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Erith 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

Published
1964
Pages
58
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    A (2) Comparative Rainfall
    19631962
    MonthInchesMonthinches
  • Page 12
    Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1943-1963
    Mouth and YearMalesFemalesTotal
    18 and overUnder 1818 and overUnder 18
  • Page 13
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1963 A (4)b Births
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 15
    A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1963
    England and WalesBorough of Erith
  • Page 17
    A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1963
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 18
    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 months7 months8 months9 months10 months11-12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
  • Page 19
    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 1946-1963.
    YearErithEngland and Wales (Infant Mortality Rate)
    No. of Inf. DeathsInfant Mortality Rate
  • Page 19
    A (4)i Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rates
    YearMaternal DeathsLive BirthsStill BirthsMaternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total Births
  • Page 20
    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 21
    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.
    DiseaseAge Groups
    Under 1 year12345—910—1415—2425 & overAge not knownTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 22
    B (l)b WARD DISTRIBUTION Number of cases of Infectious Disease confirmed in each ward in the Borough.
    DiseaseWardTotal
    TownOld ChurchBelvedereN'th HeathAbbey WoodBostall
  • Page 23
    B (2) Tuberculosis B. (2)a New Cases notified for the first time during 1963
    AgeRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotal
    MFMF
  • Page 24
    B(3) Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough, 1963 The following table shows the diphtheria immunisation and whooping cough immunisation figures for 1963 based on the returns submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
    Year of BirthDiphtheria Immunisation (Singly or in combination)Whooping Cough Immunisation (Singly or in combination)
    PrimaryReinforcingPrimary
  • Page 24
    B(4) Smallpox Vaccination, 1963 The following table shows the smallpox vaccination figures for 1963 based on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
    Primary VaccinationRe-Vaccination
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the poliomyelitis vaccination figures for 1963 based) on the return submitted to the Ministry of Health by the Local Health Authority.
    Year2 Injections (Salk)3rd Dose (Salk and Oral)4th Dose (Salk and Oral)3 Orals (Complete Course)
  • Page 29
    D (l)a Costs
    £s.d.
  • Page 29
    D (l)b Table 1
    VehicleCapacity
  • Page 30
    D (l)c Table 2
    MonthTonnage
    TonsCwts.Qtrs.
  • Page 30
    D (3)a Salvage
    Tonnage collected:Income:
    T.C.Q.lbs.£s.d.
  • Page 31
    Public Conveniences under the control of the Council are as under:—
    SiteHours of opening
  • Page 32
    D (5)b Premises visited and Results of such visits
    PremisesNo. in BoroughNo. of visitsNo. of defects found and remedied
  • Page 32
    D (5)c Summary of Nuisances abated and defects remedied during the year
  • Page 33
    (A) The monthly results of analysis for the deposit gauge and lead peroxide gauge are as follows:—
    MonthDeposit gaugeLead peroxide gauge Sulphur mg/100 sq. cms/day
    Rain in inchesInsoluble deposit Tons per sq. mileSoluble deposit Tons per sq mileTotal Solids Tons per sq mileCalcium Tons per sq. mile
  • Page 35
    Attendances at the Swimming Baths for 1963.
  • Page 40
    (1) Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 40
    (2) Cases in which defects were found:—
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    Referred
    FoundRemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 41
    Part 8 of the Act. Outwork. Sections 133 and 134
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of Prose jcutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 42
    D (13) Housing D (13)a Houses in clearance areas and unfit houses elsewhere. Results of action.
    in Clearance areas declared under Sec. 42 H.A.1957NIL
  • Page 48
    Carcases and offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorses
  • Page 50
    E(4) Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sections 2 and 91. 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:—
    ArticleNo. of SamplesSatisfactoryUnsatis-factor
  • Page 51
    Number of registered food premises in Borough, (a) Registered under Food & Drugs Act, 1955.
    No. of premises.No. of visits