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Kingston upon Thames 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 172
- Tables
- 91
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VITAL STATISTICS
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NEONATAL DEATHS
Cause of Death Age 0-24 hours Age 1-7 days Age 7-28 days Total -
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CAUSES OP DEATH BY AGE
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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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 1966 by age groups:
Disease Under 5 5-14 15-44 45-64 65 and over Age Unknown Total -
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Comparative Table of Notified Infectious Diseases 1960-1966
Disease 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 -
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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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Kingston Hospital (continued) Rheumatology, Geriatric, Diabetic, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Chest Diseases.
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There are six Council owned clinics at which ante and postnatal sessions are held. These are attended by medical officers and health visitors, and most of them by midwives. The following table gives the details:
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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Mothers Dental Care and Treatment at Clinics
Treatment provided Grange Road Acre Road Rose-lands Manor Drive South Place Gosbury Hill TOTALS -
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Pre-schoo l Children Dental Care and Treatment at Clinics
Treatment provided Grange Road Acre Road Rose-lands Manor Drive South Place Gosbury Hill TOTALS -
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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 31.12.66 Average daily attendance during the year Number on waiting list at 31.12.66 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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The position during the year was:
Date Number of families "At Risk" Number of children involved -
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The causes of failure or difficulty may be classified as follows:
Cause No. of families -
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HOME NURSING VISITS 1966 - BREAKDOWN BY AGE AND DISEASE
Category of Disease Age 65+ Age 5-65 Age 0-5 Cases Visits Cases Visits Cases Visits -
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Types of cases visited by Health Visitors during 196 6 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 Vaccinated Revaccinated Complications Reported -
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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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The following table shows the percentage of children vaccinated and immunised in Kingston upon Thames, compared with the national average:
Children born in 1965 Smallpox (Children under 2) (4) Whooping Cough (1) Diphtheria (2) Poliomyelitis (3) -
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On the 1st January 1966 there were 478 cases on the register and at the end of the year this figure had decreased to 435:
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The following tables show the work undertaken by the Chest Clinic at the Kingston Hospital during 1966 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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There were 8 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during the year. The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1961 - 1966 inclusive:
Year Cases Notified Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total -
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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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Details of the family planning clinics being held as at 31st December 1966 are as follows:
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Altogether 799 loans of nursing equipment were made during the year and the following table gives the details:
Article Number on Inventories Total Loans during 1966 Periods for which loans were made Under 3 mos. 3 - 6 months Over 6 mos. -
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A. Persons Treated during the year
Local Authority Voluntary Organisations Total -
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B. Treatments Given during the .year
Local Authority Voluntary Organisations Total -
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The following are details of the households assisted during the year:
Category Number Assisted -
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Details are as follows:
Year Total Referred Admissions Under Mental Health Act Informal Admissions Emergency With Psychiatric Consultation With Psychiatric Consultation -
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Fellowship, Spelthorpe, S.O.S. Society and Mental After Care Association. During the year financial responsibility was accepted for hostel accommodation of 10 patients as follows:
Male Female -
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Residential Care 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 home and not requiring hospital admission, as follows:
Organisation Category of Patients -
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WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY The following six residential establishments for the accommodation of elderly persons were administered by the department at the beginning of the year:
Establishment Beds -
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The following admissions were made during the year into:
Men Women -
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Persons resident in accommodation provided by voluntary organisations:
Physical Category Age Sex 1.1.66 31.12.66 -
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The number of registered blind persons showed a net increase of 42 over the previous year, whilst the partially sighted persons increased by 9. The following tables show the age distribution of the blind and partially sighted population registered with the Department on the 31st December 1966.
Age Period Blind Register as at 31.12.66, including transfers in and out New Cases Registered in the Borough during 1966 Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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277 persons (80%) on the blind register are over the age of 60. The age of onset of blindness was as follows:
Age Period Age at onset of Blindness Male Female Total -
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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 & 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 or partially sighted, as at the 31st December 1966.
Age Groups: Children Under 16 Persons 16-64 Persons 65 and over Totals -
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The numbers on this register showed a net increase of 98 over the previous year. Figures as at the 31st December 1965 were:
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The cases in each category being dealt with at the 31st December 1966 and the average monthly visits, including abortive visits, were as follows:
Cases on the Register Average Monthly Visits Abortive Visits -
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In the year under review 22 holidays were arranged for handicapped people. Clubs for the Handicapped
Club Meetings Honorary Secretary -
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Club Meetings Honorary Secretary -
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6. INSPECTION OF 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 the Pest Control Officers.
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PART I OP 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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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 out in private dwelling houses. The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory..
Nature of Work No. of Outworkers -
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9. 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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ACCIDENTS. A. SEX AND AGE GROUPS.
Total number of accidents Men Women Boys* Girls* -
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B. WORKPLACE INVOLVED.
National figure for 1965/66 -
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C. CAUSE OP ACCIDENT.
National figure for 1965/66 -
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D. NATURE OP INJURIES.
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Particulars of these areas are as followsr-
Area 6 7 8 Locality Kingston upon Thames Worcester Park Norbiton Estate -
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In July, the Council made Smoke Control Orders Nos, 9 and 10, These were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in October and come into operation on the 1st October, 1967. Particulars of these areas are as follows:-
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The present position can be summarised as follows:-
Number of Areas Dwelling Houses -
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Rodent Control - Statistical Statement 1966
Local Authority Property Dwelling Houses Business & Factory Premises. Totals -
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The following action was taken under the Housing Act, 1957:-
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During the year numerous enquiries were received and advice given, mostly culminating in applications being made. The following table summarises the applications dealt with and the interest of owners of tenanted properties referred to last year has been maintained.
Improvement Grants - Standard Owner/occupiers Tenanted -
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Improvement G-rants - Discretionary.
Owner/occupiers Tenanted -
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During the year 97 samples of milk were sent to the Public Health Laboratoiy at Epsom, and the following is a tabulated statement of the resultss:-
Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Turbidity Test Pass Fail Pass Fail Void Pass Fail -
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the infringements to which attention was drawn.
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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The following tabulated statement gives details of 402 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 Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Commodity No. of Samples Genuine Not genuine or otherwise irregular Formal Informal Formal Informal For mal 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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Defects found at Periodic Medical Inspections During 1966, 998 (14.9%) 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 (whether or not they were already under treatment or observation) are analysed below:
Defect or Disease Requiring Treatment Observation -
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Special Inspections Special inspections of pupils who are not due for periodic inspection are carried out at any age, at the request of parents, teachers, family doctors, or school health service staff, either at school or a school clinic. Defects noted on the 560 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 is shown in the following table:
Defect or Disease Number -
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Details of the work undertaken at the centres are shown below, with the 1965 figures for comparison.
Centre Present Number of Sessions Initial Caseload Children Treated Remaining for Next Year 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 -
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Analysis of Cases Treated
Children Treated During Discharged Remaining at end of Period Covered 1965 19 66 1965 1966 1965 1966 -
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Analysis of Children Discharged
1965 1966 -
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AudioloKv Clinic Of the 196 attendances during the year, 99 were made by 69 children under the age of five, and 97 were made by 67 children aged five and over. Details of children and attendances are as follows:
Age Group Totals Under 2 2-4 5-7 8 -11 11+ -
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The work of school nurses in connection with uncleanliness and verminous conditions in schools is summarised below:
Numbers -
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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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Routine B.C.G. Programme
B.C.G. Offered Consented Absent Mantoux Positive Vaccinated No. Percentage of those tested No. Percentage of those offered -
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Category Number attending at end of 1966 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