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Malden and Coombe 1949

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

Published
1950
Pages
36
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
    M.F.Total
  • Page 4
    AGE GROUPS.
    Under 11-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565-8080 & overTotals
  • Page 4
    STATEMENT SHOWING WHERE DEATHS OCCURRED.
    In District.Kingston Hospital.Other Surrey Hospitals.London and other Hospitals.Tolworth Hospital.Other Districts.
  • Page 5
    SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    Year.Births.Infantile Mortality.Deaths.
  • Page 5
    Table showing rainfall in the district during 1949, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden.
    Inches
  • Page 6
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case rates for certain Infectious diseases in the year 1949. 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
  • Page 7
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1949.
    DISEASESTotalsUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-2525-3535-4545-6565 and over.
  • Page 11
    CASE RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    England and WalesBorough of Maiden and Coombe
  • Page 11
    CASES REMOVED TO TOLWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
  • Page 12
    CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS OTHER THAN TOLWORTH.
  • Page 12
    NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED YEARLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
    194419451946194719481949
  • Page 12
    TUBERCULOSIS, 1949.
    Age PeriodsNEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 13
    The following table shows the trend of tuberculosis since 1938. TUBERCULOSIS 1938 - 1949.
    NEW CASESDEATHS
    YearEstimated PopulationNo.Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 PopulationNo.Non-Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 PopulationNo.Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 PopulationNo.Non-Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 Population
  • Page 17
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following number of rooms were disinfected for the undermentioned causes:—
  • Page 17
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. During the year 147 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. These comprised the following:—
    ARTICLESANALYSEDAdulterated or below standard.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 18
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    ARTICLESANALYSEDAdulterated or below standard.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 20
    During the year the following licences were issued under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders:— Dealers
  • Page 21
    The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed or handed over for salvage
  • Page 23
    One naturally would desire all samples to reach Grades I or II and results of those taken since 1947 when the test was first officially put into operation show progressive improvement as the following table indicates:—
    Total SamplesGradesGradeGrade
    YearTakenI or II.%III.%IV.%
  • Page 24
    ERADICATION OF BED BUGS. During the year the following number of houses were found to be infested with bed bugs:—
    InfestedDisinfested
  • Page 27
    PART I OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS.
    Number on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 28
    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 29
    PART VIII OF THE ACT. OUTWORK.
    No. of out-workers in August list req'd. by Sect. 110(I) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo Of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions