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Kensington 1964

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

Published
1965
Pages
76
Tables
61

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61 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    The following table shows the trend in these diseases for the past ten years:-
    YearEngland and WalesKensington
    Pulmonary TuberculosisCancer of the LungPulmonary TuberculosisCancer of the Lung
    DeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRate
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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
    DESCRIPTION19641963196219611960195919581957
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1964
    Cause of deathAllAgesUnder 1 yr.1 yr.and under55 yrs.and under4545 yrs. and under6565 yrs. and over
  • Page 8
    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 1964 has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be 172,990.
    Population:
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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:-
    WardPopulation
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    Area (statute acres) 2,291.1
  • Page 10
    BACTERIOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL WORK The following is a summary of the work performed during 1964:-
    Nature of specimen or sampleNumber examined
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    Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station) The following table shows the work carried out during 1964:-
    DescriptionScabiesVermin
    PersonsCleansingsPersonsCleansings
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    Disinfection and Disinfestation
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    Prevalence of Rats and Mice
    Type of PropertyTotal
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)
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    Type of PropertyTotal
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll other (including Business & Industrial)
  • Page 13
    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 results were all satisfactory.
    DescriptionNo. of samples
  • Page 15
    The figures relate to Health Division 1, which comprises kensington, chelsea, Fulham and Hammersmith.
    Cause of AccidentDivision 1London County
  • Page 17
    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 17 indicates the various areas.
    Smoke Control AreaBoundariesDetailedSurvey and Order MadeOrder operative
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    Smoke Control AreaBoundariesDetailedSurvey and Order MadeOrder operative
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    Smoke Control AreaDate declaredbyCouncilAcreageTotal No. of:1. Dwellings2. All BuildingsEstimated No. of fireplaces needing conversionTotal estimated cost of conversionsDate from which Order operates
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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 years:-
    AreaNo. of dwellingswhere fireplace conversionswere carried outTotal amount of grants paid to applicantsTotal amount ofExchequer contributionTotal cost ofstatutory grants made by Council in respect of private dwellingsTotal amount of discretionary grants paid by Council under Section15
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    The following is a summary of the action takens:-
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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 1964:-
  • Page 29
    The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the public health inspectors and their assistants during the year:-
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936
  • Page 29
    The following table shows the number of notices issued in respect of nuisances, defects., etc., found during the years:-
    Public Health (London) Act. 1936
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    The following is a summary of the principal works completed under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the years-
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    Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
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    Action under statutory powers during the year
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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 AreaDate of DeclarationNo. of housesNo. of persons displaced
  • Page 38
    The following table summarises the action taken during 196k and the total results since the work commenced in 1963:–
    19641963Total
  • Page 39
    Applications for improvement (discretionary) grants received and dealt with during 1964 are summarised as follows:-
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    The following is a summary of the action taken during 1964:-Part I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
  • Page 41
    1 - INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors).
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(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 casesin which prosecutions were instituted(6)
    Found (2)Remedied(3)Referred
    To H.M. Inspector(4)By H.M. Inspector(5)
  • Page 42
    Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
    Nature of workSection 133Section 134
    No. of Outworkers in August lists required by Sec.133 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
  • Page 44
    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 - BusinessNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
    Mech.N-M.Mech.N-M.
  • Page 45
    It was estimated that the following numbers of premises might be subject to supervision by the Council:-
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    The number of premises registered during the year was:-
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    The numbers of persons employed in these premises were:-
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    The numbers of registered premises inspected during the year were:-
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    As requested by Ministry of Health Circular 22/58
    Date of HearingOffenceRegulationsResult
    FineCosts awarded to Council
    £sd£sd
  • Page 48
    DETAILS OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS IN 1964 (Cont'd.)
    Date of HearingOffenceRegulationsResult
    FineCosts awarded to Council
    £sd£sd
  • Page 48
    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 inspectors engaged on this work for 1964:-
    Premises registered under -No. of PremisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 49
    * Additional inspections of the premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice cream) are recorded under different headings in the following tables:-
    Food premises (all categories)No. of PremisesNo. of Inspections
  • Page 49
    The licences granted during the year are shown in the following table, together with the total numbers in force at the end of the years-
    Licences issued in 1964Total number in force at end of year
  • Page 50
    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 examination:-
    DesignationNo. of SamplesMethylene blue testPhosphatase testTurbidity test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
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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:-
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage Percentages
    Milk FatsNon-fat Solids
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    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage Percentages
    Milk FatsNon-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:-
    MonthNo. of samples takenAverage Percentages
    Milk FatsNon-fat Solids
  • Page 52
    During the year the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-
    FoodTonsCwts.Qtrs.lbs.
  • Page 53
    The following table shows the number of samples of ice cream taken during 1964 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-
    19631964
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    During the year 21 samples of ice cream were also taken and submitted to the methylene blue test. The results are as follows:-
    GradeNo. of samples
  • Page 54
    The following table gives a summary of all cases (notified or not) brought to notice during 1964:-
    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
  • Page 57
    In order to show some perspective in reviewing the incidence of puerperal pyrexia (defined as any febrile condition occurring in a woman in whom a temperature of 100.4°F. or more has occurred within fourteen days after childbirth or miscarriage), the following table gives an analysis of the causes of pyrexia in the notified cases:-
    CauseNo. of cases
  • Page 59
    Action or supervision Cases Investigation or supervisioin undertaken in respect of:-
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    Residential particulars of other cases notified during the year:-
  • Page 60
    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 per cent
  • Page 61
    TABLE 1
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified
    19641963196219611960195919581957
  • Page 62
    TABLE 2
    Notifiable diseaseNumber of cases notified in 1964 Age groups in years
    Under 11 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 and over
  • Page 62
    TABLE 3
    Notifiable diseaseTotal cases notified in each Ward in 1964
    St.CharlesGolborneNorlandPembridgeHollandEarl's CourtQueen1s GateRedcliffeBrompton
  • Page 64
    Unfit Food - Section 8 Legal proceedings were taken during the year in respect of the sale, or exposure for sale, of the following unfit foods
    Unfit FoodFineCosts
    £.s.d.£.s.d.
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    Medical Officer of Health