[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

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REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1959:

Causes of Death	Males	Females	Total

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The following table shows the principal causes of death with the rate per cent. of total deaths:

Cause of Death	Number of Deaths	Rate per cent. of Total Deaths

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Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus

	Males	Females	Total

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VIOLENCE AND ACCIDENT Details of all deaths under this heading are as follows:

Cause of Death	Male	Female	Total

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The following table gives the age and cause of death of each infant who died:

Age	Sex	Cause of Death

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The cases attended were as follows:

	Total

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No changes were made during the year in the operation of the four infant welfare centres, and the number of attendances recorded was comparable with those of previous years.

	Number attending	Total attendances

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Visits during the year were made as follows:

	First visits	Total visits

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Dental. The year's work at the Grange Dental Clinic, which provided for school children and children below the age of five years, as well as nursing and expectant mothers, is summarised in the following table:

	No. of Cases	Extractions	Fillings	Scaling & Gum Treatment	Provision of Dentures
	No. of Cases	Extractions	Fillings	Scaling & Gum Treatment	Full	Partial

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The following table gives details of attendances:

	Total attendances
	Irradiations	Corrective treatments

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The following table gives the number of children residing in the Borough who were known to be immunised in both age groups.

	0-5 years	5-15 years	Total 0-15 years

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Poliomyelitis The Poliomyelitis vaccination scheme, introduced in January 1956 continued, within the prescribed age groups, throughout 1959. The following is a summary of the persons who had been vaccinated by the end of the year:

	Two Injections	Three Injections

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One hundred and one samples of milk were submitted for examination. The results of the tests are set out below:

Designation	No. of Samples	Methylene Blue Test		Phosphatase Test		Turbidity Test
Designation	No. of Samples	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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Twenty-two samples of ice cream were procured and submitted for bacteriological examination. The results are set out in the following table

Type	No. of Samples	Methylene Blue Test
Type	No. of Samples	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4

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UNSOUND FOOD Destroyed or released for animal feeding:—

	lbs.

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FOOD ANALYSES The following table gives details of samples submitted for analysis during the year: Totals 1959

Articles	No. Examined			Adulterated			Prosecutions	Convictions
Articles	Formal.	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total	Prosecutions	Convictions

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Part I of the Act Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

Premises (1)	Number on Register (2)	Number of
Premises (1)	Number on Register (2)	Inspections (3)	Written notices (4)	Occupiers prosecuted (5)

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Part VIII of the Act Outwork

Nature of Work (1)	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of Work (1)	No. of outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) (2)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council (3)	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists (4)	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises (5)	Notices served (6)	Prosecutions (7)

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Cases in which Defects were found

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

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Numbers and costs of new appliances required:

New Appliances	Open Fires	Gas or Electric Fires	Open Fires with Boilers	Other Appliances	Totals

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Cost of other work not attributable to installation of new appliances:

Adaptation of Existing Appliances		Provision of Gas and Electric Points
No. of Appliancee	Total cost	No. of points	Total cost

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Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Report for 12 months ending 31st December, 1959

	Type of Property
	Local Authority	Dwelling Houses	Business (& other premises)	Total	Agricultural

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SEWER RAT CONTROL During the year, two maintenance treatments were carried out. These were in the months of February, and May. The results are summarised below:

	February Treatment	May Treatment

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Sessions are arranged for the general public, school children, and youth organisations in the Borough. During the 1959 season, which covered a period of 18 weeks, the following attendances were recorded:

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The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in th Borough in 1959, the number of cases removed to hospital and th number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis

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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1959 (excluding Tuberculosis) The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various infections:

Disease	Total Number of Cases	Number of Cases Notified At Ages—Years									Number of Cases Notified in each Ward							Cases removed to Hospital	Deaths (including deaths of residents outside the Borough)
		Under 1 year	1 to 2 years	2 to 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 to 15 years	15 to 25 years	25 to 45 years	45 to 65 years	65 and over	Beddington				Walling-ton
		Under 1 year	1 to 2 years	2 to 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 to 15 years	15 to 25 years	25 to 45 years	45 to 65 years	65 and over	North	West	Central	South	North	Central	South

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The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1959 (excluding Tuberculosis)

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

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Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pul-monary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows:

	North	Beddington West Cent.		South	Wallington North Cent. South

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1959:

The following table shows the principal causes of death with the rate per cent. of total deaths:

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus

VIOLENCE AND ACCIDENT Details of all deaths under this heading are as follows:

The following table gives the age and cause of death of each infant who died:

The cases attended were as follows:

No changes were made during the year in the operation of the four infant welfare centres, and the number of attendances recorded was comparable with those of previous years.

Visits during the year were made as follows:

Dental. The year's work at the Grange Dental Clinic, which provided for school children and children below the age of five years, as well as nursing and expectant mothers, is summarised in the following table:

The following table gives details of attendances:

The following table gives the number of children residing in the Borough who were known to be immunised in both age groups.

Poliomyelitis The Poliomyelitis vaccination scheme, introduced in January 1956 continued, within the prescribed age groups, throughout 1959. The following is a summary of the persons who had been vaccinated by the end of the year:

One hundred and one samples of milk were submitted for examination. The results of the tests are set out below:

Twenty-two samples of ice cream were procured and submitted for bacteriological examination. The results are set out in the following table

UNSOUND FOOD Destroyed or released for animal feeding:—

FOOD ANALYSES The following table gives details of samples submitted for analysis during the year: Totals 1959

Part I of the Act Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

Part VIII of the Act Outwork

Cases in which Defects were found

Numbers and costs of new appliances required:

Cost of other work not attributable to installation of new appliances:

Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Report for 12 months ending 31st December, 1959

SEWER RAT CONTROL During the year, two maintenance treatments were carried out. These were in the months of February, and May. The results are summarised below:

Sessions are arranged for the general public, school children, and youth organisations in the Borough. During the 1959 season, which covered a period of 18 weeks, the following attendances were recorded:

The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in th Borough in 1959, the number of cases removed to hospital and th number of deaths attributed to these diseases, excluding Tuberculosis

Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1959 (excluding Tuberculosis) The succeeding table shows the age incidence of the diseases and the distribution throughout the Wards of the Borough of the various infections:

The Monthly Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1959 (excluding Tuberculosis)

The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows: