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Hammersmith 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.

Published
1973
Author
Cameron, Sandy.
Pages
122
Tables
84

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    STATISTICS AND TABLES
    HammersmithEngland and Wales TotalHammersmithEngland and Wales
    MalesTotal
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    VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT 1965-1972
    YearPopulation to middle of each year Registrar-General's EstimateLive BirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNet Deaths belonging to the District
    NumberRate per 1,000 Pop.NumberRate per 1,000 Pop.Of non-residents registered inthe DistrictOf residents not registered in the DistrictUnder 1 year of ageAt all ages
    NumberRate per 1,000 live birthsNumberRate per 1,000 Pop.
    123456789101112
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    The following table gives the causes of death at different periods of life during 1971 in the London Borough of Hammersmith:
    Cause of DeathSexAll AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks & under 1 yearAge in years
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and over
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    The following table gives the causes of death at different periods of life during 1971 in the London Borough of Hammersmith:
    Cause of DeathSexAll AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks & under I yearAge in years
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and over
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    NATURAL INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE POPULATION DURING THE PAST 18 YEARS
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    DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE PAST 18 YEARS
    YearPopulationDeathsRate per 1,000 Pop.
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    infant mortality - 1972 AND PREVIOUS 17 YEARS
    YearLive BirthsDeaths of InfantsDeaths of Infants per 1,000 Live Births
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    (e) MATERNAL MORTALITY 1972 AND PREVIOUS 17 YEARS
    YearNumber of Deaths Pregnancy, Childbirth, AbortionNumber of Live BirthsMaternal Death Rate for 1,000 Live Births
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    INFANT MORTALITY RATE - ENGLAND & WALES, AND VARIOUS OTHER COUNTRIES Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births
    19551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1st January 1972 - 31st December 1972
    DISEASE0-112-45-1415-2425-4445-6465+TotalCases Removed to HospitalDeaths
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    SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 1972-31ST DECEMBER 1972 FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS NUMBER OF PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS
    Age012-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475+
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    CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS - PAST TEN YEARS
    YEARNUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIEDTotalNUMBER OF DEATHSNUMBER OF CASES ON REGISTER OF NOTIFICATIONS
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    TABLE. OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES SINCE 1965
    DISEASETOTALS NOTIFIED IN:
    19651966196719681969197019711972
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    Applications were graded as below:-
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    HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
    19651966196719681969197019711972
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    Rent Acts, 1957/8 Applications under the above Acts during the past seven years have been as follows:-
    1966196719681969197019711972
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    ANALYSIS OK REPORTED ACCIDENTS
    Primary CauseClass of WorkplaceCatering EstablishmentsTotalInvestigated
    OfficesShopsWholesale/ warehouses
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    TABLE A REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
    Class of premisesNumber of premises newly registered during the yearTotal number of registered premises at end of yearNumber of registered premises receiving one or more general inspections during the year
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE C ANALYSIS BY WORKPLACE OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES AT END OF YEAR
    Class of workplaceNumber of persons employed
    (1)(2)
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    TABLE D - EXEMPTIONS
    M,c. Line No.Class of premises (1)No. of exemptions current at end of year (2)During the yearM/c. Line No.
    No. of exemptions | No. of applicationsAppeals to Court against refusal to grant or extend an exemption or against the withdrawal of an exemption
    newly granted (3)extended (4)expired or withdrawn (5)refused (6)opposed by employees (7)
    No.made (8)No.allowed (9)
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    TABLE E - PROSECUTIONS
    Prosecutions instituted of which the hearing was completed in the year.
    Section of Act or title of Regulations or Order (1)No. of informations laid (2)No. of informations leading to a conviction (3)
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    TABLE F-STAFF
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    1. Inspection
    Number on RegisterInspectionsNumber of Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2. Cases in which Defects were Found.
    N umber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. Inspectorby H.M. Inspector
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    3. Outwork
    Section 110Section 111
    No. of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110/1 (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
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    PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS' TOTALS OF WEEKLY SUMMARY SHEETS, 1972
    TOTAL INSPECTIONSTOTAL REVISITSTOTAL NOTICES SERVEDTOTAL NOTICES COMPLIED WITH
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    TOTAL INSPECTIONSTOTAL REVISITSTOTAL NOTICES SERVEDTOTAL NOTICES COMPLIED WITH
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    The following table summarises the work of the Rodent Control Staff in 1972:-
    Type of Property
    Non-agricultural
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    METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD - WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH DURING 1972. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the SampleNumber of SamplesAmmoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenNitrate NitrogenOxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs at 27° CBOD 5 days at 20°CHardness (total) CaC03Hardness non carbonate CaC03Magnesium as MgSodium as NaPotassium as KChloride as CIPhosphate as P04Silicate as SiO2Sulphate as SO4Natural Fluoride as FSurface-active material as Man-oxol OTTurbidity unitsColour (Burgess units)pH valueElec trical Conductivity (micromhos)
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)
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    METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD — Water Examination Department. BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1972. WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Source of supplyBEFORETREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Agar plate count per ml.Coliform countEscherichia coli countAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
    Number of samples20-24 hours at 37°C.3 days at 22° C.Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Number of samples20-24 hours at 37°C.3 days at 22° C.Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent samples negative in 100 ml.
