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Chislehurst 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 92
- Tables
- 52
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General Statistics.
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Number of Valuation assessments as at 31 st March, 1959:—
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Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1959:—
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Vital Statistics.
Live Births. Males. Females. Total. -
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Stillbirths.
Males. Females. Total. -
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Total Births (Live and Still).
Males. Females. Total. -
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The following is an analysis of the ages at death:
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Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table II in the appendix to this report, but the following table, giving details of certain causes of death in the Urban District during the past ten years, may prove of interest:—
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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LOCAL SICKNESS. The following is a summary of the weekly details received from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance during 1959:—
Four weeks ending Number of First Certificates of incapacity received. -
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OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
Location. Acreage. Description. -
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Location. Acreage. Description. -
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Details of the work carried out during 1959 are as under:— DISINFECTIONS.
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Details of the five Nursing Homes on the Register at 31st December, 1959, are as under:—
Number of Beds. Maternity. Other. Total -
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During the course of the year, the following specimens have been submitted for examination:—
Food Faeces Vomit Others No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive No. sent No. Positive -
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Queen Mary's Hospital. A general hospital service with the following beds:—
Male. Female. Children. -
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Domestic Help Service. The District Organiser's Office is at 69, Sidcup Hill, Sidcup. The following is a summary of the cases assisted during 1959:—
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There are now 390 premises not connected to main drainage.
Premises. Cesspools. -
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Some difficulty has been experienced in finding suitable disposal points to discharge the contents of the emptying vehicle.
Quarters Whole Year Mar. June Sept. Dec. 1959 1958 -
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The following is a copy of the return supplied to the local Inspector of Factories in respect of the year 1959:— 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. Cases in which Defects were found.
Number of casts in which defects were Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted Found Remedied To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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1959 Rainfall. The rainfall figures for the year were:—
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The following is a summary of the work carried out:—
TYPE OF PROPERTY (1) Local Authority (2) Dwellings (including Council Houses) (3) Others Business (inc. L.A. Business) (4) Agricultural (6) Total -
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Particulars of treatments are given below:—
Number of Manholes treated No. of manholes in which "Complete takes" "Partial takes" "No takes" -
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. Full details of the work carried out by the Inspectors will be found in Table VI in the Appendix. The following is a summary of the totals under the respective headings:—
Total number of Inspections and Visits. -
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The following infringements of the Act have been dealt with.
Offences Found. Remedied. -
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Footscray County Primary School, Footscray. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1959.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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County Primary Roman Catholic School, Sidcup. Monthly deposit in tons per square mile during 1959.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the water supplied to the Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup during 1959. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated).
Description of the Sample Bexley Eynsford Orpington North Orpington Shortlands Wilmington Thames derived -
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Average Results of the Bacteriological Examination of the water supplied to the Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup during 1959.
Source of Supply Bexley Eynsford Well Eynsford Borehole Orpington North Orpington Short-lands No. 1 Short-lands No. 2 Short-lands No. 3 Wilmington No. 1 Wilmington No. 2 Thames derived -
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The position at the 31st December, with regard to statutory overcrowding, as defined in the Housing Act, 1936, is as shown in the following table:—
Number of cases—31st December 31st Dec., 1959 Area 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 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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New Houses. The following table shows the number of new houses and flats erected during the year:—
New Houses. New Flats. -
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The position at the end of the year was as follows:—
Site Average number of families Approx. number of persons Whether licensed -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955. FOOD SAMPLING
ARTICLE Number Examined Number Unsatisfactory Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Unsatisfactory Samples, etc.
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A total of 4 tons, 11 cwts. 1 qr. 20 lbs. of food unfit for human consumption was surrendered to Inspectors during the year. Details of the various items are given below.
Item. tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955—SECTION 16. The premises in the area, registered under the above Act, are:—
No. of Premises Registered. IceCream. Mfr. of Sausages. Cooked Ham. -
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FOOD PREMISES. There are some 533 food premises in the area, made up as under:—
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The County Medical Officer has kindly supplied the following information with regard to the number of residents in the Urban District who were vaccinated against poliomyelitis during 1959 :—
Year of Birth Given second injections. Given third injections -
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3. Particulars of outbreaks:
Agent No. of Outbreaks No. of cases Total No. of cases Family outbreaks Other outbreaks Notified Otherwise ascertained -
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4. Single Cases:
Agent No. of cases Total No. of cases Notified Otherwise ascertained -
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5. Salmonella Infections, Not Food-Borne:
Salmonella (type Outbreaks No. of cases (outbreaks) Single cases Total No. of cases (outbreaks & single cases) Family Other -
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TUBERCULOSIS 1959.
Year Ended Population 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. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1959.
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
1955 1956 1957 1953 1959 Total Male Female -
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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1959. (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, 1959. 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, 1959. Seasonal Incidence.
Disease Jan. Feb Mar. April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals -
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TABLE VI. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
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2. Complaints.