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Kingston upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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- 1966
- Pages
- 164
- Tables
- 81
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VITAL STATISTICS
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VITAL STATISTICS (continued)
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NEO-NATAL DEATHS
Cause of Death Age 0-24 hours Age 1-7 days Age 7-28 days Total -
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CAUSES OF DEATH BY AGE
Cause of Death Sex Total all Age3 Under 4 Weeks 4 Weeks and Under 1 Year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and Over -
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CAUSES OF DEATH BY AGE (continued)
Cause of Death Sex Total all Ages Under 4 Weeks 4 Weeks and Under 1 Year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and Over -
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CAUSES OF DEATH BY AGE ( continued)
Cause of Death Sex Total all Ages Under 4 Weeks 4 Weeks and Under 1 Year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 and Over -
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The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1965 by age groups:
Disease Under 5 5-14 15-44 45-64 65 and over Age Unknown Total -
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A comparative table of notifications of certain infectious diseases during the past seven years is given below:
Disease 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 -
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HOSPITAL SERVICES The borough is well served by hospital services and the following hospitals are situated within the borough boundaries:
Hospital. Services Available -
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The Kingston Vale and Hamilton Avenue sessions were carried out by staff from the Roselands and South Place clinics respectively and no separate records are available.
Address of Clinic Number of sessions held during the year Number of women who attended Total Attendances Ante-Natal Post Natal -
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The following table shows the sessions held and attendances at each of the various child welfare clinics:
Address of Clinic Number of Sessions during year Number of children who attended Total Attendances -
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Dental Care and Treatment
Clinic Sessions devoted to treatment Examined Treated Completed treatment Scalings and gum treatment Fillings Silver nitrate treatment Crowns Inlays Extractions General anaesthetics Dentures Provided Radiographs Full Partial -
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Dental Care and Treatment
Clinic Sessions devoted to treatment Examined Treated Completed treatment Scalings and gum treatment Fillings Silver nitrate treatment Crowns Inlays Extractions General anaesthetics Dentures Provided Radiographs Full Partial -
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The following table shows the position as regards numbers on the registers and the waiting lists at the end of the year, and the average attendance during the year:
Day Nursery Number of approved places Number on Register at 31.12.65. Average daily attendance during the year Number on waiting list at 31.12.65. Under 2 Age 2-5 Under 2 Age 2-5 -
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CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Total Malformations Reported Central Nervous System Eye Ear Alimentary System Heart and Great Vessels -
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CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Respiratory-System Urogenital System Limbs Other Skeletal Other Systems Other Malformations -
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During the year one co-ordinating meeting and eighteen case conferences were held . The position during the year was as follows;
Date Number of families "At Risk" Number of children -
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The causes of failure or difficulty may be classified as follows:
Cause No. of Families -
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The following table shows the numbers of cases of various categories visited by health visitors during 1965:
Types of cases visited by Health Visitors during 1965 Number of Cases -
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Figures for the year were as follows: Smallpox (Under 16 years)
Age at time of Vaccination Total Numbers Complications Reported Vaccinated Revaccinated -
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Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and/or Tetanus and/or Poliomyelitis (Under 16 years)
Complete Primary Course Boosters -
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Total children receiving immunisation against the four illnesses whether given separately or combined:
Primary Course Booster -
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On the 1st January 1965 there were 507 cases on the register and at the end of the year this figure had decreased to 478:
Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Total -
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The following tables show the work undertaken by the chest clinic at the Kingston Hospital during the period 1st April to 31st December 1965 insofar as it affects patients resident in the borough:
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Tuberculin Tests and B.C.G.Vaccinations
Contacts School Children and Students Others -
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The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1961 - 1965 inclusive:
Year Cases Notified Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total Respiratory Non-Res-piratocry Total -
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The following table gives an analysis by age groups of the new cases and deaths from tuberculosis during the year:
Category New Cases Deaths Male - Female Under 1 year 1-4 years 5 - 14 years 15-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 and over TOTAL Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55 - 64 years 65 and over TOTAL -
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Mass Radiography The following is a summary of the work of the Mass Radiography Units in the borough:
Males Females Totals -
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Altogether 931 loans of nursing equipment were made during the year and the following table gives the details:
Article Number on Inventories Total Loans during 1965 Periods for which loans were made Under 3 months 3-6 months Over 6 months -
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The following are details of the households assisted during the year:
Category Number Assisted -
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A. Persons Treated from l3t April - 31st December 1965.
Local Authority Voluntary Organizations Total -
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B. Treatments Given from 1st April - 31st December 1965.
