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Orpington 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

Published
1949
Pages
42
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Summary of Vital and Other Statistics.
  • Page 4
    Live Births.
    TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 5
    Deaths.
    TotalMaleFemale
  • Page 5
    Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
  • Page 5
    Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
  • Page 6
    This again is of importance when applying social health services.
    WardAcreagePopulationPersons per acre
  • Page 7
    Causes.
  • Page 9
    Domestic Help Service.
  • Page 10
    Child Welfare Centres.
  • Page 10
    Ante-Natal Clinics.
  • Page 10
    Women's Welfare Clinics.
  • Page 13
    (a) CHELSFIELD MAIN DRAINAGE.
  • Page 13
    The following is an analysis of the cesspools in the area :
  • Page 15
    Cleansing of Persons. A Cleansing Unit is established at Downe House, High Street, Orpington, for the treatment of scabies and for the cleansing of verminous persons.
  • Page 15
    HOUSING.
  • Page 15
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
  • Page 15
    FOOD PREMISES.
  • Page 15
    FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
  • Page 15
    SAMPLING. Total number of samples taken—379, as follows:
  • Page 15
    TRADE PREMISES.
  • Page 16
    The following statistics are of work carried out following complaints and by routine investigation :
    InspectionsFoundCleared
  • Page 17
    Full details regarding the salvage sales for 1948 are as follows :
    T.C.Q.lbs.£
  • Page 17
    The monthly figures for waste paper and kitchen waste, which are the principal items, are as follows :
    Waste PaperKitchen Waste
    1948T.C.Q.T.C.Q.
  • Page 17
    REVENUE SINCE 1940:
  • Page 21
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding Cows- CowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 21
    The following figures show the results of the Analyst's tests for cleanliness (Methylene Blue Test) :
    Designation.No. of SamplesNo. PassedNo. Failed
  • Page 22
    Thirty-nine samples were taken during the year, and a summary of their grading is as follows :
  • Page 25
    The following tabulation gives an indication ot the tube] culous state of the population :—
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
  • Page 28
    APPENDIX I SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS PREMISES AND THE NUMBER OF DEFECTS AND CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND.
    Housing Inspection.No. of InspectionsNo. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found
  • Page 29
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 30
    NUISANCES ABATED AND DEFECTS REMEDIED FOLLOWING FORMAL ACTION 1948.
  • Page 31
    APPENDIX 3. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1948.
    At all agesRemoved to HospitalTotal Deaths
    Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2525-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 32
    APPENDIX 4. FACTORIES ACTS 1937 AND 1948. PART I. OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 33
    APPENDIX 4 (contd.) 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as two, three or more " cases ").
    ParticularsNumber of Cases in which defects were found
    FoundRemediedReferredNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 34
    APPENDIX 5. FOOD AND DRUGS.
    Articles.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
  • Page 35
    Continued from previous page...
    Articles.Formal SamplesInformal Samples
  • Page 36
    APPENDIX 6. AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY TO ORPINGTON URBAN DISTRICT. JANUARY-DECEMBER, 1948. PARTS PER MILLION (unless otherwise stated). (a) Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 5 mins. at 80°F. (b) Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 3 hrs. at 80°F. (c) Colour m.m. brown 2 ft. tube. Burgess's Tintometer. (d) Phosphate as P.O. 111/4. ( e ) Silica as Si. 02.
    Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesAmmo-niacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised NitrogenChlorides as CI(a)(b)Turbidity in terms of Silica(c)Hardness (Total)Hardness (Perm)PH Value(d)(e)Conductivity
  • Page 36
    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS.
    Percentage of samples negative 100 ml.Bact. coli per 100 ml.