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Erith 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

Published
1956
Pages
58
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    Illumination of the principal thoroughfares and bus routes has been improved by the provision of sodium discharge lighting and a new playground has been provided at the Northumberland Heath Recreation ground A (2) Comparative Rainfall
    19541955
    InchesInches
  • Page 11
    A (3) Unemployment Figures and Comments With the co-operation of the Manager of Erith Employment Exchange, to whom I am indebted for the necessary information, it is once again possible to give definite figures with regard to the state of unemployment in the district, as shown in the following table. Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1940—1955
    Month and YearMalesFemalesTotal
    18 and overUnder 1818 and overUnder 18
  • Page 12
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1955. A (4)b Births
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 14
    A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1955
    England and WalesBorough of Erith
  • Page 15
    A (4)f Vital Statistics of Shole District-1946-1955
    YearPopulation Figure according to Registrar GeneralNo. of Live Births according to Registrar GeneralLive Birth Rate per 1.000 populationNo. of deaths according to Registrar GeneralDeath rate per 1,000 PopulationNo. of Deaths of infants under 1 year of ageInfant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births
  • Page 16
    A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1955
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 17
    A (4)h Infant Mortality—Causes of death and table of comparison
    Cause of death as certifiedunder 1 day1 day2 days3 days4 days5 days6 days7-14 days14-21 days21-28 days28 days-2 months2 months3 months4 months5 months6 months J7 months8 months9 months10 months11-12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
  • Page 18
    Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates and actual number of infant deaths for Erith at five yearly intervals 1920-1945 and yearly from 1946-1955.
    YearErithEngland and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate)
    No. of Inf. DeathsInfant Mortality Rate
  • Page 18
    A (4)i Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rates
    YearMaternal DeathsLive BirthsStill BirthsMaternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births
  • Page 19
    SECTION B—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES B (1) Notifications
    DiseaseTotal No of cases notifiedCases admitted to infectious disease HospitalTotal No. of Deaths among notified cases
  • Page 20
    B (l)a Age Distribution The following table shows the age distribution of confirmed cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year.
    DiseaseAge Groups
    Under 1 year1—23—45—910—1415—2425—4445—6465 & overAge not knownTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 21
    B 1(b) WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease confirmed in each ward in the Borough.
    DiseaseWardTotal
    TownOld ChurchBelvedereN'th HeathAbbey WoodBostall
  • Page 22
    B (2) Tuberculosis B (2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1955
    AgeRespiratoryN on-RespiratoryTotal
  • Page 22
    B (2)b Deaths According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
    Tuberculosis of Respiratory systemOther forms of TuberculosisAll forms of Tuberculosis
    MFTotalMFTotalMFTotal
  • Page 23
    B (2)c Quarterly Statements for the Year 1955
    Tuberculosis1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th Quarter
    MFTotalMFTotalMFTotalMFTotal
  • Page 24
    Table A:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith who were given immunising injections during 1955
    Year of BirthNumber Immunised Primary InoculationsNumber given Reinforcing InoculationsYear of BirthNumber Immunised Primary InoculationsNumber given Reinforcing Inoculations
  • Page 25
    Table B:—Number of children resident in the Borough of Erith under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1955, who had completed a course of Immunisa-at any time since 1st January, 1941
    0-4 years5-14 years
    Year of BirthNumber considered to be immunisedYear of BirthNumber considered to be immunised
  • Page 25
    B (4) Vaccination Against Smallpox
    Age at 31st December, 1955Under 1 year1—4 years5—14 years15 or overTotal
  • Page 29
    D (l)b Table 1
    VehiclesCapacity
  • Page 30
    D (l)c Table 2
    MonthTonnage
    TonsCwts.
  • Page 31
    D (5)b Premises visited and Results of such visits
    PremisesNo. in DistrictNo. of visitsNo. of defects foundNo. of defects remedied
  • Page 32
    (a) The Erith Borough Council is represented on the Thameside Advisory Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution. In connection therewith, a deposit gauge and a lead peroxide gauge is in situ at the grounds of the Royal Alfred Institution and the analyses of the contents of gauges for 1955 are declared as follows:—
    MonthRain in inches Monthly depositInsoluble deposit Tons per sq. mileSoluble deposit Tons per sq mileTotal Solids Tons per sq. mileCalcium Tons per sq. mileSulphur mg/100 sq cms/day (Gauge set up in July)
  • Page 38
    D (10) Factories (1) Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health are detailed below:—
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOwners Prosecuted
  • Page 39
    D (11) Housing D (ll)a Clearance Areas and Individual Unfit Houses Part A—Clearance Areas, Housing Act 1936
    Number of dwelling-houses demolishedNumber of persons displaced
  • Page 40
    D (ll)b Part B—Houses not included in clearance areas
    Demolition and Closing OrdersHousesNumber of persons displaced
  • Page 45
    E (2)d Designated milk licences The following table indicates the number of licences issued in 1955:—
    Dealers licencesSupplementary licences
  • Page 46
    The following table in prescribed form details the num ber of carcases inspected and condemned:— Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part-
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorses
  • Page 47
    The following samples were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows —
    ArticleUnsatisfactoryGenuineNo. of samples
  • Page 48
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    ArticleUnsatisfactoryGenuineNo. of samples
  • Page 50
    F (5) Legislation in Force—Bye-laws, etc.