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Hackney 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

Published
1950
Pages
96
Tables
72

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72 tables in this report

  • Page 21
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
    Live Births:—Total.M.F.
  • Page 21
    BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATE. Births to Hackney mothers corrected by inward and outward transfers:—
    Live Births.Still-births.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 22
    The birth-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years are shown below:—
    District.Birthrate, 1949.Birth-rates in previous years.
    1948.1947.1946.1945.
  • Page 23
    Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1949.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—5—15—45—65-
  • Page 24
    Causes of Death—continued.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—5—15—45—65—
  • Page 25
    The death rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—
    District.Death-rate, 1949Death-rates in previous years.
    1948194719461945
  • Page 25
    The infant mortality rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney in the past five years were:—
    District.Infant mortality rate, 1949Infant mortality rates in previous years.
    1948194719461945
  • Page 25
    The causes of the 61 infant deaths in 1949 are set out in the following table:—
    Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total
  • Page 26
    The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Hackney in the past five years were:—
    District.Maternal mortality rate, 1949.Maternal mortality rates in previous years.
    1948194719461945
  • Page 26
    The following is a statement of specimens submitted to the Laboratories during the year:—
    SpecimenResult of ExaminationNegativePositiveTotal
  • Page 27
    Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
    Persons dying in Haokney.Persons dying elsewhere.Total.
  • Page 35
    WORK CARRIED OUT BY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
  • Page 36
    Continous from previous page...
    £s.d.
  • Page 36
    Housing Department Drainage Works— 1st, January to ?Ast December, 1949.
    £.s.d.
  • Page 37
    Drainage Worlcs carried out in Default of Notices served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 40— 1st January to 31s£ December, 1949.
    £s.d.
  • Page 38
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936— Nuisance Orders—Works carried out in Default—1st January to 31 st December, 1949.
    £s.d.
  • Page 40
    Inspections .
  • Page 43
    STATISTICAL SUMMARY. Applications to London County Council.
    Investigations.Totals.
  • Page 44
    Applicants Re-housed. London County Council.
    Applicants investigated by Public Health Department.Overcrowding.Tuberculosis.Illness or Physical Disability.Totals.
  • Page 44
    Hackney Borough Council.
    Applicants investigated by Public Health Department.Overcrowding.Tuberculosis.Illness or Physical Disability.Totals.
  • Page 45
    The following licences were issued under these Regulations, which came into force on the 1st October, 1949:—
  • Page 46
    The total weights of food condemned or surrendered during the year were:— Food Condemned during the Year 1949.
    Commodity.Weight.
    Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
  • Page 47
    The total number of samples submitted for chemical analysis during the year compares favourably with previous years, and included:—
    (a) Formal Sample:—Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
  • Page 48
    A summary of samples taken during the year, showing the results of analyses, is set out in the following table:—
    Description of Article.Formal samples.Informal samples.
    No. taken.No. adulterated.No. taken.No. adulterated.
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    Description of Article.Formal samples.Informalsamples.
    No. taken.No. adulterated.No. taken.No. adulterated.
  • Page 50
    Details are given below regarding the adulterated formal samples and the action taken by the Council in respect thereof:—
    Description of Sample.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.Action taken.
  • Page 52
    The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—
    Disease.19451946194719481949
  • Page 52
    The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—
    Disease.England and Wales.London.Hackney.
  • Page 53
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1949, in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals, and Deaths
    Disease.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to HospitalsNo. of Deaths
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 6.5 to 10.10 to 16.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 54
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1949 in Electoral Wards.
    DiseaseElectoral Wards.Totals
    RidleyDownsTown HallGrahamDalstonCulfordStamfordSpringfieldMaurySouthwoldLeasideMarshWickChathamParkTudor
  • Page 55
    From the following table it will be seen that the number of cases of tuberculosis notified in Hackney declined fairly steadily from 1920 until 1941, when war-time circumstances commenced to affect the Borough's tuberculosis case rate:—
    Year.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.
  • Page 56
    The following is a summary of the age and sex distribution of the cases notified and the deaths from this disease during the year:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 56
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 87 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice during the year otherwise than by notification under the Regulations:—
    Age Period.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 57
    The sources from which information of these cases was obtained were as follows:—
