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Beddington and Wallington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

Published
1938
Pages
68
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    The birth and death rates for the Wards of the Borough are given below: —
    Ward.Population (Estimated).Live births.Birth rate.Deaths.Death rate (crude).
  • Page 14
    Deaths occurring during the year 1937.
    Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 15
    Comparative crude birth rates, death rates, analysis of mortality, maternal death rates and case rates for certain infectious diseases in the year 1937:—
    England and Wales.125 County Boro's and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.Borough of Beddington and Wallington.
  • Page 16
    The following table shows the principal causes of death with the rate per cent, of total deaths; —
    Cause of Death.Number of Deaths.Rate per cent. of Total Deaths.
  • Page 17
    CANCER. The following table gives the ages, sex and localisation of the disease in the 71 cases in which death was attributed to this cause: —
    20-30 years.30-40 years.40-50 years.50-60 years.60-70 years.70-80 years.Over 80.Total.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 18
    The following table, which compares the actual death rate from Cancer in Beddington and Wallington with the corresponding rate for the whole country, shows how great the actual increase has been: —
    Year.Number of Deaths.Death Rate per thousand of population.
    Beddington and Wallington.England and Wales.
  • Page 21
    The following table gives the age and cause of death of each infant who died: —
    No. Age.Cause of Death.
  • Page 22
    There have been no changes in the arrangements for the examination of swabs, sputa and other pathological material:—
    Specimens examined.Totals.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 22
    Subsequent events have shown how wise was this decision, and although the laboratory did not come into operation until the 18th October (before the water-borne Croydon Typhoid outbreak) the following tables of the analyses carried out up to the close of the year are a record of work of the utmost importance in the preservation of the health of the people of Beddington and Wallington:—
    Samples.Outside Laboratories. 1st January to 17th October.M.O.H.'s Laboratory. 18th October to 31st December.
  • Page 27
    Ante-natal and Post-natal Attendances, 1937.
    Council Cases.Nursing Association Cases.Total.
  • Page 28
    The following table shows the attendances for 1937 at the five Centres maintained by the Council:—
    Ban don Hill.Bedding ton.Elm GroveHackbridgeWallington.Totals, 1937.
  • Page 42
    1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary. Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 43
    2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 47
    The following numbers of samples have been collected from this area during the year:—
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.Prosecutions.Convictions.
    Formal.Informal.TotalFormal.Informal.Total
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough in 1937, the number removed to hospital and the number of deaths attributed to these diseases:—
    Disease.Number Notified.Removed to Hospital.Deaths.
  • Page 49
    Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1937.
    Disease.At all ages.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases notified inCases removed to Hospital.Deaths
    At Ages—Years.each Ward.
    Under 1 Year.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.3 and under 4.4 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and over.Beddington. Wallington.
    North.Central.South. North.Central.South.
  • Page 50
    The following table shows the history of infections from the date of the inception of the Urban District until Borough status was attained in the year under review:— Cases of Infectious Disease notified in each year, 1915-1937.
    Disease.1915 (nine mths.)1916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937
  • Page 51
    The monthly incidence of Infectious Disease, 1937. (Excluding Tuberculosis.)
    Disease.Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 54
    The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:— New Cases.
    19331934193519361937
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 54
    The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:— Deaths.
    1933 M. F1934 M. F.1935 M. F.1936 M. F.1937 M. F.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 55
    The following table, compiled from local records, shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the deaths at various age periods:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pul-monary.Pulmonary.Non-Pul-monary.
  • Page 55
    The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows:—
    Beddington.Wallington.
    North.Cent.South.North.Cent.South.
  • Page 57
    WANDLE VALLEY JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD. Cases admitted to the Hospital during 1937.
    Disease.Beddington and Wallington.Coulsdon and Purley.Merton and Morden.Mitcham.
    casesdeathscasesdeathscasesdeathscasesdeaths