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

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VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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STILL BIRTHS

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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DEATHS

Males	Females	Totals

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INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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Deaths of infants under one week of age

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1962-1971 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

Year	Population	Deaths	*Death Rate	Live Births	*Live Birth Rate	Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age	Infantile Morality Rate	Maternal Deaths	Maternal Mortality Rate

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY FOR YEARS 1965-1971

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS DURING 1971

Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	1-4	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 and over

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Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	1-4	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 and over

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Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death	Sex	Total All Ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	1 -4	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 and over

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The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:-

Cause of death	Male	Female	Total

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The deaths were distributed amongst the various age groups as follows:-

Age	Male	Female	Totals

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CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS, EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS RECEIVED DURING 1971

Disease	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Totals		Grand Total
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION

Age Group	Scarlet Fever		Whooping Cough		Measles		Dysentery		Acute Meningitis		Infective Jaundice		Totals
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION (Contd.)

Age Group		Malaria		Paratyphoid Fever		Food Poisoning		Typhoid Fever		Ophthalmia neonatorium		Totals
		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CASES

CAUSATIVE AGENT	GENERAL OUTBREAKS		FAMILY OUTBREAKS		SPORADIC CASES notified or ascertained	TOTAL No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases COLS. 1+3 + 5	TOTAL No. of cases COLS. 2 + 4 + 5
	No. of separate outbreaks	No. of cases notified or ascertained	No. of separate outbreaks	No. of cases notified or ascertained	SPORADIC CASES notified or ascertained	TOTAL No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases COLS. 1+3 + 5	TOTAL No. of cases COLS. 2 + 4 + 5

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CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR 1971

AGE	RESPIRATORY		OTHER		MENINGES and C.N.S.		Total
	M	F	M	F	M	F

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ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT A. Number of visits for Treatment during the year

	Children 0-4 (incl.)	Expectant and Nursing Mothers

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Women over 35 years and those in socio-economic groups 1V and V are considered to be a high risk and the following details for 1971 are therefore particularly encouranging:

Attendances			Socio-Economic Group

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The latter organisation also owns a mobile unit to provide cancer screening facilities in poor response areas in London and has offered its use to Lambeth for a period up to four weeks from 1st October, 1972.

Clinic	Number called	Number examined	Results
Clinic	Number called	Number examined	Negative	Positive	Retaken

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Cases visited by Health Visitors

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The distribution of handicapped children in the day nurseries is as follows

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 1

Child Health Centre Area	Population 0—5 years	Number of children on O/HR

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 COMPARISON OF RATES (PER THOUSAND) OF HANDICAP BETWEEN 1969 AND 1971 ACCORDING TO THE CHILD HEALTH CENTRE TABLE 2

Child Health Centre	May 1969	December 1971

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st DECEMBER, 1971 TABLE 3 INCIDENCE OF HANDICAPS

Year of Birth	General Developmental Delay	Blind and Partially Sighted	Deaf and Partial Hearing	Delayed Language Development without Hearing Defect	Cerebral Palsy	Spina Bifida with or without Hydrocephalus	Multi Handicapped not severely Mentally Retarded	All Severely Mentally Retarded	Multi Handicapped and severely Mentally Retarded

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF RATE (PER THOUSAND) OF HANDICAPS

Handicap	Lambeth 1971	National Child Development Study 1968

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 5 BATTERED BABY SYNDROME AS REPORTED TO TO OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 6 CHILDREN REFERRED TO PAEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT CLINICS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1971 CHILD HEALTH CENTRES

	Streatham Common	Streatham Hill	Tulse Hill	Rose McAndrew	Clapham	Loughboro	Moffett	North Brixton	West Norwood	St. Annes	Royal Street	TOTAL

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 7 CHILDREN REFERRED FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FOR STATUTORY EXAMINATION

Year of Referral	Number Referred	Number found to be

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 8 CHILDREN WITH DELAYED SPEECH DEVELOPMENT (NOT DEAF) AGED 0 -5

Date of Birth	O/H.R May 1969	O/H.R January 1972

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OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 9 REFERRALS FOR AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FROM DEVELOPMENTAL CLINICS AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES

Borough of	Age Distribution origin
Borough of	0- 1	1	2-4

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Staff Medical for 1971

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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION 1971 Immunisation: Completed Primary Courses — Number of persons under age 16

Type of vaccine or dose	Year of Birth					Others under age 16	Total
Type of vaccine or dose	1971	1970	1969	1968	1964 67	Others under age 16	Total

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IMMUNISATION: REINFORCING DOSES - NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 16

Type of vaccine or dose	Year of Birth					Others under age 16	Total
Type of vaccine or dose	1971	1970	1969	1968	1964-67	Others under age 16	Total

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REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES UNDER SECTIONS 187 TO 194 OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, AS AMENDED BY THE NURSING HOMES ACT 1963

—	Number of homes	Number of beds provided
—	Number of homes	Maternity	Other	Total

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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department

Articles	Issued	Returned

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The number of milk licenses in force are as follows

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Public Health Act 1936

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PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT 1961 Part I of the Act 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134).

