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Fulham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 98
- Tables
- 31
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LIVE BIRTHS:
Total Males Females Rate per 1,000 Population. 1953 1954 -
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STILLBIRTHS:
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DEATH RATE of infants under one year of age:
1953 1954 -
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH
Under 1. Age Groups Over 45 Total 1-5. 5-15. 15-45 -
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There were 33 deaths of infants under the age of one year (a considerable decrease.) A large number of deaths in the first month being, as is usual, due to prematurity, congenital malformation and complications of labour.
Cause of Death. 1953 1954 -
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DEATHS FROM LUNG CANCER.
Males. Females. Total. -
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The following table gives the infectious diseases at present notifiable in Fulham.
Disease. Authority for Notification. -
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NOTIFIABLE INFECTIONS DISEASES. The following table shows the number of infections diseases notified during 1954 (corrected figures) with the comparative figures for last five years.
Infectious Disease 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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The following 7,619 articles were cleansed during the years:-
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SWELLINGS COMPLETED By THE COUNCIL BETWEEN 1st JANUARY AND 31ST DECEMBER, 1954. Information supplied by the courtesy of The Borough Architect and Director of Housing.
Estates No. of Flats (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Total Rooms. -
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TYPE OF PROPERTY.
Local Authority. Dwelling Houses. Business and Industrial Premises. Total. -
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Samples of swimming bath water, details of the analysis of which follow, were uniformly good:-
Date. Bath. Time. Bacteria per c.c. B Coli Free Chlorine parts per million. -
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Although the standard of the larger factories is high, there are still a number of small factories where little can be done to improve working conditions due to lack of space and congestion.
Premises: Inspections: -
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PART VIII OF THE FACTORIES ACT. OUTWORK.
Nature of Work No. of Outworkers on list. -
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INSPECTIONS OF FOOD PBBMISES.
Type of Business. No. on Register. No. of Inspections. Contraventions foundo Premises made fit. -
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During the year under review, nine complaints were received from members of the public regarding foreign objects etc. in food. Each complaint is fully investigated and reported to the Public Health Committee, and the following are details.
No. Nature of Complaint. Action Taken on recommendation of Public Health Committee. -
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The following table gives the monthly average composition of all samples of milk examined in Fulham, and it will be seen that the quality of the milk distributed in the Borough is well maintained and compares very favourably with the legal standards laid down in the above Sale of Milk Regulations.
Month. No. of Samples. Fat% Solids not Fat% -
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The following table gives details of these samples:-
Grade of Milk. No. of samples tested Phosphatase test Methylene test Turbidity test Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed -
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The following axe details of licences granted for the year 1954:-
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During 1954, 63 samples of ice cream were examined and graded as follows?—
Grade. Wrapped. Taken from Bulk, Total. -
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Action taken on recommendation of the Public Health Committee in connection with the other articles of food which were reported to be not in accordance with accepted standards is as follows:-
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Sample No. Article. Result of Analysis. Action taken. 730 Saltanas. Contained 23.5% water. Mouldy. Had probably been washed and not properly dried. Sultanas normally contain 18.5% water. Remainder of stock returned to whole-salers. 745 Cut peel. Contained only 56.8% sugar . Must contain not less than 60% sugar. Result of analysis to be communicated to packers. 750 N.A. Ginger Wins. Incorrectly labelled. Non-Alcoholic win® a contradiction of terms. No action. 770 Soft cheese. Contained water 70.9% and fat 13.0%. Incorrectly labelled. Not a soft cheese but a curd cheese. Soft cheese must contain not snore than 60% water nor less than 20% milk fat. Shop Keeper advised. 776 Mincemeat. Contained only 62.5% soluble solids 4% deficient. Food Standards Preserves Order 1953 requires mincemeat to contain not less than 65% soluble solids. Result of analysis communicated to packers. 792 Currants. Dry and good flavour,but did not consist of currants. Derived from small seed con-taining grapes. Currants are derived from seedless or stoneless graphs. Matter taken up with the wholesalers and the Ministry of Food. -
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The incidence of adulteration may be classified as follows:-
Article. No. of Samples examined. No. of samples adulterated. -
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The Ministry issued a Circular which stated that cream soups should contain either not less than 2½ per cent. of butter fat, or not less than 1½ per cent of butter fat and not less than 3 per cent of total edible fat, or mot less than 3½ per cent of edible fat.
Article. No. of Samples Examined. No.of Samples Adulterated, etc. Formal Informal Private Total Formal Informal Private Total -
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Article. No. of Samples Examined. No. of Samples Adulterated, etc. Formal Informal Private Total. Formal Informal Private Total.