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Holborn 1955

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

Published
1956
Pages
57
Tables
53

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53 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    TABLE No. 1 Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough during the last 10 years, and the marriage rates for those years:—
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    Summary of Vital Statistics
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    Hospitals in the Borough
    Name and Address of HospitalTelephone No.Type of HospitalNumber of Beds
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    Registered Live Births
    M.F.TotalRate per 1,000 Estimated PopulationProportion per 1,000 Registered Live Births
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    Registered Still Births
    M.F.TotalRate per 1,000 Live and Still Births
  • Page 13
    Notification of Births The following figures for Holborn for 1955 have been supplied by the Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council:—
    M.F.Total
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    Deaths—All Ages
    M.F.TotalRate per 1,000 Estimated Population
  • Page 13
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Holborn during 1955.
    Age Groups0-11-5-15-25-45-65-75-TOTALS
  • Page 14
    TABLE No. 2 Vital Statistics for the last 30 years
    YearEstimated Mid-Year PopulationNet Registered Live BirthsNet Deaths
    All AgesUnder 1 Year of Age
    NumberRate per 1,000 Est'd. PopulationNumberRate per 1,000 Est'd. PopulationNumberRate per 1,000 net Live Births
  • Page 15
    TABLE No. 3 Causes of, and Ages at, Death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25.
    Causes of DeathNet Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
    Under 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and overTotalsAll ages
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    Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age
    No.HolbornLondonEngland and Wales
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    Rates for preceding 10 years:—
    YearAll infants per 1,000 live birthsLegitimate per 1,000 legitimate per live birthsIllegitimate 1,000 illegitimate live births
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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes (i.e., deaths classed by the Registrar-General to pregnancy or childbirth).
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    Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—
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    TABLE No. 4 Deaths of Infants under one year of age Causes of, and ages at, death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25
    Cause of DeathAGE
    Under 1 Day.1 Day to 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total Under 4 Weeks4 Weeks to 3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Under 1 Year
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    TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25
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    Deaths from Tuberculosis—All Ages
    No. of DeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 estimated population
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    Comparable figures for preceding 10 years:—
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    A Table for the years 1946-1955 giving numbers of Holborn residents in whose cases the underlying cause of death was certified as pulmonary tuberculosis or malignant neoplasm of the lung or bronchus.
    Pulmonary TuberculosisMalignant Neoplasms of Lung or BronchusTotals
    Pulmonary Tu berculosisMalignant Neoplasms of Lung or Bronchus
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    Other Diseases coming to the notice of the Department
    DiseaseNo. of CasesNo. removed to Hospital
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    TABLE No. 6 Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1955. (Corrected) Age Groups
    DiseaseUnder 11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2525—4545—6565& overTotalsTotal
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 23
    Bacteriological Examinations The Borough Council provides bacteriological confirmation of diagnosis free of charge in connection with certain diseases. This work is carried out by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23 Queen Square, W.C.I, and by the Public Health Laboratory Service at County Hall. During the year 57 specimens were submitted for examination with the following results:—
    DiseasePositiveNegativeTotal
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    TABLE No.7 Comparative Figures of Infectious Disease for the last 30 years
    Disease192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955
  • Page 26
    SECTION 4. Sanitary Circumstances. Visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1955
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Notices Served
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    Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Summary of work carried out in respect of nuisances found to exist in dwelling houses, houses let in lodgings, shops, factories, food premises, and on bombed sites:
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    Complaints During the year 745 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—
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    The recordings obtained during 1955 were as follows:—
    MonthRainfallMonthly deposit—Tons per sq. mileMg. of S03/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Pb02
    inchespH valueInsoluble matterSoluble matterTotal solids
  • Page 30
    The solid matter expressed in tons falling over the area of Holborn month by month is as follows:—
  • Page 32
    Housing Acts, 1936-1954 The following is a summary of action under the above Acts during the year 1955. Slum Clearance
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    Houses Let in Lodgings
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    Report for 12 months ended 31st iMarch, 1956 The following particulars were supplied to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in accordance with Article 1 (c) of the Conditions of Exchequer Grants to Local Authorities dated 28th July, 1950:—
    Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAgriculturalAll other (including Business and Industrial)Total
  • Page 34
    During 1955, 286 complaints of rat or mice infestation were received and investigated. The following table shows the work carried out during the year arising from the complaints received, and in connection with 21 blocks which were surveyed.
    ComplaintBlock SurveyTotal
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    Disinfecting Station
  • Page 35
    Summary of 1,727 articles of bedding and clothing dealt with during the year:—
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    Part I of the Act 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    2. Cases in which defects were found.
    PARTICULARSNumber of Cases in which Defects wereNumber of Cases in which Prosecutions were Instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 38
    The following table gives the number and type ot such premises in the Borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—
    Type of Specified WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of Out-workers in August List required by Sect. 110 (1) (c)No. of Cases of Default in Sending Lists to the CouncilNo. of Prosecutions for Failure to Supply ListsNo. of Instances of Work in Unwhole-some PremisesNotices servedProsecutions
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    Continued from previous page...
    Type of Specified WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of Outworkers in August List required by Sect. 110(1) (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
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    General
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    The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year as a result of Notices served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in respect of food premises:
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    milk in the bottles and cartons in which they receive it from the wholesaler, and consequently their premises are not required to be registered as dairies.
  • Page 42
    The following table shows the monthly variation of the chemical composition of the 164 samples.
    MonthNumber of Samples examinedFat Per cent. averageSolids Non-fat Per cent. averageTotal Solids Per cent.
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    These figures approximate closely to those of the previous ten years, averages ol which are tabulated below:—
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    Food Sampling A total of 491 samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted to the Borough Analyst for chemical analysis during the year. 415 were formal samples and 76 were informal.
    ArticleNumber of Samples purchased
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Unsound Food During the year 1955, the undermentioned unsound food was surrendered and destroyed or disposed of otherwise:—
    CommodityTonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Unsound Food—continued
    CommodityTonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Unsound Food—continued
    CommodityTonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
  • Page 50
    The following table gives the number of new cases of tuberculosis notified, and deaths during 1955 of persons notified as suffering from the disease:—
  • Page 51
    Summary of Changes in Tuberculosis Register During 1955
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 52
    Tuberculosis Notifications and Deaths for the last 50 years
    NotificationsRate per 1,000 PopulationDeathsRate per 1,000 Population