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Finsbury 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.

Published
1959
Pages
74
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    PHYSICAL FEATURES AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
    General
  • Page 7
    PRINCIPAL VITAL STATISTICS
  • Page 8
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1954-1958
    195419551951-1955195619571958
  • Page 10
    CAUSES OF DEATH - 1958
    0-1-2-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475-8485Total
    MFMFMF
  • Page 11
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    0-1-2-45-1415-2425-4445 6465-7475-8485-Total
    MFMFMF
  • Page 11
    Inquests Inquests were held on eighteen residents during the year. The causes of death found were:
  • Page 12
    INFANT MORTALITY, 1958 CAUSES OF DEATH
    Causes of Death0-1 wk.1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under 4 wks.1-3 mths.3-6 mths6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total under 1 yr.
  • Page 14
    Work of the Public Health Department
    Number examined
  • Page 14
    Work of the Regional Hospital Board
    BacteriologyHaematologyBiochemistryNumber of Investigations
  • Page 24
    All complaints made by tenants and others were investigated and the following table gives details of action taken by the Inspectors and nuisances abated under the Public Health (London) Act 1936.
  • Page 25
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  • Page 25
    Legal proceedings were instituted under the Public Health (London) Act 1936 for non-compliance with Nuisance Notices in the undermentioned cases:-
    DatePremisesOffenceResult
  • Page 28
    INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber of RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 29
    CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 30
    OUTWORK
    Section 110Section 111
    Nature of WorkNo of out workers in August list required by Sect. 110(1)(c)No of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work In un-wholesome premisesNotices ServedProsecutions
  • Page 33
    In all, 16 such instances were reported to me.
  • Page 36
    The co-operation of the general public throughout the Borough has been good and it has not been necessary to serve any notice in connection with matters under this Act.
  • Page 38
    During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:-
  • Page 38
    Goods, mostly clothing, were also disinfected on behalf of certain export firms as follows.
  • Page 40
    New Accommodation The housing construction programme of the Council and other housing authorities has continued to make progress during the year and I am pleased to report the erection and occupation of the following 227 new flats during 1958.
    By the Finsbury Borough Council:
  • Page 41
    A total of 272 inspections of basement rooms were made for all purposes during the year and the following is a summary of action taken:-
    PremisesRooms
  • Page 41
    Unfit Parts of Houses (other than Easement Rooms) From time to time it has become necessary to take action in re spect of a few individual rooms in houses still regarded technically as fit for habitation where these have for one reason or another deteriorated in condition beyond reasonable possibility of being rendered fit.
    PremisesRooms
  • Page 42
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    PremisesRooms
  • Page 42
    The following was the position at the end of 1958.
  • Page 43
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  • Page 45
    During the year applications were dealt with as follows -
  • Page 45
    The approximate number of families rehoused during the year was:-
  • Page 46
    Details for 1958 are set out in the following table:-
  • Page 49
    At the end of the year the position was as follows:-
  • Page 51
    The Council instituted legal proceedings under Section 2 of the Food & Drugs Act 1955 as under:-
    DatePremisesOffenceResult
  • Page 52
    During the past year several types of foodstuffs have been submitted for bacteriological examination in addition to the usual routine examination of milk and ice cream, as indicated in the following list:-
  • Page 53
    Summary
  • Page 53
    Designated Milk Licences issued
    DealersSupplementary
  • Page 53
    Quality of Milk
  • Page 55
    A tabular table in regard to the examination is set out below. BEEF LIVERS examined for Echinococcus cysts
    Country of OriginExaminedCondemnedPercentage
    NumberWeightNumberWeight
  • Page 58
    Details of the unsound food surrendered during the year are as follows:-
    lbs.
  • Page 61
    The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1958:-
    All AgesUnder 1 yr.1-4 yrs.5-14 yrs.15-24 yrs.25-44 yrs.45-64 yrs.65-Cases treated in Hosp.
  • Page 63
    The following table sets out the number of notified cases of and deaths from Diphtheria during the years 1939 to 1958.
    YearNo. of Cases NotifiedDeaths
  • Page 66
    The distribution by sex and age and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, was
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65+Total
  • Page 67
    The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustment for deaths and transfers was. on 31st December 1958.
    MalesFemal esTotal
  • Page 67
    There were six deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis as follows:-
  • Page 68
    The number of notified cases shown on the clinic register at the 3lst December 1958 was as follows:-
    RespiratoryNon-respiratoryTotalsGrand Total