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

Lewisham 1963

Published: 1964
Pages: 74
Tables: 59

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Causes of death at different periods of life during the year 1963 The following table shows the causes and ages at death during the calender year 1963:-

Code No.	Causes of death	Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough
		MALES									Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.)
		All ages	Under 1 yr.	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and over	Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.)

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Code No.	Causes of death	Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough
		FEMALES									Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.)
		All ages	Under 1 yr.	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and over	Total persons (i.e., incl. table opp.)

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Deaths under 1 year of age Table 3

Cause of death Sex Under 1 day 1-6 days 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Total under 4 wks. 1-2 mths. 3-5 mths. 6-8 mths. 9-11 mths. Total 1-11 mths Total under 1 yr.
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Table 3— continued

Cause of death Sex Under 1 day 1-6 days 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Total under 4 wks. 1-2 mths. 3-5 mths. 6-8 mths. 9-11 mths. Total 1-11 mths. Total under 1 yr.
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The social class, related to cause of death, was as follows:— Table 4

Code No. Cause of death Male Female
1 II Ill IV V Total 1 II Ill IV V Totol
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Table 5 Grouped deaths in social class

Code Nos. Group Male Female
1 II III IV V Total 1 II III IV V Total
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Table 6 Morbidity shown in insurance certificates

Weekly average for period ending "Lewisham & Downham" Weekly average for period ending "Lewisham & Downham"

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Table 7 Heart and circulation mortality

Year	Deaths from			Total heart and circulation (all ages)	Age group 45-65		Total deaths inborough	Percentage
Year	Coronary diseases	Other heart diseases*	Other circulatory diseases†	Total heart and circulation (all ages)	Total	Coronary diseases	Total deaths inborough	(e) of (h)	(f) of (h)	(g) of (h)
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	(j)	(k)

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Lung cancer Table 8

Year (a) MALE FEMALE
All cancer deaths (b) Lung cancer deaths (c) (c) as % of (b) (d) All cancer deaths (e) Lung cancer deaths (f) (f) as % °f (e) (g)

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Table 9

Year	Population	Death rate *	% dying under age 45	% dying under age 65	Birth rate *	Premature birth rate ‡	Maternal death rate †	Stillbirth rate †	Neonatal death rate **	One month to one year death rate (12)-(10) *1	Infant mortality rate **	Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12)	Pulmonary tuberculosis		Tuberculosis (all forms)
Year	Population	Death rate *	% dying under age 45	% dying under age 65	Birth rate *	Premature birth rate ‡	Maternal death rate †	Stillbirth rate †	Neonatal death rate **	One month to one year death rate (12)-(10) *1	Infant mortality rate **	Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12)	Notif. rate ††	Death rate ††	% notif. rate under 15
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)

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Table 9-continued

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
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Disinfecting Station Table 10

West North South Total
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Verminous conditions Table 11

1st Cleansing 2nd Cleansing 3rd Cleansing 4th Cleansing
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Scabies Table 11— continued

Cases Contacts Treatments
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Statistics are as under:— Table 12

Month Bodies received from Institutions Others Post-mortem examinations Inquests held
Lewisham residents Others
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Table 13

Location Base points
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Table 14

Type of property
Local authority Dwelling houses (including council houses) All other (including business premises) Total Agricultural
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Table 15

Specimens Number Remarks
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Table 16

Bath Tests Variation of chlorine (p.p.m.)
Chlorine Bad.
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Table 19

Accidents Quarter of year Total
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1963 1962
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During 1963 four more areas were made the subject of Smoke Control Orders and particulars with regard to these are as follows:—

Name No. 14 (Vancouver) No. 15 (Baring) No. 16 (Honor Oak) No. 17 (Blackheath)
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Table 20

Area No. and name No. of dwellings Date of operation Remarks
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Atmospheric Condition 1963 Table 21

January February March April May
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June July August September October November December Average or actual (as applic.)
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Table 22

N W S Total
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Table 23

Reason for inspection West North South Total
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Summary of notices served Table 24

West North South Total
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Repairs carried out Table 25

Repairs West North South Total
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Inspections Table 26

Premises Number on register Number of
Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted
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Cases in which defects were found Table 27

Defects No. of defects Prosecutions instituted
Found Remedied Referred
To HM Inspector By HM Inspector
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The following is a list of occupations concerned:

Trade Outworkers employed
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Trade Outworkers employed
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Closing Orders in respect of part of house Table 29

Properties Part of house Present position
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Table 30 HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE

A —HOUSES DEMOLISHED Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1957) Houses Displaced
Persons Families
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C—UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED

By owner By Local Authority
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D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957)

Houses Separate dwellings
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E —PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT

Houses Occupants
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Rent Act 1957 The following table shows the applications for certificates of disrepair dealt with during the year 1962, and for the whole period.