Local Authority Voluntary Organisations Total -
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Admissions to Psychiatric Hospitals
Quarter Total Referred Under Mental Health Act Informal with Psychiatric Consultation Emergency With Psychiatric Consultation -
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There are no hostels in the borough for the mentally subnormal, but during the year financial responsibility was accepted for residential care of subnormal patients unable to be cared for at heme and not requiring hospital admission, as follows: Adults
Place Organisation Category of Patients -
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The following six residential establishments for the accommodation of aged persons were taken over from the Surrey County Council:
Establishment Beds -
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Persons resident in accommodation provided by voluntary organisations:
Physical Category Age Sex 1.4.65. 31.12.65. -
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The following is a summary by age of persons appearing on this register at 31st December 1965:
Age Period Registered Blind Persons at 31st December 1965. New Cases Registered in 1965. Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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Five-sixths of the registered blind are over the age of sixty. The age of onset of blindness is as follows:
Age Period Age at onset of Blindness Male Female Total -
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The following tables indicate the pattern of full-time employment of persons on the register: Persons in full employment under ordinary conditions
Age Groups: 16-20 21-39 40-49 50-59 60-64 65 and over Total Employed -
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The people in this table are engaged in the following occupations:
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The following is a summary by age of those persons at present included on the register:
Age Groups: 0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21-49 50-64 65 and over Total -
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The following table gives details of all handicapped persons on the register, other than those who are classified as blind, as at the 31st December 1965:
Age Groups: Children under l6 Persons 16-64 Persons 65 and over -
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The cases in each category being dealt with at the 31st December 1965, and the average monthly visits, including abortive visits, were as follows:
Cases on the Register Average Monthly Visits Abortive Visits -
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Clubs for the Handicapped
Club Meetings Honorary Secretary -
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Club Meetings Honorary Secretary -
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6. INSPECTION OP THE AREA. The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors and Technical Officers other than visits made by Pest Control Officers.
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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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PART VIII OF THE ACT. 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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8. OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963. The figures enumerated in the following tables are those submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 60 of the Act and included in the Annual Report to the Ministry of Labour.
Class of premises Number of Premises registered during the year Total Number of registered premises at end of year -
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The number of premises affected is as follows:-
Kingston upon Thames No.5 Maiden & Coombe No. 5 Norbiton Estate No. 1 -
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In August. the Council made Smoke Control Orders No. 6, 7 and 8. These were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in November and come into operation on 1st October, 1966. Particulars of these areas are as follows:-
Area 6 7 8 -
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Rodent Control - Statistical Statement 1965.
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 includedo
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Improvement Grants - Standard.
Owner/occupiers Tenanted -
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Improvement Grants - Discretionary.
Owner /occupiers Tenanted -
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The following table shows the number of premises from which milk is sold and the types of licences in force during 1965 under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations i960 and 1963. These Regulations prescribe that the licences shall cover the period expiring on the 31st December, 1965 and all are dealers' licences to sell prepacked milk.
Premises and Type of Licence Number -
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk. During the year 144 samples of milk were sent to the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom, and the following is a tabulated statement of the results:-
Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Turbidity Test Pass Fail Pass Fail Void Pass Fail -
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Seven of the Grade IV samples were of soft ice cream taken on the same day from mobile vehicles operating from a local depot. The results and subsequent tests indicated poor sterilisation of equipment. The depot is no longer in operation.
G R A D E Total I II III IV -
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the infringements to which attention was drawn.
PART IV Defects Requiring Notices -
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Defects Requiring Notices -
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The following is a tabulated statement of inspections made during the year of the various types of food premises.
No. of Premises Visits -
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955. The following tabulated statement gives details of 336 samples of foodstuffs submitted to the Council's Public Analyst to ascertain whether they complied with the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955, Labelling of Pood Order, 1953 and other relevant legislation.
Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not Genuine or otherwise irregular Por-mal Informal Formal Informal Formal Inform mal -
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Commodity No. of 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 irregular 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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Commodity No. of 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 irregular For-mal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Defects found at Periodic Medical Inspections During 1965, 988 (17.3%) of the total number of children inspected were found to need treatment for diseases or defects other than uncleanliness and dental diseases, as shown in the following table:
Age groups by year of birth Number of pupils inspected Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) For defective vision (excluding squint) For any other condition Total individual pupils -
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Defects noted at periodic medical inspections during 1965 (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:
Defect or Disease Requiring Treatment Observation -
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Defects noted on the 731 pupils examined at these inspections are analysed below:
Defect or Disease Requiring Treatment Observation -
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Treatment of Diseases and Defects The number of defects known to be treated by all sources during the year 1965 is shown in the following table:
Defect or Disease Number -
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Details of the work undertaken by the speech therapists are as follows:
Centre Present Number of Sessions Initial Caseload Children Treated Remaining for Next Year -
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Analysis of Cases Treated
Children Treated During 1965 Discharged Remaining at end of Period Covered -
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Of the 123 attendances during the year, 78 children were under five years of age. Details are as follows:
Age Group Totals Under 2 2-4 5-7 8-11 11+ -
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The number of children prevented from attending school because they were suffering from, or in contact with, infectious or contagious diseases, including any who were excluded on suspicion, is shown in the following table:
Numbers -
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The following summarises the work undertaken:-
B.C.G. Offered Consented Absent Mantoux Positive Vaccinated No. Percentage of those Tested No. Percentage of those Offered -
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The following table shows the work done during the year:
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Special Schools and Hostels
Category- Number attending at end of 1965 Recommended for Placement-Parents Refused Consent Receiving Home Tuition On Waiting List for Special School Day Special Schools Boarding Special Schools Kingston Other Other Boys Girls B G B G B G B G B G -
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The number of examinations for these purposes, and the results of the examinations, are shown in the following table:
Numbers