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Fulham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

Published
1954
Pages
82
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1953.
    POPULATION (estimated)122,500
  • Page 8
    CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1411 Deaths as follows:-
    Under 1Age GroupsOver 45Total
    1-55 - 45
  • Page 11
    TABLE OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 12
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    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 13
    NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during 1953 (corrected figures) with the comparative figires for the last five years.
    Infectious Disease19491950195119521953
  • Page 14
    The following are some of the infectious disease rates for Fulham as compared with London and England & Wales:
    NotificationsRates per 1,000 Population
    FulhamLondonEngland & Wales
  • Page 22
    The number of visits paid by the Lady Sanitary Inspector are as follows:-
    19531952.
  • Page 24
    The following articles were cleansed during the year:-
  • Page 24
    The following cases were dealt with during the year:-
  • Page 29
    SERVICES
    Ante-Natal:Mornings:Afternoons
  • Page 29
    Day Nurseries:
  • Page 38
    Information supplied by the courtesy of The Borough Architect and Director of Housing,
    EstatesNo. of FlatsNumber of Rooms per FlatTotal Rooms
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 41
    Although the standard of the larger factories is high, there are still a number of small factories where little can be done to improve working conditions due to lack of space and congestion.
    PremisesInspectionsNo: of written notices
  • Page 42
    No: of cases in which defects were found:-
    ParticularsFoundRemedied
  • Page 43
    PART VIII. of the FACTORIES ACT. OUTWORK
    Nature of WorkNot of Outworkers on list
  • Page 46
    Samples of swimming bath water, details of the analyses of which follow, were uniformly good:-
    DateBathTimeBacteria per c.c.B. ColiFree Chlorine parts per million
  • Page 47
    INSPECTIONS OF FOOD PREMISES
    Type of BusinessNo: on RegisterNo: of InspectionsContraventions foundPremises made fit
  • Page 50
    During 1953, 10 complaints (14 in 1952 and 22 in 1951) were received from members of the public regarding foreign matter etc., in food, each of which was fully investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee. The following are the details:-
    No:Nature of ComplaintAction taken on recommendation of Public Health Committee
  • Page 53
    3 samples of milk were reported to be adulterated, the details beings:-
    No:Result of AnalysisAction taken on recommendation of Public Health Committee
  • Page 53
    The following table gives the monthly average composition of all samples of milk examined in Fulham and it will be seen that the quality of the milk distributed in the Borough is well maintained and compares very favourably with the legal standards laid down in the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939.
    MonthNo, of SamplesFat %Solids not fat %
  • Page 54
    The arrangement whereby samples of milk are taken either at, or in course of delivery to, the hospitals, institutions, schools, etc., in the Borough was continued during 1953, and the following were taken for chemical analysis, the results being included in the complete result table on page 55.
    InstitutionNo. of Samples
  • Page 55
    The following table gives details of these samples:-
    Grade of MilkNo: of samples testedPhosphatase TestMethylene TestTurbidity Test
    PassedFailedVoidPassedFailedVoidPassed
  • Page 58
    During 1953, 36 samples of ice cream were purchased for chemical analysis by the Public Analyst all of which were reported to be genuine, a summary of the results being:-
    Percentage of fatNos of samples
  • Page 58
    The Public Analyst reported adversely on 39 of the samples examined, 3 of which were milk and are referred to on p.p. 59&6l.In one case only were legal proceedings instituted, the following being the details:-
    ArticleResult of AnalysisResult of legal Proceedings
  • Page 59
    Action taken on recommendation of the Public Health Committee in connection with the other articles of food which were reported to be not in accordance with accepted standards is as follows:-
    Sample No:ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    Sample No:ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    SampleNoArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    Sample No:ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    Sample No:ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
  • Page 64
    The number adulterated or incorrectly labelled was 39, or 4.9 per cent. The incidence of adulteration may be classified as follows:-
    ArticleNo: of Samples examinedNo: of samples adulterated
  • Page 72
    Similary there would appear to have been considerable confusion regarding the names by Which drinks made from whole orange should be described and how much orange should be contained therein, but this point is one to be settled in the future.
    ArticleNo: of Samples ExaminedNo: of Samples Adultera
    FormalInformalPrivateTotalFormalInformalPrivateTotal
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    ArticleNo: of Samples ExaminedNo: of Samples Adultera
    FormalInformalPrivateTotalFormalInformalPrivateTotal
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    ArticleNos of Samples ExaminedNo: of Samples Adulteral
    FormalInformalPrivateTotalFormalInformalPrivate