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Malden and Coombe 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

Published
1939
Pages
60
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The following table illustrates the growth of the district, and the distribution of the increase during the past 37 years.
    Year.Census Pop. of whole District.Coombe.New MaldeinMaiden.
  • Page 7
    VITAL STATISTICS.
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 7
    Deaths from nuerueral causes:
    'Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
  • Page 8
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 9
    Continued from previous page...
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 9
    DEATHS. AGE GROUPS.
    Under 11-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-8080 & overTotal
  • Page 9
    STATEMENT SHOWING WHERE DEATHS OCCUR RED.
    In District.Kingston County Hospital.Kingston Victoria Hospital.Tolworth Isolation Hospital.London & other 1 Hospitals.Wimbledon Hospital.Other Districts.Total.
  • Page 9
    INFANTILE MORTALITY.
  • Page 10
    CAUSES OF DEATH OP INFANTS UNDEK ONE YEAE OF AGE.
  • Page 10
    SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
    Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
  • Page 10
    WARDS STATISTIC TABLE.
    Wards.Acres.Est. Inhab. Houses Mid-Year 1938.Est. Pop. Mid-Year 1933.Deaths.Infantile Deaths.
  • Page 11
    Table showing rainfall in the district during 1938, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden.
  • Page 12
    SCHOOLS. The children attending the Public Elementary Schools in the district at the beginning of the year (1939) numbered:—
  • Page 12
    The numbers attending each school were as follows:—
    Kingston Vale—Girls.Boys.Total
  • Page 13
    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1938.
    DISEASESAGE GROUPS
    TotalsUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65Over 65
  • Page 16
    The following table shows their record in age groups up to the date of their post-Schick test.
    Age last BirthdayNumber completing injections . T.A.M.Number Schick tested only.Number failing to complete injections.Number tailing final Schick test.Number Schick POSITIVE after six months.Per cent. Schick Negative after six months.
  • Page 20
    CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    England and Wales.Administrative County of Surrey.Borough of Maiden & Coombe.
  • Page 20
    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 21
    The following table shows the case rate and the death rate from tuberculosis during the past 18 years:—
    Year.Population.Cases Notified.Rate per 1,000 population.Deaths.Rate per 1,000 population.
  • Page 22
    At the end of the year the following number of cases was shown to be suffering from the disease and living in the district, an increase of twenty-three cases compared with the previous year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 23
    CASES OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
  • Page 24
    THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF INFECTION RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    193319341935193619371938
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the number of examinations during the past year:—
    Disease.Totals.
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 28
    The following is a statement regarding the afternoon and evening meetings.
    Evening Lecture.ATTENDANCES
    Afternoon.Evening.
  • Page 39
    By the courtesy of the County Medical Officer of Health a return of samples analysed during the year is given herewith.
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.Prosecutions.Convictions.
  • Page 45
    During the year the following number of houses were found to be infested with bed bugs:—
    Infested.Disinfeated.
  • Page 52
    FACTORIES INSPECTIONS.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers. Prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 53
    DEFECTS FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    Number of DcfectsNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)