Table 31 1963 1957-63
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Table 32

Period Samples Average composition of samples examined Percentage of
Milk fat Solids not fat Total Solids
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Table 33

Period Samples Average percentage composition
Fat Milk solids-not fat Water
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Table 34

Grading Samples submitted %
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Samples analysed Table 35

Articles Examined Adulterated
Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total
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Non-genuine samples Table 36

Article Formal or informal Adulteration or irregularity Action taken or result of proceedings
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Table 36— continued

Article Formal or informal Adulteration or irregularity Action taken or result of proceedings
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Table 36— continued

Articale Formal or informal Adulteration or irregularity Action taken or result of proceedings
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Table 36— continued

Article Formal or informal Adulteration or irregularity Action taken or result of proceedings
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Totals for the year are shown in the table :— Table 37

Country of origin Tonnage imported Amount unit and remarks
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Number of Notified Cases (corrected for revised diagnosis) during the year 1963 with comparative figures for the previous six years. Table 38

Diseases Cases notified
1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957
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Notifications of infectious diseases in 1963 showing sex and age groups Table 39

Diseases Under 1 1- 3- 5- 10- 15- 25- 45- 65+ Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
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Analysis of certain diseases in table 39 into divisional areas— Table 40

Disease Div. areas Under 1 1- 3- 5- 10- 15- 25- 45- 65+ Total
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Table 41

W N S Total
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Table 42

Age periods New cases notified Deaths
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Totals Respiratory Non-Respiratory Totals
M F M F M F M F M F M F
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Table 43

Division Sex 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total

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Summary of statistics as to tuberculosis for the last ten years Table 44

Year	Population	New cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers)	Notifrate per 100,000 pop.	Deaths		Death rate from resp. tuberculosis per 100,000 pop.
Year	Population	New cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers)	Notifrate per 100,000 pop.	All forms	Respiratory	Lewisham	County of London

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Case papers showing the environmental conditions of new patients attending the Lewisham Chest Clinic in 1963 have been analysed in 164 cases with the following results :—

Cases %*
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Table 46

Notifications (corrected) Cases otherwise ascertained Symptomless excreters Fatal cases
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Table 47

Patients Men Women Total
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Table 48

at December 31, 1963 in year Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 Total under 15
1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1954-58 1949-53
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The following are details of legal proceedings during the year:—

Nature of summons No. Total fines Total costs Remarks
£ s. £ s.

Age periods	New cases notified						Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Totals		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Totals
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

Defects	No. of defects				Prosecutions instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
			To HM Inspector	By HM Inspector

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Causes of death at different periods of life during the year 1963 The following table shows the causes and ages at death during the calender year 1963:-

Continued from previous page...

Deaths under 1 year of age Table 3

Table 3— continued

The social class, related to cause of death, was as follows:— Table 4

Table 5 Grouped deaths in social class

Table 6 Morbidity shown in insurance certificates

Table 7 Heart and circulation mortality

Lung cancer Table 8

Table 9

Table 9-continued

Disinfecting Station Table 10

Verminous conditions Table 11

Scabies Table 11— continued

Statistics are as under:— Table 12

Table 13

Table 14

Table 15

Table 16

Table 19

During 1963 four more areas were made the subject of Smoke Control Orders and particulars with regard to these are as follows:—

Table 20

Atmospheric Condition 1963 Table 21

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Table 22

Table 23

Summary of notices served Table 24

Repairs carried out Table 25

Inspections Table 26

Cases in which defects were found Table 27

The following is a list of occupations concerned:

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Closing Orders in respect of part of house Table 29

Table 30 HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE

C—UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED

D — UNFIT HOUSES IN TEMPORARY USE (Housing Act, 1957)

E —PURCHASE OF HOUSES BY AGREEMENT

Rent Act 1957 The following table shows the applications for certificates of disrepair dealt with during the year 1962, and for the whole period.

Table 32

Table 33

Table 34

Samples analysed Table 35

Non-genuine samples Table 36

Table 36— continued

Table 36— continued

Table 36— continued

Totals for the year are shown in the table :— Table 37

Number of Notified Cases (corrected for revised diagnosis) during the year 1963 with comparative figures for the previous six years. Table 38

Notifications of infectious diseases in 1963 showing sex and age groups Table 39

Analysis of certain diseases in table 39 into divisional areas— Table 40

Table 41

Table 42

Table 43

Summary of statistics as to tuberculosis for the last ten years Table 44

Case papers showing the environmental conditions of new patients attending the Lewisham Chest Clinic in 1963 have been analysed in 164 cases with the following results :—

Table 46

Table 47

Table 48

The following are details of legal proceedings during the year:—