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Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 72
- Tables
- 49
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1954. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
Population. Registrar-General's Estimate 61,610 Births. Males. Females. T otal. -
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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1954. BY WARDS.
Ward. Houses at Mid-1954 Estimated population Mid-1954 -
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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 836 total births, 653 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:
Live. Still. Total. -
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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1954, 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, 1922-1954.
Year. Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate. Death Rate. Infant Mortality Rate. Maternal Mortality Rate. -
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TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS — 1954.
England and Wales Carshalton -
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/54
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, 1954.
Ward Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at Death -
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1954
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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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 DURING THE YEAR 1954. 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 7. INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
Ward. Infant Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. -
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TABLE 8— CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1954—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. 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) No. and % of samples showing B. Coli present in 100 ml. of sample Type 1 Total No. Coli-Aerogenes Organisms in 100 ml. of sample No. % No. % -
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During the year, one lot of bedding was destroyed and 86 premises were treated for the destruction of vermin and insect pests as follows:
Property Treated by C.U.D.C. Property Treated Total Infestation C.U.D.C. Property S.C.C. Property Privately Owned Property By L.C.C. By Owners -
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The following is a summary of the readings obtained: Deposit Ganges
Total Solids. Tons per sq. mile Gauge Total Rainfall (in inches) Highest Monthly Reading Lowest Monthly Reading Average Monthly Reading -
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Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide ( Calculated in parts per 100 million )
All Days Weekdays (Mon.-Fri.) Weekends[] (Sat. & Sun.) Average Maximum Total S02 Total S02 -
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With regard to sewers, two maintenance treatments were carried out, one in May and the other in November. The results are shown in the following table, together with those for the three previous years:
May Treatment November Treatment 1951 1952 1953 1954 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers 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 on Register Number of 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.")
Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Premises Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Outwork (Section 110 and 111)
Section 110 Section 111 Nature of Works 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, the following schemes were in various stages of preparation:
Site No. Site Type of Dwelling No. in Contract -
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The known position with regard to statutory overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:
Ward Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.53 Dwellings found overcrowded during 1954 Dwellings de-crowded during 1954 Dwellings remaining over crowded at 31.12.54 Overcrowded cases remedied during 1954 Formal Action Informal Action Total -
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Milk Distributors The number of registered Milk Distributors is 22. The designated licences issued during the year were as follows:
Designation. Number of Distributors holding Licences No. of Licences in Force on 31/12/54. -
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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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Ice Cream The steady improvement in the bacterial purity of ice cream sold in the district was maintained, as the following table, showing the results of the tests made during the year and those of preceding years, indicates:
Year No. of Samples Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938 The following 344 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst with the following results:
Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular -
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Inspection of Food 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:
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 1954 was as follows:—
Age at 31st Dec., 1954 Under lyr. 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15 yrs. & over. Total. -
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TABLE 10 SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1954
1954 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, 1954
Ward No. of houses in which occurred Total Houses Total Cases 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases -
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Age at 31.12.54 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, 1954, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that dale (i.e. at any time since 1.1.40)
Age at 31.12.54 i.e. Born in Year Under 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 Under 15 Total 1954 1953-1950 1949-1945 1944-1940 -
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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, 1954 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1954 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East North- West Cen-tral South-East South-West -
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TABLE 13 WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION 1954 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1954 Ward Total St. Heliei North St. Heliei South St. Helier West North-East North-West Central South-East South-West -
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TABLE 14 CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS, 1954
Disease Cuddington Bletchingley Wandle V allev Queen Mary's St. Helier 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, 1954 (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 QF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1954 (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, 1954
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 15, 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 14, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1954.
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. New Cases, Age and Sex Distribution and Manner ok Admission to Register, 1954.
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. -
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The following rainfall was recorded at the Council's Pumping Station in Buckhurst Avenue.
Rainfall 1954 Amount in ins.