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c8426648-e6f0-4c12-9ee0-a3f04a5deefa | A statement on the can in which this article was sold stated " The dry content of this tin is 6 oz. being the equivalent of approx. 10 oz. boneless raw chicken ". Although the drained cooked chicken meat amounted to just over 6 oz. the dry solids content of the combined chicken and juice was only 3.22 oz. The sample co... |
31277d08-c330-48b8-8921-62b4322886a2 | 953¼ Blancmange packets 3 Canned Meat lbs. 192 2/8 Cereals lbs. 16 Beef lbs. 953i Cheese lbs. 8 1/8 Canned Steak and Vegetables, etc. lbs. 21½ „ boxes 3 „ packet 1 Pork lbs. 34 Cheese Spread lbs. 1½ Pork Chipolates lbs. 2 Chocolate Mallows 1 tin contg. 64 Pork Sausages lbs. 13 Coffee lb. 3 Tongues (Lambs) lb. 1 Flour l... |
ccc34311-74dd-487c-b77c-e7604b0dc818 | 14 Nescafe tin 1 Skate stones 7 Orange Juice lb. 1 1/8 Whiting stones 7 Pickles lbs. 5/8 Puddings — 12 Fruit Sandwich Spread lb. ½ Canned Fruit lbs. 453 1/8 Sauces lbs. 8¼ Cochineal bottle 1 Vegetables Soups lbs. 32 1/8 Baked Beans lbs. 23 5/8 Spaghetti lbs. 2J Canned Tomatoes lbs. 41 5/8 Split Peas lb. ¾ Canned Vegeta... |
66635e91-3c79-4373-aa03-0171c8844b93 | 29 ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. The following premises are subject to inspection from time to time as a routine measure. Registers are maintained of these premises and appropriate action taken where conditions warrant it. Table 20.—Factories. No. of Premises on Register. Inspection. Number Written Notices Served Factories with... |
5893148e-683e-4191-b9ef-d4c1033c4740 | Inspector of Factories 4 Legal proceedings :— No legal proceedings were necessary during 1954. Table 21.—Home Workers. Work Undertaken No. No. on Register Wearing apparel 83 Lamp Shades 12 Curtain makers and upholstery 8 Household linen 2 Stuffed toys and Nursery Articles 4 Xmas Crackers 2 Artificial Flowers 6 Textile ... |
7dc64fbc-6744-4c97-8b22-a6c5aa1a46f8 | Richmond, and Barnes High Street. |
4628f928-3dcd-4c39-83ad-1c89d43e4165 | Library BARN 23 BOROUGH OF BARNES Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1955 BOROUGH OF BARNES the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955 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... |
21a1e999-af25-4efb-92fd-aa73bc9bcd69 | *† * Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors Examination Joint Board. † Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute as an Inspector of Meat and Other Foods. ‡ Certificate in Sanitary Science as applied to Buildings and Public Works. Clerical Staff:— Miss L. M. Fairclough. Mrs. J. D. Wallis. J. M. Sh... |
abc323a6-dd1f-4ee3-bed3-e9b684d5283b | Councillor B. Henry-Deane Barrett Councillor E. S. Bolton Councillor F. A. Counter Councillor W. A. Hornshaw Councillor Mrs. M. E. Hull Councillor Wm. J. Irwin Councillor A. G. Lawrance Councillor D. Lee Councillor Mrs. D. White 4 Public Health Department, Municipal Offices, Sheen Lane, S.W.14. To the Mayor, Aldermen a... |
e95c46e8-27ea-4005-b50b-fef1a898d60d | During the year the health of the Borough has been good, and the incidence of infectious disease low. The population as estimated by the Registrar General is now 40,170. The birth rate has risen from 10.1 in 1954 to 10.7 in 1955, and the death rate shows a slight increase from 10.5 in 1954 to 10.8. in 1955. There was a... |
6f13b33f-c64f-420b-97c6-68f678a5417c | Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, ROSETTA HILL, August, 1956 Medical Officer of Health. 5 BOROUGH OF BARNES. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1955 PREFACE The Registrar General supplies local authorities with "Comparability Factors" in respect of births and deaths, and you will see... |
72b23281-f70d-4b76-b40b-46e724049ae8 | B. Berry, who commenced duties on 1st July, 1955. There were no other changes in the Staff of the Public Health Department during the year. PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES Generally The incidence of Infectious Disease during the year was low, except for an epidemic of measles. There were only 7 cas... |
517be4b4-46a3-42aa-ad62-4c8a1418c887 | Two of the paralytic cases were not 6 severe, and made a complete recovery, but the remaining 5 cases were of greater severity, and required prolonged treatment in hospital. Tuberculosis There was a further decrease in the number of new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, there having been only 23 new cases as compared wi... |
