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

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COMPARATIVE ADJUSTED BIRTH AND DEATH RATES

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962

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CANCER DEATHS

Year	Cancer of: Lung and Bronchus			Other Organs	Total	Cancer deaths per 1,000 pop.	Percent, of total deaths
Year	Male	Female	Total	Other Organs	Total	Cancer deaths per 1,000 pop.	Percent, of total deaths

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TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS

Year	Pulmonary	Other Forms	Total	Deaths per 1,000 pop.		Percent, of all deaths
Year	Pulmonary	Other Forms	Total	Pulm.	Other	Percent, of all deaths

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS

Causes of Death Nos. All Causes - Hales, Females		Total Deaths 1962	Total Deaths1961

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS Age Groups and Sex:-

Cause No.	0-		1-		5-		15-		25-		45-		65-		75-
Cause No.	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE 1 - CENSUS . 1 951

	Acreage (Land and Inland Water)	TOTAL POPULATION. 1951.				Private Families and Dwellings, 1951.
		TOTAL POPULATION. 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.	Private Families	Population in Private Families	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied	Rooms occupied	Persons per Room.	Percentage of persons at more than two per Room.

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TABLE 1 - CENSUS, 1961

	Acreage (Land and Inland Water)	TOTAL POPULATION. 1961.				Private Families and Dwellings, 1961.
		TOTAL POPULATION. 1961.				Private Families	Population in Private Families	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied.	Rooms occupied	Per sons per Room	Percentage of persons at more than 1½ per Room.
		Persons.	Males.	Females	Persons per Acre.	Private Families	Population in Private Families	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied.	Rooms occupied	Per sons per Room	Percentage of persons at more than 1½ per Room.

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TABLE 2. - DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES - 1951 CENSUS

Dwellings occupied by:-	STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS OF										NUMBER OF ROOMS
	1 Room	2 Rooms	3 Rooms	4 Rooms	5 Rooms	6 Rooms	7 Rooms	8 or 9 Rooms	10 or more 1 Rooms	All sizes.	Total	Occupied	Vacant.
	1 Room	2 Rooms	3 Rooms	4 Rooms	5 Rooms	6 Rooms	7 Rooms	8 or 9 Rooms	10 or more 1 Rooms	All sizes.	Total	Occupied	Furnished	Others

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TABLE 2 - DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES 1961 CENSUS

Dwellings containing:	STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS OF										NUMBER OP ROOMS
Dwellings containing:	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

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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 Families	Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of Persons per Room.
NO. OF PERSONS IN FAMILY.	1	2	3	4	5	6-7	8-9	10 or more.	Total Private Families	Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of Persons per Room.

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TABLE 3. - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION - 1961 CENSUS

No. OF PERSONS (PRESENT AT CENSUS)	NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS OCCUPYING THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF ROOMS.								Total Households	Total persons In Households	Rooms Occupied	Average Number or Persons per Room.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7-9	10 or more.

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Table 4 SHARED DWELLINGS. CENSUS 1951.

Number of Persons in Family.	Number of Private Families Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.								Total Private Families	Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of Persons per Room.
Number of Persons in Family.	1	2	3	4	5	6-7	8-9	10 or more	Total Private Families	Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of Persons per Room.

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TABLE 4 SHARED DWELLINGS. - CENSUS 1961

NUMBER OF PERSONS (present at Census)	Number of Households Occupying the Following Number of Rooms.								Total Households	Total persons in Households	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of persons per room.
NUMBER OF PERSONS (present at Census)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7-9	10 or more.	Total Households	Total persons in Households	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of persons per room.

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TABLE 5 - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY DENSITY OF OCCUPATION Census 1951 (Persons per Room)

Total	Over 3	3 and over 2	2 and over 1½	1 1/8 and over 1	1 or less	PERCENTAGES
Total	Over 3	3 and over 2	2 and over 1½	1 1/8 and over 1	1 or less	over 3	3 and over 2	2 and. over 1½	1½ and over 1	1 or less

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TABLE 5 - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY DENSITY OF OCCUPATION - 1961 (Persons per Room)

Total	Over 1½	Over 1 to 1½	1	¾ but under 1	½ but under ¾	Less than ½	Over 1½	Over 1 to 1½	1	¾ but under 1	½ but under ¾	Less than ½

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TABLE 6 - AGES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION CENSUS - 1951

Age Last Birthday	Persons	Males					Females
Age Last Birthday	Persons	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced

