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4037543c-d110-40b6-99cc-4822e3c1371a | The illness, although severe at onset, was of short duration. Four of the cases occurred in an outbreak in a food factory of a neighbouring area, when a meal of stuffed ox heart and sauce served in the canteen was suspected as being the cause. The illness was slight. The remaining five were single cases, where it was n... |
dfed68fe-0387-4af0-a1b2-f5506e446242 | There must be many cases of minor food poisoning which are not reported and investigated. It is the policy of the Department to inculcate the simple principles of food hygiene whenever the opportunity occurs during inspections of food premises. Some food handlers are naturally clean in their persons and habits. Others ... |
c1838df6-8688-4bb4-937a-ca55ebd14365 | These conditions are not to be compared with those existing in the large industrial towns, nor in the crowded districts of the East End of London. Nevertheless, poor housing causes a great amount of discomfort and unhappiness, and vigorous action can now be taken to improve the general standard of housing accommodation... |
8020a903-6445-4426-abfb-a957d8001673 | There remains, however, one feature of sub-standard housing in the district for which there is no statutory remedy. This is the lack of privacy inherent in the house which has been adapted for occupation by more than one family. Unless the houses have been properly converted families have to share common staircases, la... |
eec6f511-ce92-46f6-9372-04b621c9f3da | For instancee, it would appear from the figures returned on the forms that there were 775 families (excluding those in shared dwellings) who did not have the exclusive use of a piped water supply from a tap. As far as the Department is aware there are only one or two such cases, and these are in circumstances peculiar ... |
c6e1cd2c-5bc4-4191-95f4-cef06135ac17 | A new scale of charges has been fixed by the Council for the removal of rubbish which does not come within the ordinary domestic refuse category. The charges are considered to be very reasonable, and members of the public and traders should make greater use of this service. Unfortunately, however, the cost of dealing w... |
448cc483-c38c-4b97-9247-c381ac6dab2a | There is a Deposit Gauge, for ascertaining the total deposited matter, a Daily Smoke Filter, which continuously extracts a sample of the air, filters it, and determines the amount of sulphur dioxide in the sampled air, and a Lead Peroxide Instrument for estimating the extent of pollution. These are all standard instrum... |
06aa9252-d9f7-43b4-875b-56e8d64c0ba1 | SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL The Richmond Main Sewerage Board is the authority for sewage disposal. The work of modernising the disposal plant is almost complete, but the final changeover is being held up by staffing difficulties. Meanwhile, the Engineer and his staff have perforce to keep the plant in operation as bes... |
a106320f-66af-4f3c-9c4a-8ff6fcb6889d | have been referred to the Board, and then have invariably had prompt and efficient attention. Borough of Barnes APPENDIX to the ANNUAL REPORT of the Medical officer of health 1953. 13 STATISTICS and TABLES BOROUGH OF BARNES. VITAL STATISTICS. The following statistical information relating to the Borough hu,s been compl... |
eacfa910-3404-4565-a738-86ee2abdc55c | Population :β Census, 1931 42,440 Census, 1951 40,558 EstimatedβMid-year, 1953 (Registrar General) 40,110 Births :β Birth-rate (per 1,000 of population) Uncorrected 10.8 Corrected (Registrar General's Comparability Factor l'OO) 10.8 Live Births :β Total. M. F. Legitimate 420 197 223 Illegitimate 14 7 7 Total 434 204 23... |
d11638c4-2d4c-432c-9ede-74d3a066cef0 | 7 2 5 Ueaths :β Death-rate, all causes (per 1,000 of population) Uncorrected 14.0 Corrected (Registrar General's Factor 0.81) 11.34 Total M. F. Deaths (all causes) 563 272 291 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of population), 94 deaths 2.3 Death-rate fromZymotic(Epidemic) Diseases (per 1,000 of population) 0.05 Death-r... |
d86f6b11-d964-4921-8448-f25cb103b1e1 | 20.7 Death-rate Legitimate infants (1 death) .. 2.3 14 COMPA RA 77 VE BIRTH C PEA TH RA TES per 1000 population 15 Table 2.βVital Statistics of the Borough of Barnes during 1953 and previous 5 Years Year. Registered Births Total Deaths Registered in the District. Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the Distric... |
d1132dc2-d1d3-4a6a-b84f-a36c481d22ad | 0 1949 247 516 12.6 326 7.9 60 205 7 13'5 471 10.0 1950 530 498 11.4 357 8.6 52 216 10 21.0 515 10.8 1951 452 430 10.5 322 8.0 43 226 11 25.5 513 12.6 1952 443 419 10.4 350 8.7 59 218 13 31.0 508 12.6 1953 453 434 10.8 387 9.6 17 194 10 23.0 564 14.1 16 Table 3.β Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during... |
