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Camberwell 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

Published
1960
Author
Chalke, H. D.
Pages
83
Tables
55

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55 tables in this report

  • Page 15
    TABLE I Order of preference of means of health education.
  • Page 16
    TABLE II Order of Preference by Centre, Occupation, Age and Sex Groups
    GROUP(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)
  • Page 23
    BACTERIOLOGICAL REPORTS ON SAMPLES OF SWIMMING BATH WATERS TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
    DULWICH BATHS
    FIRST CLASS BATHSECOND CLASS BATH
    Plate count yeastrel agar 48 hrs. 37°C aerobically colonies per ml.Probable No. of coliform bacilli MacConkey 48 hrs. 37°C colonies per 100 ml.Plate count yeastrel agar 48 hrs. 37°C aerobically colonies per ml.Probable No. of coliform bacilli MacConkey 48 hrs. 37°C colonies per 100 ml.
  • Page 24
    CAMBERWELL BATHS
    FRONT BATHREAR BATH
    Plate count yeastrel agar 48 hrs. 37°C aerobically colonies per ml.Probable No. of coliform bacilli MacConkey 48 hrs. 37ºC colonies per 100 ml.Plate count yeastrel agar 48 hrs. 37°C aerobically colonies per ml.Probable No. of coliform bacilli MacConkey 48 hrs. 37ºC colonies per 100 ml.
  • Page 25
    Slum Clearance. Three clearance areas were declared by the Council during the year as follows:-
    AreaDate of DeclarationNo. of Dwelling HousesNo. of Persons to be Displaced
  • Page 25
    Certificates of Disrepair The following table shows the extent of the Council's activities under the Rent Act, 1957, in respect of the issue of Certificates of Disrepair, from the date the Act became operative.
    1957 (from 6.7.57)19581959Total
  • Page 32
    TABLE I Classification by types of disease – and priority given by applicants own G.P.
    DiseaseIIIIIIIVTotal% of Total
  • Page 32
    TABLE II Classification by types of Disease – and priority given by the Panel.
    DiseaseIIIIIIIVTotal% of Total
  • Page 44
    Notifications of Dysentery 1949-1958
    YearNo. of notificationsAge Distribution
    Under 11-22-33-44-55- 1010- 1515- 2020- 3535- 4545- 6565 +
  • Page 51
    STATISTICAL APPENDIX Summary of Statistics for the year 1959.
  • Page 52
    TABLE SHOWING CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATHS IN AGE GROUPS IN CAMBERWELL DURING 1959
    Causes of deathSexAll ages0-1-5-25-15-45-65-75-
  • Page 53
    Causes of deathSexAll ages0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
  • Page 53
    Births
    Live BirthsStill BirthsTotal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 53
    Medical Examinations carried out by the Medical Officer of Health or his Deputy
  • Page 54
    Cremation Certificates
  • Page 54
    Water Certificates
  • Page 54
    Drainage and Sewerage
  • Page 54
    Public Cleansing
  • Page 54
    Examination of Water from the Council's Swimming Baths
    Bacteriological examinationChemical examination
    No. of SamplesNo. Satis.No. of SamplesNo. Satis.
  • Page 55
    Rag Flock and other Pilling Materials Act, 1951.
    Type of MaterialNo. of Samples examinedNo. Satisfactory
  • Page 55
    Offensive Trades
    Type of BusinessNo.on Register
  • Page 55
    Pet Animals Act, 1952
    No.of licences issuedNil
  • Page 55
    Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
  • Page 55
    London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954
  • Page 60
    Sanitary Inspection of the Area
  • Page 61
    SUMMARY OF NOTICES SERVED, 1959
  • Page 61
    Factories Acts, 1937-1948
    1. – INSPECTIONS, 1959
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 61
    2. – CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1959
    ParticularsNo.of cases in which defects wereNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 62
    Summary of Outworkers classified by Trades
  • Page 62
    Summary of work of the Rodent Control Staff
  • Page 62
    Vermin and Scabies ATTENDANCES AT CLEANSING STATION
    VerminScabies
    MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 62
    Disinfection RETURN OF WORK CARRIED OUT BY DISINFECTING STAFF
    Notified Infectious DiseasesOther DiseasesMiscellaneousVerminTotal all Cases
  • Page 63
    HOUSING Record of work of Housing Inspector, 1959
    Inspections.Re-inspectionsTotal
  • Page 63
    Housing Statistics, 1959 1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:-
  • Page 64
    (5) Undertakings not to use parts of buildings for human habitation accepted:-
  • Page 64
    Certificates of Disrepair
  • Page 64
    Overcrowding
  • Page 65
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1959 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED AND DEATHS FROM THESE CAUSES AMONG NOTIFIED CASES
    DiseaseNo. of NotificationsTreated in HospitalFound not to be suffering from the diseaseDeaths of Notified CasesAge Distribution of Notifications
    Under 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and upwards
  • Page 66
    FOOD POISONING Annual Return of cases of Pood Poisoning, 1959
    1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total
  • Page 66
    2. Particulars of outbreaks
    AgentNo. of outbreaksNo. of casesTotal No. of cases
    Family outbreaksOther outbreaksNotifiedOtherwise ascer tained
  • Page 66
    3. Single cases
    AgentNo. of CasesTotal No. of cases
    Notified IOtherwise ascertained
  • Page 67
    Tuberculosis TABLE SHOWING SEX AND AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS DURING 1959
    Age PeriodsNotificationsDeaths
    PulmonaryNonpulmonaryPulmonaryNonpulmonary
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 68
    TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS, TOGETHER WITH THE ESTIMATED POPULATION DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
    YearEstimated PopulationNo. of Primary NotificationsNotification Rate per 1,000 PopulationNo. of DeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 Population
  • Page 68
    Food and Drugs Adulteration Summary of Samples obtained for examination
    Number examinedNumber adulterated etc.Percentage of adulteration
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotalFormalInformal
  • Page 68
    Registered Purveyors of Milk
  • Page 68
    Special Designated Milk Summary of Licences issued
    Type of LicenceSterilisedPasteurisedTuberculin Tested
  • Page 69
    Results of Tests
    DesignationMethylene Blue TestPhosphatase TestTurbidity Test
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactorySatisfactoryUnsatisfactorySatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 69
    Samples of milk taken in course of delivery to Hospitals and Schools.
    Methylene Blue TestPhosphatase TestChemical Test
  • Page 69
    Ice Cream Summary of samples submitted for Methylene Blue Test and Chemical Examination.
    Chemical ExaminationMethylene Blue Test
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryGrade IGrade IIGrade IIIGrade IV
  • Page 69
    Ice Lollies and Water Ices Summary of samples submitted for examination.
    Bacteriological ExaminationChemical Analysis
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactorySatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 70 71
    Particulars of Adulterated Samples
    Serial No.ArticleWhether Formal or InformalNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservationsResult of Proceedings or other action taken
  • Page 72
    REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES Premises registered under the provisions of Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, as at December 31st, 1958.
  • Page 72
    Supervision of Food Premises Number of visits paid to each type of food premises by the Council's Public Health Inspectors.
    Type of PremisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 73
    Particulars of Unsound Food Destroyed
    DescriptionWeightTotal Weight
    Tonscwts.qtrs.lbs.Tonscwts.qtrs.lbs.
  • Page 74
    Summary of work of Food Inspector