View report page

(5)
Interesting reports by Dr. Meade, Deputy Medical Officer, are included
on an outbreak of Epidemic Vomiting-a comparatively new disease
-and also on an outbreak of Sonne Dysentery in a private day nursery.
There were no cases of small pox, typhoid fever or paratyphoid during
the year.
No case of diphtheria has occurred in Fulham since 1949.
Hurlingham House, the former British Red Cross Convalescent Home has
been opened during the year by the London County Council as a hostel for
men with tubercular disease who are infected on discharge from hospital,
ambulant tuberculous patients not requiring nursing, or are homeless.
There is accommodation at present for 27 men who may be admitted
from anywhere in the County of London.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectorate has been regraded and reorganised,
This followed on decisions made by the National Joint Council.
Districts were made smaller and increased in number incorporating food
inspection in each district. There is an acute shortage of Sanitary
Inspectors and Fulham, in common with many Metropolitan and other Boroughs,
has not been able to maintain its establishment. Recommendations to
remedy this shortage are made in the Government's Working Party Report on
the Recruitment, Training and Qualifications of Sanitary Inspectors.
The high standard of food hygiene in food handlers and premises used
for storage, preparation, cooking and serving of food has been maintained.
The year has seen a considerable increase in the number of kitchens and
preparation rooms redecorated. Other improvements include new shop fronts,
fitted counter cases for food, and an increase in the number of counter
and other refrigerators.
The difficulties of maintaining reasonable standards of fitness in
existing housing accommodation are still with us. To these have been
added problems which arise from owners of short lease properties which may
first be owned by bankrupt owners, and subsequently may be taken over by
firms with equal disregard for the discharge of their obligations to their
tenants.
The resumption of Slum Clearance has continued. The London County
Council represented and secured the Minister of Housing's approval of
clearance proposals affecting Aintree Street and Welford Terrace.
The work amongst the old people continues to increase. A wellinformed
public opinion at all levels on the needs of the elderly and
continued co-operation regarding services and facilities available to them,
ensures that the fullest use is made of these services.