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Wandsworth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
- Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 34
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Extracts from Vital Statistics
Number of Live Births: Male Female Total -
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In Table 1(a) a comparison is made of the population in five-yearly age groups and sexes for the two census years, 1951 and 1961.
TABLE I mid-1961 mid-1963 -
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POPULATION IN AGE GROUPS AND SEXES FOR 1951 AND 1961
Age groups Persons Males Females 1951 1961 Variation + or — 1951 1961 1951 1961 -
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TABLE II
Corrected Deaths Death Rate Males Females Total -
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TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1963
CAUSES OF DEATH DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO LOCALITIES (ALL AGES) All Ages Males Females Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Putney Central Clapham Streatham -
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TABLE III(a). DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE, 1963
Males in age groups Females in age groups M. & F. Total 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 up Total -
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TABLE III(b). DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
Cause of Death Under 24 hours 1-7 days 1-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-12 months TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR Approximate Percentage of Total -
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TABLE I
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NO. OF CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES GROUPED IN AGE-PERIOD Total Under 1 1—2 3—4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25—44 45—64 65 and upwards -
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TABLE II
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARD Whole Borough Deaths PUTNEY CENTRAL CLAPHAM STREATHAM Putney Thamesfield Fairfield West Hill Southfield Earlsfield Springfield Tooting Graveney Bedford Larkhall Clapham North Clapham Park Thornton Balham Streatham Hill St. Leonards Streatham Common Streatham South Furzedown -
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The figures of poliomyelitis from 1947 to 1963, the period during which the incidence of the disease in this country has been high, is shown in the following table:
No. of cases reported as suspected poliomyelitis and investigated No. of cases confirmed: Deaths -
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Details of these minor outbreaks are given below:
Date Outbreak No. of cases No. of faecal specimens examined from cases and contacts -
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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 Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Work of the Public Health Inspectors A summary of the inspections carried out by the Inspectors is given in Table I. TABLE 1
Inspections Re-Inspections Total -
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TABLE II
Putney Central Clapham Streatham Whole Borough -
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HOUSING STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSES Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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NUMBER OF NEW DWELLINGS ERECTED IN THE BOROUGH SINCE 1954
Built by 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Total -
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HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION Statistical results of the survey made of houses in multiple occupation were included in last year's Report and the opportunity is now taken to show below further results and work done up to the end of 1963:
1962 1963 Total -
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TABLE I SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES
Putney Central Clapham Streatham Whole Borough -
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The following shows the number and type of premises in the Borough where food is sold, stored or prepared:
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The amount of work completed during 1962 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 -
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TABLE II PART II OF POISONS LIST
Principal Business Number of Premises Number of Visits -
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Bacteriological Examination of Food and Waters Two hundred and eighty-four samples were examined bacterio-logically at the Public Health Laboratory during the year. They were as follows:
Milk Ice-cream Artesian Well Waters Swimming Pool Waters Others Total -
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The following table gives a summary of the results Methylene-Blue Reduction Test
Provisional Grade Number of Samples -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Prescribed particulars required by Section 153 (1) PART I (1) INSPECTIONS
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961 PART VIII OUTWORK (SECTIONS 133 AND 134)
Nature of Work Section 133 Section 134 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (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 Prosecutions -
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TABLE I
Station Roof— Municipal Buildings Valley Road, S.W.16 Tooting Library Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton South London Hospital, Clapham Month—1963 Smoke SO2 Smoke SO2 Smoke SO2 Smoke SO2 Smoke SO2 -
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HOME ACCIDENT CASES DURING 1958 to 1963 TABLE I
Cause of Accident 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 -
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TABLE II AGE GROUPS AND PERCENTAGES
1958 % 195< % 1960 % 196 % 1962 % 1963 % -
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Adulterated Samples Particulars of the samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard are given in the following table .
Case No. Nature of Sample Nature of Report -
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Milk The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during each month of the year and returned as genuine was as under :
Month Number Total solids Milk fat Non-fatty solids -
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The average composition of the 221 samples of milk analysed during the year and returned as genuine was as under :
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The average composition of the 40 samples of Channel Island and South Devon milks was as under :