[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Principal Figures for 1953.

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During the year, the Registrar-General published a report on theCensus taken in April, 1951, and the following are extracts from this report: — Population in Wards and Districts.

	Acres	Density per acre	Population
	Acres	Density per acre	Males	Females	Total

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Population in Age Groups.

	Males	Females	Totals

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The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the still-birth rates from 1943 to 1953 were as under:—

	No.	Rate		No.	Rate

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MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1953 numbered 876. The marriage rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.3.

Year.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.

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The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1953:—

	Under 1 year	1—	5—	15—	25—	45—	65—	75 +	Total

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Average Age at Death.

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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea during 1953. The following table is compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General:—

Causes of Death.	Sex.	All Ages.	0–	1–	5–	15–	25–	45–	65–	75–

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Causes of Death, 1953–(contd.).

Causes of Death.	Sex.	All Ages.	0–	1–	5–	15–	25–	45–	65–	75–

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The following table sets out the causes of death in detail. Infant Mortality, 1953. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH	AGE PERIODS
	Under 24 hours.		1-7 days.		Weeks.						Total under 4 weeks		Months.								Total deaths under 1 year		Percent age of Total
	Under 24 hours.		1-7 days.		1-2		2-3		3 4		Total under 4 weeks		1-3		3-6		6-9		9-12		Total deaths under 1 year		Percent age of Total

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Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1948 to 1953.

Year	Under 24 hours	1 to 7 days	1 to 4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths

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Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc. (Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns.)

Year	Population	Live Birth Rate	Death Rate	Maternal Death Rate	Infant Mortality Rate

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The following table shows the number (corrected) of cases notified during 1953 and, for the purpose of comparison, the average number of cases notified annually in the five years, 1948–1952:–

		Notified	Average
		1953	1948/52/

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Analysis of Cases (after Correction of Diagnosis) of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1953.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in Battersea, at Ages (Years).
Notifiable Disease.	0—	1—	3—	5—	10—	15—	25—	35—	45—	65 & over	Total

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The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 50 years ended 1950 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951, 1952 and 1953 are given in the following table: —

Years		Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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Tuberculosis, 1953. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.

	PULMONARY			NON-PULMONARY			GRAND TOTAL
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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Tuberculosis, 1953. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.

pulmonary			non-pulmonary
Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males

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Formal Notifications, 1953.

Age Periods		Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
Age Periods		0–		1–	2–	5–	10–	15–	20–	25–	35–	45–	55–	65–	75–	Total (all ages)

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The bacteriological examination of clinical material (with the exception of sputum which is dealt with at the Chest Clinic) and foodstuffs suspected as being the cause of food poisoning was carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service, 134 Denmark Hill, S.E.5, until the 20th September, and after that date by the same Service at their laboratory at County Hall, Westminster Bridge, S.E.I. No charge is made to the Council for these examinations. During the year 209 examinations were made as follows:—

Description	Disease	Number of Specimens or Food Sample	Positive Results

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The following gives the comparative average death rates from cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901.

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Sanitary Operations.

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Protection of Food Supply.

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Factories, Workshops and Shops.

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	Cases	Page No

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The following table shows the prevalence of rats and mice in the Borough for the year:—

Property	Infested by Rats		Seriously infested by Mice
Property	Major	Minor	Seriously infested by Mice

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(a) Dairies where loose milk is sold, and both the premises and the occupier are registered:-

	Retail	Wholesale	total

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(b) Milkshops, where milk is sold only in sealed containers, and only the occupier is registered as a distributor:—

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(c) " Out-of-Borough " registrations (i.e., persons selling milk in Battersea from premises in other boroughs):—

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The number of licences issued by the Council for 1953 was as follows:-

	Full	Supplementary

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The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1950 and in 1951, 1952 and 1953 are given in the following table:—

Year	Formal samples (per cent.)	Informal samples (per cent.)

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The milk fat content of the 17 samples of "Channel Island" or "South Devon" milk ranged as under:—

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The remaining 83 samples (of ordinary milk) were all reported as genuine and their average composition was as follows:—

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In the five years 1948-52 and in 1953 the percentage of adulterated samples of milk was as under:—

Year	Samples taken	Adulterated
Year	Samples taken	No.	Percentage

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The following tables give details of the articles of food of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.

