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Chelsea 1963

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963

Published
1964
Author
Weir, J. H.
Pages
84
Tables
32

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32 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS 1963
  • Page 9
    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS (Continued)
    Infant Mortality Rates -
  • Page 10
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1954-1963 (inclusive)
    YearRegistrar-General's Estimate of PopulationBirthsDeathsDeaths under One YearMaternal Deaths
    No.*RateNo.*RateNo. *RateNo. *Rate
  • Page 10
    Averages for the ten years 1954 - 1963:-
  • Page 11
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1963
    Causes of DeathAt all agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeksand under 1 year1 and under55 andunder1515 and under2525 and under3535 andunder4545 and under5555 and under6565 and under7575 and over
  • Page 12
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1963
    Causes of DeathAt all agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeksand under 1 year1 and under55 and under1515 and under2525 and under3535 and under4545 and under5555 and under6565 and under7575 and over
  • Page 12
    AGE MORTALITY
    Number of DeathsPercentage of Total DeathsNumber of DeathsPercentage of Total Deaths
  • Page 13
    It will be noted from the following summary that of the 11 deaths recorded, 9 infants died before the age of one week indicating an early neo-natal mortality rate of 14.5.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1week1-2 weeks2-4 weeks1-3 monthsTOTAL
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 29
    Summary of Home Accidents reported by the London Ambulance Service.
    Cause of accidentConty of LondonDivision I -comprising Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Page 30
    I am again indebted to the Town Clerk for making this statistica information available to me for inclusion in my Report.
    MonthNo. of AccidentsAdultChildrenTotal
    KilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredKilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredKilledInjured
  • Page 31
    The following table shows the number of cremations carried out in respect of Chelsea residents during the six years this scheme has been operative:-
    YearNo. of CremationsPercentage of total recorded Deaths
  • Page 37
    REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS SUPERVISED INCLUDING BOTH VOLUNTARY WORK (V) AND WORK AS THE RESULT OF THE SERVICE OF NOTICE (N) UNDER VARIOUS ACT.
    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSV.N.
  • Page 38
    NOTICES SERVED
  • Page 44
    1. INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES. WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
    PremisesNumber onRegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 45
    FACTORIES ACT. 1961 (Continued) 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which Defects were foundProsecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 46
    FACTORIES ACT. 1961 (Continued) OUTWORK Sections 133 and 134
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers in August list as required by Section 133 (l)(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
  • Page 47
    The following table classifies the types of food premises, all of which are subject to regular routine inspection:-
  • Page 48
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 50
    During the year the following unsound foods totalling 3,437 lbs. were surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors:-
    CommodityWeight-lbs
  • Page 54
    Notes A table showing the various samples submitted for analvsia appears on the following page.
    ArticleTotal analysed all taken informallyNumberadulteratedetc.
  • Page 55
    No charge is made to the Council for this service and during the year the following samples were submitted for examinations:-
  • Page 55
    The following table shows the number of dealers' licences in force at the 31st December, 1963:-
  • Page 56
    Street trading from licensed sites in the borough is carried out as follows:-
  • Page 61
    The following tables show the results obtained from this station during the years:-
    Month 1963Days ExposedRain-fall (ins)Total Deposits for period in tons per sq.mileDeposits per day in tons per sq. mile (av. )
    SolubleInSolubleTotalSolubleInSolubleTotal
  • Page 62
    Estimation of Atmospheric Sulphur Milligrams of Sulphur Trioxide per day.
    MonthDays ExposedChelsea Polytechnic
  • Page 63
    The following table shows the results obtained from this station during the years-
    MonthAverage daily total
    Microgrammes per cubic metre
    SmokeS02
  • Page 66
    NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
    DiseaseUnder 1year1 and under 5 yrs5 and under 15 yrs15 and under25 yrs25 and under 45 yrs45 and under 65 yrs65 and overTOTAL
  • Page 67
    SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS Of INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1959 - 1963 (inclusive)
    Disease19591960196119621963Average for five years
  • Page 70
    ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING
    Number of Food Poisoning notifications (corrected) as returned to Registrar General.1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rdQtr4th QtrTotal
    --2-2
  • Page 71
    Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January, 1963 to the 31st December, 1963.
    Formal Notifications
    Age PeriodsNumber of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
    0-l-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75+Total(allages)
  • Page 71
    CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS FOR THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS
    YearPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalNo. of DeathsNumber of Cases on Register at the end of each year.
  • Page 72
    The following statistics relating to the work of the Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary during the past four years have been supplied by the courtesy of the Secretary:-
    1960l96l19621963