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Carshalton 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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- 1956
- Pages
- 72
- Tables
- 58
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1955. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED HOME POPULATION, MID-1955, BY WARDS.
Ward Houses at Mid-1955 Estimated population Mid-1955 -
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From these sources it is known that 778 live births and 14 stillbirths occurred in 1955. 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 792 total births, 600 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:
Live Still Total -
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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1955, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.
Ward Born in District Born outside District Grand Total In Hosp. and Nursing Homes In Private Houses Total In Hosp. and Nursing Homes In Private Houses Total -
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TABLE 3. BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1955.
Year Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate -
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TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1955.
England and Wales Carshalton -
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/55.
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, 1955.
Ward Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at Death -
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1955.
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 Deaths from Tuberculosis Death Rate per 1,000 Population Year Deaths from Tuberculosis 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 1955. Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death.
Cause of Death Under 1 wk 1—2 wks 2—3 wks 3—4 wks Total under 4 wks 4 wks and under 3 mths 3 mths and under 6 mths 6 mths and under 9 mths 9 mths and under 12 mths Total deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE 8—CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR—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. Pns. All Causes 10 9 1 2 — 1 3 1 6 5 8 5 29 17 59 33 65 55 72 101 253 229 482 -
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Investigations were made with regard to 1,208 complaints as follows:
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Thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty-nine visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:
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Three hundred and ninety-six informal notices were served concerning the following matters:
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Sixty formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts :
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:
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Premises. The number of houses treated for bugs and fleas as well as those for insect pests is shown in the following table :
Infestation Property Treated by C.U.D.C. Property Treated Total C.U.D.C. Property S.C.C. Property L.C.C. Property Privately Owned Property By L.C.C. By Owners -
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Deposit Gauges.
Gauge Total Rainfall (in inches) Total Solids. Tons per sq. mile Highest Monthly Reading Lowest Monthly Reading Average Monthly Reading -
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Month Gauge A Gauge B Gauge C Rainfall in ins. Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) Rainfall in ins. Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) Rainfall in ins. Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) -
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Smoke and Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide.
Smoke (Milligrams per 100 cubic metres) s.o.2. (Parts per 100 million) Highest Reading Lowest Reading Average Reading Highest Reading Lowest Reading Average Reading -
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Two maintenance treatments were carried out on the sewers, one in May and the other in November. The results are shown in the following table, together with the three previous years :
May Treatment November Treatment 1952 1953 1954 1955 1952 1953 1954 1955 -
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The following table gives a summary of the registers:
Employees Premises Males Females Total -
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The following tables, set out in the manner prescribed by the Home Office Form 572 (Revised), indicates the inspections made and action taken under the Factories Act. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the 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").
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 Works 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 premmises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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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 31/12/54 Dwellings found overcrowded during 1955 Dwellings decrowded during 1955 Dwellings remaining overcrowded at 31/12/55 Overcrowded cases remedied during 1955 Formal Action Informal Action Total -
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Milk Distributors. The number of registered Milk Distributors is 20. The designated licences issued during the year were as follows :
Designation Number of Distributors Holding Licences No. of Licences in force on 31/12/55 -
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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 high standard of bacterial purity achieved in 1954 was maintained as is shown in the following table, since all samples taken in 1955 were found to be within the two highest grades and the great majority in the first grade.
Year No. of samples Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938 The following 340 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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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 made 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 or persons recorded during the year as having received successful vaccination was as follows :
Age at 31st December, 1955 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, 1955 Under 1 yr 1-4 yrs 5-14 yrs 15 yrs & over Total -
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TABLE 10. SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1955.
1955 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North- East Northwest Central South- East Southwest -
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TABLE 11. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1955.
Ward No. of houses in which occurred Total Houses Total Cases 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases 4 Cases -
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During 1955, 624 resident children received a primary course of treatment as follows:
Age at 31/12/55 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, 1955, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1/1/41).
Age at 31/12/55 i.e. Born in Year Under 1 1955 1-4 1951-1954 5-9 1946-1950 10-14 1941-1945 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, 1955. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1955 Ward St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East Northwest Central South-East Southwest Total -
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TABLE 13. WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1955. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1955 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East Northwest Central South-East Southwest -
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The incidence of poliomyelitis was the highest since the major epidemic of 1947. Twelve cases were notified of which nine were paralytic. Details were as follows :
Sex Age Date of Onset Resultant disability in May, 1956 -
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TABLE 14. CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1955.
Disease Western War Memorial Grove Cuddington Bletchingley Wandle Valley 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, 1955. (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, 1955. (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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The new cases admitted to the tuberculosis register during the year numbered 67, classified as follows :
Males Females -
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TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31st December, 1955.
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 5, distributed by age groups as follows :
Age, Years Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1955.
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 of Admission to Register, 1955.
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 details of the medical findings are supplied by courtesy of the Medical Director of the Unit.
The Assembly Hall Male Female Total -
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The following rainfall was recorded at the Council's Pumping Station in Buckhurst Avenue.
Rainfall 1955 Amount in ins.