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Erith 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 62
- Tables
- 29
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Page 9
A (2) Comparative Rainfall
1958 1959 -
Page 10
Unemployment Figures 1942—1959.
Month and Year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
Page 13
A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1959.
England and Wales Borough of Erith -
Page 15
A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1959.
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
Page 16
A (4)h Infant Mortality—Causes of death and table of comparison
Cause of death as certified under 1 day 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7-14 days 14-21 days 21-28 days 28 days-2 months 2 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months 9 months 10 months 11-12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
Page 17
Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates and actual number of infant deaths for Erith at five yearly intervals 1920-1945 and yearly from 1946-1959.
Year Erith England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) No. of Inf. Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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A (4)i Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rates
Year Maternal Deaths Live Births Still Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births -
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SECTION B—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES B (1) Notifications
Disease Total No of cases notified Cases admitted to infectious disease Hospital Total No. of Deaths among notified cases -
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B (1)a Age Distribution The following table shows the age distribution of confirmed cases of Infectious Disease (other than Tuberculosis) notified during the year.
Disease Age Groups Under 1 year 1 2 3 4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25 & over Age not known Totals M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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B 1(b) WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease confirmed in each ward in the Borough.
Disease Ward Total Town Old Church Belvedere N'th Heath Abbey Wood Bostall -
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B (2) Tuberculosis B(2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1959.
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total M F M F -
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B (2)b Deaths According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system Other forms of Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis M F Total M F Total M F Total -
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Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1959.
Year of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations Year of Birth Number Immunised Primary Inoculations Number given Reinforcing Inoculations -
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Table B:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1959, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time since 1st January, 1945.
0 - 4 years 5-14 years Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised Year of Birth Number considered to be immunised -
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D (1)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
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D (1)c Table 2
Month Tonnage Tons Cwts. -
Page 30
D (5)b Premises visited and Results of such visits
Premises No. in Borough No. of visits No. of defects found No. of defects remedied -
Page 31
The Erith Borough Council is represented on the Thames-side Advisory Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution. In this connection, a deposit gauge, lead peroxide gauge, and a smoke recorder are respectively in various positions, and the analysis of the contents of these gauges for 1959 are as follows: —
Month Deposit gauge Lead peroxide gauge Sulphur mg/100 sq cms/day Rain in inches Insoluble deposit Tons per sq. mile Soluble deposit Tons per sq mile Total Solids Tons per sq. mile Calcium Tons per sq. mile -
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(1) Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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(2) Cases in which defects were found: —
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 (l) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Part 8 of the Act. Outwork. Sections 110 and 111.
Nature of Work Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (I) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
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D(14) Housing. Houses in clearance areas and unfit houses elsewhere. D(14)a Houses demolished.
Houses demolished Displaced during year, Persons Families -
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D(14)c. Unfit houses made fit and houses in which detects were remedied.
By Owner By Local Authority -
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Appended below is a summary of the action taken: —
Orders made Privately owned Houses demolished in anticipation of formal action Privately owned Houses made fit or adapted for purposes other than human habitation Total -
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E (2)d Designated milk licences The following table indicates the number of licences issued during 1959: —
Dealers licences Supplementary licences -
Page 49
Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part-
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses -
Page 51
E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91. The following samples were procured during the yeai and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows: —
Article Unsatisfactory Genuine No. of samples -
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Number of food premises in Borough, (a) Registered under Statute.
No. of premises. No. of visits. -
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(b) Food premises not subject to registration.