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Hackney 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 92
- Tables
- 68
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tables were the result of the extraction and analysis of a small sample of the total records collected - the following interesting particulars relate to Hackney: -
Males Females Total -
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VITAL STATISTICS The following statistics are furnished by the Registrar-General:-Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 171,000
Total Male Female -
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Hackney England & Wales -
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Males Females Total -
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AGE MORTALITY
Males Females Total -
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The maternal mortality rates in Hackney and in England and Wales for the last five years were as follows: -
1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 -
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Comparable infant mortality rates for Hackney, London, and England and Wales for the last five years are as follows:-
1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 -
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
Cause of death Under 14 hours 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 mon ths 9 - 12 months Total -
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS AND DEATHS
Disease Patients Admitted to hospital Deaths At all ages At ages - Years Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and upwards -
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MONTHLY SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS
Jan. Feb. Mch, Apl. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN ELECTORAL WARDS
Diseases RIDLEY DOWNS TOWN HALL GRAHAM DALSTON CULFORD STAMFORD SPRINGFIELD MAURY SOUTHWOLD LEASIDE MARSH WICK CHATHAM PARK TUDOR TOTALS -
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The following specimens were submitted to these two laboratories:-
Specimen Examination for Result Total Negative Positive -
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The age grouping was:-
Age Groups Primary Notifications Non-Primary Notifications Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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Age Groups Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female -
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The following was the state of the Department's Tuberculosis Notification Register at January 1st and December 31st:-
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Femal e Male Femal e Male Female -
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952
Year Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Attack Rate per 1,000 population -
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DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1928-1952
Year 0-1 1- 5 5-15 15- 25 25-U5 45-65 65 & over Total deaths Rate per 1,000 population -
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Notifications of Scabies over the last decade were:-
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Details of treatment of Scabies and Verminous conditions:-
Scabies Head or body lice Cleansing Baths Cases Treatment s Cases Treatments Cases Treatments -
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In the following 14 instances involving 33 dwelling houses the Council exercised their default powers and carried out the work required at a total cost of £1,381 13s. 2d,
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At the following 12 premises, the owners of which could not be traced or were financially unable to comply with Nuisance Orders, the Council carried out the necessary work in default at a total cost of £2,249 1s. 8d,
£ s. d. -
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The Court accommodation comprises a Waiting Room, Court Room and Coroner's Office The Mortuary provides refrigerated accommodation for 15 bodies and there is a large, well equipped Post Mortem Room as well as a combined Chapel/Viewing Room.
Hackney Residents Non-Residents Total -
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The following is a summary of premises inspected and treated:-
Business Premises Dwellimg-Houses L.C.C. Premises Totals -
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properties having been acquired under a Compulsory Purchase Order. The total cost of the work carried out by the Council at the 34 houses was £3,905 10s. 2d:
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The following four areas included in the finally agreed programme were represented during the year:-
Area No, of Houses No. of inhabitants -
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The following table of weekly deaths registered for the administrative County of London and Hackney for the period from 16th November, 1952 to 10th January, 1953, shows the startling sudden rise in the week of the fog.
Deaths registered Week ended (1952) County of London Hackney -
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A table showing comparison between the numbers and age groups of deaths from respiratory and circulatory diseases occurring in Hackney during the week of the fog, and the immediately preceding and succeeding weeks, with the corresponding weeks in 1951, is given below:-
Week ending AGE GROUPS Total 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over -
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors):-
Premises Number on Register Number of Occupiers prosecuted Inspections Written notices -
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2. Cases in which defects were found:-
Particulars Defects Referred Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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3. Outwork. Section 110 Section 111
Nature of Work 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 un-wholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
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4. Outworkers whose names were included in lists submitted during the year.
Residing in the Borough Residing outside the Borough Total -
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5. Types of home work carried out by Hackney residents.
Trade No. of Outworkers Trade No. of Outworkers -
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Street traders selling foodstuffs were frequently visited by the food inspectors and the following were licensed at December 31st:
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SECTION 3. Prohibition against sale of any food or drug not of the nature, substance or quality demanded. Twenty-six complaints of foreign bodies in various types of foodstuffs were received. After investigation legal action was taken in the two following cases:-
Offence Result of proceedings -
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Legal proceedings under this section were taken in respect of unsound food at one premises, one summons against the Company for being in possession of the unsound food, and another against a servant of the Company for exposing such unsound food. Details are as follows:-
Offence Result of proceedings -
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Pour pounds of diseased horse liver intended for human consumption were seized and taken before a magistrate for condemnation; this is the case referred to under Section 9. The bulk of unfit food was, however, voluntarily surrendered and the total weights of food condemned or surrendered were:-
Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs. -
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(c) Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regula-tions, 1949/50. The following licences were issued:-
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SECTION 68. Powers of Sampling. Under this Section an authorised officer of a Pood and Drugs Authority is empowered to procure samples of food and drugs for analysis or for bacteriological or other examination and for that purpose may purchase samples of any food or drug. A total of 1056 samples of which 900 were formal and 156 informal were taken by the Food Inspectors for submission to the public analyst. The analyst's findings were:-
Genuine Adulterated -
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Adulteration. The following are details of the nature and extent of adulteration of the nine formal samples and the action taken by the Council:-
Description Nature and Extent of Adulteration Action taken -
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Description Nature and Extent of Adulteration Action taken -
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Comparable statistics for the years since the Act came into operation in July, 1948 are:-
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 -
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The financal position in realation in relation to the burials arranged by the Departmentin the year under review is:-
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS OF HACKNEY RESIDENTS
Causes of Death Sex All Ages 0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75- -
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CAUSES OF DEATH (Contd.)
Causes of Death Sex All Ages 0- 1- 5 15- 25- 45 65- 75 -
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The following table shows the number of deaths and death rates from Cancer in Hackney for the past twenty-five years:-
Year Population 0-1 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 & Over Total Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 Population -
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BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952 FOR HACKNEY, COMPARED WITH THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS
England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 160 Smaller Toms (Resident Population 25,000 - 50,000 at 1951 Census) London Administrative County Hackney -
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN HACKNEY, THE COUNTY OF LONDON» AND ENGLAND AND WALES - 1928 1952
LIVE BIRTHS DEATHS Year Birth and Birth Rates Hackney Birth Rate County of London Birth Rate Engl and and Wales Deaths and Death Rates Hackney Death Rate Coun ty of London Death Rate England and Wales -
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES FOR THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD 1946 TO 1952
Disease 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 -
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DRAINAGE WORKS CARRIED OUT BY THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AT OWNERS' REQUEST AND EXPENSE Private Owners
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Housing Department:
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SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTION
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B. Food Premises
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WORKS OF REPAIR EXECUTED UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE HOUSING ACT, 1936
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SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE HOUSING ACT, 1936
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Public Health (London) Act, 1936
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DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TRADES IN SANITARY INSPECTION DISTRICTS
District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOTAL -
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FOOD SAMPLES - SUMMARY OF ANALYSES
Description of Article Formal Samples Informal Samples Number taken Number adul terated Number taken Number adulterated -
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Description of Article Formal Samples Informal Samples Number taken Number adul terated Number taken Number adulterated