[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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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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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 1941-1960 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 & 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 21 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
Age	No.	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 1960

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 1960

	England and Wales	Mitcham
	Rates per 1,000 home population

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Unsound Food Dealt With

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Four samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. The results are tabulated below: —

	Provisional Grade.
	I	II	III	IV

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The results are tabulated below: — T ea C up S wabs.

Colony Count (per cup).	Coliforms		Faecal Coli		Result
	Coliforms		Faecal Coli		Satisfactory.	Unsatisfactory.
	Present.	Absent.	Present.	Absent.	Satisfactory.	Unsatisfactory.

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Beer Glass Swabs.

Colony Count (per glass).	Coliforms		Faecal Coli		Result
	Coliforms		Faecal Coli		Satisfactory.	Unsatisfactory.
	Present.	Absent.	Present.	Absent.	Satisfactory.	Unsatisfactory.

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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.
Premises	M/c line No.	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted	M/c line No.
(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
		Found	Remedied	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.
Nature of Work		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	M/c line No.
(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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I nfectious D isease N otifications, 1941/60

Disease	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	1960

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The following table shows the number vaccinated during the year: —

Age at date of vaccination	Under 1	1	2-4	5-14	15 or over	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 triple—diphtheria—whooping cough—tetanus— antigen):—

	Immunised.	Reinforced.	Total.

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The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at 31st December, 1960: —

Age at 31.12.60, i.e. born in year	Under 1 1960	1 to 4 1959-1956	5 to 9 1955-1951	10 to 14 1950-1946	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 triple—diphtheria—whooping cough—tetanus— antigen):—

	Age at date of final injection (as regards A) or of re-inforcing injection (as regards B)
	Under 1	1	2	3	4	5 to 9	10 to 14	Total

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The school notices also give information of the prevalence of non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken-pox, mumps, etc. The numbers were 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
Year.	Number of Deaths.	Mitcham.	England and Wales.

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T uberculosis During the year 17 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz: —

	Males	Females	Total

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Twenty-three 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

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

STATISTICS

Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions

The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the infant mortality rates for the years 1941-1960 are shown in the following table:—

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.

Infant Mortality During the year 21 deaths were registered of infants under one year of age: —

Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age The following table shows the principal causes of death in the various age groups:—

The following table shows the results of the findings of these inquests: —

Deaths Registered During the Year 1960

Birth Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality and Notifications of Infectious Diseases in the Year 1960

Unsound Food Dealt With

Four samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. The results are tabulated below: —

The results are tabulated below: — T ea C up S wabs.

Beer Glass Swabs.

MEAT INSPECTION Carcases and Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or in Part.

FACTORIES ACT, 1937 I.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):—

2.— Cases in which defects were found: —

3.—Outwork (Sections 110 and 111): —

3. —Outwork (Sections 110 and 111) continued :—

The monthly incidence of infectious disease was: —

I nfectious D isease N otifications, 1941/60

The following table shows the number vaccinated during the year: —

The following figures show the number of children immunised and reinforced during the year (this includes those children who received the triple—diphtheria—whooping cough—tetanus— antigen):—

The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at 31st December, 1960: —

The following figures show the number of children immunised and reinforced during the year (this includes those children who received the triple—diphtheria—whooping cough—tetanus— antigen):—

The school notices also give information of the prevalence of non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken-pox, mumps, etc. The numbers were as follows: —

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

T uberculosis During the year 17 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, viz: —

Twenty-three cases were transferred into the Borough as follows: —

The total number of deaths from tuberculosis was: —

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 death returns and posthumous notifications:—

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