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Kingston upon Thames 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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- 1968
- Pages
- 194
- Tables
- 101
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VITAL STATISTICS
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VITAL STATISTICS (continued)
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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 an analysis by age groups of the 705 marriages conducted via the Register Offices within the borough during 1967. No such analysis of the 498 Church of England marriages is available.
Age of Parties Marriages in Register Offices Marriages in Non-Conformist Churches Where Registrar Attends Marriages in Churches Where Minister Registers Own Ceremony M F M F M F -
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The following table shows the numbers of cases notified during 1967 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 1961-1967
Disease 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 -
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The following figures were taken from returns submitted by the physicians in charge of the treatment centres shown, and they relate to new cases occurring among borough residents:
Treatment Centre Totals all Conditions Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other conditions Primary and Secondary Other -
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Monthly displays were held at clinics and discussions in mothers' club3, and certain topics were chosen each month. These were as follows:
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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 Roselands Manor Drive South Place Gosbury Hill TOTALS -
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Pre-school Children Dental Care and Treatment at Clinics
Treatment Provided Grange Road Acre Road Roselands 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, with the average attendance during the year:
Day Nursery Number of approved places Number on register at 31.12.67 Average daily attendance during the year Number on waiting list at 31.12.67 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 60 7 1 9 4 -
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CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
Respiratory System Urogenital System Limbs Other Skeletal Other Systems Other Malformations -
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HOME NURSING VISITS 1967 - 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 1967
Number of cases -
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Smallpox (under 16 years)
Age at time of Vaccination Total Vaccinated Numbers 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 1966 Smallpox (children under 2) Whooping Cough Diphtheria Poliomyelitis (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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On 1st January 1967 there were 435 cases on the register and at the end of the year this figure had decreased to 407:
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The following tables show the work undertaken by the Chest Clinic at Kingston Hospital during 1967 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 two deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis and one from non-pulmonary tuberculosis during the year. The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1961-1967 inclusive:
Year Cases Notified Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total -
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The table shown overleaf 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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Details of Family Planning Clinics currently being held are as follows:
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Altogether 732 loans of nursing equipment were made during the year and the following table gives the details:
Article Number on Inventories Total Loans during 1967 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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Mentally 111 Persons Referred to the Local Health Authority
Referred by 1966 1967 -
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This proportion is twice as high as for residents.
Year Total Admissions Admissions under Mental Health Act Informal Admissions Emergency With Psychiatric Consultation With Psychiatric Consultation -
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During the year financial responsibility was accepted for hostel accommodation of 8 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:
Adults Male Female -
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The following residential establishments for the accommodation of elderly persons were being administered by the department throughout the year:
Establishment No. of Residents -
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Admissions The following admissions were made during the year:
1967 1966 Men Women Men Women -
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The 53 admissions were all elderly persons and were as follows:
Men Women -
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Persons resident in accommodation provided by voluntary-organisations :
Physical Category Age Sex 1.1.67 31.12.67 -
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REGISTERS as at 31.12.67
Male Female Total -
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The following tables show the age distribution of the blind population registered with the department on 31st December 1967.
Age Period Blind Register as at 31.12.67, including transfers in and out New Cases Registered in the Borough during 1967 Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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The age at 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 40-9 50-59 60-64 65 and over Total employed -
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The following is a summary by age of those persons included on the register at 31st December 1967, shows a reduction of six over the figure for 1966.
Age Groups: 0-1 2-4 5-15 16-20 21 -49 50-64 65 & over Total -
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The following tables give details of the above handicapped persons on the register as at 31st December 19&7. TABLE I
Age Groups: S e X Children under 16 Persons 16-64 Persons 65 and over Totals -
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TABLE ii Register of Handicapped Persons - General Classes (By causes and age groups)
a/e 0-15 16-29 30-49 50-64 65 and over Total Collective Total M F M F M F M F M F m F -
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The cases in each category being dealt with at 31st December 1967 and the average monthly visits were as follows:
No. on Register Average Monthly Visits Average Monthly New Referrals -
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Clubs for the Handicapped
Club Meetings Honorary Secretary -
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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 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 out in private dwelling houses. The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory.
Nature of Work No. of Outworkers -
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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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Reference to the following table of contraventions reveal3 that they vary little from year to year and the proportions of the various contraventions are remarkably similar.
Section Number of Contraventions found Section Number of Contraventions found -
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The Kingston upon Thames Nos. 9 and 10 Orders became operative on the 1st October, 1967. They cover approximately 458 acres in the George Road, Coombe and the Queens Road districts of Kingston. Particulars of these areas are as followss-
Area 9 10 Locality George Road, Coombe Queens Road, Kingston -
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In May the Council made Smoke Control Orders Nos. 11 and 12, These were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in July. Smoke Control Order No. 13 was made in July and confirmed in October and these areas come into operation on 1st October, 1968. Particulars of these areas are as follows
Area 11 12 13 Locality Acre Road, Kingston High Drive, Maiden Dickerage, Maiden -
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The Council's Smoke Control Area programme provides for a further 14 areas by 1978 in addition to the nineteen already covered by confirmed Smoke Control Orders. The present position can be summarised as follows:-
Number of Areas Dwelling Houses -
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The following is a brief list of causes for complaints received during 1967 which resulted in investigation by the Department and in all cases where necessary, appropriate action was taken.
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Rodent Control - Statistical Statement 1967.
Local Authority Property Dwelling Houses Business & Factory Premises Totals -
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HOUSING. The following is a tabulated statement of action taken under the Housing Act, 1957:-
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Improvement Grants - Standard.
Owner/Occupiers Tenanted -
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Improvement Grants- Discretionary,
Owner /Occupiers Tenanted -
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No unfit houses additional to those already known were found but the survey did reveal the ages of the Borough's housing stock and its general condition,, Those of a generally poor character are shown in the table below.
Constructed Pre 1875 1876-1919 1920-1939 Post 1939 Total number of dwellings 2015 12575 23775 9500 -
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Availability of Baths and Water Closets.
Total number of dwellings No bath (including 137 with bath elsewhere than bathroom) Outside Water Closet -
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licences to sell pre-packed milk.
Premises and Type of Licence Number -
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk. During the year 101 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 J Pass Fail Void Pass Fail -
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Reason for Condemnation Weight lbs. -
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Reason for Condemnation Weight lbs -
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The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed:-
Canned Goods. lbs. -
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of the infringements to which attention was drawn.
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Pood Hygiene (General) Regulations. 1960. The following is a tabulated statement of inspections made of the various types of food premises
No. of Premises Visits -
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The following tabulated statement shows the nature of infringements to which attention was drawn.
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Of these 45 were formal samples and the remainder were samples obtained by informal procedures.
Commodity No. of Samples -
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During 1967, 922 (13.3 per cent) 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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noted on the 845 pupils examined at these inspections are analysed below:
Defect or Disease Requiring Treatment Observation -
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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 1966 figures for comparison.
Centre Present Number of Sessions Initial Caseload Children Treated Remaining for Next Year 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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Analysis of Cases Treated
Children Treated during Discharged Remaining at end of period covered 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 -
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Analysis of Children Discharged
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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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Routine B.C.&.Programme
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 placement of Kingston children in special schools:
Category Number attending at end of 1967 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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Children ascertained in 1967 as requiring special educational placement
Category Number -
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Youth Employment Service - Year ended 30th September 1967
Number 1966 1967 -
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The number of examinations for these purposes and the results of the examinations are shown in the following table:
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Based on September 1967 Returns
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The following is a summary of the work undertaken:
General Dental Inspection and Treatment Numbers