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Kensington 1954

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

Published
1955
Pages
83
Tables
39

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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
    Description19541953195219511950194919481947
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    YEAR 1954Ages
    Cause of Death0 - 11 - 45-1415-2425 - 6465+Total
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    YEAR 1904Ages
    Cause of Death0 - 11 - 45-1415-2425 - 6465+Total
  • Page 14
    Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The record of work done during 1954 is as follows:-
    DescriptionScabiesVerminImpetigoOther conditions
  • Page 17
    Prevalence of Rats and Mice
    Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)Total
  • Page 19
    North Kensington
    Month 1954Days exposedRainfall (ins.)Total deposits for period in tons per square mileDeposits per day in tons per square mile (average)
    SolubleInsolubleTotalSolubleInsolubleTotal
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    South Kensington
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    Estimation of sulphur in milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day
    Month 1954Days exposedNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
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    The following table compares the Kensington results with those of a country district (which is mainly rural) and with those obtaining in a large industrial town in the north of England:-
    Month 1954North KensingtonSouth KensingtonCountry KensingtonIndustrial District
    A.B.A.B.A.B.A.B.
  • Page 20
    These comparative figures may be summarised as follows:-
    Total weight o deposit for the year in tons per square mileDaily average of sulphur for year in milligrams of sulphur trioxide
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    Deposit gauge
    MonthDays exposedNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
    Nth. & Sth. KensingtonTotal deposits in tons per sq. mileTotal deposits in tons per sq. mile
    195319541953195419531954
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    Atmospheric Sulphur Sulphur in milligrams of sulphur trioxide daily
    MonthNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
    1953195419531954
  • Page 28
    The following statement shows the progress of the service and financial effect since it was taken over by the Kensington Communal Services Committee:-
    PeriodNumber of mealsGross CostReceipts from old peopleSubsidy from L.C.CGrant from R.B.KNet Cost
    October 1948-£££££
  • Page 30
    The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year:-
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936
  • Page 34
    The following table gives a summary of the action taken under the 1954 Act up to the end of the year:-
    CategoryApplications for certificates of disrepairApplications for certificates to be revoked
    No. grantedNo. refusedNo. grantedNo. refused
  • Page 37
    The following table gives details of the clearance areas declared by the Council since 1950, when slum clearance work under the Housing Act, 1936, was recommenced:-
    Name of AreaDate of DeclarationNo. of housesNo. of persons displaced
  • Page 41
    of the 1954 Act, as submitted to the London County Council, is as follows:-
  • Page 44
    The provision of new housing accommodation The post-war new housing schemes completed or being erected in Kensington by the Council are summarised as follows:-
  • Page 47
    Defects found
    ParticularsNo. of defects foundNo. of defects remediedNo. of defects referred
    To H. M. InspectorsBy H. M. Inspectors
  • Page 47
    Outworkers The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the one hundred and fifty-one home workers on the register of outworkers during 1954:-
  • Page 49
    Ten samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken during the year with the following results:-
    DescriptionNo. of samples takenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 49
    Premises, where food is prepared, stored or exposed for sale for human consumption, are frequently inspected. The following is a record of the inspections made by the sanitary inspectors engaged on this work for 1954:-
    Premises registered under —No. of premisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 50
    + Additional inspections of the premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice—cream) are recorded under different headings in the following table.
    Pood premises (all categories)No. of premisesNo. of inspections
  • Page 51
    The following table summarises the details of the samples taken:-
    DesignationNo. of samplesMethylene blue test
  • Page 51
    The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of the examinations:—
    DesignationNo. of samplesMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
  • Page 52
    A summary of the alterations made in the register of dairymen and dairies during 1954, 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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    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage percentages
    Milk fatsNon-fat solids
  • Page 55
    During the year five hundred and thirty-three formal samples of food and drugs were purchased, of which twenty-eight (52.%) were either adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. Four hundred and sixty-eight informal samples were also purchased, of which thirty-seven (7.9%) were either adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. The following table summarizes the action taken in respect of the defective samples:-
    Unsatisfactory sampleNo. of ProsecutionsNo, of warnings to Producers, Manufacturers or VendorsNo. of Notifications to Ministries of Agriculture or FoodNo further actionTotal
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    the comparative food values are as follows:-
    DescriptionCream Cheese (average for 1933-1939)Cheddar Cheese (average)Specimen sample of soft cheese taken in 1954
  • Page 58
    During the year the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-
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    The following table shows the number of samples taken during 1954 for chemical analysis compared with the previous year :-
    19541953
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    GradeNo. of samples
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    The following table shows particulars of notifications received in 1954:- Pood poisoning notifications (corrected)
  • Page 63
    The figures for the past five years are as follows:-
    YearConfirmed CasesDeaths
  • Page 64
    The following table shows the number of cases added to and the number removed from, the notification register during the year:-
    DescriptionRespiratoryNon RespiratoryTotal
    MFMF
  • Page 65
    In the Annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what appeared to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis amongst immigrants. Since 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has taken place and the following table sets out the information found in 1954.
    Country of originPeriod (in years) between entry to United Kingdom and notification of diseaseTotal
    123456789
  • Page 68
    TABLE 1
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified
    19541953195219511950194919481947
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    TABLE 2
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of Cases Notified in 1954 Age Groups in Years
    Under 11 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 & over
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    TABLE 3
    Notifiable diseaseTotal Cases Notified in each Ward
    St. CharlesGolborneNorlandPembridgeHollandEarls CourtQueens GateRedcliffeBrompton