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Orpington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

Published
1951
Pages
72
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    Summary of Vital and Other Statistics.
  • Page 8
    Live Births.
    TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 8
    Stillbirths.
    TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 9
    Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age.
    TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 9
    Death Rates of Infants Under 1 Year of Age.
  • Page 10
    The following are details of the main causes of death in the Urban District :—
  • Page 15
    The following is a summary of the cases assisted in Orpington during the year :—
    Types of casesJan.Feb.Mar.A pi.MayJuneJulyAug.Spt.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
  • Page 16
    Child Welfare Centres.
  • Page 16
    Ante-Natal Clinics.
  • Page 16
    Women's Welfare Clinics.
  • Page 28
    The following statistics are of work carried out by the rodent operatives and District Sanitary Inspectors following complaints and by routine investigations.
    Total No. of Inspections.No. of Infestations.
  • Page 30
    Re-Housing. I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following statistics of re-housing so effectively carried out by the Local Authority :
    Prior to 1950During 1950Total as at Dec. 1950
  • Page 34
    Eleven samples (three formal) were found to be inferior or adulterated and the following table gives a precis of the Analyst 's Reports and a brief description of the action taken.
    SampleAnalysts ReportAction taken
  • Page 35
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    SampleAnalysts ReportAction taken
  • Page 36
    Continued from previous page...
    SampleAnalysts ReportAction taken .
  • Page 36
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 42
    Vaccination. The following figures, which have been furnished by the County Medical Officer, show the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year 1950 :
    Age at 31st December, 1950Under 11 to 45 to 1415 or OverTotal
  • Page 44
    The following table gives the state of notified cases of Tuberculosis in Orpington. Approximately 18 of every 1,000 of population of Orpington is suffering, or has suffered from tuberculosis. The year saw an increase of 87 cases to the register, 50 of which were new cases, and 37 were transferred from other districts. There were 11 deaths from this disease.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MFMF
  • Page 55
    APPENDIX 1. VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS PREMISES TOGETHER WITH DEFECTS AND CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND.
  • Page 56
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  • Page 58
    APPENDIX 3. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1950.
    At all agesUnder 1 year1-23-45-910-1415-2425-4445-6465 and overAge UnknownRemoved to HospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 59
    APPENDIX 4. FACTORIES ACTS 1937 AND 1948. PART I. OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 60
    APPENDIX 4 (contd.) 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
    ParticularsNumber of Cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundReferred
    RemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 61
    APPENDIX 5. FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING.
    ArticlesFormal SamplesInformal Samples
  • Page 62
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    ArticlesForma SamplesInformal Samples
  • Page 62
    SPECIAL SAMPLES OF MILK, ICE CREAM AND WATER.
  • Page 63
    APPENDIX 6. RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY TO ORPINGTON FOR THE YEAR 1950. PARTS PER MILLION (unless otherwise stated).
    Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesAmmo-niacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised Nitrogen Nitrite NitrateChlorides as CIOxygen abs. from Permanganate 3 hrs at 80°F.Turbidity in terms of SilicaColour m.m. bro.vn, 2 ft. tube Burgess's TintometerHardness (Total)Hardness (Perm)pH ValueConductivity
  • Page 63
    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS.
    No. of samplesPercentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml.Bact. coli Test Bact. coli in 100 ml.
  • Page 64
    APPENDIX 7. ORPINGTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. SCHEDULE OF RECREATION GROUNDS, COMMONS, PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND PUBLIC GARDENS FACILITIES, MARCH, 1951.
    Parks and Recreation GroundsWardAcreageSports FixturesChildren's Playground
    FootballRugbyHockeyLacrosseCricketNetballBowlsHard CourtsGrass CourtsConcrete Practice WicketPuttingRunning Track, etc.SwingsPlank SwingsRoundaboutOcean WaveSee-SawGiant StrideSandpitPaddling PoolHutStorm ShelterPavilion