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Kensington 1958

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

Published
1959
Pages
73
Tables
46

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  • Page 2
    Infant Death Rate. This rate for 1958 was 22.7, a decrease from the rate for the previous year of 5.5. The rate for the County of London was 22.6 and for England and Wales was 22.5. The following table shows the rates for the last five years:-
    YearKensingtonLondonEngland & Wales
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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
    Description19581957195619551954195319521951
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1958
    Cause of deathAll agesUnder 1 Year1 year and under 55 yearsand under 4545 years and over
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    Bacteriological and Analytical Work The following is a summary of the work performed during 1958:-
    Nature of specimen or sampleNumber examined
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    Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The record of work done during 1958 is as follows:-
    DescriptionScabiesVerminImpetigoOther conditions
    PersonsCleans -ingsPersonsCleans -ingsPersonsCleans -ingsPersonsCleans -ings
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    Prevalence of Rats and Mice
    Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)Total
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    A. Deposit Gauge
    Month 1958Days exposedRain fall (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 (Pembroke Road)
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    B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day
    Month 1958Days exposedNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
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    C. Readings from the two monthly stations in Kensington have now extended over five years, and it is possible to compare the results.
    YearNo. ofdays exposedTotal weight of deposited matter in tons per square mileDaily average of sulphur in milligrams of sulphur trioxide
    North KensingtonSouth KensingtonNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
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    D. Measurement of smoke and sulphur by the volumetric method
    1958Volumetric smoke Concentration of smoke in milligrams per cubic metreAverage daily values at :-Volumetric sulphur Concentration of sulphur in parts per million volumes of airAverage daily values at:-
    Public Health DepartmentNo Kensington Public LibrarySouth Kensington Welfare CentrePublic Health Department
  • Page 22
    In the twelve months ended 31st December, 1958, the Council became responsible for the burial of thirty persons dying in the borough. The following is a summary of the action taken:-
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    The following is a summary of work carried out in 1958:-
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    The following statement shows the progress of the service and financial effect since the inception of the scheme.
    PeriodNumber of mealsGross CostReceipts from old peopleSubsidyfrom L. C. C.Grant from R.B.K.Net Cost
    October, 1948/£££££
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    Continued from previous page...
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    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
  • Page 31
    The following is a summary of works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-
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    HOUSING
    Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
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    Action under statutory powers during the year
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  • Page 34
    The following is a summary of the action taken under the Rent Act, 1957, during 1958:-
    PART I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
  • Page 35
    The following table gives details of the clearance areas declared by the Council since 1950, when slum clearance work under the Housing Acts was recommenced, up to the end of the year:-
    Name of AreaDate of DeclarationNo. of housesNo. of persons displaced
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    After consultation with the London County Council, proposals were submitted to the Minister of Housing and Local Government comprising the following areas thought to be suitable for clearance area procedure in the period 1956/60:-
    PremisesEstimated population
    FamiliesPersons
  • Page 41
    Council have provided 1,414 flats. The total number of properties under Council management at the end of 1958 is summarized in the following table:-
    Housing Properties
  • Page 41
    The erection of costermongers' stabling and storage accommodation in Gadsden Mews and Lonsdale Mews (which had been cleared under Housing Act procedure) has been completed and the following places have been provided:-
    Gadsden MewsLonsdale Mews
  • Page 42
    Inspections
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of InspectionsNumber of Written Notices
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    Defects found
    ParticularsNo. of defects foundNo. ofdefects remediedNo.of defects referred
    To H. M. InspectorsBy H. M. Inspectors
  • Page 43
    The following table shows the nature of the work carried out by the two hundred and thirty-three home workers on the register of outworkers during 1958:-
    Nature of WorkNumber
  • Page 44
    Factory - businessNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
    Mech.N-M.Mech.N-M.
  • Page 47
    DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1958 As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58
    Date of hearingOffenceRegulationResult
  • Page 48
    + Additional inspections of the premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice-cream) are recorded under different headings in the following table.
    Food premises (all categories)No. of premisesNo. of inspections
  • Page 49
    Details of licences granted during 1958 are as follows
    PrincipalSupplementary
  • Page 49
    The following table shows the number of samples of processed milk taken during the year, together with results of the examinations
    DesignationMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
    No. of samplesPassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
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    The following table shows the average percentages of milk fat and non-fat solids of the genuine samples of these milks taken during each months-
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage percentages
    Milk fatsNon-fat solids
  • Page 51
    The following table shows the average percentages of milk fat and non-fat solids of the genuine samples of these milks taken during each months-
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage percentages
    Milk fatsNon-fat solids
  • Page 52
    FoodTonsCwt.Qrs.Lb.
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    19581957
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    Food poisoning notifications (corrected)
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    Particulars of outbreaks
    No. of outbreaksNo. of cases
    Family outbreaksOther outbreaksNotifiedOtherwise ascertainedTotal cases
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    Single cases
    No. of cases
    NotifiedOtherwise ascertainedTotal cases
  • Page 60
    The figures in the last five years are as follows:-
    YearConfirmed casesDeaths
  • Page 62
    In my 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 1958:-
    Country of originPeriod (in years) between entry to United Kingdom and notification of diseaseTotal
  • Page 63
    TABLE 1
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified
    19581957195619551954195319521951
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    TABLE 2
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of Cases Notified in 1958 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