London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 and Chelsea 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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COMPARISON OF CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
| Primary Cause | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBK & C | England | RBK & C | England | RBK & C | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Machinery | 3.70 | 5.40 | 1.54 | 5.30 | 4.85 |
| Transport | 0.90 | 3.70 | 1.52 | 4.00 | 4.24 |
| Falls of persons | 38.80 | 40.00 | 33.05 | 39.70 | 23.60 |
| Fires and explosions | - | 0.80 | - | 0.70 | 1.20 |
| Due to electricity | - | 0.30 | - | 0.40 | - |
| Use of hand-tools | 4.60 | 5.60 | 7.69 | 5.30 | 10.80 |
| Stepping or striking against an object or person | 15.00 | 9.70 | 13.84 | 10.30 | 12.10 |
| Handling goods | 25.00 | 21.40 | 32.30 | 20.70 | 36.30 |
| Struck by falling object | 1.90 | 5.10 | 6.90 | 6.00 | 1.80 |
| Not otherwise specified | 10.20 | 8.00 | 3.10 | 7.60 | 4.85 |
LAND CHARGES
The number of land charge enquiries dealt with during the year was
5,684, compared with 4,889 in 1966. These concerned outstanding
statutory or informal notices, closing orders, smoke control orders,
certificates of disrepair, slum clearance, etc.
TOWN PLANNING APPLICATIONS
During the year, 1,266 applications were referred to the health
department for observations, and the persons responsible for carrying
out any accepted schemes were informed of the various requirements of
the health department before any work was commenced. Close liaison was
maintained between the officers of the Health, Town Clerk's and Borough
Engineer and Surveyor's departments, and the public health inspectors
ensured that any development which took place was in accordance with
the relevant Acts and Byelaws relating to health.
LICENSING ACT, 1964
Forty-six copies of applications to the Licensing Justices for
restaurant or residential licences were received during the year, and
inspections were made in each case to ensure that there were no breaches
of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, and that there was
sufficient and properly sited sanitary accommodation for the use of
patrons.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955 - INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
This is the principal Act for controlling the composition, labelling,
fitness and hygienic handling of food, and the Food Hygiene (General)
Regulations, 1960, are the principal instruments for enforcing good
food hygiene practice in foodshops.
Inspection of food premises
The district public health inspectors are responsible for the
supervision of food premises, including food shops, catering establishments and stalls, etc., within their districts but, as a result of the
serious shortage of public health inspectors, it was only possible to
make 1,045 inspections during the year.