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

Lewisham 1949

Published: 1950
Pages: 72
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Table 1*

Social class I II III IV V

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Table 2

	Birth rate (per 1,000 civilian population)		Death rate (per 1,000 civilian population)	Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
	Live births	Still births	Death rate (per 1,000 civilian population)	Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

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General summary of Vital Statistics for the last ten years Table 3

Year Estimated population Births Deaths Deaths under one year Deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

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Causes of death at different periods of life during the year 1949 The following table shows the causes of and ages at death during the calendar year 1949:— Table 4

Code No.	Causes of death	Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the borough
Code No.	Causes of death	All ages	*Under 1 yr.	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and over

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Deaths under 1 year of age Table 5

Cause of death Sex Under 1 day 1-6 days 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Total under 4 wks. 1-2 mths. 3-5 mths. 6-8 mths. 9-11 mths. Total under l yr.
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Table 6

Social class I II III IV V Total
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An analysis of certain of the infant mortality figures in social classes is given in the subjoined table:— Table 7

Social class I II III IV V Total

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General Statistics from 1901 Table 8

Year	Births		Maternal death rate†	Stillbirth rate†	Neonatal death rate§	One month to one year death rote§ (8) - (6)	Infant mortality rate§	Reproductive wastage rate (5) + (8)	Pulmonary tuberculosis
	Births								Notif. rate*	Death rate*	Under 15 death rate*
	No.	Rate*							Notif. rate*	Death rate*	Under 15 death rate*
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)

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Table 8

Year	Births		Maternal death rate†	Stillbirth rate†	Neonatal death rate§	One month to one year death rote§ (8) - (6)	Infant mortality rate§	Reproductive wastage rate (5) + (8)	Pulmonary tuberculosis
	Births								Notif. rate*	Death rate*	Under 15 death rate*
	No.	Rate*							Notif. rate*	Death rate*	Under 15 death rate*
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)

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Table 9

Disinfecting station West North South Total
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The following summary relates to the work carried out by the laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1949:—
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Details are shewn in the following table:— Table 10

Month Bodies received from hospitals Others Post mortem examinations Inquests
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Table 11

Parliamentary Division Total
West North South
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Table 12

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(a) CHEMICAL Table 13

Description of the sample	No. of samples	Ammoniacal nitrogen	Albuminoid nitrogen	Oxidised nitrogen (nitrate)	Chlorides as CI.	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate (3 hrs. at 80°F)	Hardness (total)	Hardness (permanent)	pH value	Conductivity

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(b) BACTERIOLOGICAL Table 14

No. of samples Agar colony count Percentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml. Bact. coli per 100 ml.
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SECTION "C"—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the district sanitary inspectors, food inspectors and housing inspectors during the year :— Table 15

Reason for inspection West North South Total
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Nuisances remedied Table 17

Nuisance West North South Total
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The following tables give more detailed information of work done under the Factories Acts :— Inspections Table 18

Premises Number of
Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted
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Cases in which defects were found Table 19

Defects Number of cases in which defects— No. of cases in which prosecutions instituted
Found Remedied Referred
To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector
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Applications for rehousing The number of cases dealt with by the public health department during the year was as follows :— Table 20

West North South Total
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The following is a list of demolition orders originated in or complied with during 1949 :— Table 21

Properties Number of dwellings involved Present position
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The following is a list of cfosing orders which were originated in or became operative during 1949 :— Table 22

Properties Part of House Present position
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The following table shows the monthly value of civil building licences issued by the department, divided into parliamentary divisions :— Table 23

Month West North South Total
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The following is a tabulated statement of various other housing statistics :— Table 24

Item Total
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Analysis of milk During the year under review, 46 samples of milk were submitted to the public analyst by the Council's inspectors for examination. None of these samples was certified as adulterated or below standard. The average composition of the samples is set out in the following table :— Table 25

Period Average composition of samples examined Percentage of
Milk fat Solids not fat Water
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In addition, the following samples of heat-treated milk were submitted to the laboratory for bacteriological examination :— Table 26

Milk Parliamentary division Total Result
West North South
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Icecream — grading During the year 68 samples of icecream were submitted to the laboratory for bacteriological examination with the following results :— Table 27

Grading Parliamentary division Total
West North South
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A summary of the samples which were submitted to the public analyst during the year, is appended :— Table 28

Percentage of fat Parliamentary division Total
West North South
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The following table gives details of the samples analysed :— Table. 29

DRUGS Number examined Number adulterated
Informal Formal Total Informal Formal Total
W N S W N S W N S W N S
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OTHER ARTICLES Number examined Number adulterated Totls.
Inform al Formal Total Informal Formal
W N S W N S W N S W N S
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OTHER ARTICLES Number examined Number adulterated
Informal Formal Total Informal Formal Total
W N S W N S W N S W N S
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OTHER ARTICLES Number examined Number adulterated
Informal Formal Total Informal Formal Total.
W N S W N S W N S W N S
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Adulterated samples Table 30

