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Carshalton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

Published
1946
Pages
80
Tables
40

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40 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1945. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).
    Population.
  • Page 10
    Other Relief: Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary assistance on:—
    Men.Women.Children.Total.
  • Page 11
    TABLE 1 ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1945, BY WARDS.
    Ward.Houses at Mid-1945.Estimated Population Mid-1945.
  • Page 11
    The North-East Ward has the highest and the South-West the lowest birth rate.
    Ward.Live Births.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Still Births.Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births.
  • Page 12
    Of the 875 births, 528 occurred in the following hospitals and nursing homes: —
    Live.Still.Total.
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1945, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.
    Ward.Born in District.Born Outside District.
    In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.Total.
  • Page 13
    TABLE 3. BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922—1945.
    Year.Population (Registrar-General's).Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infant Mortality Rate.Maternal Mortality Rate.
  • Page 14
    TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1945.
    England and Wales.126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.Carshalton.
  • Page 15
    WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1945.
    'Deaths.Death Rate (crude).Mean Age at death.
  • Page 15
    CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1945.
    Ward.Cancer Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population.
  • Page 16
    TABLE 5.
    Group.Site Affected.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 18
    TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1945. Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 19
    TABLE 8. CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1945. HY AGE AND SEX.
    No.Causes of Death.0—1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—All Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Persons
    All Causes ...10111—21654721124415381963455586244201445
  • Page 20
    TABLE 8— Continued. CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1944. BY AGE AND SEX.
    No.Causes of Death.0—1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—All Ages.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Persons
    All Causes10111—21654721124415381963455586244201445
  • Page 23
    TABLE 9. CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD. List of Admissions to Cuddington Hospital from 1st January to 31st December, 1945.
    Disease.Banstead.Carshalton.Epsom and Ewell.Leatherhead.button and Cheam.H.M. Forces.Others.Total.
    No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.No.Died.
  • Page 24
    CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD. Patients in other Hospitals from 1st January to 31st December, 1945.
    Disease.Ban-stead No. Died.Carshalton No. Died.Epsom and Ewell No. Died.Leather- head No. Died.Sutton and Cheam No. Died.Total No. Died.
  • Page 27
    TABLE 10. ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY CLINICS—1945.
    CENTRE.No. on Register.Attendances.Sessions.Average attendance per Session.
    *Primary.Total.
  • Page 28
    TABLE 11. ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CONSULTATION CLINICS, 1945.
    Centre.Years.Number who attended during Year.New Cases to the Centres.Number on Register at Year End.Attendances.Number of of Sessions.Average Attendance per Session.
    Primary.Total.
  • Page 30
    TABLE 12. DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1915.
    Defect.Recommended forNumber which received Treatment by
    Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by Advice.ClinicTotal.
  • Page 31
    TABLE 13. ATTENDANCES AT SPECIAL TODDLER (2-5 Years) CLINICS, 1945.
    Centre.No. of routine medical examinations.Reinspections.Total attendances.Sessions.Average attendance per Session.Did not attend Infant Consultation Clinic.
    2—3 years.3—4 years.4—5 years.
  • Page 31
    TABLE 14. ATTENDANCES AT ALL INFANT WELFARE CLINICS, 1945. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler.)
    Year.Number who attended during the year.New cases to the Centres.Attendances.Sessions.Average attendance per Session.
    Primary.Total.
  • Page 32
    DENTAL SCHEME—TREATMENT PROVIDED, 19J5.
    Temporary Teeth.Permanent Teeth.Dentures Supplied.
    Extracted.Filled.Extracted.Filled.Full.Partial.
  • Page 33
    Attendances at the Dental Clinics were as follows: — DENTAL SCHEME—ATTENDANCES, 1945.
    Centre Referred from.No. Treated.No. of attendances.
  • Page 50
    During the year 41 new cases of overcrowding were found, and 21 were remedied, leaving 92 dwellings known to be overcrowded with 677 equivalent adults in occupation still to be de-crowded at the year end. Details are as follows : —
    Overcrowded at 31.12.44.Dwellings found overcrowded up to 31.12.45.Houses de-crowded during 1945.Remaining overcrowded at 31.12.45.Decrease during year 1945.
  • Page 50
    The history of known overcrowding since the survey of 1936 is indicated by the following: —
    Ward.Houses overcrowded at Survey.Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.45Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.45Houses remaining overcrowded at-31.12.45Overcrowded cases remedied during 1945.
    Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 53
    Continued from previous page...
    Article.Samples.Reported as
    Formal.Informal.Genuine.Adulterated or otherwise irregular.
  • Page 56
    TABLE 15. SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1945.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.North-East.North-West.Central.South-East.South-West.
  • Page 57
    TABLE 16. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1945.
    Ward.No. of houses in which occurred.Total Houses.Total Cases.
    1 Case.2 Cases.3 Cases.4 Cases.
  • Page 58
    TABLE 17. DIPHTHERIA—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1945.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.North-East.Northwest.Central.South-East.Southwest.
  • Page 58
    TABLE 18. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES, 1945.
    Ward.No. of houses in which occurred.Total Houses.Total Cases.
    1 Case.2 Cases.3 Cases.4 Cases.
  • Page 59
    A further 1,077 children under 15 years of age completed a full course of immunising injections during the year as follows:—
    Age Groups.Total.
    0—55—15
  • Page 59
    The position with regard to immunisation at December 31st, 1945, was as follows:—
    Age Groups.Total.
    Under 55—15
  • Page 60
    TABLE 19. MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1945 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1945.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.North-East.North-West.Central.South-East.Southwest.
  • Page 61
    TABLE 20. WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1945.Ward.Total
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.North-East.North-West.Central.South-East.South- West.
  • Page 63
    TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31st December, 1945.
    Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 64
    TABLE 21. DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1945.
    Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 65
    TABLE 22. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases, Age and Sex Distribution and Manner of Admission to Register, 1945.
    Age Group Years.Primary Notifications "A."Cases transferred from other Districts.Cases brought to notice other than by Notification or Transfer.Total New Cases.
    Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryPulmonary.Non-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 66
    TABLE 23. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—Notifications, Deaths, and Distribution. (excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
    Disease.Cases notified.Case rate per 1000 population.Deaths.Distribution by Wards.No. of cases removed to HospitalPercentage of eases removed to Hospital.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.North EastNorth WestCentralSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 67
    TABEE 24. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notification by Age Groups, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Total Cases at all Ages
    Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 68
    TABLE 25. MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF' INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1945. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    Disease.Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.