[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

Wandsworth 1956

Published: 1957
Pages: 50
Tables: 28

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Extracts from Vital Statistics

Number of Live Births: Males Females Total
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TABLE I

Population estimated to middle of 1956
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TABLE II

Corrected Deaths Death Rate
Males Females Total

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causes of death	deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages									deaths in or belonging to localities (all ages)				TABLE III. causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1956
	All Ages	Males	Females	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Putney	Central	Clapham	Streatham

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TABLE III (a). DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE, 1956

Males in age groups Females in age groups M. & F. Total
1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total
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TABLE IV REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NO. OF CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES GROUPED IN AGE-PERIOD
Total Under 1 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 and upwards
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TABLE V REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956
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given below. The first outbreak mentioned was confined to one area but included pupils from a number of schools.

Date Outbreak No. of cases discovered No. of specimens examined from cases and contacts
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The following is a summary of examinations made during the year:
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The sources of information regarding the 546 new cases were as follows:
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Particulars of the new cases and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age-groups are given in the following table: TABLE VI

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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A summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII. TABLE VII

Inspections Re-Inspections Total
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956 TABLE VIII

Putney Central Clapham Streatham Whole Borough
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HOUSING STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSING Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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HOUSING ACT, 1936
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HOUSING Closing Orders (other than underground rooms)

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TABLE IX SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES

	Putney	Thamesfield	Fairfield	West Hill	Southfield	Earlsfield	Springfield	Tooting	Graveney	Bedford	Larkhall	Clapham North	Clapham Park	Thornton	Balham	Streatham Hill	St. Leonards	Streatham Common	Streatham South	Furzedown	Whole Borough

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The following licences for the sale of milk under these designations were granted during the year:
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TABLE X PART n OF POISONS LIST

Principal Business Number of Premises Number of Visits
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Bacteriological Examination of Food Three hundred and eighty-three samples of food were examined bacteriologically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year. They were as follows:

Milk Ice-cream Imitation Cream Artesian Well Waters Others Total
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The following table gives a summary of the results:

Methylene-Blue Reduction Test
Provisional Grade Number of Samples
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948 Prescribed particulars required by Section 128 (3) PART I (1) INSPECTIONS

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted

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PART VIII SECTION 110. OUTWORK

Nature of work	Number of outworkers in August list	Number of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	Number of prosecutions for failure to supply lists

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Adulterated Samples Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:

Case No. Nature of Sample Nature of Report
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Adulteration The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:
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Milk The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under:

Month Number Total solids Milk fat Non-fatty solids
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The average composition of the 163 samples of milk analysed during the year and returned as genuine was as under:
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The average composition of the 17 samples of Channel Island and South Devon milks was as under:

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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28 tables in this report

Extracts from Vital Statistics

TABLE I

TABLE II

TABLE III (a). DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE, 1956

TABLE IV REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956

TABLE V REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956

given below. The first outbreak mentioned was confined to one area but included pupils from a number of schools.

The following is a summary of examinations made during the year:

The sources of information regarding the 546 new cases were as follows:

Particulars of the new cases and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age-groups are given in the following table: TABLE VI

A summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table VII. TABLE VII

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1956 TABLE VIII

HOUSING STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSING Public Health (London) Act, 1936

HOUSING ACT, 1936

HOUSING Closing Orders (other than underground rooms)

TABLE IX SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES

The following licences for the sale of milk under these designations were granted during the year:

TABLE X PART n OF POISONS LIST

Bacteriological Examination of Food Three hundred and eighty-three samples of food were examined bacteriologically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year. They were as follows:

The following table gives a summary of the results:

FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948 Prescribed particulars required by Section 128 (3) PART I (1) INSPECTIONS

PART VIII SECTION 110. OUTWORK

Adulterated Samples Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:

Adulteration The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:

Milk The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under:

The average composition of the 163 samples of milk analysed during the year and returned as genuine was as under:

The average composition of the 17 samples of Channel Island and South Devon milks was as under: