[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Stepney 1951

Published: 1952
Pages: 88
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Assistant Jidministrative Officer: E.P.Webber (1, 2) Principal Assistant: S.J.Carr

District Sanitary Inspectors Disinfestation Inspectors Clerical Staff T.ylward
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1951
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1951

BIRTHS Total M F
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE:-

Total M F
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DEATHS FROM:-

Total M F
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Unemployment. The Ministry of Labour has kindly supplied me with the following information as to the estimated number of persons residing in the Borough registered as unemployed at the end of the year

Men Boys , Women Girls TOTAL
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In addition to living in insanitary conditions and being unable to devote to themselves and not receiving from other persons proper care and attention, the persons removed were also either -

Person Age +Reasons for action Removed to Remarks
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HOSPITAL FACILITIES. The undermentioned hospitals are situated in the Borough:

No. of Beds
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Details of specimens are as follows:-
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LEGISLATION. The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department were made or became operative during the year

Act. Order or Regulation. Date operative from
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The following Conferences were attended during the year by members of the Committee and of the Department:

Conference Held at Attended by
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The trades concerned are as follows s-
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Informal Notices under the various Acts and byelaws were served during the year, as follows :-
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Refuse Disposal. The Public Cleansing Officer has kindly supplied the following information on refuse and salvage disposed of during the ye ar :
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Summary of Inspections made bv the Housing Inspector.
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Bacteriological examination of foodstuffs. The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examinations:-

Nature of Sample No. of Samples No. Unsatisfactory
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Fifty-one samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination, with the following results:-

Manufactured
In Borough. Outside Borough. Total
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Improvements effected at Food Establishments.
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Export Certificates. 43 certificates were issued in respect of the examination of foodstuffs for export, as follows:-
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Unsound Food. The following auantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-

Premises Tons cwts qrs. lbs.
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Zeebrugge -Harwich Train Ferry. 297 special midnight or early morning visits were made to Bishopsgate Goods Station for the purpose of examining 4,450 trucks of foodstuffs arriving from the following countries:-
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Details of examinations are as follows:

Males Females Total
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The 242 tuberculous conditions are further analysed as follows:

Males Females Total
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Disinfe station (bed bugs and other insect pests). The following is a summary of the work 'carried out by the specialist inspectors:
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The 1,151 samples (877 Foods and 274 Drugs) purchased by Inspectors under the Food and Drugs Act are classified as follows:-
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Milk. 265 samples were examined during the year; the average composition of the samples is shown in the following table:-

Month No. Examined Fat, per cent Solids-not-Fat, per cent
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Average composition for the past 10 years is as follows:-

Year No. Examined Fat, per cent Solids-not-Fat, per cent
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Sausages Of 86 samples, 11 were adulterated, as follows

B24. Informal. Pork Sausages. 38% deficient in meat.
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Table 1. TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1951 (Registrar-General's Return)

CAUSES OF DEATH. ALL AGES -1 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75-
M F Total
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Table l. (Contd.)

CAUSES OF DEATH. ALL AGES -1 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75-
M F. Total
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Table 2. Comparative Table of ROAD. ACCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH

YEAR Children under 7 yrs. Children 7-14 yrs. Adults TOTALS
Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured
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Table 3. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1951

Stepney London Administrative County England and Wales
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Table 4. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS. VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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Table 5. SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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Table 6. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.

Type of Factory No. on Register Inspections Written Notices
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

Particulars Found Remedied Referred
to H.M. Inspector by H.M. Inspector
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Table 7. FACTORIES & TRADES IN THE BOROUGH

Mechani cal. NonMechanical. Mechani cal. NonMechanical.
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(Table 7 (contd.)

Me chanical. NonMechanical. Mechanical. NonMechanical.
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Table 8. RODENT CONTROL

Total Properties in Area Council Property Dwelling Houses iBusiness Premises TOTAL
56 23,562 12,750 36,368
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Table 9. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS & ACTION TAKEN BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION & INSPECTION OF FOOD.

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Table 10.

