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Hackney 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
- Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 130
- Tables
- 103
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The population of the borough as enumerated at the census of 1931 and that of 1951 was
1931 1951 Persons Males Females Persons Males Females -
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The following tables show the total population of the borough with marital condition and age grouping at the 1951 census:-
Age last birthday Persons Males Total Single Married Widowed Divorced -
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VITAL STATISTICS Estimated Mid Year Home Population - 165,000
Total Male Female -
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Males Females Total -
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AGE MORTALITY
Males Females Total -
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Comparable infant mortality figures for Hackney, London and England and Wales for the last five years:-
1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 -
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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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Maternal mortality. The one death from causes associated with pregnancy or childbirth, was certified as follows:-
Age Cause of death -
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The maternal mortality rates for Hackney and for England and Wales in the last five years were:-
1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 -
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Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea. The age and sex distribution of the six persons certified as having died from these causes was:-
Age groups Males Females Total -
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Other infective and parasitic disease . Five deaths were classified under this group:-
Sex Age Cause of death -
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Suicide. There were twenty-one cases of suicide, ten men and eleven women, in the following age groups:-
Age groups Males Females Total -
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The following table shows the suicidal deaths in the borough during the past seven years:-
Year Males Females Total -
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Comparative death rates per 1,000 population over the last eight years are as follows:-
Year Hackney Coun ty of London England & Wales -
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ACCIDENTS Motor vehicle. The 21 lives lost as a result of motor vehicle accidents fell into the following age and sex groups:-
Age groups Males Females Total -
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All other accidents Apart from accidents due to motor vehicles 32 deaths are recorded in the Registrar General s statistics under the classification "all other accidents":-
Age groups Males Females Total -
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Details of these cases are as follows
Age Cause of death -
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Age Cause of death -
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MALIGNANT DISEASE (a) All sites. The 416 deaths in 1957 from malignant disease showed the following age, sex and site distribution:-
Age group Stomach Lung, bronchus Breast Uterus Other Totals M F M F M F M F M F -
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(b) Lung and bronchus. The following tables give details of the deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung and bronchus since 1946:-
Year Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population -
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Comparative death rates per 1,000 population from malignant disease of lung and bronchus since 1950:-
Year Hackney County of London England & Wales -
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Statistics relating to all cancer deaths in Hackney over the past 25 years are as follows:-
Year Estimated Population Age groups Total Deaths Death rate per 1,000 Population Under 1 1- 4 5-14 15- 44 45-64 65 & over -
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The position in regard to licensed street traders engaged in the sale of food commodities at 31st December, 1957, is as follows: -
Foodstuffs sold Place of Trading Ridley Road Chatsworth Road Well Street Kingsland Road Broadway Garnham Street Lauriston Road Bradbury Street Other Sites Total number of stalls -
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In four cases legal proceedings were taken under this section with the results indicated
Fines Costs -
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Under SECTION 6 and the Labelling of Food Order, 1953 (deemed to be made under Section 7) legal proceedings were taken against one Vendor for the following offences: -
Fine Costs -
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Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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No food was formally seized but the following foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed:-
Tons Cwts Qrs, Lbs. Oz. -
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Legal proceedings under the Food Hygiene Regulations. Legal proceedings were taken with the following results, in respect of contraventions at:-
Fines Costs (1) Three food premises (a) Using tobacco in a food room in which there was open food £ s. d. £ s d. -
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Fines Costs (2) Three stalls £ s. d. £ s. d -
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Details of the positive bacteriological findings and age groups of the 22 persons involved are as follows:-
All ages Under 1 year 1 - 2 years 2 - 3 years 3 - 4 years 4 - 5 years 5 -10 years 10 - 15 years 15 - 20 years 20 - 35 years 35 - 45 years 45 • 65 years 65 and over -
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Distributors of Milk:-
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The following samples were submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service:-
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A total of 710 sanples, 425 formal and 285 informal were submitted to the Public Analyst and reported on as follows:-
Genuine Adulterated (or Unsatisfactory) -
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ADULTERATION The following are details of the 12 adulterated or unsatisfactory samples:-
Nature and extent of adulteration Action taken -
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The main business of these sellers was:-
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DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TRADES IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION DISTRICTS - 1957
Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Totals -
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES The following cases of infectious and contagious diseases were notified:-
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POLIOMYELITIS (Infantile paralysis). Some 33 persons were admitted to hospital suspected to be suffering from Poliomyelitis but the diagnosis was confirmed in only 10 cases, and of these five were of the paralytic and five of the non-paralytic type. Details of the cases are as follows:-
Paralytic Site of paralysis -
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POLIOMYELITIS Incidence and deaths in the Borough of Hackney since 1950: -
Year Type 0-1 -5 -15 -20 Over 20 Totals Total cases Deaths -
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INCIDENCE OF SCARLET FEVER 1948 1957
Year Total cases Cases notified in age groups Admitted to Hospital Deaths Under 1 1 - 2 2 - 3 3 - 4 4 - 5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 35 35 - 45 45-65 65 and upwards -
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PUBLIC HEALTH BACTERIOLOGY Some 1 772 specimens were submitted for examination to the Public Health Laboratory, and were reported on as follows:
Specimens Number Organisms Results Negative Positive -
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INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS IN AGE GROUPS, ADMISSIONS TO HOSPITALS, AND DEATHS - 1957
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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INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IN ELECTORAL WARDS - 1957
Disease Kenninghall Pembury Kingsl and Albion Town Hall Triangle Chatham Kingsmead Wick Victoria Northfield Springfield Northwold Rectory Leabridge Rushmore Totals -
