[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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It has been suggested that the mixed population of St. Pancras contributes towards the number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year. The following table sets out to the best of our knowledge the place of birth of those persons notified as suffering from tuberculosis who came to St. Pancras from other countries.

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Slum Clearance Programme

Area	Date of Representation		Date Borough Council made order	Date order sent to Ministry	Date of Enquiry	Date of confirmation of order
Area	P.H. Committee	Council	Date Borough Council made order	Date order sent to Ministry	Date of Enquiry	Date of confirmation of order

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The following tables set out comparative figures of the work carried out during the past years:-

	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Year	C. of E.	R. C.	Chapels	Superintendent Registrar's Office	Total Marriages	Estimated Population	Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population

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Hospitals

Name and Address of Hospital	Telephone Number	Authority under which functioning	Number of Beds

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Climatological Summary Year 1957 Station, Camden Square N.W.l.- Lat. 51° 33° N. Long. 0° 8° W.

			January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December

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Total Rainfall

Year	Days	Inches

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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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Deaths- All Ages

M.	F.	Total	Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1957

Causes of death		Ages - Both Sexes
		Under 1 year	1-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65-74	75-	Totals
		Under 1 year	1-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65-74	75-	M	F

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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE- 1957 from stated causes with age distribution

Cause of death	Age
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-5 months	6-8 months	9-12 months	Total deaths under 1 year
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-5 months	6-8 months	9-12 months	M.	F.

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Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age

Year	Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births	Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births	All infants per 1,000 live births	All infants: Death rates comparison
Year	Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births	Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births	All infants per 1,000 live births	London Administrative County	England and Wales

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Vital Statistics of St Pancras since 1921

Year	Population estimated at middle of each year	Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		Nett deaths belonging to the borough
		Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		At all ages		Under 1 year of age		Under 4 weeks
		Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births

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Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Year	Still Births		Illegitimate Births		Deaths of Illegitimate Children
	Still Births		Illegitimate Births		Under 1 year		Under 4 weeks
	Number (Illegitimates In brackets)	Rate per 1,000 births (live and still)	Number	Rate per cent. of live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births	Number	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births

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Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1957

Cause of Death	Ages							Conditions
Cause of Death	15-19	20-24	25-29	30 34	35-39	40-44	45 and upward	Married	Single	Widowed

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes during 1957 and preceding years

Year	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total	Rate per 1,000 live and still Births
Year	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total

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Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1957

Situation of Disease	Ages										Totals
Situation of Disease	0-14	15-19	20-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75-84	85 and up	M.	F.

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The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1921 to 1957:-

Year	Cancer	Tuberculosis	Heart Disease	Pneumonia (all forms)	Bronchitis	Population

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Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1957

	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-4 years		5-9 years		10-14 years		15-19 years		20-24 years		25-34 years		35-44 years		45-54 years		55-64 years		65-74 years		75 and upwards		Total
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	H.	F.	H.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	H.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Showing number of revised diagnoses

Disease	Notifications						Diagnosis Subsequently revised
Disease	Under 1		1 and over		Totals		Diagnosis Subsequently revised
	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957

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Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1928

Population	206,000	204,400	204,400	195,600	194,000	190,900	187,540	185,300	183,900	181,900	179,400	167,300	133,200	103,770	105,900	108, 640	105,780	111,400	129,410	136,700	140,200	141,330	141,300	139,100	139,600	138,400	136,400	134,500	133,100	133,000

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Measles Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1927 are given in the following table:-

Estimated population	Year	Cases				Deaths
Estimated population	Year	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 l,000 cases

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Number of Primary Notifications

	Age periods
	0-	1-	2 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 19	20 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to 74	75-	Totals

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Number obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from other districts

	Age periods
	0-	1-	2 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 19	20 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to 74	75-	Totals

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The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of tuberculosis during the past 19 years:-

Year	Estimated Population	Notifications			Notification Rate per 1,000 population			Deaths			Death Rate per 1,000 population
Year	Estimated 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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Tuberculosis Register The following table gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1957-

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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This work is carried out by either the Public Health Laboratory Service (at Colindale or County Hall), or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23 Queen Square, W.C.l.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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(1) Scabies

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1957	Total 1956

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(2) Verminous Conditions

		Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1957	Total 1956

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Disinfesting Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

Cause	Number of Cases	Sprayed and Fumigated
Cause	Number of Cases	Number of rooms and Contents	Rooms only	Contents only

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The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations-

	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949 Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table, with figures for 1956 in brackets:-

		Premises				Total
		Private		Business		Total

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MORTUARY AND CORONER S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with the corresponding figures for 1956:-

	Post-Mortem Examination		Received for Viewing or Convenience only		Total

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£847 1s. 3d was recovered from the following sources:-

	£	s.	d

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INVESTIGATION OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION The following table shows the monthly recordings of the measurements of deposited matter (ash and grit) and sulphur dioxide at the three stations indicated -

