[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1962 (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

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The following statistics relating to mothers and infants are set out in the form specially requested by the Minister:—

Live Births

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TABLE 1 ESTIMATED HOME POPULATION, MID-1962, BY WARDS

Ward	Dwellings at Mid-1962	Estimated Population Mid-1962

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They ere istributed as shown in the following table.

Ward	Live Births	Birth Rate per 1,000 Population	Stillbirths	Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births

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Eighty per cent, of all births occurred in hospitals and nursing homes. The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as follows:—

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Out of 727 total births, 583 took place in the following hospitals:—

	Live	Still	Total

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TABLE 2 BIRTHS, 1962—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS

Ward	Born in District			Born outside District			Grand Total
Ward	In Hospitals and Nursing Homes	In Private Dwellings	Total	In Hospitals and Nursing Homes	In Private Dwellings	Total	Grand Total

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TABLE 3 BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1962

Year	Population (Registrar-General's)	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Infant Mortality Rate	Maternal Mortality Rate

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TABLE 4 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1962

	England and Wales		Carshalton

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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/62

Crude Death Rate (Civilian) per 1,000 population			Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births		Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1,000 total births
Year	England and Wales	Carshalton	England and Wales	Carshalton	England and Wales	Carshalton

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The distribution of the deaths by wards was as follows:— WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1962

Ward	Deaths	Death Rate (crude)	Mean Age at Death

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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNGS 1936-1962

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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1962

Ward	Cancer Deaths			Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population
Ward	M	F	Total	Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population

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TABLE 5 CANCER DEATHS 1962

Group	Site Affected	Male	Female	Total

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Mortality from tuberculosis was again very low, three deaths from this cause in all. The figures in respect of the last 20 years were as follows:—

Year	Deaths from Tuberculosis	Death Rate per 1,000 Population	Year	Deaths from Tuberculosis	Death Rate per 1,000 Population

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Inquests Inquests were held on 55 persons who died in the district. The following verdicts were returned:—

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TABLE 6 INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION

Ward	Infant Deaths	Rate per 1,000 Live Births

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TABLE 7 INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1962 Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death

Causeof Death	Under 1week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	Total under 4weeks	4weeks and under 3mths.	3mths. and under 6mths.	6mths. and under 9mths.	9mths. and under12 mths.	Total deaths under 1year

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TABLE 8 — CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1962 — By Age and Sex

No. Causes of Death	0	—	1	—	5	—	15	—	25	—	35	—	45	—	55	—	65	—	75	—	All Ages
No. Causes of Death	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Pns.

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As the results of the tests indicate, the supply was completely wholesome. It was also adequate although the use of water continues to increase. The following information supplied by courtesy of the Company gives the results of their laboratory work.

Sample	Total No. of Bacteriological Examinations	Total No. of full Chemical Analyses	No. and % of samples showing Coli-Aerogenes in 100 ml. (Excluding B.Coli 1)		No. and % of samples showing B. Coli present in 100 ml. of sample (Type 1)		Total No. Coli-Aero-genes Organisms in 100 ml. of sample
Sample	Total No. of Bacteriological Examinations	Total No. of full Chemical Analyses	No.	%	No.	V /o	Total No. Coli-Aero-genes Organisms in 100 ml. of sample

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Investigations were made with regard to 985 complaints as follows:—

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Thirteen thousand four hundred and twenty-seven visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:—

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Eighteen formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:—

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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:—

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Premises. During the year 97 premises were treated for the destruction of vermin and insect pests as follows:—

Infestation	Property Treated by C.U.D.C.			Property Treated		Total
Infestation	C.U.D.C. Property	L.C.C. Property	Privately Owned Property	By L.C.C.	By Owners	Total

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Deposit Gauges

Gauge	Total Rainfall (in inches)	Total Solids. Tons per sq. mile
Gauge	Total Rainfall (in inches)	Highest Monthly Reading	Lowest Monthly Reading	Average Monthly Reading

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Month	Gauge B		Gauge C
Month	Rainfall in ins.	Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile)	Rainfall in ins.	Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile)

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Smoke and Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide

Month	Smoke Microgrammes per cubic meter			S.O.2 Microgrammes per cubic meter
Month	Highest Reading	Lowest Reading	Average Reading	Highest Reading	Lowest Reading	Average Reading

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Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers The following table gives a summary of the registers:—

	Employees			Premises
	Males	Females	Total	Premises

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The following tables, set out in the manner prescribed by the Home Office Form 572 (revised), indicates the inspections made and action taken under the Factories Act. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).

Premises		Numberon Register	Number of
Premises		Numberon Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers Prosecuted
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND:— (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases").

Premises	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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O utwork (Sections 133 and 134)

Nature of Works	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Works	No. of outworkers in Aug. list required by Sect. 133 (1) (c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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The Council's schemes in their various stages were as follows:— In course of erection at 31st December, 1962.

Site No.	Site	Type of Dwelling	No.

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In addition 32 private dwellings were under construction at that date. Schemes in preparation:—

Site No.	Site	Type of Dwelling	No.

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Council's Housing Scheme The dwellings in the ownership of the Council at the end of the year were as follows:—

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The known position of overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:—

Ward	Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.61	Dwellings found overcrowded during 1962	Dwellings de-crowded during 1962	Dwellings remaining over crowded at 31.12.62	Overcrowding cases remedied during 1962
Ward	Dwellings overcrowded at 31.12.61	Dwellings found overcrowded during 1962	Dwellings de-crowded during 1962	Dwellings remaining over crowded at 31.12.62	Formal Action	Informal Action	Total

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Figures in respect of overcrowding obtained in the manner indicated above for the last 10 years were as follows:—

Year	New Cases	Cases at Year End	Year	New Cases	Cases at Year End

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Rent Act, 1957 The following details show the action which has been taken during the year:— Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.

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Designated licences issued under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 during the year were as follows:—

Designation	Number of Distributors Holding Licences	No. of Licences in force on 31.12.62

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Classification of the milk samples and the results of the tests are as follows:—

Designation under which sold	No. of samples	Methylene Blue Test		Phosphatase Test		Turbidity Test
Designation under which sold	No. of samples	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The samples submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis and compliance with the labelling requirements were as follows:—

Article	No.	Adulterated or otherwise irre-gular	Article	No.	Adulterated or otherwise irregular

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The following quantities of food found to be unsound, diseased or unwholesome and unfit for human food were surrendered and destroyed or so disposed of as to prevent them from being used for human food:—

	lbs.	ozs.

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TABLE 9 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES AND ACTION TAKEN

Nature of Business	Number of Premises	Number of premises registered under Section 16 of Food & Drugs Act	Number of inspections made	Sanitary accommodation						Food storage and preparation rooms							Accumulations removed
Nature of Business	Number of Premises		Number of inspections made	Repaired	Cleansed and/or decorated	Lighting provided	Wash-basins provided	Water supply provided	Wash your Hands Notices	Repaired	Cleansed and/or decorated	Lighting provided	Ventilation provided	Washing facilities for food and equipment provided	First-aid equipment provided	Accommodation for clothing provided	Accumulations removed

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The number of persons recorded as having received successful vaccination during the year was as follows:—

Age at 31st December, 1962 i.e. Born in	Under 1 yr. 1962	1-4 yrs. 1958-61	5—14 yrs. 1948-57	15 yrs. & over 1947 & earlier	Total

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In addition, the following unsuccessful attempts at vaccination were made:—

Age at 31st December, 1962 i.e. Born in	Under 1 yr. 1962	1-4 yrs. 1958-61	5—14 yrs. 1948-57	15 yrs. & over 1947 & earlier	Total

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TABLE 10 SCARLET FEVER-DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1962

1962	Ward								Total
1962	St. Helier North	St. Helier South	St. Helier West	North-East	Northwest	Central	South-East	South-West	Total

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TABLE 11 SCARLET FEVER-MULTIPLE CASES, 1962

Ward	No. of houses in which occurred				Total Houses	Total Cases
Ward	1 Case	2 Cases	3 Cases	5 Cases	Total Houses	Total Cases

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In 1962, 545 resident children received a primary course of treatment as follows:—

Age at 31.12.62 i.e. born in year	Under 1 year 1962	1 year 1961	2 Years 1960	3 years 1959	4 years 1958	5-9 years 1953/ 57	10-14 years 1948/ 52	Total under 15 yrs.

