[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Stepney 1962

Published: 1963
Pages: 102
Tables: 40

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The number of claims made for sickness benefit to the local office of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance are given below for each month of the year, with comparisons for 1961

1962 1961
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During the year, it was necessary to apply for five Removal Orders and one Extension Order under this enactment in respect of the following persons:-

Age. Removed to. Remarks.
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The Council was represented at the undermentioned Conferences during the year

Conference Held at Attended by
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(Contd.)
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Legal proceedings instituted during the year (other than those relating to food premises), showing penalties imposed, were as follows:-

Act or Byelaw No. of Summonses Fines Costs
£ s d £ s d
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Notices served during the year under the various Acts and Byelaws are as follows:-

Intimation Notices. Statutory Notices.
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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.
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The number of Stepney children immunised at London Gounty Council clinics, during the last 5 years, is as follows:-

1962 1961 1960 1959 1258
Completed primary courses:-
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - 1958/1962 Table I - Notifications

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
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Table II - Notifications among Immigrants

Ages: 0 1 2 5 10 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 75 Total
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Thus, it would appear that unattached immigrant males are acquiring the disease from white consorts, who form by far the largest fraction of the reservoir of infection, as demonstrated by the fact that nine-tenths of those attending clinics are native-born women.

Age Groups:- Under 16 16 17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30 and over Total
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Of the samples analysed, 3 formal and 36 informal were found to be unsatisfactory, as follows:-

Article Formal or Informal Nature of irregularity Remarks
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The average composition of samples taken over the past ten years, is as follows:-

Year Number of Samples Examined Milk Fat, per cent. (Legal minimum standard 3.0) Non-fat Solids, per cent. (Legal minimum standard 8.50)
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Table I TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1962 (Registrar-General'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- Continued.

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 OCCURRING 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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Table 3 INFANT MORTALITY, 1962 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	Per Cent of Total
	Under 24 hours	1-6 days	Total under 1 wk.	Weeks			Total under 4 wks.	Months
	Under 24 hours	1-6 days	Total under 1 wk.	1-	2-	3-	Total under 4 wks.	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 HOME ACCIDENT CASES REPORTED BY THE LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Accidents due to Falls 1962 1961 1960 1959
London Divn.5 London Divn.5 London Divn.5 London Divn.5
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Table 6 RODENT CONTROL

TYPE OF PROPERTY
Local Authority Dwelling Houses (inc.Council Houses) All Other (including Business Premises) TOTAL
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Table 6 - Continued.

Local Authority Dwelling Houses (inc.Council Houses) All Other (including Business Premises) TOTAL
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Table 7 SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

No. of Premises Inspections Notices Served Legal Proceedings Taken
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Table 7 - Continued.

Rent Act. 1957 - Certificates of Disrepair
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Table 8 SUMMARY OF REPAIRS, &c. Carried out under the supervision of District Public Health Inspectors during the Year.
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Table 9 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (SMOKE & FACTORIES) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
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Table 10 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE HOUSING INSPECTOR
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Table 11 PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT. 1961

Type of Factory No. on Register Inspections Written Notices
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Table 11 - Continued. Part VIII of the Act - OUTWORK Section 133.

Nature of Work No. Outworkers in August list No. Cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. Prosecutions for failure to supply-lists
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Table 12 HOUSING STATISTICS
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Table 12 - Continued.
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Table 13 SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)

No. Visits or Inspections Notices Legal Proceedings
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Table 13- Continued. Reason for Visit
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Table 14 NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

DISEASE 1962 1952-61 CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications Admitted to Hospital Corrected Total
1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952
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Table 15 TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS New Cases: 96 p ulmonar y cases were notified , being 91 primary notifications and 5 from Death Returns. 10 non-pulmonary cases were notified, 9 being primary notifications and 1 from Death Returns. Deaths: 12 persons died from p ulmonar y tuberculosis. There were no deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis. 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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TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases
M F M F
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Table 16 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

Disease Authority for Notification
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Table 17 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1962

Address No. of Dwellings

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Table 18 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

Year	Popula- tion	Live Births		Deaths		Deaths under 1 Year		Materna1 Deaths		Cancer Deaths		Tuberculosis Deaths (All forms)
Year	Popula- tion	No.	Rate*	No.	Rater*	No.	Rate+	No.	Rate⁺	No.	Rate*	No.	Rate*

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Table 19 OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

Location Acreage
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Table 20 Social Clubs (including Lunch Clubs and Chiro p ody Clinics) affiliated to The Stepney Old People's Welfare Association

DISEASE	1962			1952-61 CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS
	Notifications	Admitted to Hospital	Corrected Total	1952-61 CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS
	Notifications	Admitted to Hospital	Corrected Total	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953	1952

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The number of claims made for sickness benefit to the local office of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance are given below for each month of the year, with comparisons for 1961

During the year, it was necessary to apply for five Removal Orders and one Extension Order under this enactment in respect of the following persons:-

The Council was represented at the undermentioned Conferences during the year

(Contd.)

Legal proceedings instituted during the year (other than those relating to food premises), showing penalties imposed, were as follows:-

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

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 Stepney children immunised at London Gounty Council clinics, during the last 5 years, is as follows:-

PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - 1958/1962 Table I - Notifications

Table II - Notifications among Immigrants

Thus, it would appear that unattached immigrant males are acquiring the disease from white consorts, who form by far the largest fraction of the reservoir of infection, as demonstrated by the fact that nine-tenths of those attending clinics are native-born women.

Of the samples analysed, 3 formal and 36 informal were found to be unsatisfactory, as follows:-

The average composition of samples taken over the past ten years, is as follows:-

Table I TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1962 (Registrar-General's Return)

Table 1- Continued.

Table 2 COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH

Table 3 INFANT MORTALITY, 1962 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 HOME ACCIDENT CASES REPORTED BY THE LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE

Table 6 RODENT CONTROL

Table 6 - Continued.

Table 7 SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Table 7 - Continued.

Table 8 SUMMARY OF REPAIRS, &amp;c. Carried out under the supervision of District Public Health Inspectors during the Year.

Table 9 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (SMOKE &amp; FACTORIES) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Table 10 SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE HOUSING INSPECTOR

Table 11 PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT. 1961

Table 11 - Continued. Part VIII of the Act - OUTWORK Section 133.

Table 12 HOUSING STATISTICS

Table 12 - Continued.

Table 13 SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)

Table 13- Continued. Reason for Visit

Table 14 NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER

Table 16 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON

Table 17 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1962

Table 18 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

Table 19 OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH

Table 20 Social Clubs (including Lunch Clubs and Chiro p ody Clinics) affiliated to The Stepney Old People's Welfare Association

Table 8 SUMMARY OF REPAIRS, &c. Carried out under the supervision of District Public Health Inspectors during the Year.

Table 9 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (SMOKE & FACTORIES) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT