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

Islington 1963

Published: 1964
Pages: 106
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SECTION A GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

Cause of Death AGE GROUPS
All Ages Under 4 wks. 4 weeks under 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 & over
M F Total M F M F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS - 1950 TO 1963 (Compilertrora Registrar-General' s Returns)

1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950

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SUMMARY OF INFANT MORTALITY 1963 (Based on Registrar General's Returns)

Primary Cause of Death	Under 1 day	Days						Weeks			Months											1963	1962
Primary Cause of Death	Under 1 day	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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Children under 15 years of age The following table (extracted from the Registrar General's Returns) gives the estimate number of children under the age of 15 years in the County of London and in Islington:

Under 1 year 1 - 4 Total under 5 5-14 Total under 15
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The following table shows the deaths due to respiratory causes, i.e. influenza, pneumonia and bronchitis, on a monthly distribution:

Under 1 year 1-54 55 - 64 65 - 74 75 - Total
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In the following table causes of accidental deaths in 1963 are analysed, in their respective age groups:-

Type 0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75- M F. Total

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SECTION B PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1963

Disease	Number of Noti fications	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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The following is the table of successful vaccinations performed over the past sixteen years:-
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The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1963:-

Under 1 year 1 - 5 5 years and upwards
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The age groups are as follows:-

Under 1 year 1 - 5 5 years and upwards
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London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations 1938 Home visiting of measles and whooping cough cases was carried out by the Home visitors as under:-

No. of Investigations
Measles Whooping Cough No. of Ineffective Visits Re-visits
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During the year discussions took place between the Divisional Medical Officer, the Medical Officer of Health, on co-operative procedure to be taken in the event of the occurrence of a case of poliomyelitis, Immediate steps would be taken to ensure general local immunisation using the oral vaccine, and the public health department staff in such an event would work closely with the London County Council staff in arranging to give appropriate publicity to the necessary measures and to assist with domiciliary visiting.

No, Reported No. Confirmed Deaths
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Age Groups

0-4 yrs. 5-19 20-29 Others Total
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Diphtheria Cases and Deaths 1932 - 1963

Year Notified Cases Deaths Year Notified Cases Confirmed Cases Deaths Year Notified Cases Confirmed Cases Deaths
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Corrected Notifications

Year England and Wales London Islington
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Immunity Index given by the Ministry of Health.
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Food Poisoning Number of notifications received
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This is clearly demonstrated in the following figures:-

Year % of Cases Notified

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DYSENTERY IN ISLINGTON - 1963

Month 1963	No. of Cases	Notified	Coming to knowledge	Confi rmed Cases	Sex	AGE GROUPS							Cases employed as food handlers	Food Handler Contacts		Water Closet Accommodation
Month 1963	No. of Cases	Notified	Coming to knowledge	Confi rmed Cases	Sex	0-	1-	5-	15-	2 5-	45-	65-	Cases employed as food handlers	Same family	Separate family	Separate	Shared

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New Cases and Mortality during 1963

NEW CASES DEATHS
Respiratory Non-Respi ratory Respi ratory Non-Respi ratory
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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Rates per 1,000 population:
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31st December, 1963, was:-
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Cases on Chest Clinic Registers

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
Adults Qiildren Adults Children Adults Children
M F M F M F M F M F M F
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The corresponding figures for previous years are:-
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TABLE A

ISLINGTON NON- ISLINGTON TOTAL
Men Women Men Women
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TABLE B

No. x-rayed No.:of Cases Rate per 1, 000
Men Womien Men Women Men Women
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Washing, apart from the use of the kitchen sink. This, combined with the high proportion of congested family accommodation in the Borough, makes the attainment of a reasonable standard of hygiene much more difficult than it need be.

