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Islington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 82
- Tables
- 65
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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS — 1942 TO 1953. (Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns)
1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 -
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)
Cause of Death Age Groups 0— 1— 5- 15— 25— 45— 65— 75— All Ages M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Total -
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SUMMARY OF INFANT MORTALITY 1953 (Based on Registrar General's Returns)
Primary Cause of Death Under 1 day Days Weeks Months 1953 (1952) 1-2 2—3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-2 2-3 3- 4 1-2 2-3 3-4 4—5 5—6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11—12 Totals Totals -
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COUNTY OF LONDON REPORT CENSUS, 1951
Acreage, Population and Persons per Acre : Acreage Population Persons per Acre 1931 1951 -
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Percentage Distribution of Population by Age :
0—4 5—14 15—44 45—64 65 & over -
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Malignant Growths of Lung and Bronchus. The following table will show how deaths are tending, if anything, to increase:—
Deaths Male Female Total -
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The following table gives the deaths from accidents in Islington from 1949 onwards :—
1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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The following table shows the Islington accident deaths (excluding road accidents) according to age groups and sex :—
Under 1 yr. 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 Over 65 yrs. All Ages Male Female -
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1953.
Disease Number of Notifications Number of Deaths Removed to Hospital Number of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of Diagnosis Cases "coming to knowledge" but not Notified -
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Investigations made in respect of Infectious Diseases cases, contacts, etc., by the Sanitary Inspectors and Home Visitors during the year as under:—
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The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1953:—
Under 1 year 1—5 years 5 years and upwards -
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Whooping Cough. Whooping Cough in 1953 showed a substantial increase, at 1,188 notifications, as compared with 564 for 1952. The distribution of whooping cough cases according to their ages was as follows:—
Under 1 year 1—5 years 5 years and upwards -
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The cases reported for each of six years are set out as under :—
No. Reported No. CONFIRMED -
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Diphtheria Cases and Deaths—1927-1953
Year Notified Cases Deaths Year Notified Cases Deaths Year Notified Cases Confirmed Cases Deaths -
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Corrected Notifications
England and Wales London Islington -
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Diphtheria Cases and Immunisation state 1947-1953 (inclusive)
Immunised Non-Immunised Unknown Total Deaths Age Groups 0—5 5—15 15 + Age Groups 0—5 5—15 15 + -
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No. of Islington Children Immunised against Diphtheria—1939-1953
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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Dr. B. E. Sharpe, Divisional Medical Officer, London County Council, has kindly supplied the following figures in respect of Islington children for the current year.
Estimated proportion of Children Immunised at 31.12.53 Under 5 yrs. 54.7% 5—15 yrs. 95.6% -
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Schick testing was discontinued in 1953. Information as in previous reports is, therefore, no longer available.
Food Poisoning Number of notifications received -
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In accordance with Circular 2/50 of the Ministry of Health, the following table summarises the outbreaks of food poisoning and the character of each outbreak.
Date No. of Notifications No. of persons served No. of cases reported No. of deaths Foods involved and Organisms responsible -
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Treatment for scabies and vermin was carried out at the Public Health Department, Seven Sisters Road (Cleansing Station), as under:—
Scabies Vermin -
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Scabies Clinic:
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Home Visiting. Follow-up home visiting for cases of scabies and vermin was carried out by the Home Visitors of the Cleansing Station as under:-
Families Visited Revisits Ineffective Visits Total -
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New Cases and Mortality during 1953
Ages New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Rates per 1,000 population—
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The corresponding figures for previous years are :—
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Cases on Chest Clinic Registers
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Grand Total Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on Chest Clinic Registers N. S. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Examinations carried out by The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, and the Public Health Laboratory Service: —
Total -
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Routine Inspections, etc.
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Routine Inspections, etc.—continued
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Improvements effected as a result of Service of Notices under the Public Health (London) Act.
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Legal Proceedings. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82 (No. of Cases: 169).
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82 (No. of Cases: 169).—contd.
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Public Health (London) Act. 1936. Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82 (J^o. of Cases : 169).—contd.
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82 (No. of Cases: 169).—contd.
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Failure to comply with Magistrate's Abatement Order (No. of Cases: 47).
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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L.C.C. Byelaws (No. of Cases : 1)
Date Offence Magistrate's Decision -
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A summary of the observations at the above three Stations for the six months ending the 31st December is as follows .
Month Site Rainfall in Inches (Tons per square mile) Mg.of S03/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead-Peroxide. (Louvered Box) Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposits Total Solids -
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1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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2.—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 (1) Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 110(1) (c) (3) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (4) No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (5) No. of instances of work in unwhole- some premises (6) Notices served (7) Prosecuitions (8) -
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Legal Proceedings. Factories Act, 1937—Failure to comply with Section 54 (Certificate of Suitability).
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Rodent Control Section during the year :— Notices Served : 7 Intimations and 7 Statutory Notices.
Type of Property Local Authority Premises Dwelling Houses Business Premises Total -
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Details of the treatment are as follows :—
Treatment No. Manholes Bodies Seen Percentage of Poison Takes Baited Showing Complete Takes Showing pre-bait Takes Showing No Takes CT PT NT -
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Housing Act, 1936. Prosecutions.
Date Address Magistrate's Decision -
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Legal Proceedings. Details of the action taken by the Council under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, are as follows :—
Date Offence Magistrate's Decision -
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Date Offence Magistrate's Decision -
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details of which are given in the following table :—
Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Stones Lbs. Ozs. -
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The following table given through the courtesy of the Cleansing Superintendent provides details of the weekly average number of persons who availed themselves of the Council's facilities.
Lavatory Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Approx. weekly average through -out year -
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Fat Content Less Than—
6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% -
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Milk Samples. The total number of samples taken during 1953 was 744. Samples submitted for Chemical Analysis:—
Genuine Adulterated Total -
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Samples submitted for Bacteriological Examination :—
Class of Milk Results Phosphatase Methylene blue Turbidity Total No. of Samples -
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Aged and Infirm-Action taken under Statutory Powers
Name and Age Reasons for Council's Action Period Named in Court Order Type of accommodation to which removed Ultimate Result (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Period Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Period Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Period Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Period Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Period Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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Name and Age (1) Reasons for Council's Action (2) Named in Court Order (3) Type of accommodation to which removed (4) Ultimate Result (5) -
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The number of meals supplied, etc., during the year, is given in the following table:-
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Page 74
Welfare Centres.
WELFARE CENTRE Children's Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Immunisation Dental Vaccination -
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Total Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
Infants North South East West -
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Child: Life Protection. The table of foster-mothers and foster-children being cared for is as follows :
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At present there are 5 Day Nurseries open in Islington:-