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Greenwich 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 146
- Tables
- 82
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LIVE BIRTHS
Legitimate Illegitimate Total -
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STILL BIRTHS
Legitimate Illegitimate Total -
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DEATHS—All Causes
Male Female Total Death Rate (Crude) 9.40 -
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The following table shows these particulars giving the number of marriages in the Borough for each year since 1938 :—
Year Churches of England Chapels and Roman Catholic Churches Superintendent-Registrar's Office Total Approximate Population Greenwich Charlton and Kldbrooke St. Nicholas -
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The following table gives, by districts, the number of registrations of Greenwich Births during the current year :—
of Information DISTRICT Total Greenwich Births East West St. Nicholas Charlton & Kidbrooke -
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The following table compares the average number of deaths of Greenwich residents in Public Institutions during the previous ten years with those of the current year :—
Year Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents Total Deaths of Greenwich Residents in Public Institutions. -
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AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between tho different quarters of the year are shown by the following table:—
Deaths 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total -
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Deaths in the age group 0-5 years show an even more striking comparison: in 1901 the deaths in this group amounted to 37.4% whilst the figure for the current year is 3.7%.
Age Group 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1953 -
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The deaths of the 24 infants were attributed to the following causes:—
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The following table shows the comparative Infantile Mortality Rate for the quinquennial periods since 1931, together with the Rate for 1953 :—
District Average for five years 1931-1935 Average for five years 1936-1940 Average for five years 1941-1945 Average for five years 1946-1950 Year 1953 -
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Comparing the current year's figures with those of the previous 3 years, the sites of the affected parts were :—
1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF LUNG (including Bronchiogenic Carcinoma)
Year AGE GROUPS Totals Grand Totals Rate per 1,000 Pop. 25 and under 45 yrs. 45 and under 65 yrs. 65 and under 75 yrs. 75 and upwards M F M F M F M F M F -
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In addition, the following details of vitamin products distributed throughout the Borough from the Food Office and Welfare Centres during the first half of 1953 have been obtained from the returns issued by the London and South East Regional Food Office:—
Vitamin Product 1st Qtr, 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Whole Year -
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1. Health Visiting
Quarter Expectant Mothers Premature Babies Still-Births Infants (under 1 year) Children 1—5 years Infantile Diseases Miscellaneous Unsuccessful Total Visits 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit -
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2. Infant Welfare Clinics
Quarter Sessions Attendances 0-1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 1st Total 1st Total 1st Total -
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3. Ante and Post Natal Clinics (a) Hospital Confinements
Quarter Sessions Ante Natal Post Natal 1st Attendances 1st Med. Exams Total Attendances Subs. Med. Exams 1st Attendances Total Attendances Med. Exams This Year Current Pregnancy This Year Since Confinement -
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(b) Domiciliary Confinements
Quarter Sessions 1st Attendances 1st Med. Examinations Total Attendances Subs. Med. Exams This Year Current Pregnancy -
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4. Toddlers Clinics
Quarter Sessions Total Attendances Medically Examined Found to require Treatment -
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5. Ante and Post Natal Exercise Classes
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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6. Children's Exercise Classes
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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7. Sunlight Treatment
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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8. Chiropody Treatment
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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9. Dental Treatment
Quarter Sessions Nursing & Expectant Mothers Children under 5 yrs. First Treatm'ts Total Attends. First Treatm'ts Total Attends. -
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10. Home Help Service (a) Analysis of Cases, etc.
Cases Home Helps Maternity Tuberculosis Others Total No. Part Time Whole Time Equivalent -
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11. Prophylaxis Cases receiving completed prophylactic treatment during year:—
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13. School Health Service
Vision Nutrition Special Investigation Clinic -
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TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS Particulars relating to the local Health Services throughout the Borough are given below:—
INFANT WELFARE CLINICS DAY A.M. P.M. -
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ANTE & POST NATAL CLINICS Note : (a) Doctor in attendance (b) Midwife in attendance
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ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT
DAY A.M. P.M. -
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CHEST CLINICS (By appointment only). DAY A.M. P.M. -
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SPEECH THERAPY (for School Children)
Fairfield House, S.E.7. DAY A.M. P.M. -
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FACTORIES ACT 1937
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 Reforred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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Outwork—(Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of Work Section 110 Section 111 No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110(1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending list to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
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TABLE I.—Rainfall, Monthly Deposit in Tons per Square Mile and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.
