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Surbiton 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

Published
1954
Pages
42
Tables
35

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35 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    LIVE BIRTHS
    Male.Female.Total
  • Page 4
    POPULATION. The following table shows the population figure for the last ten years:-
    Year.Registrar General.National Registration Office.
  • Page 5
    CAUSES OP DEATH DURING 1953.
    Male.Female.
  • Page 6
    INFANT MORTALITY RATE. The following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.
    YEARSURBITONENGLAND AND VALES (Smaller towns)
  • Page 7
    ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE TOLWORTH HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER,1953.
    DiphtheriaScarlet feverOther diseasesTotal
  • Page 8
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1944 to 1953.
    1944194519461947194819491950195119521953
  • Page 9
    Total Cases Notified At ages. Total Deaths Notified At ages.
    Under 11-23-45-910 - 141 15 - 2425 - 4445 - 6465 and overAge unknownTotal1 Under 11 - 23-45 - 910 - 1415 - 2425 - 4445 - 6465 and over
  • Page 10
    At the end of the year four hundred and fifty-two persons were shown to be suffering from tuberculosis and living within the district:-
    Pulmonary.Non - Pulmonary.
  • Page 11
    Cases added to Register.
    WARD.Primary Notifications Transfers etc.Cases on Register 31st Dec. 1953.
    195119521953195119521953
  • Page 11
    The table below shows the number of coses on the register at the end of the year for the past ten years:-
    WARD.1944194519461947194819491950195119521953
  • Page 12
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
    Children treated at Clinics.Children treated by General Practitioners
  • Page 12
    The division into children of school age and those under is:-
    Children of School ageChildren under School age.
  • Page 12
    The following table shows the number of immunisations carried out during the year 1944 to 1953.
    YearImmunisationsRe-inforcements.
  • Page 12
    VACCINATION. The number of vaccinations carried out in the Borough by the General Practitioners and doctors at the clinics are as follows:-
    VaccinationsRe-vaccinations.
  • Page 14
    FACTORIES ACT ,1937. 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterInspectionsWritten Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 14
    2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 15
    3. Outwork (Sections 110 find 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 Counci1.No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists.No.of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 22
    FOOD INSPECTION.
    Article.No. of Containers.lbs.ozs.Reason for Condemnation.
    Tinned fruit
    48680110Blown or damaged
  • Page 23
    FOOD INSP3CTI0N(Contd).
    Article.ho. of Containers.lbs.ozs.Reason for Condemnation.
  • Page 23
    Pig Carcases inspected and condemned.
  • Page 24
    POOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938.
    Sample os.ArticlesAnalysedContraventions
    FormalInformalTotalformalInformalTotal
  • Page 25
    Continued from previous page...
    Sample Noss.ArticleAnalysedContraventions.
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 29
    During the year 278 visits were made to premises and vehicles and 162 samples of ice-cream were taken for laboratory examination for bacterial cleanliness, details being as follows :-
  • Page 30
    The principal modifications are shown below
    Original StandardAs amended 7th July 1952.As amended 1st June 1953.
  • Page 30
    MILK SUPPLY.
  • Page 31
    MILK SUPPLY (Contd).
    Turbidity Test.TB.Biological Test.Methylene Blue Test.Phosphatase Test.
  • Page 32
    DYSENTERY AND FOOD POISONING. The number of specimens collected and taken to the Laboratory for bacteriological examination in the course of investigating these illnesses was as follows
    Faeces.Suspected food.
  • Page 34
    DISINFECTION (Contd). premises on request, the occupier in each case paying the cost. (b) The total number of articles disinfected by steam at the Tolworth Hospital, or destroyed was
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
  • Page 34
    DISINFESTATION. (a) Bed Bugs.
    i Council Houses.Other Houses.
    Found to be infestedDisinfestedFound to be infestedDisinfested
  • Page 36
    The figures which follow indicate the extent of the work carried out during the year, and suggest that we are keeping the rodent population to a satisfactorily low level.
    1. VISITS.PrivAte Dwell!ngsBusiness PreralsesAgricultural PropertyCorporation PropertySewersTotalsTotal No. of visits
  • Page 36
    2. SURVEYS REVEALED.
  • Page 37
    In February the ninth, maintenance treatment of the Corporation's sewer system was carried out as follows:
  • Page 37
    In December the annual test baiting of the Corporation's sewers was carried out the results being as follows. The "areas" are just a convenient geographical division of the Borough for the purposes of this work.
    AreaNo. of manholes test baited.No. of manholes showing partial takes of test bait.- No. of manholes showing complete takes of test bait.No.of manholes showing no take of test bait.
  • Page 38
    The following is a summary of the several treatments carried out since disinfestation of sewers commenced in 1948:-
    DateDescriptionNo.of manholes prebaited.Takes of pre-bait.Takes of poison bait.
  • Page 38
    Results of Initial and Annual Test Baiting :-
    No.of manholes baitedTakes of bait% of takes.