[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Chislehurst 1957

Published: 1958
Pages: 86
Tables: 35

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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 (crude)	Death Rate (crude)	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 six years may be of interest.

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
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DISINFECTIONS.
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NURSING HOMES. One Nursing Home was closed during the year. Details of the five homes on the register at 31st December, 1957, are as under:—

Number of Beds.
Maternity. Other. Total.
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During the course of the year, the following specimens have been submitted for examination :—

Food Faeces Vomit Others
No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive
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Queen Mary's Hospital. A general hospital service with the following beds :—

Male. Female. Children.
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There are now 400 premises not connected to main drainage.

Premises. Cesspools.
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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 Referred Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
Found Remedied To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year :—

TYPE OF PROPERTY
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Local Authority Dwellings (including Council Houses) Others Business (inc. L.A. Business) Agricultural Total
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The figure for the final treatment may be regarded as encouraging.

Number Manholes treated No. of manholes in which
"Complete takes" "Partial takes" "No takes"
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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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The following infringements of the Act have been dealt with.

Offences
Found. Remedied.
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County Primary Roman Catholic School, Sidcup. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1957.

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
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Footscray County Primary School, Sidcup. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1957.

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

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Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the water supplied to the Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup during 1957. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated).

Description of the Sample	Bexley Well	Orpington Well	North Orping ton Well	Short-lands No. 1	Short-lands No. 2	Eyns-ford Well	Eyns-ford Bore Hole	Horton kirby	Wilming ton No.1	Wilmington No. 2	Darenth Well	Darenth Bore Hole	Thames-derived

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Description of the Sample	Bexley Well	Orpington Well	North Orping-Well	Short-lands No. 1	Short-lands No. 2	Eyns-ford Well	Eyns-ford Bore	Horton Kirby	Wilmington No. 1	Wilmington No. 2	Darenth Well	Darenth Bore Hole	Thames derived

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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:—

Area	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	No. of cases found during the year	No. of cases remedied during year	Cases at end of vear
																	No. of cases	No. of persons concerned
																	No. of cases	Aged over 10	\| Aged under 10

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New Houses . The following table shows the number of new houses and flats erected during the year:—

New Houses. New Flats.
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Council Houses. The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—

Prior to 1957. During 1957.
Houses. Families in occup. Houses. Families in occup.
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5. The total number of families on the waiting list as at the 31st January, 1958:—
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The position at the end of the year is indicated below:—

Site Average number of families Approx. number of persons Whether licensed
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955. FOOD SAMPLING
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UNSOUND FOOD. A total of 3 tons, 9 cwts. 0 qrs. 20 lbs. of food unfit for human consumption was surrendered to Inspectors during the year, as follow:—

Item. tons. cwts. qrs. lbs.
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955—SECTION 16. The food premises in the area, registered under the above Ac are:—

Icecream. Mfr. of Sausages. Cooked Ham.

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Tuberculosis, 1957.

Year Ended	Population	Notifications		Number of Cases on Register					Number of yearly-increase	Number per 1,000 pop.
		Pnlm.	Non-Pulm.	Pulm.		Non-Pulm.		Total
		Pnlm.	Non-Pulm.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total

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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1957.
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Total
Male Female

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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1957. (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, 1957. 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, 1957. 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.
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	TYPE OF PROPERTY
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	Local Authority	Dwellings (including Council Houses)	Others Business (inc. L.A. Business)	Agricultural	Total

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Chislehurst 1957

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Vital Statistics of the Urban District for the past ten years.

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 six years may be of interest.

DISINFECTIONS.

NURSING HOMES. One Nursing Home was closed during the year. Details of the five homes on the register at 31st December, 1957, are as under:—

During the course of the year, the following specimens have been submitted for examination :—

Queen Mary's Hospital. A general hospital service with the following beds :—

There are now 400 premises not connected to main drainage.

1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

2. Cases in which Defects were found.

The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year :—

The figure for the final treatment may be regarded as encouraging.

The following is a summary of the totals under the respective headings:—

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The following infringements of the Act have been dealt with.

County Primary Roman Catholic School, Sidcup. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1957.

Footscray County Primary School, Sidcup. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1957.

Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the water supplied to the Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup during 1957. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated).

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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:—

New Houses . The following table shows the number of new houses and flats erected during the year:—

Council Houses. The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—

5. The total number of families on the waiting list as at the 31st January, 1958:—

The position at the end of the year is indicated below:—

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955. FOOD SAMPLING

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UNSOUND FOOD. A total of 3 tons, 9 cwts. 0 qrs. 20 lbs. of food unfit for human consumption was surrendered to Inspectors during the year, as follow:—

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955—SECTION 16. The food premises in the area, registered under the above Ac are:—

Tuberculosis, 1957.

TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1957.

TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.

TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1957. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)

TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957. Sex and Age Distribution.

TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957. Seasonal Incidence.

TABLE VI. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.

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