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Camberwell 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS, TOGETHER WITH
THE ESTIMATED POPULATION DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
Year.
Estimated
Population.
No. of Primary
notifications.
Notification
Rate per 1,000
Population.
No. of
Deaths.
Death Rate
per 1,000
Population.
179,500
1954
364
2.0
26
0.14
1955
178,400
318
1.8
30
0.16
1956
177,800
330
1.8
25
0.13
1957
177,700
240
1.3
?
0.14
1958
177,300
193
1.1
32
0.18
Food and Drugs Adulteration.
Summary of Samples obtained for examination.
Number examined.
Number adulterated, etc.
Percentage of
adulteration.
Informal.
Formal.
Informal.
Total.
Formal.
Total.
Informal.
Formal.
400
-
500
900
-
1.2
6
6
Particulars of the adulterated samples and the action taken
are set out on pages 54 and 55.
Registered Purveyors of Milk.
Dairies
24
Distributors of milk in the Borough
197
Distributors of milk dealing from premises outside the
Borough
16
Special Designated Milk.
Summary of Licences issued.
Sterilised.
Pasteurised.
Tuberculin
Tested.
Type of Licence
Dealers
216
97
89
Supplementary
27
25
25
243
222
114
TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS, TOGETHER WITH THE ESTIMATED POPULATION DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | No. of Primary notifications. | Notification Rate per 1,000 Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 179,500 | 364 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.14 |
| 1955 | 178,400 | 318 | 1.8 | 30 | 0.16 |
| 1956 | 177,800 | 330 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.13 |
| 1957 | 177,700 | 240 | 1.3 | ? | 0.14 |
| 1958 | 177,300 | 193 | 1.1 | 32 | 0.18 |
Food and Drugs Adulteration. Summary of Samples obtained for examination.
| Number examined. | Number adulterated, etc. | Percentage of adulteration. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Total. | Informal. | Formal. |
| 400 | 500 | 900 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 1.2 |
Registered Purveyors of Milk.
| Dairies | 24 |
| Distributors of milk in the Borough | 197 |
| Distributors of milk dealing from premises outside the Borough | 16 |
Special Designated Milk. Summary of Licences issued.
| Type of Licence | Sterilised. | Pasteurised. | Tuberculin Tested. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dealers | 216 | 97 | 89 |
| Supplementary | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| 243 | 222 | 114 |