Month & Year Rain-fall mm. Insoluble Deposit tons Soluble Deposit per square Total Solids mile SO3 mg./day/lOO cm2 of Batch A Lead Peroxide -
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TABLE II.—Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method.
Month - Year Smoke mg/100m3 Sulphur Dioxide p.p 100 million Monthly Average Highest Daily Average Monthly Average Highest Daily Average -
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The following report was submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the 15 months ended 31st March, 1954 :—
Type of Property Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agri-cultural All other (includg. Business & Indus-trial) Total -
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Baiting of Sewers.—The Borough Engineer has kindly supplied me with the undermentioned information of the treatments carried out in the Council's sewers in connection with the scheme :—
Details Date of Treatment 30th Nov. to 18th Dec., 1953 15th June to 3rd July, 1953 -
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I am indebted to Mr. K. L. Embley, Superintendent Engineer, for the following statistics :— Attendances.—For the year ended 31st December, 1953 :—
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A Summary of Bacteriological Samples taken during the year, with the results of the examinations, is given in the following table, particulars of which were communicated to the Adoptive Acts Committee and the Baths Superintendent at the time of receipt of the Reports :—
Sample No. Date & Time Nature & Temperature No. of Bathers Plate Count per ml. Yea-stral Agar 2 days 37°C. Probable No. of Coliform bacilli. MacConkey 2 days 37°C. Result -
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Particulars of Public Sanitary Conveniences In the Borough
Convenience MEN WOMEN HOURS W.C.'s Lava-tory basins Urin-al stalls W.C.'s Lava-tory basins -
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Free hand-washing facilities, introduced in the interests of Public Health during 1951, were continued with marked success during the year and the following table gives an indication of the use made of these facilities :—
Convenience Men Women Total -
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Summary of Work Performed by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1953
Inspections— -
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Drains— -
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Other Nuisances Abated— -
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Legal Proceedings
Premises Offence Result of Proceedings -
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With regard to marriages, the following table compares the number of dwellings erected in the Borough since 1945 with the marriages solemnised during the same period :—
New units of accommodation erected since 1945 up to :— Marriages since 1945 Difference between (a) and (b) -
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It can be seen by the figures in the following table that there has been a definite decline since 1945 in the number of families found to be living in overcrowded conditions in the Borough:—
Year No. of cases of overcrowding reported -
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New Housing Accommodation.—The following table lists the new dwellings erected in the Borough during 1953:—
Type of Dwelling G.B.C. L.C.C Private Total -
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Council Housing Schemes. Determined efforts by the Council to overcome the lack oi housing accommodation in the Borough is shown by the following tables :—
Site Dwellings -
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(c) Whilst perhaps not finally confirmed, the following additions and extensions have been envisaged by the Council:—
Site Dwellings -
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Ice Cream Sampling. (Bacteriological Examination).—As in the previous year the Council continued to make use of the Public Health Laboratory Service as provided for under the National Health Act and 98 samples were submitted for examination and grading according to the Ministry's provisional Grading Scheme. The grading is based on the results of the Methylene Blue Reductase Test and a summary of this year's reports is given below :—
Samples taken Time taken to Reduce Methylene Blue Provisional Grade Observations -
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Food Rejected.—The following table is a summary of unsound food voluntarily surrendered during the year under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 180 (8), most of which was processed and used for animal feeding :—
Meat— -
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The following foods were rejected at the wharves :—
Meat:— -
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The following table is a statistical record of the major portion of the duties performed and inspections undertaken during the year by the Food Inspectors.
