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Mitcham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 32
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STATISTICS
Live Births. Total Male Female Rate per 1,000 of population -
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After correction by the comparability factor becomes 12.6 Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion:—
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Deaths from:—
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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 infant mortality rates for the years 1940-59 are shown in the following table:—
Year Births per 1,000 population Deaths per 1,000 population Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births MITCHAM England & Wales MITCHAM England & Wales MITCHAM England & Wales -
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After 1949 the actual Birth and Death Rates for Mitcham are modified by comparability factor to correspond with the average age and sex distributions of England and Wales.
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Infant Mortality During the year 12 deaths were registered of infants under one year of age:—
Males Females Total -
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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age The following table shows the principal causes of death in the various age groups:—
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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Deaths Registered During the Year 1959
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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Birth Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality and Notifications of Infectious Diseases in the Year 1959
England and Wales Mitcham Rates per 1,000 home population -
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Unsound Food Dealt With
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The results are tabulated below:—
Tea Cup Swabs. Colony Count (per cup). Coliforms Faecal Coli Result Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. -
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MEAT INSPECTION Carcases and Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or in Part.
Cattle, excluding cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 I.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):—
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. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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3.—Outwork (Sections 110 and 111):—
Nature of Work M/c line No. Section 110 Section 111 M/c line No. Number of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) Number of cases of default in sending lists to the Council Number of prosecutions for failure to supply lists Number of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) -
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3.—Outwork (Sections 110 and 111) continued:—
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The monthly incidence of infectious disease was:—
Smallpox Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid Fever Erysipelas Pneumonia Puerperal Pyrexia Ophthalmia Neonatorum Dysentery Meningococcal Infections Poliomyelitis Paralytic Poliomyelitis Non-Paralytic Measles Whooping Cough Food Poisoning Paratyphoid Malaria Acute Encephalitis Infective Acute Encephalitis Post-Infectious Totals -
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Infectious Disease Notifications, 1940/59
Disease 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1.1.48 to 4.7.48 5.7.48 to 31.12.48 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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The following figures show the number of children immunised and reinforced during the year (this includes those children who received the combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylaxis):—
Immunised. Reinforced. Total. -
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The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at 31st December, 1959:—
Age at 31.12.59, i.e. born in year Under 1 1959 1 to 4 1958-1955 5 to 9 1954-1950 10 to 14 1949-1945 Under 15 Total -
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The following figures show the number of children immunised and reinforced during the year (this includes those children who received the combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylaxis or the triple tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough antigen):—
Age at date of final injection (as regards A) or of re-inforcing injection (as regards B) Total Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 -
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The site distribution for 1959 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 Rate per 1,000 of population Mitcham. England and Wales. -
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Year. Number of Deaths. Death Rate per 1,000 of population Mitcham. England and Wales. -
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Tuberculosis During the year 28 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz:—
Males Females Total -
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Thirty-six cases were transferred into the Borough as follows:—
Males Females Total -
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The total number of deaths from tuberculosis was:—
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 death returns and posthumous notifications:—
Age Periods 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total -
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The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
Number of Cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary