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Wandsworth 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1962
Pages
60
Tables
37

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37 tables in this report

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    STAFF OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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    STAFF OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT—continued
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics
    Number of live births:MaleFemaleTotal
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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9
    Total
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    TABLE I
    Population estimated to middle of 1961
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    TABLE II
    Corrected DeathsDeath Rate
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961
    CAUSES OF DEATHDEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGESDEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO LOCALITIES (ALL AGES)
    All AgesMalesFemalesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
    PutneyCentralClaphamStreatham
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    TABLE III(a). DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE, 1961
    Males in age groupsFemales in age groupsM. & F. Total
    1-55-1515-4545-6565 upTotal1-55-1515-4545-6565 upTotal
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    TABLE 111(b). DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
    Cause of DeathUnder 24 hours1-7 days1-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1-12 monthsTOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEARApproximate Percentage of Total
  • Page 15
    TABLE I
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASESNO. OF CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES GROUPED IN AGE-PERIOD
    TotalUnder 11-23-45-910-1415-2425-4445-6465 and upwards
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    TABLE II
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASESTOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARDWhole BoroughDeaths
    PUTNEYCENTRALCLAPHAMSTREATHAM
    PutneyThamesfieldFairfieldWest HillSouthfieldEarlsfieldSpringfieldTootingGraveneyBedfordLarkhallClapham NorthClapham ParkThorntonBalhamStreatham HillSt. LeonardsStreatham CommonStreatham SouthFurzedown
  • Page 17
    The figures of poliomyelitis from 1947 to 1961, the period during which the incidence of the disease in this country has been high, is shown in the following table:
    194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961
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    The following is a summary of examinations made during the year:
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    The sources of information regarding the new cases were as follows:
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    Particulars of the new cases and deaths during the year, classified by sexes and age-groups, are given in the following table:
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE I
    InspectionsRe-InspectionsTotal
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    TABLE II
    PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
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    STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSING Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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    Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957
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    HOUSING
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    NUMBER OF NEW DWELLINGS ERECTED IN THE BOROUGH SINCE 1952
    Built by1952195319541955195619571958195919601961Total
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    TABLE I SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES
    PutneyCentralClaphamStreathamWhole Borough
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    FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
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    The amount of work completed during 1961 to comply with the requirements of the Regulations is indicated in the following details:
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    The following licences for the sale of milk under these designations and which will be valid for a period of five years, were granted during the year:
    Dealer's (Prepacked Milk) Licence
  • Page 37
    TABLE II PART II OF POISONS LIST
    Principal BusinessNumber of PremisesNumber of Visits
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    FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
    MilkIce-creamArtesian Well WatersSwimming Pool WatersOthersTotal
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    The following table gives a summary of the results:
    Provisional GradeNumber of Samples
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    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948 Prescribed particulars required by Section 128 (3) PART I (1) INSPECTIONS
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    (2) 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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    PART VIII OUTWORK (SECTIONS 110 AND 111)
    Nature of WorkNo. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (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 premisesProsecutions
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    TABLE I
    StationRoof-Municipal BuildingsValley Road, S.W.I6Tooting LibraryQueen Mary's Hospital, RoehamptonSouth London Hospital, Clapham
    Month—1961SmokeSO2SmokeSO2SmokeSO2SmokeSO2SmokeSO2
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    HOME ACCIDENT CASES DURING 1956 to 1961 TABLE I
    Cause of Accident 1956 19571958195919601961
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    TABLE II AGE GROUPS AND PERCENTAGES
    1956 %1957 %1958 %1959 %1960 %1961 %
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    Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table:
    Case No.Nature of SampleNature of Report
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    The amount of adulteration detected during the year was:
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    The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under:
    MonthNumberTotal solidsMilk fatNon.fatty solids