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Chislehurst 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 64
- Tables
- 53
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Live Births.
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Stillbirths.
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Deaths.
Total. Male. Female. -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
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Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
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An analysis of the ages at death shows that of the deaths registered:—
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CAUSATION OF DEATHS. Main causes of death in Chislehurst and Sidcup during the year 1953, together with comparative rates per 1,000 total population for the last five years, were:—
1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. -
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Whilst these figures give some indication of the major trend of sickness in the area, they must not be taken as being exact as the area for the Ministry statistics is not quite the same as that covered by the Urban District.
1953. Four weeks ending. Total number of certificates received. Weekly Average. -
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The Chislehurst and St. Paul's Cray Commons have an area of approximately 165 acres and are administered by a Board of Conservators.
Location. Acreage. Description. -
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Details of the Homes are as under:—
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The following is a summary of the cases in the Chislehurst and Sidcup area who received assistance during 1953
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Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supply to Chislehurst and Sidcup during 1953 . Parts per Million (unless otherwise stated).
Orpington Well North Orpington Well Short-lands Well Eyns-ford Well Bexley Well Wilmington Well Darenth Well Thames derived filtered waterp -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS
Orpington Well N. Orpington Well Shortlands Well Eynsford Well Bexley Well Wilmington Well Darenth Well Thames derived filtered water -
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As far as is known. 472 premises are not drained to sewers. They are as under :—
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises Number on Retlisrer Inspections N umber of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. Cases in which Defects were found.
Number of cases in which defects were Number of cases in which Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector prosecutions were Instituted -
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. Table VI. in the Appendix gives full details of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1953. The following are the aggregate totals under the respective headings :—
Total number of Inspections Viits -
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The readings from this Gauge are given below :—
Monthly Deposit. Tons per sq. mile. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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SHOPS ACT, 1950. Number of Shops:
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No Closing Orders have been made. Thursday is the Early Closing day generally observed in the district, excepting Chislehurst. The Oval and part of St. Paul's Cray, when shops close on Wednesdays. Matters dealt with :—
Offences. Found. Remedied. -
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RODENT CONTROL. The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year :—
Premises All other (including business premises) Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses Asricul. tural -
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Premises All other (including business premises) Total Local Dwell-Au th- ing ority Houses Agricultural -
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SEWERS. The following work, which was carried out during the year, shows the sewers continue to be relatively free from rat infestation :—
No. of manholes treated No. of manholes in which "Complete takes " " Partial takes" "No takes " -
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(v) Overcrowding: The position so far as is known with regard to statutory overcrowding, as defined in the Housing Act, 1936, is shown in the following table : —
Number of cases—31st December 31st Dec., 1953 Area 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 No. of cases found during the year No. of cases remedied during year Cases at end of year No. of cases No. of persons concerned Aged over 10 Aged under 10 -
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The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—
Prior to 1953. During 1953. -
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The following is a list of such dwellings at present in the district. The number continues to grow.
Average number of families. Approx. number of persons. -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. SECTION 14. The food premises in the district registered under the above Section are as follow :—
No. of Premises Registered. Ice-Cream. Mfr. of Sausages. Cooked Ham. -
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODS. There are some 492 food premises in the area, made up as under :—
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Two hundred and one premises within the area have been issued with catering licences by the Ministry of Food, as under :—
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Details of the licences issued by the Local Authority during 1953, are
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FOOD SAMPLING—FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Taken Samples Result Remarks See below Formal Informal Inferior Adulterated Inferior Adulterated Formal Informal Genuine -
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Reference
abovE Result. Action Taken. -
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The methylene blue tests resulted as follows :—
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UNSOUND FOOD. The food voluntarily surrendered during the year was as follows :—
Item. Condition. ions. cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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The disinfections carried out during the year were as follow
Fumigation. Sprayed Steam Disinfected. Destroyed -
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Vaccination. The County Medical Officer has furnished the following figures showing the number of persons in the area who were vaccinated against smallpox during 1953.
Year of Birth. Primary Vaccination. Re-vaccination. -
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Months during which the cases were notified :—
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Year of Birth Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) 1949=1953 1948 or earlier Population 1951 Census -
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Tuberculosis. Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December. 1953. are as under :—
Respiratory Other Forms Total number of cases M. F. M. F. -
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New Cases and Mortality, 1953.
Age Groups New cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers)* Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonarv Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953.
1952 Total. Male. 1953 Female. Total. -
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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1953. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 week 1 week and under 2 weeks 2 weeks and under 3 weeks 3 weeks and under 4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1 month and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months 9 months and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953. Sex and Age Distribution.
Disease Totals Under 1 1—2 3—4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25 and over Age Unknown M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953. Seasonal Incidence.
Disease Jan. Feb Mar. April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total -
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TABLE VII. TUBERCULOSIS IN CHISLEHURST AND SIDCUP. (as corrected by Inward and Outward Transfers.)
Year Ending Population of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District Notifications Number of Cases on Register Pulm. Non-Pulm. Pulm. Non-Pulm. Total Number of yearly increase Number per 1,000 pop. M. F. M. F.