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Kensington and Chelsea 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
- Published
- 1968
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- 160
- Tables
- 111
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The following table gives the adjusted Kensington and Chelsea birth and death rates compared with the provisional rates for London and for England and Wales for the year 1967:-
Kensington and Chelsea adjusted Greater London England and Wales -
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1967 VITAL STATISTICS
AREA -
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA in 1967 (Compared with previous ten years)
Year Total Population Total Deaths Crude Death Rate Total Births Crude Birth Rate Total Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1967
Cause of death All Ages Under 1 yr. 1 yr. and under 5 5 yrs. and under 45 45 yrs. and under 65 65 yrs. and over -
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ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS PER 1.000 LIVE BIRTHS
1950 1955 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 London Boroughs 1965 1966 1967 -
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The comparable figures with some other inner London boroughs are:-
Female Population Approximate Percentage 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 15-29 years -
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TABLE 1
Notifiable disease Number of cases notified 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 -
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TABLE 2
Notifiable disease Number of cases notified in 1967 (Age groups in years) Age unknown Under 1 1-2 3-4 5-9 10 - 14 15 - 24 I 25 and over -
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TABLE 3
Disease Total cases notified in each Ward in 1967 St. Charles Golborne Norland Pembridge Holland Earl's Court Queen's Gate Redcliffe Brompton North Stanley South Stanley Church Cheyne Hans Town Roya'l Hospital -
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Incidence of tuberculosis amongst Kensington and Chelsea residents who originated from areas outside England, Scotland and Wales
Country of origin Period (in years) between entry to U.K. and notification of disease Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -
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Since 1952 investigations have shown 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
Year Proportion per cent -
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The percentage figures given for this borough as compared with the national average were:-
Borough Eng. & Wales -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. Completed primary courses are less in number than for 1966, but booster doses have increased. The degree of protection in the community remains below a satisfactory level. No case of the disease has occurred.
Total primary courses completed Total reinforcing doses -
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WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION. The numbers of completed primary courses and booster doses have both fallen below the 1966 level. Cases of the disease are still occurring.
Total primary courses completed Total reinforcing doses -
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TETANUS IMMUNISATION. The number of primary courses are less than for1966 but booster doses are higher.
Total primary courses completed Total reinforcing doses -
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Primary vaccinations were fewer than in 1966 and revaccinations have fallen to a very low level.
At Council clinics By general practitioners Total 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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The skin test used is Mantoux (10 TU).
1967 1966 -
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Positivity rate normally high in this group has also fallen.
1967 1966 -
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Registered Day Nurseries and Child Minders
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Voluntary Registration of Child Minders
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The following is a summary of the cases dealt with in 1967:-
1967 1966 -
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The following is a summary of handicapped children who were on the register at the end of the year:-
Handicapping Defects Number of children 1967 1966 -
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Domiciliary Confinements and Nursing of Early Discharges
Cases booked with a doctor Cases not booked with a doctor 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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The following table gives details:-
1967 1966 -
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The figures of patients nursed for the year, compared with the previous year, are as follows:-
1967 1966 -
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Further details of cases, visits and treatments appear in the following tables
Types of case Number of new cases undertaken Percentage of Total 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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Nursing treatments.
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Three further visits were made by the latter and, on these occasions, he was accompanied by an officer of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department for the purpose of inspecting means of escape in case of fire.
1967 1966 -
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Details of examinations and findings are as follows:-
1967 1966 -
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Admissions to holiday homes were as follows:-
1967 1966 -
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Details of attendances are as follows:-
1967 1966 -
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Details of the home help work carried out are as follows:-
1967 1966 -
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The total numbers of patients (including non-borough residents) dealt with at the Family Planning Association's clinics in Kensington and Chelsea during the year are summarised as follows:-
No. of new patients during year Total number of patients (old and new) Total clinic sessions Total doctors' sessions -
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Details of the results are shown in the following table
Boys Girls Total -
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Details concerning immunisation will be found in the table below:-
Quarter Ended 31st Mar. 30th June 30th Sept. 31st Dec. Total 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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The following table shows the number of cases of infectious illness reported from the schools by head teachers during 1967:-
Disease Total -
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The ratio of filled to extracted teeth in the children treated is not as favourable as might appear from the statistics because, since regular general anaesthetic extraction sessions were only held in one clinic in the borough during the year, the practice in the remainder was to refer patients to the hospital service for necessary extractions.