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TABLE 6 ACES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION CENSUS 1961

Age Last Birthday	Persons	Males						Females
Age Last Birthday	Persons	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced

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TABLE 7 - SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - CENSUS 1951 E . Exclusive use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

		Total No. of Households	Piped Water		Cooking Stove		Kitchen Sink		Water Closet		Fixed Bath
			Households		Households		Households		House holds		Households
			S	N	S	N	S	N	S	N	S	N

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TABLE 7 CONTINUED (1931)

		All five arrangements E		Stove E Sink E		Bath S or N other four arrangements E		Sink S or N Water Closet S or N
		Households.	Per cent.	Households.	Percent.	Households.	Per cent	House. holds.	Per cent.

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TABLE 7 - SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - CENSUS 1961 E - Exclusive Use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

	Total No. of Households	Piped Cold Water		Piped Hot Water		Water Closet		Fixed Bath		All four arrangements
		Households		Households		Households		Households		Households	Per cent
		S	N	S	N	S	N	S	N	Households	Per cent

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TABLE 7 (Continued - 1961) E - Exclusive use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

Households Sharing Dwellings	Total No. of Households	Piped cold Water		Piped Hot Water		Water Closet		Fixed Bath		All four arrangements
		Households		Households		Households		Households		House- hold		Per cent
		S	N	S	N	S	N	S	N	House- hold		Per cent

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TABLE 9 - 1961 CENSUS BIRTHPLACES OF RESIDENTS BORN OUTSIDE THE BRITISH ISLES

Country	Persons	Males	Females

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QUARTERLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

	March June		Sept.	Dec.	Total

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IMMUNISATION I am indebted to Dr. W.H. Wallace, Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council, for the following details.

	Welfare Centres		Doctors		Total
	Ages: 0-5	5-14	0-5	5-14	Total

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Final figures at the end of the year, compared with the end of 1961, showed an increase of 20 pulmonary cases and of 4 non-pulmonary, due to fewer removals from the borough.

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary (all forms)

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Age Groups

		0-	1-	2-	3-	4-	5-	10-	15-	25-	45-	65-	Total

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

DISEASE	CONFIRMED CASES, SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS diagnosed in or outside Borough - Age Groups, 1961											Total 1962	Total 1961	Removed to Hospital 1962
DISEASE	0-	1-	2-	3-	4-	5-	10-	15-	25-	45-	65-	Total 1962	Total 1961	Removed to Hospital 1962

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Continued)

DISEASE	CONFIRMED CASES. SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS Diagnosed in or outside Borough - Age Groups. 1961											Total 1962	Total 1961	Removed to Hospital 1962
DISEASE	0-	1-	2-	3-	4-	5-	10-	15-	25-	45-	65-	Total 1962	Total 1961	Removed to Hospital 1962

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES COMPARATIVE TABLE OF SOUTHWARK CASES FROM 1952 to 1962

DISEASE	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Continued) Comparative Table

DISEASES	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962

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Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles (including precautionary disinfestation)

	Verminous articles treated	Infected articles treated

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Defects found and remedied:

Particulars	No. of cases in which defects were:-
Particulars	Found	Remedied	referred to H.M. Insp.	Referred by H.M. Insp.	No. of Prosecutions

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(Rodent Officer - Mr. R. Warboys)

		Type of Premises
		Local Authority	Dwellings	Business & Others	Total

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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT - CONTINUED

	Type of Premises
	Local Authority	Dwe11ings	Business & Others	Total

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Notes: (a) includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council bouses indicated as Dwellings. Sewers not Included in this table.

	Domestic	Business

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RENT ACT, 1957 The following table gives a summary of the action taken in regard to the issue of Certificates of Disrepair.

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Deposited matter at following sites:-

BANKSIDE	WALWORTH ROAD	Mean Daily Concentration of
BANKSIDE	WALWORTH ROAD	Sulphur Dioxide micro gms. per cubic metre.	Smoke micro gms. per cubic metre.
Tons per sq. mile		Sulphur Dioxide micro gms. per cubic metre.	Smoke micro gms. per cubic metre.
Tons per sq. mile		WALWORTH ROAD

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SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Lead Peroxide Method) (mgm. SO3 100 sq. cm./Day)

1962	WALWORTH ROAD	St. GEORGE'S	BANKSIDE	BANKSIDE JETTY (recorded by Central Electricity Generating Board)

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OVERCROWDING

	1961		1962
	Families	Persons	Families	Persons

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MEDICAL CASES - REHOUSING

Recomendations	1960	1961	1962

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Food condemned at wharves and warehouses and destroyed:-

	Tons	Cwts.	Qtrs.	Lbs.

