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Lambeth 1959

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

Published
1960
Pages
111
Tables
48

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48 tables in this report

  • Page 15
    Deaths of Infants under 1 week of age
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 16
    CAUSES OF DEATH AND AGE AT TIME OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE
    CAUSEUnder 1 day1 - 7 days1 - 2 weeks2 - 3 weeks3 weeks to 1 monthTOTAL UNDER 1 month1 - 3 months3 - 6 months6 - 9 months9 - 12 monthsTOTAL UNDER 1 year
  • Page 17
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1950 - 1959
    YearPopulationDeaths*Death RateLive Births*Live Birth RateDeaths of Infants under 1 year of ageInfantile Mortality RateMaternal DeathsMaternal Mortality Rate
  • Page 18 19
    DEATHS OF LAMBETH RESIDENTS DURING 1959 CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS AND SEXES
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15 - 24 years25 - 44 years45 - 64 years65 - 74 years75 years and overTOTALS
  • Page 18 19
    Continued from previous page...
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15 - 24 years25 - 44 years45 - 64 years65 - 74 years75 years and overTOTALS
  • Page 20
    Continued from previous page...
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15 - 24 years25 - 44 years45 - 64 years65 - 74 years75 years and overTOTALS
  • Page 26
    ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1959 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
    MonthNo. of AccidentsAdultsChildrenTotal
    KilledSeriously IniuredSlightly InjuredKilledSeriously InjuredSlightly Injured
  • Page 27
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR THE PERIOD 1954 - 1959
    195419551956195719581959
  • Page 34
    NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED)
    Disease1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotalsGrand Total
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 35
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - AGE DISTRIBUTION
    Age GroupsScarlet FeverWhooping CoughAcute PoliomyelitisMeaslesDysenteryMeningococcal InfectionScabiesTOTALS
    ParalyticNon-Paralytic
  • Page 36
    WARD DISTRIBUTION NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS) IN EACH WARD OF THE BOROUGH
    WardScarlet FeverWhooping CoughAcute Poliomyelitis ParalyticAcute Poliomyelitis Non-ParalyticMeaslesDysenteryMeningococcal InfectionPneumoniaPara-Typhoid FeverErysipelasFood PoisoningPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumScabiesTOTALS
  • Page 37
    Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in each Parliamentary Constituency of the Borough.
    DiseaseParliamentary ConstituencyTotals
    Vauxhal1BrixtonNorwood
  • Page 38
    The disease was spread throughout the various wards of the Borough as follows:-
  • Page 42
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1959
    Completed casesWei fare Centres and NurseriesGeneral FractitionersTotals
    Under 5 years5-14 yearsUnder 5 years5-14 years
  • Page 44
    Age GroupRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotal all Forms
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 44
    The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at the end of the year is as follows
  • Page 45
    The following table shows the number of patients admitted or discharged from hospitals, sanatoria etc., during the year
    Parliamentary ConstituencyRespiratoryNon Respiratory
    AdmittedDischargedAdmittedDischarged
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 45
    According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year-
    Tuberculosis of Respiratory systemOther forms of TuberculosisAll forms of Tuberculosis
    MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 45
    The following table shows the primary notification of uberculosis for the ten year period 1950 1959.
    YearRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalsRate per 1 000 population
  • Page 46
    The following table shows the number of deaths from tuberculosis for the ten year period 1950 - 1959
    YearRespiratoryNon RespiratoryTotalsRate per 1,000 population
  • Page 48
    TABLE 1
    Respiratory TuberculosisNon-Respiratory Tuberculosis
    MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
  • Page 49
    TABLE 2
    YearTotal on RegisterNew cases DiagnosedDeathsRecovered
  • Page 53
    Set out below is a summary of the work of the Public Health Visitor during the year giving a comparison with 1958.
    19591958
  • Page 53
    The 503 new cases fall into the following age groups
  • Page 58
    The remaining 249 old folk were all interviewed but subsequently 11 cancellations reduced the actual number of old people going on holiday to 238, as under:-
    Parliamentary ConstituenciesMalesFemal esTotalsMarried Couples included in previous column
    65/7576/85Over 8560/7576/85Over 35
  • Page 59
    The following particulars show the number of people who participated in the Autumn holiday with age groups, Parliamentary Constituencies etc.
    Age Groups60657075o cooverTotals
  • Page 59
    The following table shows the numbers, age groups and Parlia-mentary Constituencies for the Spring and Autumn holidays combined.
    Age GroupsMalesFemal esTotalsMarried Couples Included in previous columns
    65/7576/8585 & over60/7576/8585 & over
  • Page 68
    SUMMARY OF VISITS AND INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTORIAL STAFF
    VisitsRe-visits
  • Page 69
    SUMMARY OF VISITS AND INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTORIAL STAFF (Continued)
  • Page 69
    COMPLAINTS
  • Page 70
    SUMMARY OF DEFECTS AND NUISANCES FOUND AS A RESULT OF ROUTINE INSPECTION AND INSPECTION FOLLOWING COMPLAINT (Continued)
  • Page 73
    FACTORIES ACT. 1937 AND 1948 PART 1 OF THE ACT Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on EegisterNumber of InspectionsWritten Notices
  • Page 74
    2, Cases in which Defects were found -
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were found
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H. M. Inspector
  • Page 75
    PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
    Nature of WorkNo. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) (3)
  • Page 76
    RENT ACT. 1957
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  • Page 77
    rent act. 1957 (Continued)
  • Page 85
    1959 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION DEPOSITS AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE
    MONTHRainfal1 in mmDeposited Matter in Tons per Sauare MileSO2 in mgs, per Day on 100 Sq. cms.
    Insoluble DepositsSoluble DepositsTotal Sol ids
  • Page 86
    1959 CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE
    MONTHSMOKE (Milligrammes per 100 Cubic Metres)SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Parts per Hundred Million Parts of Air)
    MONTHLY AVERAGEHIGHEST DAILY AVERAGEMONTHLY AVERAGEHIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE
  • Page 92
    These inspections and revisits were made up as follows:-
    InspectionsRe-visits
  • Page 93
    Formal Samples
    ArticleResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 94
    Formal Samples (Continued)
    ArticleResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 94
    Informal Samples
  • Page 95
    Informal Samples (Continued)
    Artie]eResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 96
    Informal Samples (Continued)
    ArticleResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 99
    UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED
    CannedTonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 100
    Continued from previous page...
    PreparedTonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 103
    The results obtained from the bacteriological examinations during 1959 were as follows:-
    StandardsAgar Count 1 ml.37°C. 48 hrs.Presumptive coliform pollution without faecalFaecal coliform pollution
    0-1011-100Over 100