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Kingston upon Thames 1958

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

Published
1959
Pages
98
Tables
31

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  • Page 2
    The Registrar General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.
    19541955195619571958
    MFMFMFMFMF
    162244211106232
    TotalTotalTotalTotalTotal
  • Page 8
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  • Page 9
    The approximate infant mortality rate for 1958 and the rates since 1954 are shown for purposes of comparison.
    19541955195619571958
  • Page 9
    It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate was more than halved by 1950, and has since dropped even further.
    PeriodInfant Mortality Rate
  • Page 9
    The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-upon-Thames children who died during 1958 before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death.
    AgeTotal DeathsAcute BronchitisBroncho PneumoniaPrematurityBilateral Cerebral Haemorrhage
  • Page 11
    EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1954-1958 INCLUSIVE. TABLE I.
    19541955195619571958
    TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.
  • Page 12
    COMPARISON OP VITAL STATISTICS 1929 - 1958. TABLE II.
    YearEstimated PopulationLive BirthsBirth Rate per 1,000 PopulationDeathsDeath Rate per 1,000 PopulationInfantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births
    Kingston upon ThamesEngland and Wales
  • Page 13
    Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
    19511955195619571958
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 20
    PART I OF THE ACT, 1. INSPECTIONS.
    PremisesNo. on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
  • Page 20
    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    No.of cases in which defects found
    FoundRemediedReferredNo. of Prosecutions
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 21
    The following table gives details of work which is carried on in private dwelling houses, The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.
    Nature of WorkNo. of Outworkers
  • Page 23
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    MonthSmokeS02
    Monthly AverageHighest ValueLowest ValueMonthly AverageHighest ValueLowest Value
  • Page 24
    CANBURY GARDENS - Station 'A'.
    1958Deposit in Tons per sq. mileWind DirectionRainfall in Inches
    Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal SolidsNo. of ObservationsNo. of times SE-SW
  • Page 24
    * See text. TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.
    1958Deposit in Tons per sq. mileWind DirectionRainfall in Inches
    Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal SolidsNo. of ObservationsNo. of times SE-SW
  • Page 25
    Average Monthly Deposit-Total Solids, Tons per Sq. Mile.
    YearStation A.Canbury GardensStation B.Tiffin Girls. School
  • Page 27
    Rodent Control – Statistical Statement, 1958. Private Dwellings and Corporation Property.
    Rats.Mice.Total.
  • Page 27
    Business and Factory Premises.
    Rats.Mice.Total.
  • Page 27
    Summary.
  • Page 29
    Total number of temporary dwellings erected up to 31st December, 1958.
    Still remaining.
  • Page 30
    (b) Designated Milks. The following table shows the number and type of licences issued by your Corporation during 1958 under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations0 All the licences were in force at the end of the year.
    PasteurisedSterilisedTuberculin Tested
  • Page 31
    It is significant to note that during the year under review all the samples came within Grades I and II this is considered to be satisfactory; where samples fall within Grades III and IV these are not considered to be so, and appropriate action is taken with the persons concerned so that a satisfactory standard may be achieved.
    GRADE
    IIIIIIIVTotal
  • Page 31
    Tabulated list of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for condemnation and the Weights,
    Article of FoodReason for Action.Weight.
    lbs.lbs.
  • Page 33
    PART IV.
    Defects requiring NoticesComplied.
  • Page 34
    In accordance with the request of the Minister of Health the following is a tabulated statement of inspections made during the year of the various types of food premises.
    Food Premises.No. of PremisesVisits.
  • Page 35
    Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during 1958.
    CommodityNo. of SamplesGenuineNot Genuine or otherwise irregular
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 36
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    CommodityNo. of SamplesGenuineNot Genuine or otherwise irregular
    FormalInformalFormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 38
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1958 TABLE IV
    CASESDEATHS
    Age GroupsAge Groups
    Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & overTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to Hosp.Under 1 year1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-b545- 6565 & overTotal
  • Page 39
    The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications of certain infectious diseases received during the last thirty years:- TABLE V
    YearScarlet FeverMeaslesWhooping CoughPuerperal PyrexiaPoliomyelitisAcute Infective EncephalitisDiphtheriaOphthalmia NeonatorumEnteric Fever (including Para-typhoid)
  • Page 42
    An analysis for the years back to 1954 is shown below.
    Cases19541955195619571958
  • Page 43
    The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1949 to 1958 (inclusive):-
    YearCases NotifiedDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalRespiratoryNon-respiratoryTotal
  • Page 45
    NOTIFIED CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS IN 1958. TABLE VI.
    NEW CASESDEATHS
    Under 1 year1-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 & overTotalUnder 1 year1-55-1515-2525-3535-4545-5555-6565 & overTotal