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Orpington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
- Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 44
- Tables
- 36
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Summary of Vital and Other Statistics.
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Live Births.
Total Male Female -
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Deaths.
Total Male Female -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
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Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age.
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Death Rates of Infants Under 1 Year of Age.
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The following table shows the main causes of death :
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Domestic Help Service.
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Child Welfare Centres.
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Ante-Natal Clinics.
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Women's Welfare Clinics.
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The following is an analysis of the cesspools in the area
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A summary of the work in 1949 shows :
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HOUSING.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
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FOOD PREMISES.
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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
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SAMPLING. Total number of samples taken— 407, as follows:
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TRADE PREMISES
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The following statistics are of work carried out following complaints and by routine investigation :
No. of Infested Premises Inspections Found Cleared -
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lollowing table extracted rrom ngures appearing m the Appendix :
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Re-Housing. I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following details of re-housing so effectively carried out by the Local Authority :
Prior to 1949 During 1949 Total as at Dec. 1949 -
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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The following figures show results of Methylene Blue Test for cleanliness :
Sample No. Passed Number Failed -
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Of the 47 other samples taken during the year the grading was as follows:
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The following tabulation gives an indication of the tuberculous state of the population:
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APPENDIX 1, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VISITS PAID TO VARIOUS PREMISES AND THE NUMBER OF DEFECTS AND CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND.
Housing Inspection. No. of Inspections No. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found -
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APPENDIX 3. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1949.
At all ages Removed to Hospital Total Deaths Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 65 and over -
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APPENDIX 4. FACTORIES ACTS 1937 AND 1948. PART I. OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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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").
Particulars Number of Cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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APPENDIX 5. FOOD AND DRUGS.
Articles Formal Samples Informal Samples -
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APPENDIX 6. AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY TO ORPINGTON URBAN DISTRICT 1949. PARTS PER MILLION (unless otherwise stated).
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrogen Chlorides as Cl Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 3 hrs. at 80°F. Turbidity in terms of Silica Colour m m. brown, 2 ft. tube Burgess's Tintometer Hardness (Total) Hardness (Perm) pH Value Conductivity Nitrite Nitrate -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS.
No. of samples Percentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml. Bact. coli Test Bact. coli per 100 ml.