Type and Number of Food Premises in the Borcugh		Premises registered under more than one category.
Type and Number of Food Premises in the Borcugh		Butter & Marg. Factories.	Restaurants, Cafes, &c.	Canteens &c.	Chemists.	Confectioners	Fruit. Vegetables.	Grocers (Retail)	Grocers (Wholesale)	Ice Cream.	Milkshops.	Poultry.	Prepared Food.	Wholesale Marg.Dealers.

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Table 11. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1951.

DISEASES.	Total Cases Notified. In Age Groups.												Total Notifications	Corrected Total	Cases admitted to Hospital	No. of Deaths+
DISEASES.	-1	1-	2-	3-	4-	5-	10-	15-	20-	35-	45-	65-	Total Notifications	Corrected Total	Cases admitted to Hospital	No. of Deaths+

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Table 12. DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

Disease Authority for notification
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Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-

1 l 2 5 10 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 75 Total (all ages)
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Table 14. TUBERCULOSIS-Variations in Register.

Pulmonary Non Pulmonary Total Cases
M F M F
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Table 15. HOUSING STATISTICS I. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:-
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(Table 15 (contd.)

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Assistant Jidministrative Officer: E.P.Webber (1, 2) Principal Assistant: S.J.Carr

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1951

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1951

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE:-

DEATHS FROM:-

Unemployment. The Ministry of Labour has kindly supplied me with the following information as to the estimated number of persons residing in the Borough registered as unemployed at the end of the year

In addition to living in insanitary conditions and being unable to devote to themselves and not receiving from other persons proper care and attention, the persons removed were also either -

Continued from previous page...

HOSPITAL FACILITIES. The undermentioned hospitals are situated in the Borough:

Details of specimens are as follows:-

LEGISLATION. The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department were made or became operative during the year

The following Conferences were attended during the year by members of the Committee and of the Department:

The trades concerned are as follows s-

Informal Notices under the various Acts and byelaws were served during the year, as follows :-

Refuse Disposal. The Public Cleansing Officer has kindly supplied the following information on refuse and salvage disposed of during the ye ar :

Summary of Inspections made bv the Housing Inspector.

Bacteriological examination of foodstuffs. The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examinations:-

Fifty-one samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination, with the following results:-

Improvements effected at Food Establishments.

Export Certificates. 43 certificates were issued in respect of the examination of foodstuffs for export, as follows:-

Unsound Food. The following auantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-

Zeebrugge -Harwich Train Ferry. 297 special midnight or early morning visits were made to Bishopsgate Goods Station for the purpose of examining 4,450 trucks of foodstuffs arriving from the following countries:-

Details of examinations are as follows:

The 242 tuberculous conditions are further analysed as follows:

Disinfe station (bed bugs and other insect pests). The following is a summary of the work 'carried out by the specialist inspectors:

The 1,151 samples (877 Foods and 274 Drugs) purchased by Inspectors under the Food and Drugs Act are classified as follows:-

Milk. 265 samples were examined during the year; the average composition of the samples is shown in the following table:-

Average composition for the past 10 years is as follows:-

Sausages Of 86 samples, 11 were adulterated, as follows

Table 1. TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1951 (Registrar-General's Return)

Table l. (Contd.)

Table 2. Comparative Table of ROAD. ACCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH

Table 3. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1951

Table 4. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS. VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR

Table 5. SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR

Table 6. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 &amp; 1948. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

Table 7. FACTORIES &amp; TRADES IN THE BOROUGH

(Table 7 (contd.)

Table 8. RODENT CONTROL

Table 9. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS &amp; ACTION TAKEN BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION &amp; INSPECTION OF FOOD.

Table 10.

Table 11. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1951.

Table 12. DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-

Table 14. TUBERCULOSIS-Variations in Register.

Table 15. HOUSING STATISTICS I. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:-

(Table 15 (contd.)

Table 6. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948. 1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.

Table 7. FACTORIES & TRADES IN THE BOROUGH

Table 9. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS & ACTION TAKEN BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION & INSPECTION OF FOOD.