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Kensington and Chelsea ILEA 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1967
Quarter ended Total Total 1966 1.4.67 1.7.67 30.9.67 30.12.67 -
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MENTAL HEALTH STATSTICS
Mentally ILL Subnormal Severely Subnormal -16 16+ Elderly -16 16+ Elderly -16 16+ Elderly TOTALS M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Inspections made
Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961 -
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Notices Served
Public Health Acts, and l96l -
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Work Completed
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Housing
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Action under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957
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MEDICINAL BATHS - PERSONAL CLEANSING STATION The following table shows the work carried out during 1967:-
Description Scabies Vermin Persons Cleansings Persons Cleansings -
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION A summary of the routine work carried out in 1967 by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:-
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The following table indicates the destination of these parcels
Destination No. of parcels -
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Details of the work during 1967 are given in the following table:-
Period of Treatment Number of Test baits Poison baits -
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The rodent staff, in addition, deal with infestations from pests other than rats and mice, and the following is a summary of action taken during the year in respect of all forms of infestations-
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The following table gives details of Smoke Control Areas which were in operation at the end of 1967. See also map between pages 68/69.
Smoke Control Area Map Ref. Boundaries Order operative -
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Smoke Control Area Map Ref. Boundaries Order operative -
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The following table gives details of the clearance areas declared in the borough since 1950:-
Name of Area Date of Declaration No. of houses No. of persons displaced -
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The following table summarises the action taken in 1967 and the total results since the operation commenced in 1963:-
1963/66 1967 TOTAL -
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Part I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
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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 Inspections (3) Written Notices (4) Occupiers prosecuted (5) -
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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 lists required by Section 133(1)(c) 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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Factory-Business North Kensington South Kensington Chelsea Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. Mech. N-M. -
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Registrations and General Inspections
Class of premises Number of premises registered during year Total number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving general inspections during the year -
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Number of visits of all kinds (including general inspections) to registered premises 4,104 Analvsis by workplace of persons employed in registered premises at end of year
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed -
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Summary of Contraventions
Section of Act Contraventions found Total during general inspections during routine visits by the District Public Health Inspectors -
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The following table show the tolal number of coldents reported during the year, and thei primary causes, together with a comprison of the figures for the borough and national statistics:-
Workplace Number reported Total No. Investigated Action recommended Fatal Non Fatal Prosecution Formal warning Informal advice No action -
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COMPARISON OF CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
Primary Cause 1965 1966 1967 RBK & C England RBK & C England RBK & C % % % % % -
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The following tables show the number of inspections made of the various types of food premises in the borough during the year:-
Premises registered under Number of Premises Number of Inspections -
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* Additional inspections of these premises (not primarily in connection with the sale of ice cream or milk) are recorded under different headings in the following table which also gives details of the number of premises fitted to comply with the Regulations 16 and 19 of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 196O:-
Food Premises Number of Premises Number of Inspections Number provided with wash-hand basins (Reg.16) Number with facilities for washing food and equipment (Reg. 19) -
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During the year, the following amounts of food were surrendered and condemned as unfit for human consumption:-
Commodity Weight (in lbs.) -
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The number of licences granted by the Council during the year in respect of each designation, together with the total number in force at the end of the year, are shown in the following table:-
Designation Licences issued in 1967 Total number in force at end of year -
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Milk Examinations The following table shows the number of samples of Untreated milk and processed milks taken during the year for examination in accordance with the Regulations, together with the results obtained:-
Designation No. of Samples Methylene blue test Phosphatase test Colony Count test Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed -
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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 Number of samples taken Average Percentages Milk Fats Non-fat Solids -
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Other milk 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 Number of samples taken Average Percentages Milk Fats Non-fat Solids -
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The following table shows the number of samples of ice cream taken during 1967 for chemical analysis compared with those taken in the previous year:-
1966 1967 -