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The following table shows the immunisation state of the local child population at the 31st December, 1962:— Number of children at 31st December, 1962, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time between 1st January, 1948 and 31st December, 1962.

Age at 31.12.62 i.e. Born in year	Under 1 1962	1—4 1958-1961	5—9 1953-1957	10—14 1948-1952	Under 15 Total

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The estimated percentage of children immunised at each year end since 1935, when the Council's scheme was inaugurated and the incidence of diphtheria in the resident population is shown in the following table:—

Year	Percentage of Children Immunised at year end			Incidence of Diphtheria
	0-5 Years	5-15 Years	0-15 Years	Cases	Attack Rate Per 1,000 Population

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TABLE 12 MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

1962	Ward
	St. Helier North	St. Helier South	St. Helier West	North- East	Northwest	Central	South-East	Southwest	Total

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The number of cases and the percentage of pre-school children vaccinated at the beginning of each year since 1950 was as follows:—

Year	Percentage of children vaccinated	Cases	Year	Percentage of children vaccinated	Cases

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TABLE 13 WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

1962	Ward								Total
1962	St. Helier North	St. Helier South	St. Helier West	North-East	Northwest	Central	South-East	Southwest	Total

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Salk Vaccine

	No. who received their 2nd injection		No. given a 3rd injection	No. given a 4th injection

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Oral Vaccine

	No. who received their 3rd dose	No. given 3rd reinforcing dose after 2 Salk	No. given 4th reinforcing dose after 3 Salk

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TABLE 14 CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1962

Disease	Cuddington	Wandle Valley	Queen Mary's	St. Helier		Totals

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TABLE 15 INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DISTRIBUTION (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

Disease	Cases notified	Case rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Distribution by Wards								No. of cases removed to hospital	Percentage of cases removed to hospital
Disease	Cases notified	Case rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	St. Helier North	St. Helier South	St. Helier Northwest East		Northwest	Central	South-East	Southwest	No. of cases removed to hospital	Percentage of cases removed to hospital

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TABLE 16 INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification by Age Groups, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

Disease	Total Cases Notified												Total Cases at all Ages
Disease	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 at all Ages

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TABLE 17 MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

Disease	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total

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Tuberculosis The new cases admitted to the tuberculosis register during the year numbered 49 classified as follows:—

Males		Females

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TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION Cases on Register at 31st December, 1962

Ward	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Total	Incidence per 1,000 population
Ward	Males	Females	Males	Females	Total	Incidence per 1,000 population

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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 11, distributed by age groups as follows:—

Age Years	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Total
Age Years	Males	Females	Males	Females	Total

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DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1962

Ward	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Death Rate per 1,000 population	Mean age at Death
Ward	Male	Female	Male	Female	Death Rate per 1,000 population	Mean age at Death

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The steady progress in the fight against tuberculosis during the last decade is indicated by the following details of new cases notified and deaths each year, together with the numbers on the register at each year end:—

Year	New Cases	Deaths	Number on Register

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TABLE 18 TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases, Age and Sex Distribution and Manner of Admission to Register, 1962

Age Group Years	Primary Notifications "A"				Cases transferred from other Districts				Cases brought to notice other than by Notification or Transfer				Total New Cases
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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METEOROLOGY The following rainfall was recorded at the Council's Pumping Station in Buckhurst Avenue.

Rainfall 1962	Amount in ins.	Rainfall 1962	Amount in ins.

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1962 (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

The following statistics relating to mothers and infants are set out in the form specially requested by the Minister:—

TABLE 1 ESTIMATED HOME POPULATION, MID-1962, BY WARDS

They ere istributed as shown in the following table.