Nature of Sample	Examined			Adulterated
Nature of Sample	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total

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Nature of Sample	Examined			Adulterated
	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total

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Drugs. The following table gives details of the drugs of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis:—

Nature of Sample	Examined			Adulterated
Nature of Sample	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total

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Heat Treated Milk. Samples of pasteurised and sterilised milk are taken at regular intervals for submission to the Public Analyst for the prescribed tests, and during the year samples as under were taken with the results set out:—

	Phosphatase		Methylene Blue
	Satisfactory	Failed	Satisfactory	Failed

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The samples were, as a result of the test, placed in the following grades: —

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Housing. Provision of New Accommodation. During the year 1953 construction of the following 464 new houses flats was completed:—

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Construction of the following new houses and flats was in progress at the end of the year:—

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Statistics for the Year ended 31st December, 1953.

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The following table gives the number of factories on the register at the end of the year, with the number of inspections, defects found, and action taken. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted

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2.—CASES in which DEFECTS were Found.

	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
Particulars			Referred
Particulars	Found	Remedied	To h.m. Inspector	By h.m. Inspector

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The following table shows the factories in the Borough, classified according to the trades carried on. Factories Classified according to Trades.

Trade	Mechanical	Factories	Non-Mechanical Factories
Trade	At 1 Jan.	At 31 Dec.	At 1 Jan.	At 31 Dec.

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The following table gives details of the outworkers' premises:-

	Number on Register
Trade	Premises	Workrooms	Persons employed

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The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was begun:- Number of Baths, &c.

Year		Adults	Children	*Expenditure	*Amount Contributed

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Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1953, are set out in the following table. Battersea Mortuary, 1953.

	Details of Bodies received	Usual place of residence				Total
	Details of Bodies received	Battersea	Wandsworth	Elsewhere	Residence unknown	Total

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Principal Figures for 1953.

During the year, the Registrar-General published a report on theCensus taken in April, 1951, and the following are extracts from this report: — Population in Wards and Districts.

Population in Age Groups.

The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the still-birth rates from 1943 to 1953 were as under:—

MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1953 numbered 876. The marriage rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 15.3.

The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1953:—

Average Age at Death.

Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea during 1953. The following table is compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General:—

Causes of Death, 1953–(contd.).

The following table sets out the causes of death in detail. Infant Mortality, 1953. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1948 to 1953.

Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc. (Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns.)

The following table shows the number (corrected) of cases notified during 1953 and, for the purpose of comparison, the average number of cases notified annually in the five years, 1948–1952:–

Analysis of Cases (after Correction of Diagnosis) of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1953.

The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 50 years ended 1950 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951, 1952 and 1953 are given in the following table: —

Tuberculosis, 1953. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.

Tuberculosis, 1953. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.

Formal Notifications, 1953.

The following gives the comparative average death rates from cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901.

Sanitary Operations.

Protection of Food Supply.

Factories, Workshops and Shops.

The following table shows the prevalence of rats and mice in the Borough for the year:—

(a) Dairies where loose milk is sold, and both the premises and the occupier are registered:-

(b) Milkshops, where milk is sold only in sealed containers, and only the occupier is registered as a distributor:—

(c) " Out-of-Borough " registrations (i.e., persons selling milk in Battersea from premises in other boroughs):—

The number of licences issued by the Council for 1953 was as follows:-

The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1950 and in 1951, 1952 and 1953 are given in the following table:—

The milk fat content of the 17 samples of "Channel Island" or "South Devon" milk ranged as under:—

The remaining 83 samples (of ordinary milk) were all reported as genuine and their average composition was as follows:—

In the five years 1948-52 and in 1953 the percentage of adulterated samples of milk was as under:—

The following tables give details of the articles of food of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis.

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Drugs. The following table gives details of the drugs of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis:—

Heat Treated Milk. Samples of pasteurised and sterilised milk are taken at regular intervals for submission to the Public Analyst for the prescribed tests, and during the year samples as under were taken with the results set out:—

The samples were, as a result of the test, placed in the following grades: —

Housing. Provision of New Accommodation. During the year 1953 construction of the following 464 new houses flats was completed:—

Construction of the following new houses and flats was in progress at the end of the year:—

Statistics for the Year ended 31st December, 1953.

The following table gives the number of factories on the register at the end of the year, with the number of inspections, defects found, and action taken. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health.

2.—CASES in which DEFECTS were Found.

The following table shows the factories in the Borough, classified according to the trades carried on. Factories Classified according to Trades.

The following table gives details of the outworkers' premises:-

The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was begun:- Number of Baths, &amp;c.

Coroner's Court and Mortuary. Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1953, are set out in the following table. Battersea Mortuary, 1953.

The following table shows the numbers of persons cleansed and treated at the Personal Cleansing Station and the expenditure incurred since 1906, the year in which the cleansing of verminous persons was begun:- Number of Baths, &c.