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During the year, forty samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the methylene blue test. The results are as follows:-
Grade Number of samples -
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The number of persons in residential accommodation at 3lst December, 1967,was as follows:-
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The Council maintain four residential homes for aged and infirm persons under Section 21(1)(a) of the National Assistance Act, 1948. One of the homes is outside the borough boundary. The total number of beds is allocated as follows:-
Dale Mead 56 men and women -
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Age Analysis at 31st December, 1967
Home Total King's Mead Ellesmere Dale Mead No. 5 Holland Park -
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Admissions and Discharges The following statistics show the admissionsand discharges at each residential home for the period, 1st January to 31st December, 1967:-
Home Total King's Mead Ellesmere Dale Mead No. 5 Holland Park -
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If suitable accommodation is not available from the borough's resources, or a resident seeks accommodation in a particular home or district belonging to another local authority, co-operation between the borough and other local authorities secures residential care for the applicant. The number of persons assisted in this way during the year is shown on the following table:-
Name of Home Owning Borough Resident on 1.1.67 Admitted Discharged Remaining on 31.12.67 Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men Total -
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By major disability
Under 65 65 and over -
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By age and sex
Male Female -
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There were eighty-five persons on the waiting list for admission to residential accommodation at 3lst December, 1967, viz:-
Urgent Applications for Admission Normal Applications for Admission Total -
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The following statistics show the number of families received into and discharged from temporary accommodation during the years -
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The reasons for homelessness were as follows:-
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(a) Voluntary Homes
Mothers Children Total -
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Country of origin of mothers admitted:
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(b) King's Mead
Mothers Children Total -
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Country of origin of mothers admitted:
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Local Authority responsible:-
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(c) Other Homes "Ballantyne", Lewisham
Mothers Children Total -
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Country of origin of mothers admitted;
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"Carisbrooke", Lambeth
Mothers Children Total -
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Country of origin of mothers admitted:
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The following table shows the number of persons on the registers at 31st December, 1967:-
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During the year the following grants by the Council were made to voluntary organisations who make a significant contribution in respect of specific services:-
Blind Associations £. s. d. -
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In addition,, the Kensington and Chelsea Old People's Welfare Committee made the following grants from its funds:-
£. s. d. -
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TABLE I -BLIND PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1967, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUP OF THE BLIND POPULATION
New cases in 1967 All cases (old and new) Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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TABLE II - ANALYSIS OF CAUSE OF BLINDNESS OF PERSONS NEWLY REGISTERED DURING 1967
Cause Male Female Total -
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TABLE III - SUMMARY OF OCCUPATIONS OF BLIND PERSONS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1967
Male Female Total -
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TABLE IV - ANALYSIS OF THE OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED BLIND PERSONS SHOWN IN TABLE III
Sheltered Workshops Home Workers Schemes Open Industry Total -
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There are sixty-one persons near and prospectively blind who require the full range of Welfare Services. Their circumstances are as follows:-
Male Female Total -
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TABLE I - PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS (REGISTERED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1967. SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS OF THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED POPULATION
0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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TABLE II - PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS REGISTERED AS NEW CASES
0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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TABLE III- REMOVALS FROM REGISTER DURING THE YEAR FOR REASON SET OUT BELOW (i) On admission to Blind Register
0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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TABLE IV - ANALYSIS OF CAUSES OF PARTIAL SIGHT OF PERSONS NEWLY REGISTERED DURING 1967
Cause Male Female Total -
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Table I - Analysis of Persons on the General Classes Register according to Age and Handicap
Code Major Handicaps Age Groups Total Under 16 16-29 30-49 50-64 65 and over -
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Table II - New Registrations during 1967. Analysis of disabilities
Disability No. of Persons -
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In addition6 28 burials and cremations were arranged for persons resident in the Council's homes at the time of deaths which are summarised as follows:-
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The plan for the year, phased in a similar pattern to that of the previous year, was as follows:-
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TABLE 1 - SPEAKERS
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TABLE 2 - SUBJECTS
Talks Attendances -
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TABLE 3 - AUDIENCES
Groups Totals -
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The following table shows the total number of specimens examined by the two laboratories:-
Nature of sample Number examined