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ba6a2e1b-45e8-4cbb-a0d3-2c08287e8bc7 | EMERGENCY CALL SERVICE The authority's Emergency Night and Weekend Telephone Service, which provides for emergencies arising in all Departments of the Council, has continued to operate with a high degree of efficiency and some indication of the importance of this service, which insofar as this Department is concerned inter alia deals with emergency calls for midwives, social welfare officers and mental welfare officers, is that in respect of the latter, 176 calls were made. 137 INDEX INDEX PAGE A Adult Training Centres 70 Animals 63 Ante-Natal Clinics 91 Atmospheric Pollution 46 Audiology 115 Audiometry 114 B BCG Vaccination 106 Births and Birth Rates 11, 17, 20, 21, |
32598be7-a8df-41a3-acc1-0cf6b131b314 | 91 Blind and Partially Sighted 83 British Red Cross Society — loan of equipment 97 Burial and Cremation 134 C Cancer 19 Caravans 56 Care of Mothers and Young Children 91 Care of the Unsupported Mother 103 Cervical Cytology 104 Chest Clinics 102 Child Guidance Service 115 Child Minders 98 Child Welfare Centres 95 Chiropody 99 Clean Air 46 Clearance Areas 50 Clinics for the Elderly 83, 99, 128 Clinic Premises 89, 108 Clinic Sessions and Attendances 95 Committee Members 7 Common Lodging Houses 53 Complaints — Environmental Health 57 Compulsory Improvement Areas 51 Congenital Malformations 92 Contents 5 Cremation Certificates 134 D Day Centres for the Elderly 83 Day Centres for the Mentally I11 73 Day Nurseries 98 Day Nurseries, |
2e5b4889-3fda-4fab-bc8a-ffe29908a94d | Private and Registered Child Minders 98 Deaf and Hard of Hearing 84 Deaths and Death Rates 12,13,14,15,16,18,19 Dental Laboratory 121 Dental Services, Priority 101 Dental Services, School 121 Disinfection and Disinfestation 65 Domiciliary Laundry Service 134 Drug Dependency 74 Dysentery 29 E. PAGE Elderly Persons 82 Emergency Call Service 137 Enuresis 132 Environmental Health Services 33 Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment 133 Exhumations 66 F Factories and Work Places 60 Family Planning 2, 103 Food 34 Food — Complaints 39 Food Hygiene 42 Food Samples, Formal and Informal 34 Food Unfit for Human Consumption 41 Friern Hospital 72 G General Practitioner — Staff Attachments 2, |
d41bf91c-944d-47a0-84a7-6870e399438e | 89 General Services 127 Gift Furniture 85 H Handicapped Pupils 117 Harperbury Hospital 69 Hawkers 43 Health Education 127 Health Visitors 89 Health and Welfare Committee 7 Holiday Homes — Recuperative 99 Homes for the Elderly and Handicapped 81, 82 Home Help Service 96 Home Nursing 96 Home Safety 130 Home Tuition — School Children 118 Home Visiting 90 Homelessness 2, 82, 90 Hospital and General Practitioner Services 89 Hostels — Mental Health 70, 73 Houses — Compulsory Improvement 51 Houses in Multiple Occupation 49 Housing 49 Housing Accommodation 49 Housing Statistics 54 I Ice Cream 38 Immunisation and Vaccination 30, |
888c6eb0-e65d-4ad6-bc7a-0ebeea2544ec | 105 Improvement Areas 51 Incontinente Pads and Clothing 97 Incontinent Laundry Service 134 Individual Unfit Houses 50 Infectious Diseases 27 141 PAGE In-Service Training Course 1 Inspections — Environmental Health 57 International Certificates of Vaccination 30 J Junior Training Schools 70 L Labelling of Food 43 Land Charges 58 Laundry Service 134 Legal Proceedings 44 Liquid Egg 38 Loan of Nursing Equipment 97 M Marie Curie Memorial Foundation 97 Markets 43 Massage and Special Treatment 138 Meals on Wheels 83 Medical Assessments and Examinations 134 Medical Inspections and Treatment (Schools) 113, 114 Mental Health — Residential Care 70, 71 Mental Health Services 1, 69 Mental Health Week 75 Mental Illness 71 Mental Subnormality 69 Mentally I11 Persons 72 Merchandise Marks 44 Midwifery 96 Milk — Registration, |
71b0df09-a027-42cf-939c-dd7b30877586 | Licensing and Sampling 38 Mortuaries 66 Mother and Baby Home 103 Mothercraft and Relation Clinics 92 Mothers' Discussion Groups 96 N Napsbury Hospital 73 Neighbourly Help Service 98 Noise 58 Nursery Nurse Training 98 Nurses' Agencies 101 Nursing Homes, Registration 99 O Offices and Shops 59 Ophthalmic Clinics 114 Outworkers 61 Overcrowding 53 P Personal Health Services 89 Persons in Need of Care and Attention 133 Pesticide Survey 45 Physically Handicapped Persons 84 Post-Natal Clinics 91 Poultry Inspection 43 Prevalence and Control of Infectious and Other Diseases 27 Prevention of Homelessness (Problem Families) 90 PAGE Protection of Property 85 Psychiatric Hospitals 69,73 Q Quinquennial Survey of Dental Caries in School Children 123 R Rag, |
d27f39bf-2560-4024-9c9b-9665460e9ff1 | Flock and Other Filling Materials 62 Recuperative Holiday Homes 99 Refuse Collection and Disposal 63 Relaxation and Mothercraft Clinics 92 Rent Acts 53 Residential Accommodation — Welfare Services 81 Residential Care — Mental Health 70, 71 Rodent Control 64 S Sanitary Conveniences 62 School — Special Transport 118 School Children — Home Tuition 118 School Dental Service 121 School Health Service 113 School Medical Inspection and Treatment 113,114 School Population 113 Sewarage and Sewage Disposal 63 Shops and Offices 59 Slum Clearance and Redevelopment 51 Smallpox Vaccination 107 Smoke Control Areas 46 Social Work — Mental Health 71 Special Investigation Clinic 132 Speech Therapy 116 Staff 2, 8 Staff Health Service 134 Staff Training 1,136 Statistics — Housing 54 Mental Health Service 76,77 School Health Service 118,119,120 Vital 11,19 Stillbirths 12,22, |
39363078-7dc8-46da-a409-f1f099d8d9f1 | 23 Student Attachments 137 Swimming Pools 62 T Temporary Accommodation 82 Therapeutic Social Clubs 73 Transport 135 Tuberculosis 19, 29, 102 Tuberculosis BCG Vaccination 106 Typhoid Fever 29 V Vaccination and Immunisation 30, 105 Vital Statistics 1, 11,19 Voluntary Organisations 3, 75,85 W Water Supply 33 Welfare Services 81 Whooping Cough Vaccination 107 142 ■ V Printed and Pulished by Barnet London Borough Council |
4457724a-2223-4edb-bc32-7c74f11b8263 | II BAR 3 THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET 1969 MELVILLE WATKINS, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH AND PRINCIPAL SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1969 MELVILLE WATKINS. M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P.. D.P.H. Health and Welfare Department, Gateway House, 322 Regents Park Road, Finchley, N.3. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Council of the London Borough of Barnet. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with pleasure that I present my report on the Health and Welfare services of the Borough for the year 1969. |
8a348955-cca2-43af-94d7-7e3472f8297a | The year under review saw headway in the development of most services and though economic circumstances continued to have a limiting effect very real progress was still possible. Each year brings new legislation. During 1969, the Housing Act 1969 became operative in August. The basic principles of the Act provide for the conversion of controlled tenancies into regulated tenancies subject to the dwelling concerned providing all the standard amenities necessary. The work involved in operating this Act is quite considerable both from the Public Health Inspectorate and the Administrative points of view. It becomes abundantly apparent that the Council will have to give consideration to a revision of establishments where officers will be involved in the work connected with the Act. The problem of homelessness still remains one of major importance and as indicated in my report for 1968 the need for additional units of accommodation became an urgent necessity. Fortunately progress was possible in regard to the purchase of houses strategically placed throughout the Borough. The need to provide for additional units for a number of years seems to be inevitable. |
10c656a7-a320-482c-a918-488b295a24d5 | As referred to in my report for 1968, the Council's proposals for family planning, namely that of a comprehensive service, were fully implemented in August. In my report for next year, I shall be able to comment more specifically in regard to the progress made. The Special Investigation Clinic, which was established at Vale Drive Clinic in 1967, continues to develop and expand to meet the ever-increasing demands. The majority of referrals are as previously for severe nocturnal enuresis and total attendances at the Clinic increased by nearly one-third over the 1968 figures. 1969 saw the completion of the attachment of all nursing staff to general practitioners and meetings held with the general practitioners confirmed the value of these nursing services attachments. |
fc0683e8-a749-4649-a147-96dfcd15ba88 | With the introduction of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 and especially insofar as this Act revised the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1 1948, the Department was involved in an increasing amount of work insofar as the visiting a5nd reporting on cases was concerned and for subsequent registration. This, inter alia, gave rise to the Council approving of an additional post of Assistant Nursing Officer. In 1969 considerable steps were taken to effect the closure of Redhill House and, by co-operation of the Hospital Services, it was possible to close the Sick Bay and to generally reduce the number of residents by effecting transfers to vacancies as they arose in other Council Homes. The training of Local Authority staff proceeded at an increased level and through the medium of the Barnet College of Further Education a new course was started for Home Helps. This College also commenced a course of training for potential play group supervisors, due to an increasing number of play groups being established in various parts of the Borough. |
941f5063-6223-45c4-a9a5-63d2b2af7e58 | It will be seen from the table on Page 18 that since 1964, when the total number of Live Births was 4,979, there has been a continuous downward trend and during the year under review the figure was 4,203 reflecting a corrected birth rate of 13.2 per 1,000 population; over the past four years, the illegitimate birth rate per cent of total Live Births has shown a corresponding reduction, i.e. 6.9% (1969), 7.5% (1968), 8.0% (1967) and 8.1% (1966). There was an increase in Stillbirths to 50 (45 in 1968) representing a rate of 11.8 (10.4 in 1968) per 1,000 Live and Still Births. |
96700c99-87c6-47bb-8954-7d9e06224bf9 | The infant death rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births (including neonatal, early neonatal and perinatal deaths) shows considerable decreases; infant deaths 12.8 (16.3 in 1968), neonatal 8.6 (11.9 in 1968), early neonatal 7.4 (10.2 in 1968) and perinatal 19.0 (20.5 in 1968). There was also a decrease in deaths from all causes i.e. 3,664 compared with 3,732 in 1968; however, having regard to the variation in population and change in the area comparability factor, this in fact shows an increase in the corrected rate, i.e. 10.6 per 1,000 population (1968) to 10.8 for 1969. There was no serious outbreak of infectious disease during the year. |
2a8172b7-24fa-4904-bdc6-804011044c61 | As was the case in 1968, the staffing situation showed some improvement but in the administrative and clerical field a number of vacancies remained unfilled for a considerable period of time. For any Department to be successful, it must depend upon team work and personal involvement of individuals and it is therefore with extreme pleasure that I thank all members of the staff for the part that they have played. It would be remiss of me if I did not once again refer to the valuable services rendered by voluntary organisations and voluntary helpers for without such assistance the Local Authority services would not operate at the required level. 2 Finally, I would like to say that it is with deep sincerity that I record my appreciation of the support given to me by the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members of the Health and Welfare Committee. I also wish to acknowledge with gratitude the help and co-operation which my fellow Chief Officers and their staffs have so readily given. |
8dae8fbe-e7ee-4313-9da5-64938a3ad456 | M. WATKINS Medical Officer of Health ■3 CONTENTS Page COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CHIEF AND SENIOR OFFICERS 7 VITAL STATISTICS 11 PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES 25 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 29 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 69 WELFARE SERVICES 79 PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES 91 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES 113 GENERAL SERVICES 129 INDEX 1/n 5 HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE as at 31st December 1969 Councillor Mrs. R.A. Freedman (Chairman) Councillor H.R. Brooks (Vice-Chairman) COUNCILLORS: E.A.E. Asker, J.P., F.C.C.S., A.B.A.A. F.J . Collisson R.J. Finigan B.Sc., (Econ.) Mrs. B.M. Franklin V.H. |
c84ff8da-589f-4e5a-a98a-9652b8317109 | Usher (Mayor) J.E. Park F.C.A. J.S. Payne Mrs. C. Riordan B.R. Stewart LL.M. Mrs. M.M. Symons Mrs. E.R. Gibson W.C. James G.H. Jobbins Mrs. Clara Thubrun, M.B.E., J.P. Co-opted Member: Dr. T.J. Carter, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 7 STAFF OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT as at 31st December, 1969 M. Watkins, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D. P.H. Medical Officer of Health G.C. Young, M.D., M.B., B.Ch., B.Sc., D.P.H., L.M.S.S.A. Deputy Medical Officer of Health R.C. Greenberg, M.B., B.S., D.P.H., D.M.J. |
3f2922e3-90a2-4492-bed8-54604887be79 | (Clin.), Mem .Brit.Acad.Forensic Sc. Mary Watson, M.B., Ch.B. (Resigned 25.10.69) Joan M. Mulholland, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.C.H. (Appointed 1.12.69) Mary McQuaid, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., D.P.H. (Appointed 1.4.69) Principal Medical Officers Mary K. Astin, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. (Resigned 16.2.69) Joan M. Mulholland, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.C.H. (Appointed 1.4.69) Hannah Mushin, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.C.H. (Appointed 26.5.69) Gillian S. Simmons, M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.R.C.O.G. |
e6fc50f9-0729-4a13-90c3-5e3e95868e6e | (Appointed 19.5.69) Lysbeth R. Vaughan-Jones, L.R.C.P. (Appointed 1.12.69) Senior Assistant Medical Officers J.E. Wilson, D.C.M., B.Sc.(Econ.), A.A.P.S.W. Principal Welfare Officer Mrs. J.M.A.W. Foulkes, S.R.N., S.C.M., H.V. Principal Nursing Officer R.L. James, L.D.S., R.C.S. Principal Dental Officer Miss E. Johnston, S.R.N., S.C.M., Q.N., H.V. Health Education Officer and Home Safety Organiser C.H. Machin, A.M.R.S.H. Principal Administrative Assistant K.J. Millen, M.R.S.H., F.A.P.H.I. Principal Public Health Inspector W.J .A. Ward, M.S.M.W.O. Principal Mental Welfare Officer 8 STATISTICS STATISTICS Area (in acres) 22, |
88a63725-c985-42e5-b0a4-ea6e166f8f71 | 124 Population — Registrar-General's Estimate Mid 1969 314,530 Number of Inhabited Dwellings, 1st April, 1969 Houses and flats 100,122 Other properties with living accommodation 747 Rateable Value at 1st April, 1969 £22,669,056 Product of penny rate 1969/70 £90,000 LIVE BIRTHS MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 2,023 1,892 3,915 Illegitimate 153 135 288 2,176 2,027 4,203 Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births:- BARNET 6.9 ENGLAND AND WALES 8.4 RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION BARNET 13.4 AREA COMPARABILITY FACTOR 0.99 CORRECTED RATE 13.2 ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) 16. |
49bbac9c-ed11-4f5b-a10c-a19236f841c2 | 3 11 STILLBIRTHS MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 20 25 45 Illegitimate 2 3 5 22 28 50 Total live and stillbirths 2,198 2,055 4,253 RATE PER 1,000 LIVE AND STILLBIRTHS BARNET ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) Legitimate 11.4 12.9 Illegitimate 17.1 16.2 Total 11.8 13.2 INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age) MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 24 25 49 Illegitimate 4 1 5 28 26 54 NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 4 weeks of age) MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 18 15 33 Illegitimate 2 j iigaii! 3 20 16 36 RATE PER 1, |
acc5e251-9fe6-4992-a389-a75e739ff10f | 000 LIVE BIRTHS BARNET ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) Legitimate 8.4 11.6 Illegitimate 10.4 16.5 Total 8.6 12.0 EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 1 week of age) MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 15 13 28 Illegitimate 2 1 3 17 14 31 RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS BARNET ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) Legitimate 7.2 9.9 Illegitimate 10.4 14.4 Total 7.4 10.3 PERI-NATAL DEATHS (Stillbirths and Deaths under 1 week of age) MALES FEMALES TOTAL Legitimate 35 38 73 Illegitimate 4 4 8 39 42 81 RATE PER 1, |
866ae62f-60f2-4d14-ace9-0459210cf126 | 000 LIVE AND STILLBIRTHS BARNET ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) Legitimate 18.4 22.7 Illegitimate 27.3 30.4 Total 19.0 23.4 MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and stillbirths BARNET 0.2 ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) 0.2 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES MALES 1,768 FEMALES 1,896 TOTAL 3,664 RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION BARNET 11.6 AREA COMPARABILITY FACTOR 0.93 CORRECTED RATE 10.8 ENGLAND AND WALES (PROVISIONAL) 11.9 14 CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH No. |
f0bdc24a-68ac-420c-b3f2-f883053c82a6 | Cause of Death Total all ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year Age in years 1 - 5 - 15 - 25 - 35 - 45 - 55 - 65 - 75 and over B4 Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases 4 3 — — — — — — — 1 — B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 5 — _ — _ _ 2 _ _ 1 — B6 Other Tuberculosis, incl. Late Effects 1 — 1 B17 Syphilis and its sequelae 6 — — — — — — — — 1 5 _ B18 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases 6 _ _ 1 _ _ 2 2 1 B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm, Buccal Cavity etc. 12 — — — — — — 5 1 1 5 B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm, |
1904190a-34ff-43f2-9cd0-c454a8325900 | Oesophagus 14 — — — — — — — 3 3 2 6 B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach 81 — —— — — — 2 1 6 19 29 24 B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm, Intestine 93 — — — — — — 4 5 14 33 37 B19(5) Malignant Neoplasm, Larynx 3 — — — — — — — — — 1 2 B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm, Lung,Bronchus 196 — — — — — — 2 16 67 78 33 B19(7) Malignant Neoplasm, Breast 75 — — — — — 1 3 13 23 16 19 B19(8) Malignant Neoplasm, |
d2ae2ac6-dafb-46b3-baad-a6484e6d9854 | Uterus 15 — — — — — — — — 2 8 5 B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm, Prostate 25 — — — — — — — — 4 10 11 B19(10) Leukaemia 31 — — — —— 3 — 2 4 10 7 5 B19(11) Other Malignant Neoplasms 254 — — — — 5 3 13 18 73 74 68 B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 — — — 1 — — — 2 3 2 4 B21 Diabetes Mellitus 22 — — — — — — 2 — 3 7 10 B46(1) Other Endocrine etc. |
98637305-cc40-465f-9460-b3be061af74e | Diseases 9 — — — — — — — 1 2 1 5 B23 Anaemias 12 — — _ 1 — — — — 1 — 10 B46(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc 2 — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 B46(1) Mental Disorders 8 — — — — — —— — — 1 1 6 B24 Meningitis 3 1 1 — 1 B4b(4) Other Diseases of Nervous System etc. 41 — 1 — 1 1 2 — 5 3 15 13 B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 56 _ _ _ _ 1 — 2 5 8 14 26 B27 Hypertensive Disease 72 7 11 13 41 B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease 902 _ _ _ — — 1 6 40 173 280 402 B29 Other forms of Heart |
7dbef4c9-6a22-4a8c-825a-0aa5296797e0 | Disease 226 — — _ _ 1 — 2 1 13 38 171 B30 Cerebrovascular Disease 455 — — _ 1 1 — 4 14 48 106 281 B46(5) Other Diseases of Circulatory System 174 — — — — — — — 6 15 36 117 B31 Influenza 29 — — — 1 — — — 3 7 9 9 B32 Pneumonia 291 2 2 1 _ — 1 2 1 20 64 198 B33(1) Bronchitis and Emphysema 156 — — — — — — — 6 25 65 60 B33(2) Asthma 7 — — — — — 1 2 1 — 2 1 B46(6) Other Diseases of Respiratory System 41 — 7 1 — 1 — — 1 4 6 21 B34 |
93358a63-c9a2-4e5e-8127-149f9b28d764 | Peptic Ulcer 28 3 2 8 15 B35 Appendicitis 6 — — — 1 — — — — 2 2 1 B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia 17 — — — — — — — 1 1 4 11 B37 Cirrhosis of Liver 12 — — — — - - — 3 5 2 2 B46(7) Other Diseases of Digestive System 25 — — — — 1 - - 1 3 9 11 B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis 12 — — — — — — 1 2 5 2 2 B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate 3 — — — — — — — — — 1 2 B46(8) Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System 29 — — — — — — — 2 2 3 22 B41 Other complications of Pregnancy, etc. |
57ba1df2-d553-4634-9c93-323c5c744ac9 | 1 — — — — — — 1 — — — — B46(9) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue 2 — — — — — — — — — 1 1 B46(10) Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System 13 — — — — — — 1 — 3 3 6 B42 Congenital Anomalies 15 5 1 3 — — — — 1 3 1 1 B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. |
47dc1523-47cd-46ee-9393-2b0ae0cd438a | 16 16 — — — — — — — — — — B44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality 12 11 1 — — — — — — — — — B45 Symptoms and 111 Defined Conditions 9 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 7 BE17 Motor Vehicle Accidents 41 _ — 1 2 6 5 3 6 6 5 7 BE48 All Other Accidents 44 — 1 — — 2 2 1 4 3 4 27 BE40 Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries 33 — — — — 3 4 4 9 6 4 3 BE50 All Other External Causes 7 - 1 - - 1 1 — 1 1 — 2 TOTAL ALL CAUSES 3,664 36 18 8 8 26 25 56 198 599 976 1, |
62b630a4-5cf1-4da8-8116-34ad51e25c32 | 714 15 BIRTH RATE (For the areas covered by the five constituent authorities) 16 INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE (For the areas covered by the five constituent authorities) 17 VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS (For the areas covered by the five constituent authorities) YEAR TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS BIRTH RATE (CRUDE) TOTAL INFANT DEATHS INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE 1950 4486 13.9 78 17.4 1951 4138 13.0 97 23.4 1952 4107 12.8 85 20.7 1953 4048 12.7 78 19.3 1954 4019 12.6 78 19.4 1955 4013 12.6 83 20.7 1956 4137 13.0 67 16.2 1957 4032 12. |
243a843c-9bc0-4d79-a535-0b5277fe14d3 | 7 80 19.8 1958 4131 13.1 57 13.8 1959 4129 13.0 100 24.2 1960 4285 13.5 74 17.3 1961 4388 13.9 91 20.7 1962 4573 14.4 84 18.4 1963 4656 14.7 82 17.6 1964 4979 15.7 74 14.9 1965 4900 15.5 62 12.7 1966 4679 14.8 62 13.3 1967 4564 14.5 73 16.0 1968 4293 13.6 70 16.3 1969 4203 13.4 54 12. |
6c4ab9a6-231d-4a5e-8573-5ec87f9db767 | 8 NUMBER OF DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER NUMBERS RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION MALES FEMALES PERSONS BARNET ENGLAND AND WALES Respiratory Tuberculosis 2 3 5 0.016 0.022 Other Tuberculosis 1 - 1 0.003 0.015 Cancer of lung and bronchus 146 50 196 0.623 0.610 Other Cancer 273 342 615 1.955 1.740 18 19 LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE AND PARITY OF MOTHER AND PLACE OF OCCURRENCE Parity of Mother * Place of Delivery All Ages Under 20 Age of Mother 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 + 0 1A _ _ _ _ _ IB 1,432 (95.0%) 149 (9.9%) 672 (44.6%) 443 (29. |
abc74310-1a74-4e48-97aa-6476b4008f30 | 4%) 116 ( 7.7%) 39 ( 2.5%) 13 ( 0.9%) _ 2 57 ( 3.8%) _ 27 ( 1.8%) 17 ( 1.1%) 10 ( 0.7%) 3 ( 0.2%) _ _ 3 16 ( 1.1%) 1 (0.1%) 8 ( 0.5%) 5 ( 0.3%) 1 ( 0.1%) 1 ( 0.1%) _ _ 4 2 ( 0.1%) - - 2 ( 0.1%) - - - - 1,507 1 1A - - - - IB 1,199 (85.5%) 37 (2.7%) 327 (23.3%) 503 (35.9%) 219 (15.6%) 98 ( 7.0%) 13 ( 0. |
087c5ed4-e90c-43a5-96a8-2830e8c5f90f | 9%) 2 (0.1%) 2 74 ( 5.3%) 1 (0.1%) 19 ( 1.4%) 42 ( 3.0%) 6 ( 0.4%) 4 ( 0.3%) 2 ( 0.1%) _ 3 120 ( 8.6%) 7 (0.5%) 48 ( 3.5%) 47 ( 3.4%) 16 ( 1.1%) 2 ( 0.1%) — _ 4 8 ( 0.6%) 1 (0.1%) 4 ( 0.3%) 3 ( 0.2%) - - - - 1,401 2 1A - - - - _ IB 486 (80.4%) 4 (0.7%) 71 (11.8%) 174 (28.8%) 162 (26.8%) 61 (10. |
19cfd9d6-f9ea-4567-b503-4f7bb5a03073 | 1%) 14 ( 2.3%) _ 2 39 ( 6.5%) _ 1 ( 0.1%) 18 ( 3.0%) 17 ( 2.8%) 3 ( 0.5%) —- _ 3 76 (12.6%) 14 ( 2.3%) 35 ( 5.8%) 23 ( 3.8%) 4 ( 0.7%) _ _ 4 3 ( 0.5%) - 3 ( 0.5%) - - _ 604 3 1A _ _ _ IB 189 (78.4%) _ 10 ( 4.1%) 47 (19.5%) 75 (31.1%) 49 (20.3%) 8 ( 3.3%) _ 2 17 ( 7.1%) 6 ( 2.4%) 4 ( 1.7%) 5 ( 2. |
0d1d4031-dcb2-462c-bbf2-9919bc2d5000 | 2%) 2 ( 0.8%) _ 3 35 (14.5%) 1 (0.4%) 2 ( 0.8%) 19 ( 7.9%) 8 ( 3.3%) 5 ( 2.2%) - _ 4 241 _ 4 1A _ IB 79 (95.2%) — 3 (3.6%) 11 (13.3%) 29 (34-9%) 27 (32.5%) 9 (10.8%) _ 2 2 ( 2.4%) — _— _— 2 ( 2.4%) _ _ _ _ _ 3 2 ( 2.4%) - 1 (1.2%) 1 ( 1. |
d91c680b-dabb-4fdc-9078-fcfcdca2414a | 2%) _ _ _ 4 — — — — _ _ _ 83 20 Live Births by Age and Parity of Mother and Place of Occurrence (continued) Parity * Place of of Mother Delivery All Ages Under 20 Age of Mother 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 + 5-9 1A 1 B 76 (100.00%) — 2 ( 2.67.) 5 ( 6.6%) 24 (31.6%) 32 (42.1%) 12 (15.8%) 1 (1.3%) 2 — — — — — —— —— — 3 — — — — — —— —— — 4 — — — — — — — — 76 10-14 1A — — — — — — — — — — — IB 3 (100.0%) —— —— —— 1 (33.3%) — 2 (66. |
41f17cb1-d0e1-42d5-b178-ceb66f530d0d | 7%) —- 2 -— —- —- —- — — —- —- 3 —— —— — —— — — —— —— 4 —— —— —— —— — — —— —— 3 15 + 1A — — — — — — — — IB — — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — — Illegit. 1A 2 ( 0.7%) — 2 ( 0.7%) — — — — IB 262 (91.0%) 71 (24.6%) 98 (34.0%) 52 (18.0%) 21 ( 7.3%) 1 3 (4.5%) 7 (2.4%) 2 6 ( 2.1%) 2 ( 0.7%) 3 C 1. |
f448ca93-3605-45b7-a023-978bf906c16a | 0%) — - 1 (0.4%) — 3 15 ( 5.2%) 3 ( 1.0%) 2 ( 0.7%) 6 ( 2.1%) 4 (1.4%) -— — 4 3 ( 1.0%) 2 ( 0.7%) 1 ( 0.4%) — — —— — 288 TOTAL 1A 2 ( 0.170) 2 ( 0.0%) IB 3726 (88.6%) 261 ( 6.2%) 1183 (28.2%) 235 (29.4%) 647 (15.4%) 31 9 (7.6%) 78 (1.9%) 3 (0.1%) 2 195 ( 4.6%) 3 ( 0.1%) 50 ( 1.2%) 83 ( 2.0%) 39 ( 0. |
370b5d0b-9f73-4785-b02c-2ddda1c86618 | 9%) 1 6 (0.4%) 4 (0.1%) — 3 264 ( 6.3%) 12 ( 0.3%) 75 ( 1.8%) 113 ( 2.7%) 52 ( 1.2%) 1 2 (0.3%) —— —— 4 16 ( 0.4%) 3 ( 0.1%) 5 ( 0.1%) 8 ( 0.2%) - —- —- —- 4203 * Place of Delivery 1A N.H.S. Hospitals — With G.P. Maternity IB N.H.S Hospitals — Without G.P. Maternity 2 Non-N.H.S. |
3726988f-d83f-4d33-8aa1-20f8d3b20708 | Hospitals (Mainly Maternity Homes) 3 At Home 4 Other 21 STILLBIRTHS BY AGE AND PARITY OF MOTHER AND PLACE OF OCCURRENCE parity of Mother *Place of Delivery All Ages Under 20 AGE OF MOTHER 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45 + 0 1A — — — — — — —— — IB 17 (100%) 2 (11.8%) 6 (35.3%> 6 (35.3%) 3 (17.6%) - —- — 2 —- — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — — 4 —- — — — — — — — 17 1 1A — — — — — — — — IB 15 (93.7%) — 5 (31.2%) 6(37.5%) 2 (12.5%) 2(12. |
a4f73853-f8e2-4786-91a5-a272d46f92c6 | 5%) — — 2 —— — — — — — — — 3 1 ( 6.3%) —— 1 ( 6.3%) —— — — — — 4 —— -— — — — — —— — 16 2 1A — — — — — — —— — IB 7 (87-5%) — — 3(37.5%) 1 (12.5%) 3(37.5%) — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 1 (12.5%) — — — 1 (12.5%) — — — 4 - - - — — — — —— 8 3 1A - —- — — — — — — IB 1 (100%) —— —— 1 (100%) — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — _ _ — — — 4 - -— —- —- — — — — 1 |
52f1d494-785e-4e1a-a452-9860f717bf3c | 4 1A — — — _ _ IB 2(100%) — — — — 2(100%) -— —- 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — — 4 —- — — — — — — — 2 — 22 Stillbirths by Age and Parity of Mother and place of occurrence (continued) Parity of Mother *Place of Delivery All Ages Under 20 AGE OF MOTHER 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 + 5-9 1A _ _ _ — — — — —— 1B 1 (100%) — — —v— — 1 (100%) —- — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — — 1 10-14 1A — — — — — — — — 1B — — — — — — — — 2 — |
ca346b2f-dd09-4ce1-b015-23117c003aaa | — — — — — — — 3 — —- — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — — 15 + 1A — — — — — — — — 1B — — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 -— — — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — — Illegit 1A — — — — — — — 1B 5 (100%) 1 (20.0%) 4 (80.0%) — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — — 4 — — _ — — — — — 5 Total 1A — — — — — — — — 1B 48 (96.0%) 3 (6.0%) 15 O0.0%) 16 (32.0%) 6 (12.0%) 8 a6. |
2eb47472-55e4-4778-9846-8f86666e3446 | 0%) — —— 2 — — — — — — — — 3 2 (4.0%) —— 1 (2.0%) — 1 (2.0%) — — — 4 — - — — — — — — 50 * Place of Delivery 1A N.H.S. Hospitals — With G.P. Maternity 1B N.H.S. Hospitals — Without G.P. Maternity 2 Non-N.H.S. Hospitals (Mainly Maternity Homes) 3 At Home 4 Other PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES The following Table shows the total number of corrected notifications received during the year: — Acute encephalitis _ (-) Acute meningitis 4 (4) Acute poliomyelitis — (-) Anthrax — (-) Cholera — (-) |
