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Carshalton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 64
- Tables
- 66
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1956. ( Based on the Registrar-General's Figures. )
Population. -
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ESTIMATED HOME POPULATION, MID-1956, BY WARDS.
Ward Dwellings at Mid-1956 Estimated population Mid-1956 -
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They were distributed as shewn 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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The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as follows :—
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Out of 725 total births, 552 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes :—
Live Still Total -
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BIRTHS, 1956—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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BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1956.
Year Population (Registrar-General's) Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate -
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1956.
England and Wales Carshalton -
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/56.
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, 1956.
Ward Deaths Death Rate (crude) Mean Age at Death -
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNGS 1934-56.
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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1956.
Ward Cancer Deaths Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population -
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CANCER DEATHS, 1956.
Group Site Affected Male Female Total -
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The death rates from this cause for the last twenty 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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INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
Ward Infant Deaths Rate per 1,000 Live Births -
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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 1956—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 -
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Care of Mothers and Young Children
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Treatment is available for children under 5 at infant welfare clinics and for schoolchildren at school clinics.
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The following summary of the examinations carried out in the Company's own laboratory is supplied by courtesy of the resident analyst.
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 sample showing B. Coli present in 100 ml. of sample Type 1 Total No. Coli-Aero-genes Organisms in 100ml. of sample No. % No. % -
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(a) Physical Examination
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Twelve thousand seven hundred and fifty-one visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:—
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Five hundred and seventeen informal notices were served concerning the following matters:—
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Thirty-six 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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The instances of bug infested dwellings were five only and these were dealt with without recourse to hydrogen cyanide fumigation.
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 Daily Reading Lowest Daily Reading Average Daily Reading Highest Daily Reading Lowest Daily Reading Average Daily Reading -
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The results were as follows with comparable figures for the three preceding years :
May Treatment November Treatment 1953 1954 1955 1956 1953 1954 1955 1956 -
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The following table gives a summary of the registers:
Employees Premises Males Females Total -
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1. I nspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (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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O utwork. (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 prem-mises Notices served Prosecutions (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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Schemes in various stages of preparation were as follows:
Site No. Site Type of Dwelling No. in Contract -
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The dwellings in the ownership of the Council at the year end were as follows:
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The known position in respect of statutory overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:
Ward Dwellings overcrowded at 31/12/55 Dwellings found overcrowded during 1956 Dwellings de-crowded during 1956 Dwellings remaining overcrowded at 31/12/56 Overcrowded cases remedied during 1956 Formal Action Informal Action Total -
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The new cases coming to notice in each of the last 10 years and the known instances of overcrowding at the end of each of those years were as follows:
Year New Cases Cases at Year End Year New Cases Cases at Year End -
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The number of Milk Distributors registered is 19. Designated licences issued during the year were as follows:
Designation Number of Distributors Holding Licences No. of Licences in force on 31/12/56 -
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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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Year No. of samples Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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Article No. Adulterated or otherwise irregular Article No. Aldulter-ated 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 :
lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. -
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INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES AND ACTION TAKEN.
Nature of Business Number of premises Number of premises registered under Section 16 of Food & Drugs Act Number of inspections made Sanitary accommodation Food storage and preparation rooms Accumulations removed Repaired Cleansed and/or decorated Lighting provided Ventilation provided Wash-basins provided Water supply provided Wash your Hands Notices Repaired Cleansed and/or decorated Lighting provided Washing facilities for food and equipment provided First-aid equipment provided Accommodation for clothing provided -
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The number of persons recorded as having received successful vaccination during the year was as follows:
Age at 31st December, 1956 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, 1956 Under 1 yr 1-4 yrs 5-14 yrs 15 yrs & over Total -
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SCARLET FEVER—DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1956.
1956 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East Northwest Central South-East Southwest -
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SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES, 1956.
Ward No. of houses in which occurred Total Houses Total Cases 1 Case 2 Cases 3 Cases 4 Cases -
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During 1956, 977 resident children received a primary course of treatment as follows:
Age at 31/12/56 Under 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years Total -
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The immunisation state of the local child population at 31st December, 1956, was as follows:
Age at 31/12/56 i.e. Born in Year Under 1 1956 1-4 1952-1955 5-9 1947-1951 10-14 1942-1946 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, 1956. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshaltonl
1956 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East Northwest Central South-East Southwest -
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TABLE 13. WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTR1RUTION, 1956. (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
1956 Ward Total St. Helier North St. Helier South St. Helier West North-East Northwest Central South-East South-West -
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Details were as follows:
Sex Age Date of Onset Resultant disability in June, 1957 -
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TABLE 14. CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1956.
Disease Western War Memorial Cuddington 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 Northwest Central South-East Southwest -
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TABLE 16. INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification by Age Groups, 1956. 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, 1956. (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, 1956.
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 17, distributed by age groups as follows :
Age, Years Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1956.
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, 1956.
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 1956 Amount in ins.