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Stepney 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1953
Pages
70
Tables
34

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34 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1952
  • Page 6
    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-
  • Page 8
    HOSPITAL FACILITIES. The undermentioned hospitals are situated in Borough:
    No. of Beds
  • Page 9
    LEGISLATION. The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department were made during the year :
    Act, Order or Regulation.Date Operative From
  • Page 11
    Infant Life Protection.
    No. on Register1st Jan.1952.31st Dec.1952.
  • Page 13
    CONFERENCES. The following Conferences were attended during the year by members of the Committee and of the Department :
    ConferenceHeld AtAttended By
  • Page 17
    50 inspections were made of outworkers premises. There are 664 premises on the register, the trades concerned being as follows:-
  • Page 18
    Legal Proceedings. A summary of legal proceedings instituted during the year, showing penalties imposed, is as follows
    No.of Simmons esFinesCosts
  • Page 27
    Bacteriological examination of foodstuffs. The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination:-
    Nature of Sample.No.of SamplesNo. Unsat.Observations.
  • Page 28
    Seventy-four samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination, with the following results:-
    Manufactured
    in Borough:outside BoroughTotal
  • Page 28
    Improvement in the bacteriological standard of ice cream samples examined over the past 5 years, is shown in the following table:-
    No. of Samples Examined.Percentage unsatisfactory. (Grades 3 & 4)
  • Page 38
    The 990 samples (818 Foods and 172 Drugs) purchased by inspectors under the Food and Drugs Act are classified as follows:-
  • Page 39
    ADULTERATED SAMPLES
    ArticleFormal or informal.Nature of Adulteration.
  • Page 40
    Milk. 307 samples were examined during the year; the average composition of the samples is shown in the following table:-
    MonthNo. Samples ExaminedFat, per centSolids-not-Fat per cent
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    Average composition for the past 10 years is as follows:-
    YearNo, Samples Examined.Fat, per centSolids-not-Fat, per cent
  • Page 43
    Table 1. OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH
    PLACEACREAGE
  • Page 44
    Table 2. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1952 (Provisional)
    StepneyLondon Administrative CountyEngland and Wales
    Rates per 1,000 Home Population
  • Page 45
    Table 3. TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPHEN RESIDENTS-1952 (Registrar-General's Return)
    CAUSES OF DEATH.ALL AGESAge Groups
    TotalMF-11-5-15-25-45-65-75-
  • Page 46
    Table 3 (contd).
    CAUSES OF DEATH.ALL AGESAge Groups
    TotalMF-11-5-15-25-45-65-75-
  • Page 46
    Table 4 . Comparative Table of ROAD ACCIDENTS in the Borough
    YEARChildren Under 7 yearsChildren 7-14 yearsAdultsTOTALS
    KilledInjuredKilledInjuredKilledInjuredKilledInjured
  • Page 47
    Table 5. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS
    YearPopulationLive BirthsDeathsDeaths under 1 yearMaternal Deaths.Cancer DeathsTuberculosis Deaths (all forms)
    No.RateNo.Rate
    No.RateNo.RateNo.RateNo.Rate
  • Page 48
    Table 6. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS. VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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    Table 7. SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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    Table 8. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948
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    2, CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    ParticularsFoundRemediedReferred
    to H.M. Inspectorby H.M-. Inspector
  • Page 51
    Table 9. RODENT CONTROL
    Council PropertyDwelling HousesBusiness PremisesTOTAL
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    Table 10. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS & VISITS BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION & INSPECTION OF FOOD.
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    Table 11. POST WAR DWELI1NGS. Erected by Borough Council
    AddressDwellingsAddressDwillings
  • Page 55
    Table 12. HOUSING STATISTICS
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    Table.12 (Contd.)
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    / Table 13. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1952
    DISEASE.Cases Notified. In Age GroupsNotificationsCorrected TotalAdmitted to Hospital
    -11-• 2-3-4-5-10-15-20-35-45-65-
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    Table 14. DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON
    Disease.Authority for Notification.
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    Age Distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows:-
    -11-2-5-10-15--20--25-35--45--55--65-75-Total (all ages)
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    Table 16. TUBERCULOSIS-Variations in Register
    PulmonaryNon PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MFChMFCh