680f14ba-45ba-4497-808c-edc628b2a4cf | Diphtheria — (-) Dysentery 228 (71) Food poisoning 63 (31) Infective Jaundice 51 (21) Leprosy - (-) Leptospirosis - (-) Malaria — (-) Measles 672 (334) Ophthalmia neonatorum 5 (-) Paratyphoid Fever 6 (-) Plague — (-) Relapsing Fever - (-) Scarlet Fever 61 (23) Smallpox - (-) Tetanus — (-) Tuberculosis Respiratory 80 (109) Meninges and C.N.S. - (-) Other 33 (21) Typhoid Fever 2 (1) Typhus - (-) Whooping Cough 30 (53) Yellow Fever - (-) * Acute pneumonia (15) * Puerperal pyrexia (72) 1235 (755) Figures in parenthesis represent notifications for 1968. |
9051525a-469f-4b6d-a05d-7cdbf37285e3 | * No longer notifiable 25 E. Coli 0111 In April nine babies in a Mother and Baby Home were affected with E. Coli 0111. They were admitted to hospital and all made a satisfactory recovery. Haemolytic Streptococci Group A During the year an outbreak of haemolytic streptococci Group A occurred at a Police Training School, an Orphanage and a Primary School. Investigations in each case showed a considerable number of persons to be carrying the organism. The recommended treatment with penicillin was given and the infection eventually cleared from each establishment. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Two cases of typhoid fever and six cases of paratyphoid fever occurred during the year, and with one exception were in persons returning to this country from abroad. All were admitted to hospital and eventually recovered. One case of an unusual type occurred in a man who had been a patient in a psychiatric hospital since 1957. |
94f01421-690b-4f93-9953-bd155265383a | Salmonella typhi Phage type D.4. was isolated, a type unknown in this country since 1919. Tests subsequently taken from ward contacts of this man and also from staff revealed another male patient admitted to the hospital in 1919, to be a carrier of the same organism. No further cases were found. INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION Three forms of International Certificates of Vaccination, namely:— smallpox, cholera and yellow fever require authentication of the signature of the doctor providing the vaccination or inoculation of persons proceeding abroad. During the year, 10,642 such certificates were authenticated in the Department. 26 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES The table of inspections carried out by the Public Health Inspectors, Technical Assistants and other Staff is an indicator only of the volume of work done; by itself it fails to reflect the real importance of the total effort of the Division. |
a9daf736-a1a3-47e2-bc29-e7e4fc5862b2 | Food premises and food handling methods, are never wholly satisfactory in any district; many premises are well equipped and suitable for their purpose, but the quality of staff varies very much and it is important always that management should set high standards in food handling practices at manufacturing, wholesale and retail outlets. Where short-comings are detected or brought to notice, every effort is made by giving information and advice to educate employees in the need to practise proper techniques and good housekeeping methods. Because of frequent changes of staff in the food trades this calls for a continuing effort and like "mothers work", is never done. There is little property in the Borough so seriously defective as to be unfit for human habitation, nevertheless individual houses or small groups of houses call for action, either to secure their repair or to demolish them, or close them until they are repaired, provided with amenities, and restored to an acceptable standard. With this object in view every encouragement is given to owners to avail themselves of the Improvement Grant Provisions of the Housing Act 1969. |
5bcb5f40-8f0a-4922-9df9-18fc71d7805f | This policy, which restores a dwelling to the total housing resources of the locality and at the same time obviates the risk of a local eyesore being created by a building otherwise left derelict, has been followed with a good measure of success. A reduction of smoke in the atmosphere has created a number of benefits and I think it is worthwhile to quote an extract from the summary of a report prepared by the Research and Intelligence Unit of the Department of Planning and Transportation of the Greater London Council, namely: — "The dramatic reductions in air pollution have had a number of beneficial results for the people of London. These include reductions in mortality and hospital admissions associated with air pollution, and a reduction in the response of bronchitics to air pollution as periods of high pollution have become less frequent. The amount of winter sunshine has increased both in central and suburban London, while the frequency of fog appears to have decreased in step with the progress in smoke control orders. Increases in sunshine and decreases in fog have led to a very large increase in visibility. |
e4fe62a9-d1ad-4c04-a88b-8b75de6f64fa | It is possible that the substantial reduction in smoke concentration has led to a change in the local meteorology of London. The removal of the smoke "blanket" over London is allowing more sunshine to penetrate to ground level and this is leading to the more effective breaking up of 29 temperature inversions and dispersal of pollution. As air pollution has diminished, there have been other less tangible but beneficial changes, not so well documented, such as the increase of plant types and bird species in London." WATER SUPPLY Three companies, namely, the Colne Valley Water Company, the Lee Valley Water Company, and the Metropolitan Water Board distribute water to the Borough. The supply is satisfactory both as to quality and quantity. Samples of raw water and water going into supply are regularly sampled by the companies for bacteriological and chemical examination, and such were reported to conform to acceptable standards of purity. The waters are not liable to plumbo solvent action. |
ec33e7ff-b250-4a82-a14d-556c39d21391 | The amount of naturally occuring fluoride varies; that supplied by the Colne Valley Water Company has a content of less than 0.1 p.p.m., that supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board has a content of 0.25 p.p.m., and in the case of the Lee Valley Water Company, in general, the content is less than 0.2 p.p.m. The whole district receives mains water direct and none is supplied by a permanent stand pipe. FOOD Formal and Informal Samples Five hundred and sixty-five samples of food were submitted for analysis during the year. A table identifying the commodities and showing results is set out below. The number of samples reported as unsatisfactory was 8% of the total submitted, an increase of nearly 1 per cent on the figure for 1968. |
efdb253d-a0f0-484a-b801-a175c6146294 | SAMPLE FORMAL INFORMAL Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Angelica 1 Arrowroot 1 Artificial Sweetener 1 1 Asian Foods 4 Aspirin 1 Beefburger Meat 1 1 30 FORMAL INFORMAL Unsatis factory factory factory factory Beef/Ham/Porkburgers 1 13 Beer 1 Biscuits 1 Blackcurrant Health Drink 1 Butter 6 Butter, Brandy 1 Cake Decorations, Edible 4 Cake Mixes 2 Cheese 8 Cheese, Cream 2 1 Cheese Spreads 7 Chicken in Jelly 3 Chilli & Curry Powders 3 Chocolate & Malted DRI NKS 4 Cocktail shrimps 1 Coffee, Instant 6 Cooking fat 1 Corn Meal 1 Cornish Pasty Filling 1 Cream 8 De ssert Preparations 3 1 Dripping 1 Egg Dye 1 Fish Cakes 5 Fish, |
a9ffc54d-5d28-4494-8a13-c06a5ecbc7f0 | Canned 1 Flour Plain 3 Flour Self-raising 5 Flour Wholemeal 1 Fruit, Canned 23 2 Fruit, Dried 6 Fruit Juice 3 Fruit Puree 2 Fruit Slice I Fruit Syrup Glucose Tablets 1 Glycerin Golden Syrup 1 Gravy Mix 1 Halibut Oil Capsules Herbs, Dried 4 Honey 1 Ice Cream 1 Ice Lolly Syrup 1 Instant Whisk 1 Jams 12 Jellies 7 Lard 7 Liqueur Chocolate Eggs 1 Lemon Curd 3 31 FORMAL INFORMAL Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Lemon Juice 4 Lemon Tea Drink 1 Macaroni 1 Margarine 3 — 11 4 Marzipan 2 Meat, Canned 38 4 Meat Pies & Puddings 24 1 Milk, Dried 5 2 Milk, |
dfbc7ae3-d094-41b4-a0a1-82beea923b92 | Evaporated 5 Mince 1 Mincemeat 3 Mint Sauce 3 Oatmeal 1 Olive Oil 4 Pastes and Spreads, Fish 6 Pastes and Spreads, Meat 8 Peanut Butter 2 Peel, Mixed 6 Pepper, White 1 Pickles 4 Pimentoes 1 Rice 11 Rice, Ground 1 Rose Floral Water 1 Rose Hip Syrup 3 Rose Hip Tablets 1 Rose Petals in Heavy Syrup 1 Rose Syrup 1 Rye Flour 1 Sal Volatile, Spirit of 2 1 Salad Cream 3 Sauce 9 Sausage Meat, Beef 4 Sausage Meat, Pork 8 Sausages, Beef 15 2 Sausages, |
73994600-fb6d-4ef6-9040-bd2a5576564d | Pork 18 4 Shandy 8 Soft Drinks 23 1 Soups 22 1 Soya Flour 2 Spaghetti 2 Spices 4 Spirits 3 Suet 4 Sugar 1 Sugar Confectionery 8 2 Tea 7 Tomatoes, Canned 16 1 Tomato Ketchup 2 32 SAMPLES FORMAL INFORMAL factory factory factory factory Tonic Water 1 Toothpaste 2 1 Vegetables, Canned 9 Vegetables, Dehydrated 2 Vegetable Juices 1 1 Vegetable Oils 3 Vegetable Oil Shortening 1 Vitamin Liquids 1 Vitamin Tablets 1 Wheat, crushed 1 Yeast 1 Yoghourts 5 4 TOTALS 7 3 513 42 In addition to the above samples, the following were examined in the office ARTICLE NO. |
