[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

Stoke Newington 1964

Published: 1965
Pages: 32
Tables: 29

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STATISTICS

Births Total Legitimate Illegitimate
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CAUSES OP DEATH The causes of death for 1963 and 1964, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General are set out in the following list:

Cause 1963 1964
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The causes of the 34 infant deaths in 1964 are set out in the following table-

Causes of Death Under 24 hours 1 day to 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1 - 3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9 - 12 months Total
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INFANT MORTALITY

Causes of Death 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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GENERAL SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS

Year Estimated Population Births Deaths Deaths under One year
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
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Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary during the year as follows.-
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES During 1964, there were 488 cases of notifiable infectious disease as compared with 633 cases in 1963 The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-

Disease 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in 1964 in Age Groups, and Admissions to Hospitals.

Disease All Ages 0-1 1-3 3-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-65 65 & over
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LABORATORY FACILITIES Bacteriological examinations have been carried out by the Public Health Laboratory at County Hall The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1964:-

Nature of Specimen Result of Examination Total
Positive Negative
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TUBERCULOSIS 1964 CASES ADDED TO AND REMOVED FROM THE NOTIFICATION REGISTER

Pulmonary Non Pulmonary Grand Total
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
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Formal Notifications
Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total (all ages)
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The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years:

Year Population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:-
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SANITARY INSPECTION The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Public Health Inspectors during the year:-
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During the year, 2,325 enquiries were dealt with at the Public Health Department counter and are analysed below;-

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Registrations and General Inspections

Class of Premises	No, of premises registered during year	Total No, of registered premises at end of year	No. of registered premises receiving a general inspection during year

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Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace.

Class of Workplace No. of persons employed
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The following is a summary of the legal proceedings carried out during the year: -

Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks
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RODENT CONTROL

Local Authority Dwelling Houses All Other Premises Total
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1 INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted

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2.- Cases in which DEFECTS were found:

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
Particulars	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector	Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted

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The following is a summary of the information secured from the employers' lists during the year:-

Residing in the Borough Residing out side the Borough Total
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The following analysis shows the trades in which the outworkers resident in the Borough were engaged:-

Trade No. of Outworkers Trade No of Out workers
Feb. Aug, Handbags and Leather Feb Aug.
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The following is a list of outworkers received from other Boroughs:-

District February August Total
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SUMMARY

Trade No of Outworkers Trade No of Outworkers

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OUTWORK (Sections 110 & 111)

	Section 110			Section 111
	No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110(l)(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year was as under

Month Number Total Solids Milk Fat Non Fatty Solids
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The following is a list of foods condemned during the year by the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:-

Lbs. Ozs.
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SAMPLES 1964

Articles Formal Informal
Number Taken Number Adulterated Number Taken Number Adulterated

	Formal Notifications
	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
	0-	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total (all ages)

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STATISTICS

CAUSES OP DEATH The causes of death for 1963 and 1964, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General are set out in the following list:

The causes of the 34 infant deaths in 1964 are set out in the following table-

INFANT MORTALITY

GENERAL SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS

Details of the bodies of Stoke Newington residents deposited in the Mortuary during the year as follows.-

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES During 1964, there were 488 cases of notifiable infectious disease as compared with 633 cases in 1963 The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-

Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in 1964 in Age Groups, and Admissions to Hospitals.

LABORATORY FACILITIES Bacteriological examinations have been carried out by the Public Health Laboratory at County Hall The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratory during 1964:-

TUBERCULOSIS 1964 CASES ADDED TO AND REMOVED FROM THE NOTIFICATION REGISTER

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The following is a summary of the new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the past 10 years:

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Disinfection Staff during the year:-

SANITARY INSPECTION The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Public Health Inspectors during the year:-

During the year, 2,325 enquiries were dealt with at the Public Health Department counter and are analysed below;-

Registrations and General Inspections

Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace.

The following is a summary of the legal proceedings carried out during the year: -

RODENT CONTROL

1 INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors):

2.- Cases in which DEFECTS were found:

The following is a summary of the information secured from the employers' lists during the year:-

The following analysis shows the trades in which the outworkers resident in the Borough were engaged:-

The following is a list of outworkers received from other Boroughs:-

SUMMARY

OUTWORK (Sections 110 &amp; 111)

The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year was as under

The following is a list of foods condemned during the year by the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:-

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SAMPLES 1964

OUTWORK (Sections 110 & 111)