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Carshalton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 60
- Tables
- 47
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1951 (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)
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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1951, BY WARDS.
Ward. Houses at Mid-1951 Estimated population Mid-1951 -
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They were distributed as shown in the following table:—
Ward Live Births Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Stillbirths Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births -
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Out of 781 total births, 557 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes :—
Live Still Total -
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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1951, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.
Ward Born in District Born Outside District Grand Total In Hospitals and Nursing Homes In Private Houses Total In Hospitals and Nursing Homes In Private Houses Total -
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TABLE 3. BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1951.
Year Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate -
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TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1951.
England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,00C to 50,000 at 1931 Census) . London Administrative County Carshalton -
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/51.
Year Crude Death Rate (Civilian) per 1,000 population Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1,000 total births England and Wales Carshalton England and Wales Carshalton England and Wales Carshalton -
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WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1951.
Ward Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at death -
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1951.
Ward Cancer Deaths Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population -
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TABLE 5.
Group Site Affected Male Female Total -
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TABLE 6. INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
Ward Infant Deaths Rate per 1,000 Live Births -
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TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1951. 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 -
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TABLE 8—CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1951. 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 -
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Treatment is available for children under 5 at infant welfare clinics and for school children at school clinics.
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The following is a summary of the results of the tests carried out by the Company and are supplied by courtesy of the Engineer and Works Manager.
Sample Total No. of Bacteriological Examinations Total No. of Full Chemical Analyses No. of Tests in which Coli Aerogenes Organisms were present in 100 ml. of Sample (excluding B. Coli 1 & 2) No. of Tests in which B. Coli were present in 100 ml. (Types 1 & 2) Total No. of Tests in which Coli Aerogenes Organisms were present in 100m. of sample No. % No. % -
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The following persons were dealt with at the Cleansing Station during the year:—
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During the year, two lots of verminous bedding were stoved, one lot destroyed and seventy-one premises were treated for the destruction of ve rm in and insect pests as follows:—
Infestation Sprayed by G.U.D.C. Sprayed by L.C.C. Sprayed by Owners G.U.D.G. Property L.C.C. Property Privately Owned Property L.C.C. Property Privately Owned Property -
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With regard to sewers, two maintenance treatments were carried out, one in May and the other in November with the following results:—
May Treatment November Treatment -
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The following table gives a summary of the registers:—
Employees Premises Males Females Total -
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.).
Premises (1) Number on Register (2) Number of Inspections (3) Written Notices (4) Occupiers Prosecuted (5) -
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(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more " cases.")
Premises Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
Nature of Work (1) Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in Aug. list required by Sect. 110(1) (c) (2) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (3) No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (4) No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises (5) Notices served (6) Prosecutions (7) -
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Milk Distributors. The number of Milk Distributors registered is 17. Designate d licences issued during the year were as follows:—
Designation Number of Distributors holding Licences No. of Licences in Force on 31/12/51 -
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Classification of the milk samples and the results of the tests are as follows:—
Designation under which sold No. of Samples Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test Turbidity Test Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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The results of the bacteriological examination of ice cream samples were as follows:—
No. of Samples Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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The following 328 samples were submitted to the public analyst:—
Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular -
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The following quantities of food found to be unsound, diseased or unwholesome and unfit for human food were surrendered and destroyed or so disposed of as to prevent them from being used for human food:—
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TABLE 9. I nspection of F ood P remises and A ction T aken.
Nature of Business. Number of Premises No. Selling Ice Cream Number of Inspections Defective Drainage Remedied Means of hot-water supply provided Ventilation provided Food preparation rooms repaired or cleansed Food storage rooms provided Refuse bins provided Other defective conditions remedied Sinks or wash-basins provided -
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The number of persons successfully treated and recorded under these arrangements during 1951 was as follows :—
Age at 31st December, 1951 Under 1 yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15 yrs. & over Total -
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In addition the following unsuccessful attempts at vaccination were made :—
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TABLE 10. SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1951
1951 Ward St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North West Central South-East South-West Total -
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TABLE 11. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1951.
Ward No. of houses in which occurred Total Houses Total Cases 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases -
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During 1951, 738 residents were immunised as follows :•—
Age at Year End Total Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 -
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The immunisation state of the child population at the end of the year was as follows :—
Age at 31.12.51, i.e., Born in Year Under 1 1951 1 1950 2 1949 3 1948 4 1947 5 to 9 1942/ 46 10 to 14 1937/ 41 Total under 15 -
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The following table shows the estimated percentage of children immunised at each year end since 1935, when the Council's scheme was inaugurated and the incidence of diphtheria in the resident population :—
Year Percentage of Children Immunised Incidence of Diphtheria 0-5 Years 5-15 Years 0—15 Years Cases Attack Rate per 1,000 Population -
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TABLE 12. MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1951. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
1951 Ward St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central South-East South-West Total -
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TABLE 13. WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1951. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
1951 Ward St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North- West Central South-East South-West Total -
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TABLE 14. C ases of N otifiable I nfectious D isease A dmitted to H ospitals, 1951.
Disease Cuddington War Memorial Bletchingley Western Wandle Valley The Grove South Middlesex Queen Mary's Tolworth St. Helier South Western Ottershaw Totals -
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TABLE 15. INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DISTRIBUTION. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
Disease Cases notified Case rate per 1,000 population Deaths Distribution by Wards No. of cases removed to Hospital Percentage of cases removed to Hospital St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central South-East South-West -
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TABLE 16. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. N otification by A ge G roups, 1951. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
Disease Total Cases Notified Total Cases at all Ages Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65 and over -
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TABLE 17. MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1951. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton).
Disease Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total -
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TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. C ases on R egister at 31 st D ecember , 1951.
Ward Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Incidence per 1,000 population Males Females Males Females -
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 26, distributed by age groups as follows :—
Age Years Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males Females Males Females Total -
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The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 21, as follows :— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1951.
Ward Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Death Rate per 1,000 population Mean age at Death Male Female Male Female -
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TABLE 18. TUBERCULOSIS. N ew C ases , A ge and S ex D istribution and M anner Of A dmission T o R egister , 1951.
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-Pulmonary Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.