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Kingston upon Thames 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 106
- Tables
- 36
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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.
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(a) Live Births-
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(b) Stillbirths-
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(g) Total Live and Stillbirths-
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(d) Deaths-
Total Male Female -
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The approximate infant mortality rats for 1959 and the rates since 1955 are shown for purposes of comparison.
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It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rat© was more than halved by 1950 and has since dropped even further.
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The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-upon-Thames children who died during 1959 before reaching the age of one year together with the causes of death.
Age Total Deaths Broncho Pneumonia Cerebral Haemorrhage Prematurity Atelectasis Pulmonary Oedema Respiratory obstruct-ion by foreign body. Fallot's Tetralogy Acute Pneumonitis -
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EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1955 - 1959 INCLUSIVE. TABLE I a
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. -
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COMPARISON OF VITAL STATISTICS 1930 - 1959. TABLE II.
Year Estimated Population Live Births Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 Population Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births Kingston upon Thames England and Wales -
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TABLE III CAUSES OF DEATH REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES
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The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 8,705 as compared with 8,095 for 1958.
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PART I OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS.
Premises NO. on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
NO. of cases in which defects found Found Reme died Referred No. of Prosecutions To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.
Nature of Work No. of Outworkers -
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Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the Guildhall.
Month Smoke S02 Monthly Average Highest Value Lowest Value Monthly Average Highest Value Lowest Value -
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CANBURY GARDENS - Station 'A' .
1959 Deposit in Tons Per sq. mile Wind Direction Rainfall in Inches Insoluble Solids Soluble Soilids Total Solids No. of Observations. No. of times SE-SW -
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TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL-Station 'B'.
1959 Deposit in Tons per sq. mile Wind Direction Rainfall in Inches Insoluble Solids Soluble Solids Total Solids No. of Observations No, of times SE-SW -
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Average Monthly Deposit - Total Solids. Tons per Sq.Mile.
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The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1959:-
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Private Dwellings and Corporation Property.
Rats. Mice. Total. -
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Business and Factory Premises.
Rats . Mice. Total. -
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All the licences were in force at the end of the year.
Pasteurised Sterilised Tuberculin Tested -
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Tabulated list of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for condemnation and the weights.
Article of Food. Reason for Action. Wight. lbs» lbSo -
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Food in Glass Containers.
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Other Food condemned for various reasons
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the defects for which Notices were served during the years- PART IV.
Defects requiring Notices Complied -
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Defects Requiring Notices Complied -
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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 of the various types of food premises.
Pood Premises. No. of Premises Visits -
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Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during 1959.
Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregullar Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregular Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1959. TABLE IV
CASES DEATHS Age Groups Age Groups Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-5 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65 & over Total cases notified Cases admitted to Hosp. Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3 - 4 4 - 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65 & over Total -
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TABLE V.
Year Scarlet Fever Measles Whooping Cough Puerperal Pyrexia Poliomyelitis Acute Infective Encephalitis Diphtheria Ophthalmia Neonatorum Enteric Fever (including Para-Typhoid) -
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An analysis for the years back to 1955 is shown below.
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The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1950 to 1959 (inclusive):-
Year Cases Notified Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total -
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NOTIFIED CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS IN 1959. TABLE VI.
NEW CASES DEATHS Under 1 year 1-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 & over Total Under 1 year 1-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 & over Total