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

Kingston upon Thames 1964

Published: 1965
Pages: 80
Tables: 44

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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Causes of Death - Main conditions causing death during 1964 were:-

1964 1963
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The following table shows the relevant figures for the past five years in respect of Kingston residents. The Registrar General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Total Total Total Total Total
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VITAL STATISTICS

Male Female Total Total
1964 1963
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The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1964 and the rates since 1960 are shown for purposes of comparison.

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Years Infant Mortality Rate

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INFANT DEATHS

AGE	TOTAL	Asphyxia due to inhalation of maternal secretions and suckling.	Asphyxia.	Prematurity.	Atelectasis.	Respiratory failure.	Congestive cardiac failure.	Anencephaly.	Intussusception.	Septicaemia due to acute suppurative otitis media.

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EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1960-1964 INCLUSIVE. TABLE I.

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F.

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COMPARISON OF VITAL STATISTICS 1955 - 1964. 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 TABLES, TABLE III.

All Causes 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
M F M F M F M F M F
223 209 248 223 237 226 222 257 213 230
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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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Treatment Clinics.
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6. SANITARY INSPECTION OP THE AREA. The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 11,340 compared with 10,789 for 1963.
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NOTICES SERVED.
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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 To H.M. Inspector By HoMo Inspector No. of Prosecutions
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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 Highe st Value Lowe st Value
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The following are the results obtained:-

Month Smoke So₂
Monthly Average Highest Value Lowest Value Monthly Average Highest Value Lowest Value

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CANBURY GARDENS - Station 'A'.

1964	Deposit in Tons per sq. mile			Wind Direction		Rainfall in Inches
1964	Insoluble Solids	Soluble Solids	Total Solids	No. of Ob servations	No. of times S .E. -.S.W.	Rainfall in Inches

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TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.

1964	Deposit in Tons per sq. mile			Wind Direction		Rainfall in Inches
1964	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 –Tons per square mile.

Year Station ACanbury Gardens Station B Tiffin Girls' School
Total Solids Insoluble Solids Total Solids Insoluble Solids
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The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1964:-
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Rodent Control - Statistical Statement 1964.

Local Authority Property Dwelling Houses Business & Factory Premises Totals
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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 - Statistical Statement. 1964.
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These Regulations prescribe that the licences shall cover a five year period and all are dealer's licences to sell prepacked milk.

Type of Licence Number
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(b) Bacteriological Examination of Milk. During the year 96 samples of milk were sent to the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom, and the following is a tabulated statement of the resuits:-

Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test
Pass Fail Pass Fail Void
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Adequate follow-up action is taken where samples fall within the latter grades.

GRADE
I II III IV Total
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Tabulated list of Condemned Foodstuffs showing causes for condemnation and the weights.

Article of Food Reason for Action Weights
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Cont/n

Article of Food Reason for Action Weights
lbs. lbs.
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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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Cont/n.

Defects Requiring Notices Complied
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Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 In accordance with the request of the Minister of Healthy, the following is a tabulated statement of inspections made during the year of the various types of food premises,

Food Premises No. of Premises Visits
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Tabulated Statement of Samples submitted to the Public Analyst during 1964.

Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregular
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal
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Commodity No, off Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregular
Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal
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Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise
Formal Informal Formal Informal. Formal Informal

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1964 TABLE IV.

	CASES													DEATHS
	Age Groups													Age Groups
	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 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	Acute Infective Encephalitis	Diphtheria	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Enteric Fever (including para-typhoid)

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The number of cases notified for the years 1959-1964 are shown in t he table below for the purposes of comparison.

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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During 1964, 17 cases were notified, 15 of whom were notified from Kingston Hospital;, of which 5 were Kingston residents, These figures compare with 37 and 8 respectively for 1963. An analysis for the years back to 1960 is shown below.

Cases 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1955 to 1964 (inclusive):-

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

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NOTIFIED CASES OF AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN 1964. TABLE VI.

		NEW CASES										DEATHS
		Under 1 Year	1 - 5	5-15	15 - 25	25 - 35	35 - 4-5	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

All Causes	1960		1961		1962		1963		1964
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
	223	209	248	223	237	226	222	257	213	230

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Causes of Death - Main conditions causing death during 1964 were:-

The following table shows the relevant figures for the past five years in respect of Kingston residents. The Registrar General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.

VITAL STATISTICS

The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1964 and the rates since 1960 are shown for purposes of comparison.

QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

INFANT DEATHS

EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1960-1964 INCLUSIVE. TABLE I.

COMPARISON OF VITAL STATISTICS 1955 - 1964. TABLE II.

CAUSES OF DEATH - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES, 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:-

Treatment Clinics.

Continued from previous page...

6. SANITARY INSPECTION OP THE AREA. The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 11,340 compared with 10,789 for 1963.

NOTICES SERVED.

PART I OF THE ACT. 1. INSPECTIONS.

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND,

The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.

Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the Guildhall.

The following are the results obtained:-

CANBURY GARDENS - Station 'A'.

TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.

Average Monthly Deposit –Tons per square mile.

The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1964:-

Rodent Control - Statistical Statement 1964.

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 - Statistical Statement. 1964.

These Regulations prescribe that the licences shall cover a five year period and all are dealer's licences to sell prepacked milk.

(b) Bacteriological Examination of Milk. During the year 96 samples of milk were sent to the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom, and the following is a tabulated statement of the resuits:-

Adequate follow-up action is taken where samples fall within the latter grades.

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

Cont/n

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

Cont/n.

Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955 In accordance with the request of the Minister of Healthy, 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 1964.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1964 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 cases notified for the years 1959-1964 are shown in t he table below for the purposes of comparison.

During 1964, 17 cases were notified, 15 of whom were notified from Kingston Hospital;, of which 5 were Kingston residents, These figures compare with 37 and 8 respectively for 1963. An analysis for the years back to 1960 is shown below.

The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1955 to 1964 (inclusive):-

NOTIFIED CASES OF AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN 1964. TABLE VI.