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

Finsbury 1957

Published: 1958
Pages: 70
Tables: 41

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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1953-1957

1953 1954 1955 1951-1955 1956 1957
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CAUSES OF DEATH - 1957

0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75- Total
M F M F
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INFANT MORTALITY, 1957 - CAUSES OF DEATH

Cause of Death 0-1 wk. 1-2 wks. 2-3 wks. 3-4 wks. Total under 4 wks. 1-3 mths. 3-6 mths. 6-9 mths. 9 12 mths. Total under 1 yr.
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I. Standardised Mortality Ratio -Deaths from all causes at all ages

Male Female
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II. Death rates at given ages. All causes

Male
Finsbury Rates per thousand County of London Greater London England & Wales
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III. Standardized mortality Ratios for particular causes of Death for all ages (England & Wales a 100)

Males Females
Finsbury Greater London Finsbury Greater London
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IV. Infant Mortality Rates - Both Sexes Deaths per 1,000 live births

Finsbury County of London Greater London England & Wales
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Work of the Public Health Department

Number examined
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Work of the Regional Hospital Board
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All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-
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Legal proceedings were instituted under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, for non-compliance with Nuisance Notices in the undermentioned cases:-

Date Premises Offence Result
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Fifty-five drainage plans were approved by the Council during 1957 and 2,393 visits were made by the Public Health Inspectors in connection with the supervision of work in progress. The following table is an indication of the extent of the work carried out during the year:-
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INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted

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CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H. M Inspector	By H. M. Inspector

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OUTWORK

Nature of Work	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of Work	No of outworkers in August list required by Sect 110(1)(c)	No. of cases of default In sending lists to the Council	No of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No of inst ances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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A preliminary survey of the proposed area was carried out during the year and the following information obtained:-

No. where conversion required
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On the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food the treatment of sewers is carried out every four months and in conjunction with the Borough Engineer's Department maintenance treatments took place during February July and October.
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During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:-
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A total of 208 inspections of basement rooms were made for all purposes during the year and the following is a summary of action taken:-

Premises Rooms
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Unfit Parts of Houses (other than Basement Rooms) From time to time it has become necessary to take action in re-spect of a few individual rooms in houses still regarded technically as fit for habitation where these have for one reason or another de-teriorated in condition beyond reasonable possibility of being rendered fit.

Premises Rooms
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The following was the position at the end of 1957:
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During the year 386 applications were dealt with as follows
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The approximate number of families rehoused during the year was:-
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At the end of the year the position was as follows:-
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Details are appended

No. of Samples Obtained
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The Council instituted legal proceedings under Section 2 of the Pood & Drugs Act 1955 as under

Date Premises Offence Result
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During the past year several types of foodstuffs have been sub-mitted for bacteriological examination in addition to the usual routine examination of milk and ice cream as indicated in the following list
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Summary
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Designated Milk Licences issued

Dealers Supplementary
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Quality of Milk
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Summary Premises
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Summary Sampling
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NEW ZEALAND BEEP LIVERS examined for Echinococcus cysts

EXAMINED CONDEMNED
NUMBER WEIGHT PERCENTAGE
NUMBER WEIGHT
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lbs.
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The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1957-

All Ages Under 1 yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15-24 yrs. 25-44 yrs. 45 64 yrs. 65 Cases treated in Hosp
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The distribution by sex and age and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non pulmonary Tuberculosis was

0- 1- 5 - 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65+ Total
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The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjust-ments for deaths and transfers was on 31st December 1957 as follows.

Males Females Total
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There were seven deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis as follows
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The number of notified cases shown on the clinic register at the 3ist December 1957 was as follows.

Respiratory Non-respiratory Totals Grand Total
M W Ch. M W. Ch. M. W. Ch.
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APPENDIX "A" List of special reports submitted to the Health Committee by the Medical Officer of Health during 1957.
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APPENDIX "B" List of special reports submitted to the Housing Committees by the Medical Officer of Health during 1957.

EXAMINED		CONDEMNED
EXAMINED		NUMBER	WEIGHT	PERCENTAGE
NUMBER	WEIGHT	NUMBER	WEIGHT	PERCENTAGE

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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1953-1957

CAUSES OF DEATH - 1957

INFANT MORTALITY, 1957 - CAUSES OF DEATH

I. Standardised Mortality Ratio -Deaths from all causes at all ages

II. Death rates at given ages. All causes

III. Standardized mortality Ratios for particular causes of Death for all ages (England &amp; Wales a 100)

IV. Infant Mortality Rates - Both Sexes Deaths per 1,000 live births

Work of the Public Health Department

Work of the Regional Hospital Board

All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-

Legal proceedings were instituted under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, for non-compliance with Nuisance Notices in the undermentioned cases:-

Fifty-five drainage plans were approved by the Council during 1957 and 2,393 visits were made by the Public Health Inspectors in connection with the supervision of work in progress. The following table is an indication of the extent of the work carried out during the year:-

INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

OUTWORK

A preliminary survey of the proposed area was carried out during the year and the following information obtained:-

On the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries &amp; Food the treatment of sewers is carried out every four months and in conjunction with the Borough Engineer's Department maintenance treatments took place during February July and October.

During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:-

A total of 208 inspections of basement rooms were made for all purposes during the year and the following is a summary of action taken:-

The following was the position at the end of 1957:

During the year 386 applications were dealt with as follows

The approximate number of families rehoused during the year was:-

At the end of the year the position was as follows:-

Details are appended

The Council instituted legal proceedings under Section 2 of the Pood &amp; Drugs Act 1955 as under

During the past year several types of foodstuffs have been sub-mitted for bacteriological examination in addition to the usual routine examination of milk and ice cream as indicated in the following list

Summary

Designated Milk Licences issued

Quality of Milk

Summary Premises

Summary Sampling

NEW ZEALAND BEEP LIVERS examined for Echinococcus cysts

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The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1957-

The distribution by sex and age and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non pulmonary Tuberculosis was

The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjust-ments for deaths and transfers was on 31st December 1957 as follows.

There were seven deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis as follows

The number of notified cases shown on the clinic register at the 3ist December 1957 was as follows.

APPENDIX "A" List of special reports submitted to the Health Committee by the Medical Officer of Health during 1957.

APPENDIX "B" List of special reports submitted to the Housing Committees by the Medical Officer of Health during 1957.

III. Standardized mortality Ratios for particular causes of Death for all ages (England & Wales a 100)

On the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Food the treatment of sewers is carried out every four months and in conjunction with the Borough Engineer's Department maintenance treatments took place during February July and October.

The Council instituted legal proceedings under Section 2 of the Pood & Drugs Act 1955 as under