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Lambeth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
- Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 95
- Tables
- 48
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BIRTHS Live Births
Legitimate Illegitimate Totals -
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STILL BIRTHS
Legitimate Illegitimate Totals -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age
Legitimate Illegitimate Totals -
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Deaths of Infants under 1 week of age
Legitimate Illegitimate Totals -
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BOROUGH OF LAMBETH SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1954 - 1963
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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BOROUGH OF LAMBETH CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING 1963
CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total All ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total All ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total All ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and over -
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According to the information supplied by the Registrar-General the deaths fell into the undermentioned categories.
Cause of Death Male Female Total -
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The figures in brackets are those for the year 1962.
Males Females Totals -
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road traffic accidents 1963 within the borough of lambeth
Month No. of Accidents Casualties Totals Adults Children -
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borough of lambeth comparative figures of accidents and casualties for the period 1955 - 1963
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 -
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notifications (corrected) excluding tuberculosis
Disease 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Totals Grand Total m F m F m F M F m F -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - AGE DISTRIBUTION
Age Groups Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Acute Poliomyelitis Measles Dysentery Meningococcal Infection Scabies Totals Paralytic Noh-Paralytic M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in each Parliamentary Constituency of the Borough.
Disease Parliamentary Constituency Total Vauxhall Brixton Norwood -
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In addition to the notified cases of food poisoning already mentioned the following salmonella infections were brought to the notice of the Public Health Department.
Salmonella Type Number of Outbreaks No. of cases involved in outbreaks No. of single cases Total No, of cases Family Other -
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borough of lambeth immunisation - 1963
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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TUBERCULOSIS Notification The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis notified for thefirst time during the year 1963 excluding transfers into the district andcases brought to notice other than by formal notification.
Age Group Respiratory Non-respiratory Total all Forms Male Female Male Female -
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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 -
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hospital admissions and discharges
Parliamentary Constituency Respiratory Non-respiratory Admitted Discharged Admitted Discharged -
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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 Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis for the ten year period 1954 - 1963.
Year Respiratory Non-respiratory Totals Rate per 1,000 population -
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The following table shows the number of deaths from tuberculosis for the ten year period 1954-1963
Year Respiratory Non-respiratory Totals Rate per 1,000 population -
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table 1 Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) on the register as being under treatment or supervision at 31st December.
RESPIRATORY NON-RESPIRATORY Men Women Children Total Men Women Children Total -
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2- Number of cases (whether notified or not) added to the register during the year ended 31st December who have radiological evidence of respiratory tuberculosis.
NOT BACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED BACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED Men Women Children Total Men Women Children- Total -
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3. Number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) added to Clinic Register.
Men Women Children Total -
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TABLE 1A
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Tuberculosis Incidence TABLE 2
Year Total on register New cases diagnosed Deaths -
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The age groups into which these new cases were divided were as follows:-
Male Female Totals -
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OLD PEOPLE'S HOLIDAYS, 1963 SPRING
Males Females Totals M/C * 65/70 71/75 76/80 81 & over 60/70 71/75 76/80 81 & over -
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AUTUMN
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The number of samples taken during the year was as follows:-
Chemical Examination Bacteriological Examination -
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Average Results of Chemical Examination Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Chlorides as Cl. Oxygen abs. from KMno4 4 hrs. at 27 c. -
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Bacteriological Results-Yearly Averages, 1963
Source of supply BEFORE TREATMENT Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count 20-24 hours at 37 C. 3 days at 22 C. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100ml. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961 PART 1 OF THE ACT 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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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)
Nature of Work No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110(1) (c)(3) -
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These inspections and revisits were made up as follows:-
Inspections Revisits -
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Informal Samples
Articles Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Informal Samples (continued)
Articles Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Informal Samples (continued)
Articles Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Informal Samples (continued)
Articles Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Formal Samples
Articles Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Large quantities of all varities were in spected and as a result the following food was surrendered as unfit for human consumption and unsound certificates were issued.
Canned Tons Cwts. Qrts. Lbs. -
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Canned (continued)
Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs. -
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Prepared Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs. -
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These samples were taken during the year 1963 and cover the summer and winter seasons.
1963 No. of samples Agar count 1 ml. 37 C. 48 hrs. Presumptive coli. without faecal Faecal coli. 0-10 11/100 Over 100