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St Pancras 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
- Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 74
- Tables
- 59
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Summary of Vital Statistics.
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Maternity and, Child Welfare Centres.
Telephone -
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Hospitals in the Borough.
Telephone -
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T elephone -
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Climatological Summary, Year 1946. Station, Camden Square, N.W.1—Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 08' W.
January February March April May June July August September October November December -
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Registered Live Births.
M. F. Total. Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. -
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Registered Still Births.
M. F. Total. Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births. -
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Comparable figures for preceding seven years:—
Year. -
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This notification is in addition to, and not in substitution for, Registration of Birth, which must be made within 42 days of the birth.
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Deaths—All Ages.
M. F. Total Rate per 1,000 of estimated population -
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Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age.
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Comparable figures for preceding seven years:—
Year. All Infants. Legitimate. Illegitimate. -
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
Causes of death Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Totals M F -
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE Deaths of infants from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution:—
Cause of death Age Deaths in each Ward No address Totals Under 1 day 1 day to 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 4 weeks to 3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total under 1 year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Vital Statistics of Borough of St. Pancras during 1946 and previous Years.
Year Population estimated at middle of each year Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough Nett deaths belonging to the borough At all ages Under 1 year of age Number Rate per 1,000 of estimated population Number Rate per 1,000 of estimated population Number Rate per 1,000 nett live births -
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Infantile Mortality.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births. Deaths. Sepsis. Other causes. Total. -
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Comparable figures for preceding seven years:—
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Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.
Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. -
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Comparable figures for preceding seven years:—
Year. No. of Deaths. Total. -
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Infectious Diseases.
— Notifications Comparable totals for 1945 Under 1 1 and over Total for 1946 -
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It was subsequently ascertained that the following notifications which are included in the preceding table, were not regarded as cases of the disease as originally diagnosed:—
— Under 1 Over 1 Total -
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The following table gives information as regards diphtheria immunisation in the borough, and shows:—
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Page 26
Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:—
Estimated population Year Cases Deaths Under 1 year Over 1 year Total Incidence rate per 1,000 population Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-15 years Adults Total Mortality rate per 1,000 cases -
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Figures for 1946 are not yet available.
Number Percentage of Births registered North South-East Southwest Whole Borough North South-East Southwest Whole Borough -
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Comparable percentages of successful vaccinations for previous years were:—
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The number of attendances at the Cleansing Station, Camley Street, was as follows:— (1) Scabies.
Men Women Children under 5 Schoolchildren Total -
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(2) Verminous Conditions.
Men Women Children under 5 Schoolchildren Total -
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Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:—
Number of Cases Number of Houses Sprayed and Fumigated Number of Rooms and Contents Rooms only Contents only -
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This work is carried out under contract by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square W.C.I.
Positive Negative Total -
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Summary of Work carried out by District Sanitary Inspectors during 1946.
Complaints received, 5,689 Dykes Engledow Hague Kirby Lloyd Shackcloth Thomas Trevethick Williams Winchester Woolvin Wilby Willett Total -
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The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1946 in respect of general sanitary work:- Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Date of Hearing Address Offence Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate -
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936—continued.
Date of Hearing Address Offence Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate -
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936—continued.
Date of Hearing Address Offence Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate -
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Housing Act, 1936—L.C.C. Lodging-house Bye-laws.
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Housing Act, 1936—L.C.C. Lodging-house Bye-laws—continued.
Date of Hearing Address Offence Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate -
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The number of cases dealt with at the Public Mortuary, Camley Street, during the year were:—
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Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by these officers during 1946 are given in the following table:—
Mr. Hoare Miss Blaxland Totals -
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The work of food inspection is carried out by two inspectors who devote the whole of their time to these duties. Particulars of the inspections and other work carried out by these officers during 1946 are given in the following table :—
Capel Warren Totals -
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Milk Supply. Number of purveyors on the Register at the end of the year were:—
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Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1943. The number of licences granted during 1946 were :—
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Meat and Other Foods. (i) Public Health [Meat) Regulations, 1924. Periodical visits of inspection were made as follows :—
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Legal Proceedings. The following prosecutions were undertaken during 1946 in respect of food and drugs:— Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
Date of Hearing Offence Result of Proceedings, Court and Magistrate -
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The following table gives the total number of visits made by the above mentioned Health Visitors during 1945 and 1946:—
Council's Visitors University College Hospital Visitors Total -
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Dental Treatment.
Ampthill Square Camden Town -
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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres—Sessions and Attendances.
Centres St. Pancras School for Mothers (Ampthill Square) Camden Town Kentish Town North St. Pancras School for Mothers (Queen's Crescent) Somers Town South Highgate Totals for Council's Centres University College Hospital Grand Totals -
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Payment for this nursing is included in the following block grants made by the Council:-
District Nursing Association Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations Total Block Grant -
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The following table gives the number of cases and number of visits during the past year:-
District Nursing Association No. of Cases No. of Visits -
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The following table gives particulars in respect of 1946:—
Where born Number Born Died in 24 hours Died between 24 hours and 1 month Survived -
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Particulars of all new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1946 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health :—
New Cases Deaths -
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Tuberculosis Deaths, 1946.
Time of Notification Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Percentage Male Female Male Female -
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The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified and those which came to knowledge by means of death reports and transfers from other districts are given in the following tables
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* Exclusive of 33 " Lost sight of " cases returned.
Age Periods Information obtained from Special Death Reports, by Transfer from other districts, and by Posthumous Notifications 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 1 65 and upwards Total -
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The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years :—
Year Estimated Population Notifications Deaths Notification Rate per 1,000 population Death Rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Other forms All forms Pulmonary Other forms All forms Pulmonary Other forms All forms Pulmonary Other forms All forms -
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In the following table are given the deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras residents during 1946, the deaths in each Ward and those occurring in the Hospitals of the Borough and elsewhere. (This table is prepared by the Registrar-General.)
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years 20-25 years 25-35 years 35-45 years 45-55 years 55-65 years 65-75 years 75 years upwards Wards No address Total Not in Institutions St. Pancras Hospitals Other London Hospitals Hospitals outside London I II III IV V VI VII VIII Resident Non-Resident M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Notification Register. This is kept at the Dispensary. The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1946, in the prescribed form :—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The following are the times of the sessions at the Dispensary :—
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The particulars of these visits are as follows:—
Number of Visits under P.h. (Tub.) Regulations Number of Visits for Dispensary Purposes Total Visits -
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Maintenance Allowance. These allowances were introduced in July, 1943. The following table shows the number of new patients assessed and the type of allowance (if any) granted from 1st January to 31st December, 1946:—
Standard Allowance only Standard and Discretionary Standard and Special Standard and Discretionary and Special Special Allowance only Discretionary and Special only Discretionary only Refused Allowance Total