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City of Westminster 1966

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

Published
1967
Author
Briscoe-Smith, J. H.
Pages
96
Tables
68

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  • Page 34
    The following table sets out the percentage vaccination state, within the City Council area of children born in 1965; the equivalent national figures are also shown:
    Children born in 1965Smallpox (Children under 2) (4)
    Whooping Cough (1)Diphtheria (2)Poliomyelitis (3)
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    LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES
    TableTitle
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    Table 1.—Deaths According to Age-Group and Sex
    Code No.CAUSE OF DEATHNet Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the City
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table 2.—Infant Mortality—According to Cause, Age-Group and Sex
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 week1 and under 2 weeks2 and under 4 weeks1 and under 3 months3 and under 6 months6 and under 9 months9 and under 12 monthsTotal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table 3.—Maternal Mortality
    AgeCause of death
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    Table 4.—Notification of Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases
    Numbers originally notified Total (All Ages)Scarlet feverWhooping coughAcute poliomyelitisMeasles (excluding rubella)DiphtheriaDysenteryMeningococcal infection
    ParalyticNonparalytic
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table 5.—Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths
    At ages— yearsNEW CASESDEATHS
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table 6.—Puerperal Pyrexia: Analysis of Causes
    CauseNumber of cases
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    Table 7.—Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
    Nature of SpecimenNumber ExaminedPositive Findings
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    Table 8.—Night and out of office hours emergency service— Analysis of calls made to Duty Officers
    Month 1966Mental WelfareMidwivesWelfare DepartmentChildren's DepartmentP.H.I.MiscellaneousTotal
    W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.W.K.
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    Table 9.—Dwelling Houses-Reason for Initial Inspection
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    Table 10.—Dwelling Houses-Nuisances and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied
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    Table 11.—Summary of Visits by Public Health Inspectors
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    Table 12—Statutory Notices Served
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    Table 13.—Rodent Control
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    Table 14.—Chemical Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster—Average Results Milligrammes per Litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Analysis dataSource of Supply
    Stoke NewingtonAll Thames derived
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    Table 15.—Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplied to City of Westminster—Average Results after Treatment
    Source of supplyNumber of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE.coli count
    20-24 hours 37 °C.3 days at 22 °C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.
  • Page 70
    Table 16.—Summary of visits by Housing Act Inspectors
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    Table 17.—Summary of Work Carried Out by Public Health Inspectors under Housing Acts 1961-1964
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    Table 18.—Unfit Premises
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    Table 19.—Known Cases of Overcrowding
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    Table 20.—Certificates of Disrepair
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    Table 21.—Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
    Category of PremisesNumber Registered in 1966Total Number Registered at 31st December, 1966Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year
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    Table 22.—Factories: Defects
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
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    Table 23.—Factories : Inspection for Purposes of Provisions as to Health
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Table 24.—Outwork
    Nature of workSection 133Section 134
    Number of out-workers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (c)Number of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNumber of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNumber of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 74
    Table 25.—Estimated Percentage of Compliance of Premises in Westminster with Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 in relation to (a) Regulation 16— Washing Facilities for the use of Staff, and (b) Regulation 19—Provision of Sinks for Cleansing of Equipment and Food Preparation
    Type of Premises to which Sections 16 and 19 applyNumberEstimated percentage of compliance with Regulation 16Estimated percentage of compliance with Regulation 19
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    Table 26.—Premises Registered for Preserving Food, or Manufacture, Storage or Sale of of Ice Cream
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    Table 27.—Food Poisoning Investigation
    General OutbreaksFamily 0utbreaksSporadic CasesTotalTotal
    Number of separate outbreaksNumber of cases notified or ascertainedNumber of separate outbreaksNumber of cases notified or ascertainedNotified or ascertainedNumber of outbreaks and sporadic cases Columns (1+3+5)Number of cases Columns (2+4+5)
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    Table 28.—Analyses for Pesticides in Food
    DescriptionCountry of originVaporiser with open foodsD.D.T. p.p.m.Other Organo-chlorine Compounds p.p.m.Organo-phosphorus Compounds p.p.m. (as P)Metals p.p.m.
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    Table 29.—Analysis of Legal Proceedings
    FinesCosts
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    Table 30.—Coroner's Court and Mortuary
