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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 23
Tuberculosis: B.C.G. vaccination of school leavers, 1953-1962
| No. tested and found negative | No. vaccinated | |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 587 *(32) | 456 †(78) |
| 1954 | 447 (24) | 391 (87) |
| 1955 | 1,535 (75) | 1,279 (83) |
| 1956 | 1,356 (77) | 1,218 (90) |
| 1957 | 1,403 (80) | 1,290 (92) |
| 1958 | 1,645 (80) | 1,527 (93) |
| 1959 | 1,506 (81) | 1,373 (91) |
| 1960 | 1,262 (79) | 1,215 (96) |
| 1961 | 1,840 (82) | 1,807 (98) |
| 1962 | 1,758 (80) | 1,667 (94) |
*Percentage of total tested,
†Percentage of negatives vaccinated.
Table 24
Tuberculosis: Notification of deaths
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1957-62 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 69 |
| Percentage not notified | 15 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 43 | 20 | 25 |
| Percentage notified before death: | |||||||
| 0—12 months | 15 | 25 | — | 19 | — | 10 | 13 |
| 1 —5 years | 23 | 13 | 40 | 9 | — | 20 | 14 |
| Over 5 years | 47 | 50 | 40 | 36 | 57 | 50 | 48 |
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA Table 25 Demolition and Closing Orders Housing Act, 1957 (Sections 16, 17 and 18)
| Demolition Orders, section 16, Housing Act. 1957 | 1 | |
| 27 Connaught Road—appeal pending Closing Orders, sections 17 and 18, Housing Act, 1957 | 2 | |
| 7A Rucklidge Avenue (basement) | ||
| 23A Winchester Avenue (basement) | ||
| Table 26 Overcrowding | ||
| (a) | Dwellings overcrowded at end of year | 721 |
| (b) | Overcrowding reported during the year | 181 |
| (c) | (i) Overcrowding relieved during the year | 39 |
| (ii) Persons | 156 approx. | |
| (d) | Dwelling houses which have again become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding | No information |
| (e) | (i) Council houses found to be overcrowded at end of year | 21 |
| (ii) Families | 25 | |
| (iii) Persons | 130 | |
| (f) | Overcrowding in Council houses relieved during the year | 10 |
| (g) | Section 80, Housing Act, 1957—licences issued | 1 |