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Camberwell 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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(iv) Number of houses which are already in clearance
areas and for which clearance or compulsory
purchase orders have been submitted to the
Minister but have not yet become operative nil nil
Part 3. Action in the first five years—
(v) Number of houses which are already in clearance
areas and for which clearance or compulsory purchase
chase orders are to be made or which are to be
purchased by agreement within the five years 226 37
(vi) Number of houses which are to be included in
clearance areas still to be declared and which
within the five years will be owned by the local
authority or will have been included in a clearanes
order or a compulsory purchase order submitted
to the Minister 398 116
(vii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
to be patched (if necessary) and retained within
the five years under section 2 of the Housing
Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, for temporary
accommodation nil n il
(viii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
to be demolished in the five years 761 184
(ix) Number of houses (including those already
comprised in operative demolition orders) to be
demolished in the five years as a result of action
under section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936 — 54
Food Poisoning.
Annual Return of Cases of Food Poisoning 1955.
1. FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) RETURNED TO
R.G.
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
7 14 21 9 51
2. OUTBREAKS DUE TO IDENTIFIED AGENTS.
Total Outbreaks: 1. Total cases: 3*.
Outbreaks due to: —
(a) Chemical poisons nil.
(b) Salmonella organisms 1
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin) nil.
(d) CI. Botulinum nil.
(e) Other bacteria nil.
3. OUTBREAKS OF UNDISCOVERED CAUSE.
Total Outbreaks: 5. Total cases: 11.
4. SINGLE CASES.
Agent identified: 12. Unknown cause: 26. Total: 39.
*Two of these cases were not notified.