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Southwark 1968

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

Published
1969
Pages
114
Tables
75

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  • Page 10
    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION, 1968 Deaths at the subjoined ages of residents whether occurring in or beyond the District.
    CAUSES OF DEATHTotal All agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks & under 1 yearAGE IN YEARS
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & over
    MFMFMF
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION, 1968
    CAUSES OF DEATHTotal All agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks & under 1 yearAGE IN YEARS
    1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 14
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    BirthsTotalLegitimateIllegitimate
  • Page 14
    VITAL STATISTICS—Greater London Area and England and Wales
    Greater London AreaEngland and Wales
  • Page 16
    The following table indicates the volume of work carried out in health services centres during 1968.
  • Page 21
    PREMATURITY AND MORTALITY BY BIRTH WEIGHT
    WeightLive Prem. BirthsProportion per 100 live prem. births.Deaths in 24 hoursSurvivors at 28 days
    No.Per 100 live prem. birthsNo.Per 100 live prem. births
  • Page 25
    TABLE I VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION STATISTICS FOR PERIOD 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER 1968
    Age0-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 months1 year2-4 years5-15 yearsTOTAL
    19681967
  • Page 27
    Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Service
    Children under 5Expectant and Nursing Mothers
    1968196719681967
  • Page 27
    No. of Sessions devoted to M.C. W. Service
    19681967
  • Page 27
    The Hollies (London Borough of Southwark Children's Home)
    No. of SessionsTotal AttendancesFillingsExtractionsOther Operations
  • Page 28
    (The figures in brackets show the number of items on loan at 31.12.67.)
    ItemsOn Loan
  • Page 35
    During the year 4,142 (4,209) sessions were held at Council clinics and the number of patients attending and treatments given were as follows (where available the figures for 1967 are shown in brackets)
    Ages0-45-14MaleFemaleTotal
    15-6465+15-5960+
  • Page 38
    From the following table of deaths from cancer of the cervix it will be noted that whereas there was practically no change in England and Wales between 1965 and 1968, the local figures show a ninety percent increase:
    England and WalesSouthwark
  • Page 39
    Age distribution
    Cause of accidental deathTotal0-12-45-78-1415-3031-5051-6061-7071 +
  • Page 40
    Fires: I am indebted to the London Fire Brigade for the following statistics relating to fires in Southwark during the year.
    19681967
  • Page 43
    TABLE 1 NUMBER OF REFERRALS DURING YEAR
    Referred byMentally IllSubnormalSeverely Subnormal
    Under 1616 & overUnder 1616 & overUnder 1616 & overTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 44
    TABLE II SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN IN RESPECT OF NEW CASES
  • Page 44
    TABLE III NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE at 31 DECEMBER 1968
    Type of CareMentally IllElderly Mentally InfirmSubnormal and Severely SubnormalTotals
    Under 16Over 16
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 45
    TABLE IV NUMBER OF SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL PERSONS AFFORDED SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE
    Under 16Over 16Totals
    MFMF
  • Page 45
    TABLE V ESTABLISHMENTS AND NUMBER OF PLACES
    Number of EstablishmentsNumber of PlacesTotals
    Mentally IllElderly Mentally InfirmSubnormal and Severely Subnormal
    JuniorAdultUnder 16Over 16
    Under 16Over 16
  • Page 45
    TABLE VI SPECIAL ADVISORY CLINICS FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN
  • Page 46
    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
  • Page 48
    Sixty nine samples of bath water were submitted for examination with the following results:—
  • Page 50
    Lead content of water from main taps in consumers' premises
    Lead content (mg/1 Pb)Samples of water standing in lead pipe overnightSamples of water after running the tap
  • Page 51
    METROPOUTAN WATER BOARD- WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the SampleNumber of Samples Day of the monthAmmoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenNitrate NitrogenOxygen abs. from KMnO4 4 hrs at 27° C.B.O.D. 5 days at 20°CHardness (total) CaC03Hardness non carbonate CaCO3Magnesium as MgSodium as NaPotassium KChloride as ClPhosphate as PO4Silicate as SiO_2Sulphate as SO4,Natural Fluoride as FSurface active material as Manoxol OTTurbidity unitsColour (Burgess units)pH valueElec Cond (micr
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)
  • Page 51
    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES Water supplied to London Borough of Southwark
    Source of supplyBEFORE TREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Number of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countEscherichia coli countNumber of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
    20-24 hours at 370C.3 days at 220C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.20-24 hour? at 370C.3 days at 22°C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.
  • Page 54
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1968 Age Distribution of Notifications.
    DiseaseUnder 1 Year1-23-45-910-1415-2424-3535-4545-5555-6565+Total all ages
  • Page 55
    Notifications of Infectious Diseases
    Disease196619671968
  • Page 56
    TABLE I FOOD POISONING-INCIDENTS AND CASES
    Causative AgentGeneral OutbreaksFamily OutbreaksSporadic Cases notified or ascertainedtotal No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1+3+5)Total No. of cases columns (2+4+5)
    No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertained
  • Page 56
    TABLE II SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CAUSES
    Causative AgentGeneral OutbreaksFamily OutbreaksSporadic Cases notified or ascertainedTotal No. of Outbreaks and sporadic cases columns (1+3+5)Total No. of cases columns (2+4+5)
    No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertained
  • Page 57
    Summary of Work-Scabies and Vermin
    MaleVermin FemaleInfantsMaleScabies FemaleInfants
  • Page 58
    MORTUARY
  • Page 58
    Bodies brought from hospitals and institutions:—
  • Page 62
    TABLE A REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTION
    (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.
  • Page 62
    TABLE C Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
    (1) Class of Workplace(2) Number of Persons Employed
  • Page 63
    TABLE D ANALYSIS OF INFRINGEMENTS FOUND AND REMEDIED DURING INSPECTIONS OF OFFICES AND SHOP PREMISES DURING 1968
    OfficesRetail ShopsWholesale Departments/ WarehousesCatering PremisesCanteensFuel Storage DepotsTotal
    Fnd.Rem.Fnd.RemFnd.Rem.Fnd.Rem.Fnd.Rem.Fnd.RemFnd.Rem.
  • Page 64
    TABLE E REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY WORKPLACE AND SEX ADULTS AND YOUNG PERSONS
    Class of WorkplaceAdults (18 and over)Young Persons (under 18)
    Males,FemalesMalesFemalesTotal
    196819671966196819671966196819671966196819671966196819671966
  • Page 65
    TABLE F REPORTED ACCIDENTS ANALYSED BY PRIMARY CAUSE
    Primary CauseOfficesRetail ShopsWholesale Depts./ WarehousesCatering EstablishmentsCanteensFuel Storage Depots
    1968A*B*1968A*B*1968A*B*1968A*B*1968A*B*1968A*B*1968A*B*196819671966
  • Page 66
    FACTORIES ACTS, 1961 INSPECTIONS
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 66
    DEFECTS FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber o defects in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 67
    OUTWORKERS
    Nature of WorkNumber of Outworkers in August lists as required by Section 133 (1) (c)
  • Page 67
    HOUSING-INSPECTIONS, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year:
  • Page 68
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    Housing Inspections
    No. of Inspections
  • Page 69
    Legal Proceedings-Public Health Act, 1936:-
    No. of Inspections
  • Page 69
    RENT ACT, 1957
  • Page 70
    At the end of the year the total number of Smoke Control Orders was 25 and the position with regard to the Borough as a whole was as follows: —
    AreaNo. of Dwellings
  • Page 70
    Summary of Inspections
  • Page 70
    The following table shows the work of the rodent control staff: —
    Domestic PremisesBusiness Premises
    RatsMiceRatsMice
  • Page 71
    During the year 325 formal and 1,477 informal samples were taken. Details of unsatisfactory samples are as follows: —
    SampleFormal or InformalResult of AnalysisAction Taken
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    Legal proceedings taken as result of complaints made by members of the public where food was sold to the prejudice of the purchaser:—
    OffenceResult
    FineCosts
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    Milk distributors and sampling There are 417 registered milk distributors in the Borough. Licences to expire on 31 December 1971, were issued as follows:—
  • Page 73
    Ice Cream Sixty four samples of ice cream were examined with the following results:—
    Methylene Blue GradingSoft Ice CreamOther Ice Cream
  • Page 74
    The following table shows the number of visits made by the public health inspectors to the various types of food premises: —
  • Page 74
    Legal Proceedings
    Nature of BusinessOffenceFineCosts
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  • Page 76
    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:—
    TonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 77
    For the purpose of the survey, quantities of pesticide residues are regarded as below the "reporting limit" when they do not exceed the following: —
    Milk & Infant FoodsOther Foods
  • Page 78
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    The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1968:
  • Page 78
    The following samples were submitted for chemical examination:
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  • Page 79
    SAMPLING OF FROZEN WHOLE EGG FOR ALPHA-AMYLASE TEST
    Country of originQuantity importedNo. of samples takenNo. of samples failed testQuantity of unsatisfactory egg
    TCQLTCQL
  • Page 80
    In addition 503 control samples were taken from the two pasteurisation plants in the Borough as follows:—
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF EGG PRODUCTS 733 samples of egg products were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1968. No organisms of the Salmonella group were found.
    Country of originType of egg productQuantity examinedNo. of samples Taken
    TCQL
  • Page 80
    New Zealand Second Grade Cheese 503 samples of New Zealand second grade cheese were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1968 with the following results:—
    Coagulase-positive staphylococciNo. of samples
  • Page 81
    The following action was taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples:—
    Food ExaminedResults of ExaminationAction taken
  • Page 82
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FROZEN SHELLFISH, 1968
    Country of orignTypeNo. of Samples takenViable counts at 37°C.
    Less than 100,000100,000 1,000,000More than 1,000,000
  • Page 83
    DISPOSAL OF UNSOUND OR CONTAMINATED FOOD
    CommodityDisposed of for purposes other than human foodReleased under supervision of other local authorityRe-exportedDestroyed
    TCQLTCQLTCQLTCQL
  • Page 86
    TABLE I The volume of work carried out in 1968
    Jan-MarchApr-JuneJuly-SeptOct-DecTOTAL
  • Page 86
    TABLE II Work in the various departments
    Path. Lab.X-RayE.C.G.AllergyNursingMinor Ops.Total AttendancesTotal Investigations
  • Page 97
    1968 ANNUAL STATISTICS SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE TOTAL SCHOOL ROLL 49,020
    19681967