1957	Deposited matter (ash and grit) in tons per square mile			Sulphur tri-oxide in mgs. per day per 100 sq.c. of batch 'A' standard lead peroxide
1957	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Highgate West Hill	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Highgate West Hill

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The following table gives the average for each month of 1957 of the daily readings of the concentrations of smoke and sulphur dioxide at a further two recording stations The highest and lowest readings for each month are also shown -

1957	Town Hall						Chester Road Library
	Smoke			Sulphur dioxide			Smoke			Sulphur dioxide
	Av.	High	Low	Av.	High	Low	Av.	High	Low	AV	High	Low

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Number of visits -

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The following particulars are furnished in accordance with section 128(3) of the 1937 Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII:- Part 1 of the Act 1. Inspections, etc,

	Premises	Number on Register	Number of
	Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupier Prosecuted

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2, Cases in which defects were found

Particulars	Pound	Remedied	Referred		Number of prosecutions
Particulars	Pound	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector	Number of prosecutions

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During 1957 no less than 844 people were on the register, employed in the following trades

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The number employed in the Borough during each year since 1950 was as follows:

Year	Number

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The following table show the number of visits paid in 1957 and each year for the previous seven years, and a resume of the action taken

Year	Visits	DEFAULTS
Year	Visits	* Failure to supply list	ø Premises in an unwholesome condition

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Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Pood Inspectors during 1957 are given in the following table:- Number of visits to -

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The following licences were issued in respect of the year 1958 in accordance with these Regulations -

	Principal licences	Supplementary 1icences

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Chemical Examination 834 samples (125 formal and 709 informal) were taken during 1957 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which one formal and seven informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

	Formal		Informal
	Genuine	Unsatisfactory	Genuine	Unsatisfactory

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The 29 samples of ice-cream marked * above showed a fat content as follows -

Fat content per cent.	Number of samples	Percentage of total samples

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Details of the samples are given in the following table -

	TT.	(Past)	Past		Ster.		H.T.		Totals
	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Sat isfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1957 and preceding years -

	1953		1954		1955		1956		1957
	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 9 prosecutions were undertaken during 1957 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations -

Date of Hearing	Offence	Result of Proceedings
Date of Hearing	Offence	Pines			Cost
		£	s.	d	£	s.	d

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FOOD POISONING

1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.		Total

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Slum Clearance Programme

The following tables set out comparative figures of the work carried out during the past years:-

Marriages The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Hospitals

Climatological Summary Year 1957 Station, Camden Square N.W.l.- Lat. 51° 33° N. Long. 0° 8° W.

Total Rainfall

Registered Live Births

Registered Still Births

Deaths- All Ages

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1957

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE- 1957 from stated causes with age distribution

Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age

Vital Statistics of St Pancras since 1921

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1957

Deaths from Puerperal Causes during 1957 and preceding years

Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1957

The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1921 to 1957:-

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1957

Showing number of revised diagnoses

Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1928

Measles Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1927 are given in the following table:-

Number of Primary Notifications

Number obtained from Special Death Reports and by Transfer from other districts

The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of tuberculosis during the past 19 years:-

Tuberculosis Register The following table gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1957-

This work is carried out by either the Public Health Laboratory Service (at Colindale or County Hall), or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23 Queen Square, W.C.l.

(1) Scabies

(2) Verminous Conditions

Disinfesting Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past nine years.

The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations-

PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949 Details of the work carried out during the year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table, with figures for 1956 in brackets:-

MORTUARY AND CORONER S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year, with the corresponding figures for 1956:-

£847 1s. 3d was recovered from the following sources:-

INVESTIGATION OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION The following table shows the monthly recordings of the measurements of deposited matter (ash and grit) and sulphur dioxide at the three stations indicated -

The following table gives the average for each month of 1957 of the daily readings of the concentrations of smoke and sulphur dioxide at a further two recording stations The highest and lowest readings for each month are also shown -

Number of visits -

The following particulars are furnished in accordance with section 128(3) of the 1937 Act, with respect to matters under Part I and Part VIII:- Part 1 of the Act 1. Inspections, etc,

2, Cases in which defects were found

During 1957 no less than 844 people were on the register, employed in the following trades

The number employed in the Borough during each year since 1950 was as follows:

The following table show the number of visits paid in 1957 and each year for the previous seven years, and a resume of the action taken

Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Pood Inspectors during 1957 are given in the following table:- Number of visits to -

The following licences were issued in respect of the year 1958 in accordance with these Regulations -

Chemical Examination 834 samples (125 formal and 709 informal) were taken during 1957 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which one formal and seven informal were found to be unsatisfactory. Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

The 29 samples of ice-cream marked * above showed a fat content as follows -

Details of the samples are given in the following table -

The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1957 and preceding years -

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 9 prosecutions were undertaken during 1957 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations -

FOOD POISONING