    Source of Information.No. of Cases.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 57
    The number of deaths from tuberculosis and the death-rate in each of the past five years are given below:—
    Year.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Death-rate.
  • Page 57
    In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough since 1916 are shown grouped in periods of three years:—
    Three-Year Periods.Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease.Percentage decrease on the period 1916-1918.
    Per cent.
  • Page 58
    The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 59
    In these 156 cases, X-ray films of the usual size were taken, with the following results:—
    Men.Women.Total.
  • Page 59
    This is the third occasion on which the unit has been made available to the borough, since mass radiography was first introduced, and comparative figures, in relation to attendances and the results of the X-ray examinations, are set out in the following statistical summary:—
    Year.Total Attendances.Referred for further Investigations and Results of Investigations.
    Failed to Attend.Not Needing Further Attention.Referred to General PractitionerTotal.Percentage
  • Page 60
    This improvement is particularly satisfactory, having regard to the serious conditions of overcrowding and lack of separate domestic facilities which apply to so many families in the Borough who are having to share accommodation until suitable housing is provided for them on Council housing estates. Scabies .
    194419451946194719481949
  • Page 60
    The work done at the Council's Cleansing Station in 1949, is summarised in the following statement:—
    Scabies.Head or body lice.ImpetigoHot baths.
    Cases.TreatmentsCases.Treatments
  • Page 62
    The financial position in relation to the 67 burials dealt with, is as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 64
    The systematic survey scheme commenced in September, 1948, was completed during the year, and the following statistical summary includes the final figures as regards that survey and the treatment carried out.
    Rat and Mice InfestationsBusiness PremisesDwelling-HousesRequisitioned HousesTotals
    ComplaintsSurvey SchemeComplaintsSurvey SchemeComplaintsSurvey SchemeComplaintsSurvey Scheme
  • Page 64
    Drains Tested and Examined.
    Drains Tested.Drains Examined.Drains Found Defective.
    Complaints.Survey Scheme.Complaints.Survey Scheme.Complaints.Survey Scheme.
  • Page 64
    1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors):—
    Premises.Number on RegisterNumber of
    Inspections.Written notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 65
    2.—Cases in which defects were found:—
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which
    Found.Remedied.Referred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.prosecutions were instituted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5(6)
  • Page 65
    P art VIII—S ections 110 and 111.—Outwork.
    Nature of Work.Section 110.Section 111.
    No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (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)
  • Page 66
    The following is a summary of the information secured from these lists during the past year:—
    Residing in the Borough.Residing outside the Borough.Total.
  • Page 66
    The following analysis shows the trades followed by the out workers residing within the Borough:—
  • Page 69
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1949.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 70
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 71
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Address.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 72
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 73
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates DecisionFine.Costs.
    £sd.£s.d
  • Page 74
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 75
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 76
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 77
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 78
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Address.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 79
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 80
    Legal Proceedings, 1949,—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 81
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 82
    Legal Proceedings, 1949.—Cont.
    Premises.Complaint.Magistrates Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 83
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1949—SUMMARY.
    Judgments Obtained. Nuisances (General Public Health) :Otherwise Disposed Of.
  • Page 84 85
    SUMMARY OF WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 86 87
    S ummary of W ork of S anitary I nspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 88 89
    S ummary of W ork of S anitary I nspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 90 91
    S ummary of W ork of S anitary I nspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 92 93
    Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 94 95
    S ummary of Work of S anitary Inspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.totals
  • Page 96 97
    S ummary of W ork of S anitary I nspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. 6.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.TOTALS
  • Page 98 99
    Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors— Cont.
    INSPECTIONS, Etc.District No. 1.District-No. 2.District No. 3.District No. 4.District No. 5.District No. G.District No. 7.District No. 8.District No. 9.District No. 10.District No. 11.District No. 12.District No. 13.District No. 14.Food (1) Inspector.Food (2) Inspector.Factories Inspector.Outworkers Inspector.Housing Inspectors.totals