Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Total | Male | Female |
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Total | Male | Female |
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Total | Male | Female |
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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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Disease. | 1951 | 1952 | Year. 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
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Four weeks ending | Number First. | of certificates of Intermediate. | incapacity. Final. |
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Ward. | Acreage. |
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Number of premises with: | ||
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Ward. | Stored Rainwater. | Wells. |
Description of Sample. | No. of Samples. | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Oxidised Nitrogen Nitrate | Chlorides as Cl. | Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C. | Turbidity in terms of Silica | Colour m.m. brown 2ft. tube Burgess's Tintometer. | Hardness (Total) | Hardness Non-Carbonate | pH Value | Phosphate a III P.O. 4 | Sulphates as SO4 | Silica as SiO2 | Conductivity |
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Bacteriological Results. | Before Chlorination | After Chlorination (Water passing into Supply). | ||||||
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Plate count (average per millilitre) Colonies counted on Agar | Bact. coli test | Number of samples. | ||||||
Plate count (Av. per ml.) Colonies counted on Agar 37 °C. (20-24 hrs.) | Bact. coli test | |||||||
37 C. | (20-24 hrs.) | Percentage samples neg. 100 ml. | Average No. per 100 ml. | Percentage samples neg. 100 ml. | Average No. per 100 ml. |
Premises | No. on Register | No. of | ||
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Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
No. of cases in which defects were | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
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Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
ToH.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector |
Trade. | Number of Outworkers, employed. |
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Total no. of Inspections and Visits. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. |
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Prior to 1955. | During 1955. | Total as at December 1955. |
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Article. | Samples taken Formal. Informal. | Result | Remarks | |||
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Genuine | Inferior. | Adulterated |
Article. | Samples taken Formal. Informal. | Result | Remarks | |||
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Genuine | Inferior. | Adulterated |
Cattle excluding Cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. |
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Respiratory. | Other Forms. | Total No. of Cases. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age Groups. | New cases revealed. | notified or otherwise (Not including Inward Transfers)*. | Deaths. | |||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Adults. | Children. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
1955. | |||||||
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1951. | 1952. | 1953. | 1954 | M. | F. | Total |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week- | 1 and under 2 Weeks. | 2 and under 8 Weeks. | 3 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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Disease. | Totals. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 3—4 | 5-9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 and over. | Age unknown | |||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F, | M. | F. | M, | F. | . M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Diseases. | WARDS | Cases removed to hospital. | Attack rate per 1,000 population. | No. of Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. | ||||||||||||||||
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Total | Biggin Hill | Chelsfield | Crofton North | Crofton South | Cudham | Downe | Farnborough | Goddington North | Goddington South | Green-Street-Green | Knockholt | Knoll | Leaves Green | Petts Wood | Poverest | St. Mary Cray |
Disease. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total . |
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No. of Inspections. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. |
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No. of Inspections. | No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found. |
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