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Chelsea 1964

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1964

Published
1965
Author
Weir, J. H.
Pages
94
Tables
53

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53 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS 1964
    Live Births:TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 9
    GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS (Continued) Infant Mortality Rates -
    Deaths:TotalMaleFemaleDeath rate per 1,000 of estimated population (Males 7.0 Females 8.2):15.2
    704323381
  • Page 10
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1955-1964 (inclusive)
    YearRegistrar-General's Estimate of PopulationBirthsDeathsDeaths under One YearMaternal Deaths
    No.1RateNo.*RateNo.*RateNo.*Rate
  • Page 10
    Averages for the ten years 1955 - 1964:-
  • Page 11
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1964
    Causes of DeathAt all agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 3535 and under 4545 and under 5555 and under 6565 and under 7575 and over
  • Page 12
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1964
    Causes of DeathAt all agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 3535 and under 4545 and under 5555 and under 6565 and under 7575 and over
  • Page 12
    age mortality
    Age GroupNumber of DeathsPercentage of Total DeathsAge GroupNumber of DeathsPercentage of Total Deaths
  • Page 13
    The increase in deaths during the year was mainly due to the incidence of prematurity which was returned as 11, compared with four in the previous year.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2 - 4 weeks1-3 months3-12 monthsTOTAL
    mfmfmfmFmfmf
  • Page 14
    The following table briefly gives details of the deaths of Chelsea residents from lung cancer, compared with deaths caused by tuberculosis, during the ten year period 1955 to 1964:-
    CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUSTUBERCULOSIS
    YearMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 14
    GREAT BRITAIN
    YearCancer of the Lung and Bronchus
    Number of Deaths RegisteredIncrease over preceding year
  • Page 28
    Summary of Home Accidents reported by the London Ambulance Service
    Cause of accidentCounty of LondonDivision1 -comprising Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Page 29
    MonthAccidentsAdultChildrenTotal
    KilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredKilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredKilledInjured
  • Page 30
    YearNo, of CremationsPercentage of total recorded Deaths
  • Page 31
    The Council was officially represented at the undermentioned Conferences dealing with matters within the purview of the Public Health and Baths Committee
  • Page 31
    The Public Health and Baths Committee recommended payments to the funds of voluntary organisations during 1964, as follows
    £,s,d
  • Page 35
    GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS AND RE-VISITS -DWELLINGS:
  • Page 35
    FOOD PREMISES:
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    FACTORIES AND OUTWORKERS:
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    MISCELLANEOUS:
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    PREMISES FOR THE TESTING OF DRAINS BY:
  • Page 36
    REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS SUPERVISED INCLUDING BOTH VOLUNTARY WORK (V) AND WORK AS THE RESULT OF THE SERVICE OF NOTICE (N) UNDER VARIOUS ACTS,
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    GENERAL REPAIRS
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    Total and partial reconstructions including
  • Page 36
    WATER SUPPLY
  • Page 37
    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSV.N.
  • Page 38
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936
  • Page 38
    L,C,C, (General Powers) Act, 1954
  • Page 38
    L,C,C, (General Powers) Act, 1955
  • Page 38
    Factories Act, 1961
  • Page 38
    Food and Drugs Act, 1955
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    Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
  • Page 40
    50 complaints concerning alleged noise nuisances were received throughout the year and the following summary sets out the various nuisances dealt with by the Public Health Inspectors:-
    Noise nuisance fromNumber of complaints
  • Page 43
    1, INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 44
    2, CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which (defects were foundProsecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H,M, InspectorBy H,M, Inspector
  • Page 45
    Nature of WorkNo, of Outworkers in August list as required by Section 133(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
  • Page 46
    REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
    Class of premisesNumber of premises registered during year*Total number of registered premises at end of year*Number of registered premises receiving general inspections during the year
  • Page 46
    ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
    Class of workplaceNumber of persons employed
  • Page 48
    The following table classifies the types of food premises, all of which are subject to regular routine inspections:-
  • Page 50
    During the year the following unsound foods totalling 5,256 lbs. were surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors:-
    CommodityWeight - lbs
  • Page 55
    SUMMARY OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS
    ArticleNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated, etc.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 56
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 57
    THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1963 The following table shows the number of dealers' licences in force at the 31st December, 1964:-
  • Page 63
    Continued Previous pages
    Month 1964Days ExposedRain fall (ins)Total Deposits for period in tons per sq. mileDeposits per day in tons per sq. mile (av.)
    SolubleIn-SolubleTotalSolubleIn-SolubleTotal
  • Page 63
    Estimation of Atmospheric Sulphur Milligrams of Sulphur Trioxide per day.
    MonthDays ExposedChelsea Polytechnic
  • Page 64
    The following table shows the results obtained from this station during the year:-
  • Page 67
    NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
    DiseaseUnder 1 year1 and under 5 yrs.5 and under 15 yrs15 and under 25 yrs25 and under 45 yrs45 and under 65 yrs65 and overTOTAL
  • Page 68
    SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS I960 - 1964 (inclusive)
    Disease19601961196219631964Average for five years
  • Page 70
    The following table shows the causes of pyrexia in the notified cases
    CauseNo. of cases
  • Page 71
    FOOD POISONING ANNUAL RETURN OF FOOD POISONING
    Number of Food Poisoning notifications (corrected) as returned to Registrar General.1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrTotal
  • Page 74
    TUBERCULOSIS Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January, 1964 to the 31st December, 1964.
    FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS
    Age PeriodsNumber of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
    0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75+Total (all ages)
  • Page 74
    CASES NOTIFIED AND DEATHS FOR THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS
    YearPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalNo. of DeathsNumber of Cases on Register at the end of each year.
  • Page 75
    CHELSEA TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY, BROMPTON HOSPITAL 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:-
    1961196219631964
  • Page 76
    No charge was made to the Council for these examinations and during the year 955 were made as follows Throat/Nose Swabs