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

Fulham 1949

Published: 1950
Pages: 54
Tables: 33

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1949 POPULATION, estimated, 1949 124, 040

LIVE BIRTHS: Rate per 1,000 Population
Total Males Females 1949 1948
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1499 deaths as follows:-

1949 1948
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Infantile Deaths:- There were 53 deaths of infants under the age of one year, the causes being as follows:-

1949 1948
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TABLE OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

Disease Authority for Notification
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Disease Authority for Notification
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Disease Authority for Notification
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Notifiable Diseases: The following table shows the number of cases notified during 1949 (corrected figures), with the comparative figures for 1948:-

Disease No. of Notifications
1949 1948
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS The following bacteriological and other examinations were carried out during the year 1949 at West London Hospital for the Council:-
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SAMPLES OF SWIMMING BATH WATER TAKEN FOR CHEMICAL & BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

Date Taken from Result of Examination
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PUBLIC MORTUARY The following number of bodies were admitted to the Mortuary during the year:-
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
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SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER SUPERVISION OF SANITARY INSPECTORS
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936

Date Nature of Offence Remarks
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Date Nature of Offence Remarks
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following details relate to the matters under Parts I & VIII of the Factories Act, 1937, which are administered by the Fulham Borough Council:- Part I of the Act.

Premises No. of Inspections No. of written Notices
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Part VIII of the Act. (Outwork)

Nature of Work No. of Outworkers on List
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SMOKE ABATEMENT.
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Details of the cost of the Burials are as follows

£ S. d. £ s. d.
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Part VIII of the Act. (Outwork)
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SMOKE ABATEMENT.
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Details of the cost of the Burials are as follows:-
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DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION & LAUNDRY SERVICES The following details relate to the services provided by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his Staff during 1949:-
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LIST OF VERMINOUS & STAINED ARTICLES DESTROYED DURING 1949
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As a result of this informal action, much work of improvement has been carried out on food premises, and the following table sets out details of the more important defects remedied:-
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During 1949, one-thousand three-hundred and twenty-eight Certificates of Condemnation were issued by the Food Inspectors relating to the undermentioned unsound articles of food:-
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Every complaint is Investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee. In twenty-four cases, the complaint was brought to the notice of the persons responsible by letter, whilst in three instances legal proceedings were instituted with the following results:-

No. Offence Fine Costs
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Of these fifty-one or 5.1 per cent were adversely reported upon, and in six cases legal proceedings were instituted as follows:-

Sample No. Article Fine Costs
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The remaining forty-five unsatisfactory samples were dealt with as follows:-
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Six (or 1.3 per cent) of the four-hundred and sixty samples of milk examined were adversely reported upon,four of which were below the legal standards, and two containing small amounts of soda. The details are as follows:-

Sample No. Result of Analysis Action Taken
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As in previous years, the arrangement for samples of milk to be taken in course of delivery to the hospitals.institutions, schools etc., in the Borough which are under the control of the London County Council was continued and the following were taken for chemical analysis during 1949. No adulterations were reported-

Institution No. of Samples taken
For Chemical Analysis For bacteriological examination
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The following are details of the samples taken:-
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During 1949, the following licences to sell designated milks were granted by the Borough Council:-
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ICE CREAM (HEAT TREATMENT) REGULATIONS, 1947 One-hundred and eighty-four samples of Ice Cream were purchased during 1949, one-hundred and thirty-six of which were subjected to the Methylene Blue test and Graded as follows:-

Provisional Grade No. of Samples

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1949 POPULATION, estimated, 1949 124, 040

CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1499 deaths as follows:-

Infantile Deaths:- There were 53 deaths of infants under the age of one year, the causes being as follows:-

TABLE OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

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Notifiable Diseases: The following table shows the number of cases notified during 1949 (corrected figures), with the comparative figures for 1948:-

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS The following bacteriological and other examinations were carried out during the year 1949 at West London Hospital for the Council:-

SAMPLES OF SWIMMING BATH WATER TAKEN FOR CHEMICAL &amp; BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

PUBLIC MORTUARY The following number of bodies were admitted to the Mortuary during the year:-

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA

SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER SUPERVISION OF SANITARY INSPECTORS

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936

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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following details relate to the matters under Parts I &amp; VIII of the Factories Act, 1937, which are administered by the Fulham Borough Council:- Part I of the Act.

Part VIII of the Act. (Outwork)

SMOKE ABATEMENT.

Details of the cost of the Burials are as follows

Part VIII of the Act. (Outwork)

SMOKE ABATEMENT.

Details of the cost of the Burials are as follows:-

DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION &amp; LAUNDRY SERVICES The following details relate to the services provided by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his Staff during 1949:-

LIST OF VERMINOUS &amp; STAINED ARTICLES DESTROYED DURING 1949

As a result of this informal action, much work of improvement has been carried out on food premises, and the following table sets out details of the more important defects remedied:-

During 1949, one-thousand three-hundred and twenty-eight Certificates of Condemnation were issued by the Food Inspectors relating to the undermentioned unsound articles of food:-

Every complaint is Investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee. In twenty-four cases, the complaint was brought to the notice of the persons responsible by letter, whilst in three instances legal proceedings were instituted with the following results:-

Of these fifty-one or 5.1 per cent were adversely reported upon, and in six cases legal proceedings were instituted as follows:-

The remaining forty-five unsatisfactory samples were dealt with as follows:-

Six (or 1.3 per cent) of the four-hundred and sixty samples of milk examined were adversely reported upon,four of which were below the legal standards, and two containing small amounts of soda. The details are as follows:-

The following are details of the samples taken:-

During 1949, the following licences to sell designated milks were granted by the Borough Council:-

ICE CREAM (HEAT TREATMENT) REGULATIONS, 1947 One-hundred and eighty-four samples of Ice Cream were purchased during 1949, one-hundred and thirty-six of which were subjected to the Methylene Blue test and Graded as follows:-

SAMPLES OF SWIMMING BATH WATER TAKEN FOR CHEMICAL & BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following details relate to the matters under Parts I & VIII of the Factories Act, 1937, which are administered by the Fulham Borough Council:- Part I of the Act.

DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION & LAUNDRY SERVICES The following details relate to the services provided by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his Staff during 1949:-

LIST OF VERMINOUS & STAINED ARTICLES DESTROYED DURING 1949