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Fulham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
- Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 84
- Tables
- 54
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Page 9
CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1, 283 Deaths as follows
Under 1 Age Groups Over 65 Total 1-5 5-15 15-45 45-65 -
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Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
Under 24 hours 1 day - 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks TOTAL Under 4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months TOTAL -
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DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS SHOWING SITES
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 -
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1957 (In age groups)
0-1 1- 2 3-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 Total -
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TUBERCULOSIS Return for Year Ending 31st December, 1957
PULMONARY NON-PULMONARY Men Women Children* Total Men Women Children* Total -
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It is gratifying to note the marked increase in 1957, which may be related to the South Western Mass X-Ray Unit, now being based in the Borough at the Western Hospital.
Year Males Females Percentage of population examined -
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COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR ANNUAL REPORT - 1957
Number of new patients attending -
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NEW NOTIFICATIONS FOR 1957 IN AGE GROUPS
Males Females -
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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL - PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OF DR. B. E. A SHARPE L. C. C. DIVISIONAL M.O.
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CLINIC SERVICES
Type of Clinic 5/7 Parsons Green 170 Wandsworth Bridge Road 90/92 Greyhound Road 62/63 Burne Jones House -
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FULHAM DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION DETAILS OF NURSES WORK FROM 1ST APRIL, 1957 TO 31ST MARCH, 1958 SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OF MISS P. N. CROOK, S.R. N., S.C.M , Q.N. (NURSING SUPERINTENDENT)
1956 1957 -
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Diseases Nursed
1956 1957 Cases Visits Cases Visits -
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British Red Cross Society, 52 New King's Road, S.W.6.
Day Time Chiropodist -
Page 27
Holiday Scheme Holidays during September 1957 and May/June 1958 were organised for the ninth year in succession The number who participated in the early and late summer schemes and the charges therefor are shown below:-
Charge for Accommodation Return Fare Number of Enrolments £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Visits by Public Health Inspectors
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Page 33
SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
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Page 35
List of verminous and stained articles destroyed during 1957:-
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Page 35
The cases were dealt with as follows:-
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Page 38
Details of action taken between 6th July and 31st December, 1957 are as follows.-
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Page 39
DWELLINGS COMPLETED BY THE COUNCIL between 1st January and 31st December 1957 Information supplied by the courtesy of the Borough Architect and Director of Housing.
Site Date completed No of duellings No o of rooms per duelling Total Booms 1 2 3 4 5 6 -
Page 39
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACTS 19 49 RODENT CONTROL The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Rodent Operatives during the year
Type of Property Total Local Authority Duel Iing Houses Business and Industrial Premises -
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Type of Property Total Local Authority DvelIing Houses Business and Industrial Premises -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION YEAR 1957
Month Site RamfalI in inches Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Total Solids Mg of SO3/DAY Collected by 100 sq en of Batch "A" Lead Peroxide (Tons per sq. mile) -
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Month Site RainfalI in inches Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Total Sol ids Mg .of So3/DAY Collected by 100 sq.c.m of Batch "A" Lead Peroxide (Tons per sq* mile) -
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"FULHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL (NO. 1) SMOKE CONTROL ORDER 1957"
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There was no necessity to make any exemptions under the Order. Domestic Premises:
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Page 44
Number of existing appliances requiring replacement or adaptation for 3,729 dwellings (appliances in regular use only).
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Page 45
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 - PART I SECTION 8 In anticipation of the coming into operation of the provisions of The Clean Air Act regarding smoke emissions etc. from industrial premises, the opportunity was taken during the course of inspections to obtain as much background information on the boiler installations as possible.
Premises Inspections -
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PART VIII OF THE FACTORIES ACT 1937 SECTION 110 OUTWORK
Nature of Work Afco of Outworkers on List -
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Section E Inspection and Supervision of Food
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Page 47
During 1957, 1,796 Certificates of Condemnation were issued by the public health inspectors relating to the undermentioned voluntarily surrendered foods:-
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No. Nature of Complaint Action taken -
Page 49
Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939 The above Regulations state that where a sample of milk contains less than 3% of milk fat and less than 8 5% of solids not fat, until the contrary is proved the sample shall be deemed to be not genuine. The following table sets out the monthly statement of the number of samples taken, together with the fatty and non fatty solids contents
Month No of Samples Fat Average Non- fatty sol ids -
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Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 1953 Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949-1954 The following table gives details of samples taken under these Regulations
Grade of Milk No of Samp I e s tested Phosphatase test Methylene Test Turbidity test Passed Failed Passed FaiIed Void Passed Failed -
Page 49
The following are details of licences granted for the year 1957
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Page 50
During 1957, 42 samples of ice cream were examined with the following results:-
Grade Wtrapped Bulk Supply Total -
Page 50
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1953 This Order lays down the following standards for Ice Cream-
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Page 50
During 1957, 21 samples of ice cream were purchased for chemical analysis by the Public Analyst all of which were reported to be genuine, a summary of the results being:-
Percentage of fat No. of samples -
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ADULTERATIONS ETC
Articl e Result of Analysis Action taken or recommended -
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Article Result of Analysis Action taken or recomm ended -
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Art icle Result of Analysis Action taken or recommended -
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The following gives a broad indication of the results:-
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Page 54
Regular inspections were carried out during the year. In no case was it found necessary to institute legal proceedings.
Type of Business No. of premises No. of Inspections -
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Type of Business No. of premises No. of Inspections -
Page 55
Details of the more important improvements which have been effected in food premises during the year are given below:-
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Page 55
Following the re-inspection and registration of premises under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, the number on register at the end of the year were as follows:-
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Page 56
The number adulterated or about which some comment was made was 54 The incidence of adulteration may be classified as follows:-
Number of samples examined Number of samples adulterated -
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FULHAM ANNUAL REPORT, 1957
Article Number examined Number adulterated, etc. Formal Informal Private Total Formal Informal Private Total -
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Article Number examined Number adulterated, etc Formal Informal Private Total Formal Informal Private Total -
Page 66
These shows have been held since 1951 and the following summary is appended to show the fluctuation in attendance:-
Year No. of Shows Total Attendance Average At tendance -
Page 68
The following cases were dealt with during the year:-
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Page 68
The following figures for the last five years illustrate the decrease in the work:-
Cases: 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 -
Page 68
Details of the cost of the burials are as follows:-
£ s. d. -
Page 69
At the end of 1957 there were 155 names on the Council's List and the following changes took place in the Register during the year