London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report tables

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of Westminster 1954

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

Published
1955
Author
Struthers, J. A.
Pages
42
Tables
53

This page requires JavaScript

53 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
  • Page 10
    Births.
    Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 10
    Deaths.
  • Page 11
    Infant Mortality.
    Cause of Death.Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
  • Page 11
    In fectious Disease.
    Disease.Notifications.Removed to Hospital.Diagnosis not Confirmed.Diagnosis Established.
  • Page 13
    Deaths, 1954. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City.
    Causes of Deaths.Sex.All Ages.Years of Age.
    0–1–5–15–25–45–65–75+
  • Page 14
    Deaths, 1954— continued. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City—continued.
    Causes of Deaths.Sex.All Ages.Years of Age.
  • Page 15
    Bacteriological Examinations.
    Negative.Positive.
  • Page 15
    Tuberculosis.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 15
    New Cases.
    Source of Information.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 19
    Dwelling Houses.
  • Page 19
    Included in the above totals—
  • Page 19
    Notices served.
  • Page 20
    Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
  • Page 20
    HOUSING STATISTICS.
  • Page 21
    2. Remedy of defects during the year without Service of formal Notices.
  • Page 21
    3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year. A.—Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936.
  • Page 21
    D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936.
  • Page 21
    4. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV. Overcrowding.
  • Page 22
    A.—Parts of buildings unfit for human habitation.
  • Page 22
    B.—Informal Action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for human habitation.
  • Page 22
    C.—Contraventions of Closing Orders.
  • Page 24
    Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and other Premises (other than Food Premises). Factories Act, 1937. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Shops Act, 1950.
    Total number of Visits.
  • Page 25
    Types of Premises inspected.
  • Page 25
    Notices served.
    Factories, Power.Factories, Non-Power.Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c.Total.
  • Page 25
    Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
    Factories, Power.Factories, Non-Power.Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c.
  • Page 26
    Factories, Power.Factories, Non-Power.Workplaces. Offices, Shops, &c.
  • Page 26
    Factories Act, 1937 (Section 110).
  • Page 26
    Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Inspection of All Types of Food Premises. Analysis of Inspections.
  • Page 27
    Drainage, under notice —
  • Page 27
    Catering Establishments. At the end of the year, 3,044 catering establishments were included in the register.
  • Page 28
    Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous materials in food
  • Page 28
    Food Shops and Other Food Premises (other than Catering Establishments). Type of business and summary of inspections:—
    No. of Premises.Visits.
  • Page 29
    Notices served.
  • Page 29
    Nuisances and defective conditions found.
  • Page 29
    Visits for the Purpose of Obtaining Samples and Inspecting Foodstuffs.
    Sampling.Inspection of Food.
  • Page 31
    Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. The following licences authorising the sale of designated milk were issued during 1954 to Distributors of Milk registered with the Council:—
    Dealers' Licences.Dealers' Supplementary Licences.
  • Page 31
    Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949. At the 31st December, 1954, the following were entered in the City Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:—
  • Page 32
    Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 9. The following table shows the amount of food condemned as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
    Amount Inspected.Amount Salvaged.Amount Destroyed.
    Tons.Cwts.Lbs.Tons.CwtsLbs.Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
  • Page 32
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936. London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934. Drainage.
  • Page 33
    Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Rats and Mice Repression.
  • Page 33
    Inspection of Blocks of Premises under Section 2 of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949.
  • Page 33
    he tollowmg action was taken during the year m tnis connection:—
  • Page 34
    cylinders, which measure the sulphur activity, are sited. The following tables give the results of the monthly analyses, and show separately the amounts of insoluble and soluble constituents.
    Month.Monthly deposits of impurities—tons per square mile.
    Mayfair.Pimlico.Charing Cross.
    Insol.Sol.Total.Insol.Sol.Total.Insol.Sol.Total.
  • Page 35
    Month.Sulphur trioxide in milligrams per 100 sq. cms. per day.
    Mayfair.Pimlico.Charing Cross.
  • Page 36
    Average Daily Concentrations of S02.
    Month.Monck Street.Farm Street.Bessborough Street.
    S02 p.p.m.S02 p.p.m.S02 p.p.m.
  • Page 36
    Smoke Abatement—Results of Observations and Action Taken.
    1948194919501951195219531954
  • Page 36
    Legal Proceedings.
  • Page 37
    Analysis of Legal Proceedings.
    Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38
    Disinfection and Disinfestation.
    Rooms.Articles.Articles DestroyedArticles Washed.Vehicles.Books.
  • Page 38
    Cleansing of Persons.
    Scabies.Head Lice.Body Lice.
    Cases.Treatments.Cases.Treatments.Cases.Treatments.
  • Page 39
    During the year 28 burials were undertaken by the City Council in its cemetery at Hanwell, the requests for such burials being received from the following sources :—
  • Page 39
    Coroner's Court and Mortuary. During 1954, 274 bodies were received in the Mortuary on Coroner' Warrants, etc. Four bodies were admitted to await burial.
    Number of Cases.