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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 1963
[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 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | Golborne | Norland | Pembridge | Holland | Earls Court | Queens Gate | Redcliffe | Brompton | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 1 | - |
| Acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | _ |
| Dysentery | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | - | — | - | 2 | — | - | _ | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis, paralytic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 29 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Measles | 236 | 131 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 71 | 46 | 104 | 36 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | _ | - | - |
| Enteritis | _ | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | — |
| Food poisoning | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Scabies | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 19 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT. 1936
Nuisances
During the year 60 summonses were issued for various nuisances
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. In 15 cases Abatement
Orders were secured and costs amounting to £21.lls. 6d. were awarded to
the Council. In 20 cases the summonses were withdrawn, the nuisances
having been abated prior to the Court hearings. In 25 cases the
summonses were adjourned sine die, as the necessary works were being
carried out by the defendants.
Six prosecutions were undertaken for failure to comply with
Justices' Orders to abate statutory nuisances. In 4 cases fines
totalling £83 were imposed and costs amounting to £7. 7s. 0d. were
awarded to the Council. In the remaining 2 cases proceedings were
adjourned sine die as the work was in the process of being carried out.
London County Council Drainage Byelaws
Twenty-four summonses were issued in respect of contraventions
of these Byelaws, which included failure to deposit plans; failure to
give notice of intention to commence drainage work; failure to carry
out or to maintain drainage work in good condition, etc. Convictions
were obtained in 22 cases and fines totalling £89 were imposed, with
£12.12s. 0d. costs. In one case the summons was withdrawn as the