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Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 78
- Tables
- 30
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The following public open spaces have been provided by the Corporation:—
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
England and Wales. Borough of Bexley. -
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Maternal Mortality
England and Wales Borough of Bexley -
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The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the past ten years:-
Year Total Live and Still Births Population -
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These relate to deaths occurring in 1959 but not necessarily registered in that year.
Causes of Death as Certified. Days Months 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 14- 21- 28- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12 -
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Death Rate of Area during last ten years:-
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1959.
Causes of Death. M. F. Total -
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DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1959.
Under 1 year 1-+ years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-74 years 75 years and ovei Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F F M F -
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TABLE No. 1. Details of Inspection Work Carried Out.
Inspections Re-inspections -
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TABLE No. 2. Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
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TABLE No. 3. Infectious Diseases.
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TABLE No. 4. Food Inspection. The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered and destroyed:
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TABLE No. 5. Factories Act. 1937 and 1948. i. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. Including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.
Premises. 1 S umber of : Inspections. 2 Written Notices. 3 Prosecutions 4 -
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Salvage. Details of salvage sales for the financial year ended 31st March, 1960, are set out below.
Tons. cwts. qrs. £ s. d. -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. The Council is represented on the Thameside Advisory Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution. By arrangement with this Committee a deposit gauge is installed on the roof of the Education Office in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, and the following table gives the results obtained during 1959.
MONTH TONS PER SQUARE MILE. Rainfall inches Total water insoluble matter Soluble in C.S.2. Ash Other combustible matter Total water soluble matter Calcium Chlorine Sulphates Total solids -
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A Lead Peroxide instrument for estimating atmospheric sulphur-dioxide is situate near the deposit gauge and the results for the year are set out below.—
MONTH Area Exposed Weight of Ba SO* Wt. of SOs Collected Mg. of SOs/day Collected by 100 sq cm of Batch A Pb 02 (Louvered Cover) In Sample In Control Due to Exposure Sq. Cm. Mg. Mg. Mg. Mg /100 sq. Cm./day -
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Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide.
Smoke Cone, mg/100 m3 Sulphur Dioxide Cone. p.p. 100m. Average Value Highest Value Lowest Value Average Value Highest Value Lowest Value -
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The classification of the various food shops and food manufacturing premises in the Borough is as follows:—
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The following table is a summary of the improvements carried out as a result of action by the Department, under the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955.
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The following is a return of (A) the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley who were immunised against diphtheria and (B) the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox, (C) Whooping cough immunisation during the year ended 31st, December, 1959:— (A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
Year of birth 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 Total -
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The following is a return of the number of children under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1959, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1945).
Year of Birth 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Total -
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Poliomyelitis Vaccination, 1959. The following table gives the numbers of persons resident in the Borough of Bexley who received injections against poliomyelitis during the year ended 31st December, 1959:—
Year of Birth Before 1943 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Others Total -
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The following table gives the particulars concerning the cases of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) notified in the area during the year. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1959.
DISEASE. Total cases notified Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 & over Age unknown Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths -
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Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1959 are contained in the following table:—
Age Period New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non Respiratory Respiratory Non Respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Average number of dinners served to children daily:—
Paid Free Total -
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Number of children referred during 1959.
1958 1959 Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total -
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A. — Periodic Medical Inspections.
Age Groups Inspected (By years of birth) Number of Pupils Inspected Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. % of Col. (2) No. % of Col. (2) -
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B.—Pupils Found to Require Treatment at Periodical Medical Inspections.
Ago Groups Inspected (by year of birth) For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Part II Total individual pupils -
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PART II.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year
Defect Defect Code or No. Disease A. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS B. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS Entrants Leavers Others TOTAL Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation -
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PART V Handicapped Pupils requiring Education at special Schools or boarding in Boarding Homes.
(1) Blind (2) Partially sighted (3) Deaf (4) Partially Deaf (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted (9) Epileptic Total | (1) to (9)