7f7e766e-bc9c-4ca8-a628-fa2ef700a9bb | 160 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison. Birthrate PERl.ooo Total Population. All Causes. Annual Death.Rate per 1,000 Population Death rate per 1,000 Births. maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births Typhoid Paratyphoid Whooping Cough. Diphtheria, Tuberculosis Influenza, Small.pox Poliomyeli... |
a9d3bd3b-99a8-4670-b687-f055353752fd | including London 17.0 12.2 o.oo 0.01 0.00 0.24 0.15 - o.o1 0.59 1.3 30.8 Not available 160 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1951) 15.7 11.3 0.00 o.oo o.oo 0.19 0.17 - o.o1 0.52 0.9 24.3 London 17.5 12.5 β 0.00 o.oo 0.24 0.15 β o.o1 0.64 1.1 24.8 Barnes Borough 10.8 11.34 - - - 0... |
a31e1fc3-86e1-4156-9a20-0b888ca110c1 | β Causes of Death during the Year 1953. Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) Total Deaths Male Female 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory 11 6 5 2 Tuberculosis, other 1 1 β 3 Syphilitic diseases 2 2 β 4 Diphtheria - β β 5 Whooping Cough β β β 6 Meningococcal infections β β β 7 Acute poliomyelitis β β β 8 ... |
1f8235e6-95c4-4515-bbda-abb04e014194 | uterus 9 β 9 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 51 25 26 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 3 1 2 16 Diabetes 3 2 1 17 Vascular legions of nervous system 91 27 64 18 Coronary disease, angina 71 54 17 19 Hypertension with heart disease 10 4 6 20 Other heart disease 70 25 45 21 Other circulatory diseases 40 19 21 22 Influe... |
d31c3e1c-2818-4faa-932a-dead90444722 | enteritis and diarrhoea 5 2 3 28 Nephritis and nephrosis 6 4 2 29 Hyperplasia of prostate 2 2 β 30 Pregnancy, childbirth abortion 1 β 1 31 Congenital malformations 8 6 2 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 52 22 30 33 Motor vehicle accidents 5 4 1 34 All other accidents 12 6 6 35 Suicide 2 2 β 36 Homicide and ope... |
aff767a5-b7c2-4d93-80f8-b0e125e15fae | Cause of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 4 w'ks 1-3 Months 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Total under 1 year Deaths 1n the Borough Deaths outs1de Borough Bronch1al Obstruct1on by b1rth, flu1d due to 1nattent1on at b1rth 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . Prematur1ty 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Congen1t... |
cfef533f-bf0f-4a7c-bbba-2009476be9e5 | 1 Congen1tal Heart D1seaseβ S1ngle Ventr1cle and absent pulmonary trunk 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Inter-cran1al haemorrhageβ Operat1ve del1very 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Atelectas1s (Pulm.)β Hyal1ne Membrane d1sease Prematur1ty 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Prematur1ty 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. I Congen1tal Heart d1s... |
27d19838-0d27-4ce0-97b1-a7335fd3c8a1 | Inc1dence of Not1f1able Infect1ous D1seases. Compar1son between the 1nc1dence of certa1n of the not1f1able 1nfect1ous d1seases 1n Barnes, and 1n London and England and Wales, 1s shown on next page. 19 Table 6.βInfectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1953. Disease. Barnes London England and Wales T... |
c5be9e2b-0ccc-4d9d-9f05-5c5eb6f0fb60 | 12 0.14 Small-pox - - - Measles 7.63 8.09 12.36 Pneumonia 0.67 0.73 0.84 Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic 0.07 0.07 0.07 Non-paralytic - 0.03 0.04 Food Poisoning 0.30 0.38 0.24 Puerperal Pyrexia 0.02 28.61 18.23 Dysentery 0.62 - - Malaria 0.05 - - Table 7.βNotifiable Infectious Diseases, 1953... |
dc6e2640-b5de-4bec-b466-2fe720664cbe | to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over Barnes Mortlake Diphtheria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 21 - - - 4 - 14 1 - - 2 - - - 6 15 4 - Poliomyelitis 3 - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 3 3 - Measles 306 7 16 - 75 - 197 8 1 - 2 - - - 82 224 6 - Whooping Cough 136 15 6 - 29 - 80 3 1 ... |
a09c1c57-5758-4610-a0a2-d196908f1ecc | Tuberculosis 37 - - - - - - 3 2 7 10 5 9 1 11 26 27 11 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis 3 - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - 2 1 2 1 Pneumonia 27 - - - - - - 3 - 6 - - 13 5 16 11 2 5 Erysipelas 7 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 3 3 4 3 - - Ophthalmia neonatorum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meningococcal Infect'n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -... |
