[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Stepney 1958

Published: 1959
Pages: 84
Tables: 34

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Notices served during the year under the various Acts and Byelaws were as follows:-

Intimation Notices. Statutorv Notices
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Stopped-up Drain (Section 25. London Countv Council (General Powers) Act. 1955).

£. s. d.
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The following quantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937-48, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-

Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs.
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The number of children i-unised at London County Council clinics during the last 4 years was as follows

Completed primary course:- 1958 1957 1956 1955
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The samples are classified as follows:-
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Of the 481 samples analysed, 2 formal and 28 informal were found to be unsatisfactory, as follows:-

Article Formal or Informal Nature of Irregularity Remarks
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Continued from previous page...

Article Formal or Informal Nature of Irregularity Remarks
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Average composition of ordinary milk samples (excluding „Channel Islands,„ etc. milk) taken over the past ten years, is as follows:-

Year No. Samples Examined. Fat, per cent. Solids other than Fat, per cent.
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Table 1. TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1958 (Registrar-General 1 s Return)

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

CAUSE OF DEATH 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 BOROUGH

Year Children Under 7 years Children 7-14 years Adults TOTALS
Killed . Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured
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Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.(Compiled from Local Death Returns)

CAUSE OF DEATH AGE PERIODS Total Deaths under 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 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

YEAR	Populati on	Live Births		Deaths		Deaths under 1 Year		Maternal Deaths		Cancer Deaths		Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms)
YEAR	Populati on	No.	Rate*	No.	Rate*	No.	Rate≠	No.	Rate≠	No.	Rate*	no.	Rate*

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SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

No. of Premises Inspections Notices Served Legal Proceedings Taken
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Rent Act, 1957 - Certificates of. Disrepair.
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Tents Land-Lords
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SUMMARY OF REPAIRS &c. CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR
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Table 8 RODENT CONTROL (Period 1st April 1958 - 31st March 1959)

Council Property Dwelling Houses Other Premises TOTAL
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AIR POLLUTION Amounts of deposited matter recorded bv deposit gauges and of sulphur trioxide collected bv lead peroxide method at St. George's Town Hall (Station l) and London Jewish Hospital (Station 2).

Station Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
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AIR POLLUTION Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at two Stations in the Borough during 1958.

Station Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov, Dec.
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SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD

No. Visits or Inspections Noti-ces Legal Proceedings
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Summary of Work of Public Health Inspectors (Food). (Table 11 contd.)
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Table 12. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE HOUSING INSPECTOR
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Table 13. HOUSING STATISTICS
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Table 13 (contd.)
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Table 14 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1958.

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

-1 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 10- 15- 20- 35- 45- 65- Total (all ages)
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Table l6. TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases
M F M F
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Table 17 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

Disease Authoritv for Notification
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Type of Factory No. on Register Inspections Written Notices
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Table 19 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1958

Address No. of Dwellings
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Table 20 OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

Location Acreage
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Table 21 List of Social Clubs, Lunch Clubs and Chiropody Clinics affiliated to The Stepney Old People's Welfare Association.

CAUSE OF DEATH	AGE PERIODS										Total Deaths under 1 Year	PerCent. 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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Notices served during the year under the various Acts and Byelaws were as follows:-

Stopped-up Drain (Section 25. London Countv Council (General Powers) Act. 1955).

The following quantities of unsound foodstuffs were disposed of during the year under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937-48, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-

The number of children i-unised at London County Council clinics during the last 4 years was as follows

The samples are classified as follows:-

Of the 481 samples analysed, 2 formal and 28 informal were found to be unsatisfactory, as follows:-

Continued from previous page...

Average composition of ordinary milk samples (excluding „Channel Islands,„ etc. milk) taken over the past ten years, is as follows:-

Table 1. TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1958 (Registrar-General 1 s Return)

Table.1 (Contd.)

Table 2. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH

Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.(Compiled from Local Death Returns)

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

Table 5. COMPARATIVE VITAL: STATISTICS

SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Rent Act, 1957 - Certificates of. Disrepair.

continued from previous page

SUMMARY OF REPAIRS &amp;c. CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR

Table 8 RODENT CONTROL (Period 1st April 1958 - 31st March 1959)

AIR POLLUTION Amounts of deposited matter recorded bv deposit gauges and of sulphur trioxide collected bv lead peroxide method at St. George's Town Hall (Station l) and London Jewish Hospital (Station 2).

AIR POLLUTION Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at two Stations in the Borough during 1958.

SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD

Summary of Work of Public Health Inspectors (Food). (Table 11 contd.)

Table 12. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE HOUSING INSPECTOR

Table 13. HOUSING STATISTICS

Table 13 (contd.)

Table 14 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1958.

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

Table l6. TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

Table 17 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Table 19 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1958

Table 20 OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

Table 21 List of Social Clubs, Lunch Clubs and Chiropody Clinics affiliated to The Stepney Old People's Welfare Association.

SUMMARY OF REPAIRS &c. CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR