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

Wandsworth 1965

Published: 1966
Pages: 110
Tables: 42

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TABLE 1. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1965

CAUSES OF DEATH	Deaths assigned to Borough in age groups													Deaths shown in localities (all ages)
CAUSES OF DEATH	All Ages	Males	Females	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 35	35 and under 45	45 and under 55	55 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and over	Putney	Central	Batter-sea

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TABLE 2. DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE,

Males in age groups Females in age groups Grand Total
under 25 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 + Total under 25 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 + Total
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TABLE 3. DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE

Cause of Death Under 24 hours 1-7 days 1-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-12 months TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR
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Particulars of the primary notifications and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age-groups, are given in the following table : -

Age Groups Primary Notifications Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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TABLE 1

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NO. OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN AGE GROUPS
Under 1 1-2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Total

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TABLE 2

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES	NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS																				Total	Deaths
	PUTNEY						CENTRAL						BATTER SEA
	Roehampton	Putney	Thamesfield	West Hill	Southfield	Fairfield	Earlsfield	Springfield	Tooting	Graveney	Bedford	Furzedown	Northcote	; Balham	Nightingale	St. John	Latchmere	St. Mary's Park	Shaftesbury	Queenstown

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A summary of the inspections carried out during the year is given in Table 1. TABLE 1

Inspections Re- Inspections Total
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TABLE 2

Putney Central Battersea Total
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The following table shows the classification and number of premises registered since the operative date of the Act, up to the end of 1965, the number of persons employed thereat and the number of inspections made during the year:—

Class of Premises Number Registered Persons Employed Initial Inspections 1965 Re-Inspections 1965
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The total number of food premises of all kinds on the register in the Borough is 2,627 (see Table 1) and during 1965 they were visited on 5,247 occasions (see Table 2). TABLE 1
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TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES
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These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked Milk) Licences under certain designations and the number of licences granted during 1965 is given below

Special designation Number of licences issued
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Eighty-one food samples were examined bacteriologically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year, and details are given below :—
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The following table gives a summary of the results : —

Grade Number of Samples
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SAMPLES FOUND TO BE ADULTERATED OR BELOW STANDARD

Case No. Nature of Sample Report
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Case No. Nature of Sample Report
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Milk Samples The minimum legal standards relating to the composition of milk are as follows : —

Ordinary milk Channel Islands and South Devon milk
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Factories Act (Part I) (1) INSPECTIONS

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted

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(2) DEFECTS

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

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TABLE 1

Station	Roof— Municipal Buildings		207 Lavender Hill Battersea		Tooting Library		Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
Month—1965	Smoke	SO2	Smoke	so2	Smoke	so2	Smoke	so2

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Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1965, are set out in the following table:—

Details of Bodies Received Usual Place of Residence Total
Wandsworth Elsewhere Residence unknown
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Incidence in 1965 of various congenital defects in children under five years of age

Defect Rate per 1,000 notified live births
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Analysis of Handicap and Observation Register (children under five years of age)
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A total of 4,103 persons were nursed during the year and the following table shows their age groups and the number of visits made:—

Age First visits Revisits Total

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HOME HELP PROVIDED FOR PERSONS

Aged 65 years or over on first visit in 1965	Aged under 65 years on first visit in 1965				Total
Aged 65 years or over on first visit in 1965	Chronic sick and tuberculous	Mentally disordered	Maternity	Others	Total

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Immunization and Vaccination Statistics
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The following table shows the source of reference of the families discussed at the Case Committee:—

Referred by New Cases Reviews Total
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Details of admissions and discharges during the year are set out below :-

Male Female Total
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The following numbers of children and adults were sent on short-term care during 1965 :—
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MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1959 STATISTICS for the year 1965

Persons referred Mentally ill Subnormal and severely subnormal Totals
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Admissions to hospital (Figures available from 1st April only)
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Persons receiving community care at 31st December, 1965
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The following table shows the number of children referred for treatment or observation of the defects listed at routine general medical inspections for the years 1964 and 1965, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children inspected.

Numbers examined 1964 1965
16,859 17,464
Rate per thousand
Treatment Observation Treatment Observation
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Details of non-routine medical inspections carried out in 1964 and 1965 are given below

1964 1965
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Analysis of non-routine medical inspections

Nature of inspection Number inspected
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Proportion satisfactory and unsatisfactory:

1964 1965
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Attendance of parents and care committee representatives

1964 1965
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Visual acuity standards expressed as percentages of the numbers of children whose eyes were tested are set out in the following table: —

Not wearing spectacles Wearing spectacles
6/6 6/9 6/12 or worse Referred for treatment 6/6 6/9 6/12 or worse Referred for treatment
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Personal Hygiene

No. examined No. found verminous Pupils found to be verminous % of number examined
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Infectious illness reported from schools
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The number of sessions, new cases and total attendances at school treatment centres during 1965 were as follows :—

Type of clinic Sessions New cases Attendances

Age Groups	Primary Notifications				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

Numbers examined	1964		1965
	16,859		17,464
	Rate per thousand
	Treatment Observation		Treatment Observation

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TABLE 1. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1965

TABLE 2. DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE,

TABLE 3. DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE

Particulars of the primary notifications and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age-groups, are given in the following table : -

TABLE 1

TABLE 2

A summary of the inspections carried out during the year is given in Table 1. TABLE 1

TABLE 2

The following table shows the classification and number of premises registered since the operative date of the Act, up to the end of 1965, the number of persons employed thereat and the number of inspections made during the year:—

The total number of food premises of all kinds on the register in the Borough is 2,627 (see Table 1) and during 1965 they were visited on 5,247 occasions (see Table 2). TABLE 1

TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES

These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked Milk) Licences under certain designations and the number of licences granted during 1965 is given below

Eighty-one food samples were examined bacteriologically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year, and details are given below :—

The following table gives a summary of the results : —

SAMPLES FOUND TO BE ADULTERATED OR BELOW STANDARD

Continued from previous page...

Milk Samples The minimum legal standards relating to the composition of milk are as follows : —

Factories Act (Part I) (1) INSPECTIONS

(2) DEFECTS

TABLE 1

Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1965, are set out in the following table:—

Incidence in 1965 of various congenital defects in children under five years of age

Analysis of Handicap and Observation Register (children under five years of age)

A total of 4,103 persons were nursed during the year and the following table shows their age groups and the number of visits made:—

HOME HELP PROVIDED FOR PERSONS

Immunization and Vaccination Statistics

Continued from previous page...

The following table shows the source of reference of the families discussed at the Case Committee:—

Details of admissions and discharges during the year are set out below :-

The following numbers of children and adults were sent on short-term care during 1965 :—

MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1959 STATISTICS for the year 1965

Admissions to hospital (Figures available from 1st April only)

Persons receiving community care at 31st December, 1965

The following table shows the number of children referred for treatment or observation of the defects listed at routine general medical inspections for the years 1964 and 1965, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children inspected.

Details of non-routine medical inspections carried out in 1964 and 1965 are given below

Analysis of non-routine medical inspections

Proportion satisfactory and unsatisfactory:

Attendance of parents and care committee representatives

Visual acuity standards expressed as percentages of the numbers of children whose eyes were tested are set out in the following table: —

Personal Hygiene

Infectious illness reported from schools

The number of sessions, new cases and total attendances at school treatment centres during 1965 were as follows :—