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Islington 1958

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

Published
1959
Pages
72
Tables
57

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57 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Table 1
    birth rateDeath rate (per 1,000 population) (adjusted)Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 livebirths)
    Live births (adjusted)Still births
  • Page 8
    Causes of death at different periods of life during the year 1958 The following table shows the causes of and ages at death during the calendar year 1958:- Table 2
    Code No.Causes of deathNett deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring within or without the boroughCode No.Causes of deathNett deaths at the subjoined ages of " residents " whether occurring within or without the borough
    MALESTotal persons (i.e., incl table opp.)FEMALESTotal - persons (i.e., incl. table opp.)
    All agesUnder 1 yr.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and overAll agesUnder 1 yr.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and over
  • Page 10
    Deaths under 1 year of age Table 3
    Cause of deathSexUnder 1 day1-6 days1 week2 weeks3 weeksTotal under 4 wks.1-2 mths.3-5 mths.6-8 mths.9-11 mths.Total 1-11 mthsTotal under 1 yr.
  • Page 11
    Table 4 Morbidity shown in insurance certificates
    Average for period ending" Lewisham""Downham"
  • Page 11
    Social class in relation to cause of death Of the 2,433 deaths analysed by us the social categories were as follow Table 5
    Social classIIIIIIIVVTotalNo information
  • Page 12
    In detail, the social class, related to cause of death, was as follows :— Table 6
    Code No.Cause of deathMaleFemale
    1IIIIIIVVTotal1IIIllIVVTotal
  • Page 13
    Table 7 Grouped deaths in social class
    Code No s.GroupMaleFemale
    1IIIIIIVVTotal1IIIIIIVVTotal
  • Page 13
    Table 8
    Social classificationTotalNot classifiable
    IIIIIIIVV
  • Page 14
    Table 9 Heart and circulation mortality
    Year (a)Deaths fromTotal heart and circulation (all ages) (e)Age group 45-65Total deaths in borough (h)Percentage
    Coronary diseases (b)Other heart diseases* (c)Other circulatory diseases† (d)Total (f)Coronary diseases (g)(e) of (h) (i)(f) of (h)(j)(g) of (h) (k)
  • Page 15
    Table 10
    Year (a)All cancer deaths (b)Lung cancer deaths (c)(c) as % of (b) (d)
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    General statistics from 1901 Table 11
    YearPopulationDeath rate *% dying under age 45% dying under age 65Birth rate *Premature birth rate ‡Maternal death rate †Stillbirth rate †Neonatal death rate **One month to one year death rate (12) - (10) **Infant mortality rate **Reproductive wastage rate (9)+(12)Pulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis (all forms)
    Notif. rate ††Death rate ††% notif. rate under 15
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 18
    Details of the work carried out during the year are as follows:— Disinfecting Station Table 12
    WestNorthSouthTotal
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    Verminous conditions Table 13
    1st Cleansing2nd Cleansing3rd Cleansing
  • Page 19
    Scabies Table 13— continued
    CasesContactsTreatments
  • Page 20
    Table 14
    MonthBodies received from InstitutionsOthersPost-mortem examinationsInquests
    Lewisham residentsOthers
  • Page 21
    Table 15
    LocationBase pointsPoison bait taken (ozs.) (Estimated)
  • Page 22
    Table 16
    Type of property
    Local authorityDwelling houses (including council houses)All other (including business premises)TotalAgricultural
  • Page 22
    Table 17
    SpecimensNumberRemarks
  • Page 26
    Table 20 gives a record of the principal results from six stations and also are not specific to the borough, having been obtained from a publication of the m Atmospheric Condition
    JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
  • Page 27
    me indication of the sunshine, rainfall, etc., daring the year. Some of these latter data office, and relate to the nearest station which records the particular item concerned. 1958
    JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAverage or actual (as applic.)
  • Page 30
    the second, third and fourth quarters of 1958. No particular concentration in street, block of flats, or locality has so far shown up. Accidents to Children — Sydenham Children's Hospital 1958 Table 21
    Category2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal AccidentsGrand Total
    BoysGirlsRoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
    -5-15-5-15-5-15-5-15-5-15-5-15-5-15-5-15
  • Page 32
    Table 22
    WNSTotal
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    SECTION C —SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA The following table gives a summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the public health inspectors during the year :— Table 23