42f1c742-8688-4a02-b6dd-f1d61f1a277c | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dysentery 25 - - - - 11 - 6 - - - 7 1 - 14 11 - - Food Poisoning 11 - - - - - - 2 - - - 6 2 1 4 7 1 - Para Typhoid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Malaria 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - 2 - All Diseases 579 22 22 - 109 12 292 26 5 17 18 18 28 10 178 401 50 17 β The deaths recorded in th... |
da9f14d3-dcf9-4c6f-b587-37d47ea8cd05 | 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 Diphtheria 3 15 12 5 2 3 - - - - - Scarlet Fever 184 50 36 43 27 30 38 27 17 42 21 Typhoid Fever 2 - - - - - 1 - 2 - - Paratyphoid Fever 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - Puerperal Pyrexia 1 - 3 1 - - 1 1 - 4 1 Erysipelas 5 10 3 5 10 10 8 4 2 8 7 Continued Fever - - - - - - - ... |
1498bc2d-0f83-4f42-972d-dac8591757c1 | Small-pox - - - - - - - - - - - Cholera - - - - - - - - - - - Plague - - - - - - - - - - - Tuberculosis. P. 43 50 39 35 62 40 32 37 38 39 37 β Non-P. 7 1 6 5 9 5 6 2 1 7 3 Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) - - - 2 1 - 1 1 - - - Poliomyelitis - - - 1 4 4 10 1 - 8 3 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 1 1 2 2 1 - - - - - Meningococ... |
f2c01f8d-9a58-4621-9ae7-dae7e70b5358 | 306 Encephalitis Lethargica - - - - - - - - - - - Polioencephalitis - - - - 1 - - - - - - Malaria 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 Dysentery 2 1 9 71 - 4 - 3 4 11 25 Pneumonia 20 18 20 19 16 20 21 13 29 21 27 Whooping Cough 82 108 71 66 94 56 15 58 82 19 136 Food Poisoning - - - - - - - - - 1 11 Table 9.βSchools. N umber of Schoo... |
7fbf49bc-a236-4d7b-97e5-6c84b2fbae13 | (Fanny Road) 1 - Darell Road, RichmondβNursery 1 - East Sheen Cty. Prim. 4 - Mortlake Cty.βNursery 1 - Mortlake, R.C. 1 - Westfields 1 - Private Schools:β 4 Froebel School, Roehampton 2 - Gateways, East Sheen 1 - Old Vicarage, Richmond 1 - Tower House 1 - Total 11 15 - 21 PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 22 TUBERCULOSIS. Notific... |
488a117f-2afb-48f6-9fd8-a4d6fe7350bc | On Register 1st Jan, 1953 Cases Added. Removed from Register. Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1953 Primary Notif ns Otherwise. Restored Total NonTub. Cured Left District Dead Total Pulmonary 303 37 32 3 375 1 34 35 17 87 288 Non-Pulm'y 43 3 1 - 47 - 6 - 1 7 40 346 40 33 3 422 1 40 35 18 94 328 Table 11.βTuberculosis: ... |
7d6cdb29-738c-4be0-98b3-9e4d9b8a65a4 | Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le 0-1 years - - - - - - - - 1-5 β - - - - - - - - 5-10 β - - - - - - - - 10-15 β 2 1 - - - - - - 15-20 β 1 3 - - - - - - 20-25 β 7 9 1 1 1 1 - - 25-35 β 10 12 - 1 - - - - 35-45 β 6 5 - - 1 1 - - 45-55 β 8 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 55-65 β 2 1 - - 4 1 - - 65 , |
6e44ed49-957e-4b1a-a946-c53e2793da57 | and over 2 2 - - 4 3 - - All ages 38 34 2 2 11 6 1 - * In addition to primary notifications, all other new cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are included in these figures. Incidence-rateβ Pulmonary 0.90 Non-pulmonary 0.07 All forms 0.97 Death-rate Pulmonary .42 Non-pulmonary .02 All forms 0... |
5f1ee987-9a6d-4281-83df-8ebd4d20c01f | The following Table shows the state of Diphtheria Immunisation of the Children of Barnes:β Infants 0-4 inclusive School Children 5-14 inclusive Estimated Child population 2,449 4,442 Number immunised during 1953 334 27 Number re-immunised during 1953 42 267 Total number immunised during 1953 1,410 4,100 Percentage immu... |
019d2fc2-ac30-4637-9761-b315a618c393 | Number of Vaccinations carried out during 1953:β Children Adults Primary Vaccination 370 15 Re-vaccination 13 117 Number of Vaccinations carried out at Clinics 272 12 Number of Vaccinations done by private doctors 111 120 Figures showing percentage of children under 1 year vaccinated during 1953:β Number Vaccinated und... |
13da7a60-fd17-4b7a-a112-6fcb24d2ca7a | Informal Action Number of unfit or defective houses repaired during the period as a result of informal action by the local authority or officers under the Public Health or Housing Acts 195 Number of houses inspected in respect of unsatisfactory living conditions, but where no repairs were required (excluding Overcrowdi... |
0e066b33-92c1-4a76-a27c-fafc960ed877 | 1936:β (a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made Nil (b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil 25 Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:β (a) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were... |
c5896741-0c67-4176-b2f2-b95214c211d4 | Number of inspections made to cases of alleged overcrowding 8 (ii) Number of revisits 3 (in) Number of overcrowded families rehoused 7 ABSTRACTS FROM 1951 CENSUS REPORT COUNTY OF SURREY 40,281 residents comprised 13,665 households (families) and occupied 61,040 rooms. 1,400 rooms were vacant. Density of Persons in Priv... |