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MONTHLY SUMMARY OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS - 1957
Disease Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -
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Details of the notified cases are as follows:-
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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In the primary non-pulmonary cases the site of the disease was
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The Registrar General's Death Returns indicate that 21 persons, in the following age groups, died from Tuberculosis
Age Groups Tuberculosis resp iratory Tuberculosi s, other forms Male Female Male Female -
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The Department's Tuberculosis Register at 1st January and December 31st showed the following position:-
Pulmonary Non- pulmonary Total s Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS (NEW CASES) 1933 1957
Year Pulmonary Non pulmonary Total Rate per 1,000 population -
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DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS 1933-1957
year 0-1 1-5 5-15 15- 25 25-45 45-65 65 & over Total Deaths Rate per 1,000 population -
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"( a) Main Survey The numbers examined on miniature film were as follows:-
Male Female Total -
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Males Females Total -
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Males Females Total B/f. 69 38 107 -
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TABLE I
Dat e Centres Visited Number Examined Male Femal e Total -
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TABLE II Number Examined by Age Groups
Under 14 14 15-19 20- 24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65- Total -
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SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS, Treatment of these conditions is carried out in the cleansing section of the Station. The following cases were dealt with: -
Scabies Head and body Iice Cleansing Baths Cases Treat-ments Contacts (Preventive treatments) Cases Treat-ments Cases Treat-ments -
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The arrangement with the Boroughs of Walthamstow and Leyton and the Forest Divisional Executive of the Essex Education Committee whereby cases from the areas of these authorities are treated at the Cleansing Centre was continued. The following 25 cases were dealt with on behalf of these three authorities
Scabies Head lice Body lice -
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NOTICES SERVED NOTICES COMPLIEDWITH Informal Formal Informal Formal -
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In the exercise of their default powers the Council carried out drainage work at the following thirty-eight houses at a total cost of £2,741 15s. 0d„
£ s. d. -
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Since 1956 this Mortuary has received bodies from the boroughs of Hackney, Stoke Newington, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch and the cost of the Mortuary is borne on a population basis by the four authorities.
H ackney residents Shore-ditch resi den ts Bethnal Green residents Stoke Newington resi dents Residents of other areas Total -
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(5) Details (Estimated) of the Dwellings in the Area
(a) London County Council Frampton Park Estate No. of Flats -
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All the above are of post war construction and believed to be fitted with approved fuel burning appliances
Morningside Estate No of Flats -
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presumably require to have their fireplaces converted. The remainder are of post-war construction and believed to be fitted with approved fuel burning appliances.
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B/f. No- of Houses and Flats 798 Units of Accommodation 1,297 -
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(a) Grit, soot and other particles, and sulphur dioxide (by the lead peroxide method).' Measurements of these constituents of the atmosphere are made at the following three stations:-
Station Instruments installed Maintained by -
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(b) Smoke, and Sulphur dioxide (by the volumetric method). Measurements of these constituents are made at the following three stations:-
Station Apparatus installed Maintained by -
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made hy Public Health Inspectors):-
Premises Number on Register Number of Occupiers prosecuted Inspections Written Notices -
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2. Cases in which defects were found:-
Paticulars Defects Referred Number of cases in which prosecutions were insti tuted Found Remedi ed To H M Inspecto r By H.M. Inspector -
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3. Outwork:-
Nature of work Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section no (1) (c) No, of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of pro secu-tions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwhol e- some premises Notices served Prose-cutions -
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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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(c) Talks and film shows to local organisations were given as follows:-
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The Hackney Group (No. 6) Hospital Management Commit tee is responsible for the following four hospitals:-
Bed complement Beds open -
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The following are details of the number of sessions held and the atten dances at these Centres:-
No. of Sessions Attendances -
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Day Nurseries. Details of the five day nurseries in the borough are as follows:-
Approved Accommodation 0- 2 years 2-5 years Total -
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SECTION 26 (Vaccination and Immunisation) (a) Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
Immunised Boosted -
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(d) Small-pox Vaccination
0 - 15 years Over 15 years Total -
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The total membership, however, remained constant, and the following is a summary of the Division's activities:-
Duties Hours Total cases treated Hospital cases -
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Area IV - Casework 1st April, 1956 - 31st March, 1957
Applications Received Cases Assisted Financially and Otherwise Other Services -
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS OF HACKNEY RESIDENTS
Causes of Death Sex All ages Under 1 year 1- 4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75- -
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CAUSES OF DEATH (Contd.)
Causes of Death Sex All ages Under 1 year 1-4 5-lh 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75- -
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN HACKNEY THE COUNTY OF LONDON AND ENGLAND AND WALES-1933-1957
Year LIVE BIRTHS DEATHS Births and Birth Rates Hackney Birth Rate County of London Birth Rate Engl and and Wales Deaths and Death Rates Hackney Death Rate County of London Death Rate England and Wales -
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PRIVATE OWNERS:
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PRIVATE OWNERS (Contd.)
£ S. d. £ s. d. -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1957 PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
Address Complaint or Offence Result Fine Costs £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Address Complaint or Offence Result Costs Section 82 and the Fifth Schedule (Nuisances) £ s. d. -
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Table I: Monthly Deposit Recorded by the Deposit Gauge, and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead Peroxide Method, at Atmospheric Pollution Recording Stations
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec -
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AIR POLLUTION Table II: Cpncentration of smoke, and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 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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FOOD SAMPLES (Contd.)
Description of Article Formal samples Informal samples Number taken Number adulterated Number taken Number adu11erated