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Orpington 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

Published
1958
Pages
72
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    Vital Statistics of the Urban District for the Past Ten Years.
    YearPopulationNo. of Births (live)No. of DeathsNo. of Infant DeathsNo. of Maternal DeathsBirth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality RateMaternal Mortality Rate
  • Page 12
    Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table II in the appendix, but the following special causes of death during the past six years may be of interest:—
    Disease.Year.
    195219531954195519561957
  • Page 13
    Morbidity Statistics. The following is a summary of the weekly details received from the Ministry of National Insurance during 1957 :—
    Four weeks ending.Number of Certificates of Incapacity.
    First.Intermediate.Final.
  • Page 27
    1. Inspection for purposes of provisions as to health:
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 28
    2. Cases in which defects were found.
    Number of cases in which defects were ReferredNumber of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
    FoundRemedied to H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 28
    Outworkers. Twenty-five lists of Outworkers were received during the year, and the following are details of the trades involved, together with the number of persons employed.
    TradeNo. of outworkers employed.
  • Page 29
    Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. The number of inspections and treatments carried out was maintained at approximately the same level as last year.
    Total number of inspections.Number of Infestations cleared.
  • Page 29
    Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
    Total number of Inspections and visitsNo of premises at which defects or contraventions were found
  • Page 31
    The total of 87 premises still dependent upon underground tank or well supply is made up as follows —
    Ward.Number of premises with
    Stored Rainwater.Wells.
  • Page 33
    Result of the Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington during the Year 1957. Parts per million (unless otherwise stated) BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS
    No. of SamplesBefore ChlorinationAfter Chlorination (Water Passing into Supply)
    Plate Count (Average per ml.) Colonies counted on agarColiform Test Percentage samples negative in 100 ml.No. of SamplesPlate Count (Average per ml.) Colonies counted on agarColiform Test Percentage samples negative in 100 ml.
    ColiformE. ColiColiformE. Coli
    37°C. (20-24 hrs.)22°C. (3 days)37°C. (20-24 hrs.)22°C. (3 days)
  • Page 34
    Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the Water supplied to Orpington during the Year 1957. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesAmmonia NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised NitrogenChlorides as ClOxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C.Turbidity in terms of Silica
    NitriteNitrate
  • Page 38
    Re-Housing. I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the following statistics on re-housing carried out by the Local Authority:—
    Prior to 1957During 1957Total as at Dec. 1957
  • Page 41
    food Sampling. 226 Informal Samples of food and drugs were taken for analysis.
    ARTICLENo. of Informal Samples TakenRESULTRemarks
    GenuineInferiorAdulterated
  • Page 42
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    articleNo. of Informal Samples Taken.RESULTRemarks
    GenuineInferiorAdulterated
  • Page 42
    Details of unsatisfactory samples:—
    Sample.Analyst's Report.Action taken.
  • Page 43
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  • Page 47
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep & LambsPigs
  • Page 53
    Tuberculosis. The following is a copy of the recordings in the register as at 31st December, 1957 :—
    Respiratory.Other Forms.Total No. of cases.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 53
    New Cases and Mortality, 1957.
    Age GroupsNew Cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers)*Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 63
    TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1957.
  • Page 64
    TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
    19531954195519561957
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 65
    TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1957. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 Week1 and under 2 Weeks2 and under 3 Weeks3 and under 4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year
  • Page 66
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957. Sex and Age Distribution.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 67
    table V. N otifiable infectious diseases, 1957. Ward Distribution. Attack and Mortality Rates.
    DiseasesTotalWARDSCases removed to HospitalAttack rate per 1,000 populationNo. of DeathsDeath rate per 1,000 population
    Biggin HillChelsfieldCrofton NorthCrofton SouthCudhamDowneFarnboroughGoddington NorthGoddington SouthGreen-Street-GreenKnockholtKnollLeaves GreenPetts WoodPoverestSt. Mary Cray
  • Page 68
    TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957. Seasonal Incidence.
    DiseaseJan.Feb.MarchApr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
  • Page 69
    TABLE VII. SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS.
    Housing Inspection.No. of InspectionsN'o. of premises at which defects or :ontraventions were found