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Kensington 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

Published
1952
Pages
51
Tables
34

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    SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
    Description19511950194919481947194619451944
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    CAUSES OP DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1951
    Cause of deathAll agesUnder 1 year1 year and under 55 years and under 4545 years and over
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    The arrangements have continued to prove satisfactory and the following is a summary of the work performed during the year
    Nature of specimen or sampleNumber examined
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    Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The record of work done during 1951 is as follows:-
    DescriptionScabiesVerminImpetigoOther conditions
    PersonsClean -singsPersonsClean -eingsPersonsClean -singsPersonsClean -sings
  • Page 8
    Disinfection and Disinfestation A summary of the routine work of the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table
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    Prevalence of Rats and Mice
    Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)Total
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    The rodent staff deal with infestations from pests other than rats and mice, and the following is a summary of all action taken during the year:-
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    The following statement shows the progress of the service and the financial effect since it was taken over by the Kensington Communal Services Committee:-
    PeriodNumber of mealsGross CostReceipts from old peopleGrant from LCC.Net Cost
    October 1948 -££££
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    The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Council's Women Health Officers in connection with the care of old people during the year 1951:-
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    In the twelve months ended 31st December, 1951, the Council became responsible for the burial of 53 persons dying in the borough. The following is a summary of the action taken
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    SANITARY INSPECTION The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year :- Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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    The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found during the year
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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    The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year
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    The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected by the Council are summarised as follows
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    Inspections
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumbe r of Inspect ionsNumber of Written Notices
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    Defects found
    ParticularsNo. of defects foundNo. of defects remediedNo. of defects referred
    To H. M. InspectorsBy H. M. Inspectors
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    The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the 278 home workers on the register of outworkers during 1951
    Nature of workNumber
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    The following is a record of the inspections made by the food inspectors engaged on this work for 1951:-
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    The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of examinations:-
    GradeNo. of samplesMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
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    The following table shows percentages of milk fats and non-fat solids of the genuine samples taken during each month:-
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage percentages
    Milk fatsNon-fat solids
  • Page 29
    A summary of the alterations made in the register of dairymen and dairies during 1951, and the number of persons and dairies registered at the end of the year is shown in the following table:-
    DairymenDairiesPurveyors of milk in sealed containers
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    Details of the adulterated samples are as follows:-
    SampleNature of AdulterationRemarks
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    During the year the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-
    FoodTonsCwts.Qrs.Lb.
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    The following table shows the number of samples taken during the year for chemical analysis, compared with 1950:-
    19511950
  • Page 33
    During 1951, sixty-one samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the Methylene Blue test and the results were as follows:-
    GradeNo. of samples
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    The following table shows particulars of notifications received in 1951 Food poisoning notifications (corrected)
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    is as follows:-
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    The following table shows the number of cases added to and the number removed from, the notification register during the year
    DescriptionRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotal
    MFMF
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    Continued from previous page...
    Kensington High Street (John Barker & Co. Ltd.,) 20.11.51-26.11.51Imperial College 27.11.51-3.12.51Charles House Warwick Road 4.12.51-17.12.51Earls Court Exhibition 17.12.51-8.1.52
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    Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Malignant Disease of the Lungs Kensington: 1930-1951 inclusive
    YearPopulationTotal DeathsMalignant Disease of the LungsPulmonary Tuberculosis
    MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
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    Malignant disease of the lung affects males more than females, the mortality figures for the past three decades being-
    MalesFemales
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    TABLE 1
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified
    19511950194919481947194619451944
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    TABLE 2
    Notifiable DiseaseNumber of Cases Notified in 1951 Age Groups in Years
    Under 11 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 & overage unknown
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    TABLE 3
    Notifiable DiseaseTotal Cases Notified in each Ward
    St.CharlesGolborneNorlandPembridgeHollandEarls CourtQueens GateRedcliffeBrompton