[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table 2. Population 1938-1961

Year	Population	Population trend					Migration	excess
Year	Population	Total increase or decrease		Percentage proportion		Natural increase or decrease	Inward	Outward

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Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1961. Age Group

Cause of Death	Under 1		1 - 4		5 -14		15-24		25-44		45-64		65-74		75 and over		Total		Grand Total
Cause of Death	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	Grand Total

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Table 4 Main Causes of Death An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

Disease	Percentage of total deaths	Death rate per 1,000 of the population

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Table 5 Review of the Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Twickenham, together with those for England and Wales for years 1938°1961 inclusive

Year	Birth Rate		Death Rate		Infantile Mortality Rate
Year	Twickenham	England and Wales	Twickenham	England and Wales	Twickenham	England and Wales

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AVERAGE RESULTS OP THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OP WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH (F TWICKENHAM DURING 1961 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

Description of the sample	No. of samples	Ammonia Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Oxidised Nitrogen Nitrate	Chlorides as CI.	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C.	Turbidity units	Colour a.m. brown 2 ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer	Hardness (Total)	Hardness (non-carbonate)	pH Value	Phosphate as PO4	licate as SiO2	Surface active material as Manoxol	Sulphate as SO4	Natural Fluoride as F	Magnesium as Mg	B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C	Electrical Conductivity (Micromhos)

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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - NEARLY AVERAGES. 1961

Source of Supply	Number of SampIes	After Treatment '
		Agar plate count per ml.		Coliform count	E.coli count
		20-24 hours at 37°C	3 days at 22°C	Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.	Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.

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Table 7 Analysis of Complaints Received

Nature of Complaint	Number Received

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Table 8. Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

	Number

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Table 8 continued

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Table 9 Sanitary Improvements Effected

	Number

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Table 10 Housing Statistics HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE Return for the Year ended 31st December, 1961 A. HOUSES DEMOLISHED

In Clearance Areas:	Houses Demolished.	Displaced during quarter
In Clearance Areas:	Houses Demolished.	Persons	Families

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Table 11 Notices Served Administrative action was taken during the year to secure abatement of nuisances and to enforce the appropriate statutory enactments, as follows:

Subject of Notice	Public Health Act	Food and Drugs Act

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Table 12 Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Report for 12 months ended 31st December, 1961

	Type of Property
	Non-Agricultural				5 Agricultural
	1 Local Authority	2 Dwe11ing Houses (incl. Council Houses)	3 All other (incl. Business Premises)	4 Total of cols 1,2 & 3	5 Agricultural

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Eradication of Insect Pests. D.D.T. and Other Special Treatments

Number of Infestations Treated
Type of Premises	Ants	Bugs	Cockroaches	Fleas	Wasps	Miscellaneous	Totals

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Table 14 Disinfections, etc.

	Number

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Table 15 Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding

	Number

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Table 16 Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959 The necessary registration of persons and premises, has been effected in accordance with the following table:

Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations. 1959

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Table 17 Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960. Public Health Act, 1936, Section 89 Public Health Act, 1961, Section 80 INSANITARY CONDITIONS IN POOD PREMISES

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Table 18 (a) Meat-Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughter houses in the Borough

	Cattle excl. cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs	Horses

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Table 19 (a) Meat Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:

	lbs

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(b) Other Foodstuffs The following other foodstuffs, being unfit for human consunption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction.

	lbs.

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Table 20 Food and Drugs Act 1955 Sampling

Article	Total Samples Taken	Unsatisfactory

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Table 21 Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, Part I of the Act. 1. INSPECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers prosecuted

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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were institut ed
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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Part VIII of the Act, Outwork

Nature of the Work	Lampshades	Wearing apparel	Electric Fuse Makers	Cardboard boxes

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Table 22 Infectious Diseases. Incidence and Mortality DIPHTHERIA, SCARLET FEVER AND ENTERIC FEVER 1938-1961

Year	Diphtheria				Scarlet Fever				Enteric Fever
Year	No. of Cases	Case Rate per 1,000 pop.	No. of Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 pop.	No. of Cases	Case Rate per 1,000 pop.	No. of Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 pop.	No. of Cases	Case Rate per 1, 000 pop.	No. of Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 pop.

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Table 23 Ophthalmia Neonatorum, years 1938-1961. The following table shows the number of cases notified and result of treatment:

Year	Cases notified	Cases Treated		Vision un-impaired	Vision impaired	Total blindness	Deaths
Year	Cases notified	At home	In hosp.	Vision un-impaired	Vision impaired	Total blindness	Deaths

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Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1961

Disease	CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS)														Total cases notified	Deaths.
Disease	Under 1 Year	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35-45	45-65	Over 65	Age not known	Total cases notified	Deaths.

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Monthly Incidence of Infectious Diseases during the Year 1961

DISEASE	NUMBER OF CASES												TOTAL
DISEASE	Jan«	Feb.	March	April	May	June	July	August	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	TOTAL

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Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1961

Diseases	Heathfield	Whitton	West Twickenham	Central Twickenham	South Twickenham	East Twickenham	Hampton	Hampton Hill	Upper Teddington	Lower Teddington	Hampton Wick	Total

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Tuberculosis The following tables have been compiled from the notifications received. NEW CASES AND MORTALITY

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

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PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS 1938-1961 INCLUSIVE

	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961

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Table 29 Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning Notifications		3rd Quarter Nil	4th Quarter Nil	Total Nil
1st Quarter Nil	2nd Quarter Nil	3rd Quarter Nil	4th Quarter Nil	Total Nil

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Table 2. Population 1938-1961

Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1961. Age Group

Table 4 Main Causes of Death An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

Table 5 Review of the Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Twickenham, together with those for England and Wales for years 1938°1961 inclusive

AVERAGE RESULTS OP THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OP WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH (F TWICKENHAM DURING 1961 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - NEARLY AVERAGES. 1961

Table 7 Analysis of Complaints Received

Table 8. Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Table 8 continued

Table 9 Sanitary Improvements Effected

Table 10 Housing Statistics HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE Return for the Year ended 31st December, 1961 A. HOUSES DEMOLISHED

Table 11 Notices Served Administrative action was taken during the year to secure abatement of nuisances and to enforce the appropriate statutory enactments, as follows:

Table 12 Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Report for 12 months ended 31st December, 1961

Eradication of Insect Pests. D.D.T. and Other Special Treatments

Table 14 Disinfections, etc.

Table 15 Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding

Table 16 Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959 The necessary registration of persons and premises, has been effected in accordance with the following table:

Table 17 Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960. Public Health Act, 1936, Section 89 Public Health Act, 1961, Section 80 INSANITARY CONDITIONS IN POOD PREMISES

Table 18 (a) Meat-Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughter houses in the Borough

Table 19 (a) Meat Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:

(b) Other Foodstuffs The following other foodstuffs, being unfit for human consunption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction.

Table 20 Food and Drugs Act 1955 Sampling

Table 21 Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, Part I of the Act. 1. INSPECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

Part VIII of the Act, Outwork

Table 22 Infectious Diseases. Incidence and Mortality DIPHTHERIA, SCARLET FEVER AND ENTERIC FEVER 1938-1961

Table 23 Ophthalmia Neonatorum, years 1938-1961. The following table shows the number of cases notified and result of treatment:

Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1961

Monthly Incidence of Infectious Diseases during the Year 1961

Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1961

Tuberculosis The following tables have been compiled from the notifications received. NEW CASES AND MORTALITY

PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS 1938-1961 INCLUSIVE

Table 29 Food Poisoning

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