71b8cc68-76ed-40f0-9e40-8ad4f23a6cac | Infant Mortality Rate The number of deaths of infants under one year was 5 as compared with 9 deaths in 1954. The infant mortality rate for this area is therefore 11.6 per 1,000 live births as compared with 22.1 for 1954. REMOVAL OF PERSONS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, Section 47, National Assistance Act, 1948 21 cas... |
47ed74e3-e847-41d1-957d-49a4240807b8 | There is good co-operation from Kingston Hospital in arranging admission for urgent cases, and the County Welfare Department also co-operate well in providing residential accommodation for suitable cases. Dysentery There were no cases of Dysentery during 1955. 7 FOOD POISONING Number of cases notified 10 Number of deat... |
b3456a3d-be51-4d9c-bf29-a5755f37735d | Fingers are used for handling open food very much more often than need be, behind the scenes, especially in Butchers' Shops and Cafe kitchens. It is noticeable, however, that the amount of food which is actually exposed to handling in shops is decreasing, and there is a welcome increase in prepacked articles. The new r... |
a5730542-6afc-48d0-8bb5-2f536c32574d | Although the Council is under no legal obligation to rehouse families displaced from individual unfit houses, nevertheless, there is a distinct moral obligation to do so because these families cannot otherwise secure suitable alternative accommodation. With Clearance Areas, however, the Council must be able to state th... |
e435829c-9c19-4482-999e-758efb010a22 | Another most unsatisfactory feature is the state of affairs where several families are accommodated in one house. Adequate powers are now available to require the provision of proper and separate facilities where necessary. However, as an alternative to providing the extra facilities, the owner can now take action to r... |
9527c7ca-174e-4632-a609-f91a18a00223 | There has been no noticeable improvement in the standard of maintenance of rented property, for the cost of repairs to old property continues to be prohibitive. Owing to staff shortage, and other calls on the time of the Inspectors, little has been done in the way of routine House to House Inspections. The number of co... |
765dc347-d0f4-4951-97cc-5faa26b31077 | Up to the time of writing comparatively little trouble has been experienced this year. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION Pollution by excessive smoke emission has been confined to those processes the nature of which do not lend themselves to complete and satisfactory combustion. Complaints were received both in respect of the Refu... |
88878d3e-5c47-4ee1-ac37-ea4edab4b45b | During certain climatic conditions there is quite a serious nuisance to inhabitants of the area adjacent to the works. Here again the necessity to provide a satisfactory effluent, and to abstract the maximum amount of harmful constituents from the sewage, takes precedence over all other considerations. It is to be hope... |
10a56f72-f2c8-48db-a9f6-30fd4d19c41f | Borough of Barnes APPENDIX to the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1955. 13 STATISTICS and TABLES BOROUGH OF BARNES. VITAL STATISTICS The following statistical information relating to the Borough has been completed on receipt of the Local and National Statistics issued by the Registrar-General in connecti... |
1b0630c2-30e8-4ae6-b3a7-b499ff52d897 | TABLE 1.—STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1955 Population:— Census, 1931 42,440 Census, 1951 40,558 Estimated—Mid-year, 1955 (Registrar General) 40,170 Births:— Birth-rate (per 1,000 of population) Uncorrected 10.7 Corrected (Registrar General's Comparability Factor 1.00) 10.7 Live Births:— Total. M. F. Legitimate 409 200 209 Ille... |
bbd4d618-ea95-4cb9-837b-079373e43957 | Deaths (all causes) 534 276 258 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of population), 102 deaths 2.5 Death-rate from Zymotic (Epidemic) Diseases (per 1,000 of population) 0.05 Death-rate from Maternal Causes (per 1,000 total births) Pregnancy; Child-birth; (1 death) 2.3 Death-rate of infants (per 1,000 live births) (a) Und... |
bc85929f-61b3-47bb-af88-c7e5b1e9f058 | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. Uncorrected Number. Nett. Of nonresidents registered in the District. Of residents registered outside the District. Under 1 year of age At all ages. Number. Bate. Number. Rate. Number. Rate per 1,000 nett birlhs. Number Rats 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1950 530 498 11.4 357 86 52 2... |
fa74203e-fdfd-4d31-b4f2-cbb443e25475 | 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 1955 455 430 10.7 334 8.3 20 218 5 11.6 532 13.2 16 Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1955, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 160 great towns, 160 smaller towns, and for the County o... |
