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Orpington 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

Published
1954
Pages
70
Tables
43

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    These figures are also of some importance in indicating the direction which Health Services should take in the future.
    Orpington.Bromley.Chislehurst and Sidcup.
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
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    An analysis of the ages at death shows that, of the deaths registered:—
    Total.MaleFemale
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    Causation of Deaths. The main causes of death in the Urban District for the past five years were:—
    Disease.1949.1950.Year. 1951.19521953.
  • Page 14
    The following information is given in respect of 1953:—
    Four weeks ending: —Total number of Certificates received.Weekly average.
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    Ward.Acreage.
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    Details of the work carried out during 1953 are as under:—
    Articles treated.Articles destroyed.
  • Page 22
    LOCAL CLINIC SERVICES.
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    Women 's Welfare Clinics.
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    These 133 premises are dependent upon underground tank or well supply, as under:—
    Number of premises with:
    Stored Rainwater.Wells.
  • Page 28
    Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington Urban District Council during 1953. (Parts per million, unless otherwise stated).
    Description of Sample.No. of Samples.Ammoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised Nitrogen NitrateChlorides as C1.Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27 °C.Turbidity in terms of SilicaColour m.m. brown 2ft. tube Burgess's Tintometer.Hardness (Total)Non-Carbonate HardnesspH ValueMagnesium Mg.Silica SiO 2Sulphates SO 4Conductivity
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    Bacteriological Results.
    Before Chlorination (Raw Water).After Clorination (Water passing into Supply). Bact. coli test
    Plate count (average per millilitre) Colonies counted on AgarBact. coli testBact. coli test
    22°C.37°C.Percentage samples neg. 100 ml.Average No. per 100 ml.Number of samples.Percentage samples neg. 100 ml.Average No. per 100 ml.
  • Page 32
    Details of inspections made and defects found are given below:—
    PremisesNo. on RegisterInspectionsNo. of Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2. Cases in which defects were found.
    No. of cases in which defects wereNo. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    Referred
    FoundRemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 33
    Twenty-seven lists of Outworkers were received during the year, and the following is a summary of the trades involved, together with the number of persons employed.
    Trade.Number of Outworkers, employed.
  • Page 35
    Comparative statistics are given below. The large number of inspections, as compared with the number of infestations cleared, is explained by the fact that the rodent operators spend a considerable proportion of their time making house-to-house surveys in their search for rodents and each treatment entails a minimum of six visits to the infested premises.
    Total Number of Inspections.Number of Infestations Cleared.
    195119521953195119521953
  • Page 38
    Total number of valuation assessments, houses and flats, at the close of the year 19,964
  • Page 38
    Re-Housing. I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following statistics of re-housing carried out by the Local Authority:—
    Prior to 1953.During 1953.Total as at Dec., 1953.
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    Details of samples taken, together with information as to the unsatisfactory samples, and action taken, are given below:—
    Article.Samples taken Formal. Informal.Result Adult-Genuine. erated.InferiorRemarks
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    Article.Samples takenGenuineResult Adult-erated.InferiorRemarks
    Formal.Informal.
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    Details of unsatisfactory samples:—
    Sample.Analyst's Report.Action Taken.
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    Sample.Analyst's Report.Action Taken.
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    Sample.Analyst's Report.Action Taken.
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    The following is an analysis of the results obtained during the past three years:—
    Year.No. of Samples taken.Grade I.Grade II.RESULT. Grade III.Grade IV.
  • Page 46
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. SECTION 14. One hundred and forty shops and food premises have been registered under this Section of the Act:—
  • Page 46
    Food Premises. There are some 467 food premises in the area, made up as under:—
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    Milk. Licences were issued in respect of the sale of milk having a special designation, as follow:—
  • Page 47
    The following table gives details of the ante- and post-mortem inspection of animals made during 1953:— Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs
  • Page 50
    The following figures, which have been supplied by the County Medical Officer, show the number of persons resident in the area, who were vaccinated against smallpox during 1953.
    Year of Birth.Primary Vaccination.Re-vaccination.
  • Page 52
    A total of ten thousand, eight hundred and eighty children under the age of fifteen years had completed a course of immunisation at the 31st December, 1953, out of a total of fifteen thousand, two hundred and forty-six children—i.e., 71 per cent.
    Year of Birth.Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) 1949—1953.1948 or earlierPopulation 1951 Census
  • Page 53
    In addition to the infectious diseases enumerated above, notifications were received as under:—
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    Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December, 1953, are as under:—
    Respiratory.Other Forms.Total No. of Cases.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 54
    There were thirty-six deletions from the Register as against twenty-five for the previous year. New Cases and Mortality, 1953.
    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.
  • Page 59
    TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.
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    TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953.
    1951.1952.1953.
    Male.Female.Total
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    TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1953. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns).
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week-1 and under 2 Weeks.2 and under 3 Weeks.8 and under 4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1 month and under 8 Months3 months and under Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under12Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 62
    TABLE. IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953. Sex and Age Distribution.
    Disease.Totals.Under 11—23—45-910—1415—2425 and over.Age unknown
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 63
    TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953. Ward Distribution. Attack and Mortality Rates.
    Diseases.WARDS
    TotalBiggin HillChelsfieldCrofton NorthCrofton SouthCudhamDowneFarnboroughGoddington NorthGoddington SouthGreen-Street-GreenKnockholtKnollLeaves GreenPetts WoodPoverestSt. Mary CrayCases removed to hospital.Attack rate per 1,000 population.No. of Deaths.Death rate per 1,000 population.
  • Page 64
    TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953. Seasonal Incidence.
    Disease.Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 65
    TABLE VII. SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
    No. of Inspections.No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found.
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    No. of Inspections.No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found.
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    TABLE VIII. Nuisances, Defects, Contraventions, etc., Abated or Remedied in 1953.