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Greenwich 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 144
- Tables
- 72
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The Child Population at mid-year 1956, as estimated by the Registrar General was :—
Age No. Approx. per cent, of Total Population -
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* EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. LIVE BIRTHS
Legitimate Illegitimate Total -
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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 1946 :—
Churches of England Chapels and Roman Catholic Churches SuperintendentRe^iatrar's Office Total Approximate Population Year Greenwich Charlton and Kidbrooke St. Nicholas -
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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 Greenwioh Births East West St. Nicholas Charlton & Kidbrooke -
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The number of Still Births registered was 33 (13 males 20 females), which is equivalent to a rate of 24.26 per 1,000 total births, an increase of 3.35 over that of 1955.
No. in Short List. Causes of Death Sex Deaths at subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. All Ages. Under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and under 15. 15 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 6") and under 75. 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 :—
Deaths of Greenwich Residents Year Total In Public Institutions No. % of Total Deaths -
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AGE MORTALITY.
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 2.9%.
Age Group 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1956 -
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The following table shows the comparative Infantile Mortality Rate for the quinquennial periods since 1931, together with the Rate for 1956 :—
District Average for Quinquennial Periods Year 1956 1931 to 1935 1936 to 1940 1941 to 1945 1946 to 1950 1951 to 1955 -
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years. Actual deaths from Tuberculosis have been reduced to approximately one sixth and the rate to one seventh of the corresponding figures for 1946 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 5 years, the sites of the affected parts were —
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 -
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF LUNG (including Bronchogenic 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 -
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NATIONAL WELFARE FOOD ITEMS Distribution Centres
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Health Visitors' Records, Attendances at Infant Welfare Sessions, Prophylaxis figures, etc.Health visiting
Quarter Expectant Mothers Premature Babies Still-Births Infanta (under 1 year) Chldren 1—5 years S hool Children Care of Feop e Miscellaneous Unsuccessful Total Visits 1st visit Revisit 1st visit Re- visit Old Others -
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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
Quarter Hospital Confinements Domiciliary Confinements Sessions 1st Attendances Total Attendances Sessions 1st Attendances Total Attendances This Year Current Pregnancy This Year Current Pregnant y -
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(b) Post Natal (cases seen at Ante-Natal Clinics)
Quarter 1st Attendances Total Attendances This Year Since Confinement -
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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
Quarter Sessions Attendances Artificial Sunlight Exercise Classes First Total First Total -
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7. Chiropody Treatment
Quarter Sessions Attendances First Total -
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J. Home Help Service
Cases Home Helps Maternity Tuberculosis Chronii Sick, Aged & Infirm Others Total No. Part Time Whole Time Equivalent -
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11. School Health Service
Vision Minor Ailments Clinics Special Investigation Clinic -
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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION CLINICS
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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)
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—Daily Mean Concentration of Smoke
Month Town Hall Charlton House Smoke mg/m3 Smoke mg/m3 Daily Value Daily Value Average Highest Lowest Average Highest Lowest -
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TABLE II—Daily Mean Concentration of Sulphur Dioxide
Month Town Hall Charlton House Sulphur Dioxide p.p.m. Sulphur Dioxide p.p.m. Daily Value Daily Value Average H ighest Lowest Average Highest Lowest -
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TABLE III.—Rainfall, Monthly Deposit in Tons per Square Mile and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.
Month Rainfall mm. Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Total Solids SOs mg./day/lOO cm! of Batch A Lead Peroxide tons per square mile -
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TABLE IV.—Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method.
Month Smoke mg/100mS 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, 1957 :—
TYPE OF PROPERTY Non-Agricultural (1) Local Authority (2) Dwelling Houses (including Council Houses) (3) All other (includg. Business Prem-ises) (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 3rd Dec. to 21st Dec., 1956 4th June to 23rd June, 1956 -
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Attendances.—For the year ended 31st December, 1956:—
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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 HOURS W.C.'s Lavatory basins Urinal stalls W.C.'s Lavatory basins -
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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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Great reliance is placed on the Lady Public Health Inspector by the elderly of the Borough and the following is a summary of her work during 1956:—
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Summary of Work Performed by the Public Health Inspectors during the Year 1956
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Legal Proceedings
Premises Offence Result of Proceedings -
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Since the war, new building in the Borough has been unable to keep pace with the creation of new households, as instanced by the following table:—
(a) New units of accommodation erected since 1945 up to:— (b) Marriages since 1945 (c) Difference between (a) and (b) -
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Slum Clearance.—A report on the following area is being pre-pared with a view to its representation by the Council under Part III of the above Act:
Area No. of Properties Persons to be Displaced Families -
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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 1956:—
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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Shops, Stalls, etc.:—
Meal— -
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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 Visits No. of Premises at which Improvements were effected -
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As a result of 426 visits of inspection to the catering establishments insanitary conditions were remedied and improvements effected at 49 premises. The following is a summary of the improvements 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, 1955 Number and Description of Samples Submitted for Analysis under the above Act during the year 1956
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 Respect 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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TABLE I.
Type & Sex of Case Cases of Dysentery Notified Ages (in years) Totals 0-1 1-3 3-5 5-10 10-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 65 yrs & Over -
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TABLE II
No Persons in Family No. of Families Notifications Primary Secondary Attack Rate* Pos. Neg. Total Pos. Neg. Total -
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TABLE III
Density (Persons per Room) Number of Families Totals Persons per Family Actual As %of Families Involved 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -
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TABLE IV
Age Duration of Illness in weeks after the institution of Treatment Totals 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 P S. P. S. P. S. P. S. P. S. P. S. P. S. P. S. p. S. P. S. P. S. P. S. -
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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, 1956, 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 Part I.—Summary of notifications of Tuberculosis during the period from the 1st January, 1956, to the 31st December, 1956.
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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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 31st December, 1956
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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Comparative figures for recent years are set out in the following table:— 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 Rate per 1,000 -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1956 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
Cause or Death. Under 1 week. 1—2 Weeks. 2—3 Weeks. 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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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1956.
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 I to 3 3 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kldbrooke Greenwich East Greenwich West St. Nicholas Charlton and Kldbrooke -
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, during the year ended 31st December, 1956.
No. in Short List Causes of 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 Institutions 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 £5 and under 75 75 and upwards Greenwich East I Greenwich West 1 St. Nicholas, Deptford Chariton and Kidbrooke St. Alfege's Hospital Seamen's Hospital Miller Hospital Herbert Military Hospital Brook Hospital Other Institutions Outside Institutions Under 4 mths. 4 mths. and undtr 1 yr.