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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
Kensington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE 3
| Notifiable disease | Total cases notified in each Ward in 1960 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Charles | Golborne | Norland | Pembridge | Holland | Earls Court | Queens Gate | Redcliffe | Brompton | |
| Scarlet fever | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 84 | - | - |
| Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia | 4 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| Dysentery | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute encephalitis | - | _ | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 33 | 20 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Measles | 128 | 133 | 42 | 93 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | 1 | - | l | _ | 1 | - | - | - |
| Enteritis | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — |
| Pood poisoning | 3 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Scabies | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping cough | 34 | 56 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
Nuisances
During the year, 83 summonses were issued for various
nuisances under the P.H. (London) Act, 1936. In 21 cases abatement
orders were secured and costs amounting to £21. Os. Od. were awarded
to the Council. In 40 cases the summonses were withdrawn, the
nuisances having been abated prior to the Court hearings. In 20
cases the summonses were adjourned as the necessary works were being
carried out by the defendants. In the remaining 2 cases the
summonses were dismissed, but no costs were awarded.
Thirteen prosecutions were undertaken for failure to comply
with Justices' Orders to abate statutory nuisances. In 4 cases
fines amounting to £27. 12s. Od. were imposed and costs amounting to
£6. 6s. Od. were awarded to the Council. In 6 cases the summonses
were withdrawn as the work had been completed, and in the remaining
3 cases the proceedings were adjourned sine die as the necessary
work was in process of being carried out.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954 (Sec.12)
Three summonses were issued in respect of deficient or
defective dustbin accommodation. In 2 cases convictions were
secured and fines amounting to £4. Os. Od. were imposed, and the
Council were awarded £4. 4s. Od. costs. In the remaining case