525109ff-2355-4052-93b6-5eafeef92cad | Density Number of Houses Number of Persons affected All Households Shared Dwellings More than 3 persons per room 24 .2 % 18 124 2-3 persons per room 83 0.6 % 50 438 lΒ½-2 335 2.5 % 189 1,502 1-1Β½ 931 6.8% 303 4,607 Less than 1 β 12,292 89.9% 2,975 33,610 The following abstracts are of interest showing extent of overcrow... |
a16892fc-efd5-4363-8d01-491b0ffd169c | β 44 β 4 β β β β 11 β 5β β β β 4 β 6 β β β β 1 case 8 β β β β 1 ,, 10 or more persons were accommodated in Two rooms only. In 1931 3.03% of. residents occupied homes at density of more than 2 persons per room. In 1951 1.40% do. do. |
f44195b8-6bae-4e30-a3f2-d227f24bda0a | Household Arrangements in Private Houses All Households Houses occupied by more than one family Total Number 13.655 3.535 Piped Water Supply inside Dwelling Sharing with other Householders 2,629 19% 1,854 53% Without 13 11 Cooking Stoves Sharing with other Householders 798 7% 671 23% Without 175 154 Kitchen Sink Sharin... |
9c6de2d8-5bfc-418c-b3ef-ef25338f205c | Disinfestation by spraying or fumigation was carried out in 15 houses or flats, including 4 Council-owned properties, by Corporation staff. 10 lots of bedding, furniture, etc., were destroyed, mainly as a result of deaths or infestation. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Table 15.βFood Premises. The following inspect... |
0196b8e0-a241-43d6-82b7-9edd98b88b69 | Manufacturers 2 13 Retailers 74 100 Public Houses 31 40 β Street Traders 9 16 β Sweets, Confectionery 56 84 β School Kitchens 5 16 β Table 16.βMilk Sampling. Chemical Analysis. 37 samples of milk were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical analysis. These samples, taken from milk roundsmen and local ret... |
c8abecb1-0fd3-4361-8782-ff9344545f99 | Barker's Extra Savoury Marmalade Beef Sausage Meat Marzipan Chocolates Breakfast Sausage Marzipan Coconut in Syrup Meat Soup Cream of Chicken Soup Milk Pudding "Ambrosia" Chicken Noodle Soup Mint Jelly Celery Soup Mixed Fruit Drops Coloured Eggs Pork Sausages Custard Powder Randall's Milk Chocolate Cake Flour with Eggs... |
7bfaa1a1-99d2-45fc-8278-b1b4215a17a4 | 25βHalibut-Liver Oil Capsules. These capsules contained 6050 units of vitamin A per capsule. The standard of the British Pharmaceutical Codex for the vitamin A content of Capsules of Halibut-liver Oil is 3750 units to 5250 units in each capsule. These capsules therefore contained 15% more vitamin A than the maximum per... |
b6af7d17-f47b-4dc3-8429-c2c86fa98ab9 | of this sample was 1.192 g. whereas the B.P.C. limits are 1.175-1.185 g. in the opinion of the Public Analyst the reason for the higher weight per mil. of this sample was the presence of a slightly higher proportion of total sugars than is normal in this medicament. In other respects the sample conformed with the stand... |
0d9487d1-5c50-4cc8-9f0c-42d4645bf74c | 39βChannel Island Milk. Contained only 3.32% of butterfat instead of a minimum of 4% This was a routine sample of milk purchased from a roundsman. The colour of the cap on the bottle, the price paid, and the Public Analyst's report indicated that the milk was intended to be Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk. As such... |
5c763747-8535-4f60-aca0-3485e08cb0c7 | Five samples of Ice Cream were taken and submitted for bacteriological examination:β Of these, four samples were in Grade I, and one sample was in Grade III. In addition one sample of rinse water, in which ice cream serving utensils are kept, was examined. Result unsatisfactory. Coliform bacilli = more than 1,800 per 1... |
90393401-3eb6-46b4-82a0-6f66ac2166a5 | 352Β½ Cake Mixture pkts. 42 Lambs' Tongues lb. ΒΎ Cereals lb. 1 Mutton lbs. 11Β½ Cheese lbs. 39 3/8 Pork lbs. 10 3/4 Chocolates lbs. 70 Pork Pies 19 at 6d. each Confectionery lbs. 2Β½ β 1Β½ at 3s. each Flour lbs. 24 Pork Sausages lbs. 45ΒΌ Fruit Cordials bottles 2 Sausage Rolls 44 at 4d. each Ground Almonds lbs. 6 Steak & Ve... |
7b2680d4-e3f3-4de9-91fd-48789643be69 | 2Β½ Cod stones 2 β β pints 80 3/4 Dog Fish stones 8 Pickles lbs. 7ΒΌ Frozen Herrings stones 8 Puddings β 6 Golden Fillets lbs. 14 Robinson's Patent Barley lbs. 15 Skate stones 8 Whiting lbs. 14 Sandwich Spread lb. ΒΌ Fruit Sauces lbs. 10 3/8 Canned Fruit lbs. 696 1/8 Soups lbs. 37 1/8 Dates lbs. 6 5/8 Spaghetti lb. 1 Prun... |
40007574-9b91-4a09-914a-c0783a5d5d32 | 38 3/4 Canned Tomatoes lbs. 50 3/8 Canned Vegetables lbs. 36 5/8 Potatoes cwts. 10 Table 19.βSlaughter-houses. The district does not now possess a slaughter-house. During the year under review 38 pigs were slaughtered on pig club premises, the slaughtering being carried out under hygienic conditions and by a licensed s... |
