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Malden and Coombe 1939

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

Published
1940
Pages
28
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
    M.F.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 6
    DEATHS. AGE GROUPS.
    Under 11-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-8080 & overTotal
  • Page 6
    STATEMENT SHOWING WHERE DEATHS OCCURRED.
    In District.Kingston County Hospital.Kingston Victoria Hospital.Tolworth Isolation Hospital.London & other HospitalsWimbledon . Hospital.Other Districts.Total.
  • Page 7
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of age during the past five years: —
  • Page 7
    CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
  • Page 7
    SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
    Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
  • Page 8
    RAINFALL. Table showing rainfall in the district during 1939, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Malden:—
  • Page 9
    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1939.
    AGE GROUPS
    diseasesTotalsUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65Over 65
  • Page 9
    NOTIFICATIOIN OF INFECTIOUS DIEASE, 1939
    WARDS
    DISEASESTotalsCoombeDickerageMountWARDS CambridgeNorbiton ParkCentralBurlingtonMaldenSt. James
  • Page 11
    CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    England and Wales.Borough of Malden & Coombe.
  • Page 11
    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
    Respiratory Male FemaleNon-Respiratory Male FemaleRespiratory Male FemaleNon-Respiratory Male Female
  • Page 12
    The previous year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 12
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
  • Page 13
    THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    193419351936193719381939
  • Page 13
    The following table shows the number of examinations during the past year:—
    Disease.Results.
    Positive.Negative.Totals.
  • Page 15
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following number of rooms were disinfected for the under-mentioned causes:—
  • Page 15
    AMBULANCE SERVICE. Up to July 3rd, 235 cases were dealt with as follows:—
  • Page 18
    The Food and Drugs Acts were administered by the County Council up to the 1st October and by courtesy of the County Medical Officer of Health a return of samples analysed during the nine months is given herewith.
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.Prosecutions.Convictions.
  • Page 18
    Since the 1st October, 1939, this Council took over the administration of the new Act and during the 3 months to the end of the year following samples were analysed:—
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or DeterioratedProsecutions.Convictions.
  • Page 19
    The following table gives details of the cases dealt with :—
  • Page 21
    During the year the following number of houses were found to be infested with bed bugs:-
    Infested.Disinfested
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    FACTORIES. INSPECTIONS.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers. Prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    DEFECTS FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    Number of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were in- stituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)