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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Number of Premises where Food is Sold, Stored and Prepared in 1972
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1955 Unsound Food Condemned in 1972
    Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
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    Unsound Frozen Food Condemned
    Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
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    List of Premises Registered under Section 16, Food & Drugs Act, 1955.
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    The following table shows the results of bacteriological samples of milk taken from the processing plants, distributors and automatic vending machines.
    Class of MilkNo. testedPhosphatase TestMethylene Blue TestTurbidity Test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
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    HAMMERSMITH ANNUAL REPORT - 1972
    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalComplaintTotalFormalInformalComplaintTotal
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    Number Examined.Number Adulterated
    FormalInformalComplaintTotalFormalInformalComplaintTotal
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    Continued from previous page...
    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalComplaintTotalFormalInformalComplaintTotal
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    Number ExaminedNumber Adulterated
    FormalInformalComplaintTotalFormalInformalComplaintTotal
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    The following is a summary for the year:-
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    Staff Medical Questionnaires & Medical Examination - 1 Jan. until 31 Dec. 1972
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    1972
    PED. CAPITIASPED. PUBISPED. CORPORIS
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
    Ind.Tre.Ind.Tre.Ind.Tre.Ind.Tre.Ind.Tre.Ind.Tre.
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    Disinfestation of Property
    NuisanceNumber of VisitsRooms Fumigated
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    Incontinent Section-Yearly Summary
    1966196719681969197019711972
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    1. Steam Sterilisation of Bedding, Clothing & Soft Furnishings:
    No. of CollectionsNo. of Articles
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    2. Formaldehyde Sterilisation of Clothing and Accessories:
    No. of CollectionsNo. of Articles
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    STATISTICAL SUMMARY
    FOR HAMMERSMITH196719681969197019711972
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    HANDICAP AND OBSERVATION REGISTER (0-5 YEARS OLD) YEAR OFBIRTH
    19721971197019691968TOTAL
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    YEAR OF BIRTH
    19721971197019691968TOTAL
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    Notification was made as follows:
    1972 Congenital Malformations
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    TABLE I Completed Primary Courses - Number of Persons under age 16.
    YEAR OF BIRTHOthers under Age 16Total
    Type of Vaccine or dose.19721971197019691965-68
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    TABLE 2 Reinforcing doses - Number of persons under age 16
    Type of Vaccine or doseYEAR OF BIRTHOthers under age 16Total
    197219711970T19691965-68
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    TABLE 3
    SMALLPOXNumber of Persons Vaccinated or revaccinated during year ended 31st December 1972
    Age at date of VaccinationVaccinatedRevaccinated
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    In addition certificates are accepted from other Local Authorities, Hospitals, and private Ophthalmologists, and fees paid where appropriate.
    The following are details of work carried out during the year:19721971
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    Advice of arrival of long-stay immigrants is received from ports and airports. Health visitors then get in touch with them, give them information about the Health Services, persuade them to register themselves and their dependents with general medical practitioners, and have chest X-rays where these are appropriate.
    Country where Passport issuedImmigrants NotifiedVisitsTotal
    SuccessfulUnsuccessful
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    Statistics
    ClinicNew Clients Including FPA TransfersTotal VisitsCytology
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    The age classification of individual clients dealt with at Family Planning Clinics is set out below:-
    Age GroupFull Service (including free supplies)
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    However, the illegitimacy rate is dealt with elsewhere in this Report and I give below the figures for abortions to Hammersmith residents since 1968:
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    The relevant tables of abortions by grounds, marital status and age for 1971 and 1972 are as follows:
    YearTotal NumberSingleMarriedOthersUnder 1616 1920 3435 4445 and overNot stated
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    Number of Patients Treated During 1972.
    Under 55-6465 & OverTotal
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    TABLE I
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    TABLE II
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    Table 1 No. of New Patients Attending-
    19721971
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    Table 2
    AgeMalesFemales
    1972197119721971
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    Table 3
    Deaths
    MalesFemales
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    Statistics
    Persons Treated19721971
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    The table below is an analysis ot routine and non-routine medical inspections (excluding Dental and Health Surveys):-
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    Analysis of defects found at Routine Medical Inspections
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    The following table is a statement of the visual acuity of pupils whose vision was tested at routine medical inspections divided into those not wearing and wearing glasses, together with the proportion noted for treatment or observation. (Expressed as percentages of the numbers of children whose eyes were tested).
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    Findings at Health Surveys
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    community; they are the only figures available for diseases which are not statutorily notifiable. The following is a table of the infectious diseases notified by Heads of schools in 1972.
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    The following table shows the percentage of school children of all ages inspected who were reported to have been immunised against:-
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    I ne lollowing summarises the work carried out at the Clinics during the year:-
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    Minor Ailments Centres Minor ailments of school children are treated at five Treatment Centres in the Borough. The following is a statement for the year under report: -
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    1 he following is a statistical summary of the work carried out during 1972;
    West London ColleceArt and Building Hammersmith College
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    HANDICAP AND OBSERVATION REGISTER TOTAL = 2,132 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS LP TO 21 YEARS
    AGE 5-16AGE 16-21TOTAL
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    National Tuberculin Survey by the Medical Research Council As part of the National Tuberculin Survey, the Medical Research Council conducted tests in the following Hammersmith Schools:-
    SchoolsNo. of Children Tested
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    Appendix - School Dental Service - Statistics 1972
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    Maternity & Child Welfare Dental Statistics 1972
    Children aged 0-4 yearsExpectant and Nursing Mothers