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Chelsea 1961

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961

Published
1961
Author
Weir, J. H.
Pages
82
Tables
49

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49 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS 1961
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    Live Births:TotalMaleFemale
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    Still Births: Total Male Female
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    Infant Deaths (deaths under one year):-
    TotalMaleFemale
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    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS (Continued)
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    Deaths:TotalMaleFemale
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    (Death rate for England and Wales -12.0)
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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1952-1961 (inclusive)
    YearRegistrar-General's Estimate of PopulationBirthsDeathsDeaths under One YearMaternal Deaths
    No.*RateNo.*RateNo.*RateNo.*Rate
  • Page 9
    Averages for the ten years 1952-1961:-
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1961
    Causes of Deathat all agesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1961
    Causes of Deathat all agesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
  • Page 11
    AGE MORTALITY Number of DeathsPercentage of Total Deaths
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    CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS -
    YearMalesFemalesTotalsPercentage of deaths registered
  • Page 12
    The following summary of deaths for England an Wales during each year from 1952 to 1961 has been prepared from inforamtion made available by the Registrar-General:-
    YearENGLAND AND WALES Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus
    Number of Deaths RegisteredIncrease over preceding year
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    INFANT MORTALITY
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 weeks2-4 weeks1-3 monthsTOTAL
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    INFANT MORTALITY RATES ENGLAND AND WALES AND VARIOUS OTHER COUNTRIES Deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births.
    Country1954195519561957195819591960
  • Page 15
    The following table illustrates the progress of cremation in Great Britain over the past twenty years:-
    YearNo. of CrematoriaNo. of CremationsPercentage of total Deaths
  • Page 27
    I am indebted to the Town Clerk for making this statistical information available to me for inclusion in my Report.
    MonthNo. of AccidentsAdultsChildrenTotal
    killedSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredkilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredkilledInjured
  • Page 30
    Resort to legal proceedings was only necessary in the three undermentioned cases :—
    PremisesOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 31
    GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS – DWELLINGS:
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    REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS SUPERVISED INCLUDING. BOTH VOLUNTARY WORK (V) AND WORK AS THE RESULT OF THE-SERVICE OF NOTICE (N) UNDER VARIOUS ACTS.
    CLEANSING AND REDECORATINGV.N.
  • Page 33
    REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS SUPERVISED INCLUDING BOTH VOLUNTARY WORK (V) AND WORK AS THE RESULT OF THE SERVICE OF NOTICE (N) UNDER VARIOUS ACTS.
    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSV.N.
  • Page 34
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
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    The following summary shows the number of cases relieved during the year and the extent of overcrowding in the Borough at 31st December, 1961:-
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    1. INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES. WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which Defects were foundProsecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 43
    OUTWORK Sections 110 and 111
    Nature of WorkNo.of Outworkers in August list as required by Section 110 (l)(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
  • Page 45
    The following summary gives details of the type of businesses receiving the special attention of the Public Health Inspectors :-
  • Page 47
    The incidence of adulteration may be classified as follows:-
    Number of samplesNumber of samples
    examinedadulterated, etc.
  • Page 52
    ArticleNumber examinedNumber adulterated
    InformalFormalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 53
    During the year the following unsound food totalling 1,704 lbs. was surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors:-
    CommodityWeight – 1bs
  • Page 53
    The following samples were submitted during the year :
  • Page 54
    The number of licences granted in accordance with these Regulations for the five year period ending 31st December, was as follows:-
  • Page 55
    Street trading from licensed sites in this Borough is carried out as follows:-
  • Page 55
    In addition, there are 3 stalls which are sited on private forecourts. These are :-
  • Page 57
    Details of work carried out by the Rodent Officers during the year 1961.
    1. Treatment of Business and Private PremisesBusiness PremisesPrivate Premises
  • Page 58
    The Disinfecting Station and Personal Cleansing Centre is situated at 9A, Lots Road. During the year the following work was carried out by the Disinfecting Staff:-
    SCABIESCASES TREATED
  • Page 59
    The following tables show the results obtained from this station during the years:-
    Month 1961Days ExposedRainfall (ins.)Total Deposits for period in tons per mileDeposits per day in tons per sq. mile (av)
    SolubleInsolubleTotalSolubleInsolubleTotal
  • Page 60
    Estimation of Atmospheric Sulphur Milligrams of Sulphur Trioxide per Day.
  • Page 61
    The following table shows the results obtained from this station during the years:-
    VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS – SMOKE AND SO2
    MonthAverage daily total
    Milligrammes per 100 Cubic MetresMicrogrammes per cubic metre
  • Page 63
    The undermentioned diseases are notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health by general practitioners:-
  • Page 64
    NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
    DiseaseUnder 1 year1 and under 5 yrs5 and under 15 yrs15 and under 25 yrs25 and under 45 yrs45 and under 65 yrs65 yrs and overTOTAL
  • Page 65
    SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1957 – 1961 (inclusive)
    Disease19571958195919601961Average for five years
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    FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) AS RETURNED TO REGISTRAR GENERAL.
    First QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth QuarterTotal
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    PARTICULARS OF SINGLE CASES. Agent not identified 1. SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, NOT FOOD-BORNE
    SalmonellaOutbreaksNo. of casesSingle CasesTotal No. of cases (out breaks and single cases)
    FamilyOtheroutbreaks
  • Page 69
    Summary of Notifications during the period from the Ist January, 1961, to the 31s December, 1961.
    Formal Notifications
    AGE PERIODSNumber of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
    0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75+Total (all ages)
  • Page 69
    CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS FOR THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS
    YearPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalNo. of DeathsNumber of Cases on Register at the end of each year.
  • Page 70
    The following statistics relating to the work of the Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary during the past four years have been supplied by the courtesy of the Secretary:-
    1958195919601961
  • Page 71
    No charge is made to the Council for these examinations and during the year made made as follows :-