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

Kensington 1952

Published: 1953
Pages: 49
Tables: 39

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

Description 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1952

Cause of death All ages Under 1 year 1 year and under 5 5 yearsand under 45 45 years and over
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The following is a summary of the work performed during the year:-

Nature of specimen or sample Number examined
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Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The record of work done during 1952 is as follows:-

Description Scabies Vermin Impetigo Other conditions
Persons Clean -singe Persons Clean -sings Persons Clean -sings Persons Clean -sings
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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 Authority Dwelling Houses All 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 table shows the deaths from (a) bronchitis and pneumonia and (b) heart disease registered in the County of London for November and December, with the Kensington figures in brackets:-

Week-ended (a) (b) Totals
Deaths from bronchitis & pneumonia Deaths from heart disease
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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

Period Number of meals Gross Cost Receipts from old people GrantfromLCC. Net Cost
October 1948- £ £ £ £
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SANITARY INSPECTION The following table shows a summary of the inspections

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:-

Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
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The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected by the Council are summarised as follows:-

Dwellings
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Future programme On the 14th October, 1952, the Council approved a further programme of slum clearance to include the following areas:-
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Inspections

Premises Number onRegister Number ofInspections Number of WrittenNotices
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Defects found

Particulars No. ofdefectsfound No. ofdefectsremedied No. of defects referred
To H. M. Inspectors By H. M. Inspectors
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Outworkers The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the two hundred and nine home workers on the register of outworkers during 1952

Nature of work Number
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Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed forsale for humen consumption, are frequently. The following is a record of the inspections made by the sanitary inspectors engaged on this work for 1952 :-
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Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 During the year licences under these Regulations were granted as follows:-

Principal Supplementary
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Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurized and Sterilized Milk) Regulations, 1949 Details of licences granted during 1952 are as follows :-

Principal Supplementary
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The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of examinations:-

Designation No. of samples Methylene blue test Phosphatase test Turbidity test
Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed
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The following table shows percentages of milk fats and non-fat solids of the genuine samples taken during each month:-
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Month No.of samples taken Average percentages
Milk fats Non-fat solids
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Milk and Dairies Regulations,1949 A summary of the alterations made in the register of dairymen and dairies during 1952, and the number of persons and dairies registered at the end of the year is shown in the following table

Dairymen Dairies Purveyors of milk in sealed containers
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Details of the adulterated samples are as follows :-

Sample Nature of Adulteration Remarks
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Sample Nature of Adulteration Remarks
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During the year the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-

Food Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lb.
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The following table shows the number of samples taken during the year for chemical analysis compared with 1951. -

1952 1951
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During 1952, forty-one samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the Methylene Blue test and the results are as follows:-

Grade No. of samples
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The following table shows particulars of notifications received in 1952
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The figures for the past five years are as follows

Confirmed cases Deaths
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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

Description Respiratory Non Respiratory Total
M F M F
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Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington residents who originated from areas outside England, Scotland and Wales In the Annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what appeared to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis amongst immigrants. During 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has taken place and the following table sets out the result.

Country of origin Period (in years) between entry to United Kingdom and notification of disease Possibles(Period not known) Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Malignant Disease of the Lungs Kensington : 1930 - 1952 inclusive

Year Population Total Deaths Malignant Disease of the Lungs Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Male Female Total Male Female Total
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TABLE 1

Notifiable disease Number of cases notified
1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945
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TABLE 2

Notifiable disease Number of Gases Notified in 1952 Age Groups in Years
Under 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 & over
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TABLE 3

Total cases notified in each Ward.
Notifiable disease St. Charles Golborne Norland Pembridge Holland Earls Court Queens Gate Redcliffe Brompton

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1952

The following is a summary of the work performed during the year:-

Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The record of work done during 1952 is as follows:-

Disinfection and Disinfestation A summary of the routine work of the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-

Prevalence of Rats and Mice

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:-

The following table shows the deaths from (a) bronchitis and pneumonia and (b) heart disease registered in the County of London for November and December, with the Kensington figures in brackets:-

The following statement shows the progress of the service and the financial effect since it was taken over by the Kensington Communal Services Committee

SANITARY INSPECTION The following table shows a summary of the inspections

The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances, defects, etc., found during the year

The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year:-

Continued from previous page...

The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected by the Council are summarised as follows:-

Future programme On the 14th October, 1952, the Council approved a further programme of slum clearance to include the following areas:-

Inspections

Defects found

Outworkers The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the two hundred and nine home workers on the register of outworkers during 1952

Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed forsale for humen consumption, are frequently. The following is a record of the inspections made by the sanitary inspectors engaged on this work for 1952 :-

Milk (Special Designations) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 During the year licences under these Regulations were granted as follows:-

Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurized and Sterilized Milk) Regulations, 1949 Details of licences granted during 1952 are as follows :-

The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of examinations:-

The following table shows percentages of milk fats and non-fat solids of the genuine samples taken during each month:-

Continued from previous page...

Milk and Dairies Regulations,1949 A summary of the alterations made in the register of dairymen and dairies during 1952, and the number of persons and dairies registered at the end of the year is shown in the following table

Details of the adulterated samples are as follows :-

Continued from previous page...

During the year the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-

The following table shows the number of samples taken during the year for chemical analysis compared with 1951. -

During 1952, forty-one samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the Methylene Blue test and the results are as follows:-

The following table shows particulars of notifications received in 1952

The figures for the past five years are as follows

The following table shows the number of cases added to and the number removed from, the notification register during the year

Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Malignant Disease of the Lungs Kensington : 1930 - 1952 inclusive

TABLE 1

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TABLE 3