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Chigwell 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

Published
1959
Pages
46
Tables
30

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  • Page 6
    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 6
    VITAL STATISTICS:
  • Page 7
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1958.
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 11
    Summary of Attendances and Visits.
  • Page 14
    3. (i) Closet accommodation and Cesspools.
  • Page 15
    (iii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area An outline of the work of the Public Health Inspectors is shown below:-
  • Page 16
    Summary of Nuisances
  • Page 17
    Yearly figures since the passing of the Act were:-
  • Page 17
    Treatment of the Council's soil and surface water sewers was done as usual with the following results:-
    March, 1958October, 1958
  • Page 18
    Permanent Houses
  • Page 18
    Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-
  • Page 19
    Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
  • Page 20
    Each case was fully investigated by the Medical Officer of Health and recommendations made were as follows:-
    DiseaseTotal ApplicantsPriority RecommendedPriority Not recommended
  • Page 21
    Summary of Defects found on Housing Inspections:-
  • Page 22
    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep & LambsPigs
  • Page 23
    Continued from previous page...
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep & LambsPigs
  • Page 23
    Details of meat condemned:-
  • Page 24
    FISH
  • Page 24
    There is a decrease from the 1957 figures but the figures for 1958 are about the same as for 1955 and 1956. FRUIT
  • Page 25
    VEGETABLES
  • Page 25
    OTHER ITEMS.
  • Page 25
    The foods complained of were:-
  • Page 26
    Legal action was taken in four cases, each resulted in a conviction.
  • Page 29
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 31
    1. INSPECTION for purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of InspectionsNumber of written noticesNumber of occupiers prosecuted
  • Page 32
    factories act. 1937. 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspeotorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 35
    SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS' VISITS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1958.
  • Page 36
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 37
    SECTION F PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. (See also pages 2 &3 ).
    No. of CasesAdmission to HospitalsDeaths
  • Page 40
    Appendix rainfall in inches for month 1958
    Metropolitan Water BoardChigwell U.D.C.
    high BeechBuckhurst HillLuxborough S.D.Loughton Depot