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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Exclusion from work of Contacts of Infectious Disease
Both by regulations made under the National Insurance Act, 1946, and the Public
Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1953, persons may be excluded from work and
entitled to National Health sickness benefit if, in the opinion of the Medical Officer
of Health, such persons are contacts or carriers of disease and it is necessary to
exclude them from work in order to prevent the spread of infection
These Regulations apply particularly to food handlers in foodshops; also cooks
and kitchen hands employed in cafes, canteens and restaurants.
During the year 7 such Certificates were issued
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children* | Total | Men | Women | Children* | Total | |
| Notified cases on Register at 1st January, 1957 | 682 | 527 | 44 | 1, 253 | 51 | 73 | 26 | 150 |
| Notifications | 67 | 42 | 7 | 116 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Transfers from other areas. | 50 | 29 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Children transferred to adults | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Deaths (all causes) | 28 | 8 | - | 36 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Left the Borough | 55 | 44 | 6 | 105 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Recovered | 14 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Children transferred to adults | - | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Other reasons | 25 | 14 | 5 | 44 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Notified cases on Register at 31st December, 1957 | 679 | 512 | 37 | 1,228 | 57 | 63 | 16 | 136 |
* For the purpose of this Return, children are recognised
as adults upon attaining the age of 15 years.
T.B. Death Rate: 19.8 per 100,000 Population compared with 18.8 in 1956.
The Notification Rate has decreased from 121.3 in 1956 to 106.7 in 1957.