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Orpington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 84
- Tables
- 42
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Live Births
Total Male Fema1e -
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Sti11births.
Total Male Female -
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Deaths Total Male Female -
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Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age
Total Male Fema1e -
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The following table gives the number of stillbirths, rates per 1,000 births, and comparative rates per 1,000 population with England and Wales, for the past ten years-
Year No. Of Stillbirths Rates per 1,000 Births Rate per Orpington 1,000 population England & Wales -
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An Analysis of the ages at death is given below:-
AGE TOTAL Male Female -
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The main causes of death in Orpington, for the past five years, were as under:-
DISEASE YEAR 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 -
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DISEASE YEAR -
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LOCAL CLINIC SERVICES Child Welfare Centres
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ORPINGTON Methodist Church Hall Monday 4 Tuesday afternoon
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The following is a summary of the cases assisted in Orpington during the year 1952:-
Type Of Case No. of Cases receiving Serice at 1.1.52 No. Of Cases commenced during 1952 Total Cases having received service during 1952 -
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SAMPLES ANALYST'S REPORT ACTION TAKEN -
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Under present Pood Control Regulations, very little slaughtering of animals is carried out locally and the following table is self-explanatory: -
CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED CALVES PIGS -
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Milk As stated in my last report, the sale of un-designated milk in this area is now illegal. Licences were issued in respect of the sale of milk having a special designation as follows: =
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1950 (35 samples taken) 1951 (47 samples, taken)
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Food Complaints Twenty-five complaints of unsound condition and/or contamination of food stuff were received from the public during the year as follow:-
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Vaccination The following figures,, which have been furnished by the County Medical Officer, show the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year 1952-
YEAR OF BIRTH PRIMARY VACCINATION RE VACCINATION -
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Tuberculosis Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December, 1952, are as under:-
Respiratory Other Forms Tota1 No, of cases. M F M F -
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Resp1ratory Other Forms Total No. of cases M F M F -
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(1) Pood poisoning notifications (corrected) returned to Registrar General:-
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(3) Outbreaks of undiscovered cause: ~
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Other Infectious Diseases In addition to the infectious diseases enumerated above, notifications were received as under:-
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TABLE 1 Summary of Statistics, 1952
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Causes of Death - 1952 Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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TABLE III INFANT MORTALITY, 1952 (Compiled locally from Registrar" s Death Returns)
CAUSES OF DEATH Under 1 week 1 and under 2 weeks 2 and under 3 weeks 3 and under 4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1 month and under & months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months months and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE IV NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1952. Sex and Age Distribution
DISEASE Totals Under 1 1 - 2 3-4 5-9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 & over Age Unknown Scarlet Fever M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M P M F -
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TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1952. Ward Distribution, Attack and Mortality Rates.
DISEASES Total WARDS Cases removed to Hospital Attack rate per 1,000 population No. of Deaths Death rate per 1,000 population Biggin Hill Chelsfield Crofton North Crofton South Cudham Dome Farnborough Goddington North Qoddlngton South Green St. Green Knockholt Knoll Leaves Green Petts Wood Poverest St. Mary Cray -
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TABLE VI NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1952. SEASONAL INCIDENCE.
Disease Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total -
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TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS New cases and Mortality During the Year 1952,
Age Groups New cases notified or otherwise revealed, (Not including Inward Transfers)* Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE VIII FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were:- Number of cases in which prosecutions were institued. Found Remedied Referred To H. M. Inspector By H. M. Inspector -
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TABLE IX Visits Paid to Various Premises Together With Defects and Contraventions Found
Housing Inspection No. of Inspections No. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found. -
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Factories No. of Inspections No. of Premises at which Defects or Contraventions were found. -
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TABLE X HOUSING INSPECTION - DEFECTS ETC.REMEDIED DURING 1952
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TABLE X3 FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING
Articles Formal Samples Informal Samples -
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TABLE XII AVERAGE RESULTS OP THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OP THE WATER SUPPLIED TO ORPINGTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL DURING 1952. Parts per Million (unless otherwise stated)
Description of Samples No. of Samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrite Nitrogen Nitrate Chlorides as CI. Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 3 hrs at 80° F Colour m.m brown 2 ft. tube Burgess's Tintometer Hardness (total) Hardness Permanent pH Value Magnesium Silica as Sio2 Fluorides F Conductivity -
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Approximately 273®5 acres of land have been secured for public recreational purposes within theUrban district as under: -
Ward Acreage -
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Ward Acreage