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Crayford 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

Published
1961
Pages
42
Tables
35

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35 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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    Live Births
    TotalMF
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    Stillbirths
    TotalMF
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    Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 7.55
    TotalMF
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    Maternal Deaths There was one maternal death in 1960. Deaths of Infants under one year of age
    TotalMF
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    Vital Statistics during 1960 and Previous Years
    YEARPOPULATIONLIVE BIRTHSDEATHSINFANT DEATHS
    NoRATENoRATENo.RATE
    C.U.D.C.C.D.D.C.Eng. & W.C.U.D.C.C.U.D.C.Eng. & W.C.U.D.C.C.U.D.C.Eng. & W.
  • Page 8
    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
    England and WalesCrayford U.D. C.
    Rates per 1 000 Home Population
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    England andCrayford
    WalesU.D.C.
    Rates per 1,000 Live Births
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    Maternal Mortality
    England and WalesCrayford U.D.C.
    Rates per 1,000 Total Live and Still Births
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    Table showing Summary of Causes of Death Registered during the year ended 31st December, 1960
    Cause of DeathMaleFemale
  • Page 11
    Analysis of the Causes of Death of Infants at Various Ages under One Year
    Causes of Death as CertifiedDAYSMONTHSTotal Under One Year
    01234567142128234567891011
  • Page 13
    Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
    DiseasesTotal Cases notifiedCases admitted to hospitalDeaths
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    Age Groups (contd.)
    Erysipe1asSmal1 poxFood Poisoning
    MFMFMF
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    Contiuned Previous Page...
    MF
  • Page 15
    Age Groups
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaWhooping CoughMeasles (excluding rubella)Acute Poliomyel1ti s
    ParalyticNon-Paralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
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    Continued from previous page...
    Enteric or Typhoid FeversParatyphoid FeverAcute PneumoniaDysenteryMen Ingococcal InfectionAcute Encephalitis Lethargica
  • Page 16
    Poliomyelitis Vaccination, 1960 The following table gives the numbers of persons resident in the Crayford Urban District who received injections against poliomyelitis during the year ended 31st December, 1960:-
    Year of Birth1960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431933 to 1943Before 1933Others Total
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    Immunisation against Diphtheria, 1960 The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Crayford area, 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 Birth194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960Total
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    Immunisation and Vaccination Set out below are the diphtheria immunisation, whooping-cough immunisation and smallpox vaccination figures for 1960 based on record cards received:-
    Year of BirthDiphtheria ImmunisationSmallpox VaccinationWhooping-cough Immunisation
    PrimaryReinforcingPrimaryRevaccinationPrimary
  • Page 18
    Tuberculosis
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 19
    Bexley, Erith and Crayford are three contiguous towns forming part of Metropolitan Kent, The mid-year populations (as estimated by the Registrar-General) were-
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    SOUTH-EAST LONDON MASS X-RAY SERVICE (BEXLEY, CRAYFORO AND ERITH CAMPAIGN, 23rd May, 1960 - 30th June, I960) TUBERCULOSIS AND NEOPLASMS OF LUNG
    Borough or District of ResidenceTotals X-rayedTuberculous cases requiring close supervision or treatmentTuberculous cases requiring occasional supervi sionTotal of tuberculous casesTotal Number proved cases of carcinoma of lungTotal Number non-malignant neoplasms
    CasesIncidence per 1,000CasesIncidence per l,000CasesIncidence per 1,000CasesIncidence per 1,000
  • Page 21
    Men and Women BEXLEY
    Age GroupsTotal Number ExaminedTotal Number tuberculous cases requirging close supervisionTotal Number tuberculous cases requiring occasional supervisionTotal Number proved cases of carcinoma of lungTotal Number non-malignant neoplasms
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    Men and Women CRAYF0RD
    Age GroupsTotal Number ExaminedTotal Number tuberculous cases requiring close supervisionTotal Number tuberculous cases requiring occasional supervisionTotal Number proved cases of carcinoma of lungTotal Number non-malignaftt neoplasms
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 23
    Men and Women ERITH
    Age GroupsTotal Number ExaminedTotal Number tuberculous cases requiring close supervisionTotal Number tuberculous cases requoring occasional supervisionTotal Number proved cases of carcinoma of lungTotal Number non-malignant neoplasms
    MFMFMFMF
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    Men and Women ELSEWHERE
    Age GroupsTotal Number ExaminedTotal number tuberculous cases requiring close supervisionTotal number tuberculous cases requiring occasional supervisionTotal number proved cases of carcinoma of lungTotal number non-malignant neoplasms
    MFMFMFMF
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    Incidence of Tuberculous Disease Amongst Those Not Previously X-Rayed
    Total NOT previously X-RayedTuberculous cases requiring close supervision or treatmentTuberculous cases requiring occasional supervision
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    Carcinoma of Bronchus
    MEN OVER 15WOMEN OVER 45Men and Women
    Total X-rayedCases FoundTotal X-rayedCases FoundCases Found
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    Meat and Other Foods. The following articles were found during the year to be unfit for human consumption:
    lbs.ozs.lbsozs
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    Details of samples taken by the County Sampling Officers within the Crayford Urban District during the year ended 31st December, 1960:
    ArticleNo.ArticleNo
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    Nuisances and Defects remedied during the year:-
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    Particulars of the action taken in 1960 for the eradication 6f the Bed Bug were as follows:
    InfestedDisinfested
  • Page 36
    1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to Health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremssesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    2. Cases in which defects were found.
    ParticularsNumber of Cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemediedReferred to H. M. InspectorReferred by H. M. 1nspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 38
    OUTWORK Part VIII of the Act
    Nature of WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of out workers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of Instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions