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Carshalton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 66
- Tables
- 49
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1953. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1953, BY WARDS.
Ward. Houses at Mid-1953. Estimated population Mid-1953. -
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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 833 total births, 666 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:
Live. Still. Total. -
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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1953, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.
Born in District. Born Outside District. Ward. In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. In Private Houses. Total. In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. In Private Houses. Total. Grand Total. -
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TABLE 3. BIRTH AMD DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1953.
Year. Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate. Death Rate. Infant Mortality Rate. Maternal Mortality Rate. -
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TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1953
England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London 160 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census) London Administrative County Carshalton -
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/53
Crude Death Rate (Civilian) per 1,000 population. Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births. Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1,000 total births Year. England and Wales. Carshalton. England and Wales. Carshalton. England and Wales. Carshalton. -
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WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1953.
Ward Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at Death -
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1953
Ward Cancer Deaths Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population -
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The classification of the cancer deaths by sites affected is given in Table 5. TABLE 5
Group Site Affected Male Female Total -
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Mortality from tuberculosis fell still further during 1953, 13 such deaths being registered. This gives a death rate of 0.21 per thousand population compared with 0.24 in the year before. The death rates from this cause for the last 20 years were as follows:
Year Death Rate per 1,000 Population Year Death Rate per 1,000 Population -
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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 1953. 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 1953—By Age and Sex
No. Causes of Death 0 — i — 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. Prns. -
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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. and % of samples showing Coli-Aerogenes in 100 ml. (excluding B. Coli 1 and 2) No. and % of sample showing B. Coli present in 100 ml. of sample Type 1 and 2 Total No. Coli-Aero-genes Organisms in 100 ml. of sample No. 0/ /o No. % -
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During the year, three lots of verminous bedding were stoved and two lots were destroyed and fifty-two premises were treated for the destruction of vermin and insect pests as follows:
Infestation Property Treated by C.U.D.C. Property Treated Total C.U.D.C. Property S.C.C. Property Privately Owned Property By L.C.C. By Owners -
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The results are shown in the following table, together with those of the three previous years:
May Treatment October/November Treatment 1950 1951 1952 1953 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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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 Number of Number on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2. Cases in which Defects were found— (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 Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in Aug. list required by Sect. 110(1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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In addition to the new houses and flats completed during the year and in course of erection, work continued or was commenced, on the following schemes:
Site No. Site Type of Dwelling No. in Contract -
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The known position as to overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:
Ward Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.52 Dwellings found overcrowded during 1953 Dwellings de-crowded during 1953 Dwellings remaining over crowded at 31.12.53 Overcrowded cases remedied during 1953 Formal Action Informal Action Total -
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The number of Milk Distributors registered is 22. Designated licences issued during the year were as follows:
Designation. Number of Distributors holding Licences No. of Licences in Force on 31/12/53. -
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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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Eighty-four samples of ice cream were submitted to bacteriological examination and were graded as shown in the following table, which gives the corresponding figures for the preceding six years:
Year No. of Samples Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938 The following 345 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst:
Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular -
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lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. -
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TABLE 9 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES AND ACTION TAKEN
Nature of Business Number of Premises Number registered Section 14 Food and Drugs Act Number registered Section 34 Food and Drugs Act Number of Inspections W.C. accommodation repaired or cleansed Means of hot water supply provided Food preparation rooms repaired or cleansed Food storage rooms repaired or cleansed Sinks or wash basins provided Other defective conditions remedied -
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The number of persons successfully treated and recorded under these arrangements during 1953 was as follows:—
Age at 31st Dec., 1953 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:
Age at 31st December, 1953 Under lyr. 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15 yrs. & over. Total. -
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TABLE 10 SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES,. 1953
1953 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central South-East South-West -
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TABLE 11 SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1953
Ward No. of houses in which occurred Total Houses Total Cases 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases -
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Age at 31.12.53 Under 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years Total -
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Number of Children at 31st December, 1953, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1.1.39)
Age at 31.12.53 i.e. Born in Year Under 1 1953 1-4 1952-1949 5-9 1948-1944 10-14 1943-1939 Under 15 Total -
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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, 1953 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1953 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central South-East South-West -
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TABLE 13 WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1953 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1953 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Ilelier South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central outh-East South-West -
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Poliomyelitis Nine cases of poliomyelitis were reported during the year, seven of them during July and August. Five showed evidence of paralysis and three were non-paralytic. Details are as follows:
Sex Age Date of Onset Resultant Disability (July, 1954) -
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TABLE 14 CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS, 1953
Disease Cuddington Bletchingley Western Wandle Valley The Grove Queen Mary's St. Helier Waddon Park War Memorial 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 Notification by Age Groups, 1953 (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 35-5 45-65 65 and over -
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TABLE 17 MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953 (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 Cases on Register at 31st December, 1953
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 21, distributed by age groups as follows:
Age, Years. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Males. Females. Males. Females. -
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The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 13, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1953.
Ward. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Death Rate per 1,000 population. Mean age at Death. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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The following details of its activities and findings are supplied through the courtesy of the Medical Director of the Unit:
Male Female -
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TABLE 18. TUBERCULOSIS. N ew C ases , A ge and Sex D istribution and M anner of A dmission to R egister , 1953.
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. Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.