8f1cf6e3-001e-4370-8d9c-dda96cf601b6 | Tuberculosis Influenza. Small-pox. Poliomyelitis Enceph. Pneumonia Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). Total Deaths under One Year. Total Maternal Mortality Maternal causes (excluding abortion) Due to Abortion England and Wales 15.0 11.7 0.00 o.oo o.oo 0.15 0.81 - 0.01 0.49 0.75 24.9 0.64 0.54 0.10 160 County Boro... |
048a7ce8-e7c3-46b1-a7c5-75fbfc861b98 | 6 0.00 o.oo o.oo 0.13 0.07 - o.oo 0.45 - 25.2 London 15.1 11.5 - 0.00 o.oo 0.17 0.05 - 0.01 0.63 0.00 23.2 Barnes Borough 10.7 10.8 - - - 0.05 0.10 — — 0.82 — 11.6 — - — 17 Table 4. —Causes of Death during the Year 1955. Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) Total Deaths Male Female 1 Tuberculosis,... |
13199327-9724-4e65-924e-dfa0aa70befa | other — — — 3 Syphilitic diseases 1 — 1 4 Diphtheria — — — 5 Whooping Cough — — — 6 Meningococcal infections — — — 7 Acute poliomyelitis — — — 8 Measles 1 1 — 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases 1 — 1 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 5 4 1 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 22 21 1 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast 1... |
db76719b-3546-4dbd-ad9b-1d95cb6ecbf3 | angina 74 42 32 19 Hypertension with heart disease 24 12 12 20 Other heart disease 58 26 32 21 Other circulatory diseases 26 14 12 22 Influenza 4 3 1 23 Pneumonia 33 19 14 24 Bronchitis 21 18 3 25 Other diseases of respiratory system 5 3 2 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 3 2 1 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 1 —... |
fb80a644-8e3c-419c-9996-5a2f48fc094d | childbirth abortion 1 — 1 31 Congenital malformations 3 1 2 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 46 19 27 33 Motor vehicle accidents 4 4 — 34 All other accidents 13 8 5 35 Suicide 4 1 3 36 Homicide and operations of war — — — All Causes 534 276 258 18 Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1955. Causes of death... |
33b9fb09-f207-45c6-afc8-dbcc00aa20cf | Cause of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 4 woks 1-3 Months 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Total under 1 year Deaths in the Borough Deaths outside Borough Hydrocephalus, Meningococcal 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Atelectasis, Prematurity 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 General debility... |
9bddc864-e186-4f59-9e46-89e2cccd58da | 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 5 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 5 2 3 PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, 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 Ta... |
4d1fe049-af77-4bef-87c9-299df88f7369 | 17 - 0.10 Small-pox - - - Measles 12.17 14.8 15.60 Pneumonia 0.7 0.57 0.60 Acute poliomyelitis Paralytic 0.17 0.16 0.08 Non-paralytic 0.02 0.13 0.06 Food Poisoning 0.25 0.46 0.29 Puerperal Pyrexia 0.07 - - Malaria 0.02 - Table 7.-Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1955. Diseases. Total Cases Notified Ages, in years. Paris... |
ad18a286-2c80-4833-b5f2-69e9b6508862 | to 65 65 and over Barnes Mortlake Diphtheria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 7 - - - - - 5 - - 1 - 1 - - 3 4 3 - Poliomyelitis - Paralytic 7 1 1 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 l - - 1 6 7 - " Non-Paralytic 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - Measles 489 7 29 - 125 306 16 - 2 4 - - - 259 230 1 1 Whooping Cough 4? 2 2... |
780a44ec-81db-4c02-bf13-7496c10638e0 | Tuberculosis 23 - - - - - - - - 7 10 5 1 15 8 - 1 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - Acute Pneumonia 31 - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 5 5 14 22 9 4 - Erysipelas 7 - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 2 1 6 1 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meningococcal Infect'n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -... |
5e1c463d-90e8-4884-a646-cc503fb1b9e8 | - - - - - - - - - Food Poisoning 10 - - - - 1 1 - - - 3 2 2 1 5 5 1 - Para Typhoid 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - Malaria 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - All Diseases 626 10 32 - 132 2 347 21 - 12 14 20 16 20 324 302 21 2 † The deaths recorded in this column are the total corrected number of deaths assignable ... |
daa8f5af-1bec-4cfb-bc75-1c9c3ff10cb6 | 1955 Diphtheria 12 5 2 3 — — — — — — — Scarlet Fever 36 43 27 30 38 27 17 42 21 29 7 Typhoid Fever — — — — 1 — 2 — — 1 — Paratyphoid Fever — 1 — — — 1 — 1 — — 2 Puerperal Pyrexia 3 1 — — 1 1 — 4 1 — 3 Erysipelas 3 5 10 10 8 4 2 8 7 2 7 Continued Fever — — — — — — — — — — — Relapsing Fever — — — — — — — — — — — Typhus F... |
70076d60-e158-490b-b1c6-49892993d74b | — — — — — Tuberculosis. P. 39 35 62 40 32 37 38 39 37 27 23 Non-P. 6 5 9 5 6 2 1 7 3 3 3 Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) — 2 1 — 1 1 — — — — — Poliomyelitis, Paralytic — 1 4 4 10 1 — 8 3 1 7 " Non-Paralvtic — — — — — — — — — — 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 2 2 1 — — — — — — — Meningococcal Infect'n — — — — — — 2 — — 2 —... |
b5d4cb5e-2b62-4fbb-91db-86917662b21f | — — — — Polioencephalitis — — 1 — — — — — — — — Malaria — — — — — — — — 2 — 1 Dysentery 9 71 — 4 — 3 4 11 25 75 — Pneumonia 20 19 16 20 21 13 29 21 27 11 31 Whooping Cough 71 66 94 56 15 58 82 19 136 25 42 Food Poisoning — — — — — — — 1 11 5 10 21 22 TUBERCULOSIS. Notification Register. The Register of Notifications ha... |
395255ef-a96d-494a-87c0-85581c6b1f24 | The number of cases added to or removed from the Register during the year and the number remaining on the Register on December 31st, 1955 are as under:— Table 9.—Tuberculosis Register. Form of Disease. On Register, 1st Jan, 1955 Cases Added. Removed from Register. Remaining on Register 31st Dec. 1955 Primary Notif ns O... |
40b21898-00a8-4f68-be6d-875150ad3d44 | Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. Pulmonary NonPulmonary. Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le 0-1 years — — — — — — — — 1-5 „ — — — — — — — — 5-10 „ — — — — — — — — 10-15 „ — — — — — — — — 15-20 4 2 — — — — — — 20-25 „ 1 2 — 2 — — — — 25-35 „ 7 5 1 — — — — — 35-45 „ 5 3 — — 1 1 — — 45-55 „ 4 2 — — — — — — 55-65 „ 2 ... |
ebf27f5b-c81c-4adb-8ec3-0adf513fe71f | and over 2 — 1 1 2 — — — All ages 25 15 2 3 4 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-rate—Pulmonary 0.99 All forms 1.11 Non-pulmonary 0.12 Death-rate —Pulmonary 0.12 All forms 0.12 23 Table 11.—I... |
fadd9633-4c2e-4317-890a-6e94e1a9b462 | The following Table shows the state of Diphtheria Immunisation of the Children of Barnes:— Infants 0-4 inclusive School Children 5-14 inclusive Estimated Child population 2,281 4,458 Number immunised during 1955 342 36 Number re-immunised during 1955 61 703 Total number immunised during 1955 1,552 4,255 Percentage immu... |
5b4c34ac-c784-4d39-a194-ff4ecbdacc04 | Number of Vaccinations carried out during 1955:— Children Adults Primary Vaccination 270 19 Re-vaccination 35 103 Number of Vaccinations carried out at Clinics 212 12 Number of Vaccinations done by private doctors 102 110 Figures showing percentage of children under 1 year vaccinated during 1955:— Number Vaccinated und... |
787af9ba-97ec-4012-8f59-7d307e45edee | Informal Action Total number of inspections (including re-inspections) made in respect of unsatisfactory housing conditions 965 Number of houses inspected in respect of unsatisfactory living conditions, but where no repairs were required 92 Number of unfit or defective houses repaired during the period as a result of i... |
600e7cf8-5b10-4d96-85bb-86fd3b5bed57 | Overcrowding The position with regard to statutory overcrowding has been improved, owing to the special consideration which such cases receive when the allocation of Corporation dwellings is being made. (i) Number of inspections made to cases of alleged overcrowding 7 (ii) Number of revisits Nil (iii) Number of overcro... |
a5270c45-f559-41cc-a8c7-b2df868043dd | The following inspections were made in respect of premises where food is prepared, handled and distributed .Nature of inspection Number of premises Number of visits Notices issued and complied with Bakehouses 10 18 — Bread and Cakes. 16 19 1 Butchers 28 50 3 Cafes, Restaurants, etc. 42 89 — Cooked Meats 64 29 — Dairies... |
db584996-d245-4a83-81c8-7af78c191723 | These samples, taken from milk roundsmen and local retailers, proved to be quite satisfactory. 26 Table 16.—Sampling of Other Foods and Drugs. (a) Chemical Analysis.—68 Samples procured under the provisions of the Food & Drugs Act, 1938, included:— Almond Rock Baked Beans and Pork Sausages Beef and Liver Soup Bismuth C... |
708fea4c-9815-4983-a2e5-bfbe7ed204a9 | Hot Milk Jelly Eggs Layer Cake Lemon Curd Lemon Juice Margarine with 10% butter Margarine with 25% fresh dairy cream Meat Paste—Liver and Bacon Meatless Sausages Mincemeat Mint Sauce—Fully Sugar Sweetened Orangeade Powder Orange Juice Sweetened Parsley Sauce Tablets Peanut Butter Peppermints Pineapple Juice Prepared Mi... |
01e0fc16-21d7-4c77-afae-167175304037 | The statement on the label specifying the ingredients appeard on the bottom of the carton and not in a conspicuous and prominent position as required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1953. Also in my opinion, a picture on the front panel of a cake complete with "Buttercream" filling and icing was likely to be misleading... |
793bc284-11d1-4980-817c-4b5c93741f22 | Table 17.—Unsound Food The following articles were voluntarily surrendered and destroyed as being unfit for human consumption:— Where quantities are insufficient for salvage all unsound food is collected and disposed of at the Council's Refuse Destructor, by incineration. Meat and Meal Products, etc. Bacon lbs. 138 Bea... |
77715c2a-b8ac-447b-904d-c6c4204e406a | 248 5/8 Vegetables Baked Beans lbs. 18½ Canned Tomatoes lbs. 49 1/8 Canned Vegetables lbs. 27½ Other Foods Biscuits lbs. 3¾ Cereals lbs. 3 Cheese lbs. 184¾ Coffee lbs. 6 ¼ Cream lbs. 1 3/8 Jam lbs. 7¼ Liquid Frozen Egg lbs. 28 Macaroni lbs. 20¾ Marmalade lbs. 6 Milk pints 9¼ ,, tins 6 Orange Juice lbs. l 1/8 Pastes, Fi... |
842f8369-32de-4981-90e0-d27d9aa3c47e | The following premises are subject to inspection from time to time as a routine measure. Registers are maintained of these premises and appropriate action taken where conditions warrant it. Tabl.e 19.—Factories. No. of Premises on Register. Inspection. Number Written Notices Served Factories with mechanical power 146 4... |
efc13f4b-12b2-4061-a3ad-29d9ccf7bb61 | Inspector of Factories 1 Legal proceedings:— No legal proceedings were necessary during 1955. Table 20.—Home Workers. Work Undertaken No. No. on Register Wearing apparel 83 Lamp Shades 14 Curtain makers and upholstery 8 Household linen 2 Stuffed toys and Nursery Articles 4 Xmas Crackers 4 Artificial Flowers 6 Carding o... |
c6346643-db9f-4ea8-b566-2b4e270469ba | R. W. Simpson & Co., Ltd., Printers, 70, Sheen Road. Richmond, and Barnes High Street. |
ce8a7dc4-8c77-4268-aefe-83532efa0310 | BOROUGH OF BARNES ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1956 BOROUGH OF BARNES THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR THE YEAR 1956 ROSETTA HILL, MB., B.Ch., D.P.H. Medical Officer of Health, 3 BOROUGH OF BARNES. STAFF OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT Medical Officer of Health:— Ros... |
cb7cf668-f76b-46a1-b10b-46eef2e595d6 | *† * Certificate of Public Health Inspectors' Board (formerly R.S.I, and J.S.I.B.). †Certificate of Royal Society of Health as an Inspector of Meat and Other Foods. ‡ Certificate of Sanitary Science as applied to Buildings and Public Works. Clerical Staff:— Miss L. M. Fairclough. Mrs. J. D. Wallis. J. M. Shearer. Publi... |
d3aa415e-b992-442d-a1bc-a3337edae56a | Councillor F. R. Cooper (Chairman) Alderman E. S. Stevens (Deputy Chairman) The Mayor (Councillor F. A. Counter) Alderman H. Thomas Councillor E. S. Bolton Councillor Miss E. P. Clarke Councillor F. A. Coldman Councillor I. C. Elvey Councillor W. A. Hornshaw Councillor Mrs. M. E. Hull Councillor W. J. Irwin Councillor ... |
cd96caab-d472-4fba-87c0-7f4430480ef2 | In accordance with the Ministry of Health Circular 19/56, the report has been prepared on the same lines as previous years, and consists of two parts— a preface in which reference is made to items of special interest, and an appendix in which is tabulated the statistics relating to the health of the district. During th... |
93d93923-51cd-45ce-a1e8-e70db43484d8 | In presenting this report I should like to thank the Council for their help and support in public health matters and record my appreciation of the good work and1 loyal co-operation of the staff. I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, ROSETTA HILL, Medical Officer of Health. Aug... |
a0a4287d-100a-4a49-aabc-e584b9df08c5 | STAFF AND DUTIES Mr. Bernard Berry resigned from the position of Public Health Inspector on 30th April, 1956 to take up an appointment with another authority. The vacancy was filled by Mr. C. E. Mallett, who commenced duties on 10th December, 1956. There were no other changes in the staff of the Public Health Departmen... |
748f4221-bbd9-4fea-82c2-aa4f4875e63a | There were no cases of Diphtheria. Poliomyelitis There were 6 cases of Poliomyelitis notified during the year —of these 4 were Paralytic and 2 Non-Paralytic. Two of the Paralytic 6 cases were not severe and made a complete recovery but the other two cases were of greater severity and required prolonged treatment in hos... |
a968bf3e-cb73-44af-b56c-26b0f16eb0b5 | Six persons who had been notified as suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis died during the year—of these 4 died from that cause and the remaining two were due to other causes. Mass Radiography Unit Arrangements were made for the Mass Radiography Unit of the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board to visit the B... |
aede67c0-def2-4304-95ec-86eb3b4d7910 | I give below a brief summary of the findings of the survey:— Male Female Total Total number X-rayed 1356 1389 2745 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Active — 3 3 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Inactive 62 67 129 Non-Tuberculosis abnormalities 50 20 70 Maternal Mortality There were no maternal deaths recorded during the year. Infant Morta... |
48742992-3320-41b6-af7b-f8f1f99defda | 7 REMOVAL OF PERSONS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, Section 47, National Assistance Act, 1948 Under the above Section the Medical Officer of Health has power to apply to the Courts for an order of compulsory removal of persons to hospital or other suitable accommodation in circumstances where they (a) are suffering fro... |
d917550d-88bd-4965-a43a-de6fb88abcf7 | Dysentery During 1956 there were 4 cases of Dysentery notified; the infecting organism was Shigella Sonne. FOOD POISONING It is very satisfactory to note that there were no cases of Food Poisoning notified during the year. FOOD The implementation of the provisions of the Food Hygiene Regulations has taken up a consider... |
2cc44910-b67f-4dbf-a99a-75d23b4fd0ac | However, other 'open' foods such as boiled ham, tongue and prepared meats, are still being handled in premises where hand-washing and storage facilities are remote and comparatively primitive. To provide proper facilities in a reasonably convenient and accessible position will present difficulties and expense in many c... |
c0660307-7168-4d93-b756-435959b52fed | The quality and soundness of food generally has been maintained at a satisfactory level. There is still, however, an element of sharp practice in connection with the labelling of food, especially that sold in packets. Many of these articles, however, are sold on a nation wide scale and it is an unsatisfactory feature o... |
78db0e87-05b3-4c5e-95ef-cc73bdfd5ff1 | HOUSING Progress on the demolition or closing of sub-standard property has been made but only at a slow rate because of rehousing difficulties. However with the development of Westfields and other sites in the Borough it is hoped to clear off the arrears of this type of work within the next two to three years. With the... |
25c5cd4e-d54f-47f0-b85b-3262035fd1e0 | Notices can then be served and whole blocks of house property dealt with in a systematic manner. 9 There is considerable confusion in the minds of tenants about the procedure for the enforcement of repairs. Under the Rent Act a tenant of controlled property may take action to have his rent reduced if repairs are not do... |
e80d4a4c-19a5-4a81-9bf3-8b58a96dfdaa | Many tenants are obviously bewildered by the complicated procedure for abatement of rent on account of disrepair but if they take advantage of the shorter procedure of complaining to the department with a view to the service of enforcement notices they may well find that the prescribed standard of 'fitness' falls far s... |
9c883c4a-8cbe-474b-a675-0e748e3b990e | ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION The Council has been one of the Co-operating Bodies in the Investigation of Atmospheric Pollution for some years but more practical measures were put into operation during the year by the installation of apparatus, to measure the extent of pollution, at three sites in the Borough. At two of these ... |
6b7bba15-e2d7-417f-97f7-0bf0be8097e4 | The results are forwarded to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Fuel Research Station, where similar records from other local authorities who are co-operating in this type of work are received and collated. No actual steps have so far been taken towards the establishment of Smoke Control Areas but in... |
216640c4-e37d-495a-b2cf-99fb5235075a | SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL Arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal have remained the same as in previous years. The new disposal works are now functioning well and only isolated complaints have been received during particularly adverse weather conditions. The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has kindly contributed... |