Scabies Vermin
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Families Visited Revisits Ineffective Visits Total
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Examinations carried out
Total
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This amount is apportioned as follows "nder the respective Acts and Sections:-

£ s. d.
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82

Date Address Magistrate's Decision
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Date Address Magistrate's Decision
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Failure to comply with Magistrate's Abatement Order

Date Address Magistrate's Decision
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SMOKE CONTROL AREAS Revised phased programme

North Islington Canonbury Kings Cross
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Clean Air Act, 1956

Date Address: Offence Magistrate's Decision

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A. summary of the recordings from the Borough Cbuncil sites is set out in the following tables:- Monthly Deposits recorded by the Deposit Gauges and Sulphur-Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method

Month	Si te No.	Rainfall in inches	(Tons per square mile)			Mg, of S03/ day collected by 100 sq.cm, of Batch. A lead peroxide (Louvered Box)
Month	Si te No.	Rainfall in inches	Insoluble Deposit	Soluble Deposit	Total Solids

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Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at the two stations in the Borough

Station Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
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1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.

Premises Number on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted
(l) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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2. Cases in which Defects were Pound

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
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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PART VIII OF THE ACT Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)

	SECTION 133			SECTION 134
	No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec.	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply li sts	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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	SECTION 133			SECTION 134
	No. of out workers in August list required by Sec. 133(1) (c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists 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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The number of inspections, etc, of offensive trades premises were:-

Inspections Re-visits Total
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(a) The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year..

Type of Property Local Au tho ri ty Premises Dwelling Houses Business Premises Total
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(b) Sewer Treatments Fbur sewer treatments were carried out with the use of flouroacetamide 1081 including a test bait prior to the first treatment; details are as follows:-

Number of Manholes in Borough Prebait laid 4th & 11th March 1910. Manholes Manholes showing
Baited Not Baited Complete Takes Prebait Taken No Takes
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Failure to comply with the Housing (Management of houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations, 1962

Date Address Magistrate's Decision
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Legal Proceedings Details of the action taken by the Council under the Fbod and Drugs Act, 1955, and the Fbod Hygiene Regulations made thereunder are as follows:-

Date 0ffence Magistrate's Decision
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Date Offence Magistrate's Decision
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Date Offence Magistrate's Decision
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Date Offence Magistrate's Decision
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Date Offence Magistrate's Decision
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Unsound Food During the year 62 complaints of unsound food were received. The total amount of food condemned was:-

Description Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs.
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Formal Creme Doughnuts 1 Informal
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In accordance with the requirements of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924/52 and the Meat Inspection Regulations 1963, , notices were received during the year in respect of the intended slaughter of animals for human consumption. Details of action taken are as follows:-

Cattle Excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses
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Details of the Inspections carried out by the Inspectors are as follows:-
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Traders are becoming more aware of these facilities, the number of persons taking advantage of them being on the increase.

Convenience Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Approx. weeklyaverage throughout year
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continued.

Convenience Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Approx. weekly average th roughout year
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The number of premises registered;
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Ninety nine samples of ice cream were sent for bacteriological examination and following Methylene Blue tests were graded as follows:-
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(b) Lollies

Number sampled Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
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2. Chemical Examination
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Details of 28 samples of ice cream (included in above figure) examined for fat content are as under:-

6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14%
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Milk Samples 1. Bacteriological Examination

Class of Milk Results Phosphatase Methylene Blue Turbidity Biological Total number of Samples
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2. Chemical Examination Details of samples submitted

Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Total
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Home Accident Cases reported by the London Ambulance Service

London County Islington
No. of cases Rate per 10, 000 population No. of cases Rate per 10,000 population
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Conferences and Courses The following conferences and courses were attended during the year by members of the Public Health Committee and Officers of the Department:-

Conference or Course Dates Attended by
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Conference or Course Dates Attended by
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Islington residents:
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Aged and Infirm-Action taken under Statutory Powers

Case No. Name and Age Reason for Council's Action Period Named in Order Type of Accommodation to which removed Ultimate Result
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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The meals supplied during the year were as follows:-
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Total Attendances at Maternity & Child Welfare Centres
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31 .12 .1963
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At present there are 3 Day Nurseries open in Islington:-

Cause of Death	AGE GROUPS
	All Ages			Under 4 wks.		4 weeks under 1 year		1-		5-		15-		25-		35-		45-		55-		65-		75 & over
	M	F	Total	M	F	M	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

