carbide of calcium to be stored. Unsound Food Dealt With.
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 Formal Samples. Ninety-eight formal samples were taken as follows:—
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Informal Samples. Seventy-one informal samples were taken as follows:—
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Provisional Grade. I II Ill IV -
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F at C ontent
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MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1936-46. During the year the Council granted the following number of licences under the above-named Order:—
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MEAT INSPECTION Carcases Inspected and Condemned
Cattle, excluding cows Cows Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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Premises M/c line No. Number on Register Number of M/c line No. Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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2.—Cases in which defects were found: —
Particulars M/c line No Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted M/c line No. Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspectoi By H M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (6) (7) (8) -
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8.—Outwork (Sections 110 and 111): —
Nature of Work Section 110 Section 111 M/c line No No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect 110 (1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions M/c line No. (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (6) (7) (8) (9) -
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Visits
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The monthly incidence of infectious disease was: —
Small Pox. Scarlet F ever Diphtheria Typhoid Fever Erysipelas Pneumonia Puerperal Pyrexia Ophthalmia Neonatorum Dysentery Cerebrospinal Meningitis Poliomyelitis Measles Whooping Cough Food Poisoning Polio-Encephalitis Paratyphoid Malaria Totals -
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Infectious Disease Notifications, 1929-49.
Disease 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1.1.48 to 4.7.48 5.7.48 to 31.12.48 1949 -
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NOTIFICATIONS DEATHS Age at date of notification. Number of cases notified Number of cases included in preceding column in whioh the patient had completed a full course of immunisation. Age at date of death Number of deaths Number of cases included in preceding column in which thepatient had completed a full course of immunisation. -
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The following figures show the number of children immunised during the year: —
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The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at December 31, 1949: —
Age at 31.12.49 i.e. born in year Under 1 1949 1 1948 2 1947 3 1946 4 1945 5 to 9 1940 1944 10 to 14 1935-1939 Total under 15 -
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The percentage immunised is as follows: —
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The school notices also give fairly accurate estimates of the prevalence of non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken pox, mumps, etc. The numbers were as follows: —
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Cancer The number of deaths from cancer registered during the year was 124, of which 69 were males and 55 were females. The site distribution for 1949 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:—
Year Number of Deaths Death Kate per 1.000 of population Mitcham England and Wales -
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Tuberculosis During the year 106 new cases of tuberculosis were notified viz.:—
Males Females Total -
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Thirteen eases were transferred into the Borough as follows:—
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The total number of deaths registered as occurring from tuberculosis was viz.: —
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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 periodb Respiratory Non-Eespiratory 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:
Ago Periods 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55 65- Total -
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ihe sources trom which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows: —
No. of Cases Pulmony Non-Pulmonary -
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Number of cases removed from register during 1949: —
Reason Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total