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

Lambeth 1958

Published: 1959
Pages: 99
Tables: 42

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BIRTHS Live Births

Legitimate Illegitimate Totals
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INFANTILE MORTALITY Death of infants under one year og age

Legitimate Illegitimate Totals
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Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age

Legitimate Illegitimate Totals

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CAUSES OF DEATH AND THE AGE AT TIME OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE

CAUSE	Under 1 day	1 - 7 days	1 - 2 weeks	2 - 3 weeks	3 weeks to 1 month	TOTAL UNDER 1 month	1 - 3 months	3 - 6 months	6 - 9 months	9 - 12 months	TOTAL UNDER 1 year

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOB THE YEAR 1958

England & Wales Borough of Lambeth
Births Rates per 1.000Home Population

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BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1949 - 1958

Year	Population	Deaths	Death Rate	Live Births	Live Birth Rate	Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age	Infantile Mortality Rate	Maternal Deaths	Maternal Mortality Rate

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DEATHS OF LAMBETH RESIDENTS DURING 1958. CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS AND SEXES

CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 14 years 15 24 years 25 - 44 years 45 - 64 years 65 - 74 years 75 years and over TOTALS
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CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 14 years 15 - 24 years 25 - 44 years 45 - 64 years 65 - 74 years 75 years and over TOTALS
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ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1958 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

Month No. of Accidents Adults Children Totals
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BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR FIVE YEAR PERIOD 1954 - 1958

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
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NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED)

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - AGE DISTRIBUTION

DISEASE
Scarlet Fever		Whooping Cough		Acute Poliomyelitis				Measles		Diphtheria		Dysentery		Meningococcal Infection		Scabies		TOTALS
Scarlet Fever		Whooping Cough		Paralytic		Non-Paralytic		Measles		Diphtheria		Dysentery		Meningococcal Infection		Scabies		TOTALS
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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WARD DISTRIBUTION NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (NOTIFIED)IN EACH WARD OF THE BOROUGH

Ward	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic	Acute Poliomyel itis Non Paralytic	Measles	Diphtheria	Dysentery.	Meningococcal Infection	Pneumonia	Acute Encephalitis (Infective)	Typhoid Fever	Erysipelas	Food Poisoning	Puerperal Pyrexia	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Scabies	Malaria	Totals

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PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES Number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified in each Parliamentary Constituency of the Borough.

Disease Parliamentary Constituency Totals
Vauxhall Brixton Norwood
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BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1958

Completed cases Welfare Centres and Nurseries General Practitioners Totals
Under 5 years 5 - 14 years Under 5 years 5 - 14 years
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Notification The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 1958, excluding transfers into the district and cases brought to notice other than by formal notification.

Age Group Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total all Forms
Male Pemale Male Female
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ADMITTANCES AND DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITALS SANATORIA ETC

Respiratory Non-Respiratory
Admitted Discharged Admitted Discharged
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis, excluding inward transfers, for the ten year period 1949-1958.

Year Respiratory Non-Respiratory Totals Notification Rate per 1.000 population
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According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year.

Tuberculosis of Respiratory system Other forms of Tubercul osis All forms of Tuberculosis
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
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NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS AND DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR TEN YEAR PERIOD 1949 - 1958

Year Deaths from Respiratory Tuberculosis Deaths from Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis Totals Rate per 1.000 Population
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The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows:-

Respiratory Non Respiratory Total
M F M F M F
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The following Table refers to the work of the Chest Clinic at St, Francis' Hospital and is an extract of the Annual Return of Chest Clinic Work sent to the Ministry of Health for the year 1958. TABLE 1

Respiratory Tuberculosis Non Respiratory Tuberculosis
Men Women Children Total Men Women Children Total
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TABLE 2

Year Total on Register New Cases Diagnosed Deaths Recovered
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Set out below is a summary of the work of the Public Health visitor for the year 1958:-
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An analysis of the 421 new cases reveals the following age groups:-