1dbaf96d-e2d8-46f5-851f-9f86e724ab4b | Number Written Notices Served Factories with mechanical power 136 106 4 β without β β 22 27 1 Other premises in which Sect. 7 is enforced by local authorities 1 β β Total 159 133 5 Discovered. Remedied. Contraventions:β San. Accom. Unsuitable/Defective 4 4 Insufficient 1 1 Total 5 5 Matters referred to H.M. Inspector o... |
a24cabfb-a8bf-4186-9400-8c5149d335aa | on Register Wearing apparel 79 Lamp Shades 12 Curtain makers and upholstery 9 Household linen 2 Furniture and Upholstery 2 Stuffed toys and Nursery Articles 4 Xmas Crackers 2 Artificial Flowers 3 Textile Weaving 1 Total 114 32 Table 22.βOther Premises. Nature of inspection Number of premises Number of visits Notices is... |
d62cdbf1-c015-46f2-80e6-311a81980b62 | Library BARN 22 BOROUGH OF BARNES Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1954 BOROUGH OF BARNES the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1954 ROSETTA HILL, M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H, Medical Officer of Health. 3 BOROUGH OF BARNES. STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT Medical Office... |
77b17761-a3e1-47a3-9a60-ebbd9e63fd58 | *β *Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors Examination Joint Board. β Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute as an Inspector of Meat and Other Foods. β Certificate in Sanitary Science as applied to Buildings and Public Works. Clerical Staff:β Miss L. M. Fairclough. Mrs. J. D. Wallis. J. M. Shear... |
41c064fd-11ee-413a-8700-d60b1818f6d3 | M. E. Hull Councillor F. J. Hutton Councillor W. J. Irwin Councillor D. Lee Councillor Mrs. D. White 4 Public Health Department, Municipal Offices, Sheen Lane, S.W.14. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barnes. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present my Annual Report for the ... |
87064385-0de2-4d4f-a5e0-d04099715731 | The birth rate has fallen from 10.8 in 1953 to 10.1 in 1954, and the death rate has also decreased from 11.34 in 1953 to 10.5 in 1954. There was a decrease in the number of deaths of infants under 1 year, there being 9 deaths this year as compared with 10 last year. The infant mortality rate for this area is 22.1 per 1... |
62a5dc99-61e7-4909-8e33-311d480171cd | REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1954 PREFACE The Registrar General supplies local authorities with "Comparability Factors" in respect of births and deaths, and you will see that these have been used in the compilation of the various statistics. I would explain that the use of the factors supplied b... |
b3a84869-91a9-4702-acb7-648330dcf833 | In addition the Sanitary Inspectors carry out the full provisions of the Shops Acts, the Pet Animals Act, Petroleum Acts, Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, and assist the Medical Officer of Health in connection with duties under the National Assistance Act relating to the welfare of aged, infirm or chronic sick case... |
cb1b2f24-71b0-411d-901d-c46c701e469f | t 6 Poliomyelitis The case of Poliomyelitis notified was a woman who had a slight degree of paralysis. She made a good recovery with no residual paralysis. Tuberculosis There was a marked decrease in the incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, there being 10 cases less than in the previous year. The Non-pulmonary cases no... |
60b982ba-65cb-489c-af16-cfaba62da480 | MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT Arrangements were made for the Mass Radiography Unit of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, to visit the borough from 5th February to 22nd February 1954, to afford free facilities for X-ray of the chest to anyone wishing to attend. Besides sessions for the general public, special ... |
a7168051-4f48-4ffb-b1fc-a335a6c2ecbc | I give below a brief summary of the findings of the Survey:β Male Female Total Total number X-rayed 1,484 1,930 3,414 Pulmonary tuberculosisβACTIVE 3 2 5 Pulmonary tuberculosisβINACTIVE 66 82 148 Non-tuberculous abnormalities 74 67 141 MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE One maternal death occurred where the interval between the m... |
364260e2-bc95-4bf5-8435-d9d1a89a5dd9 | In only one case was it found necessary to take action under Section 47 of the National Assistance Act. The patient was a woman aged 91 years, who was suffering from grave chronic disease, living in insanitary conditions and was unable to devote to herself, and was not receiving from other persons, proper care and atte... |
