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Chislehurst 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
- Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 76
- Tables
- 47
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SECTION A. VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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Vital Statistics. Live Births.
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Vital Statistics of the Urban District for the past ten years.
Year Population No. of Births (live) No. of Deaths No. of Infant Deaths No. of Maternal Deaths Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate -
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Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table II in the appendix, but the following information with regard to certain causes of death in the Urban District during the past five years may be of interest:—
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MORBIDITY STATISTICS. A weekly return is received from the Regional Office of the Ministry of National Insurance, giving details of the number of certificates for sickness benefit received at the local office. These figures give some indication of the seasonal trend of illness in the area, and it will be seen that the year 1955 followed the expected trend, i.e.. that the highest incidence of illness occurred during January and February and then declined to its lowest level in August, and then gradually rose again towards the end of the year.
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Public Recreation Grounds, Gardens, etc. Some 392.42 acres of land have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes within the Urban District.
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Location. Acreage. Description. -
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Details of the Homes are as under :—
Number of Beds. Maternity. Other. Total. -
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During the course of the year the following specimens have been reported upon.
Food Faeces Vomit Others No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive -
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DISINFECTIONS.
Fumigation Sprayed Steam Disinfected Destroyed -
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Queen Mary's Hospital.—A general Hospital Service with the following beds :—
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Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the water supplied to the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District Council during 1955. Parts per Million (unless otherwise stated).
Horton Kirby Well Orpington Well North Orpington Well Short-lands Well Eyns-ford Well Wilmington Well Darenth Well Thames derived filtered water -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS
Horton Kirby Well Orpington Well N. Orpington Well Shortlands Well Eynsford Well Wilmington Well Darenth Well Thames derived filtered water -
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There are now 455 premises not connected to main drainage.
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A total of 998,400 gallons of sewage were dealt with.
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The following is a summary of the totals under the respective headings :—
Total number of Inspections and Visits. -
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In addition to the above, there were many interviews with owners, agents, etc., on site and at the office, in this connection. Notices issued :—
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. Cases in which Defects were found.
Number of cases in which defects were Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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The emission of industrial black smoke has not been the source of complaint during the year but the Clean Air Bill laid before Parliament, toward the end of the year, will, if passed, give further powers in this direction and secure some control over smoke from domestic premises.
Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1955. -
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In addition a number of minor infringements have been dealt with, without the service of notices.
Offences. Found. Remedied. -
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year:—
TYPE OF PROPERTY Non-Agricultural Local Authority Dwellings (including Council Houses) Others Business (inc. L.A. Business) Agricultural -
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The result of this test was favourable when compared with some other areas, but maintenance treatments were instituted during the months of June and November.
Number Manholes treated No. manholes in which " Complete takes " " Partial takes " "No takes " -
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The total storage capacity is as follows:—
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(v) Overcrowding: The position at the 31st December, with regard to statutory overcrowding, as defined in the Housing Act, 1936, is as shown in the following table:—
Number of cases—31st December 31st Dec., 1955 Area 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 No. of cases found during the year No. of cases remedied during year Cases at end of year No. of cases No. of persons concerned Aged over 10 Aged under 10 -
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(vi) Defects:
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Council Houses. The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—
Prior to 1955. During 1955. Houses. Families in occup. Houses. Families in occup. -
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During 1955 there were 226 lettings as follow:—
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6. The total number of families on the waiting list at 1st November, 1955:—
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The following table indicates the position at the end of 1955:—
Average number of families Approx. number of persons Whether licensed -
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FOOD SAMPLING—FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Samples Taken Result ARTICLE Formal Informal Genuine Inferior Adulterated Remarks See below -
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The main items were:—
cwts. qtrs. lbs. -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. SECTION 14. The food premises in the area registered under the above Act are:—
No. of Premises Registered. Ice-Cream. Mfr. of Sausages. Cooked Ham. -
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FOOD PREMISES. There are some 503 food premises in the area, made up as under:—
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The following are details of the licences issued by the Local Authority in respect of the year 1955:—
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. Milk (Pasteurised).
No. of samples taken. Result. Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. -
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Tuberculosis. The following table shows the position with regard to tuberculosis, with comparative figures since 1942 (as corrected by Inward and Outward Transfers).
Year Ended Population Notifications Number of Cases on Register Pulm. Non-Pulm. Pulm. Non-Pulm. Total Number of yearly increase Number per 1,000 pop. M. F. M. F. -
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Chest Clinic. I am indebted to Dr. M. Price, Physician in charge, for the following information:—
Male. Female. Children. Total. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1955.
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1955. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 week 1 week and under 2 weeks 2 weeks and under 3 weeks 3 weeks and under 4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1 month and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months 9 months and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Sex and Age Distribution.
Disease Totals Under 1 1—2 3—4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25 and over Age unknown M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Seasonal Incidence.
Disease Jan. Feb Mar. April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals -
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TABLE VI. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. 1. Inspections—General.
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2. Complaints.