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Surbiton 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

Published
1927
Pages
44
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    2.—EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    BirthsTotalM.F.
  • Page 7
    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1926.
    (Civilians only).Male.Female.
  • Page 8
    The various rates compared with those for England and Wales (Smaller Towns) are given in the table below : —
    Per 1,000 Living.Per 1,000 Births.
    Births.Deaths.Diarrhoea under 2 years.Under 1 year.
  • Page 9
    3.—NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
  • Page 10
    Notifications of Pneumonia show a slight increase and the number of deaths from this complaint is high, but not quite so high as last year.
    TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED.TOTAL DEATHS.
    AT AGES.AT AGES
    Under 1 Year.1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and overUnder 1 Year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515 - 2020 - 3535-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 11
    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Age-Periods.NEW CASES.DEATHS.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 11
    Of the total number of deaths from Tuberculosis 41% were of cases for which no notifications had been received.
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.ln Hospital.
  • Page 12
    Case rate of attack per 1,000 of the population of certain infectious diseases in this district and in England and Wales.
    Disease.Case rate ??? 1,000 living
    Surbiton.England and Wales.
  • Page 15
    During the year the following examinations were carried out: —
    Disease Suspected.Nature of Specimen.Result.TOTAL.
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 18
    The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district are administered by an Inspector acting under the direction of the Surrey County Council, who has kindly furnished the following particulars for 1926: —
    ARTICLES.ANALYSED.ADULTERATED OR DETERIORATED.PROSECUTIONS.CONVICTIONS.
    FormalID-formalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 18
    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 19
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 20
    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers premises.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SEC. 108.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occu-piers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.InstancesNotices servedProsecutions
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    ListsOutworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    ContractusWorkmen.ContractusWorkmen.
  • Page 21
    4 —REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the Year.Number.
  • Page 21
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 22
    COMPLAINTS. During the year, one hundred and eighty-five complaints were received with respect to the following matters, viz:—
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    The following table shows the number and nature of such inspections:—
  • Page 26
    The following table contains particulars of such proceedings: —
    No.Nature of Offence.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 33
    The businesses carried on at the respective premises are as follows:—
  • Page 36
    The following is a summary of the Bacteriologist's reports:—
    No. of Sample.Temperature on arrival at Laboratory.Number of Bacteria per 1 cubic centimetre.Presence of Bacillus Coli. in 48 hours and 3 days.
  • Page 37
    The following foodstuffs found to be unfit for human food were surrendered by the owners, and subsequently destroyed:—
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  • Page 39
    tion Hospital for steam disinfection under the superintendence of the Hospital staff:—