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Hampstead 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

Published
1957
Pages
72
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948. SECTION 47 The following table summarises the source of information to, and the action taken by, the Department under the above Act.
    Reported byNo. of casesACTION TAKEN
    Voluntary Removal to a Home or HospitalRemoved on Magistrates OrderRemoved by Duly Authorised OfficerRegularly visited at home, together with provision of Home Help, Meals Service, District Nurse, Laundry Service and/or other voluntary services.
  • Page 24
    The following table shows the grading of ice cream samples taken at the fairground since the war:-
    YearNo. of Samples TakenGrading under Meth. Blue TestPercentages of Grades 1 and 2 Samples
    1234
  • Page 35
    The following table indicates the result of the two treatments:-
    January 1957July 1957
  • Page 37
    HOUSING SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRAMME. 1956-60 The following is the list of properties comprised in the Council's approved slum clearance programme made in accordance with Section 1 of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
    No. of Dwellings
  • Page 42
    APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR SECTION 4 LOANS
    Applications receivedLoansApplications withdrawn
    GrantedRefused
  • Page 42
    IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 1954-1956
    Applications
    ReceivedGrantedRefusedWithdrawn
  • Page 45
    STATISTICAL SUMMARY
  • Page 45
    BIRTHS
    TotalLegitimateIllegitimate
  • Page 45
    DEATHS
  • Page 46
    CAUSES OF DEATH 1956
    Cause of DeathTotal MalesMALES - AGESTotal FemalesFEMALES - AGESTotal Males& Females
    0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-0-l-5-15-25-45-65-75-
  • Page 47
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 48
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASENotificationsRemoved to Hosp.1956Deaths 1956
    19521953195419551956
  • Page 48
    TUBERCULOSIS
    AGE PERIODSRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    New CasesDeathsNew CasesDeaths
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 49
    FOOD POISONING NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED)
    1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal
  • Page 49
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS (Infectious Diseases)
  • Page 49
    DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
  • Page 50
    HAMPSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEANSING CENTRE
    Verminous conditionsScabies
    CasesTreatmentsCasesTreatments
  • Page 50
    London County Council (General Powers) Act,1953
  • Page 51
    PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION
    Inspections
  • Page 52
    FACTORIES ACTS. 1937 and 1948
    No. on RegisterInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 52
    Defects Found
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were found
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 53
    OUTWORKERS
  • Page 53
    PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
  • Page 53
    PHARMACY & POISONS ACT, 1933
    New Licences issuedLicences RenewedCeased to sell poisons or removedNo. on Register at end of yearNo. of inspections
  • Page 54
    swimming baths
    No. of SamplesChemical AnalysisBacteriological Examination
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactorySatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 54
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Public Health (London) Act, 1936 London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1939
    Date of HearingPremises and Nature of OffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 55
    INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
    No. on RegisterNo. of Inspections
  • Page 55
    Sausages, Cooked Meats, etc.
  • Page 56
    MILK SUPPLY No. of Licensed Distributors 82. Milk (Special Designation) Regulations Licences issued
    Type of LicencePasteurisedTuberculin TestedSterilised
  • Page 56
    Milk Examination
    DesignationMethylene Blue and Phosphatase TestsChemical Analysis
  • Page 56
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD
    Nature of SampleNo. of SamplesSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 57
    ADULTERATED SAMPLES
    Sample No.ArticleOffenceHow dealt with
  • Page 58
    ADULTERATED SAMPLES - continued
    Sample No.ArticleOffenceHow dealt with
  • Page 58
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Offences relating to Food and Food Premises. Sections 2, 8 and 113 Food and Drugs Act, 1955
    Date of HearingPremises and Nature of OffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 60
    HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
    PART A - Houses Demolished
    Clearance Areas.Housing; Act. 1936 and Housing; Repairs & Rents Act. 1954HousesPersons DisplacedFamilies Displaced
  • Page 61
    PART C - Unfit houses made fit and houses in which defects were remedied
    By OwnerBy Local Authority
  • Page 61
    OVERCROWDING
    19561955195419531952
  • Page 62
    HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT. 1954 Certificates of Disrepair
    Applications receivedCertificatesApplications OutstandingCertificates Revoked
    GrantedRefused