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Poplar 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1956
Pages
54
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    EXTRACTS FHOM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    MalesFemalesTOTAL
  • Page 14 15
    TABLE 1 DEATHS
    CAUSES OF DEATHSSEXALL AGESAGE GROUPS
    0 -1 -5 -15 -25 -45 -65 -75 -
  • Page 17
    TABLE II INSPECTIONS, INSANITARY CONDITIONS POUND FXISTTNG. AND RE-INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1955
    2.217
    House-to-House-
  • Page 18
    TABLE II (continued)
    Nuisances, etc., foundWorks completed
  • Page 20
    (a)The council maintans a disinfecting station at yeo street and a summary of the work carried out is given below:- Disinfections:-
    Premises DisinfectedArticles Disinfected
  • Page 22
    Dwelling Houses. The number of complaints concerning mice is still high, but the use of the anti-blood coagulent agents has proved to be very effective in treatments and it is found possible in most cases to eliminate all mice in a reasonable period of time.
    TYPE OP PROPERTY
    Local AuthorityDwelling Houses including Council HousesAll Other (including Business Premises)TOTAL
  • Page 23
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 (TABLES III, IV & V) TABLE III INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 24
    TABLE IV CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNo. of cases in which defects wereNo. of cases in which prosecutions were insti tuted
    FoundRemedi edReferred
    to H. M. Inspectorby H.M. Inspector
  • Page 25
    TABLE V OUTWORKERS
    SECTION 110SECTION 111
    NATURE OF WORKNo. of outworkers in August list required by Sec.110 (1) (c) (3)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of p rosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 30
    The number of families living in property owned or managed by the Borough Council at 31st December, 1955, was as follows:-
    Type of dwellingNo. of Lettings
  • Page 31
    Certificates of Disrepair Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
    No of applications for certificatesNumber grantedNumber refusedNo. of applications for revocation of certificatesNumber grantedNumber refused
  • Page 38
    Inspection of Food Premises. The following is a detailed summary showing the types of premises inspected during the year:-
    Number of Inspections
  • Page 40 41
    TABLE VI
    SAMPLE No.ARTICLERESULT OP ANALYSISACTION
  • Page 43
    The following is a summary of foods condemned as being unfit for human consumption:-
    Fresh foodsCanned foods
  • Page 44
    Licenses issued under the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Steri-lised Milk) Regulations, 1949, and Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949:-
    SterilisedPasteurisedTuberculin tested
  • Page 49
    TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS
  • Page 49
    During the year 16 deaths were certified as being due to tuberculosis. The number of cases remaining on the register at 31st December, 1955, after adjustment in respect of deaths and transfers, was as follows:-
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTOTAL
  • Page 50
    TABLE VIII INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASECorrected NotificationsRemoved to Hospital
    0- yrs.1- yrs.3- yrs.5- y rs.15- yrs.25-y rs.45- y rs.65-yrs.TOTAL