[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

Beckenham 1960

Published: 1961
Pages: 56
Tables: 19

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TOTAL DEATHS, 1960 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—852. Male, 387 ; Female, 465.

Causes of death Males Females
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CANCER DEATHS

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

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TUBERCULOSIS—Table of Notifications and Deaths, 1960, from Local Records.

	Sex		Total						LGES								Wards*
	Sex			0 to 5	6 to 10	11 to 15	16 to 20	21 to 25	26 to 35	36 to 45	46 to 55	56 to 65	66 and ovei	Age unknown	l.Pk. and K.H.	m.h.	c.c.	c.h.	E.P.	Short-lands	W.W. (Nth.)	W.W. (Sth.)
	M.	F.		0 to 5	6 to 10	11 to 15	16 to 20	21 to 25	26 to 35	36 to 45	46 to 55	56 to 65	66 and ovei	Age unknown	l.Pk. and K.H.	m.h.	c.c.	c.h.	E.P.	Short-lands	W.W. (Nth.)	W.W. (Sth.)

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Table of Infantile Mortality
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LOCAL CLINICS FOR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE

Service Days and Times Premises in Use
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New Cases attending the Chest Clinics for the first time during 1960

Adults Children under 15 years
Male Female Male Female
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The medical causes are classified in the following groups.
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During the past four years about half the medical certificates have been on account of nervous state of the parents and illness of children, as shown below:—

Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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Two hundred and twenty-four samples of food and drugs were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details are appended :—

ARTICLE FORMAL INFORMAL
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ARTICLE FORMAL INFORMAL
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Food privately purchased, and alleged by the purchaser to be unsound Instances ot alleged unsound or contaminated food sold to the public which came to our notice were investigated, and reported to the Public Health Committee. Details are appended :—

ALLEGED COMPLAINT ACTION TAKEN

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BOROUGH OF BECKENHAM PROPOSED SMOKE CONTROL ORDER—No. 1 DETAILED SURVEY SUMMARY (DOMESTIC PROPERTIES)

Road	Number of Dwellings		New Appliances Required	Adaptations Required	Provision of Gas Points, Pokers, Extensions			Approx. Total Cost
Road	Municipal	Private	New Appliances Required	Adaptations Required	Points	Pokers	Extensions	Municipal	Private	Joint Total
								£	£	£

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (1)

Disease 0-4 years 5—15 years 15 years and over Age Unknown Admitted to Hospital Total Total
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2) The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year.

Disease Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (3)

Disease Wards*
L. Pk. and K.H. C.C. C.H. M.H. E.P. Short lands W.W. (North) W.W. (South)
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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION I have set out below the Diphtheria Immunisation, Whooping Cough Immunisation and Smallpox Vaccination figures for I960 based on record cards received.

Year of Birth Diphtheria Vaccination Smallpox Vaccination Whooping-Cough Immunisation
Primary Reinforcing Primary Revaccination Primary
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POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION, 1960 The following Table gives the number of persons resident in the Borough (A) who have received second injections and (B) who have received third injections, given during the year ended 31st December, 1960 :—

Year of Birth 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1933-1942 Before 1933 * Others Total
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IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA, 1960 The following is a return of the number of children in the Borough under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1960, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1946).

Year of Birth 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Total

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TOTAL DEATHS, 1960 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—852. Male, 387 ; Female, 465.

CANCER DEATHS

TUBERCULOSIS—Table of Notifications and Deaths, 1960, from Local Records.

Table of Infantile Mortality

LOCAL CLINICS FOR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE

New Cases attending the Chest Clinics for the first time during 1960

The medical causes are classified in the following groups.

During the past four years about half the medical certificates have been on account of nervous state of the parents and illness of children, as shown below:—

Two hundred and twenty-four samples of food and drugs were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details are appended :—

Food privately purchased, and alleged by the purchaser to be unsound Instances ot alleged unsound or contaminated food sold to the public which came to our notice were investigated, and reported to the Public Health Committee. Details are appended :—

BOROUGH OF BECKENHAM PROPOSED SMOKE CONTROL ORDER—No. 1 DETAILED SURVEY SUMMARY (DOMESTIC PROPERTIES)

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (1)

INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2) The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE (3)

IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION I have set out below the Diphtheria Immunisation, Whooping Cough Immunisation and Smallpox Vaccination figures for I960 based on record cards received.

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION, 1960 The following Table gives the number of persons resident in the Borough (A) who have received second injections and (B) who have received third injections, given during the year ended 31st December, 1960 :—

IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA, 1960 The following is a return of the number of children in the Borough under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1960, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1946).