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Shoreditch 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
- Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 50
- Tables
- 33
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Comparative vital statistics of the Borough during recent years are given in the following table
Year Population estimated to middle of each year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Nett Number Rate Of Nonresidents registered in the District Of residants not restored in the District. Under lyear of age At all ages Number Rate Number Rate per 1,000 nett Births Number Rate -
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CAUSES OP DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION.
CAUSES OF DEATH AGES SEX Total deaths due to each cause Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 and upwards Male Female -
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BIRTHS, The numbers of registered live births allocated to the Borough during the calendar year 1949 were as follows :-
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INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1949.
CAUSE OF DEATH AGES 3 E X Total deaths under 1 year. Under 1 day 1 day to 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 -4 weeks total under 1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Male Female -
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The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Shoreditch, during the past seven years are given below
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 -
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING 1949 (confirmed diagnosis).
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. Total number of confirmed cases AGES Deaths. Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years(plus) -
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The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene continued to perform the bacteriological examinations on behalf of this Council until the middle of November, and carried out the following examinations:-
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Page 14
This they agreed to do at their Central Laboratory at Colindale From the middle of November to the end of the year they carried out the following examinations:-
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Notifications - Fifty eight new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 13 of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during 1949 compared with 73 pulmonary and 8 non-pulmonary notifications in 1948 The following table gives details regarding the ages of notification of pulmonary and non-pulmonary cases respectively :-
AGE PERIODS. FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS Number of primary notifications of new cases 0 - 1 1-2 2-5 5-10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 35 35 - 45 45 - 55 55 - 65 65 - 75 75 and upwards (Total (all ages) -
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The supplementary table gives the age grouping of cases of tuberculosis which came to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by formal notifications , during the year
AGE PERIODS. 0-1 1-2 2-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65-75 75 and upwards TOTAL -
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Notification Register:-
Number of cases of tuberculosis remaining on the Register at 31st December, 1949. Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Total M. F. Total M. F. Total Cases 390 340 730 130 101 231 961 -
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The following table shows the incidence of oases of tuberculosis and of deaths from that disease for the last ten years
Year Notification rate per 1,000 population, Death rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary All Forms Pulmonary Pulmonary All Forms -
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Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and deaths during the year are given in the following table:-
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. P. M. F. -
Page 18
The average attendances at the clubs are shown in the following table :-
(1) Old People's Clubs (2) Average weekly number of attendances (5) , Av. weekly No. of M. Tu. W. Th. Fr. Sat. Dinners Teas -
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The following tables summarize the visits of inspection and the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during 1949.
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE (Contd.)
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NOTICES SERVED (Contd.)
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The number of treatments carried out during the year is shown in the following tables VERMINOUS PERSONS.
New Cases Total new Cases Re-attend-ances Total treatments 0 to 15 years Over 15 years -
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The readings taken at the Town Hall were mainly slightly lower than those from the Disinfecting Station but this could be accounted for by the close proximity of an electricity generating station to the latter site.
Place. Pounds per million cubic yards Milligrammes per cubic metre -
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The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows
Premises Number of Oocupiers Prosecuted Inspections Written Notices -
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The defects found and dealt with were as follows
Number of defects, No.of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
Page 29
HOME WORK The following is a summary of the lists received from employers in the borough:-
NATURE OF WORK OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 110 Outwcrk inunwholes one premises, Section III Outwork in infected Lists received from Employers Notices served on Occu piers as to keeping or sending Lists Prosecutions Instances Notices served Prosecutions Instances Coders made Prosecutions February August Failing to keep or permit in speotion of Lists Failing to send Lists Lists Outworkers Lists Outworkers Contractors Workmen Contractors Workmen (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) -
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NUMBERS OF OUTWORKERS RECEIVED FROM OTHER DISTRICTS DURING 1949.
DISTRICTS Making Wearing Apparel Toys and crackers Artificial Flowers Furniture and Upholstery Fur Pulling Umbrellas Etc. Paper Bags and Boxes Brush Making Fancy Leather Goods Card Mounting TOTALS Feb. Aug. Feb. Aug, Feb, Aug. Feb. Aug. Feb. Aug. Fob. Aug. Ebb. Aug. Feb. Aug. Ebb. Aug. Feb. Aug -
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BUSINESS PREMISES
No. of Premises dealt with No. of Inspections made No. of Prebaits laid No.of Poison baits laid Est. Rat Kill -
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SEWERS.
No. of Pre - baits laid in manholes No. of Poison baits laid in manholes Calculated Rat Kills. -
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Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936-46
Pasteurised Accredited Tuberculin Tested -
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Milk (Special Designations) (Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949.
Pasteurised Sterilised -
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16 Samples which were submitted for plate count gave the following results of bacteria per millilitre.
0 to 1,000 1,000 to 5,000 5,000 to 10,000 10,000 to 50,000 50,000 to 100,000 100,000 to 1,000,000 1 million and over -
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The following table gives particulars of the work done under the Housing Acts in the form, required by the Ministry of Health :-
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C. - Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act 1936
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936.
Date Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks -
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Date Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks -
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FOOD & DRUGS ACT and PUBLIC HEALTH (PRES ERVATIVES IN FOOD) REGS.
Date Nature of Offence Fine Costs Remarks