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Greenwich 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 132
- Tables
- 80
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Expectation of Life at Birth
Males Females -
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Expectation of Life at 65 years of age.
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LIVE BIRTHS
Male Legitimate Illegitimate Total Birth Rate 14.98 (Crude) 634 34 668 -
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STILL BIRTHS
Male Legitimate Illegitimate Total 13 1 14 Rate per 1,000 18.14 total Births Female 11 — 11 -
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DEATHS—All Causes
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DEATHS—Special Causes
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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 Kidbrooke St. Nicholas j -
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The following table gives by districts the number of registrations of Greenwich Births during the current year :—
Source of Information DISTRICT Total Greenwich Births East West St. Nicholas Charlton & Kidbrooke -
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The number of Still Births registered was 25 (14 males - 11 females), which is equivalent to a rate of 18.14 per 1,000 total births, a decrease of 4.50 from that of the previous year.
No. in Short List. 1 Causes of Death Deaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. 1 Sex All Ages. Under 1. 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. 15 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. ' 65 and under 5. 75 and over. -
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DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. 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 In Public Institutions No. % of Total Deaths -
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AGE MORTALITY. The age mortality and the distribution of the deaths between the 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 4.5%.
Age Group 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1954 -
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The following table shows the comparative Infantile Mortality Rate for the quinquennial periods since 1931, together with the Rate for 1954 :—
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 1954 -
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years. Actual deaths from Tuberculosis are less than one third and the rate is one fifth of the corresponding figures for 1944 as the following table will indicate :—
Year No. of Deaths Rate -
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Comparing the current year's figures with those of the previous 4 years, the sites of the affected parts were :—
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF LUNG (including Bronchogenic Carcinoma)
Year AGE GROUPS Rate per 1,000 Pop. 25 and under 45 yrs. 45 and under 65 yrs. 65 and under 75 yrs. 75 and upwards Totals Grand Totals M F M F M F M F M F -
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Health Visitors' Records, Attendances at Infant Welfare Sessions, Prophylaxis figures, etc. 1. Health Visiting
Quarter Expectant Mothers Premature Babies Still-Births Infants (under 1 year) Children 1—5 years Infectious Diseases Miscellaneous Unsuccessful Total Visits 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Re-visit 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
1st Attendances 1st Med. Examinations Total Attendances Subs. Quarter Sessions This Year Current Pregnancy Med. Exams -
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4. Toddlers Clinics
Quarter Sessions Total Attendances Medically Examined Found to require Treatment -
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5. Ante Natal Educational Sessions (including exercises)
Quarter Sessions Total Attendances -
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6. Artificial Sunlight and Children's Exercise Classes
Attendances Quarter Sessions Artificial Sunlight Exercise Classes First Total First Total -
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7. Chiropody Treatment
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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8. Dental Treatment
Quarter Sessions Nursing & Expectant Mothers Children under 6 yra. First Treatm'ts Total Attends. First Treatm'ts Total Attends. -
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9. Home Help Service (a) Analysis of Cases, etc.
Cases Home Helps Maternity Tuber— culosis Others Total No. Part Time Whole Time Equiva— lent -
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12. School Health Service
Vision Nutri— tion Special Investi— gation 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
Chevening Road, S.E.10 DAY A.M. P.M. -
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FOOT CLINICS (2/6 per treatment—by appointment only)
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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION CLINICS
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CHEST CLINICS (By appointment only). DAY A.M. P.M./ -
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DENTAL CLINIC
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WOMEN'S SPECIAL CLINIC (Family Planning Association)
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MARRIAGE GUIDANCE CENTRE (Temporarily Suspended)
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MINOR AILMENTS CENTRES (for School Children)
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OPHTHALMIC CLINIC (for School Children)
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SPEECH THERAPY (for School Children)
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NUTRITION & SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE CLINIC (for School Children)
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FACTORIES ACTS 1937 & 1948 Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
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 To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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Outwork—(Sections 110 and 111)
Section 110 Section 111 Nature of Work 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 prosecu— tions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prose— cution* -
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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 SOs 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/lOOm 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 12 months ended 31st March, 1955 :—
TYPE OF PROPERTY Non-Agricultural (1) Local Authority (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) (3) All other (inoludg. Business Premises) (4) Total of Cols. (1), (2) & (3) (5) Agricultural -
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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 29th Nov. to 17th Dec., 1954 14th June to 9th July, 1954 -
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Attendances.—For the year ended 31st December, 1954 :—
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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. Yeastral 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 W.C.'s Lavatory basins Urinal stalls W.C.'s Lavatory basins HOURS -
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Free hand-washing facilities, introduced in the interests of Publio Health during 1951, were continued with marked success during the year and the following table gives an indication of the growing use made of these facilities :—
Convenience Men Women Total -
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Summary of Work Performed by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year 1954
Inspections- -
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Legal Proceedings
Premises Offence Result of Proceedings -
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That new building has been unable to keep pace with the creation of new households in this Borough is exemplified in the following table which compares the number of dwellings erected in the Borough since 1945 with the marriages solemnised during the same period :—
(a) New units of accommodation erected since 1945 up to:— (b) Marriages since 1945 (c) 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 1954 :—
Type of Dwelling G.b.C. l.C.C Private Total -
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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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Meat—
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Other Foods—
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The following table is a statistical record of the major proportion of the duties performed and inspection undertaken during the year by the food Inspector.
Premises Inspected or Visits Made. No. of Visits No. of Premises at which Improve— ments were effected -
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As a result of 269 visits of inspection to the catering establish— ments insanitary conditions were remedied and improvements effected at 18 premises. The following is a summary of the improve— ments carried out:—
Type of Improvement Effected. Total No. -
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Information concerning the analyses of these samples is given in the following table:—
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 1954
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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Administrations 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 Article No. 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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The following table gives the distribution :—
District Pulmonary Non—Pulmonary Total -
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The number of notified cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1954, was as follows :—
PULMONARY NON—PULMONARY Men Women Children Total Men Women Children Total M F M F -
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952
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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Part II.—New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above—mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
Source of Information Number of cases in age Groups 0— 1— 2— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— Total -
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Attendances Vermin Scabies -
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Rooms and Articles Disinfected, Year ended 31st December, 1954
Diseases, etc. Premises Entered |Rooms 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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Chest Clinic Statistics
Year Population of Borough Notifications Incidence per 1,000 of population Deaths* Pulm. Tub. Non— Pulm. Tub. Pulm. Tub. Non— Pulm. Tub. Total Kate per 1,000 -
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The operations done were :
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1954 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
Cause of Death. Under 1 week. 1—2 Weeks. 2— 3 Weeks. 3—4 Weeks. Total under 1 1 Month. 1-3 Months. 3—6 Months. 6—9 Months. 9—12 Months. Total Deaths under One Year. -
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1954.
Notifiable Disease Cases Notified in Whole District Total Cases Notified in each Locality No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality Total Age & Sex Group At all Ages 0 to 1 1 to 3 3 to 6 a to io 10 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kidbrooke Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kidbrooke M f M f M f M F M f M f M F M f M f M f -
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1954.
No. in Short Lit 1 Causesof Death. Deaths at Subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District Deaths at all 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 fttitutions in the Digtxict- 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 Kldbrooke St. Alfeee's Hospital Seamen's Hospital Miller Hospital Herbert Military Hospital Brook Hospital Other Institutions Outside Institutions Under 4 mths. 4 mths. and UDder 1 yr.