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Southwark 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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- 1968
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- 112
- Tables
- 66
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION, 1967 Deaths at the subjoined ages of residents whether occurring in or beyond the District.
Causes of Death Total All ages Under 4 weeks 4 Weeks & under 1 yr. 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 and over M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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VITAL STATISTICS, 1967
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Births
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VITAL STATISTICS—Greater London Area and England and Wales
Greater London Area England and Wales -
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TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS—LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Live Births
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PREMATURITY AND MORTALITY BY BIRTH WEIGHT
Weight Live Prem. Births Proportion per 100 live prem. births Deaths in 24 hours Survivors at 28 days No. Per 100 live prem. births No. Per 100 live prem. births -
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First visits to:—
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TABLE I VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION STATISTICS FOR PERIOD 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER 1967
Age 0-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months 1 year 2-4 years 5-15 years TOTAL 1967 1966 -
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Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Service
Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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No. of Sessions devoted to M.C.W. Service
1967 1966 -
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The Hollies
No. of Sessions Total Attendances Fillings Extractions Other Operations -
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The number of items issued during the year from Council's stock was as follows:
Items On Loan -
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In addition B.D.8 certificates were received from hospitals and other local authorities. The figures for 1967 were as follows:
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STATISTICS FOR 1967
Males Females 0-4 5-14 15-64 65+ 15-59 60+ Total -
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Summary of Activities
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TABLE I Number of referrals during year
Referred by Mentally III Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Totals Under 16 Over 16 Under 16 Over 16 M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE II Summary of action taken in respect of new cases
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TABLE III NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE at 31st DECEMBER 1967
Type of Care Mentally III Elderly Mentally Infirm Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Totals Under 16 Over 16 M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE IV NUMBER OF SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL PERSONS AFFORDED SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE
Under 16 Over 16 Totals M F M F -
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TABLE V ESTABLISHMENTS AND NUMBER OF PLACES
Number of Establishments Number of Places Mentally I11 Elderly Mentally Infirm Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Totals Junior Adult Under 16 Over 16 Under 16 Over 16 -
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE Sanitary Circutristaticcs of the Area
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The water is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board and details of capacity
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Lead content (mg/1 Pb/ water from main taps in consumers' premises
Number of samples Per cent -
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METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD- WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Milligrammes per litr (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample Number of Samples Day of the month Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Oxygen abs. from KMnO4 4 hrs at 27°C. B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C. Hardness (total) CaCO3 Hardness (non-) carbonate CaCO8 Magnesium as Mg Sodium as Na Potasium K Chloride as CI Phosphate as PO4 Silicate as so2 Sulphate as SO4 Natural Fluoride as F Surface-active material as Manoxol OT CO2 Turbidity units Colour (Burgess units) PH value Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS- YEARLY AVERAGES, of Water supplied to London Borough of Southwark.
Source of supply BEFORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count E. coli count 20-24 hours at 37°C. 3 days at 22°C. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. 3 days at 22°C. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1967 Age Distribution of Notifications
Disease Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 & over Total infected by a disease -
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Notifications of Infectious Diseases
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TABLE I FOOD POISONING—INCIDENTS AND CASES
Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases notified or ascertained Total No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1+3+5) Total No. of cases columns (2+4+5) No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -
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TABLE II SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CAUSES
Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases notified or ascertained Total No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1 + 3+5) Total No. of cases columns (2+4+5) No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -
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Summary of Work Scabies and Vermin
Vermin Scabies Male Female Male Female -
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TABLE A Registrations and General Inspections
(1) Class of Premises (2) Number of Premises registered during the year (3) Total number of registered premises at end of year (4) Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year -
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TABLE C—Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
(1) Class of Workplace (2) Number of Persons employed -
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TABLE D ANALYSIS OF INFRINGEMENTS FOUND AND REMEDIED DURING INSPECTIONS OF OFFICES AND SHOP PREMISES DURING 1967
Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Departments/ Warehouses Catering Premises Canteens Fuel Storage Depots Total Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. Fnd. Rem. -
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TABLE E REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY WORKPLACE AND SEX ADULTS AND YOUNG PERSONS
Class of Workplace Adults (18 and over) Young Persons (under 18) Total Males Females Males Females 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B -
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TABLE E REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY PRIMARY CAUSE
Primary Cause Class of Workplace Total % of Total Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Depts./ Warehouses Catering Establishments Canteens Fuel Storage Depots Minister of Labour's Report 1966 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B 1967 A" B 1967 A* B 1967 A* B -
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1961 INSPECTIONS
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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DEFECTS FOUND
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of defects in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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Outworkers
Nature of Work Number of Outworkers in August lists as required by Section 133 (1) (c) -
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Housing Inspections
No. of Inspections -
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CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956 Smoke Control Areas During the year the following Smoke Control Orders were confirmed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government:
Area No. of Dwellings -
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The following table shows the work of the Rodent Control Staff:
Domestic Premises Commercial Premises Rats Mice Rats Mice -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 During the year 425 formal and 1590 informal samples were submitted for analysis. Details of unsatisfactory samples and action taken are as follows
Sample Formal or Informal Result of Analysis Action Taken -
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Legal action taken following complaints made by members of the public:—
Offence Result Fine Costs -
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Samples of milk for chemical and bacteriological examination were obtained from milk distributors in the Borough and also from schools and day nurseries with the following results:
No. of samples Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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Legal Proceedings
Nature of Business Offence Fine Costs -
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Unsound Food The following quantities of foodstuff were on examination found to be unfit for human consumption and were destroyed or disposed of for purposes other than human food:
Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. -
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By arrangement with the London Boroughs' Association certain commodities were sampled by this Council's Public Health Inspectors with the following results:
Date Ref. No. Sample Reportable Pesticides (Parts per thousand million) -
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Quantities of pesticide residues are regarded as below the "reporting limit" when they do not exceed the following:—
Milk and Infant Foods Other Foods -
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IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937/48 FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1967:
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The following samples were submitted for chemical examination:
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SAMPLING OF FROZEN WHOLE EGG FOR ALPHA-AMYLASE TEST
Country of origin Quantity imported No. of samples taken No. of samples failed test Quantity of unsatisfactory egg T C Q L T C Q L -
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Bacteriological Examination of Egg Products The following types of Salmonellae were isolated during routine sampling of egg products during 1967:
Country of Origin Organism No. of samples -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF EGG PRODUCTS, 1967
Country of origin Type of egg product Quantity examined No. of samples taken No. of samples positive Quantity of contaminated egg Disposal of contaminated egg T C Q L T C Q L -
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Other Imported Foodstuffs The following action was taken:
Food examined Result of examination Action taken -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SHELLFISH, 1967
Country of origin Type No. of samples taken Viable counts at 37°C. Less than 100,000 100,000-1,000,000 More than 1,000,000 -
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DISPOSAL OF UNSOUND OR CONTAMINATED FOOD
Commodity Disposed of for purposes other than human food Released under supervision of other local authority Re-exported Destroyed T C Q L T C Q L T C Q L T C Q L -
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TABLE I The volume of work carried out in the year 1967
Jan.-March April-June July-Sept. October-December Total -
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TABLE II Work in the Various Sections
Period Path. Lab. X-Ray E.C.G. Allergy Nursing Minor Ops. Total Attendances Total Investigations -
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The following table gives details of this work.
Officers Manual Workers -
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There were 48,653 children attending schools in the Borough; details as at September 1967:
I.L.E.A. Schools Other Schools1 Total -
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1967 ANNUAL STATISTICS SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE TOTAL SCHOOL ROLL 486,000
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