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Fulham 1951

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

Published
1952
Pages
66
Tables
27

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  • Page 9
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1951.
  • Page 11
    ClASSTFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1579 Deaths as follows:-
    under 1Age GroupsOver 45Total
    1-55-45
  • Page 12
    There were46 deaths of infants under the age of one year. A large number of deaths in the first month being, as is usual, due to prematurity, immaturity and congenital malformation.
    Cause of Death19511950
  • Page 14
    NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during 1951 (corrected figures) with the comparative figures for the last five years.
    Infectious Disease19471948194919501951
  • Page 15
    The following are some of the infectious disease rates for Fulham as compared with London and England & Wales:
    NotificationsFulhamLondonEngland & Wales
  • Page 16
    Of these 52 notifications, U7 were in respect of the Sand s End area, the age distribution being:-
  • Page 21
    The following number of bodies were admitted to the Mortuary during the year:-
  • Page 32
    STATISTICAL REPORT.
    1949/501950/511951/52
  • Page 35
    LEGAL PROCEED DIGS PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE SUMMONSES During the year ended 1951, 461 Summonses were down for hearing at the West London Magistrates Court and the Kensington Divisional Petty Sessions with regard to cases where Owners had failed to comply with Statutory Notices served under the Public Health (Lorxlon) Act, 1936. The cases were dealt with as follows:-
    No. of Summonses servedNo. of Orders madeNo„ of cases withdrawn or adjourned sine die
  • Page 39
    The following gives details of inspections made and action taken throughout the year under review:-
    PremisesInspectionsNumber of written Notices
  • Page 40
    Number of cases in which defects were found.
    ParticularsFoundRemediedComplaints referred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 44
    SWIMMING BATH WATER SAMPLES, 1951. Samples of swimming bath water, details of the analyses of which follow, were uniformly good.
    DateBathTimeBacteria per c.c.B. Coli.Free Chlorine parts per million
  • Page 46
    COMPLAINTS. During 1951, twenty-two complaints were received from members of the public regarding foreign matter etc. in food, each of which was fully investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee. The following are details:-
    No.Nature of ComplaintAction taken on recommendation of Public Health Committee.
  • Page 47
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisResult of Proceedings
  • Page 47
    The following are details of the forty-one articles which were re-ported to be not in accordance with accepted standards and the action taken:-
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisResult of Proceedings
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    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
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    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction taken
  • Page 51
    ArticlesFormalAdulteratedInformalAdulteratedTotalPercentage Adulterated
    SamplesAdulterated
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    ArticlesFormalAdulteratedInformalAdulteratedTotalPercentage Adulterated
    SamplesAdulterated
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    ArticlesFormalMulterate dInformalAdulteratedTotalPercentage Adulterated
    SamplesAdulterated
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    ArticlesFormalAdulteratedInformalAdulteratedTota1Percentage Adulterated
    SamplesAdulterated
  • Page 56
    The following table gives details of these samples:—
    Grade of MilkNo. of Samples testedPhosphatase TestMethylene TestTurbidity Test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassed
  • Page 59
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    MonthNo .of SamplesFat %Solids not Fat %
  • Page 60
    REGISTRATION OF PURVEYORS OF MILK. The following are details of changes which occurred during the year:-
  • Page 61
    Details of the more important improvements which have been effected in food premises during the year are given below:-
  • Page 62
    INSPECTIONS OF FOOD PREMISES.
    Type of BusinessNo. on Regis-t erNo. of InspectionsNOTICEScomplied with
    WrittenVerbal