35046a91-bff6-45dc-b8ba-868d90539e61 | VITAL STATISTICS The following statistical information relating to the Borough has been completed on receipt of the Local and National Statistics issued by the Registrar-General in connection with Population, Birth-rate, Death-rates, Maternal Mortality, Infantile Mortality, and Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseas... |
d59a4818-4daa-4e8a-866a-6d00867c30aa | M. F. Legitimate 454 246 208 Illegitimate 21 12 9 Total 475 258 217 Still Birth-rate (per 1,000 total births) 18.9 Total. M. F. Still Births (Legit. 9) 9 6 3 Deaths:— Death-rate, all causes (per 1,000 of population) Uncorrected 13.0 Corrected (Registrar General's Factor 0.80) 10.4 Total. |
ab5d9913-5fea-46f6-982d-f21b43e04561 | M. F. Deaths (all causes) 522 264 258 Death-rate from Cancer (per 1,000 of population), 100 deaths 2.5 Death-rate from Zymotic (Epidemic) Diseases (per 1,000 of population) 0.07 Death-rate from Maternal Causes (per 1,000 total births) Pregnancy; Child-birth - Death-rate of infants (per 1,000 live births) (a) Under 4 we... |
4190dc88-9f33-4a32-bca2-40000ad658c5 | Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District Uncorrected 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 Rate per 1,000 nett births Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1951 452 430 10.5 322... |
9b6e5861-9436-4e1a-9b03-beed562663e2 | 0 1955 455 430 10.7 334 8.3 20 218 5 11.6 532 13.2 1956 492 475 11.8 345 8.6 29 208 5 10 5 524 13.05 18 Table 3.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1956, with corresponding rates for England and wales, 160 great towns, 160 smaller towns, and for the County of London for comparison. |
1f06d8fe-71f8-4594-a102-e0154595af18 | BirthRate per 1,000 Total Population Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population Death-rate per 1,000 Births Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births All Causes Typhoid & Paratyphoid Whooping Cough Diphtheria Tuberculosis Influenza Small-pox Poliomyelitis Enceph Pneumonia Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) Total ... |
038b2897-49d6-4325-b272-a30c0f392a58 | 04 - 0.00 0.57 - 24.0 Not avail able 160 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1951) 15.6 11.6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.05 - 0.00 0.45 - 24.1 London 15.9 11.7 - 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.04 - 0.00 0.67 0.00 21.4 0.51 0.30 0.21 Barnes Borough 11.8 10.4 - - - 0.09 0.02 - - 0.58 - 10.5 - - - 19 Tab... |
3329f663-ea79-45bd-9152-2b4fde45d7c9 | Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) Total Deaths Male Female 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory 4 3 1 2 Tuberculosis, other 1 - 1 3 Syphilitic diseases 5 5 - 4 Diphtheria - - - 5 Whooping Cough — - - 6 Meningococcal infections - - — 7 Acute poliomyelitis — - — 8 Measles - - - 9 Other infective and paras... |
27a70961-0227-4265-bdca-afdfbe3e7da0 | aleukæmia 4 2 2 16 Diabetes 4 3 1 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system 92 35 57 18 Coronary disease, angina 80 47 33 19 Hypertension with heart disease 11 6 5 20 Other heart disease 55 25 30 21 Other circulatory diseases 31 10 21 22 Influenza 1 1 - 23 Pneumonia 29 16 13 24 Bronchitis 24 15 9 25 Other diseases of respi... |
5e2635c8-1b79-4d7e-b1a4-aa87e88cc245 | childbirth abortion - - - 31 Congenital malformations 2 - 2 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 46 19 27 33 Motor vehicle accidents 1 1 - 34 All other accidents 7 2 5 35 Suicide 3 1 2 36 Homicide and operations of war 1 1 - All Causes 522 258 264 20 Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1956. Causes of death,... |
9a57cb13-a83b-4950-8a7f-9f8ca95c3c69 | Encephalocele - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 Atelectasis 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 - Staphylococcal Pneumonia — Fibrocystic disease of Pancreas - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - l Cerebral Hæmorrhage - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - - 3 2 - - - 5 1 4 PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Disease... |
297084de-b4d6-4b51-9253-3c56d30e7c1d | Disease Barnes London England and Wales Scarlet Fever 0.20 0.67 0.74 Diphtheria - 0.00 0.00 Enteric Fever — 0.02 0.01 Acute Pneumonia 0.60 0.50 0.57 Dysentery 0.09 1.95 1.10 Acute Poliomyelitis— Paralytic 0.10 0.05 0 04 Non-Paralytic 0.05 0.03 0 03 Food Poisoning - 0.40 0-24 Tuberculosis— Respiratory 1.17 1.11 0-71 Oth... |
ec1470a5-8f99-4a22-a87a-ba842b99e591 | 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 8 - - - 2 - 5 - 1 - - - - - 2 6 1 - Poliomyelitis—Paralytic 4 - - - - - - 1 - 2 1 - - - 1 3 4 - „ Non-Paralytic 2 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - Measles 16... |
