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Lambeth 1960

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

Published
1961
Pages
115
Tables
52

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52 tables in this report

  • Page 12
    BIRTHS
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 13
    STILL BIRTHS
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 14
    INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under 1 year of age
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 14
    Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age:-
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 15
    Deaths of Infants under 1 week of age:-
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotals
  • Page 16
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH MMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1951 - 1960
    Deaths♦Death RateLive Births*Live Birth PateDeaths of Infants under 1 year of ageInfantile Mortality RateMat De
  • Page 17
    DEATHS OF LAMBETH RESIDENTS DURING 1960 -CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS AND SEXES
    OF DEATHUnder 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15 - 24 years25 - 44 years45 - 64 years65 - 74 years
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    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder , 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15- 24 years25 - 44 years45 - 64 years65-74 years75 years and overTOTALS
  • Page 18 19
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    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 year1 - 4 years5 - 14 years15- 24 years25 - 44 years45 -64 years165 - 74 years'75 years and overTOTALS
  • Page 22
    The deaths were split amongst the various age groups as follows. The figures in brackets are those for the year 1959:-
    MalesFemalesTotals
  • Page 25
    ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1960 WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
    MonthNo, of AccidentsAdultsChildrenTotal
    KilledSeriously InjuredSlightly InjuredKilledSeriously InjuredSlightly Injured
  • Page 26
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES FOR THE PERIOD 1954 1960
    1954195519561957195819591960
  • Page 34
    NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS
    Disease1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4 th QuarterTotalsGrand
    MFMFMFMFMFTotal
  • Page 35
    Notification of infectious disease- age distribution
    Age GroupsScarlet FeverWhooping CoughAcute PoliomyelitisMeaslesDiphtheriaDysenteryMeningococcal InfectionScabiesTOTALS
    FaralyticNon-Paraytic
  • 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-ParalyticMeaslesDiphtheriaDysenteryMeningococcal InfectionScabiesPneumoniaAcute Encephalitis Infective)ErysipelasFood PoisoningParatyphoid FeverPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumTOTALS
  • Page 37
    PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES
    DiseaseParliamentary ConstituencyTotals
    VauxhallBrixtonNorwood
  • Page 38
    The cases were spread throughout the year as follows :-
  • Page 38
    The ward distribution was as follows :-
  • Page 39
    Two males suffered from the disease compared with five females in the in the following age groups
    M.F.Total
  • Page 44
    The following table gives brief details of the cases:-
    DateSexAgeImmunisedTypeNotes
  • Page 44
    BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1960
    Completed CasesWelfare Centres and NurseriesGeneral PractitionersTotals
    Under 5 years5-14 yearsUnder 5 years5-14 years
  • Page 46
    TUBERCULOSIS Notification The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis notified for the first time during the year I960, excluding transfers into the district and cases brought to notice other than by formal notification.
    Age GroupRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotal all Forms
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 46
    The number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on th e Register at the end of the year is as follows,-
    RespiratoryRon-respiratoryTotal
  • Page 47
    HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES
    Parliamentary ConstituencyRespiratoryNon-respiratory
    AdmittedDischargedAdmittedDischarged
  • Page 47
    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 47
    The following shows the primary notification of tuberculosis for the ten year period 1951 - 1960
    YearRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalsRate per 1,000 population
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the number of deaths from tuberculosis for the ten year period 1951 — 1960
    YearRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalsRate per 1,000 population
  • Page 50
    TABLE 1
    Respiratory TuberculosisNon-Respiratory Tuberculosis
    MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
  • Page 51
    TABLE 2
    YearTotal on RegisterNew cases diagnosedDeathsRecovered
  • Page 57
    italic>OLD PEOPLE'S HOLIDAYS, 1960 SPRING
    WardMalesFemalesMarried CouplesTotals
    65/7071/7576/80Over 8060/6566/7071/7576/80Over 80
  • Page 57
    Autumn
  • Page 64
    Chemical Examination
    Description of sample Thames derived filtered waterMilligrames per litre (unless otherwise stated)
  • Page 65
    Continued from previous page...
    Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated)
  • Page 66
    SUMMARY OF VISITS AND INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTORIAL STAFF
    DwellinghousesVisitsRe-visits
  • Page 66
    Clean Air Act, 1956
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    Factories Acts
  • Page 71
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 AND 1948 PART 1 OF THE ACT> 1 Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of InspectionsWritten Notices
  • Page 72
    2. Cases in which Defects were found -
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were found
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 73
    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 74
    RENT ACT, 1957
  • Page 75
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 75
    REHOUSING AND OVERCROWDING during the year the following cases have been investigated:-
    London County CouncilCases
  • Page 76
    Continued from previous page...
    Cases
  • Page 84
    1960 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION DEPOSITS AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE
    MONTHRainfall in mmDeposited Matter in Tons per Square MileSOj in mgSo per Day on 100 Sq. cms.
    Insoluble DepositsSoluble DepositsTotal Solids
  • Page 88
    1960 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
    12345678123456781234567812345678
  • Page 97
    These inspections and revisits were made up as follows :-
    InspectionsRevisits
  • Page 98
    Set out below is a table of samples, reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated showing action taken in each case. Formal Samples
    ArticleResult of AnalysisAction Taken
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    ArticlesResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 100
    Informal Samples (Continued)
    ArticlesResult of AnalysisAction Taken
  • Page 102
    Inspection at Shops, Stores, Factories and Wharf Large quantities of food of all varieties were inspected and as a result the following food was surrendered as unfit for human consumption and unsound food certificates were issued.
    CannedTonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 103
    Continued from previous page...
    PreparedTonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 106
    The results obtained from the bacteriological examinations during 1960 were as follows:-
    StandardsAgar Count 1 ml. 37°C. 48 hours.Presumptive coliform pollution without faecalFaecal coliform pollution
    0-1011-100Over 100