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Erith 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 66
- Tables
- 26
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Page 9
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1942-1961
Month and Year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
Page 12
A(4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1961
England and Wales Borough of Erith -
Page 13
A(4)f Vital Statistics of Whole District—1952-1961
Year Population Figure according to Registrar General No. of .Live Births according to Registrar General Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population No. of deaths according to Registrar General Death rate per 1,000 Population No. of Deaths of infants under 1 year of age Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births -
Page 14
A(4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1961
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
Page 15
A (4)h Infant Mortality—Causes of death and table of comparison
Cause of death as certified under 1 day 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7-14 days 14-21 days 21-28 days 28 days-2 months 2 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months 9 months 10 months 11-12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
Page 16
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 1946-1961.
Year Erith England and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate) No. of Inf. Deaths Infant Mortality Rate -
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A(4)i Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rates
Year Maternal Deaths Live Births Still Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births -
Page 17
SECTION B—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES B (1) Notifications
Disease Total No of cases notified Cases admitted to infectious disease Hospital Total No. of Deaths among notified cases -
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B(1)a Age Distribution The following table shows the age distribution of confirmed cases of Infectious Disease (other than Tuberculosis) notified during the year.
Disease Age Groups Under 1 year 1 2 3 4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25 & over Age not known Totals M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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B(l)b WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease confirmed in each ward in the Borough.
Disease Ward Total Town Old Church Belvedere N'th Heath Abbey Wood Bostall -
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B (2) Tuberculosis B(2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1961
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total M F M F -
Page 20
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General the following is the number of deaths from Tuberculosis during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system Other forms of Tuberculosis All forms of Tuberculosis M F Total M F Total M F Total -
Page 21
The following table shows the diphtheria immunisation and whooping cough immunisation figures for 1961 based on the returns submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
Year of Birth Diphtheria Immunisation (Singly or in combination) Whooping Cough Immunisation (Singly or in combination) Primary Reinforcing Primary -
Page 21
The following table shows the smallpox vaccination figures for 1961 based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
Age at Date of Vaccination Number Vaccinated Number Re-Vaccinated -
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The following table shows the number of injections given in the various priority groups during the year ended 31st December, 1961.
Priority Group 2nd Injections 3rd Injections 4th Injections -
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D(l)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
Page 27
D(l)c Table 2
Month Tonnage Tons Cwts. Qtrs. -
Page 29
D(5)b Premises visited and Results of such visits
Premises No. in Borough No. of visits No. of defects found No. ot defects remedied -
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In this connection, a deposit gauge, lead peroxide gauge, and a smoke recorder are respectively in various positions and the analysis of the contents of these instruments for 1961 are as follows:—
Month Deposit gauge Lead peroxide gauge Sulphur mg/100 sq. cms/day Rain in inches Insoluble deposit Tons per sq. mile Soluble deposit Tons per sq. mile Total Solids Tons per sq. mile Calcium Tons per sq. mile -
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(1)Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupier;, Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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(2) Cases in which defects were found:—
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (l) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
Page 41
Part 8 of the Act. Outwork. Sections 110 and 111.
Nature of Work Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
Page 42
D(16)a Houses demolished
Houses demolished Displaced during year. Persons Families -
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D(16)c Unfit houses made fit and houses in which defects were remedied
By Owner By Local Authority -
Page 49
Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part.
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses -
Page 52
E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91. (a) The following samples were procured during the yea' and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with results as follows:—
Article Adulterated Intermediate Genuine No. of Samples