87e7a0d2-e889-4109-a7d0-40ff52ccf304 | FOOD POISONING Number of cases notified 5 Number of deaths Nil Three of these cases occured in a factory canteen, where the cause was found to be "braised steak", which had been cooked and then reheated before serving. The infecting organism was Clostridium Welchii. One case was a child of 1 year of age, who developed ... |
5e1c3a2a-51e4-4fdd-a758-50ca318303e2 | With the older premises, however, it is evident that food hygiene is practised 8 only where it pays cash dividends or where failure to comply with the obvious requirements of the Food and Drugs Act would result in penalties. With the employees it seems that expediency comes first and too high a proportion are careless,... |
1ba96f9f-680d-4c4b-af68-4883706ae82a | Butchers are still incorporating odd lumps of fat in rolled " joints " and slices of " bread and butter " are often really " bread and marge "! Buyers should be more precise in their ordering so that complaints can be taken up and dealt with. Too often it is found that the customer merely asked for " A pound of that " ... |
79c77ac9-9763-4482-b925-9640f9a97cb2 | The principles behind the increase have been only partly understood and there has been more comparison with what increases neighbours have suffered (or escaped) than with the relationship between repairs and rents! The most noticeable failure has been in respect of Improvement Grants. Not a single application was recei... |
ba06112f-8180-4d51-a1c3-3a05a469248e | The standard requires that the house shall be considered unfit if, and only if, it is so far defective that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition. Presumably no action can be taken to enforce minor repairs and defects are to be allowed to become serious before remedial action can be taken. The ... |
54a2919d-edd3-4562-97ab-53ddb319f572 | Is it better for a family to live in a damp, dark and dreary basement with enough room and privacy, than to eat and sleep crowded into a small bedroom grudgingly made available by relatives or landladies of " furnished " bedsitters ? These are the families who must compete with the tuberculous, the severe cardiac cases... |
54e752a9-ccf8-49c2-8a91-7676a9925246 | ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION Some delay has been occasioned because the site proposed for the installation of recording apparatus for the daily measurement of smoke and sulphur dioxide was not acceptable to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Fuel Research Station) and no other suitable site could be found. ... |
30159494-bdd0-42fe-ad04-53588c8d7b54 | A troublesome infestation by midges arose in the Glentham Road area due to a plague of " Chironomidae (Midges). These insects breed in the reservoirs and emerge in clouds to cluster in doorways, street lamps and around windows. Experience of worse trouble in other areas has enabled remedial steps to be taken but unfort... |
892b2129-6dc1-46a0-a506-34ee6982e99f | WATER SUPPLY The water supply arrangements have remained unchanged, a good supply, both as regards quantity and quality, being maintained by the Metropolitan Water Board. Very few complaints were received, and in no case was this due to the main supply. The Board exercises close chemical and bacteriological analytical ... |
df250603-849d-422d-baa1-b0f2bac75e06 | Members of the Armed Forces stationed in the area are now included in the population figures, also in the Birth and Death Rates. TABLE 1.βSTATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1954. Population:β Census, 1931 42,440 Census, 1951 40,558 EstimatedβMid-year, 1954 (Registrar General) 40,170 Births:β Birth-rate (per 1,000 of population) Unco... |
228cff17-f4b7-4458-92d0-034b1e03d584 | 9 Corrected (Registrar General's Factor 0.81) 10.5 Total M. F. Deaths (all causes) 518 248 270 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of population), 100 deaths 2.5 Death-rate from Zymotic (Epidemic) Diseases (per 1,000 of population) 0.02 Death-rate from Maternal Causes (per 1,000 total births) Pregnancy; Child-birth; (1 d... |
5701de11-6ab0-44e9-a077-66faee6cb504 | Registered Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District. Un. corrected Number. Nett. Of nonresidents registered in the District. Of residents registered outside the District. Under 1 year of age At all ages. Number. Rate. Number. Rate. Number. Kate per 1,000 n... |
2cbc0353-0b00-45a1-b1f7-36b4f71cc82c | 6 1952 443 419 10.4 350 8.7 59 218 13 31.0 508 12.6 1953 453 434 10.8 387 9.6 17 194 10 23.0 564 14.1 1954 423 407 10.1 344 8.6 30 207 9 22.1 521 13.0 16 Table 3.βBirth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1954, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 160 great towns, 160 smaller towns, a... |
