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Fulham 1948

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

Published
1949
Pages
22
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1948
    POPULATION, estimated, 1948123,300
    LIVE BIRTHS:
    Rate per 1,000 Population
  • Page 4
    DEATHS:
  • Page 5
    CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH:
    1417 deaths as follows:-19481947
  • Page 5
    Infantile Deaths: There were 59 deaths of infants under the age of one year, the causes being as follows:-19481947
  • Page 6
    Maternity Home. The following figures relate to the work at this Institution during the period 1st January to 4th July, 1948:-
    Admissions.
  • Page 7
    Day Nurseries. Five Day Nurseries, including the Babies' Hospital were maintained during the period from Ist January to 4th July, 1948, and there was a constant waiting list Tor vacancieso The accommodation provided was as follows:-
    NurseryNo.of Children,
  • Page 7
    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA Sanitary, Inspection. The following table gives a summary of the inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:-
  • Page 8
    SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER SUPERVISION OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.
  • Page 9
    The following details relate to the matters under Parts I & VIII of the Factories Act, 1937, which are administered by the Fulham Borough Councils:-
    Part I of the Act.
    PremisesNo. of InspectionsNo. of written Notices
  • Page 10
    Part VIII of the Act, (Outwork)
    Nature of Work.No, of Outworkers on List.
  • Page 12
    Survey Figures- April 1st. 2nd and 3rd 1948.
  • Page 12
    Comlaints due to soot and grit in householder's opinion.
  • Page 13
    DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION, & LAUNDRY SERVICES. The following details relate to The services provided by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his staff during 1948:-
  • Page 13
    All food premises are kept under observation and frequently inspected, and the following figures relate to this work during 1948 :-
  • Page 14
    The following are details of the samples taken, all of which satisfied the prescribed legal tests:-
  • Page 15
    One hundred samples of Ice Cream were purchased by the Sampling Officer during 1948, 97 of which were subjected to the Methylene Blue Test and graded as follows :-
    Provisional Grade.Number of Samples.
  • Page 16
    Notifiable Diseases. The following table shows the number of cases notified during 1948 (corrected figures), with the comparative figures for 1947:-
    DiseaseNo of Notifications
    19481947
  • Page 18
    Bactoriological & other examinations carried out at Dispensery.
    For Tubercle Bacilli:
  • Page 18
    The following bacteriological ana other examinations were also carried out during the year 1948 at West London Hospital for the Councils:-