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Malden and Coombe 1940

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

Published
1941
Pages
28
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    VITAL STATISTICS.
    Total.M.F.
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    Deaths from puerperal causes:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total (Live & Still) Births.
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    Death rates of Infants under one year of age:—
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
    M.F.Total.
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    M.F.Total
  • Page 7
    DEATHS. AGE GROUPS.
    Under 11-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-8080 & overTotal
  • Page 8
    STATEMENT SHOWING WHERE DEATHS OCCURRED.
    In District.Kingston County Hospital.Kingston Victoria Hospital.Tolworth Isolation Hospital.London & other Hospitals.Wimbledon Hospital.Other Districts.Total.
  • Page 8
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of age luring the past five years:—
  • Page 8
    CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
  • Page 8
    SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
    Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
  • Page 9
    RAINFALL. Table showing rainfall in the district during 1940, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden:—
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1940.
    DISEASESAGE GROUPS
    TotalsUnder1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65Over 65
  • Page 12
    CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    England and Wales.Borough of Maiden & Coombe.
  • Page 13
    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 13
    At the end of the year the following number of cases were shown to be suffering from the disease and living in the district, an increase of four cases compared with the previous year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
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    CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITALS OTHER THAN TOLWORTH.
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    NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    193519361937193819391940
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    The following table shows the number of examinations during the past year:—
    Disease.Results.Totals.
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 16
    For the purpose of abating nuisances, destruction of rats, and executing repairs to render houses fit for human habitation, the following notices were served:—
    Preliminary.Formal.
  • Page 17
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following number of rooms were disinfected for the under-mentioned causes:—
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. During the year 114 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 19 were formal and 95 informal samples. They comprised the following:—
    InformalFormal
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    The following foodstuffs were found to be unfit for food and destroyed:—
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    During the year the following number of houses were found to be infested with bed bugs:—
    Infested.Disifested.
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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 instituted
    Found IRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)