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Hackney 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 102
- Tables
- 72
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POPULATION 1921-1951 AND INTERCENSAL VARIATIONS
LONDON A, C. 1921 1931 1951 Persons Persons Males Females Persons Males Females -
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AGES (quinary) OP HACKNEY RESIDENTS BY MARITAL CONDITION
Age Last Birthday Persons Males Total Single Married Widowed Divorced -
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AGES (SINGLE YEARS) OF HACKNEY RESIDENTS UNDER 21
Age last birthday Males Females Age last birthday Males Females -
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ACREAGE AND POPULATION
Acreage (Land and Inl and Water) POPULATION 1931 1951 Persons Persons Maies Females Persons per Acre -
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POPULATION, PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS and DWELLINGS
Private Households Population in Private Households Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied Density of Occupation Rooms Occupied Persons per Room Percentage of persons at more than 2 per Room -
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The following statistics are furnished by the Registrar General:-
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AGE MORTALITY
Males Females Total -
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Gastritis Enteritis and Diarrhoea - Fifteen persons are recorded as having died from these causes, including 3 children under the age of one year. The age and sex distribution were:-
Age Groups Males Females Total -
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The maternal mortality rates in Hackney and in England and Wales for the last five years were:-
1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 -
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Comparable infant mortality rates for Hackney, London and England and Wales for the last five years:-
1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 -
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
Under 24 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 months 9 - 12 months Total -
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Malignant Disease. The 344 deaths in 1953 from malignant disease showed the following age, sex and site distribution:-
Age Group Site and Sex distribution Totals Stomach Lung, bronchus Breast Uterus Other M F M F U F M F M F -
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Deaths from malignant disease of the lung and bronchus since 1946 were:-
Year Male Female Total -
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Statistics relating to cancer deaths generally in Hackney over the past 25 years are as follows:-
Year Estimated Population Age Groups 0-1 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65 & Over Total Deaths Death Bate per 1,000 Population -
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INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS, AND DEATHS
Disease At all ages Under 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years 4 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 35 years 35 to 45 years 45 to 65 years 65 and upwards Admitted to hospital Deaths -
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MONTHLY SUMMARY OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS
Disease Jan, Feb. Mch, Ap I. May June July Aug. Sept Oct, Nov. Dec. -
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INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN ELECTORAL WARDS
Disease Kenninghall Pembury Kings land Albion Town Hall Triangle Chatham Kingsmead Wick Victoria Northfield Springfield Northwold Rectory Leabridge Rushmore Totals -
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The 751 specimens submitted for examination through out the year were reported on as follows:-
Specimens Number Organisms Results Negative Positive -
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TUBERCULOSIS, Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1952 the total number of notifications received was 255 of which 234 related to pulmonary cases and 21 to non-pulmonary :-
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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During the year 24 Hackney residents died from tuberculosis in the following age groups: -
Age Groups Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female -
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The Department's Tuberculosis Notification Register at January 1st and December 31st showed the following position:-
Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 1929-1953
Year Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Pate per 1,000 population -
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS (Contd.)
Year Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Pate per 1,000 population -
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DEATHS AND DEATH BATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1929 1953
Year 0-1 1-5 5-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 65 & over Total deaths Pate per 1, 000 population -
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I am indebted to the Medical Director of the Unit for the following report:-
Male Female Total -
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The Tuberculosis cases totalling 218 are further analysed as follows:-
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Details of cases treated:-
Scabies Head and body lice Cleansing baths Cases Treatments Cases Treatments Cases Treatments -
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Notifications of scabies over the last decade were:-
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In exercise of their default powers, and in the majority of cases at the request of the owners, the Council, in 22 instances, involving the following 82 dwelling-houses, carried out the work required at a total cost of £2,564 2s. 3d.
£ s. d. -
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Work in Default At the following 26 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 £2,494 3s. 5d.
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Hackney Residents NonResidents Total -
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The following is a summary of premises infested and treated: -
Business Premises DwelIing-Houses Other Premises Totals -
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Summary of the work of sanitary inspection other than of food premises;-Inspections of Dwelling Houses: -
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SECTIONS 9 AND 10 (Repair of insanitary houses). As a result of formal action a total of 18 houses were made fit; in the case of 11 of these houses the necessary work was carried out by the owners, whilst the Council, in pursuance of their default powers, carried out the whole of the work required at the remaining seven houses at a total cost of £801 10s. Od. as follows:-
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The Minister's confirmation of the orders has been received in three cases but the public enquiry relating to Shacklewell Lane stands adjourned.
Area No. of Houses No. of inhabitants -
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The results of the 163 summonses heard were:
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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 unwholesome 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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Records held in the department relate to 1573 premises in the borough where the following 2296 food trades are carried on:-
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The following table shows the position of street traders selling foodstuffs as at December 31st.
Foodstuffs sold Place of trading Total No. of stalls Ridley Road Chatsworth Road Well Street Kingsland Road Broadway Miscell. streets -
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The following foods were seized and taken before a Magistrate and condemned: -
Cwts. Qtrs. lbs. oz. -
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The bulk of unfit food was, however, voluntarily surrendered and the total weights of the foodstuffs so surrendered and condemned were:-
Tons Cwts. Qtrs. lbs. oz. -
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Adulteration. The following are details of the nature and extent of adulteration of the eleven formal samples and the action taken by the Council:-
Description Nature and Extent of Adulteration Action taken -
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As from 1st October the Borough Council agreed that the fees of the Public Analyst should be amended to 21s. per sample of milk and £l 15s. Od. per sample for those other than milk. It was also arranged that 700 samples (400 formal and 300 informal) of which 200 would be milk and 500 other foods and drugs would be taken annually in the following percentages: -
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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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The following table shows the age distribution of the population of the Administrative County of London and of Hackney as revealed by the censuses of 1931 and 1951.
Age Distribution 1931 1951 London Hackney London Hackney -
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(1) Full cost recovered in 38 cases: £ s. d. -
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The numbers of burials arranged since the Act came into operation in July, 1948 are: -
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APPENDIX 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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BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES. ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY. MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1953 FOR HACKNEY, COMPARED WITH THE REGISTRAR GENERAL"S PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS
Engl and and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 160 Smaller Towns (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 - 1929-1953
Year LIVE BIRTHS DEATHS Births and Birth Rates Hackney Birth Rate County of London Birth Rate England and Wales Deaths and Death Pates Hackney Death Rate County of London Death Rate England and Wales -
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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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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s. d. £ S. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine costs £ s. d. £ s. +d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaintor Offence Resu1t Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd.
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs SECTION 34 (Drainage By-laws) £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Legal Proceedings - contd. HOUSING ACT, 1936
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s d. £ S. d. -
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AIR POLLUTION Table of monthly findings from Atmospheric Pollution Recording Stations.
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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FOOD SAMPLES - SUMMARY OF ANALYSES
Description of Article Formal samples Informal samples Number taken Number adulterated Number taken Number adulterated -
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