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Bexley 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 74
- Tables
- 35
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Relative figures for previous years.
Population—Mid-Year. New Houses Erected. -
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The following public open spaces have been provided by the Corporation:—
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
England and Wales. Borough of Bexley. -
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Maternal Mortality
England and Wales Borough of Bexley -
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE Year 1956, The Registrar General's Estimate of home population for the mid-year is 89,300 and this figure is assigned for the purpose of calculation of all rates.
Births. Males Females Total -
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The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the past ten years: —
Year Rate per Thousand Total Live and Still Births Population -
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Death Rate of Area during last ten years: —
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1956.
Causes of Death. M. F. Total -
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DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1956.
Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-74 years 75 years and over Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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INFANT MORTALITY, 1956 DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE. These relate to deaths occurring in 1956 but not necessarily registered in that year.
Causes of Death as Certified. Days Months 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 14- 21- 28- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12 -
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NURSING HOMES. Registration of Nursing Homes, Public Health Act, 1936. (Authority of Registration transferred from Kent County Council to the Bexley Borough Council—17.4.39).
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SECTION C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Acts. Date Adopted -
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TABLE No. 1. Details of Inspection Work Carried Oat.
Inspections Re-inspections -
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TABLE No. 2. Improvements effected and defective sanitary conditions remedied.
Houses- No. -
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TABLE No. 3. Infectious Diseases.
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TABLE No. 4. Food Inspection. The following is a summary of unsound food surrendered and destroyed:
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TABLE No. 5. Factories Act, 1937 and 1948. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. Including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.
Premises. Number of:— Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions 1 2 3 4 -
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2. Defects Found.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. 1 2 3 4 5 -
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Salvage. Details of salvage sales for the financial year ended 31st March, 1957, are set out below:
Tons. cwts. qrs. £ s. d. -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. The Council is represented on the Thameside Advisory Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution. By arrangement with this Committee a deposit gauge is installed on the roof of the Education Office in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, and the following table gives the results obtained during 1956.
MONTH TONS PER SQUARE MILE. Rainfall inches Total water insoluble matter Soluble in C.S.2. Ash Other combustible matter Total water soluble matter Calcium Chlorine Sulphates Total solids -
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A Lead Peroxide instrument for estimating atmospheric sulphur-dioxide was installed on the 1st July, 1956, and the results for the year are set out below.—
MONTH Area Exposed Weight of Ba SO4 Wt. of SO4Collected Mg. of S03/day Collected by 100 sq cm. of Batch A Pb O2 (Louvered Cover) In Sample In Control Due to Exposure Sq. Cm. Mg. Mg Mg. Mg /100 sq. Cm./day -
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(c) Adulteration of Food. Food and Drugs Act, 1955. The following table summarises the 211 samples taken during the year.
Formal Informal -
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Immunisation again Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1956. The following is a return of (A) the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley who were immunised against diphtheria and (B) the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox, during the year ended 31st December, 1956:— (A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
Year of Birth 1956 1956 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 Total -
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The following table gives the particulars concerning the cases of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) notified in the area during the year. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1956.
DISEASE. Total cases notified Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 & over Age unknown Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths -
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TUBERCULOSIS. During the year 94 new cases were notified. Particulars relating to the same, and also to the deaths which occurred during 1956 are contained in the following table:—
Age Period New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non Respiratory Respiratory Non Respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.
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B.—Other Inspections.
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C.—Pupils Found to Require Treatment. Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require Treatment:
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 1IIA Total individual pupils -
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D.—Classification of the Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
Age Groups Inspected Number of Pupils Inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. % of Col. (2) No. % of Col. (2) -
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TABLE II.
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TABLE III.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1956.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease A. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS B. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS Entrants Leavers TOTAL (Including a,11 other age groups) Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation Requiring Treatment Requiring Observation -
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TABLE IV.—Treatment Tables. Group I.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
No. of Cases by the Authority dealt with otherwise -
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Group II.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of by the Authority cases treated otherwise -
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TABLE V—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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TABLE VL Handicapped Pupils requiring Education at special Schools or boarding in Boarding Homes.
(1) Blind (2) Partially sighted (3) Deaf (4) Partially Deaf (5) Delicate (6) Physically Handicapped (7) Educationally sub-normal (8) Maladjusted (9) Epileptic Total (1) to (9)