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Food condemned at shops and destroyed:-

	Tons	Cwts.	Qtrs.	Lbs.

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FOOD SAMPLING Two hundred and seventy three formal samples and six hundred and ninety five informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Of these four and twelve respectively revealed adulteration or other infringements, as follows:

	Samples Examined		Non-genuine Samples
	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal

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Non-Genuine Samples Informal samples

No.	Sample of	Result of analysis	Action taken

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Defendant	Offence	Result

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Bodies brought to Southwark Mortuary:-

	From private addresses	From Hospitals

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Throughout the year, a total of 743 cases were dealt with by the Department, compared with 331 in 1961. This increase arose from the considerable extension of activities in this field consequent upon the Council's decision to appoint a Woman Health Officer for old people in September 1961.

Cases visited	New Cases visited	Previously known cases re-visited	Visits

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We give below a table showing the figures for the past three years:

	Restaurant	Meals-on-Wheels	Luncheon Clubs	Total

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Table 1 Falls

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Table 2

Age groups:

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COMPARATIVE ADJUSTED BIRTH AND DEATH RATES

CANCER DEATHS

TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS Age Groups and Sex:-

TABLE 1 - CENSUS . 1 951

TABLE 1 - CENSUS, 1961

TABLE 2. - DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES - 1951 CENSUS

TABLE 2 - DWELLINGS, ROOMS AND FAMILIES 1961 CENSUS

TABLE 3.-PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE, ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION - 1951 CENSUS

TABLE 3. - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION - 1961 CENSUS

Table 4 SHARED DWELLINGS. CENSUS 1951.

TABLE 4 SHARED DWELLINGS. - CENSUS 1961

TABLE 5 - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY DENSITY OF OCCUPATION Census 1951 (Persons per Room)

TABLE 5 - PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY DENSITY OF OCCUPATION - 1961 (Persons per Room)

TABLE 6 - AGES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION CENSUS - 1951

TABLE 6 ACES (GROUPED) BY MARITAL CONDITION CENSUS 1961

TABLE 7 - SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - CENSUS 1951 E . Exclusive use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

TABLE 7 CONTINUED (1931)

TABLE 7 - SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - CENSUS 1961 E - Exclusive Use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

TABLE 7 (Continued - 1961) E - Exclusive use S - Sharing with another household N - Entirely without

TABLE 9 - 1961 CENSUS BIRTHPLACES OF RESIDENTS BORN OUTSIDE THE BRITISH ISLES

QUARTERLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

IMMUNISATION I am indebted to Dr. W.H. Wallace, Divisional Medical Officer of the London County Council, for the following details.

Final figures at the end of the year, compared with the end of 1961, showed an increase of 20 pulmonary cases and of 4 non-pulmonary, due to fewer removals from the borough.

Age Groups

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Continued)

INFECTIOUS DISEASES COMPARATIVE TABLE OF SOUTHWARK CASES FROM 1952 to 1962

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Continued) Comparative Table

Treatment of Verminous and Infected Articles (including precautionary disinfestation)

Defects found and remedied:

(Rodent Officer - Mr. R. Warboys)

PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT - CONTINUED

Notes: (a) includes pram sheds etc. on housing estates. Council bouses indicated as Dwellings. Sewers not Included in this table.

RENT ACT, 1957 The following table gives a summary of the action taken in regard to the issue of Certificates of Disrepair.

Deposited matter at following sites:-

SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Lead Peroxide Method) (mgm. SO3 100 sq. cm./Day)

OVERCROWDING

MEDICAL CASES - REHOUSING

Food condemned at wharves and warehouses and destroyed:-

Food condemned at shops and destroyed:-

FOOD SAMPLING Two hundred and seventy three formal samples and six hundred and ninety five informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Of these four and twelve respectively revealed adulteration or other infringements, as follows:

Non-Genuine Samples Informal samples

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Bodies brought to Southwark Mortuary:-

Throughout the year, a total of 743 cases were dealt with by the Department, compared with 331 in 1961. This increase arose from the considerable extension of activities in this field consequent upon the Council's decision to appoint a Woman Health Officer for old people in September 1961.

We give below a table showing the figures for the past three years:

Table 1 Falls

Table 2