Nature of Work		Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work		No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(1 )(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Part VII of the Act (continued)

Nature of Work	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 11) (c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Nature of Work	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work	No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(1 ) (c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Registered premises are as follows

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Comparative figures are shown below:

	1970	1971

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Following informal and formal action under Section 15 of the Housing Act 1961 (provision of amenities) additional amenities were secured as follows

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Improvement Cases

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Average Results of the Chemical Examination of Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth during 1971 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

Description of the Sample	Number of Samples	Ammoniacal Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Nitrate Nitrogen	Oxygen abs. from KMnO44 hrs. at 27°C.	B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1971 of the Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth

BEFORE TREATMENT								AFTER TREATMENT
	Number of samples	Agar plate count per ml.		Coliform count		Escherichia coli count		Number of samples	Agar plate count per ml.		Coliform count	E. Coli count
Source of supply	Number of samples	20-24 hours at 37°C	3 days at 22°C	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.	Count per 100 ml	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.	Count per 100 ml	Number of samples	20-24 hours at 37°C	3 days at 22°C	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.	Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.

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SWIMMING BATHS UNDER CONTROL OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL 1 am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the Greater London Council for the following report on the bacteriological examination of the water during 1971.

	Number of Samples	Agar count per ml. 24 hr. at 37°C.			Presumptive Coliform without E.coli in 100 ml.	E. Coli in 100 ml.
	Number of Samples	0-10	11-100	More than 100	Presumptive Coliform without E.coli in 100 ml.	E. Coli in 100 ml.

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1,040 cases were dealt with on the following grounds

Lambeth Borough Council	½ year to 31.12.71	Year

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Greater London Council

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SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1971

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SCHOOL MEDICAL TREATMENT Hospital Specialist Clinics

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The pattern of inspections since 1965 is given below

	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971

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VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS

STILL BIRTHS

DEATHS

INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

Deaths of infants under one week of age

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1962-1971 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY FOR YEARS 1965-1971

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS DURING 1971

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The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:-

The deaths were distributed amongst the various age groups as follows:-

CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS, EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS RECEIVED DURING 1971

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - AGE DISTRIBUTION (Contd.)

SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CASES

CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR 1971

ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT A. Number of visits for Treatment during the year

Women over 35 years and those in socio-economic groups 1V and V are considered to be a high risk and the following details for 1971 are therefore particularly encouranging:

The latter organisation also owns a mobile unit to provide cancer screening facilities in poor response areas in London and has offered its use to Lambeth for a period up to four weeks from 1st October, 1972.

Cases visited by Health Visitors

The distribution of handicapped children in the day nurseries is as follows

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 1

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 COMPARISON OF RATES (PER THOUSAND) OF HANDICAP BETWEEN 1969 AND 1971 ACCORDING TO THE CHILD HEALTH CENTRE TABLE 2

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st DECEMBER, 1971 TABLE 3 INCIDENCE OF HANDICAPS

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF RATE (PER THOUSAND) OF HANDICAPS

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 5 BATTERED BABY SYNDROME AS REPORTED TO TO OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 6 CHILDREN REFERRED TO PAEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT CLINICS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1971 CHILD HEALTH CENTRES

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 7 CHILDREN REFERRED FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FOR STATUTORY EXAMINATION

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 8 CHILDREN WITH DELAYED SPEECH DEVELOPMENT (NOT DEAF) AGED 0 -5

OBSERVATION/HANDICAP REGISTER - 31st December, 1971 TABLE 9 REFERRALS FOR AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FROM DEVELOPMENTAL CLINICS AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES

Staff Medical for 1971

IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION 1971 Immunisation: Completed Primary Courses — Number of persons under age 16

IMMUNISATION: REINFORCING DOSES - NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 16

REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES UNDER SECTIONS 187 TO 194 OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, AS AMENDED BY THE NURSING HOMES ACT 1963

LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department

The number of milk licenses in force are as follows

Public Health Act 1936

PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT 1961 Part I of the Act 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")

Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134).

Part VII of the Act (continued)

Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Registered premises are as follows

Comparative figures are shown below:

Following informal and formal action under Section 15 of the Housing Act 1961 (provision of amenities) additional amenities were secured as follows

Improvement Cases

Average Results of the Chemical Examination of Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth during 1971 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1971 of the Water Supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth

SWIMMING BATHS UNDER CONTROL OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL 1 am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the Greater London Council for the following report on the bacteriological examination of the water during 1971.

1,040 cases were dealt with on the following grounds

Greater London Council

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1971

SCHOOL MEDICAL TREATMENT Hospital Specialist Clinics

The pattern of inspections since 1965 is given below

SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE

Inspection?: number of children given:

Visits for treatment:

Treatment given:

Number of extractions:

Orthodontics:

Sessional averages:

Fillings:

Extractions:

Staff: