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City of Westminster 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

Published
1964
Author
Briscoe-Smith, J. H.
Pages
96
Tables
27

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27 tables in this report

  • Page 15
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
  • Page 15
    Births Live Births (registered)—
    Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 15
    Deaths
  • Page 16
    Infant Mortality Analysis of Infant Deaths, 1963
    Cause of Death1st week2nd week3rd. week4th weekTotal under 4 weeks1-3 months4-6 months7-9 months10-12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 17
    Births, Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates
    Year.All Infants.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
    Total Births.Deaths.Mortality Rate.Births.Deaths.Mortality Rate.Births.Deaths.Mortality Rate.
  • Page 18
    Deaths 1963 Causes of Deaths in the City at different periods of life
    No.Cause of DeathSexTotal All AgesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAge in Years
    1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75 and over
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    No.Cause of DeathSexTotal All AgesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAge in Years
    1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75 and over
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    No.Cause of DeathSexTotal All AgesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAge in Years
    1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75 and over
  • Page 23
    Infectious Diseases The undermentioned conditions are compulsorily notifiable in Westminster:—
    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 25
    Notifications of Infectious Disease
    DiseaseNotificationsRemoved toHospitalDiagnosis not ConfirmedDiagnosis Established
  • Page 29
    Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
    Nature of SpecimenNumber ExaminedPositive Findings
  • Page 29
    Tuberculosis
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPubnonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 30
    New cases
    Source of InformationPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 35
    The total number of meals supplied by all these sources to elderly people in Westminster during 1963 was therefore as follows:—-
  • Page 39
    Census , 1961 The following figures, extracted from the Report of the Census of the County of London for 1961, are of interest, and illustrate the changes in housing conditions in Westminster during the ten years 1951-61:—
    19511961
  • Page 51
    Notices Served
    Factories PowerFactories, Non-powerWorkplaces, Offices, Shops, etc.Total
  • Page 63
    Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 8 The following table shows the amount of food surrendered as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
    Amount surrendered
    TonsCwts.Lbs.
  • Page 74
    The following table gives the degree of sulphation expressed in empirical units, viz., milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day per 100 square centimetres of standard lead peroxide exposed in the standard apparatus.
    Month.S03 in milligrams per 100 sq. cms. per day.
    Mayfair.Pimlico.Charing Cross.
  • Page 75
    The results obtained from the two sites are as follows:—
    MonthS02 micrograms per cubic metre
    Monck StreetChurchill Gardens
  • Page 79
    Smoke Abatement—Complaints Received and Observations made
    19561957195819591960196119621963
  • Page 82
    The following information should be read in conjunction with the map opposite:—
    AreaAcres (approx.)Map reference
  • Page 85
    Cleansing of Persons
    Treatments
    ScabiesHead LiceBody Lice
  • Page 88
    Part I of the Act 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 89
    2. Cases in which Defects were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumberof cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 90
    Outwork (Sec tions s 133 and 134)
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)