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

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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 1963:-

	Kensington adjusted	London	England and Wales

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Infant Death Rate. This rate for 1963 was 25.2, an increase compared with the rate for the previous year of 22.4. The provisional rate for the County of London was 21.8 and for England and Wales was 20.9. The following table shows the rates for the last five years:-

Year	Kensington	London	England and Wales

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Number of deaths of babies under one week of age

Year	Age in days at death						Total	No. of deaths due to prematurity
Year	1 or under	2	3	4	5	6	Total	No. of deaths due to prematurity

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Number of deaths of babies under one week of age

	1963	1962

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

DESCRIPTION		1963	1962	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956

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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1963

Cause of death	All Ages	Under 1 yr	1 yr and under5	5 yrsand under^5	45 yrsand under65	65 yrsand over

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The following table gives the number of population in the nine wards of the borough as ascertained in the 1961 Census:-

Ward	Population

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The population of the borough as ascertained at the census in 1961 was 171,272 persons. For the purpose of this report the population for 1963 has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be 172,170.

Population:

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The following is a summary of the work performed during 1963:-

Nature of specimen or sample		Number examined

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The following table shows the work carried out during 1963 at both the Kensington and the Hammersmith Medicinal Baths:-

Description	Scabies		Vermin		Impetigo
Description	Persons	Cleans-ings	Persons	Cleans-ings	Persons	Cleans-ings

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A summary of the routine work carried out in 1963 by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-

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Prevalence of Rats and Mice

			Type of Property			Total
			Local Authority	Dwelling Houses	All other (including Business & Industrial)	Total

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The following table shows the result of the test baiting of access shafts and side entrances since 1960 and the number of complaints of rat infestation received in the department in each of the six-monthly periods:-

Year		Period	No. of points test-baited	No. of points infested	Percentage infestation	No. of complaints received

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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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Inspections of the registered premises were made during the year, and 4 samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken for analysis. The results were:-

Description		No. of Samples	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The distribution of the cases in Division 1 is shown in the following table:-

Borough		Population(1963)	Number of Accidents	Rate per 10,000

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Fires caused by space heating appliances using various fuels in dwellings in the United Kingdom

Type of Fuel	Numbers of fires (estimated)
Type of Fuel	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962

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The following is the programme of Smoke Control Areas adopted by the Council with the object of securing that the whole of Kensington is controlled by 1970. The map of the borough following page 23 indicates the various areas.

Smoke Control Area	Boundaries		Detailed Survey & Order Made	Order operative

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Smoke Control Area	Boundaries	Detailed Survey & Order Made	Order operative

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By the beginning of 1963 the following areas had been declared:-

SmokeControl Area	Date DeclaredbyCouncil	Acreage	Total No. of:1. Dwellings2. All Buildings	Estimated No. of fireplaces needing conversion	Total estimated cost of conversions	Date from which Order operates

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The Council accordingly resolved that the fireplaces in the premises as specified in the following table should be exempt from the operation of Section 11 of the Clean Air Act.

Description	Conditions

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The following table shows the final figures in respect of the conversion of fireplaces (except in Council property) in dwelling houses and other buildings in Smoke Control Areas completed by the end of the year:-

Area	No.of dwellings where fireplace conversions were carried out	Total amount of grants paid to applicants	Total amount ofExchequer contribution	Total cost ofstatutory grants made by Council in respect of private dwellings	Total amount of discretionary grants paid by Council under Section 15

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The following table shows the number of cremations and cost to the Council since 1956/1957:-

Year		No. of Cremations	Cost to Council

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The following is a summary of the action taken:-

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In the main, the reason for cancellation after approval by the Chairman was ill health.

Cost of holidays	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.

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The following statement shows the progress of the service and. financial effect since the inception of the scheme:-

Period		Numberof Meals	Gross Cost	Receipts from old people	Subsidy from L.C.C.	Grant from R.B.K.	Net Cost
			£	£	£	£	£

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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 1963:-

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SANITARY INSPECTION The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc. carried out by the public health inspectors and their assistants during the year:-

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

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Various

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

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HOUSING

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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.

Name of Area		Date of Declaration	No. bf houses	No. of persons displaced

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Housing Properties

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Part I of the Act 1 - INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors)

Premises (1)	No. on Register(2)		Number of
Premises (1)	No. on Register(2)		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	Number of cases in which defects were				No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6)
	Found(2)	Remedied(3)	referred
	Found(2)	Remedied(3)	To H.M. Inspector(4)	By H.M. Inspector(5)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)

	Nature of Work	Section 133			Section 134
No.of Outworkers in August listsrequired by Sec. 133 (1) (c)	Nature of Work	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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The following table gives a summary of the factories on the Council's register at the end of the year, indicating the types of business carried on, whether or not mechanical power is used, and where situated - i.e. North or South Kensingtons:-

Factory-Business	North Kensington		South Kensington
	Mech.	N-M.	Mech.	N-M.

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DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58

Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Result
Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Fine			Costs awarded to Council

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DETAILS OP LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 (Cont'd)

Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Result
Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Fine	Costs awarded to Council

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DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 (Cont'd)

Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Result
Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Fine	Costs awarded to Council

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Date of Hearing	Offence	Regulations	Fine	Costs award to Council.

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* 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 Premises	No. of Inspections

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The licences granted during the year are shown in the following table together with the total numbers in force at the end of the year.

