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Southwark 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

Published
1963
Pages
70
Tables
60

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    DEATHS Male and Female Age Groups.
    Under 11-45-1415-4445-6465 and overTotal 1953Total 1952
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    Infant Mortality. The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 54, the causes of death being as follows:
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1952Total Deaths 1953Ago Groups 1953:-
    All cases-Males, Females0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
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    Classification of Deaths (continued)
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1952Total Deaths 1953Age Groups 1953 :-
    All causes-Males, Females0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
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    TABLE 1.—ACREAGE POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS. CENSUS 1931.
    Acreage (Land and Inland Water).TOTAL POPULATION, 1931.Private Families and Dwellings, 1931.
    Private Families.Population in Private Families.Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied.Rooms occupied.Persons per Room.
    Persons.Males.FemalesPersons per Acre.
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    CENSUS, 1951.
    Acreage (Land and Inland Water)TOTAL POPULATION, 1951.Private Families and Dwellings, 1951.
    Private Families.Population in Private Families.Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied.Rooms occupied.Persons per Room.Percentage of persons at more than two per Room.
    Persons.Males.Females.Persons per Acre.
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    TABLE 2-DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMLIIES.-CENSUS 1931.
    Dwellings Occupied .. by:-Structurally Separate Dwellings ofNumber of Rooms.
    1 Room2 Rooms3 Rooms4 Rooms5 Rooms6-8 Rooms9 or more RoomsAll SizesTotal.OccupiedVacant.
    FurnishedOthers.
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    TABLE 2.—DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES—1951 CENSUS
    Dwellings occupied by:—Structurally Separate Dwellings ofNumber of Rooms.
    1 Room.2 Rooms.3 Rooms.4 Rooms.5 Rooms.6 Rooms.7 Rooms.8 or 9 Rooms.10 or more Rooms.All sizes.Total.Occupied.Vacant.
    Furnished.Otders
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    TABLE 3.—PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE, ROOMS OCCUPIED, AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION. (All Dwellings) 1931 Census
    Number of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.Total Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesRooms OccupiedAverage Number of Persons per Room.
    123456-78-910 or more.
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    TABLE 3.—PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE, ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION—1951 CENSUS
    No. of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.Total Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesRooms OccupiedAverage Number of Persons per Room.
    123456-78-910 or more.
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    Table 3 (Continued)—SHARED DWELLINGS.—CENSUS 1951.
    Number of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.Total Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesRooms OccupiedAverage Number of Persons per Room.
    123456-78-910 or more.
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    TABLE 4.—PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY DENSITY OF OCCUPATION (Persons per Room)
    TotalOver 33 and over 22 and over 1½1½ and over 11 or lesspercentages
    over 33 and over 22 and over 1½1½ and over 11 or less
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    TABLE 5.-AGES (Grouped) BY MARITAL CONDITION-1931 CENSUS
    Age Last BirthdayPersonsMalesFemales
    TotalSingleMarriedWidowedDivorcedTotalSingleMarriedWidowedDivorced
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    CENSUS—1951
    Age Last BirtdhdayPersonsMalesFemales
    TotalSingleMarriedWidowedDivorcedTotalSingleMarriedWidowedDivorced
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    TABLE 6.—SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS—CENSUS 1951
    E = Exclusive use.S=Sharing with another household.N = Entirely without.
    Total No. of HouseholdsPiped WaterCooking StoveKitchen SinkWater ClosetFixed Bath
    HouseholdsHouseholdsHouseholdsHouseholdsHouseholds
    SNSNSNSNSN
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    All five arrangements EStove E Sink EBath S or N other four arrangements ESink S or N Water Closet S or N
    Households.Percent.Households.Percent.Households.Percent.Households.Percent.
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    IMMUNISATION Whilst there was a substantial decrease in Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Immunisation during 1952, particularly for children over five, "booster" injections were considerably higher.
    Confirmed diagnoses of previously Immunised cases
    Immunisation completedWhooping CoughDiphtheriaDiphtheria
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    CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS Deaths From.
    Neoplasm of Lung and BronchusRespiratory TuberculosisAll Causes
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASKS, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DiseaseCases notifiedRem. to HospitalCONFIRMED DIAGNOSES Age Groups 1953
    Total 1952Total 19530—1—3—5—10—15—20—25—35—45—55—66—76—
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    Infectious Diseases (continued) SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DiseaseCases notifiedRem. to HospitalCONFIRMED DIAGNOSES Age Groups :—1953
    Total 1952Total 19530—1—3—5—10—15—20—25—35—45—55—65—75—
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    The deaths from Tuberculosis were only fifty per cent, of the 1952 figure.
    Age Groups
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total
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    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    Infectious Disease Cases: Enquiries and Visits.
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    Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles.
    Verminous articles treatedVerminous articles destroyedInfected articles treatedInfected articles destroyed
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    Scabies and Vermin Treatments.
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    Verminous Treatments from Hostels, Common Lodging Houses. etc. (Included in above.)
    Males:Females:
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    Analysis of work carried out during the year.
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    SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS (Separate statistics for certain of the following headings art given in the Housing section).
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    NOTICES
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    Public Health (London) Act, 1936 - Section 95 Certificates have been issued in respect of the provision of a proper and sufficient supply of water at 202 new dwellings as follows :—
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    OUTWORKERS One hundred and sixty-seven visits to homes of outworkers were made during the year. The conditions generally were found to be quite satisfactory. There were no cases of default in sending lists of outworkers to the Council, nor was it necessary to serve any notices or institute any prosecutions for work carried on in unwholesome premises (Sec. 111).
    Nature of workNo. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c)
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    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 (The following table is for the 15 months to March, 31st 1954).
    Type of Premises.
    Local AuthorityDwellingsBusiness & OthersTotal
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    DomesticBusiness
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    FACTORIES Five hundred and seventy inspections of Factories were made during the year, and 57 notices were served. There are now 1,043 factories of all types on the register, comprising '233 factories without mechanical power, and 775 factories with mechanical power. Inspections:
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of-:—
    InspectionsNoticesProsecutions
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    Defects found and remedied : No. of cases in which defects were:—
    Particularsfoundremediedreferred to H. M. lnsp.referred by H. M. Insp.No. of Prosecutions
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Failure to Abate Nuisances.
    Premises.Result.
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    The figures of the deposited matter as recorded on the sites in Walworth Road and Bankside are as follows:—
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    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR
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    Of this amount, 213 tons, 16 cwts, 3 qtrs., 5 lbs. were found to be unfit for human consumption, and were disposed of as follows:— Destroyed—89 tons 2 cwts 1 qtr 12 lbs. comprising—
    Tons.Cwts. Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Released for Animal Feeding—58 tons 13 cwts 3 qtrs 1 lb. comprising-
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    Released for Technical Purposes—44 tons 18 cwts 1 qtr 13 lbs comprising—
    Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Released for Salvage or Manufacturing Purposes.- 21 tons 2 cwts 1 qtr 7 lbs, comprising—
    Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Formal Samples-contd.
    No.Sample ofResult.Action taken.
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    Informal Samples—contd.
    No.Sample ofResult.Action taken.
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: FOOD & DRUGS ACT.
    Defendant.Nuture of Infringement.Result.
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    Analysis of work carried out in Food Premises:
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    During the year Demolition Orders were made in respect of the following 57 properties.
    Order reported sealed.
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    (b) The following properties were represented for demolition during 1952, but Orders reported sealed during 1953:—-
    Orders reported sealed
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    (g) The following properties were represented for demolition during 1953, but Orders not made in 1953:—
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    (li) The following properties were represented for demolition during 1953 and undertakings were accepted during 1953:—
    Represented.Undertaking accepted.
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    (t) The following property was represented for demolition in 1952 but an undertaking was accepted in 1953:
    Represented.Undertaking accepted.
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    (Abbreviations: BF, basement front; BB, basement back; A, addition; FF, first floor; TFF, top flat front; TFB, top floor back.)
    Order reported sealed.
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    Order reported sealed
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    (b) The following properties were represented in 1952 but Orders reported sealed during 1953:—21 underground rooms, 5 others.
    Order reported sealed.
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    OVERCROWDING
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    MEDICAL
    Recommendations.1950195119521953
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    OTHER CASES
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    MORTUARY.