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Poplar 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1965
Pages
66
Tables
36

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36 tables in this report

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    CLERKS
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    DEATHS - 1964 (Registrar-General's Return)
    CAUSE OP DEATHALL AGESAge Groups
    TotalMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
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    CAUSE OF DEATHTotalMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
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    E IXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    MalesFemalesTOTAL
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    STATISTICS OF THE AREA
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    INSPECTIONS. INSANITARY CONDITIONS THEN EXISTING AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1964
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    Miscellaneous;Nuisances etc.foundWorks completed
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    Table III
    AddressNature of ComplaintResult
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    HUUSING ACTS. 1957 & 1961
    AddressNature of ComplaintResult
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    The number of persons cleansed during 1964 was as follows:-
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    DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION The Council maintains a disinfecting station at Yeo Street and a summary of the work carried out is given below;
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    TABLE A
    YearManholes BaitedTakes Recorded
    GoodComplete
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    TABLE B Commencement of experiment - Six treatments a year with sausage rusk and Sodium Eluoracetamide (l08l) May1 1961. Prebait dates - May 1961 " 1962 " 1963 with poison treatments at two-monthly „ 1964 intervals
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    DETAILS OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
    TYPE OF PROPERTY
    Local AuthorityDwelling Houses including Council HousesAll Other (inoluding Business Premises)TOTAL
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    FACTORIES ACT, 1961 (Tables IV, V & Vl) Table IV INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    Table V CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNo. of Cases in which Defects were foundNo. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    Want of cleanliness—-—-
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    Table VI OUTWORKERS
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers in August List required by Sec.llO(l)No. of Cases of default in sending Lists to the CouncilNo. of Prosec -tions for failure to supply ListsNo. of ins tances work in unwho1e- some premisesNotices servedProsecutions
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Details of legal proceedings taken under the provisions of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1959 are tabled hereunder:
    I Address ! •Nature of ComplaintResult
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    Address Nature of Complaint Result
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    ANNUAL STATISTICS 1st January to 31st December, 19&4
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    Table VII ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE
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    Constituents: Total Water -Insoluble MatterAshSoluble MatterS04Total SolidsWt. of FL9 So3 collected estimated on Mg/100 sq.cm/ day (Pb02 cy1.)
    JULY 23.6 ram. Rain grains per 100 sq.metres591390188747791.57
    0.93 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile15.089.954.811.8919.89
    AUGUST 29.2 mm. Rain grams per 100 sq.metres455303205796601.29
    1.15 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile11.597.735.222.0216.81
    SEPTEMBER 7.2 mm. Rain grams per 100 sq.metres232173140543722.14
    0.28 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile5.914.423.581.399.49
    OCTOBER 28.4 mm. Rain grams per 100 sq.metres4132782631206763.31
    1.12 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile10.527.106.713.0517.23
    NOVEMBER 31.1 ram. Rain grams per 100 sq.metres410266272906823.59
    1.23 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile10.446.796.942.2817.38
    DECEMBER 25.1 mm. Rain grams per 100 sq.metres559422294101853Sample destroyed on site
    0.99 in. „ tons „ „ sq.mile14.2610.777.512.5621.77
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    There are two pools, both situated at the main establishment, East India Dock Road, E.14, and I am indebted to the Chief Baths Superintendent for the information contained in the report which follows:-
    Large PoolSmall Pool
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    The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1964 was as follows:-
    Type of DwellingNo. of Lettings
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    Details of action taken between 1st January and 31st December, 1964, are as follows:-
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    The following is a detailed summary showing the types of premises inspected during the years:-
    No. of Inspections
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    Table VIII
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction
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    I am indebted to Dr.D.J.Lawless, O.B.E., Medical Director of Mass Radiography Unit 6B of the North-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, for the following details of visits made to the Borough during the year 1964'
    DatesLocationNumber X-rayed
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    Table IX TUBERCULOSIS - PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS
    -11-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total (all agres)
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    The number of cases remaining on the register at 31st December, 1964, after adjustment in respect of deaths and transfers, was as follows:
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTOTAL
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    Table X INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASECorrected NotificationsRemoved to Hospital
    0-yrs.1- yrs.3- yrs.5- yrs.15- yrs.25- yrs.45-yrs.65- yrs.TOTAL
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    STATISTICS Infant Welfare and Toddlers Sessions Total number of children who attended during the year and who were born in:
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    Health Visiting Number of children visited who were born in:
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    Care of Premature Infants