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Southwark 1961

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

Published
1962
Pages
78
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    COMPARATIVE ADJUSTED BIRTH AND DEATH RATES
    1952195319541955195619571958195919601961
  • Page 3
    Continued from previous page...
    YEARMaleLEGITIMATE FemaleTotalMaleILLEGITIMATE FemaleTotalMaleTOTAL FemaleTotal
  • Page 4
    DEATHS Male and Female Age Groups.
    Under 11-45-1415-4445-6465 and overTotal
  • Page 5
    CANCER DEATHS
    YearCancer of: Lung and BronchusOther OrgansTotalCancer deaths per 1,000 pop.Percent, of total deaths
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 5
    TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS
    YearPulmonaryOther FormsTotalDeaths per 1,000 pop.Percent, of all deaths
    Pulm.Other
  • Page 6
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1961Total Deaths I960
    Nos.All Causes - Males, Females
  • Page 7
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS Age Groups and Sex:-
    Cause0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-
    No.MFMFMFMFMFMFMFUF
  • Page 11
    QUARTERLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    MarchJuneSept.Dec.Total
  • Page 13
    Final figures at the end of the year, compared with the end of 1960, showed a decrease of 26 pulmonary cases and an increase of 5 non-pulmonary.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary (all forms)
  • Page 14
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    DISEASECONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS diagnosed in or outside Borough - Age Groups,1961TotalTotalRemoved to Hospital 1961
    0-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-19611960
  • Page 15
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Continued)
    DISEASECONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS diagnosed in or outside Borough - Age Groups,1961TotalTotalRemoved to Hospital 1961
    0-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-19611960
  • Page 16
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    DISEASE19511952195319541955195619571958195919601961
  • Page 17
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES (continued) Comparative Table
    DISEASES19511952195319541955195619571958195919601961
  • Page 19
    Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles (including precautionary disinfestation)
    Verminous articles treatedInfected articles treated
  • Page 26
    There are now 871 factories of all types on the register, comprising 188 factories without mechanical power, 683 with mechanical power, and in addition 59 building sites, for which a further 161 inspections were made, but no notices served.
    Inspections for purposes of provisions as to healthNumber on RegisterNumber of:-
    InspectionsNoticesProsecutions
  • Page 26
    Defects found and remedied:
    ParticularsNo. of cases in which defects mere:-
    foundremediedreferred to H.M. Insp.referred by H.M. Insp.No. of Prosecutions
  • Page 28
    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 (Rodent Officer - Mr. R. Warboys)
    Total propertiesType of Premises
    Local AuthorityDwellingsBusiness & OthersTotal
    19250048736 (a)33759
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    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT - CONTINUED
    Type of Premlses
    Local AuthorityDwellingsBusiness & OthersTotal
  • Page 29
    Notes: (a) Includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council houses indicated as Dwellings. Sewers not included in this table.
    DomesticBusiness
  • Page 31
    The following table gives a summary of the action taken in regard to the issue of Certificates of Disrepair.
  • Page 36
    Deposited matter at following sites:-
    1961Rainfall (inches)BANKSIDEWALWORTH ROADMean Daily Concentration of
    Sulphur Dioxide micro gms. per cubic metre.Smoke micro gms. per cubic metre.
    Tons per sq mile
    WALWORTH ROAD
  • Page 36
    SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Lead Peroxide Method) (mgm. so3 100 sq. cm./Day)
    1961WALWORTH ROADSt. GEORGE' SBANKSIDEBANKSIDE JETTY (recorded by Central Electricity Generating Board)
  • Page 43
    The consignments imported were as follows:-
    Description:Tonnage:
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    Food condemned at wharves and warehouses:-
    TonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
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    Food condemned at shops and destroyed:-
    DestroyedTonsCwts.Qtrs.Lbs.