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Malden and Coombe 1944

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

Published
1945
Pages
32
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 3
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
    M.F.Total.
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  • Page 4
    DEATHS. AGE GROUPS.
    Under 11-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-8080 & overTotal
  • Page 5
    STATEMENT SHOWING WHERE DEATHS OCCURRED.
    In District.Surrey County HospitalsLondon and other Hospitals.Tolworth Hospital.Other Districts.Total.
  • Page 5
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. Number of deaths occurring in infants under one year of age during the past five years:—
  • Page 5
    CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
  • Page 5
    SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
    Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
  • Page 6
    H.M. Coroner for the district held inquests in seven instances and the following verdicts were returned:—
  • Page 6
    RAINFALL, 1944. Table showing rainfall in the district during 1944, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden:—
    inches
  • Page 7
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case rates for certain Infectious diseases in the Year 1944. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.
    England and . Wales126 C.Bs. and Great Towns Including London148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000— 50,000 1931 CensusLondon Adm. CountyEngland and Wales126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000— 50,000 1931 CensusLondon Adm. County
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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1944.
    DISEASESAGE GROUPS
    TotalsUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65Over 65
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    The following statistics refer to immunisation carried out during the year:—
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    CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    England and Wales.Borough of Maiden & Coomb.
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    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age PeriodNEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratorvRespiratoryNon-Respiratorv
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 13
    Year.Population.Cases notified.Rate per 1,000 populationDeaths.Rate per 1,000 population.
  • 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 a decrease of two cases compared with the previous year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 13
    CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
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    NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    193919401941194219431944
  • Page 14
    The following table shows the number of pathological examinations during the past year:—
    Type of Specimen.Results.Totals.
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 18
    For the purpose of abating nuisances or executing repairs to houses the following notices were served:—
    Preliminary.Formal.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. During the year 110 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:—
    ARTICLES.ANALYSED.Adulterated or below standard.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed or handed over for salvage:—
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    ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. During the year the following number of houses were found to be infested with bed bugs:—
    Infested.Disinfested.