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

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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	Super intendent 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 1961 Station, Camden Square, N.W.1. - 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 l 000 of estimated population

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Registered Still Births

	M.	F.	Total	Rate per 1,000 live and still births
Legitimate	21	18	39
Illegitimate	2	10	12

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	Deaths -All Ages		Death Rate per l, 000 of estimated population
M.	F.	Total	Death Rate per l, 000 of estimated population

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1961

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.	P.

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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1961 from stated causes with age distribution

Cause of death	Age
	Under 1 day	1 day to l 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 l 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 1924

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 l 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 blrtbs		Illegitimate births		Deaths of illegitimate children
	Still blrtbs		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

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 1961

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

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The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1924 to 1961:-

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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Showing number of revised diagnoses

Disease	Notifications						Diagnosis subsequently revised
Disease	Under 1		1 and over		Totals		Diagnosis subsequently revised
	1961	1960	1961	1960	1961	1960	1961	1960

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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	13 3,200	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	125.340
	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	1961

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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:-

Estlnated population		Cases				Deaths
Estlnated 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-	Totals

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

	Age periods													Totals
	0-	l-	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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tuberculosis during the past twenty-two years:-

Year	Bstlaated Populatloa	Notifications			Notification Rate per 1,000 population			Deaths			Death Rate per 1,000 population
Year	Bstlaated Populatloa	Pulmonary	Other forms	All foras	Pulaonary	Otber foras	All foras	Pulaonary	Other foras	All foras	Pulaonary	Other foras	All foras

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Tuberculosia Register The following tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1961:-

	Pulaonary	Non-Pulaonary	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.1.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year 1961 was as follows:-

	Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1961	Total 1960

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(2) Verminous Conditions

		Men	Women	Children under 5	Schoolchildren	Total 1961	Total 1960

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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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SECTION 4 Sanitary circumstances Visits by District Public Health Inspectors during 1961

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Visits by District Public Health Inspectors - Continued

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

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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Work by Borough Council in default of owners:-

		1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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SECTION 9, HOUSING ACT, 1957 During the year under review 16 notices were served under this section, and the position at the end of the year was as follows:-

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CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms:-

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PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949 Details of the work carried out during 1961 and the previous year in respect of rats and nice are given in the following table

		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 1960:-

	Post-Morten examination		Received for viewing or convenience only		Total
	1960	1961	1960	1961	1960	1961

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During the year 1961 the Department carried out 79 burials at a gross cost of £885.13s. 7d which represents an average of £11. 4s. 4d per burial. £869.lis. 7d 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: -

1961	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
1961	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Highgate West Hill	Camden Road	Chalcot Road	Highgate West Hill

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calculated in parts per one hundred million. Prom May onwards both smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations were calculated in microgrammes per cubic metre

1961	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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Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Inspectors for Factories during 1961 are given in the following table:-

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

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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 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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Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)

Nature of work	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of work	No. of out-workers in August list required by section 110(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	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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During 1961 the Council's Public Health Inspectors took 4 samples, as follows, all of which were subjected to the tests prescribed by the Regulations and found to be satisfactory:-

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Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Food Inspectors during 1961, are given in the following table: -

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These visits do not include visits made for the purpose of taking samples

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MILK SUPPLY Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 The following licences are in force in accordance with these Regulations:-

	Principal licences

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REGISTRATION OP POOD PREMISES The number of premises registered in accordance with sections 16-18 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955. as being used in respect of storage and sale is as follows:-

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POOD SAMPLING Chemical Examination 584 samples (57 formal and 527 informal) were taken during 1961 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which 1 formal and 16 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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Details of the samples are given in the following table;-

	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satis -factory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1961 and preceding years:-

	1957		1958		1959		1960		1961
	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%	Samples	%

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 11 prosecutions were undertaken during 1961 under the Pood and Drugs Act and Regulations:-

Offence	Result of proceedings
Offence	Pines			Costs
	£	s.	d	£	s.	d

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UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED During the year 1961, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Most of this was destroyed, the remainder being used for pig food.-

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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 1961 Station, Camden Square, N.W.1. - Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 8' W.

Total Rainfall

Registered Live Births

Registered Still Births

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1961

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1961 from stated causes with age distribution

Death rates of infants under 1 year of age

Vital Statistics of St. Pancras since 1924

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras

Deaths from Cancer of St. Pancras Residents during 1961

The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1924 to 1961:-

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1960

Showing number of revised diagnoses

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

tuberculosis during the past twenty-two years:-

Tuberculosia Register The following tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year 1961:-

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.1.

Cleansing The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year 1961 was as follows:-

(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:-

SECTION 4 Sanitary circumstances Visits by District Public Health Inspectors during 1961

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:-

SECTION 9, HOUSING ACT, 1957 During the year under review 16 notices were served under this section, and the position at the end of the year was as follows:-

CLOSING AND DEMOLITION ORDERS The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in regard to unfit basement and other rooms:-

PREVENTION OP DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT. 1949 Details of the work carried out during 1961 and the previous year in respect of rats and nice 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 1960:-

During the year 1961 the Department carried out 79 burials at a gross cost of £885.13s. 7d which represents an average of £11. 4s. 4d per burial. £869.lis. 7d 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: -

calculated in parts per one hundred million. Prom May onwards both smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations were calculated in microgrammes per cubic metre

Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Inspectors for Factories during 1961 are given in the following table:-

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 I of the Act 1. Inspections, etc.

2. Cases in which defects were found

Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)

During 1961 the Council's Public Health Inspectors took 4 samples, as follows, all of which were subjected to the tests prescribed by the Regulations and found to be satisfactory:-

Particulars of the inspections carried out by the Council's Food Inspectors during 1961, are given in the following table: -

These visits do not include visits made for the purpose of taking samples

MILK SUPPLY Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 The following licences are in force in accordance with these Regulations:-

REGISTRATION OP POOD PREMISES The number of premises registered in accordance with sections 16-18 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955. as being used in respect of storage and sale is as follows:-

POOD SAMPLING Chemical Examination 584 samples (57 formal and 527 informal) were taken during 1961 and sent to the Public Analyst for chemical examination, of which 1 formal and 16 informal were found to be unsatisfactory. 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 1961 and preceding years:-

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The following 11 prosecutions were undertaken during 1961 under the Pood and Drugs Act and Regulations:-

UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED During the year 1961, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Most of this was destroyed, the remainder being used for pig food.-