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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

City of Westminster 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

Published
1950
Author
Shinnie, Andrew J.
Pages
60
Tables
52

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52 tables in this report

  • Page 19
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
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    Births.
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    Births Notified-1,246.
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    Deaths.
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    Infantile Mortality.
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    Infectious Disease.
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    Corrected Diagnosis:— Whooping Cough, 1; Measles, 2; Polio-myelitis, 2.; Non-notifiable diseases—Removed to hospital:—
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    Causes of Death (at all Ages).
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    Deaths, 1949. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City.
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    Deaths, 1949—continued. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City-continued.
  • Page 24
    Tuberculosis. New Cases and Deaths.
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    Table showing period of incidence of cases of Poliomyelitis and ages.
  • Page 28
    Summary of Inspections of all Types of Premises.
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    Number of Visits.
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    Summary of Notices Served. Factories,
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    Dwelling Houses.
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    Notices served.
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    Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1936, Section IV).
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    Housing Acts, 1936 to 1949.
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    Inspections.
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    Notices served.
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    Defects found.
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    Factories, Workplaces, Shops and other Premises (other than Food Premises).
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    Analysis of Inspection.
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    Types of Premises Inspected.
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    Abstracts. Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 99 instances for failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.
    Notices—Analysis.Factories. Power.Factories. Non-Power.Workplaces. Shops, &o.
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    Defects found.
    Factories. Power.Factories. Non-Power.Workplaces. Shops, &6c.
  • Page 35
    Catering Establishments and other Food Premises. Summary of Inspections.
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    Analysis of Inspections.
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    Summary of Notices Served.
    Food Shops and Other Food Premises.Catering Establishments.
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    Food Shops and Other Food Premises (other than Catering Establishments).
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    Visits for the Purpose of Obtaining Samples and Inspecting Foodstuffs.
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    Food Shops and Other Food Premises. Notices served.
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    Defects found.
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    Analysis of Inspections.
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    Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities—
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    Samples Purchased under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Showing Results of Analysis for the Year 1949.
    Article of Food.Number of Samples Purchased.Adulterated.Genuine.
  • Page 42
    Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949. At the 31st December, 1949, the following were entered in the City Council's Registers of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:—
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    The following are particulars of licences granted during 1949 to dealers in respect of the sale of milk under prescribed or special designations:
    Principal. Licence.Supplementary. Licence.
  • Page 43
    Unsound Food. The following table shows the amount, and method of disposal, of food condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for human consumption during the year 1949:-
    Articles.AmountAmount
    Tons.Cwt.Lb.Tons.Cwt.Lb.Tons.Cwt.Lb.
    Destroyed.Salvaged.Total.
  • Page 44
    Rat and Mice Repression.
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    The following action was taken during the year in this connection:—
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    Atmospheric Pollution-Analyses of Deposited Impurities (tons per sq. mile).
    1949Mayfair.Pimlico.
    Total Solids.Sulphates.Total Solids.Sulphates.
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    Measurement of Sulphur Activity by the Lead Peroxide Method. (S02 in milligrammes per 100 sq. cms. per day.)
    1949Mayfair.Charing Cross.Pimlico.
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    Analysis of Legal Proceedings. catering failing to take precautions against the contamination of food:-
    Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Food.Fines.Costs.
  • Page 48
    Disinfection and Disinfestation.
    Rooms.Articles.Articles. Destroyed.Articles. Washed.Vehicles.Books.
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    Treatments.
    Men.Women.Children (under school age).Children. (School).Articles.
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    During the year 46 burials were undertaken by the City Council in its Cemetery at Hanwell, the requests for such burials being received from the following sources:—
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    Coroner's Court and Mortuary. In all, 342 bodies were received in the Mortuary on Coroner's warrants by Police or Undertakers. There were 10 cases admitted "to await burial."
    Number of Cases.
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    Accidents—