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Penge 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

Published
1956
Pages
26
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
  • Page 5
    Comparative Vital Statistics The following table shows the comparative figures for 1955:—
    Rate per 1,000Home PopulationRate per 1,000 total birthsDeath Rate per 1,000 Home PopulationDeaths under 1 year per 1,000 live Births
    Live BirthsStill Births
  • Page 6
    1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the Year:—
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  • Page 8
    Diphtheria Immunisation The following is a return of the number of children resident in the district who were immunised against diphtheria during the year:—
    Children born 1951-1955Children born 1941-1950Totals
  • Page 8
    The following shows the number of Penge residents who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year:—
    Age at 31/12/55Under 11 to 45 to 1415 or overTotal
  • Page 9
    Disinfection
  • Page 9
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) during the year 1955
    DiseasesTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to HospitalsTotal Deaths
  • Page 10
    Tuberculosis No action was necessary under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations 1925, or under section 172, Public Health Act 1936.
    Total Primary cases notifiedTotal Cases admitted to Sanatoria and HospitalsTotal Deaths
  • Page 10
    NEW TUBERCULOSIS CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1955
    Age Period*New CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
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    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the Year 1955
    Cases Notified at ages—yearsCases admitted to Hospitals
    At all agesUnder 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and upw'ds
  • Page 13
    PART I, FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 13
    2. Cases in which Defects were found.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 14
    CAUSES OF DEATH IN PENGE URBAN DISTRICT, 1955 Registrar-General's Figures
    CAUSES OF DEATHMALESFEMALES
  • Page 16
    It was found necessary to institute legal proceedings against the owners or agents of 12 properties in order to abate nuisances caused by housing defects, with the following results:—
    CASE NO.RESULT
  • Page 17
    SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:—
  • Page 17
    SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR
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    Drainage:—
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    The food condemned were as follows:—
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    Milk (Special Designations) Orders The following licences were issued:—
  • Page 21
    Included in the total were 36 samples of milk, 18 of drugs, and 10 of spirits. All the samples were genuine with the exception of the following:—
    ARTICLEANALYSISACTION TAKEN
  • Page 23
    One full time rodent operative is employed and the following is a summary of the work carried out by him at premises in the district:—
  • Page 23
    Mr. E. G. Thomas, Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector and Shops Act Inspector, reports as follows:—