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Southwark 1957

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

Published
1958
Pages
46
Tables
48

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    VITAL STATISTICS
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    Estimated PopulationCrudeInfant Death Rate (To nearest unit)Still Birth Rate
    Birth RateDeath RateLegitimateIllegitimateTotal
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    DEATHS Male and Female Age Groups.
    Under 11-45-1415-4445-6465 and overTotal 1957Total 1956
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    Infant Mortality. The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 37, the causes of death being as follows:
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1956Total Deaths 1957Age Groups 1957:—
    All causes—Males, Females0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
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    Classification of Deaths (continued)
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1956Total Deaths 1957Age Groups 1957:—
    All causes—Males, Females0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES IMMUNISATION
    ImmunisationUnder 5 years of ageOver 5
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    FOOD POISONING 11 of the 21 cases (including those for Southwark residents notified to other Boroughs from hospitals in their areas) where organisms were isolated were individual cases, as follows:-
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    CANCER OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS
    Deaths from:Neoplasm of Lung and BronchusRespiratory TuberculosisAll Causes
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    TUBERCULOSIS Including inward transfers, there were only 4 more pulmonary cases than last year, and 12 less non-pulmonary.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary (all forms).
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    Deaths were four less than in 1956—7 less pulmonary and 3 more non-pulmonary.
    Age Groups
    0-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-Total
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DISEASENotified to SouthwarkRem. to Hospital.CONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS Diagnosed in or outside Borough-Age Groups, 1957.
    Total 1956Total 19570-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-
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    Infectious Diseases (continued) SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS, AGE GROUPS OF CONFIRMED CASES, AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
    DISEASENotified to SouthwarkRem. to Hospital.CONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS Diagnosed in or outside Borough—Age Groups, 1957.
    Total 1956Total 19570-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-
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    Infectious Disease Cases: Enquiries and Visits. Total-333 as under: Tuberculosis deaths and removals: 24.
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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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    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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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA (Separate statistics for certain of the following headings are given in the Housing section).
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    NOTICES
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    SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORKS COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR
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    Nuisance Orders:
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    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 (Rodent Officer—Mr. R. Warboys)
    I. Total propertiesType of Premises
    Local AuthorityDwellingsBusiness & 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 SO 3/sq. cm./day)Mean Daily Concentration of
    SULPHUR DI-OXIDE Parts per SMOKE 100 million mgms/m3
    1957 Walworth RoadSt. George'sBanksideWalworth Road
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    TONS PER SQUARE MILE
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    FACTORIES ACTS Five hundred and eighty one inspections of Factories were made during the year, and 12 notices were served. There are now 1,024 factories of all types on the register, comprising 253 factories without mechanical power, 734 with mechanical power, and in addition 37 building sites, for which a further 56 inspections were made, and one notice 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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    HOUSING ACT, 1957
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    HOUSING STATISTICS
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    REHOUSING MEDICAL
    Recommendations19561957
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    OVERCROWDING
    19561957
    PremisesFamiliesPersonsPremisesFamiliesPersons
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    OTHER CASES
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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.
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    Food condemned at wharves and warehouses Destroyed :
    TonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Food released for Animal Feeding
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    Food released for Technical Purposes:—
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    Food condemned at shops Destroyed:
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    ANALYSIS OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN FOOD PREMISES
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    FOOD SHOPS
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    FOOD SAMPLING 440 formal samples and 803 informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Of these, 10 and 6 respectively revealed adulteration or other infringements, as follows
    Samples ExaminedNon-genuine Samples
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    non-genuine samples. Formal Samples.
    No.Sample ofResultAction taken
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    Informal
    No.Sample ofResultAction taken
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS : FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955
    DefendantNature of InfringementResult
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    MORTUARY