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5.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1960
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Stoke Newington, N.16.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.
I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the year 1960 on the
health and sanitary circumstances in Stoke Newington.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population in 1960 was
50,240 while the number of births allocated to this borough was 1,119 as
compared with 1,060 in 1959, thus showing an increase in the birth rate from
21.12 to 22.27. This is the highest birth rate since 1947 when the rate
was 23.61.
The administration of the Rent Act 1957 resulted in the issue of 5 Certificates
of Disrepair, 5 Certificates of Revocation and the receipt of 10
Undertakings from landlords to execute works.
There were 7 deaths from motor vehicle accidents during the year,5 of which
resulted from collisions of vehicles. The remaining 2 deaths resulted from
pedestrians being struck by cars. Deaths from other accidents showed a
decrease as compared with 1959, and involved 6 persons. 5 of these cases
resulted from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in the home, while the
remaining one involved a child of 13 years falling from a "swing boat" in a
park. The deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the home stress the
need for great care to be taken in ensuring that gas taps are properly turned
off when not in use.
The total deaths of Stoke Newington residents was 569 indicating an
increase in the death rate from 11.22 to 11.33. The causes were Tuberculosis
8; Cancer of all sites 127} Vascular lesions of Nervous System 65}
Heart Diseases 170; Pneumonia 20; Bronchitis 36; Suicides 9; Accidents 13;
and other diseases 121.
Deaths from cancer of the lung and bronchus totalled 32 as compared with
39 in 1959.
Notifications of Infectious Diseases totalled 534 as compared with 718
for 1959, the decrease being mainly due to a reduction in the number of
cases of measles. Two cases of poliomyelitis occurred and were removed to
hospital, 38 new cases of respiratory tuberculosis were notified during 1960.
509 bacteriological specimens were sent for examination to the laboratory
at County Hall and I wish to thank Dr.Tomlinson and his staff for their
invaluable help and assistance.