    Reason for inspectionWestNorthSouthTotal
  • Page 35
    Summary of notices served Table 24
    WestNorthSouthTotal
  • Page 35
    Nuisances remedied Table 25
    NuisanceWestNorthSouthTotal
  • Page 37
    The medical officer of health is required in his annual report to the local authority to report specifically on the administration of, and furnish prescribed particulars with respect to, the matters under part I (factories) and part VIII (outworkers) which are administered by the local authority. Details follow :— Inspections Table 26
    PremisesNumber on registerNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 38
    Cases in which defects were found Table 27
    DefectsNo.of defectsProsecutions instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred To HM By HM Inspector Inspector
  • Page 42
    Table 28
    PropertiesDwellings involvedPresent position
  • Page 42
    Closing Orders in respect of part of house Table 29
    PropertiesPart of housePresent position
  • Page 43
    Table 30 HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
    A —HOUSES DEMOLISHED Clearance areas (Housing Act, 1936 and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954).Houses demolishedDisplaced
    PersonsFamilies
  • Page 47
    Licences, which remain in operation from January 1 to December 31 , were issued during the year as follows :— Table 32
    Dealer'sSupplementaryTotal
  • Page 47
    The average composition of the genuine samples is set out in the following table :— Table 33
    PeriodSamplesAverage composition of samples examined Percentage of
    Milk fatSolids not fatWater
  • Page 48
    Table 34
    PeriodSamplesAverage percentage composition
    FatMilk solidsnot fatSucroseWater
  • Page 49
    Grading Table 35 Samples submitted %
  • Page 50
    Samples analysed Table 36
    ArticlesExaminedAdulterated
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 50
    Non-genuine samples Table 37
    ArticleFormal or informalAdulteration or irregularityAction taken or result of proceedings
  • Page 51
    Table 37— continued
    ArticleFormal or informalAdulteration or irregularityAction taken or result of proceedings
  • Page 52
    During the year the following were registered, the total (including previous registrations) being shown in the last column.
    Type1958Total
  • Page 55
    Table 38
    DiseasesCoses notified
    1958195719561955195419531952
  • Page 56
    Notifications of infectious diseases in 1958 showing sex and age groups Table 39
    DiseasesUnder 11-3-5-10-15-25-45-65 +Total
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 57
    Analysis of certain diseases in table 39 into divisional areas— Table 40
    DiseaseDiv. areasUnder 11-3-5-10-15-25-45-65+Total
  • Page 58
    Table 41
    WNSTotal
  • Page 58
    Table 42
    Year (a)Intimated to Dept. (b)Removed to hospital (c)Confirmed (d)(d) as % age of (b) (e)
  • Page 60
    Table 43
    Age periodsNew cases notifiedDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalsRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 60
    Analysis of new cases of tuberculosis into divisional areas:— Table 44
    DivisionSex0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total
  • Page 61
    Summary of statistics as to tuberculosis for the last ten years Table 45
    YearPopulationNew cases notified (all forms) (excluding inward transfers)Notif. rate per thousand pop.DeathsDeath rate from resp. tuberculosis per thousand pop.
    All formsRespiratoryLewishamCounty of London
  • Page 62
    Table 46
    PatientsMenWomenTotal
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    Table 47
    Cases%*
  • Page 63
    (1) Food poisoning cases Table 48
    Notifications (corrected)Cases otherwise ascertainedFatal cases
  • Page 63
    (2) Particulars of outbreaks Table 49
    OutbreaksCases
    Family outbreaksOther outbreaksNotifiedOtherwise ascertainedTotal cases
  • Page 63
    (3) Single cases Table 50
    NotifiedOtherwise ascertainedTotal cases
  • Page 64
    Table 51
    Age at December 31, 1958 born in yearUnder12345-910-14Total under 15
    195819571956195519541953-491948-44
  • Page 64
    (iii) Vaccination.
    Vaccinated during the year (age at date of vaccination)Under 11-45-1415 and overTotal
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    (iv) Poliomyelitis
    Inoculated against poliomyelitis (at clinics and schools in Lewisham1st injection2nd injection3rd injection
  • Page 67
    APPENDIX B Legal Proceedings in 1958 The following are details of legal proceedings issued during the year:—
    Nature of summonsNo. of summonsesTotal finesTotal costsRemarks
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 68
    APPENDIX C List of special reports submitted to the Health Committee by the medical officer of health during 1958:—
  • Page 69
    TABLES
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