7d446cba-85a5-49e5-8da3-63c60bf9504a | Typhoid & Paratyphoid Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Tuberculosis Influenza. Small-pox Poliomyelitis Enceph. Pneumonia DiarrhΕa and Enteritis (under 2 years). Total Deaths under One Year. Total Maternal Mortality Maternal causes (excluding abortion) Due to Abortion England and Wales 15.2 11.4 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.18 0.19 β 0.... |
84fa49e5-1ab0-4a49-adb6-805ceacec787 | 000 to 50,000 at Census, 1951) 15.4 11.4 0.00 0.01 o.oo 0.17 0.18 β 0.01 1.97 0.5 23.8 London 17.5 11.7 β 0.00 o.oo 0.19 0.02 β o.oo 0.49 0.00 15.4 Barnes Borough 10.1 10.5 β β β 0.20 0.02 β β 0.65 β 22.1 β β β 17 Table 4.βCauses of Death during the Year 1954. Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) ... |
437e9ed4-9fac-429b-b7d8-8c5ded4f6bdf | other β β β 3 Syphilitic diseases 3 2 1 4 Diphtheria β β β 5 Whooping Cough β β β 6 Meningococcal infections β β β 7 Acute poliomyelitis β β β 8 Measles β β β 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases 1 1 β 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 11 5 6 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 20 17 3 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast ... |
ccc2f5a7-1ed7-4175-bbfd-76527af0d82a | angina 75 48 27 19 Hypertension with heart disease 14 5 9 20 Other heart disease 58 25 33 21 Other circulatory diseases 30 12 18 22 Influenza 1 1 β 23 Pneumonia 26 16 10 24 Bronchitis 26 19 7 25 Other diseases of respiratory system 4 2 2 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 4 2 2 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhΕa β β β ... |
38c9c7e4-67eb-4f1c-a599-64e60ac619e5 | childbirth abortion 1 β 1 31 Congenital malformations 3 2 1 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 45 16 29 33 Motor vehicle accidents 3 2 1 34 All other accidents 11 5 6 35 Suicide 3 2 1 36 Homicide and operations of war β β β All Causes 518 248 270 18 Table 5.βInfant Mortality during the Year 1954. Causes of death... |
b1ecc01d-66b4-44ce-96ba-1d37d37c2b15 | Massive diaphragmatic hernia 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Polycystic disease of kidney, Prematurity 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Congestive cardiac failure, Cyanoctic congenital heart . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 1 Anencephaly 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Atelectasis, Extreme prematurity 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 Post mortemβOpen verdict 1 . ... |
65da794e-bf5b-4e20-aa85-80582ef8d538 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases. Comparison between the incidence of certain of the notifiable infectious diseases in Barnes, and in London and England and Wales, is shown on next page. 19 Table 6.βInfectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1954. Disease. Barnes Londo... |
1bb65d44-1171-45e5-87b2-392b7a059749 | 45 1.20 Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic 0.02 0.02 0.03 Non-paralytic β 0.01 0.01 Food Poisoning 0.12 0.32 0.20 Dysentery 1.87 1.28 0.72 Table 7.βNotifiable Infectious Diseases, 1954. Diseases. Tote! Cases Notified Ages, in years. |
bb5ee38f-d197-4273-a2b0-f603802c368a | Parish Removed to Hospital Total Deaths of Residentsβ Under 1 year 1 to2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over Barnes Mortlake Diphtheria β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β Scarlet Fever 29 β 2 β β β 23 2 β β 2 β β β 8 21 3 β Poliomyelitis 1 β β β β β β β β β 1 ... |
5c9b7a4d-5b33-403f-81ad-2f0f2273a423 | Tuberculosis 27 β β β 1 β β β 2 5 6 4 7 2 11 16 β 8 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis 3 β β β β β β β β β 1 1 β 1 1 2 β β Pneumonia 11 β 1 1 β β β 3 β β β 1 4 1 6 5 1 β Erysipelas 2 β β β β β β β β β β β 1 1 1 1 β β Ophthalmia Neonatorum β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β Meningoccal Infection 2 1 β 1 β β β β β β β β β β 2 β β β ... |
bf031f57-6254-4a10-9def-43e07445b452 | β β β 1 β β Dysentery 75 β 1 4 5 6 30 11 4 1 6 3 1 3 4 71 1 β Food Poisoning 5 β 1 β β β β β β β 2 2 β β 3 2 β β Para Typhoid β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β All Diseases 186 4 7 7 11 6 67 19 6 7 19 12 13 8 48 138 6 8 β The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of deaths assignable to the Dis... |
513ecf1a-62e5-434b-a0c0-4a905a09ea19 | 1954 Diphtheria 15 12 5 2 3 β β β β β β Scarlet Fever 50 36 43 27 30 38 27 17 42 21 29 Typhoid Fever β β β β β 1 β 2 β β 1 Paratyphoid Fever β β 1 β β β 1 β 1 β β Puerperal Pyrexia β 3 1 β β 1 1 β 4 1 β Erysipelas 10 3 5 10 10 8 4 2 8 7 2 Continued Fever β β β β β β β β β β β Relapsing Fever β β β β β β β β β β β Typhu... |