NEW CASES					DEATHS
Respiratory			Non-Respi ratory		Respi ratory		Non-Respi ratory
Male		Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

	Pulmonary				Non-Pulmonary				Total
	Adults		Qiildren		Adults Children				Adults		Children
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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SECTION A GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS - 1950 TO 1963 (Compilertrora Registrar-General' s Returns)

SUMMARY OF INFANT MORTALITY 1963 (Based on Registrar General's Returns)

Children under 15 years of age The following table (extracted from the Registrar General's Returns) gives the estimate number of children under the age of 15 years in the County of London and in Islington:

The following table shows the deaths due to respiratory causes, i.e. influenza, pneumonia and bronchitis, on a monthly distribution:

In the following table causes of accidental deaths in 1963 are analysed, in their respective age groups:-

SECTION B PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1963

The following is the table of successful vaccinations performed over the past sixteen years:-

The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1963:-

The age groups are as follows:-

London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations 1938 Home visiting of measles and whooping cough cases was carried out by the Home visitors as under:-

Age Groups

Diphtheria Cases and Deaths 1932 - 1963

Corrected Notifications

Immunity Index given by the Ministry of Health.

Food Poisoning Number of notifications received

This is clearly demonstrated in the following figures:-

DYSENTERY IN ISLINGTON - 1963

New Cases and Mortality during 1963

Rates per 1,000 population:

31st December, 1963, was:-

Cases on Chest Clinic Registers

The corresponding figures for previous years are:-

TABLE A

TABLE B

Washing, apart from the use of the kitchen sink. This, combined with the high proportion of congested family accommodation in the Borough, makes the attainment of a reasonable standard of hygiene much more difficult than it need be.

This amount is apportioned as follows "nder the respective Acts and Sections:-

Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Failure to comply with Statutory Notices contrary to Section 82

Continued from previous page...

Failure to comply with Magistrate's Abatement Order

SMOKE CONTROL AREAS Revised phased programme

Clean Air Act, 1956

A. summary of the recordings from the Borough Cbuncil sites is set out in the following tables:- Monthly Deposits recorded by the Deposit Gauges and Sulphur-Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method

Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at the two stations in the Borough

1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.

2. Cases in which Defects were Pound

PART VIII OF THE ACT Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)

The number of inspections, etc, of offensive trades premises were:-

(a) The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year..

(b) Sewer Treatments Fbur sewer treatments were carried out with the use of flouroacetamide 1081 including a test bait prior to the first treatment; details are as follows:-

Failure to comply with the Housing (Management of houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations, 1962

Legal Proceedings Details of the action taken by the Council under the Fbod and Drugs Act, 1955, and the Fbod Hygiene Regulations made thereunder are as follows:-

Continued from previous page...

Continued from previous page...

Continued from previous page...

Continued from previous page...

Unsound Food During the year 62 complaints of unsound food were received. The total amount of food condemned was:-

Formal Creme Doughnuts 1 Informal

In accordance with the requirements of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924/52 and the Meat Inspection Regulations 1963, , notices were received during the year in respect of the intended slaughter of animals for human consumption. Details of action taken are as follows:-

Details of the Inspections carried out by the Inspectors are as follows:-

Traders are becoming more aware of these facilities, the number of persons taking advantage of them being on the increase.

continued.

The number of premises registered;

Ninety nine samples of ice cream were sent for bacteriological examination and following Methylene Blue tests were graded as follows:-

(b) Lollies

2. Chemical Examination

Details of 28 samples of ice cream (included in above figure) examined for fat content are as under:-

Milk Samples 1. Bacteriological Examination

2. Chemical Examination Details of samples submitted

Home Accident Cases reported by the London Ambulance Service

Conferences and Courses The following conferences and courses were attended during the year by members of the Public Health Committee and Officers of the Department:-

Continued from previous page...

Islington residents:

Aged and Infirm-Action taken under Statutory Powers

The meals supplied during the year were as follows:-

Total Attendances at Maternity &amp; Child Welfare Centres

31 .12 .1963

At present there are 3 Day Nurseries open in Islington:-

Total Attendances at Maternity & Child Welfare Centres