[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Live Births.

	Total	Male	Female

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Stillbirths.

	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	Female

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Vita! Statistics of the Urban District for the past Ten Years.

Year.	Population.	No. of births (live)	No. of deaths.	No. of Infant deaths.	No. of Maternal deaths.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate.	Infant Mortality Rate.	Maternal Mortality Rate.

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The following tabulation, which gives details of certain causes of death in the Urban District for the past five years, may be of interest:—

Disease.	1951	1952	Year. 1953	1954	1955

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These figures give some indication of the seasonal trend of illness in the area, and it will be seen that the year 1955 followed the expected trend, i.e., that the highest incidence of illness occurred during January and February and then declined to its lowest level in August, and then gradually rose again towards the end of the year.

Four weeks ending	Number First.	of certificates of Intermediate.	incapacity. Final.

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Approximately 273.5 acres of land have been secured for public recreational purposes within the Urban District, as under:— Parks and Recreation Grounds.

	Ward.	Acreage.

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The disinfecting station is situate at the Council Offices and details of the work carried out during 1955 are as under:—

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The following cases received assistance during 1955:—

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This total of 119 premises still dependent upon underground tanks or well supply is made up as under:—

	Number of premises with:
Ward.	Stored Rainwater.	Wells.

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Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington during the year 1955. (Parts per million, unless otherwise stated).

Description of Sample.	No. of Samples.	Ammoniacal Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Oxidised Nitrogen Nitrate	Chlorides as Cl.	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C.	Turbidity in terms of Silica	Colour m.m. brown 2ft. tube Burgess's Tintometer.	Hardness (Total)	Hardness Non-Carbonate	pH Value	Phosphate a III P.O. 4	Sulphates as SO4	Silica as SiO2	Conductivity

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Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington during the year 1955. (Parts per million, unless otherwise stated).

	Before Chlorination				After Chlorination (Water passing into Supply).
Plate count (average per millilitre) Colonies counted on Agar		Bact. coli test		Number of samples.	After Chlorination (Water passing into Supply).
		Bact. coli test			Plate count (Av. per ml.) Colonies counted on Agar 37 °C. (20-24 hrs.)	Bact. coli test
37 C.	(20-24 hrs.)	Percentage samples neg. 100 ml.	Average No. per 100 ml.			Percentage samples neg. 100 ml.	Average No. per 100 ml.

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Cesspools. Number of cesspools at 31st December, 1955: —

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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises	No. on Register	No. of
Premises	No. on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers Prosecuted

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2. Cases in which defects were found.

	No. of cases in which defects were				No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	ToH.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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Outworkers. Thirty lists of Outworkers were received during the year, and the following are details of the trades involved, together with the number of persons employed.

Trade.	Number of Outworkers, employed.

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The following are the aggregate totals under the respective headings: —

	Total no. of Inspections and Visits.	No. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found.

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I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following statistics of re-housing carried out by the Local Authority: —

	Prior to 1955.	During 1955.	Total as at December 1955.

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III. Total number of families re-housed during 1955:—

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IV. Number of families with a residential claim on this Authority on waiting list at 31st December, 1955, in various categories:—

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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Food Sampling. 195 informal samples of food and drugs were taken for analysis.

Article.	Samples taken Formal. Informal.		Result			Remarks
			Genuine	Inferior.	Adulterated

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Article.	Samples taken Formal. Informal.		Result			Remarks
Article.	Samples taken Formal. Informal.		Genuine	Inferior.	Adulterated	Remarks

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There are some 460 food premises in the area, as under: —

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Details of the licences issued during 1955 are: —

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Carcases Inspected and Condemned:—

	Cattle excluding Cows.	Cows.	Calves.	Sheep and Lambs.	Pigs.

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The following is a copy of the annual return of food poisoning notifications (corrected) furnished to the Ministry of Health: —

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Tuberculosis. The following is a copy of the recordings in the register as at 31st December, 1955: —

	Respiratory.		Other Forms.		Total No. of Cases.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total No. of Cases.

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New cases and mortality, 1955:—

Age Groups.	New cases revealed.	notified or otherwise (Not including Inward Transfers)*.			Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Chest Clinic. I am indebted to Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in Charge, for the following information: —

	Adults.		Children.
	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE L SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1955.

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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.

	1955.
	1951.	1952.	1953.	1954	M.	F.	Total

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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1955. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns).

CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1 Week-	1 and under 2 Weeks.	2 and under 8 Weeks.	3 and under 4 Weeks.	Total under 4 Weeks.	1 month and under 3 Months	3 months and under 6 Months	6 Months and under 9 Months	9 Months and under 12 Months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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TABLE. IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Sex and Age Distribution.

Disease.	Totals.		Under 1		1—2		3—4		5-9		10—14		15—24		25 and over.		Age unknown
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F,	M.	F.	M,	F.	. M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Ward Distribution. Attack and Mortality Rates.

Diseases.	WARDS																	Cases removed to hospital.	Attack rate per 1,000 population.	No. of Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 population.
Diseases.	Total	Biggin Hill	Chelsfield	Crofton North	Crofton South	Cudham	Downe	Farnborough	Goddington North	Goddington South	Green-Street-Green	Knockholt	Knoll	Leaves Green	Petts Wood	Poverest	St. Mary Cray	Cases removed to hospital.	Attack rate per 1,000 population.	No. of Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 population.

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TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Seasonal Incidence.

Disease.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total .

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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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Live Births.

Stillbirths.

Deaths.

Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.

Vita! Statistics of the Urban District for the past Ten Years.

The following tabulation, which gives details of certain causes of death in the Urban District for the past five years, may be of interest:—

Approximately 273.5 acres of land have been secured for public recreational purposes within the Urban District, as under:— Parks and Recreation Grounds.

The disinfecting station is situate at the Council Offices and details of the work carried out during 1955 are as under:—

The following cases received assistance during 1955:—

This total of 119 premises still dependent upon underground tanks or well supply is made up as under:—

Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington during the year 1955. (Parts per million, unless otherwise stated).

Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supplied to Orpington during the year 1955. (Parts per million, unless otherwise stated).

Cesspools. Number of cesspools at 31st December, 1955: —

1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

2. Cases in which defects were found.

Outworkers. Thirty lists of Outworkers were received during the year, and the following are details of the trades involved, together with the number of persons employed.

The following are the aggregate totals under the respective headings: —

I am indebted to the Housing Manager for the following statistics of re-housing carried out by the Local Authority: —

III. Total number of families re-housed during 1955:—

IV. Number of families with a residential claim on this Authority on waiting list at 31st December, 1955, in various categories:—

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Food Sampling. 195 informal samples of food and drugs were taken for analysis.

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There are some 460 food premises in the area, as under: —

Details of the licences issued during 1955 are: —

Carcases Inspected and Condemned:—

The following is a copy of the annual return of food poisoning notifications (corrected) furnished to the Ministry of Health: —

Tuberculosis. The following is a copy of the recordings in the register as at 31st December, 1955: —

New cases and mortality, 1955:—

Chest Clinic. I am indebted to Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in Charge, for the following information: —

TABLE L SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1955.

TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.

TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1955. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns).

TABLE. IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Sex and Age Distribution.

TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Ward Distribution. Attack and Mortality Rates.

TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1955. Seasonal Incidence.

TABLE VII. SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.

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TABLE VIII. Nuisances, Defects, Contraventions, etc., Abated or Remedied in 1955.