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

Kingston upon Thames 1960

Published: 1961
Pages: 142
Tables: 42

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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Causes of Death - Main conditions causing death during 1960 were

1960 1959
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ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Publio Health Committee for the Municipal Year 1960-61.
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VITAL STATISTICS

Male Female Total Total
1960 1959
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The approximate infant mortality rate for l960 and the rates since 1956 are shown for purposes of comparison.

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Years Infant Mortality Rate

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INFANT DEATHS .

Age	Total	Acute Suppurative Otitis Media	Congenital Atelectasis.	Cycloeephalism Maldevelopment.	Prematurity.	Broncho Pneumonia following Imperfect Oesophagus.	Acute Suppurative Bronchitis

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(iv) DEATHS FROM OTHER CAUSES IN 1960. NO. of DEATHS.
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EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1956 - 1960 INCLUSIVE . TABLE I .

1956 1957 1958 1959 I960
Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F.

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COMPARISON OP VITAL STATISTICS 1951 - 1960 . 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
Year	Estimated. Population	Live Births	Birth Rate per 1,000 Population	Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 Population	Kingston upon Thames	England and Wales

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CAUSES OF DEATH - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES0 TABLE III

1956 1957 1958 1959 I960
M F M F M F M F M F
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The County Council is the Local Health Authority under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and provides the following services in the Boroughs-
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The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 8,629 as compared with 8,705 for 1959.
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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 Remedied Referred No. of Prosecutions
To H.M. Inspector. By H.M. Inspector.
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Outwork. 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 Work No. of Outworkers
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Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the Guildhall,

Month Smoke 302
Monthly Average Highest Value Lowest Value Monthly Average Highe st Value Lowe st Value

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CANBURY GARDENS-Station 'A'.

1960	Deposit in Tons per sq. mile			Wind Direction		Rainfall in Inches
1960	Insoluble Solids	Soluble Solids	Total Solids	No. of Observations	No. of times S.E - S.W	Rainfall in Inches

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TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.

1960	Deposit in Tons per sq. mile			Wind Direction		Rainfall in Inches
1960	Insoluble Solids	Soluble Solids	Total Solids	No. of Observations	No. of times S.E - S.W	Rainfall in Inches

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Average Monthly Deposit - Total Solids. Tons per Sq.Mile.

Year Station A Canbury Gardens Station B Tiffin Girls' School
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The following is a brief list of causes fofr complaints received during 1960:-
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Rodent Control - Statistical Statement, 1960.

Private Dwellings and Corporation Property. Rats Mice Total
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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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Housing (Consolidated) Regulations continued.
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Total number of permanent dwellings erected by the Corporation since March 1924 to 31st December. 1960.
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Total number of temporary dwellings erected up to 31st December, 1960.

Still remaining
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The following table shows the number and type of licences issued by your Corporation during 1960 under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations. 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 Weight
lbs. lbg.
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the defects for which Notices were served during the year:-

PART IV Defects requiring Notices Complied
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Pood Hygiene - Tabulated Statement continued.

PART IV Defects requiring Notices Complied
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Pood Hygiene Regulations, 1955. 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 I960

Commodity No. of Samples G-enuine Not G-enuine or otherwise irregular
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal
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Food and Drugs Act - Samples continued.

Commodity No., of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregular
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal
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Food and Drugs Act - Samples continued.

Commodity No. of Samples G-enuine Not G-enuine or otherwise irregular
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1960. TABLE IV

	CASES													DEATHS
	Age Croups													Age Croups
	Under 1 Year	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10 - 15	15 - 20	20 - 35	35 - 45	45 - 65	65 A over	Total cases notified	Cases admitted to hospital	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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The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications of certain infectious diseases received during the last thirty years TABLE V.

Year	Scarlet Fever	Measles	Whooping Cough	Puerperal Pyrexia	Poliomyelitis	Aoute Infective Encephalitis	Diphtheria	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Enteric Fever (including para-typhoid)

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The number of oases notified during the previous five years are given below.

1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
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During 1960, 89 cases were notified, 19 of which referred to Kingston residents, and 89 of whom were notified from Kingston hospital. These figures compare with 72, 24 and 70 respectively for 1959. An analysis for the years back to 1956 is shown below.

Cases 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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Annual Return for Year ended 31st December, 1960. The Immunity Index is the number of children immunised (primary or booster) during the last five years (total of item A) expressed as a percentage of the total estimated mid-year child population (total of item C.).

Age on 31.12.60. (i.e. born in year) Under 1 1960 1-4 1956 - 1959 5-9 1951 - 1955 10-14 1946 - 1950 Under 15 Total
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The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1951 to 1960 (inclusive)

Year Cases Notified Deaths
Respiratory Non-Res-piratory Total Respiratory Non-Res-piratory Total

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NOTIFIED CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS IN 1960, 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

	No. of cases in which defects found
	Found	Remedied	Referred		No. of Prosecutions
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector.	By H.M. Inspector.	No. of Prosecutions

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Causes of Death - Main conditions causing death during 1960 were

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Publio Health Committee for the Municipal Year 1960-61.

VITAL STATISTICS

The approximate infant mortality rate for l960 and the rates since 1956 are shown for purposes of comparison.

QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

INFANT DEATHS .

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EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1956 - 1960 INCLUSIVE . TABLE I .

COMPARISON OP VITAL STATISTICS 1951 - 1960 . TABLE II .

CAUSES OF DEATH - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES0 TABLE III

The County Council is the Local Health Authority under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and provides the following services in the Boroughs-

The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 8,629 as compared with 8,705 for 1959.

PART I OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS.

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

Outwork. The following table gives details of work which is carried on in private dwelling houses. The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.

Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the Guildhall,

CANBURY GARDENS-Station 'A'.

TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.

Average Monthly Deposit - Total Solids. Tons per Sq.Mile.

The following is a brief list of causes fofr complaints received during 1960:-

Rodent Control - Statistical Statement, 1960.

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.

Housing (Consolidated) Regulations continued.

Total number of permanent dwellings erected by the Corporation since March 1924 to 31st December. 1960.

Total number of temporary dwellings erected up to 31st December, 1960.

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The following table shows the number and type of licences issued by your Corporation during 1960 under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations. All the licences were in force at the end of the year.

Tabulated list of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for condemnation and the weights.

The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the defects for which Notices were served during the year:-

Pood Hygiene - Tabulated Statement continued.

Pood Hygiene Regulations, 1955. 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.

Tabulated Statement of Samples Submitted to the Public Analyst during I960

Food and Drugs Act - Samples continued.

Food and Drugs Act - Samples continued.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1960. TABLE IV

The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications of certain infectious diseases received during the last thirty years TABLE V.

The number of oases notified during the previous five years are given below.

During 1960, 89 cases were notified, 19 of which referred to Kingston residents, and 89 of whom were notified from Kingston hospital. These figures compare with 72, 24 and 70 respectively for 1959. An analysis for the years back to 1956 is shown below.

Annual Return for Year ended 31st December, 1960. The Immunity Index is the number of children immunised (primary or booster) during the last five years (total of item A) expressed as a percentage of the total estimated mid-year child population (total of item C.).

The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1951 to 1960 (inclusive)

NOTIFIED CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS IN 1960, TABLE VI.