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Hornchurch 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

Published
1961
Pages
62
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    GENERAL MORTALITY—MAIN CAUSES 1950-1960.
    Causes of Death195019511952195319.54195519561957195819591960
  • Page 10
    REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABBREVIATED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS (Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers)
    CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAGE GROUPS
    Under 11—45—1415—2425—4445—6465—7475 and upwards
    TOTALMALEFEMALEM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 16
    year of 26.76 inches was materially up on the previous year's figure of 17.01, while in 1960 185 days produced rainfall as against a relative 128 for the previous year.
    Amount of rainfall in inchesNumber of days in which rain fell
  • Page 16
    Following our programme of gradual extension our No. 3 Smoke Control Area was surveyed with the following results:—
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  • Page 33
    LIST A SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND FOUND TO BE GENUINE
    ArticleNo.ArticleNo.
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    ArticleNo.ArticleNo.
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    LIST B SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC ANALYSIS AND FOUND TO BE ADULTERATED OR UNDER STANDARD, etc.
    Sample No.ARTICLE (General description)Nature of Adulteration or IrregularityAction Taken
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    LIST C FOOD COMPLAINTS REFERRED TO PUBLIC ANALYSTS
    Sample No.ARTICLE (General description)Nature of Adulteration or IrregularityAction Taken
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    Continued from previous page...
    Sample No.ARTICLE (General description)Nature of Adulteration or IrregularityAction Taken
  • Page 38
    LIST D FOOD COMPLAINTS WHERE ANALYSIS WAS NOT REQUIRED
    ComplaintAction
  • Page 39
    During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered to the Public Health Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:—
    TonsCwts.Lbs.Ozs.
  • Page 40
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 43
    Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases, 1960.
    DiseaseTotal cases notifiedNo. of Cases hospitalised
  • Page 45
    Immunisation and Vaccination Statistics. I am indebted to Dr. W. T. G. Boul, Area Medical Officer, for the following information concerning immunisation and vaccination statistics applicable to the Urban District for the year 1960: —
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    Non-Respiratory: The notifications decreased from 5 to 4. The site of infection and age of the non-respiratory cases were as under: —
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    Cases on Register: The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the year was as follows: —
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    Non-Respiratory:
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    Five factory visits, 3 schools and 8 general public sessions were carried out and a note of the attendance at the latter is given below: —
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 48
    CASES OF AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1960
    AGE GROUPSNEW CASESINWARD TRANSFERSTOTAL NO. OF CASES ADDED TO REGISTERDEATHSTOTAL DEATHS
    RESPIRATORYNONRESPIRATORYRESPIRATORYNONRESPIRATORYRESPIRATORYNONRESPIRATORY
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 49
    COMPARATIVE TABLE OF NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS, 1938, 1950 and 1960
    AGE GROUPSRESPIRATORYNON-RESPIRATORY
    MAXESFEMALESMALESFEMALES
    193819501960193819501960193819501960193819501960
  • Page 50
    COMPARATIVE TABLE OF DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1938, 1950, and 1960
    AGE GROUPSRESPIRATORYNON-RESPIRATORY
    MALESFEMALESMALESFEMALES
    193819501960193819501960193819501960193819501960
  • Page 51
    INTERVAL BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH OF FATAL CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS, 1950—1960
    YEARWithin one monthFrom 1—3 monthsFrom 3—6 monthsFrom 6—12 monthsFrom 1—2 yearsFrom 2—3 yearsFrom 3—4 yearsFrom 4 years and upwardsNot NotifiedTOTAL
  • Page 52
    PART I OF THE ACT. 1. Inspections for purposes of Provisions as to Health.
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNo. of InspectionsNo. of written noticesNo. of occupiers prosecuted
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    2. Cases in which Defects were Found.
    ParticularsFoundRemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. InspectorProsecutions
  • Page 53
    PART VIII OF THE ACT. OUTWORK—Sections 110 and 111.
    Nature of Work.No of Outworkers in August list