Age Groups Male Female Totals
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The following table shows the age groups, Parliamentary Constituencies and Sex : - SPRING

Parliamentary Constituencies Age groups in years Totals
60 65 70 75 80 85 & over
F M F M F M F M F M F
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AUTUMN

Parliamentary Constituencies Age groups in years Totals
60 65 70 75 80 85 & over
F M F M F M F M F M F
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SPRING AND AUTUMN COMBINED

Parliamentary Constituencies Age groups in years Totals
60 65 70 75 80 85 & over
F M F M F M F M F M F
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices
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2. Cases in which Defects were found -

Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found
Found Remedied Referred
To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector

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CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE

MONTH	SMOKE (Parts per Hundred Million)														SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Milligrammes per 100 Cubic Metres)
	MONTHLY AVERAGE							HIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE							MONTHLY AVERAGE							HIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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1958 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION DEPOSITS AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE

MONTH	STATION	Rainfall in mm	Deposited Matter in Tons per Square Mile			SO2 in mgs. per Day on 100 Sq. cms.
MONTH	STATION	Rainfall in mm	Insoluble Deposits	Soluble Deposits	Total Solids	SO2 in mgs. per Day on 100 Sq. cms.

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These inspections and revisits were made up as follows:-
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Food Premises (continued)

Inspections Re-Visits
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Formal Sampl es

Article Result of Analysis Action Taken
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Informal Samples
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Informal Samples (continued)

Article Result of Analysis Action Taken
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Informal Samples (continued)

Article Result of Analysis Action Taken
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UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED

Canned Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs.
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Fresh Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs.

	England & Wales	Borough of Lambeth
Births	Rates per 1.000Home Population

Respiratory						Non-Respiratory
Admitted		Discharged				Admitted			Discharged
Male	Female	Male		Female		Male	Female		Male		Female

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

Parliamentary Constituencies	Age groups in years											Totals
	60	65		70		75		80		85 & over
	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

Parliamentary Constituencies	Age groups in years											Totals
	60	65		70		75		80		85 & over
	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

Parliamentary Constituencies	Age groups in years											Totals
	60	65		70		75		80		85 & over
	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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BIRTHS Live Births

INFANTILE MORTALITY Death of infants under one year og age

Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age

CAUSES OF DEATH AND THE AGE AT TIME OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOB THE YEAR 1958

BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1949 - 1958

DEATHS OF LAMBETH RESIDENTS DURING 1958. CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS AND SEXES

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ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1958 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR FIVE YEAR PERIOD 1954 - 1958

NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED)

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - AGE DISTRIBUTION

WARD DISTRIBUTION NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (NOTIFIED)IN EACH WARD OF THE BOROUGH

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES Number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified in each Parliamentary Constituency of the Borough.

BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1958

Notification The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year 1958, excluding transfers into the district and cases brought to notice other than by formal notification.

ADMITTANCES AND DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITALS SANATORIA ETC

The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis, excluding inward transfers, for the ten year period 1949-1958.

According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS AND DEATH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION FOR TEN YEAR PERIOD 1949 - 1958

The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows:-

The following Table refers to the work of the Chest Clinic at St, Francis' Hospital and is an extract of the Annual Return of Chest Clinic Work sent to the Ministry of Health for the year 1958. TABLE 1

TABLE 2

Set out below is a summary of the work of the Public Health visitor for the year 1958:-

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An analysis of the 421 new cases reveals the following age groups:-

The following table shows the age groups, Parliamentary Constituencies and Sex : - SPRING

AUTUMN

SPRING AND AUTUMN COMBINED

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

2. Cases in which Defects were found -

CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE

1958 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION DEPOSITS AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE

These inspections and revisits were made up as follows:-

Food Premises (continued)

Formal Sampl es

Informal Samples

Informal Samples (continued)

Informal Samples (continued)

UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED

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