34eb4902-5c6b-460d-b124-51e8a38110f3 | OF SAMPLES Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Total Cereal 1 1 Confectionery 1 — 1 Fruit 4 — 4 Margarine 2 _ 2 Meat, Canned 1 _ 1 Milk SO — 50 Mince 13 1 14 TOTALS 72 1 73 The following comments are made regarding some of the unsatisfactory samples. Cream Cheese Comment was made in my 1968 Report concerning the practice of selling Full Fat Soft Cheese as Cream Cheese in spite of the fact that the Cheese Regulations 1965 laid down specific standards for the fat content of all soft cheeses. Formal samples taken during the latter part of 1969 revealed two instances where this practice was being carried out and at the close of the year legal proceedings were pending against the proprietors of the shops concerned. 33 Margarine In four informal samples of Margarine the Vitamin A content was found to be deficient by amounts varying from 34 to 41 per cent. |
d685cce3-fb06-4e23-a251-da10a5f93f67 | the margarines, though of differing quality, were all manufactured by the same company and advice was given and emphasis made on the care required in mixing the ingredients. Subsequent formal samples were found to be satisfactory. Egg Dye Samples of dye sold in four different colours and imported from Cyprus were all found to contain prohibited colouring matter. These dyes are used in Cyprus and Greece for the colouring of shells of eggs during various national festivals and holidays. Eggs thus coloured were understood in some instances to be baked in bread or cakes, when the colour was absorbed by the dough. The shopkeeper voluntarily surrendered his small stock of dyes when the possible dangers were pointed out to him. Mince One sample of mince was found to contain preservative and legal proceedings were instituted against the butcher. Soft Drinks An Almond Drink was found to contain no significant proportions of almond substance and was, therefore, misdescribed. |
43fcf464-ceac-4d42-b546-d58270b56720 | The amount of artificial sweetener exceeded the permissible amount as did also the amount of preservative present. A Rose Syrup manufactured by the same company also contained excessive artificial sweetener and preservative. Discussions with the chemist appointed by the company resulted in the recipes for the drinks being revised and subsequent samples were found to be satisfactory. Dried Milk One sample of dried milk packed in a waxed paper bag inside a light cardboard carton was found to contain excessive moisture. Discussions with the distributors revealed that the powder was being imported from France with a moisture content almost that of the permitted level. Repacking the powder in an unsatisfactory container enabled further moisture to be absorbed and this caused the total moisture content to exceed the permitted limit by the time the product was sold. A more suitable package was adopted and the exporters were asked to supply powder with a lower moisture content. |
3de8111b-81aa-46f5-8afa-1f2e15294377 | Dehydrated Soup A packet soup labelled "Creamed Vegetable Soup" was found on being reconstituted to contain only 1 per cent of fat. Discussions ensued with the manufacturers with the view to altering the recipe or the omission of the word "Creamed" from the label. 34 Ice Cream The following table shows the number of samples submitted for bacteriological examination and the results:— TYPE GRADING TOTALS 1 2 3 4 Hard Ice Cream Premises Prepacked 21 3 - - 24 Loose 132 39 49 31 251 Vans Loose - - - - - Soft Ice Cream Premises 17 11 11 1 40 Vans - 1 1 3 5 Lollies Premises All satisfactory 6 Pre-packed ice cream was of good quality and bacteriological cleanliness. Continuous attention is necessary to ensure that ice cream dispensed from cans or from extrusion units is not exposed to risk of contamination. |
1d459c12-4b4d-4985-9dd8-68f628aa5af8 | Liquid Egg This is an important product in the baking and confectionery industry, and since the introduction of Regulations in 1964 requiring it to be Pasteurised is uniformally of good quality. Thirty-seven samples were examined and all were found to be satisfactory. Milk-Registration, Licensing and Sampling One hundred and seventy-nine premises were registered for the sale of milk and the following licences for the sale of graded milks were issued:— "Untreated" milk 48 "Pasteurised" milk 153 "Sterilised" milk 15 "Ultra-Heat Treated" 74 There are 10 producers of milk in the Borough. Two are in closed communities which use the milk untreated. Thirty-five samples of untreated milk were submitted for bacteriological examination. Four were not satisfactory and particulars were notified to the Advisory Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. 35 Fifty-five sample of raw milk were examined for the presence of brucella abortus and none indicated evidence of infection. |
30a3e2f7-f9d1-4145-98b5-7dc8f0ce4a3b | Towards the end of the year one bulk sample showed evidence of the presence of Rickettsia burneti. Whilst the farmer sent the majority of his milk implicated by this sample for heat treatment, a small amount was retained for the production of cream which was sold direct to the public from the farm. In view of the fact that this organism is communicable to man an Order was served on the farmer under Regulation 20(1) of the Milk & Dairies (General) Regulations 1959 prohibiting the sale of milk and cream unless heat treated. At the end of the year investigations were proceeding to isolate the affected animals. A further five samples were submitted for biological examination for the presence of tubercle bacilli. All the samples were free of such organisms. Food Complaints Two hundred and twenty-two complaints were received as to quality or soundness or the presence of foreign bodies in food; 17 were examined by the Public Analyst. |
f54deeb0-3663-43c2-b960-e3f136516313 | In 31 cases the offence justified proceedings and in a further 13 cases the Council authorised the sending of a "warning letter". The remaining cases were dealt with by advice from the Department to the retailers or manufacturers concerned. The table below classifies the nature of the complaints. 1. Foreign Bodies (a) Insects 37 (b) Metal objects 11 (c) Glasses, stones, etc. 7 (d) Paper, wood, string, etc. 6 (e) Oil, grease, etc. 10 (f) Fabric, plastic, rubber etc. 2 (g) Cigarette ends 2 (h) Harmless matter, e.g. burnt dough in bread 11 86 2. Quality (a) Unsoundness 22 (b) Mould growth 41 (c) Rancidity, sourness etc. 10 73 3. |
c736a084-2400-49a5-9cc4-c61dd78c4674 | Damaged or Dirty Containers (a) Damaged containers 13 (b) Dirty containers, e.g. milk bottles 25 38 36 4. Labelling or Misdescription 3 3 5. Complaints Unfounded 22 22 222 There was an increase of over 20 per cent in the number of complaints received during the year. The increase was accounted for mainly by the greater number of complaints received during the warm days of the prolonged summer, of the presence of mould on wrapped sliced bread and of an unaccountable increase in the complaints received concerning the presence of various insects in foodstuffs. Some of the complaints invite comment. Two bottles of a well known antiseptic purchased at opposite ends of the district were found to contain a fine black sediment which examination showed to be due to precipitation caused by the exposure of the product to strong light either in the shops or the customers' homes. |
7a09448e-d433-4745-b67e-7206ba185242 | The manufacturers have been asked, when the labels of the product are reprinted, to include a warning against storage in strong light. The problems confronting the dairy companies with relation to glass bottles are as numerous as ever. How a holly leaf came to be delivered in a bottle of milk in midsummer was never solved, but the presence of a common garden slug in two bottles delivered within a few days of each other was, after investigation thought to be due to new bottles having been stored for a short time in a field during the summer. The slugs probably entered the bottles in search of moisture and their slime, hardened by the sun, fixed their bodies so securely to the interior surfaces of the bottles that the subsequent washing process failed to remove them. The public continues to show some resistance to accepting milk in cartons and this might well be due to some measure to the slightly increased cost of the carton, it would seem however that this is the only solution to the problem of the dirty bottle. |
a90fbd5b-1d3b-435e-ae40-ee5700c6d340 | One large dairy company has commenced supplying its shops with cartoned milk only, for sale over the counter. One complaint received concerning a third pint carton of school milk was the finding therein of a filler head from the filling machine; the staff of the dairy company had not realised it was missing until the machine was dismantled for cleaning later in the day, by which time the milk had been sent out for distribution. 37 Food unfit for human consumption The following list sets out the food stuffs condemned during the year:— Fresh Food Meat 4,048 lbs. Offal 121 lbs. Fish 196 lbs. Poultry 236 lbs. |
ad905f80-f6a8-4383-80ce-52efbc16603a | T inned Fruit/fruit juices 5,761 tins/bottles Meat 946 Vegetables 1,328 Soups 270 Milk 224 Milk puddings 57 Meat puddings/pies 39 Cream 26 Unidentified 1,549 Frozen Foods (in packets or cartons) Cream/Ice Cream 566 Fish/fish cakes 1,668 Meat 1,616 Puddings/pies/pastry 1,245 Vegetables 9,836 Fruit 1,029 Confectionery 3,585 Poultry 81 Cheeseburgers/Cheese 15 Whole dinners 179 Sausages, savouries etc. 473 Miscellaneous Confectionery 1,342 packets Preserves 427 jars Cheese 68 packets Sauces/Pickles 34 jars Sugar 48 packets Cereals 902 packets Biscuits 1,826 packets Animal Foods 162 lbs. |
