[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Stepney 1953

Published: 1954
Pages: 84
Tables: 32

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

BIRTHS Total Male Female Rates.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

DEATHS Total Male Female Rates.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

DEATHS from- Total Male Female
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LEGISLATION. The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department were made during the years-

Act, Order or Regulation. Date Operaitive from
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A summary of legal proceedings instituted during the year, showing penalties imposed, is as follows:-

No. of Summonses Fines Costs
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Informal notices served under the various Acts during the year were as followst-
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Bacteriological Examination of Foodstuffs. The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination:-

Nature of Sample No.of Samples Unsatisfactory Observations
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Thirty-nine samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination, with the following results:–

Manufactured
In Borough Outside Borough. Total
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Improvement in the bacteriological standard of ice cream samples, examined over the past 6 years, is shown by the following tables:–

No. of Samples Examined Percentage Unsatisfactory (Grades 3 & 4)
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ADULTERATED SAMPLES

Article. Formal or Informal. Nature of Adulteration. Remarks.
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The average composition of milk samples taken over the past 10 years is as follows

Year No. Samples Examined, Fat, per cent Solids-not-Fat, percent
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Table 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS-1953 (Registrar-General's Return)

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

ALL AGES Age Groups
Total M F -1 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75-
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Table 2 Comparative Table of ROAD ACCIDENTS in the Boroueh

YEAR Children Under 7 years. Children 7-14 years Adults TOTAIS
Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured
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Table 3. INFANT MORTALITY. 1953. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year. (Compiled from Local Death Returns)

Code. CAUSES OF DEATH AGE PERIODS TOTAL DEATHS WIDER 1 YEAR PERCENT OF TOTAL.
Under 24 hours 1-6 -days Weeks Total under 4 wks. Months
1- 2- 3-
1- 4- 7- 10-
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Table 3 (contd.)

CAUSES OF DEATH AGE PERIODS TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR PER CENT OF TOTAL
Under 24 hours 1-6 days Weeks Total Under 4 wks. Months
1- 2- 3- 1- 4- 7- 10-
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Table 4 Comparative Table showing Deaths of Infants at Various Ages under 1 year.

YEAR Under 24 Hours 1-6 Days 1-4 Weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-12 Months Total under 1 year Percentage Deaths under 4 weeks of Total Infant Deaths.
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Table 5. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1953 (Provisional)

Stepney London Administrative County England and Wales

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Table 6 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

Year	Population	Live Births		Deaths		Deaths under 1 year		Maternal Deaths		Cancer Deaths		Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms )
		No.	Rata	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms )
		No.	Rata	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No.	Rate

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Table 7 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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Intimation Notices served-
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Table 8 SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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Table 9 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 10 RODENT CONTROL (Period 1st Jan.1953 - 31st Mar.1954)

Council Property Dwelling Houses Business Premises TOTAL
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Table 12. DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1959.

Address Dwellings
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Table 13 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS & VISITS BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION & INSPECTION OF FOOD.

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Table 14.

Type and Number of Food Premises in the Borough		Premises registered under more than one category
Type and Number of Food Premises in the Borough		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 15 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1953

DISEASE Cases Notified. In Age Groups Notifications Corrected Total Admitted to Hospital
-1 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 10- 15- 20- 35- 45- 65-
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Table 16 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

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

-1 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total (all ages)
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Table 18 TUBERCULOSIS - Variations in Register

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases
M F M F

AGE PERIODS
Under 24 hours	1-6 -days	Weeks			Total under 4 wks.	Months
		1-	2-	3-		Months
		1-	2-	3-		1-	4-	7-	10-

CAUSES OF DEATH	AGE PERIODS										TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR	PER CENT OF TOTAL
	Under 24 hours	1-6 days	Weeks			Total Under 4 wks.	Months
	Under 24 hours	1-6 days	1-	2-	3-	Total Under 4 wks.	1-	4-	7-	10-

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1953.

LEGISLATION. The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department were made during the years-

A summary of legal proceedings instituted during the year, showing penalties imposed, is as follows:-

Informal notices served under the various Acts during the year were as followst-

Bacteriological Examination of Foodstuffs. The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination:-

Thirty-nine samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination, with the following results:–

Improvement in the bacteriological standard of ice cream samples, examined over the past 6 years, is shown by the following tables:–

ADULTERATED SAMPLES

The average composition of milk samples taken over the past 10 years is as follows

Table 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS-1953 (Registrar-General's Return)

Table 1 (contd.)

Table 2 Comparative Table of ROAD ACCIDENTS in the Boroueh

Table 3. INFANT MORTALITY. 1953. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year. (Compiled from Local Death Returns)

Table 3 (contd.)

Table 4 Comparative Table showing Deaths of Infants at Various Ages under 1 year.

Table 5. COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1953 (Provisional)

Table 6 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

Table 7 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS, VISITS AND ACTION TAKEN BY DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR

Intimation Notices served-

Table 8 SUMMARY OF WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR

Table 9 FACTORIES ACTS. 1937 &amp; 1948 1, INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

Table 10 RODENT CONTROL (Period 1st Jan.1953 - 31st Mar.1954)

Table 12. DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1959.

Table 13 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS &amp; VISITS BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION &amp; INSPECTION OF FOOD.

Table 14.

Table 15 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1953

Table 16 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

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

Table 18 TUBERCULOSIS - Variations in Register

Table 9 FACTORIES ACTS. 1937 & 1948 1, INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH.

Table 13 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS & VISITS BY THE SPECIALIST INSPECTORS ENGAGED IN THE SUPERVISION & INSPECTION OF FOOD.