	Licences issued in 1963	Total number in force at end of year

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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:-

Designation	No. of Samples	Methylene blue test		Phosphatase test		Turbidity test
Designation	No. of Samples	Passed	Failed	Passed	Failed	Passed	Failed

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The following table shows the percentage of milk fat and non-fatty solids of the genuine samples of milk, other than Channel Islands and South Devon milks, taken during each month:-

Month	No. of samples taken	Average Percentages
Month	No. of samples taken	Milk Fats	Non-fat Solids

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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:-

Month	No. of Samples taken	Average Percentages
Month	No. of Samples taken	Milk Fats	Non-fat Solids

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

Food		Tons	Cwts	Qtrs	lbs

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also submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of which 11 (2.11$) were either adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. The following table summarises the action taken in respect of defective samples:-

Unsatisfactory Sample	No. of Prosecutions	No. of warnings to Producers, Manufacturers or Vendors	No further action	Total

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The following table shows the number of samplses of ice crea taken during 1963 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-

	1962	1963

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The following table gives a summary of all cases (notified or not) brought to notice during 1963:-

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Particulars of outbreaks:-

		No. of outbreaks		No. of cases		Total cases
		Family-Outbreaks	Other Outbreaks	Notified	Otherwise Ascertained	Total cases

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Single cases:-

		No. of cases		Total
		Notified	Otherwise ascertained	cases

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The following table shows the number of samples of ice cream taken during 1963 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-

	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Total
	M	F	M	F

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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 anongst immigrants. Since 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has taken place, and the following table sets out the information found in 1963:-

Country of origin	Period (in years) between entry to U.K. and notification of disease										Total
Country of origin	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total

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Residential particulars of other cases notified during the year:-

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TABLE 1

Notifiable disease	Number of cases notified
Notifiable disease	1963	1962	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956

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TABLE 2

Notifiable Disease	Number of Cases Notified in 1963 Age Groups in Years
Notifiable Disease	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

Notifiable Disease	Total cases notified in each Ward in 1963
	St. Charles	Golborne	Norland	Pembridge	Holland	Earls Court	Queens Gate	Redcliffe	Brompton

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PARTICULARS OP THE STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF 1963 (as requested by Ministry of Health circulars 1/54 and 28 /54)

Medical Officer of Health	Year of Appointment

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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 1963:-

Infant Death Rate. This rate for 1963 was 25.2, an increase compared with the rate for the previous year of 22.4. The provisional rate for the County of London was 21.8 and for England and Wales was 20.9. The following table shows the rates for the last five years:-

Number of deaths of babies under one week of age

Number of deaths of babies under one week of age

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1963

The following table gives the number of population in the nine wards of the borough as ascertained in the 1961 Census:-

The population of the borough as ascertained at the census in 1961 was 171,272 persons. For the purpose of this report the population for 1963 has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be 172,170.

The following is a summary of the work performed during 1963:-

The following table shows the work carried out during 1963 at both the Kensington and the Hammersmith Medicinal Baths:-

A summary of the routine work carried out in 1963 by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-

Prevalence of Rats and Mice

The following table shows the result of the test baiting of access shafts and side entrances since 1960 and the number of complaints of rat infestation received in the department in each of the six-monthly periods:-

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:-

Inspections of the registered premises were made during the year, and 4 samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken for analysis. The results were:-

The distribution of the cases in Division 1 is shown in the following table:-

Fires caused by space heating appliances using various fuels in dwellings in the United Kingdom

The following is the programme of Smoke Control Areas adopted by the Council with the object of securing that the whole of Kensington is controlled by 1970. The map of the borough following page 23 indicates the various areas.

Continued from previous page...

By the beginning of 1963 the following areas had been declared:-

The Council accordingly resolved that the fireplaces in the premises as specified in the following table should be exempt from the operation of Section 11 of the Clean Air Act.

The following table shows the final figures in respect of the conversion of fireplaces (except in Council property) in dwelling houses and other buildings in Smoke Control Areas completed by the end of the year:-

The following table shows the number of cremations and cost to the Council since 1956/1957:-

The following is a summary of the action taken:-

In the main, the reason for cancellation after approval by the Chairman was ill health.

The following statement shows the progress of the service and. financial effect since the inception of the scheme:-

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 1963:-

SANITARY INSPECTION The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc. carried out by the public health inspectors and their assistants during the year:-

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

Various

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

HOUSING

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.

Housing Properties

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Part I of the Act 1 - INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors)

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.")

Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)

The following table gives a summary of the factories on the Council's register at the end of the year, indicating the types of business carried on, whether or not mechanical power is used, and where situated - i.e. North or South Kensingtons:-

DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58

DETAILS OP LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 (Cont'd)

DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1963 (Cont'd)

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* Additional inspections of the premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice cream) are recorded under different headings in the following table.

The licences granted during the year are shown in the following table together with the total numbers in force at the end of the year.

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:-

The following table shows the percentage of milk fat and non-fatty solids of the genuine samples of milk, other than Channel Islands and South Devon milks, taken during each month:-

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

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

also submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of which 11 (2.11$) were either adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. The following table summarises the action taken in respect of defective samples:-

The following table shows the number of samplses of ice crea taken during 1963 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-

The following table gives a summary of all cases (notified or not) brought to notice during 1963:-

Particulars of outbreaks:-

Single cases:-

The following table shows the number of samples of ice cream taken during 1963 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-

In my annual Report for 1951, attention was drawn to what appeared to be a disturbing trend in the incidence of tuberculosis anongst immigrants. Since 1952, a more detailed investigation of this problem has taken place, and the following table sets out the information found in 1963:-

Residential particulars of other cases notified during the year:-

TABLE 1

TABLE 2

TABLE 3

PARTICULARS OP THE STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF 1963 (as requested by Ministry of Health circulars 1/54 and 28 /54)

Administrative and Clerical Staff

Public Health Inspectors

Women Health Officers

Other Officers