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Erith 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 58
- Tables
- 31
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Page 8
A (2) Comparative Rainfall
1962 1961 Month inches Month Inches -
Page 9
Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1943-1962
Month and Year Males Females Total 18 and over Under 18 18 and over Under 18 -
Page 10
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1962 A (4)b Births
Male Female Total -
Page 11
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks or age: —
Male Female Total -
Page 12
A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1962
England and Wales Borough of Erith -
Page 13
A(4)f Vital Statistics of Whole District—1953-1962
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 -
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A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1962
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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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 1946-1962.
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 -
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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 (l)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 Totals Under 1 year 1 2 3 4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25& over Age not known 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 1962
Age Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total -
Page 21
The following table shows the diphtheria immunisation and whooping cough immunisation figures for 1962 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 1962 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 poliomyelitis vaccination figures for 1962 based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
Year 2 Injections (Salk) 3rd Dose (Salk and Oral) 4th Dose (Salk and Oral) 3 Orals (Complete Course) -
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D (l)a Costs
£ s. d. -
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D (l)b Table 1
Vehicle Capacity -
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D (l)c Table 2
Month Tonnage Tons Cwts. Qtrs. -
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D (5)b Premises visited and Results of such visits
Premises No. in Borough No. of visits No. of defects found No. of 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 gauges for 1962 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 -
Page 38
(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 Occupiers 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 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
Page 39
Part 8 of the Act. Outwork. Sections 133 and 134
Nature of Work Section 133 Section 134 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 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 -
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D (14) Housing D (14)a Houses in clearance areas and unfit houses elsewhere. Results of action.
In Clearance areas declared under Sec. 42 H.A.1957 NIL -
Page 46
Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part.
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses -
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Much time and attention has been devoted to the inspection of food in shops and stores, as a result of which the following was found to be unfit for human consumption, and consequently destroyed:—
Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
Page 49
The following samples of food were procured during the year and submitted to the Public Analyst for the purpose of analysis with the results as follows:—
Article Adulterated Intermediate Genuine No. of Samples -
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Number of food premises in Borough. (a) Registered under Statute.
No. of premises. No. of visits. -
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(b) Not subject to Registration.