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Chelsea 1953

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953

Published
1953
Author
Weir, J. H.
Pages
98
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Births. The number of Live Births allocated to Chelsea was 787, and the birth rate was 15. 1. The total was made up by Males 423: Females 364. From an examination of the "Summary of Vital Statistics" on page 10 it would appear that the decline in the number of registered live births has been arrested, an assumption which is supported by the following table in respect of both England and Wales and Chelseas;-
    Live Births
    195119521953
  • Page 6
    Infant Mortality. Once again the number of deaths of infants under the age of one year has declined. During the year, fifteen deaths, representing a mortality rate of 19.1 occurred. The remarkable fact which emerges from a consideration of the following table is the great opportunity presented for infants to attain to adult life (In 1900, approximately 1 child in 7 failed to reach its first birthday: in 1953 the ratio was 1 to 52).
    YearDeaths under 1 year of ageNo. of births registeredRate per 1.000 registered births
  • Page 8
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEA ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1953
  • Page 9
    BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1953 (Provisional figures based an Quarterly Returns)
    England and Wales160 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London)160 smaller Towns (ResidentPopulation 25,000 - 50,000at 1951 Census)London Administrative County
  • Page 10
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1940-1953 (inclusive)
    YearRegistrar-General' s Estimate of PopulationBIRTHSDEATHSDEATHS UNDER ONE YEARMATERNAL DEATHS
    No. +RateNo. +RateNo. +RateNo. +Rate
  • Page 11
    DEATHS OF RESIDENTS DURING 1953
    AGE AT DEATH
    Causes of DeathAt all AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
  • Page 12
    DEATHS OF RESIDENTS DURING 1953 (Continued)
    AGE AT DEATH
    At all AgesUnder 1year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upward
  • Page 12
    The following summary gives an indication of the vast changes which have taken place in respect of deaths occurring in Chelsea (a) under one year of age, and (b) at 65 years and over:-
    YearNumber of deathsDeaths under 1 year of agePercentage of total deathsDeaths at 65 years and overPercentage of total deaths
  • Page 14
    INFANT MORTALTY RATES-ENGLAND AND WALES AND VARIOUS OTHER COUNTRIES Deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
    Country19481949195019511952Average for five years
  • Page 16
    During the period 5th to 8th December, 1952, a very persistent and dense fog occurred. In the first instance it consisted mainly of smoke, but on the latter three days it developed into a very thick water fog which spread well outside the metropolitan area. Greatly increased mortality from certain causes resulted, as evidenced by the following table:—
    Week ended1952London Administrative Country
    Deaths from:
    Bronchitis andPneumoniaDiseases of the Heart and Circulatory System
  • Page 18
    SANITARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOROUGH SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1953.
  • Page 19
    SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1,953 (Continue). INSPECTIONS AND REVISITS (Continued)
  • Page 20
    WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS
    FACTORIES ACT 1937HOUSING ACT, 1936PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT1936FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938TOTAL
    N.V.N.V.N.V.N.V.
  • Page 21
    WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS (Continued)
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937HOUSING ACT, 1936PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT 1936FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938TOTAL
    N.V.N.V.N.V.N.V.
  • Page 22
    WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS (Continued)
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937HOUSING ACT, 1936PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938TOTALS
    N.V.N.V.N.V.N.V.
  • Page 23
    WORKS SUPERVISED BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS (Continued)
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937HOUSING ACT, 1936PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938TOTAL
    N.V.N.V.N.V.N.V.
  • Page 25
    INSPECTIONS, PROCEEDINGS, etc.
  • Page 26
    DETAILS OF NOTICES SERVED DURING THE YEAR UNDER VARIOUS ACTS
  • Page 30
    Details of premises repaired under the Housing Act, 1936, are as followss:-
    AreaCompletedProceedingAverage cost £
    OwnerCouncilPremisesCost £
    PremisesCost £PremisesCost £
  • Page 32
    1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES. WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    PremisesNumber onRegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 33
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 (Continued)
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which Defects were foundNumber of Cases in which prose-cutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 34
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 (Continued,) OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers in August Listrequired by Section 110 (l)(c)No. of Cases of default in sending List to the CouncilNo. of Prosecutions for failure to supply ListsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 35
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The institution of legal proceedings, under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was necessary in eleven instances. Brief details of results of hearings are set out below.
    Premises0ffenceResult 0f proceedings
  • Page 36
    LEGAL PR0CEEDINGS (Continued)
    PremisesOffenceResult of proceedings
  • Page 36
    APPEALS
  • Page 37
    This decision by the Minister of Health greatly eased the financial burden an the Borough Council in a direct sense, as will be seen from the following summary:-
    YearInterments arranged by Borough Council
  • Page 38
    A. grant is obtainable when the deceased person was act the time of deaths-
    Grant
  • Page 40
    DISINFECTION AND DISETFESTATICN. The following is a summary of the work carried out by the staff of the Council's Disinfecting and Cleansing Centre, 9a, Lots Road, Chelsea, during the past three years.
    (a) SCABIES.195119521953
  • Page 40
    (b) VERMINOUS CONDITIONS. Details of work in this connection are set out below:-
  • Page 40
    (a) DISINFECTION OF ROOMS AND CONTENTS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
  • Page 44
    Details of work carried out in this connection during the year are as follows:- 1.Treatment of Business and Private Premises.
    Business PremisesPrivate Premises
  • Page 47
    HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES The Borough is fortunate in possessing excellent facilities for both general and special hospital treatment. A list of the institutions now functioning in this area is as follows:-
    HOSPITALSTYPE OF INSTITUTION
  • Page 51
    The following summary gives details of the types of businesses receiving the attention of the Public Health Department:-
  • Page 52
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS During the year, fifty-five examinations were carried out for bacteriological findings, details of which are set out in the following summary:—
    ArticleReported upon as Satisfactory UnsatisfactoryTotal
  • Page 54
    Details of licences granted were as follows:-
    Type of LicenceTuberculin TestedPasteurisedSterilisedTotals
  • Page 55
    UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED TO THE COUNCIL'S FOOD INSPECTORS DURING THE YEARS 1950-1953 (INCLUSIVE)
    Commodity1950 lbs.1951 lbs.1952 lbs.1953 lbs.
  • Page 56
    The incidence of adulteration may be classified as follows:-
    Number of samples examinedPercentage adulteration
    CompositionalLabelling
  • Page 65
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
    DiseaseUnder 1 1year1 and under 5 yrs.5 and under 15 yrs.15 and under25 yrs.25 and under 45 yrs.45 and under 65 yrs.65 yrs. and overTOTALS
  • Page 66
    SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1949-1953 (inclusive)
    Disease19491950195119521953Average for five years
  • Page 68
    The following table gives information as to work carried out during the year in respect to children resident in the Borough:-
    A. No. of children whocompleted a full course of Primary Immunisation in the authority's area (including temporary residentsAGE
    at date of final injection (as regards A) or of reinforcing injection (as regards B)
    Under 112345 to 910 to 14Total
  • Page 71
    The following table briefly sets out the incidence of this disease during the last fifty-four years.
    Notifications receivedDeaths
  • Page 72
    The numbers of deaths at other periods during the past fifty-three years were as follows:-
    YearNumber
  • Page 73
    VARIATIONS IN REGISTER DURING 1963.
    PULMONARYNON -PULMONARYTOTAL CASES
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 74
    (A) NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS 1953 (B) DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1953
    Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years_5 and under 10 years10 and under 15 years15 and under 20 years20 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 years and upwardsTOTALS (all ages)
  • Page 75
    ANNUAL REPORT CHELSA TUBERCULOSIS DIPENSARY, BROMPTON HOSPITAL, S.W.3.
    1950195119521953