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

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St Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged The work of this Association has continued steadily throughout the year, So important and use ful are these activities that I feel that a further summary of them would not be out of place.

	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960

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The following table shows the sources from which funds have.been obtained in each financial year since 1951, and indicates clearly the voluntary aspect of the Association

Financial year	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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Financial year	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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Summary of Statistics

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Summary of Vital Statistics

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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	Nu/mber of Beds

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Climatological Summary, Year 1960 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	Daya	Inches

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Registered Live Births

	M.	P.	Total	Rate per 1 000 of estimated population

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Registered Still Births

	M.	P.	Total	Rate per 1.000 Live and Srill Births

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Deaths All Ages

M.	P.	Total	Death Rate per 1.000 of estimat/ed population

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION-1960

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 1960 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

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Vital Statistics of St. Pancras since 1923

Year	Population estimated at niddle 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 nettlive 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 IlIegitimat births	. Number	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births

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Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras

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 1960

	Ages
	Under 1		1		2-4		5-		15-		25-		35-		45-		55-		65-		75-		85-		Total
	M.	F.	M.	P.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	P.	M.	F.	M.	P.	M»	F.

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The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1923 to 1960:-

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

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Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1960

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

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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1960

Disease	Notifications						Diagnosis subsequently revised
Disease	Under 1		1 and over		Totals		Diagnosis subsequently revised
	1960	1959	1960	1959	1960	1959	1960	1959

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Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1931

Populat ion	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 , 7 00	140,200	141,330	141,300	139,100	139,600	138.400	136 , 4 00	134,500	133, 100	132,000	130,800	128.700	127,710
	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960

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Measles Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1929 are given in the following table: -

Est lasted population	Year	Cases				Deaths
Est lasted 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	Mortallty rate per 1,000 cases

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Number of Primary Notifications

	Age periods													Totals
	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-
Pulmonary

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

	Age periods													Totals
	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 twenty-one years:-

		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 tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1960:-

	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.I.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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CLEANSING AND DISINFESTING Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year 1960 was as follows:- (1) Scabies

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1960	Total 1959

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(2) Verminous Condi Hons

		Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1960	Total 1959

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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
		Number of rooms and contents	Rooms only	Contents only

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The laundry is collected and returned twice weekly The following table shows the number of persons helped during 1959 and 1960:-

Month	Cases		No. of Services
Month	1959	1960	1959	1960

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Visits by District Public Health Inspectors during 1960

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Visits by District Public Health Inspectors - Continued

	Visits

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

	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960

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The above summonses were taken under the following statutes or regulations -

	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960

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Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-

		1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960

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PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949 Details of the work carried out during 1960 and the previous year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table -

		Premises				Total
		Private		Business		Total
		1959	1960	1959	1960	1959	1960

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MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year with the corresponding figures for 1959 -

	Post-Mortem examination		Received for viewing or convenience only		Total
	1959	1960	1959	1960	1959	1960

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£737.15s. 9d was recovered from the following sources;-

	£	s.	d

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

1960	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
1960	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Hlghgate West Hill	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Highgate West Hill

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The following table gives the average for each month of 1960 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; -

1960	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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Borough Council (Table I)

Area	Date of Representation		Date Borough Council made Order	Date Order sent to Ministry	Date of Enquiry	Date of Confirmatlon of Order
Area	P.H Commit tee	Council	Date Borough Council made Order	Date Order sent to Ministry	Date of Enquiry	Date of Confirmatlon of Order

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London County Council (Table 11)

Area	Date of representation		Date of confirmation of order

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Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Inspectors for Factories during 1960 are given in the following table:-

Intimation Notices served relating to	Statutes under which served
Intimation Notices served relating to	Factor ies Act, 1937	Public Health (London) Act, 1936		Food and Drugs Act, 1955

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

Year	Number

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The following table shows the number of visits paid in 1960 and each year for the previous nine years, and a resume of the action taken.

Year	Visits	Defaults
Year	Visits	*Failure to supply list	16 Premises in an unwholesome cond it ion

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Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

	Pornal		Informal
	Genuine	Unsatisfactory	Genuine	Unsatisfactory

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Details of the samples are given in the following table -

	T.T. (Past.)		Past.		Ster.		Totals
	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1960 and preceding years -

	19S6		1957		1958		1959		1960
	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 7 prosecutions were undertaken during 1960 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations"-

Date of hearing	Offence	Result of proceedings
Date of hearing	Offence	Fines			Costs
		£	8.	d	£	s.	d

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St Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged The work of this Association has continued steadily throughout the year, So important and use ful are these activities that I feel that a further summary of them would not be out of place.

The following table shows the sources from which funds have.been obtained in each financial year since 1951, and indicates clearly the voluntary aspect of the Association

Continued from previous page...

Summary of Statistics

Summary of Vital Statistics

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 1960 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-1960

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE 1960 from stated causes with age distribution

Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age

Vital Statistics of St. Pancras since 1923

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras

Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1960

The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1923 to 1960:-

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1960

NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1960

Notification of Infectious Diseases since 1931

Measles Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1929 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 twenty-one years:-

Tuberculosis Register The following tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1960:-

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.I.

CLEANSING AND DISINFESTING Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year 1960 was as follows:- (1) Scabies

(2) Verminous Condi Hons

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

The laundry is collected and returned twice weekly The following table shows the number of persons helped during 1959 and 1960:-

Visits by District Public Health Inspectors during 1960

Visits by District Public Health Inspectors - Continued

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

The above summonses were taken under the following statutes or regulations -

Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-

PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT 1949 Details of the work carried out during 1960 and the previous year in respect of rats and mice are given in the following table -

MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT The following table shows the work undertaken during the year with the corresponding figures for 1959 -

£737.15s. 9d was recovered from the following sources;-

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 1960 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; -

Borough Council (Table I)

London County Council (Table 11)

Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Inspectors for Factories during 1960 are given in the following table:-

Part I of the Act 1.Inspections, etc.

2- Cases in which defects were found

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

The following table shows the number of visits paid in 1960 and each year for the previous nine years, and a resume of the action taken.

Details of the nature of all samples are shown in the following table:-

Details of the samples are given in the following table -

The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1960 and preceding years -

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 7 prosecutions were undertaken during 1960 under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations"-