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Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
- Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 196
- Tables
- 68
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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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Deaths:
Males Females Total -
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE FOR 1967 (Registrar-General's Return)
Causes of Death Sex All ages Under four weeks Four weeks and under 1 year Age in Years 1 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 and over -
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Causes of Death at different periods of life for 1967—
Causes of Death Sex All ages Under four weeks Four weeks and under 1 year Age In Years 1 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 and over -
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DEATHS FROM CANCER
Male Female Total 1967 1966 1965 1967 1966 1965 1967 1966 1965 -
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TABLE I DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 4 WEEKS OF AGE
Cause of Death AGE TOTAL 24 hours 1-7 days 8-28 days -
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SUMMARY OF DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES' WORK
Number of domiciliary confinements attended by midwives under N.H.S. arrangements. Number of cases delivered in hospitals and other institutions but discharged and attended by domiciliary midwives before 10th day. Doctor not booked Doctor booked Total (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Primary Course—Number of persons under age 16
Type of Vaccine or dose YEAR OF BIRTH Others under 16 Total 1967 1966 1965 1964 1960/63 -
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Re-inforcing doses—number of persons under age 16
Type of Vaccine or dose 1967 1966 1965 1964 1960/63 Others under 16 Total -
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PRIMARY ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION
Completed Primary Course YEAR OF BIRTH Others under 16 Total 1967 1966 1965 1964 1960/63 -
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New cases of residents treated during 1967.
Treatment Centre Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Total -
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DENTAL SERVICES FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS
A. Number of Visits for Treatment During Year: Children 0-4 (incl.) Expectant & Nursing Mothers -
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ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT
Ages 5 to 9 Ages 10 to 14 Ages 15 and over Total -
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FOOD POISONING Incidents and Cases
Causative Agent GENERAL OUTBREAKS FAMILY OUTBREAKS SPORADIC CASES notified or ascertained TOTAL No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases cols. (1+3+5) TOTAL No. of cases columns (2+4+5) No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -
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DETAILS OF FOOD POISONING DUE TO SALMONELLAE OTHER THAN S. TYPHIMURIUM
Type of Salmonellae -
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The following are details of the recordings in the register for the year ended 31st December, 1967:—
Respiratory Other forms Total No. of Cases M F M F -
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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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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1967
Notifiable Disease Number of Cases Notified in Age Groups Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 35 35 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and Upwards Age unknown Total All ages M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE I CASES IN COMMUNITY CARE SUPERVISED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH SECTION IN 1967 (Corresponding numbers for 1966 in brackets)
Mental Illness Elderly Mentally Infirm Psychopathic Disorder Sub-normality Severe Sub-normality Totals -
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TABLE II HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS EFFECTED BY M.W.O.s IN 1967 (Corresponding numbers for 1966 in brackets)
Mental Health Act, 1959 Mentally Ill and Psychopaths Mentally Subnormal and Severely Subnormal -
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TABLE III NUMBER OF OUT-PATIENT CONSULTANT SESSIONS IN THE BOROUGH PER WEEK
Name of Hospital Adult Psychiatry Child Psychiatry / Guidance -
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TABLE IV CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY THOUGHT TO BE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED—BORN AFTER 31.12.1961 (Corresponding number for 1966—children born after 31.12.1960—in brackets)
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TABLE V CHILDREN BORN AFTER 31.12.1961 REMOVED FROM THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED REGISTER DURING 1967 (Corresponding numbers for 1966 in brackets)
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TABLE VI PERSONS PROVIDED WITH LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING 1967
Mentally 111 Mentally Subnormal -
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TABLE VII CASES PROVIDED WITH SHORT TERM CARE IN 1967.
Hospital Placements Other Placements Category Under 16 Over 16 Total Hospital Placements Under 16 Over 16 Total Other Placements Total all Placements -
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TABLE VIII RESIDENTS ATTENDING TRAINING CENTRES AT 31.12.67 JUNIORS AND ADULTS
Name of Centre and responsible Authority AGE GROUP TOTALS 5 years- 16 years- M F M F -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 FOOD SAMPLING Letters in parenthesis are referred to on page 104.
