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Marylebone 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 30
- Tables
- 19
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
Total M. F. -
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TABLE 1.— Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex.
Code No. CAUSE OF DEATH Net Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the Borough All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE 2.—I nfant M ortality— A ccording to A ge- G roup and S ex.
CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 week 1 and under 2 weeks 2 and under 4 weeks 1 and under 3 months 3 and under 6 months 6 and under 9 months 9 and under 12 months Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Financial Contributions to Voluntary Organisations. —Payments to the funds of voluntary bodies were, on the recommendation of the Public Health Committee, made by the Council during 1952 as indicated below
Organisation Amount Statutory Authority -
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Conferences. —The Council were officially represented at the under-mentioned conferences dealing with matters within the purview of the Public Health Department:—
Conference Delegates -
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TABLE 3.—N uisances.
Nuisance Abated or Defect Remedied Number -
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TABLE 4.—Hairdressing Establishments.
Saloons for: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Total Fair Poor -
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TABLE 5.—D isinfestation.
Month Number of Rooms Disinfested 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 -
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TABLE 6.—Work of the Rodent Control Service.
Year Complaints Blocks Treated Infestations Discovered Premises Treated by Council's Staff Number Premises involved Number Premises involved Ship rat Common rat Mice Total -
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TABLE 7.—Deaths Registered in St. Marylebone—5 weeks ended 3rd January, 1953. (Corresponding figures for the previous year are shown in brackets).
Week ended At Ages—Years Under 5 5 and Under 45 45 and under 65 65 and over Total -
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TABLE 8.—Factories: Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
Premises Registered Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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TABLE 9.—Factories: Defects Found.
Particulars Defects †Found †Remedied Referred In respect of which prosecutions were instituted To H.M. Inspector of Factories By H.M. Inspector of Factories -
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Building works for the provision of flats were also in operation at other sites as follows:—
No. of Flats -
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TABLE 10.—Ice Cream Analyses.
Sample No. Fat (%) Solids not fat (%) -
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TABLE 11.—Notifiable Diseases and Notifications.
* Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole Borough Cases removed to hospital Cases isolated at home At all ages At ages—years —1 1— 2— 3— 4- 5- 10— 15- 20— 35— 45— 65— -
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TABLE 12.—T uberculosis: New Cases and Deaths.
At ages— years ‡ new cases deaths Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE 13.—Mass Radiography: Miniature Film Analysis.
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TABLE 14.—Mass Radiography: Large Film Recall Analysis.
Male Female Total -
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TABLE 16.—Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
Nature of Specimen and Examination Positive Negative Total