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Stepney 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

Published
1965
Pages
92
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    The numbers of claims for sickness benefit to the local office of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, covering the E.l postal district, are given below for each month of the year, with comparisons for 1962 and 1963:
    196419631962
  • Page 16
    The following staff changes took place during the year:
  • Page 21
    Legal proceedings instituted during the year (other than those relating to food premises), showing penalties imposed, were as follows:
    No. of SummonsesFinesCosts
    £sd£sd
  • Page 36
    Legal Proceedings Summonses dealt with by the Public Health Inspectors (Food) during the year were as follows:-
    No. of SummonsesFinesCosts
  • Page 46
    Of the samples analysed 4 formal and 35 informal were found to bo unsatisfactory, as follows:-
    ArticleFormal or InformalNature of IrregularityRemarks
  • Page 47
    Continued from previous page...
    ArticleFormal or InformalNature of IrregularityRemarks
  • Page 47
    The average composition of ordinary milk samples taken over the past 10 years, is as follows:-
    YearNo. of Samples ExaminedMilk Fat % (Legal minimum standard 3.00)Non-fat Solids % (Legal minimum standard 8.50)
  • Page 49
    Table 2 COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH
    YEARChildren under 7 yearsChildren 7-14 yearsAdults .TOTALS
    KilledInjuredKilledInjuredKilledInjuredKilledInjured
  • Page 50
    Table 3 INFANT MORTALITY, 1964 Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 Year (compiled from Local Death Returns)
    CAUSE OF DEATHAGE PERIODSTotal* Deaths under 1 YearPer cent of Total
    Under 24 hours1-6 daysTotal under 1 wk.WeeksTotal under 4 wks.Months
    1-2-3-1-4-7-10-
  • Page 50
    Table 4. Comparative table showing Deaths of Infants at various ages under 1 Year
    YearUnder 24 hours1-6 days1-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1-12 monthsTotal under 1 yearPercentage Deaths under 4 weeks of Total Infant Deaths
  • Page 51
    Table 5 RODENT CONTROL
    TYPE OF PROPERTYTOTAL
    Local AuthorityDwelling Houses (inc. Council Houses)All Other (including Business Premises)
  • Page 52
    Table 5 (contd.)
    Local AuthorityDwelling Houses (inc.Council Houses)All other (incl. Business Premises)TOTAL
  • Page 52
    Three complete treatments comprising pre-baiting and poison baiting, using fluoroacetamide, were given to all sewer manholes and side entrances during the year. Details are as follows:-
    Pre-BaitPoison Bait
    No.of ManholesComplete 'Takes'Partial 'Takes'No. of ManholesComplete 'Takes'Partial 'Takes'
  • Page 53
    Table 6 SUMMARY OF WORK OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
    No. of PremisesInspectionsNotices ServedLegal Proceedings
  • Page 54
    Table 6 (contd.) Rent Act, 1957 - Certificates of Disrepair
  • Page 55
    Table 7 SUMMARY OF REPAIRS, Etc. CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
  • Page 56
    Table 8 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (SMOKE & FACTORIES) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
  • Page 56
    Table 9 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE HOUSING INSPECTOR AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
  • Page 57
    1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health
    Type of FactoryNo. on RegisterInspectionsWritten Notices
  • Page 57
    2. Cases in which Defects were found
    ParticularsFoundRemediedReferred
    to H.M Inspectorby H.M Inspector
  • Page 58
    Table 10 (Contd.) Part VIII of the Act - OUTWORK Section 133.
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers in August listNo. Cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. Prosecutions for failure to supply lists
  • Page 59
    Table 12 HOUSING STATISTICS
  • Page 60
    Table 11 (contd)
  • Page 61
    Table 12 SUMMARY OF WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS (FOOD)
    Type of PremisesNo.Visits or InspectionsNoticesLegal Proceedings
  • Page 62
    Table 12 (contd.)
  • Page 63
    Table 13 NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    DISEASE1964-1954-63 CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS
    NotificationsAdmitted to HospitalCorrected Total
    1963196219611960195919581957195619551954
  • Page 64
    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)
  • Page 64
    Table 15 TUBERCULOSIS - VARIATIONS IN REGISTER
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal Cases
    MFMF
  • Page 65
    Table 16 SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (OFFICES & SHOPS)
    Registered PremisesGeneral Inspections
  • Page 66
    Table 17 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS
    YearPopulationLive BirthsDeathsDeaths under 1 YearMaternal DeathsCancer DeathsTuberculosis Deaths (All forms)
    No.Rate1No.Rate*No.Rate‡No.Rate‡No.Rate*No.Rate*
  • Page 67
    Table 18 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN STEPNEY
    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 68
    Table 19 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1964
    AddressNo. of Dwellings
  • Page 69
    Table 20 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH
    LocationAcreage
  • Page 70
    Table 21 Social Clubs (includins Lunch Clubs and Chiropodv Clinics) affiliated to The Steonev Old PeoDle's Welfare Association
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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1964
    BIRTHSTOTALMaleFemale
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    TABLE 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1964 (Registrar-General's Return)
    CAUSE OF DEATHALL AGESAge Groups
    TotalMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
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    Table 1 (Continued)
    CAUSE OF DEATH -ALL AGESAge Groups
    TotalMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
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    Table 14 TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS Deaths: 7 persons died from Pulmonary and one from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Age distribution is as follows:-
    -11-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Tbtal (all ages)