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Southwark 1956

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

Published
1957
Pages
42
Tables
44

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    PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, 1956 Medical Officer of Health : W. Stott, M.B., B.S., D.P.H. Public Analyst—D. Button, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C.
    Chief Public Health InspectorSenior Clerk
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    Population :
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    DEATHS Male and Female Age Groups.
    Under 11-45-1415-4445-6465 and overTotal 1956Total 1955
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    Infant Mortality. The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 26, the causes of death being as follows:
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1955Total Deaths 1956Age Groups 1956:—
    All causes—Males, Females0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75—
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    Classification of Deaths (continued)
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1955Total Deaths 1956Age Groups 1956:—
    All causes—Males, Females0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75—
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    IMMUNISATION
    ImmunisationUnder 5 years of ageOver 5
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    FOOD POISONING 7 of the 9 confirmed cases (including those for Southwark residents notified to other Boroughs from hospitals in their areas) were individual cases, as follows :—
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    CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS
    Deaths From:Neoplasm of Lung and BronchusRespiratory T uberculosisAll Causes
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    TUBERCULOSIS Including inward transfers, there were 19 fewer pulmonary cases than last year, and 9 more non-pulmonary.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary (all forms)
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DiseaseCases notifiedRem. to HospitalCONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS Diagnosed in or outside Borough—Age Groups, 1956.
    Total 1955Total 19560—1—2—3—4—5—10—15—25—45—65—
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    Infectious Diseases (continued) SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DiseaseCases notifiedRem. to HospitalCONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS Diagnosed in or outside Borough—Age Groups, 1956.
    Total 1955Total 19560—1—2—3—4—5—10—15—25—45—65—
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    Infectious Disease Gases : Enquiries and Visits. Total—1,219 as under: Tuberculosis deaths and removals : 8
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    Disinfection following infectious diseases.
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    Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles.
    Verminous articles treatedVerminous articles destroyedInfected articles treatedInfected articles destroyed
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    Effects destroyed on request or following death.
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    Disinfestation of Premises.
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    Scabies and Vermin Treatments.
    ScabiesVermin
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
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    Verminous Treatments from Hostels, Common Lodging Houses, etc. (Included in above.)
    Males:Females:
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    Departmental Laundry. In addition to the washing of towels, wraps etc., used during the treatment of cases, the following articles were laundered:
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    Trade goods disinfected and disinfested.
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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA (Separate statistics for certain of the following headings are given in the Housing section).
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    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR
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    NOTICES
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Failure to Abate Nuisances.
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    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 (Rodent Officer—Mr. R. Warboys)
    Type of Premises
    Local A uthorilyDwellingsBusiness & OthersTotal
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    The Council has in use two Standard Deposit Gauges, three Lead Peroxide Instruments and one Smoke and Volumetric Sulphur-Dioxide Apparatus.
    Sulphur Dioxide (Lead Peroxide Method) (mgm S03/sq. cm./day)Mean Daily Concentration of
    Sulphur Dioxide parts per 100 millionSmoke mgms/m3
    Walworth RoadSt. George'sBanksideWalworth Road
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    Deposited matter at following sites :—
    1956BanksideWalworth RoadGreenmore WharfBankside Jetty
    (Recorded by Borough Council)(Recorded by Central Electricity Authority)
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    There are now 1,052 factories of all types on the register, comprising 253 factories without mechanical power, 746 with mechanical power, and in addition 53 building sites, for which a further 156 inspections were made, but no notices served.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of :—
    InspectionsNoticesProsecutions
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    Defects found and remedied ; No. of cases in which defects were :—
    Particularsfoundremediedreferred to H.M. Insp.referred by H.M. Insp.No. of Prosecutions
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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
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    2. Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices :—
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    MEDICAL
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    OVERCROWDING
    195419551956
    PremisesFamiliesPersonsPremisesFamiliesPersonsPremisesFamiliesPersons
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    The consignments imported were as follows :—
    DescriptionTonnage
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    Samples Submitted : Chemical Analysis.
    Samples of :Number submitted.
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    Bacteriological Examination.
    Samples of :Number submitted.
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    Food condemned at wharves and warehouses :—
    Destroyed :Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Food released for Technical Purposes :—
    TonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    ANALYSIS OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN FOOD PREMISES
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    FOOD SHOPS
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    FOOD SAMPLING During the year under review, 508 samples and 847 informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Of these, 9 and 10 respectively revealed adulteration or other infringements, as follows:-
    Samples ExaminedNon-genuine Samples
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    NON-GENUINE SAMPLES.
    No.Samples ofResultAction taken
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS : FOOD & DRUGS ACT
    Defendant.Nature of Infringement.Result.