Eighty per cent, of all births occurred in hospitals and nursing homes. The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as follows:—

Out of 727 total births, 583 took place in the following hospitals:—

TABLE 2 BIRTHS, 1962—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS

TABLE 3 BIRTH AND DEATH RATES FOR CARSHALTON, 1922-1962

TABLE 4 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1962

COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/62

The distribution of the deaths by wards was as follows:— WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1962

DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNGS 1936-1962

CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1962

TABLE 5 CANCER DEATHS 1962

Mortality from tuberculosis was again very low, three deaths from this cause in all. The figures in respect of the last 20 years were as follows:—

Inquests Inquests were held on 55 persons who died in the district. The following verdicts were returned:—

TABLE 6 INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION

TABLE 7 INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1962 Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death

TABLE 8 — CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1962 — By Age and Sex

As the results of the tests indicate, the supply was completely wholesome. It was also adequate although the use of water continues to increase. The following information supplied by courtesy of the Company gives the results of their laboratory work.

Investigations were made with regard to 985 complaints as follows:—

Thirteen thousand four hundred and twenty-seven visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:—

continued from previous oage

Eighteen formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:—

As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:—

Premises. During the year 97 premises were treated for the destruction of vermin and insect pests as follows:—

Deposit Gauges

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Smoke and Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide

Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers The following table gives a summary of the registers:—

The following tables, set out in the manner prescribed by the Home Office Form 572 (revised), indicates the inspections made and action taken under the Factories Act. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors).

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND:— (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases").

O utwork (Sections 133 and 134)

The Council's schemes in their various stages were as follows:— In course of erection at 31st December, 1962.

In addition 32 private dwellings were under construction at that date. Schemes in preparation:—

Council's Housing Scheme The dwellings in the ownership of the Council at the end of the year were as follows:—

The known position of overcrowding at the beginning and end of the year was as follows:—

Figures in respect of overcrowding obtained in the manner indicated above for the last 10 years were as follows:—

Rent Act, 1957 The following details show the action which has been taken during the year:— Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.

Designated licences issued under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 during the year were as follows:—

Classification of the milk samples and the results of the tests are as follows:—

The samples submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis and compliance with the labelling requirements were as follows:—

The following quantities of food found to be unsound, diseased or unwholesome and unfit for human food were surrendered and destroyed or so disposed of as to prevent them from being used for human food:—

TABLE 9 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES AND ACTION TAKEN

The number of persons recorded as having received successful vaccination during the year was as follows:—

In addition, the following unsuccessful attempts at vaccination were made:—

TABLE 10 SCARLET FEVER-DISTRIBUTION OF CASES, 1962

TABLE 11 SCARLET FEVER-MULTIPLE CASES, 1962

In 1962, 545 resident children received a primary course of treatment as follows:—

The following table shows the immunisation state of the local child population at the 31st December, 1962:— Number of children at 31st December, 1962, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time between 1st January, 1948 and 31st December, 1962.

The estimated percentage of children immunised at each year end since 1935, when the Council's scheme was inaugurated and the incidence of diphtheria in the resident population is shown in the following table:—

TABLE 12 MEASLES—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

The number of cases and the percentage of pre-school children vaccinated at the beginning of each year since 1950 was as follows:—

TABLE 13 WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

Salk Vaccine

Oral Vaccine

TABLE 14 CASES OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL, 1962

TABLE 15 INFECTIOUS DISEASES—NOTIFICATIONS, DEATHS AND DISTRIBUTION (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

TABLE 16 INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification by Age Groups, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

TABLE 17 MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)

Tuberculosis The new cases admitted to the tuberculosis register during the year numbered 49 classified as follows:—

TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION Cases on Register at 31st December, 1962

The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 11, distributed by age groups as follows:—

DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1962

The steady progress in the fight against tuberculosis during the last decade is indicated by the following details of new cases notified and deaths each year, together with the numbers on the register at each year end:—

TABLE 18 TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases, Age and Sex Distribution and Manner of Admission to Register, 1962

METEOROLOGY The following rainfall was recorded at the Council's Pumping Station in Buckhurst Avenue.