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Carshalton 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

Published
1947
Pages
78
Tables
49

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49 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1946. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).
  • 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-1946, BY WARDS.
    Ward.Houses at Mid-1946.Estimated population Mid-1946.
  • Page 11
    They were distributed as shown in the following table :—
    Ward.Live Births.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Still Births.Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births.
  • Page 12
    Of the 1,127 births (live and still), 670 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes :—
    Live.Still.Total.
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1946, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.
    Ward.Born in District.Born Outside District.Total.
    In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.
  • Page 13
    TABLE 3, BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1046.
    Year.Population (RegistrarGeneral's)Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infant Mortality Rate.Maternal Mortality Rate.
  • Page 14
    TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS— 1946.
    England and Wales.126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.Carshalton.
  • Page 15
    COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1937—16.
    Death Rate per 1,000 population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births.Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1.000 total births.
    Year.Carshalton.England and Wales.Carshalton.England and Wales.Carshalton.England and Wales.
  • Page 15
    WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH 1946.
    Deaths.Death Rate (crude).Mean Age at death.
  • Page 16
    CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1946.
    Ward.Cancer Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population.
  • Page 16
    The classification of cancer deaths by sites affected is given in Table 5. TABLE 5.
    Group.Site Affected.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 17
    Mortality from all forms of tuberculosis during the last twenty years was as follows :—
    Year.Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Year.Death Rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 18
    TABLE 6 INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
    Ward.Infant Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
  • Page 19
    TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1946. Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 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 20
    TABLE 8.—CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1946. B y A oe and S ex.
    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.Psns
  • Page 21
    in respect of the work of this Association during 1946 is supplied by courtesy of the Honorary Secretary:—
    Cases Attended.Visits Paid.
  • Page 23
    TABLE 9. TASKS ADMITTED FROM CARSHALTON TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL from 1st January to 31st December, 1946.
    Disease.Cases.Died.p
  • Page 27
    TABLE 10. ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY CLINICS—1946.
    Centre.No. on Register.AttendancesSessions.Average attendance per Session.
    PrimaryTotal.
  • Page 28
    TABLE 11. ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CONSULTATION CLINICS, 1946.
    Centre.Years.Number who attended during year.New Cases to the Centres.Number on register at year end.Attendances.Number of Sessions.Average Attendance per Session.
    Primary.Total.
  • Page 30
    TABLE 12. DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1946.
    Defect.Recommended forNumber which received treatment by
    Observation.Treatment.Own Dr.Hospital.At Home by AdviceClinic.Total.
  • Page 31
    TABLE 13. ATTENDANCES AT SPECIAL TODDLER (2-5 YEARS) CLINICS, 1046.
    Centre.No. of routine medical examinations.Reinspection.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, 1046. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler).
    Year.Number who attended during the year.New eases to the Centres.Attendances.Sessions.Average attendance per Session
    Primary.Total.
  • Page 32
    Dental Scheme. Dental treatment for mothers and children is provided at dental clinics held at the Rochester Road centre and attended by a part-time dental surgeon. The work performed by this service during the year is indicated by the following information. DENTAL SCHEME—TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1946.
    Temporary Teeth.Permanent Teeth.Dentures Supplies.
    Extracted.Filled.Extracted.Filled.Full.Partial.
  • Page 33
    Attendances at the Dental Clinics were as follows:— DENTAL SCHEME—ATTENDANCES, 1946.
    Centre Referred from.No. Treated.No. of attendances.
  • Page 45
    The following cases were dealt with at the Council's Station during the year:—
    Families.Persons.Attendances.
  • Page 46
    The infested premises were classified as follows:—
    Rats.Mice.Total.
  • Page 49
    In addition to the 103 temporary bungalows completed, work was commenced during the year on contracts for the erection of 162 permanent houses at the following sites:—
    Site No.Site.Type of House.No.
  • Page 49
    In addition, the following schemes for a further 220 houses were in course of preparation or under consideration:—
    Site NoSite.Type of Dwellings.No.
  • Page 51
    During the year 196 new cases of overcrowding were found and 76 were remedied, leaving 208 dwellings known to be overcrowded w ith 1,528 equivalent adults in occupation still to be decrowded at the year end. Details are as follows:—
    Overcrowded at 31.12.45.Dwellings found overcrowded during 1946.Houses de-crowded during 1946.Remaining overcrowded at 31.12.46.Increase during year 1946.
  • Page 52
    The history of known overcrowding since the survey of 1936 is indicated by the following:—
    Ward.House s overcrowded at Survey 1936.Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.46Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.46Houses remaining overcrowded at 31.12.46Overcrowded cases remedied during 1946.
    Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 54
    The number of samples of milk submitted for bacteriological examination was 202. The results were as follows :—
    Designation under which sold.No. of Samples.Methylene Blue Test.Phosphatase Test.Coliform Bacillus Test.
    Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 55
    The following list indicates the number and nature of the food and drugs sampled during the year:—
    Article.No.Adulterated or otherwise irregular.Article.No.Adulterated or otherwise irregular.
  • Page 57
    The following articles of food found to be unsound, diseased or unwholesome and unfit for human food, were surrendered and either destroyed or taken charge of by the Ministry of Food Salvage Department, or so disposed of as to prevent them from being used for human food:—
  • Page 59
    SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1940. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1940.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.NorthEastNorthWest.Central.SouthEast.SouthWest.
  • Page 60
    TABLE 16. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1946.
    Ward.No. of houses in which occurred.Total Houses.• Total Cases.
    1 Case.2 Cases.3 Cases.
  • Page 60
    The incidence of diphtheria among the resident population since 1934 was as follows:
    YearCasesIncidence per 1,000YearCasesIncidence per 1,000
  • Page 61
    DIPHTHERIA—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1946. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1946.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.NorthEast.NorthWest.Central.SouthEast.SouthWest.
  • Page 63
    During the year a further 1,023 residents were immunised as follows:—
    Age at Year End.Total.
    Under 11-22-33-44-55-1010-15
  • Page 63
    Number of Children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1946.
    Age at 31.12.46, i.e., Born in YearUnder 1 1946.1 1945.2 1944.3 194'!.4 1942.5 to 9 1937/ 41.10 to 14 1932/ 36.Total under 15
  • Page 64
    MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1940 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1946.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier N'orth.St. Helier South.St. Helier Wesf.North EastNorthWest.Central.SouthEast.SouthWest.
  • Page 65
    WHOOPING COUGH -WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1916. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    1946.Ward.Total.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.NorthEast.NorthWest.Central.SouthEast.SouthWest.
  • Page 67
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DIS TRIBUTION. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    Disease.Cases notified.Case rate per 1,000 population.DeathsDistribution bv Wards.No. of cases removed to Hospital.Percentage of cases removed to Hospital.
    St. Helier North.St. Helier South.St. Helier West.NorthEast.NorthWest.Central.SouthEast.SouthWest.
  • Page 68
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notification by Age Groups, 1946. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Total Cases at all Ages
    Under 1 year1-22-3344-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 69
    MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1946. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton.)
    Disease.Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 70
    Cases on Register at 31st December, 1040.
    Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.TotalIncidence per 1,000 population.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 71
    The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 31, distributed by age groups as follows:
    Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 71
    DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1946.
    Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Mean age at Death.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 72
    TABLE 23. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases, Age and Sex Distribution and Manner of Admission to Register, 1946.
    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-PulmonaryPulmonary .Non-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.