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Orpington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 113
- Tables
- 37
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VITAL STATISTICS Live Births.
Males Females Total -
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Stillbirths
Males Females Total -
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Total Births (live and still)
Males Females Total -
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Infant Mortality
Males Females Total -
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OPEN-AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. Approximately 292.28 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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OPEN SPACES
Ward Acreage -
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COMMON LAND
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Disinfection. The disinfecting station is situate at the Council Offices and details of the work carried out during 1964 are as unders:-
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The following is a summary of the cases assisted during 1964:-
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(a) Private Estate Development
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The following gives particulars of the work carried out during 1964:-
Premises Number on Register. Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. Cases in which defects were found:
Found Remedied . Number of cases in which defects were referredto H.M. by H.M. Inspector Inspector Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted -
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The number of inspections and treatments carried out were as follovirs:-
Total number of inspections Number of Unfestations cleared -
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SANITARY INSPECTION 0F THE AREA
Total number of inspections and visits. No. of PREMISES at which defects or contraventions were found -
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The total number of premises still dependent upon stored rainwater or well supply is made up as follows:-
WARD Number of premises with Stored rainwater Well Supply -
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Average Results of the Chemical Examination of the waters supplied to the Orpington Urban District Council MILLIGRAMMES PER LITRE (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample Sundridge Well Lullingstone Well Eynsford Well Horton Kirby Well Orpington Yell North Orpingto Well -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS YEARLY AVERAGES 1964. of the waters supplied to the Orpington Urban District Council.
Source of supply BEFORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT Number of samples agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count E .coli count 20-24 hours at 370C. 3 days at 22°C. Per cent samples negative in 100ml. Count per 100ml„ ' Per cent samples negative in 100ml. Count per 100ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. 3 days at 22°Co Per cent samples negative in 100ml. Per cent samples negative in 100ml. -
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EE-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 1964 During 1964 Total as at December 1964 -
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Details of the Two hundred and eight informal samples of food and drugs taken for analysis are as follows
Description Samples taken Result Remarks Formal Informal Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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Description Samples taken Result Remarks Formal Informal Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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Description Samples taken Result Remarks Formal Informal Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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NATURE OF UNSATISFACTORY SAMPLE REMARKS -
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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample Remarks -
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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 Result Grade II Grade III -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT ,1955-SECTION 16 Two hundred and five shops and food premises have bean registered under the above Act, as follow:—
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The County Medical Officer has kindly supplied the following information with regard to poliomyelitis vaccination for 1964 based on the Return submitted to the Ministry of Health.
Year 3rd and 4th Dose (Salk and Oral) 3 Orals (Complete Course) -
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The following details have been supplied by the County Medical Officer of Diphtheria immunisation figures based on Returns submitted to the Ministry of Health:-
Year of Birth Diphtheria Immunisation (Singly or in combination) Primary Reinforcing -
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TUBERCULOSIS The following is a copy of the recordings in the register at 31st December, 1964.
Respiratory Other Forms Total No. of Cases. M. F. M. F. -
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NEW CASES AND MORTALITY. 1964 New cases notified or otherwise revealed (Not including Inward Transfers*) Deaths
Age Groups Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS,1964.
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
I960 1961 1962 1961 19 6 4 Total. Male Female -
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TABLE III NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1964 Sex and Age Distribution
Disease Totals Under 1 1-2 3-4 5-9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 and over Age Unknown I M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. -M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE IV NOTIFI/BI I INFECTIOUS DISEASES., 1964 Ward Distribution. Attack arc) Mortality Rates.,
Direasors WARDS Cases removed to Hospital. Attack Rate per 1,000 population No. of Daaihs. Death Rate per11,000 population Total Biggin Hill Crofton Souths Crofton North Chelsfield Cudham Dovme Farnborough Green Street Green CoddingToii South Goddington 'North Knoocfcholt Kooll Leaves Green Putts Wood Poverest St. Mary Cray -
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TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES ,1964 Seasonal Incidence
Disease Jan. Feb . March Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL -
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TABLE VI SUMMARY OF THE ' ORX OF TIT" PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Number of Inspections No of premises at which defects or contraventions wer found -
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TABLE VII, NUISANCUS, DEFECTS, CONTMVEITIONS, ETC., ABATED OR REMEDIED IN 1964.