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    Table 31.—Maternal & Child Welfare Centres—Sessions held as at December 1966
    MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY
    A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M-P.M.
  • Page 78
    Table 31.—Maternal & Child Welfare Centres—Sessions held as at December 1966—(continued)
    MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY
    A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.
  • Page 79
    Table 31.—Maternal & Child Welfare Centres—Sessions held as at December 1966—(continued)
    MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY
    A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.A.M.P.M.
  • Page 80
    Table 32.—Clinic Services Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics
    Number of Women AttendedNumber of Sessions held byTotal Attendances
    For Ante-natal Examination (1)For Post-natal Examination (2)Medical Officers (3)Midwives (4)Medical Officer Sessions (5)Midwives Sessions (6)
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    Table 33.—Mothercraft and Ante-Natal Exercises
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    Table 34.—Child Welfare Centres
    Number of Children who attended during the yearTotal number of sessionsTotal number of attendancesTotal medical examinationsNumber of Children on "at risk" register at end of year
    Born in 1966Born in 1965Born in 1961-4Total
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    Table 35.—Health Visiting
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    Table 36.—Vaccination of Persons under age 16 completed during 1966 at Welfare Centres and by General Practioners TABLE A.—Completed Primary Courses—Number of persons under age 16
    Type of Vaccine or DoseYear of BirthOthers under age 16TotalTotal Completed
    19661965196419631959-62At ClinicsBy G.P.s
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    TABLE B—Reinforcing Doses- —Number of Persons under age 16
    1966196519641963Others under age 16TotalTotal Completed
    1959-62At ClinicsBy G.P.s
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    Table 37.—Smallpox Vaccination of Persons aged under 16 during 1966
    Age at date of VaccinationNo. VaccinatedNo. Revaccinated
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    Table 38.—Home Nursing
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    Table 39.—Domiciliary Midwifery
    Domiciliary Midwives employed byAdministrative and Supervisory StaffDomiciliary Midwives
    Whole-time (1)Part time (2)Whole-time equivalent of (2) (3)Whole-time (4)Part-time (5)Whole-time equivalent of (5) (6)
  • Page 82
    DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES DURING 1966
    Number of Domiciliary Confinements attended by Midwives under N.H.S. arrangementsNumber of cases delivered in hospitals and other institutions but discharged and attended by Domiciliary Midwives before tenth day (4)
    Doctor not booked (1)Doctor booked (2)Total (3)
  • Page 83
    Table 40.—Notification of Congenital Defects
    196419651966
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    Table 41.—Chiropody Service A. Number of persons treated during the 3 months from 1 st October to 31 st December 1966 (+)
    By City CouncilBy City of Westminster Old People's Welfare AssociationTotal
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    B. Number of treatments given during the 3 months from 1 st October to 31 st December, 1966. (+)
    By City CouncilBy City of Westminster Old People's Welfare AssociationTotal
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    Table 42.—Home Help Service
    A. Applications received during year
    AreaAged 65 and OverAged under 65
    T.B.Chronic SickMentally DisorderedMaternityOthersTotal
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    Table 43.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to City Council during year ended 31st December, 1966
    Referred byMentally IIISubnormalSeverely subnormal
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 16 i16 and overTotal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 84
    Table 44.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged
    SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT
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    Table 45.—Mental Health Service—Numbers of Cases in Community Care at end of year
    Mentally IIISubnormalSeverely subnormalGrand Total
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 85
    Table 46.—Number of Patients admitted for Temporary Residential Care during the year (e.g. to Relieve the Family)
    Number of admissionsMentally IIISubnormalSeverely subnormalGrand Total
    Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 86
    Table 47 THE TERRACE DAY CENTRE (Day Centre for the Mentally III, 1, St. Mary's Terrace, W.2.)
    November 1966December 1966January 1967February 1967March 1967
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    Table 48.—Venereal Diseases Cases treated in Westminster — 1st January-31st December, 1966.
    HospitalM.F.Total
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    Table 49.—School Health
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    A. Contacts
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    B. School Children and Students
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    Table 51.—Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 Part A. Attendances and Treatment.
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    Part B. Prosthetics
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    Part C. Anaesthetics
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    Part D. Inspections
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    Part E. Sessions
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    Table 52.—School Dental Service Statistics, 1966
    NUMBER OF SESSIONS
    InspectionOrdinary treatmentAnaesthetic
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    INSPECTIONS
    First inspection at schoolFirst inspection at clinicPercentage found to require treatment
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    TREATMENT SESSIONS
    New cases given appointmentsAttendances
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    FILLINGS AND EXTRACTIONS
    Permanent teethTemporary teeth
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    Table 53.—Tuberculosis—Care and After Care
    Paddington Chest ClinicMarylebone Chest ClinicWestminster Hospital Chest Clinic