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Kingston upon Thames 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

Published
1956
Pages
98
Tables
40

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    The Registrar General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.
    19511952195319541955
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    The approximate infant mortality rate for 1955 and the rates since 1950 are shown for purposes of comparison.
    195019511952195319541955
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    The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-upen-Thames children who died during 1955 in the Bor o agh before reaching the age of one y e ar , together with the cause of deaths ;-
    AgeTotal DeathsPrematurityCongenital Hear-DiseaseAapbyxia due to preesure of face on pillowAneaeephaly
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    Extract from Vital Statistics for Years 1951 ° 1955 inclusive- TABLE I»
    19511952195319541955
    TotarM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.
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    COMPARISON OF VITAL STATISTICS 1926 - 1955 TABLE II
    YearEstimated PopulationLive BirthsBirth Rata per 1,000 PopulationDeathsDeath Rata par 1,000 PopulationInfantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births
    Kingston upon ThamesEngland and Wales
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    TABLE III Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
    19511952195319541955
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    6. SANITARY INSPECTION OP THE AREA. The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections which totalled 8,547 as compared with 8,613 for 1954:-
    1955.1954.
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    PART I OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS,
    Premises.No. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
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    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND.
    ParticularsNo. of cases in which defects found
    FoundReme diedReferredNo. of Prosecutions
    TO H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
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    PART VIII OF THE ACT. Outwork. The following table gives details of work which is carried on in private dwelling houses. In all cases the conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers.
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    Average Monthly Deposit« Total Solids - Tons per Sq 0 Mile 0
    YearStation A. (Canbury Gdns.)Station B. (Tiffin's)Station C. (Cemetery)
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    CANBURY GARDENS- Station 'A'.
    1955Deposit inWind DirectionRainfall in Inches
    Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal SolidsNo. of ObservationsNo. Of times SE - SW
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    TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.
    1955Deposit in Tons per simileWind DirectionRainfall in Inches
    Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal SolidsNo. of ObservationsNo. of times SE - SW
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    CEMETERY - Station 'C'.
    1955Deposit in Tons per aq. mileWind DirectionRainfall in Inches
    Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal SolidsNo. of Obserra tionsNo. of times WNW - UHW
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    Continued from previous page...
    Station AStation BStation C
    195519551955
    ¼ TotalCumulative¼ TotalCumulative¼ TotalCumulative
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    GENERAL.
    Station AStation BStation C
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    The following is a brief tabulated list of causes for complaints received during 1955:-
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    Rodent Control - Statistical Statements 1955. Private Dwellings and Corporation Property.
    RatsMiceTotal
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    Continued from previous page...
    Business and Factory Premises,RatsMiceTotal
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    Sewerage System.
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    Summary
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    Total number of permanent dwellings erected by the Corporation since March 192 4 to 31st December. 1955.
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    Total number of temporary dwellings erected up to 31st December , 1955 .
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    Number of dwellings erected by private enterprise during 1955.
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    In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 28/54 the following information in tabular form as required by Article 31 of the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations is included.
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    The following table shows the number and type of licences issued by your Corporation during 1955, under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations. All the licences were in force at the end of the year.
    PasteurisedSterilisedTuberculin Tested
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    However, whilst Grades I and II can be considered to be satisfactory, Grades III and IV are not, and appropriate action is taken in respect of any vendor whose samples do not fall consistently into Grades I or II :
    GRADE
    IIIIIIIVTotal
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    Tabulated List of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for Condemnation and the Weights.
    Article of Food.Reason for Action.Weight.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Article of Food.Reason for Action.Weight.
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    Canned Goods
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    Other Food Condemned for Various Reasons-
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    In accordance with the request of the Minister of Health the following is a tabulated statement of inspections made during the year to the various types of food premises.
    Food PremisesNo. of PremisesVisits
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    Tabulated Statement of Samples submitted to the Public Analyst during 1955.
    CommodityNo. of SamplesGenuineNot Genuine or otherwise irregular
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
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    Continued from previous page...
    CommodityNo. of SamplesGenuineNot Genuine or otherwise irregular
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 1955 TABLE V
    CASESDEATHS
    Age GroupsAge Groups
    Under 1 year1-22-33-44- 55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & oferTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to Hosp.Under 1 year1 - 22-33-44-55-1010-1515 - 2020 - 3535-4545 - 6565 & oyerTotal
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    The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications of certain infectious diseases received during the last thirty years:- TABLE V
    YearScarlet FeverPuerperal PyrexiaMeaslesWhooping CoughAoute Infective EncephalitisPoliomyelitisEnterio Fever (ineludua= lag Par-typhoid)DiphtheriaOphthalmia Necnatarass 1
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    The maternity block at Kingston hospital serves not only Kingston but a large surrounding area embracing a papulation of some 285,000 persons. During 1955 1,686 deliveries took place in the hospital.
    Cases19511952195319541955
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    The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1946 to 1955 (inclusive): -
    YearCases NotifiedDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-Res-piratoryTotalRespiratoryNon-Res-DiratoryTotal
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    NOTIFIED CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS IN 1955. TABLE VI.
    NEW GASESDEATHS
    Under 1 year1-55-1515 - 2525 - 3535 - 4545 - 5555 - 6565 & overTotalUnder 1 year1 - 55-1515 - 2525 - 3535 - 4545 - 5555 - 6565 & overTotal