e3c67d25-39c8-4d5e-bf7d-657771fd513e | Animal Foods 344 tins 38 Most of the food was voluntarily surrendered by retailers anxious to maintain a good record for fresh produce of good marketable quality. This is one area of his work in which the Public Health Inspector has for many years been accepted as an advisor rather than as an enforcement officer. Food Hygiene The Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960/62 contain provisions as to the cleanliness of food premises and the hygienic handling of food; the construction of food premises, their repair and maintenance and the facilities to be provided. Here again, compliance with good standards is best achieved by regular visits of the Public Health Inspector in which food handlers can be advised and encouraged in good housekeeninp methods. |
123610e1-7f66-4eb8-82c5-c8800470ca06 | At the request of the Department of Health and Social Security, a list of food premises grouped in categories of trade is set down below containing particulars of the premises provided with wash hand basins and an adequate supply of hot and cold water, soap and towels (Regulation 16) and those provided with sinks, hot and cold water, soap, clean cloths or other cleaning and drying facilities (Regulation 19) as required by the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960. Class of Business Number at end of 1969 Number Complying with Reg. 16 Number to which Reg. 19 applies Number Complying with Reg. |
bfb633b3-1c27-4f43-babc-555f5a5c55a7 | 19 Bakehouses and Bakers Shops 117 117 117 117 Butchers 167 167 167 167 Canteens 184 184 184 184 Confectioners 276 273 139 136 Dairies 10 10 10 10 Fishops 73 73 73 73 Greengrocers 169 169 134 134 Grocers 318 318 318 318 Licensed Premises 232 232 221 221 Restaurants/cafes 259 259 259 259 6,489 visits were made to secure the observation of hygienic practices in clean and properly equipped premises. Generally the equipment of retail and wholesale food premises is satisfactory. 39 Markets There are two markets in the Borough; one owned by the Council at Burnt Oak and known as the Watling Market operates on one day a week only. The other, privately owned, is at Barnet, and opens two days a week. |
36c12703-7764-41f1-a9a8-59c231d46791 | Hawkers Hawkers of food and their storage premises in the former Middlesex County Council area are required to be registered under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act 1950. At the close of the year there were 38 such hawkers on the register. Slaughterhouses There are no slaughterhouses operating in the Borough at present. Two persons were licensed by the Council under the Slaughter of Animals Act 1951 as fit persons to slaughter animals. Poultry Inspection (i) Number of poultry processing premises within the district 1 (ii) Number of visits to these premises 7 (iii) Total number of birds processed during the year 1969 10,592 (iv) Types of birds processed Hens (v) Percentage of birds rejected as unfit for human consumption Nil (vi) Weight of poultry condemned as unfit for human consumption Nil (vii) The live birds are bought by individual selection from farms in Hertfordshire. |
25f732e3-7804-480f-9e45-9d626f65f581 | Any birds which do not show a healthy live appearance are isolated, killed and, if diseased, disposed of at the farms. The processing premises consist of a building divided into two sections — for killing and for dressing. The staff engaged in the business are the proprietor, one male employee, and one female employed part-time. The birds are killed by dislocation of the neck and are not eviscerated. The carcases are immersed in a thermostatically controlled scalding tank and plucked in an electric defeatherer. They are delivered the same or the following day after slaughter to butchers in the Golders Green, Finchley, Harrow, Tottenham, Watford, Elstree and Cockfosters area for sale in the fresh trade. As the birds are uneviscerated, inspection at the place of slaughter is limited but doubtful carcases are retained and inspected in accordance with the procedures recommended in Circular 22/61 of the Ministry of Health. |
bf944d93-cafd-4aa8-90fa-1df231513339 | 40 Labelling of Food The Labelling of Food Order 1953 requires that foodstuffs should have informative labelling which does not mislead the purchaser. Generally all prepacked foods should have on the label or wrapper the name and address of the packer or labeller or altertively a trade mark with the words "Registered Trade Mark". There should also be a list of ingredients. A total of 541 visits were made to premises concerning the Order and 2,163 labels were examined to verify the correctness of their claims. A larger number than usual of misleading labels was dealt with during the past year and the following are some of the more interesting cases. Brewer's Yeast A claim for the presence of vitamins was made on the label but no quantitative statement printed with it. Beetroot Juice Extravagant claims regarding vitamin and mineral contents were not accompanied by any quantitative statement of vitamin content. The claim regarding mineral content was not justified. |
25db9783-7bab-46a3-b381-61ed5b5cac83 | Ice Cream An illustration on a rather expensive ice cream pack showing whole strawberries was considered to be misleading and the company concerned agreed to its withdrawal. Toothpaste A claim on a toothpaste tube and packet that the use of the toothpaste would prevent and treat scurvy was regarded as misleading and false and the manufacturer agreed to its removal. Slewed Steak in Gravy The total meat content of a can was found to be satisfactory but half the meat was in a shredded condition and completely unlike the illustration of chunks on the label. The packers on being approached immediately agreed to a new label for the can showing fewer chunks. Samples of canned fruit salad, wholemeal biscuits, fine oatmeal, milk powder, yoghourt, chewing gum and sausages were also found to have omissions or errors in their labelling. 41 Legal Proceedings DATE OFFENCE FINE COSTS 22. 1.69 Cigarette end in loaf Absolute Discharge £10.10.0d. 3. |
b9895d2d-7afb-449f-a05a-68da06d21034 | 2.69 Mouldy chocolate cake £10 £ 5. 0.0d. 19. 2.69 Wire in Danish Pastry £ 5 £ 3. 3.0d. 26. 2.69 Piece of metal in meat pie £ 5 £10.10.0d. 3. 3.69 Mouldy loaf £25 £ 5. 5.0d. 3. 3.69 Hessian fibres in loaf £25 £ 5. 5.0d. 3. 3.69 Dirty milk bottle £20 £ 5. 5.0d. 3. 3.69 Dirty milk bottle £20 £ 5. 5.0d. 3. 3.69 Watered gin £ 5 £ 9.19.0d. 10. 3.69 Loaf contaminated with oil £15 £10.10.0d. 26. |
88d4bcbf-9287-45f4-96e7-bd021f3d535f | 3.69 Bandage in sliced loaf £75 £15.15.0d. 21. 4.69 Insect in bread roll £25 £10.10.0d. 21. 4.69 Fly-blown sausages £15 £10.10.0d. 21. 4.69 Piece of glass in sausage £15 £10.10.0d. 15. 5.69 Mouldy loaf Conditional Discharge No costs 23. 6.69 Dirty milk bottle £20 £ 5. 5.0d. 28. 7.69 Brass nail in rye loaf £15 £ 5. 0.0d. 4. 8.69 Preservative in mince £25 £10. 0.0d. 22.10.69 Loaf containing piece of folded cloth £100 £10.10.0d. 29.10.69 Baby food containing spider beetle £30 £ 5. |
8ac22ea4-e401-416e-a79c-2a5f8878a856 | 0.0d. 10.11.69 Loaf containing nail £50 £26. 5.0d. 17.11.69 Dirty milk bottle £10 £ 5. 5.0d. 17.11.69 Possession of unsound chickens £20 £ 5. 5.0d. 8.12.69 Dirty milk bottle £30 £10.10.0d. 8.12.69 Bread roll containing cigarette end £25 £10.10.0d. 17.12.69 Mouldy Sausage rolls £10 £ 5. 0.0d. National Pesticide Survey No further samples were examined during 1969 for pesticide residues as the final report of the survey undertaken during the period August 1966 — July 1968 has not yet been published. |
39ce154c-c1f2-4812-920f-54b8203db48e | The report concerning the first year's sampling revealed few 42 samples containing sufficient residue to indicate the need for special action though a large proportion contained traces of pesticides which, too small to affect the product's fitness for food for human consumption, were sometimes larger than had been expected for that particular pesticide or for the particular variety of food. The recommendations for the future pattern of sampling will be awaited with interest. None of the samples obtained in the Borough during the survey received an adverse report. CLEAN AIR Progress was maintained in the smoke control programme and the table on page 44 shows the position at 31st December 1969. In June a report was submitted to the Health and Welfare Committee pointing out the advantages, environmental and financial, which would accrue if the programme were speeded up so as to be completed in 1973 instead of 1976. |
78fb1d7a-ee43-4ed0-ab6d-4af95a1dda98 | Acceleration whilst being less costly overall would have meant an increase in annual expenditure albeit for a lesser number of years, but the Committee felt that having regard to all the circumstances no explicit variation was called for. However, they resolved that endeavour should be made to accelerate the completion of the programme to a date earlier than 1976 should financial and staffing conditions permit. As the year progressed it became clear that because of a reduction in the manufacture of gas coke, the progress of smoke control was likely to be slowed down. The Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation when approached for an assurance on the adequacy of fuel supplies for the projected No.11 Area were unable to give this, unless operation of the Order was delayed until 1st April 1971. The basic solid smokeless fuel on which the whole concept of control was conceived by the late Lord Beaver, was gas coke. |