Premises Inspected or Visits Made. No. of V isits No. of Premises at which Improve-ments were effected -
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As a result of 502 visits of inspection to the catering establishments insanitary conditions were remedied and improvements effected at 32 premises. The following is a summary of the improvements carried out:—
Type of Improvement Effected Total No. -
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[]$$$Article How Obtained Examination Action Taken Bact. or Chem. Result -
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Article How Obtained Examination Action Taken Bact. or Chem. Result -
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Article How obtained Examination Action taken Bact. or Chem. Result -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 Number and Description of Samples Submitted for Analysis under the above Act during the year 1953
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated, &c. Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total -
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Article Number Examined Number Adulterated, &c. Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total -
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Article Number Examined Number Adulterated, &c. Formal Informal Total Formal Informal Total -
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Administrative Action Taken in Regard to Samples Reported to be NOT GENUINE
Sample No. Article Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity Action taken -
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Sample No, Article Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity Action taken -
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Administrative Action Taken in Regard to Samples that were Found to be GENUINE but failed to meet the Requirements of a Code of Practice or the Labelling of Food Order, 1953.
Sample No. Article Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity Action taken -
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The total number of Infectious Diseases notified under Section 192 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and associated Orders and Regulations was 1,158. Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952, there were 103 notifications, giving a consolidated total of 1,261 cases notified during the year. In 19 of these cases the diagnoses were not confirmed, thus giving a corrected figure of 1,242. The following table indicates the figures for seven years :—
Year No. of corrected notifications -
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AGE GROUPS
M F Total -
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The following table gives the distribution :—
District Pulmonary Non-Pulmonar Total -
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 Part I.—Summary of notifications of Tuberculosis during the period from the 1st January, 1953, to the 31st December, 1953.
Age Periods Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis 0— 1— 2— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— Total (all ages -
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Survey Carried Out in Respect of the General Public at Public Baths, Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, and at Our Lady of Grace School, Charlton. From 4th March to 14th April, 1953 (incl.)
MEN WOMEN TOTAL -
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Treatment for all cases is carried out at the Tunnel Avenue Cleansing Station and the following Return summarises the work carried out during the year :—
Attendances Vermin Scabies -
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended December, 1953
Diseases, etc. Premises Entered Booms Beds Mattresses Bolsters Pillows Sheets Blankets Eiderdowns Cushions Quilts Odd Articles Wearing Apparel Rugs and Mats Covers Total No. of Articles Disinfected -
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It is most remarkable in studying the following table to note how the death rate has fallen during the past 10 years.
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General Statistics.
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TABLE I.—Population of Greenwich—Age, Sex and Marital Condition
Age last Birthday Persons Maizes Females Total Single Married Widowed Divorced Total Single Married Widowed Divorced -
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TABLE II.—Acreage, Population, Density, Private Households and Dwellings by Wards
Administrative Area Acreage (Land and Inland Water) Population Private Households and Dwellings, 1951 1931 1951 Private Households Population in Private House-holds Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied Rooms Occupied Density of Occupation Persons Persons Males Females Persons per Acre Persons per Room Percentage of Persons at more than 2 per room 1931 1951 -
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TABLE III.—Dwellings, Rooms and Households
Structurally Separate Dwellings Number of Rooms 1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 or 9 rooms 10 or more rooms All Sizes Occu-pied Vacant Total Furn. Others -
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TABLE IV—Private Households by Size, Rooms Occupied and Density of Occupation
Number of Persons in Household Number of Households occupying the following number of rooms Total House-holds Total Persons in House-holds Total Rooms Occupied Average Number of Persons per Room 1 Room 2 Rooms 3 Rooms 4 Rooms 5 Rooms 6 Rooms 7 Rooms 8 or 9 Rooms 10 or more Rooms -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1953 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
Cause of Death. Under 1 week. 1—2 Weeks. 2—3 W%eks. 3—4 Weeks. Total under 1 Month. 1—3 Months. 3—6 Months. 6—9 Months. 9—12 Months. Total Deaths under One Year. -
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GASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1953.
Notifiable Disease Cases Notified in Whole District Total Cases Notified in each Locality No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality Total Axe & Sex Group • Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kidbrooke Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kidbrooke At all Ages 0 to 1 l to 3 3 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over -
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1953.
No. in Short List Causes of Death. Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring witliin or without the District Deaths at ail Ages of " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District Deaths of " Residents " in Public Institutions Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non- Residents " in Public In- stitutions in the District All Ages Under 1 1 and under 2 2 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and under 75 75 and upwards Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas, Deptford Charlton and Kidbrooke 1 St. Alfege's Hospital Seamen's Hospital Miller Hospital Herbert Military Hospital Brook Hospital Other Institutions Outside Institutions Under 4 mths. 4 mths. and under 1 yr.