81d9ce5b-a7c7-47af-9500-49c57f2e57eb | β Tuberculosis, P. 50 39 35 62 40 32 37 38 39 37 27 β Non-P. 1 6 5 9 5 6 2 1 7 3 3 Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) β β 2 1 β 1 1 β β β β Poliomyelitis β β 1 4 4 10 1 β 8 3 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 1 2 2 1 β β β β β β Meningococcal Infect'n β β β β β β β 2 β β 2 Measles 68 358 177 437 158 588 124 541 249 306 5 Encep... |
f735633f-62f7-45fd-a90d-4247404fd8b3 | β β β 2 β Dysentery 1 9 71 β 4 β 3 4 11 25 75 Pneumonia 18 20 19 16 20 21 13 29 21 27 11 Whooping Cough 108 71 66 94 56 15 58 82 19 136 25 Food Poisoning β β β β β β β β 1 11 5 Table 9.βNot included this year. 21 PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 22 TUBERCULOSIS. Notification Register. The Register of Notifications has been kept ... |
f9fec3d7-91a8-4c0f-a24d-872490a651a6 | On Register, 1st Jan, 1054 Cases Added. Removed from Register. Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1954 Primary Notifications Otherwise. Restored Total NonTub. Cured Left District Dead Total Pulmonary 288 27 13 β 328 β 19 22 10 51 277 Non-Pulm'y 40 3 1 β 44 β 3 2 β 5 39 Totals 328 30 14 β 372 22 24 10 56 316 Table 11.βTub... |
46428f0b-04c7-4714-8c6b-648fd78935db | Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le 0-1 years β β β β β β β β 1-5 β β 1 β β β β β β 5-10 β β β β 1 β β β β 10-15 β β 1 β β β β β β 15-20 β 1 1 β β β β β β 20-25 β 5 3 β β 1 β β β 25-35 β 6 5 1 β 1 1 β β 35-45 β 4 3 β 1 1 1 β β 45-55 β 4 1 β β 1 β β β 55-65 β 2 1 β β 1 β β β 65 β and over β 2 β 1 β 2 β β All... |
8b7c8f2d-a38a-4be1-819f-38dee7f6e4de | all other new cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are included in these figures. Incidence-rate-Pulmonary 0.67 All forms 0.74 Non-pulmonary 0.07 Death-rate βPulmonary .24 All forma 0.24 23 Table 12.βIMMUNISATION and VACCINATION. Diphtheria Immunisation. The following Table shows the state of ... |
948fae8a-464e-4542-9150-3bf68ff23d63 | Number of children immunised by primary course 525 Number of children who had a reinforcing injection 57 Vaccination against Smallpox. Number of Vaccinations carried out during 1954:β Children Adults Primary Vaccination 273 29 Re-vaccination 18 104 Number of Vaccinations carried out at Clinics 182 7 Number of Vaccinati... |
4f3f8e39-2d24-4a7d-90be-175aff5ce80d | 2. Unfit Houses. (I) Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:β (i) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 352 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,435 (ii) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were insp... |
b7e04111-c90c-41a8-8bd5-0b5954177d2e | 1925 and 1932 Nil (b) Number of re-inspections made under the Regulations Nil (iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation Nil (iv) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be... |
c6e51362-f8e5-46a2-851a-ede16f06d61b | 1936:β (i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs 8 (ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:β (a) By owners (including 3 cases from 1953) 42 (b) By Local Authority in default of owners B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:β (... |
2737b528-1702-42d2-a078-2acae5f3dd56 | Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:β (i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil (ii) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit Nil 3. O... |
0fa4d95f-a20d-4b16-8ede-b5fd133e4eb1 | Disinfestation by spraying or fumigation was carried out in 11 houses or flats, including 2 Council-owned properties, by Corporation staff. 14 lots of bedding, furniture, etc., were destroyed, mainly as a result of deaths or infestation. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Table 15.βFood Premises. The following inspect... |
93f99d4a-cb2e-4a69-b932-732239bac5d1 | Manufacturers 2 1 Retailers 75 40 Public Houses 31 38 β Street Traders 8 5 β Sweets, Confectionery 56 36 β School Kitchens 5 26 β Table 16.βMilk Sampling. Chemical Analysis. 34 samples of milk were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical analysis. These samples, taken from milk roundsmen and local retail... |
89b11350-8688-448f-b0b0-250ccac82106 | MouldβRaspberry Beef Sausages Jelly Beef Sausage Meat Lettuce Bubble Gums Margarine and 10 % Butter Buckling Meat Soup Cauliflower Muscatels Certo Fruit Pectin Neville's Brownie Cheese Spread Peppermints ChickenβBoned Piccalilli Chicken Broth Pickles Chocolate Drink Prunes Chop Sauce Pork Sausages Cream Buns Pork Sausa... |
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