babbc8a4-3e04-4f8a-aa5b-b614bb8d11cc | With the increasing use of oil for the manufacture of town gas the supply of coke had not been increasing for some years, but the advent of the supply of North Sea Gas meant the end of coal carbonisation by the gas industry. The National Coal Board some years ago had completed research into the manufacture of solid smokeless fuel but because of delays in commencing production on an adequate scale, need more time to increase supply. They have undertaken to meet demand by the Spring of 1971. The National situation is critical and is causing concern in many quarters; not least in the Borough as regards the substitution of an alternative for gas coke presently used for heating the Council's schools, clinics and homes. The Minister of Housing and Local Government took powers in the 1968 Clean Air Act to require reluctant local authorities to designate smoke control areas. These have now a reason for continuing to reject their responsibilities in the national bid to reduce air pollution. |
cea96dfc-57b3-4465-a2ee-dca0929c2abc | 43 The Council has power to increase the usual grant of 7/10ths of the "reasonably necessary" cost of adapting fireplaces in dwellings in smoke control areas to cover SMOKE CONTROL ORDER DATE MADE DATE CONFIRMED DATE IN OPERATION ACREAGE NO. OF DWELLINGS OTHER PREMISES Orders made by London Borough of Barnet and Constituent Authorities As at 31st December 1968 10,091 55,104 3,217 London Borough of Barnet (No. 8) (Child's Hill and Cricklewood) 30-8-68 5-12-68 1-7-69 164 1,327 131 London Borough of Barnet (No. 9) (North Finch ley) 18-10-68 27-2-69 1-9-69 341 3,147 316 London Borough of Barnet (No. |
30f5e790-2094-41d9-ab7a-1ad3bcff4c29 | 10) (Colindale and West Hendon) 5-5-69 24-7-69 1-7-70 393 2,692 148 London Borough of Barnet (No. 11) (Hendon) SURVEY IN PROGRESS - (402) - (3,120 - (256) TOTAL 898(402) 7,166(3,120) 595 (256) GRAND TOTAL 10,989 62,270 3,812 Acreage of Borough 22,124 Approximate number of premises (all types) 118,376 the whole cost where the applicant has only limited means. 18.2% of applicants were allowed increased grants during the year and it is thus reassuring to know that no one suffers hardship through meeting their community obligations. Many old people, beginning to find the physical effort of handling coal and ashes a little too much for them find the gas fire a blessing — perhaps an unexpected incidental welfare benefit within the Clean Air Act! |
13d4a437-dff0-4825-929d-1fe7b2739e78 | A number of applications were received under Section 6 of the 1968 Act for the determination of chimney height. It is encouraging to note an increase in willingness on the part of the architects, engineers, combustion consultants and others to accept the need for adequate chimney height. This I am sure, is based on an increasing awareness generally of the dangers resulting from ever more intensive development. Measurement of smoke and sulphur dioxide every day of the year continued at the Council's five measuring stations and the data supplied to the Ministry of Technology for use in the National Survey. HOUSING Provision of Housing Accommodation During the year the number of purpose-built housing units provided by construction was 432. This allowed for an appropriate "mix" of accommodation dictated by the current need for various sizes of housing unit and the locality in which the building was taking place. No units of housing accommodation were acquired from private owners, the Council having earlier discontinued its previous policy in this connection for financial reasons. |
3501712a-0a62-4d2a-8673-438aa1581026 | Towards the end of the year it was, however, agreed that suitable properties should, as they became available, be purchased for special needs, i.e. conversion for the use of elderly persons; adaptation for homeless families. A total of 832 families had been rehoused by the 31st December of which 88 families were decanted from Housing Areas scheduled for re-development in the Council's current programme. Pressure continued to remain high on the type of accommodation suitable for elderly persons often unable to climb stairs or similarly restricted and, wherever necessary, the Borough Housing Officer seeks my views on the medical aspects of such cases. Despite the progress made in all aspects of rehousing, the number of persons applying to the Council for accommodation continued to increase, it being noteworthy that a high proportion of these were young married couples unable to find accommodation in the borough within the private sector and suitable to their means. At the end of the year a total of 6099 applications were registered. |
cf72e7fe-c02f-4be8-b10f-47d1459cddce | 45 I am indebted to the Borough Housing Officer for the above information on the progress made by the Council during the year in providing housing accommodation. Clearance Areas One clearance area located in East End Road, East Finchley involving four properties was represented to the Council under Part III of the Housing Act 1957. A Clearance Order was made and because the houses were directly in the line of a major road improvement scheme included in the Council's capital programme it was agreed the area should be made the subject of a Compulsory Purchase Order. At the end of the year demolition of the four houses in the Lodge Lane, North Finchley Clearance Area had been commenced, these properties being contained within a larger area for which the Council has long term plans in respect of redevelopment under Part V of the Housing Act 1957. Demolition of all the properties in The Walks, East Finchley Clearance Area was completed, and the tenants of all but two of the houses in The Burroughs, Hendon Clearance Area were rehoused. |
faf314ab-85ff-441b-8019-189aefb4673e | Individual Unfit Houses A total of nineteen dwellings were reported as being unfit for human habitation and incapable of repair at reasonable cost. In seven cases the making of Demolition Orders was appropriate and in nine instances, as the dwellings were not capable of demolition in isolation, it was necessary to recommend the making of Closing Orders. In one case, the property being in the ownership of a Group Hospital Management Committee, formal action was not possible but agreement was reached for demolition to be undertaken as soon as the re-housing of the tenants had been achieved. In a further case the house was closed by arrangement with the owners pending the completion of a re-development scheme involving this and a number of adjacent properties, whilst in a third instance the making of a Closing Order was postponed pending consideration being given to the inclusion of the house in a Clearance Area. In consequence of this action, together with that which had been initiated in earlier years, thirty unfit houses were demolished and fourteen dwellings closed. |
906b6943-3697-4028-bb3d-d1809c05c867 | Twenty-six families comprising in all a total of sixty-three persons vacated unfit properties. In two instances the tenants found themselves suitable alternative accommodation. In all other cases re-housing was arranged by the Council, in one instance in conjunction with the Greater London Council. Eleven Closing Orders which had been made during previous years were determined. In each case the property was completely rehabilitated and provided with full standard amenities so as to have an acceptable future life as a fit dwelling. 46 Similarly one Demolition Order was revoked. The twelve properties were adapted so as to provide thirteen units of accommodation. Slum Clearance and Re-development In November local authorities in England and Wales were requested by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in Circular 92/69 to submit their programmes for the four years 1970 to 1973, in order to deal with outstanding unfit properties. |
db18fb66-e102-4f35-b549-958d2c8abdfc | Outside the areas which the Council have programmed for comprehensive redevelopment under Part V of the Housing Act, 1957 there are no localities of unfit housing in the Borough, the problem of unfitness remaining confined to individual houses or small groups of properties. During the next four years it is therefore envisaged that 55 properties will need to be considered for representation under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957 and that 69 properties are likely to be cleared from declared clearance areas. During the same period 131 unfit properties npw existing in Housing Areas defined under Part V of the Housing Act, 1957 should be demolished. As a result of complaint and the routine inspection of the district some twenty dwellings per annum are found to be unfit and incapable of repair at reasonable cost and necessitate action under Part II of the Housing Act, 1957. |
aa5a3e62-0d8f-4caf-b965-a531b6b0fec8 | No further surveys were undertaken during the year in respect of potential areas for designation under Part V of the Housing Act, 1957 but following representations from a group of the owners concerned, the Council agreed in respect of the Cromwell Road Housing Area, designated in 1968 that a re-appraisal of the area should be undertaken in the light of the provisions of Part II of the Housing Act, 1969 in respect of General Improvement Areas. By the end of the year arrangements had been completed for the carrying out of this re-appraisal which it was indicated would involve the detailed inspection of 100 dwellings. Following completion of demolition, contractors took over in the West Hendon Housing Area, the largest of the re-development areas included in the Council's programme. On completion this will provide 646 units of accommodation in an area previously.occupied by some 450 mainly sub-standard properties with an appreciable element of multi-occupation. Re-development of the first phase of the Ridge Road Housing Area was also commenced. |
