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Orpington 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

Published
1960
Pages
74
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

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    SECTION A VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA GENERAL STATISTICS
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    Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1959.
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    VITAL STATISTICS Live Births.
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    MalesFemalesTotal
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    The following is an analysis of the ages at death:
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    Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table II in the appendix, but the following table, giving details of certain causes of death in the Urban District during the past ten years may prove of interest:
    1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
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    Local Sickness. The following is a summary of the weekly details received from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance during 1959:—
    Four weeks endingNumber of First certificates of incapacity received
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    Open Air Recreational Amenities. Approximately 283.6 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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    Disinfection. The disinfecting station is situate at the Council Offices and details of the work carried out during 1959 are as under:—
    Disinfections—
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    Laboratory Service. Routine medical and Food and Drugs samples are forwarded to the Public Health Laboratory at Maidstone, and the following is a summary of the work carried out on behalf of the Council during 1959:—
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    Domestic Help Service. The District Organiser's office is at 102A, High Street, Orpington. The following is a summary of the cases assisted during 1959:—
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    LOCAL CLINIC SERVICES. Child Welfare Centres.
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    1. Inspection for purposes of provisions as to heatlh :
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2. Cases in which defects were found :
    Number of cases in which defects were ReferredNumber of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
    FoundRemedied to H.M.By H.M.
    InspectorInspector
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    Outworkers. Twenty lists of Outworkers were received during the year, and the following are details of the trades involved, together with the number of persons employed.
    TradeNo. of outworkers employed
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    Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
    Total number of Inspections and visitsNo of premises at which defects or contraventions were found
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    The total number of premises still dependent upon underground tank or well supply is made up as follows :
    WardNumber of premises with Stored Rainwater Wells
  • Page 32
    Result of the Bacteriological Examination of the Water supplied to Orpington during the Year 1959. Parts per million (unless otherwise stated) BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS
    Source of supplyBEFORE TREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Number of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countEscherichia coli countNumber of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
    20-24 hours at 37°C.3 days at 22°C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.20-24 hours at 37°C.3 days at 22°CPer cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.
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    Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the Water supplied to Orpington during the Year 1959. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesAmmoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised NitrogenChlorides as CLOxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C.Turbidity in terms of SilicaColour, mm. brown 2. ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer
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    Describe of the sampleHardness (Total)pH. ValueHardness (noncarbonate)pH. ValuePhosphate as PO4Silicate as sio2sulphate as FMagnesium MGPotas sium as KB.O.D. 5 daysElectrical Conductivity (Gemmhos)
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    Re-Housing. I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the following statistics on re-housing carried out by the Local Authority :—
    Prior to 1959During 1959Total as a* Dec. 1959
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    Food and Drugs Sampling.
    Number examinedNumber unsatisfactory
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    Number examinedNumber unsatisfactory
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
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    Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of adulterationObservations
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    Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of adulterationObservations
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    Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of adulterationObservations
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    The following is an analysis of the results obtained during the past three years :—
    YearNo. of samples takenGrade IResult Grade IIGrade III
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    No pathogenic organisms were found in any of the 23 samples and the bacteriological grading was highly satisfactory.
    Food Premises.
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    The following figures which have been supplied by the County Medical Officer, show the numbers of Orpington residents who were vaccinated against this disease in 1959:—
    Year of BirthGiven second injectionsThird injections
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    The following is a copy of the annual return of Food Poisoning notifications (corrected) forwarded to the Ministry of Health.
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    Tuberculosis. The following is a copy of the recordings in the register at 31st December, 1959:—
    Respiratory.Other Forms.Total No. of cases.
    M.F.M.F.
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    New Cases and Mortality, 1959.
    Age GroupsNew Cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers)*Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    New cases attending the Chest Clinic for the first time during 1959:—
    Adults.Children, under 15 yrs. of age.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1959
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    TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
    19551956195719581959
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    TABLE HI. INFANT MORTALITY, 1959. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns.)
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 Week1 and under 2 Weeks2 and under 3 Weeks3 and under 4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year
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    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959. Sex and Age Distribution.
    DiseaseTotalsUnder 11-23-45-910-1415-2425 and overAge 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, 1959. Ward Distribution. Attack and Mortality Rates.
    DiseasesTotalWARDSCases removed to HospitalAttack rate per 1,000 populationNo. of DeathsDeath rate per 1,000 population
    Biggin HillCrofton SouthCrofton NorthChelsfieldCudhamDowneFarnboroughGreen-Street-GreenGoddington SouthGoddington NorthKnockholtKnollLeaves GreenPetts WoodPoverestSt. Mary Cray
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    TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1959. Seasonal Incidence.
    DiseaseJan.Feb.MarchApr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
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    TABLE VII SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS.
    No. of InspectionsNo. of premises at which defects or contraventions were found
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    Miscellaneous
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    TABLE VIII. NUISANCES, DEFECTS, CONTRAVENTIONS, ETC., ABATED OR REMEDIED IN 1959.
    Drainage.