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Hammersmith 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PART III
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
Staff—Inspectoral
The establishment of Public Health Inspectors consists of a Chief Public
Health Inspector, Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector, eight District Inspectors,
one Food and Drugs Inspector, one Public Health Inspector in charge of Clean
Air, two Public Health Inspectors engaged on duties under the Offices, Shops &
Railway Premises Act, 1963, and three Student Inspectors.
The Council's scheme for training Public Health Inspectors in conjunction
with the Public Health Inspectors' Education Board, is beginning to bear fruit.
The first pupil Inspector qualified and was absorbed into the establishment in
December, 1962, and two more pupils were successful in 1964.
Sanitary Circumstances
Housing
Requests continue to be received from the Housing Manager for inspections
to be made in suspected overcrowded cases. Where the request is accompanied
by medical certificates supporting the family's application, very careful consideration
is given so that recommendations are made only for the most urgent cases.
Rehousing on these grounds in Hammersmith, is shown in the following table:
| Year | HEALTH GROUNDS | OVERCROWDING GROUNDS | SPECIAL CASES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended | Rehoused | Recommended | Rehoused | Recommended | Rehoused | |
| 1949 | 61 | 25 | 358 | 132 | 34 | 4 |
| 1950 | 35 | 10 | 439 | 203 | 8 | 9 |
| 1951 | 37 | 10 | 243 | 88 | 9 | 4 |
| 1952 | 27 | 10 | 187 | 79 | 7 | 7 |
| 1953 | 30 | 6 | 178 | 65 | 17 | 5 |
| 1954 | 34 | 2 | 145 | 86 | 14 | 4 |
| 1955 | 28 | 3 | 129 | 55 | 6 | 5 |
| 1956 | 16 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 1957 | 18 | 5 | 90 | 13 | — | — |
| 1958 | 20 | 13 | 69 | 16 | _ | 1 |
| 1959 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 25 | _ | 1 |
| 1960 | 10 | 2 | 80 | 9 | _ | — |
| 1961 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 5 | — | _ |
| 1962 | * _ | _ | 26 | 9 | 1 | _ |
| 1963 | 10 | _ | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | 29 | — | 4 | 13 |
| Totals | 349 | 97 | 2,239 | 802 | 106 | 54 |
* 2 Cases were referred to the Housing Manager.