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Kensington 1961

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

Published
1962
Pages
91
Tables
47

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47 tables in this report

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    The following table gives the adjusted Kensington birth and death rates compared with the provisional rates for London and for England and Wales for the year 1961-
    Kensington adjustedLondonEngland and Wales
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    The following table shows the rates for the last five years:-
    YearKensingtonLondonEngland and Wales
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    Just over two deaths suffice to increase the rate by one.
    YearNumber of deaths of babies under one week of age
    Age in days at deathTotalNo. of deaths due to prematurity
    1 or under23456
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    SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
    Description19611960195919581957195619551954
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1961
    Cause of DeathAll AgesUnder 1 yr1 yr and under 55 yrs and under 4545 yrs and under 6565 yrs and over
  • Page 12
    GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA BACTERIOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL WORK The following is a summary of the work performed during 1961:-
    Nature of specimen or sampleNumber examined
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    The record of work done during 1961 is as follows:-
    DescriptionScabiesVerminImpetigoOther Conditions
    PersonsClean-singsPersonsClean-singsPersonsClean-singsPersonsClean-sings
  • Page 15
    Prevalence of Rats and Mice.
    Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)Total
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    The following table shows the results obtained during the year, compared with the results obtained in the previous six years:-
    YearEstimated number of rats killed
    1st Treatment2nd Treatment
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    The figures relate to Health Division 1 of which Kensington forms a part together with Chelsea, Fulham and Hammersmith.
    Cause of accidentDivision 1London County
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    The distribution of the cases in Division 1 is shown in the following table:-
    BoroughPopulation (1961)Number of AccidentsRate per 10,000
  • Page 21
    The Council adopted the following programme:-
    Smoke Control AreaBoundariesPrelim-inary SurveyDetailed Survey & Order MadeOrder operative
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    By the beginning of 1961 the following areas had been declared:-
    Smoke Control AreaDate Declared by CouncilAcre-ageTotal no. of: (1) DwellingsEstimated No. of Fireplaces needing conversionTotal estimated cost of conversionsDate from which Order operates
    (2) All Buildings
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    A. Deposit Gauges.
    Month 1961Days ExposedRain-fall (ins.)Total deposits for period in tons per square mile.
    Sol-ubleInsol-ubleTotal
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    South Kensington (Pembroke Road)
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    Average daily deposits in tons per square mile for the year as a whole were:-
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    B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur.
    Month 1961Days ExposedNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
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    C. Readings taken from the two monthly stations in Kensington have been taken for eight years and the following table compares the annual results:-
    YearNo. of days 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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    Continued from previous page...
    PeriodNumber of MealsGross CostReceipts from old peopleSubsidy from L.C.C.Grant from R.B.K.Net Cost
  • Page 44
    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
  • Page 48
    Applications for improvement (discretionary) grants received and dealt with during 1961 are summarised as follows
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    Part I of the Act 1 - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors)
    Premises (1)No. on Register (2)Number of
    Inspections (3)Written notices (4)Occupiers prosecuted (5)
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    2 - Cases in which DEFECTS were found, (if defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases.")
    Particulars (1)Number of cases in which defects wereNo. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6)
    Found (2)Remedied (3)Referred
    To H.M. Inspector (4)By H.M. Inspector (5)
  • Page 52
    (Sections 110 and 111)
    (l) Nature of WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of Outworkers in August lists (2) required by Sec. 110(1) (c)No 3 of cases of (3) default in send ing lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecu(4) tions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances (5) of work in unwholesome premises(6) Notices served(7)Prosecutions
  • Page 54
    Factory - businessNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
    Mech.N-M.Mech.N-M.
  • Page 57
    As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58.
    Date of hearingOffenceRegulationsResult
    FinedCosts awarded to Council
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    Continued From Previous Page...
    Date of HearingOffenceRegulationsResult
    FinedCosts awarded to Council
  • Page 58
    Inspection of Food Premises 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 public health inspections engaged on this work for 1961:-
    Premises registered under -No. of PremisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 59
    Food premises (all categories)No. of PremisesNo. of Inspections
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    The number of applications granted during the year was 197, authorising the use of the special designations as:-
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    The following table shows the number of samples of Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) milk and processed milks taken during the year, together with the results of examinations:-
    DesignationNo. of SamplesMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
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    The following table shows the average percentages of milk fat and non-fat solids of the genuine samples taken during each month -
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage percentages
    Milk FatsNon-fat solids
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    FoodTonsCwtQtrsLb
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    Continued from previous page...
    Unsatisfactory sampleNo. of ProsecutionsNo. of warnings to Producers , Manufacturers or VendorsNo further actionTotal
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    The following table shows the number of samples (19 ice cream, 8 dairy ice cream and. one chocolate-coated, ice cream) taken during 1961 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-
    19601961
  • Page 70
    The following table gives a summary of all cases (notified or not) brought to notice during 1961:- Food poisoning notifications (corrected)
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    Particulars of outbreaks:-
    No. of outbreaksNo. of casesTotal cases
    Family OutbreaksOther OutbreaksNotifiedOtherwise ascertained
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    Single cases
    No. of casesTotal cases
    NotifiedOtherwise ascertained
    Agent identified1313
    Agent unidentified2626
  • Page 70
    Salmonella infections, not food-borne:-
    No. of cases notifiedOtherwise ascertainedTotal cases
  • Page 75
    The following table shows the number of cases, in age groups, which occurred during the year:-
    M.F.
  • Page 75
    During the year 195 new cases of tuberculosis were notified, of which 168 were respiratory and 27 non-respiratory. The following table shows the number of cases added to said the number removed from the notification register during the year:-
    DescriptionRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotal
    MFMF
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    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 1961-
    Country of originPeriod (in years) between entry to United Kingdom and notification of diseaseTotal
    12345678910
  • Page 77
    Residential particulars of other cases notified during the year:-
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    A more accurate investigation in the following years indicated that, of the new cases and "inward transfers" reported in the borough, the proportions who were immigrants contracting the disease in the first ten years of arrival, were as follows:-
    YearProportion
  • Page 78
    TABLE I
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified
    19611960195919581957195619551954
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    TABLE 2
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of Cases Notified in 1961 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 in 1961
    St. CharlesGolborneNorlandPembridgeHollandEarls CourtQueens GateRedcliffeBrompton