ce9543ce-8c02-4571-8ca9-3fbebe6d9599 | Here the final scheme will provide for 30 units of accommodation on a site previously occupied by 22 properties with a high degree of multi-occupation. Improvement of Houses On the grounds that the scale and type of work done to improve or repair the existing stock of houses in a local authority's area should form an integral part of 47 their overall housing programme, the Housing Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on the 25th July, 1969, introduced a new and self contained code for the grant-aided improvement and conversion of houses. Whilst retaining the main features of the original scheme with its various amendments it sought to give greater discretion and more flexibility to local authorities in addition to increasing the upper limit of the financial assistance available. |
cd44c443-d374-479c-b14b-f9ab4b2b6f3e | Three forms of grant are now available (a) improvement grants, still payable at the discretion of the local authority for the improvement, conversion and repair of properties likely to have a useful life of thirty years, and up to one half of the grant may now be for repairs which can be related to the improvement; (b) standard grants obtainable by owners as of right for the installation for the first time of standard amenities in the form of hot water supply, a fixed bath or shower, sink, wash-hand basin and inside water closet in dwellings with an estimated life of fifteen years; and (c) a new form of grant known as a special grant to enable, at the local authority's discretion, the installation of standard amenities in houses in multiple occupation, if necessary, with a degree of sharing of amenities. As a matter of policy, older type houses are inspected and when found to be suitable for improvement information and advice is proffered to owners in the hope that they will undertake improvement with the aid of the grants which are available. |
f26438e4-a4d3-4a3b-b82d-8df50902110a | In fifteen cases a favourable response was received and improvement schemes were carried out or put in hand. With the increased levels of grant made available under the new Act better results are looked for in the future in response to an intensified programme of persuasion which will now be pursued. During the year 157 Standard Grants and 25 Discretionary Improvement Grants were paid, and by the end of the year the effects of the new Acl were already beginning to show themselves as reflected in the increase in the number of applications for grants submitted to the Council. Area Improvement Part II of the Housing Act 1969, confers upon local authorities powers to deal with the improvement of living conditions in predominantly residential areas by declaring General Improvement Areas. It is envisaged that in addition to securing the improvement of the dwellings within the area, the authority should themselves undertake works to improve the general environment. The type of improvement works considered to be desirable are tree planting, providing play spaces, grassed or paved areas, parking spaces and garages. |
b1e6a246-870f-417f-b1d0-3a9b7d18479e | It is also suggested that street lighting may be renewed, road surfaces repaired and road patterns replanned. Certain financial assistance will be made available to local authorities in respect of these works. On the grounds that Part II of the Housing Act, 1964 which introduced for the first time compulsory powers for the provision of satisfactory amenities in dwellings in defined areas, had been found to be cumbersome in practice and did not enable an 48 authority to improve an area as a whole, the new Act bases the success of area improvement upon the ability of local authorities to enlist the co-operation and support of the owners of houses and of the persons in occupation, increased grant aid being made available for the house improvement works involved. In November the Council after considering the implications of these new provisions decided that they should receive a report upon the action which they should take by way of area improvement to deal with unsatisfactory housing conditions in selected areas in the Borough. |
47718d07-e74d-419c-8aee-1fee83a58d68 | By the end of the year arrangements had been made to undertake a survey in order to identify these areas and to consult the Ministry of Housing and Local Government on the suitability of such areas for designation as General Improvement Areas. Although the new legislation repealed the power to make further Improvement Areas under the Housing Act 1964, the local authorities are nevertheless able to deal appropriately with those areas already declared. In this respect by the end of the year virtually all works found to be possible had been completed to the 38 houses in the Council's first Improvement Area at Prospect Road, Childs Hill and as the re-development of the adjoining Ridge Road Housing Area had also commenced the integration of the two areas in order to achieve overall environmental improvement, as originally visualised, was in sight. Improvement to the full standard had been completed at about 60% of the 91 houses houses in the second Improvement Area at Brent Terrace, Cricklewood and Grant applications made in respect of the remaining houses. |
9256d16e-a7ed-42c0-880e-205714b5ea2f | 60 of the 136 houses in Campion, Needham, Johnston and Midland Terraces, Cricklewood, had also been improved to the full standard. Before designation as an Improvement Area, the owners of this estate gave an undertaking to the Council in 1968, to carry out complete modernisation of properties as they became vacant and to improve the remaining houses including those where the sitting tenants were desirous of purchasing for owner/occupation. This operation has proved to be highly successful in securing the overall improvement of what was previously a somewhat neglected estate. Section 19 of the Housing Act, 1964, enables the tenant of an individual dwelling to muke representation to the Council to take action to secure the provision of satisfactory amenities. Two such representations were received and by the 31st December no firm undertakings were forthcoming from the owners to carry out the necessary works and arrangements were being made for formal notices to be served. |
235676c0-7a1f-41ec-9d9a-9a971826930f | The initial approach must come from the tenant in these cases and it is discouraging to find how little this provision, which is not repealed by the Housing Act 1969, is used. It may well be that the new provisions in respect of the rents of controlled tenancies will result in the initiative for the improvement of this type of house being taken by the landlords rather than the tenants. Overcrowding The following statement provides a summary of the known cases of overcrowding existing or dealt with during the year, the standard of assessing overcrowding being that specified by the Housing Act, 1957. 49 (a) Number of dwellings known to be overcrowded at end of year 8 Number of families in occupation 9 Number of persons in occupation 59 (b) Number of new cases reported 10 (c) Number of cases relieved 10 Number of persons concerned 59 These are the only cases of statutory overcrowding which are known to the Department. |
ad4efbea-c334-45c3-9869-150ec9718456 | Other cases do undoubtedly exist but the extent of the problem within the Borough is not considered to represent a serious hazard. Overcrowding only rarely comes to light during the course of normal routine inspections or as a result of direct complaint. In the main, cases are brought to notice by tenants alleging over-occupation who are seeking to improve their position on the Council's housing waiting list. The existing standards were first introduced in 1935 when, compared with earlier standards, they were considered to be high. However, after more than thirty years they can no longer be regarded as satisfactory in the light of modern living conditions. When assessing housing needs in respect of applications for housing accommodation, the Council therefore maintains a more realistic approach by awarding "points" on an ascending scale according to the degree of insufficiency of proper bedroom accommodation. During the year the Department was actively concerned with an increasing number of applications for Council housing, in some cases supported by medical certificates, referred by the Housing Department for special consideration on medical grounds. |
781b34b4-826a-481f-b748-32db9764c58f | I wish to record that each application made for Council housing accommodation which was supported by the Department received the fullest consideration by the Borough Housing Officer. Common Lodging Houses There are no common lodging houses in the Borough. Houses in Multiple Occupation The Housing Acts 1961 to 1969 provide powers for dealing with unsatisfactory living accommodation at houses in multiple occupation. Whilst the Housing Act 1969 did not make major legislative changes, it did nevertheless introduce some significant amendments. The new definition of what constitutes a house in multiple occupation based upon "households" rather than "families" is welcomed, difficulties having, in the past, 50 been experienced in houses inadequately equipped and occupied by large numbers of persons, usually immigrants, and all allegedly having some family relationship. The power to take part of a house out of use for living accommodation either by means of an undertaking or by the making of a closing order so that the remainder of the house may be provided with suitable means of escape from fire at reasonable cost is considered useful. |
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