Parliamentary division Article Formal or informal Adulteration or irregularity Action taken
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Table 31

West North South
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Table 32 Outbreaks due to identified agents
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Outbreaks of undiscovered cause

Number of outbreaks Number of cases Food
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Single cases due to identified agents

Organism or agent Food
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Table 33

Cattle excl. cows Cows Calves Sheep and lambs Pigs Goats
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Table 34

Diseases Number of cases notified
1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943
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Table 35

Diseases 0-1 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
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Table 36

0-1 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total
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Table 37

Age group 1949 1947
Number percentage Number percentage
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Table 38

W N S Total
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Table 39

New cases notified † Deaths
1948 1949 1948 1949
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Table 40

Age periods New coses notified Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Totals Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Totals
M F M F M F M F M F M F
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Table 41

Division Sex 0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total
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Table 42

Age period Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total
M F M F M F
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Table 43

Source of information Pulmonary Non-pulmonary
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Table 44

Pulmonary Non-pulmonary
M F M F

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Table 45

Year	Population	No. of new cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers)	Notif. rate per thousand pop.	Deaths		Death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis per thousand population
				All forms	Respiratory

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Table 46

W N S Total
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Table 47

Age at December 31, 1949 Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 Total under 15
Born in year 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1940-44 1935-39
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*This figure is broken down as follows :—

Under 5 Over 5
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(iii) Vaccination against smallpox

Age at December 31, 1949 Under 1 1-4 5-14 15 and over Total
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936

Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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BYELAWS MADE BY THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT BOARD OF WORKS

Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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HOUSING ACT, 1936

Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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FOOD AND DRUGS LEGISLATION Milk and Dairies Order, 1926

Date of hearing Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
£ s. d.
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938

Defects	Number of cases in which defects—				No. of cases in which prosecutions instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

Age periods	New coses notified						Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Totals		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Totals
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

DRUGS	Number examined							Number adulterated
	Informal			Formal			Total	Informal			Formal			Total
	W	N	S	W	N	S		W	N	S	W	N	S

OTHER ARTICLES	Number examined							Number adulterated						Totls.
	Inform		al	Formal			Total	Informal			Formal
	W	N	S	W	N	S		W	N	S	W	N	S

OTHER ARTICLES	Number examined							Number adulterated
	Informal			Formal			Total	Informal			Formal			Total
	W	N	S	W	N	S		W	N	S	W	N	S

OTHER ARTICLES	Number examined							Number adulterated
	Informal			Formal			Total	Informal			Formal			Total.
	W	N	S	W	N	S		W	N	S	W	N	S	Total.

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Table 1*

Table 2

General summary of Vital Statistics for the last ten years Table 3

Causes of death at different periods of life during the year 1949 The following table shows the causes of and ages at death during the calendar year 1949:— Table 4

Deaths under 1 year of age Table 5

Table 6

An analysis of certain of the infant mortality figures in social classes is given in the subjoined table:— Table 7

General Statistics from 1901 Table 8

Table 8

Table 9

The following summary relates to the work carried out by the laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1949:—

Details are shewn in the following table:— Table 10

Table 11

Table 12

(a) CHEMICAL Table 13

(b) BACTERIOLOGICAL Table 14

SECTION "C"—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA The following table shows a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the district sanitary inspectors, food inspectors and housing inspectors during the year :— Table 15

Nuisances remedied Table 17

The following tables give more detailed information of work done under the Factories Acts :— Inspections Table 18

Cases in which defects were found Table 19

Applications for rehousing The number of cases dealt with by the public health department during the year was as follows :— Table 20

The following is a list of demolition orders originated in or complied with during 1949 :— Table 21

The following is a list of cfosing orders which were originated in or became operative during 1949 :— Table 22

The following table shows the monthly value of civil building licences issued by the department, divided into parliamentary divisions :— Table 23

The following is a tabulated statement of various other housing statistics :— Table 24

In addition, the following samples of heat-treated milk were submitted to the laboratory for bacteriological examination :— Table 26

Icecream — grading During the year 68 samples of icecream were submitted to the laboratory for bacteriological examination with the following results :— Table 27

A summary of the samples which were submitted to the public analyst during the year, is appended :— Table 28

The following table gives details of the samples analysed :— Table. 29

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Adulterated samples Table 30

Table 31

Table 32 Outbreaks due to identified agents

Outbreaks of undiscovered cause

Single cases due to identified agents

Table 33

Table 34

Table 35

Table 36

Table 37

Table 38

Table 39

Table 40

Table 41

Table 42

Table 43

Table 44

Table 45

Table 46

Table 47

*This figure is broken down as follows :—

(iii) Vaccination against smallpox

Public Health (London) Act, 1936

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BYELAWS MADE BY THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT BOARD OF WORKS

HOUSING ACT, 1936

FOOD AND DRUGS LEGISLATION Milk and Dairies Order, 1926

Food and Drugs Act, 1938