Article No. Examined No. Unsatisfactory Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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The undermentioned food stuffs were examined for the presence of residual pesticides:-
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Details of the various items are given below:
Tons Cwts. Lbs. -
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103 samples were taken during the year with the following results:-
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CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED
Cattle, excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Goats -
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The complaints may be classified as under: —
Alleged condition Foreign Bodies, Dirty, etc. Mouldy Other Conditions -
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During 1967 it was found necessary to issue 32 warning letters and in addition to institute proceedings as shown below: —
Fined Costs -
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FOOD PREMISES Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960. There are some 2,272 food premises in the area, made up a; follows: -
Premises Total No. Premises to which Reg. 19 applies No. Premises Pitted to Comply with Reg. 19 No. Premises Fitted to Comply with Reg. 16 -
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PROPERTIES OTHER THAN SEWERS
Properties other than sewers Type of Property Non-Agricultural Agricultural -
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OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963 (A) Registrations and General Inspections
Class of premises No. of premises registered during the year No. of registered premises at end of year No. of registered premises receiving a General Inspection -
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(B) Analysis of Contraventions
Section No. of Contraventions found Section No. of Contraventions found -
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(E) Reported Accidents
Workplace Number Reported Total No. Investigated Action Recommended No Action Prosecution Formal Warning Informal Advice -
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Analysis of reported accidents
Offices Retail Shop Wholesale Warehouses Catering establishments open to public, canteens Fuel Storage Depots -
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PART I OF THE ACT 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)
No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(1)(c) -
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During 1967, 549 bodies were brought to the Mortuaries where post-mortem examinations were conducted by a Home Office Pathologist as shown below:—
Mortuary Address No. of bodies brought to the Mortuary and post-mortem examinations conducted (1) (2) -
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Lead content (mg/1 Pb) water from main taps in consumers' premises
Number of samples Per cent. -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS — YEARLY AVERAGES, 1967 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Source of supply Number of samples BEFORE TREATMENT Number of samples AFTER TREATMENT Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count E. 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°C. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. -
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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY, 1967 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Day of the month Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Oxygen abs. from KMnO4 4 hrs. at 27°C. B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C Hardness (total) CaCO3 Hardness (non-carbonate) CaCO3 Magnesium as Mg Sodium as Na Potassium as K Chloride as Cl Phosphate as PO4 Silicate as SiO2 Sulphate as S04 Natural Fluoride as F Surface-active material as Manoxol OT co2 Turbidity units Colour (Burgess units) ph value Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) -
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PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examination Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected No. of Pupils found not to warrant a medical examination Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) Satisfactory No. Unsatisfactory No. for defective vision (excluding squint) for any other condition recorded at Part II Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS—MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Defect Code No. (1) Defect or Disease (2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS Special Inspection Entrants Leavers Others Total -
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PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Age Groups inspected (By year of Birth) No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examination Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected No. of Pupils found not to warrant a medical examination Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) for defective vision (excluding squint) for any other condition recorded at Part II Total individual pupils Satisfactory Unsatisfactory (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS — INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Defect Code No. (1) Defect or Disease (2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS Special Inspection Entrants Leavers Others Total -
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Infectious Diseases 1,890 notifications of infectious diseases in children of school age were received during the year. Details of the notifications received are as below:—
Disease Total No. of Cases 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter -
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PART I RETURN OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN New assessments and placements
During the calendar year ended 31st December, 1967:— Blind P.S. Deaf Pt.Hg. PH. Del. Mai. E.S.N. Epil. Sp. Def. TOT. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) -
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PART III HANDICAPPED PUPILS AWAITING PLACES IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS OR RECEIVING EDUCATION IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS: INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: IN SPECIAL CLASSES AND UNITS: UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE EDUCATION ACT, 1944: AND BOARDED IN HOMES.
As at 18th January, 1968:— Blind P.S. Deaf Pt.Hg. P.H. Del. Mai. E.S.N. Epil. Sp. Def. TOT. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) -
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EDUCATION IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS: INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: IN SPECIAL CLASSES AND UNITS UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE EDUCATION ACT, 1944; AND BOARDED IN HOMES
As at 18th January, 1968:— Bind P.S Def. Pt.Hg. P.H Del. Mal. E.S.N. Epil. Sp. Def. Tot (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)