ef37aae5-65b4-4c9b-bf0d-883d1869a5f9 | 1 - - 12 5 - - Pul. Tuberculosis 18 - - - - - - - - 2 6 - 5 5 4 14 - 4 Non-Pul. Tuberculosis 3 - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - 3 - - Acute Pneumonia 25 - - - - - 2 - 1 1 1 3 9 8 16 9 1 - Erysipelas 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - Meningococcal Infect'n - - - - -... |
5e70b7f9-07bd-48ec-88d6-19027f5508bb | 2 1 - Typhoid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dysentery 4 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 3 1 - Food Poisoning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Para-Typhoid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Malaria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104 1 2 5 4 2 23 9 2 9 12 5 15 15 44 60 14 4 † The deaths recorded in this colum... |
23f598de-d9df-4ddb-ba89-e3bff6695d4c | 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 Diphtheria 5 2 3 - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 43 27 30 38 27 17 42 21 29 7 8 Typhoid Fever - - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - - Paratyphoid Fever 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - Puerperal Pyrexia 1 - - 1 1 - 4 1 - 3 i Erysipelas 5 10 10 8 4 2 8 7 2 1 I Continued Fever - - - - - - - - - - ... |
0709913b-3e05-4fb3-ac8b-7f8b14aa26d1 | - - - - - Cholera - - - - - - - - - - - Plague - - - - - - - - - - - Tuberculosis, Pul. 35 62 40 32 37 38 39 37 27 23 18 Non-Pul. 5 9 5 6 2 1 7 3 3 1 3 Ac. Encephalitis (Post Infections) 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - Poliomyelitis, Paralytic 1 4 4 10 1 - 8 3 1 7 4 „ Non-Paralytic - - - - - - - - - 1 2 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 2... |
923d0175-c21e-4a65-a42d-e3f7494df3fa | 124 541 249 306 5 489 16 Encephalitis Lethargica - - - - - - - - - - - Polioencephalitis - 1 - - - - - - - - - Malaria — - - - - - - 2 — 1 1 Dysentery 71 - 4 - 3 4 11 25 75 - 4 Pneumonia 19 16 20 21 13 29 21 27 11 31 25 Whooping Cough 66 94 56 15 58 82 19 136 25 42 17 Food Poisoning - - - - - - 1 11 5 10 - 23 24 TUBERC... |
84aa74bb-86d8-4b35-83a2-a8ab700734ad | The number of cases added to or removed from the Register during the year and the number remaining on the Register on December 31st, 1956 are as under:— Table 9.—Tuberculosis Register. Form of Disease On Register, 1st Jan., 1956 Cases Added Removed from Register Remaining on Register, 31st Dec., 1956 Primary Notif'ns O... |
5588ed54-ee6c-4488-99c4-172e5b33f42d | Age-Periods New Cases* Deaths Pulmonary NonPulmonary Pulmonary NonPulmonary Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le Male Fem'le 1- 5 years - - - - - - - - 5-14 „ — — — — — — — — 15-24 „ - 1 - 3 - - - _ 25-44 „ 17 16 1 - - - - - 45-64 „ 2 4 - 1 1 2 - - 65 „ and over 3 4 - - 1 2 - - All ages 22 25 1 4 2 4 - - * In addition t... |
21cff901-359e-48b3-8978-9e4d78917d7a | Incidence-rate—Pulmonary l.17 Non-Pulmonary 012 A11 forms 1.29 Death-rate —Pulmonary 0.15 All forms 0.15 25 Table 11.—IMMUNISATION and VACCINATION. Diphtheria Immunisation. The following Table shows the state of Diphtheria Immunisation of the Children of Barnes:— Infants 0-4 inclusive School Children 5-14 inclusive Est... |
5b6b90a4-e880-426d-9e64-583eb24e607d | Number of Vaccinations carried out during 1956:— Children Adults Primary Vaccination 344 36 Re-vaccination 35 157 Number of Vaccinations carried out at Clinics 248 13 Number of Vaccinations done by private doctors 142 180 Figures showing percentage of children under 1 year vaccinated during 1956:— Number Vaccinated und... |
29b7964c-84c6-473a-a760-2b586edba35c | but where no repairs were required 134 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 70 Action under Statutory Powers Public Health Acts: Number of houses in which defects were remedied after servi... |
caec8198-5169-4ee4-af3a-f236a11b8f43 | Sections 10 and 11:— (a) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made 1 (b) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders 1 (c) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made 2 Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:— (a) Numbe... |
a56252ee-57d1-4035-8a56-cc65f4f02de6 | As the Borough Cleansing Station is not now in use, arrangements were made for the treatment of one person (female) for scabies at the Medicinal Baths of the Hammersmith Borough Council. Disinfestation by spraying or fumigation was carried out in 10 houses or flats, including 3 Council-owned properties, by Corporation ... |
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