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City of Westminster 1955

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

Published
1956
Author
Struthers, J. A.
Pages
42
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    Births. Live Births (registered)—
    Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 11
    Infant Mortality.
  • Page 11
    Infectous Disease.
    Disease.Notifications.Removed to Hospital.Diagnosis not Confirmed.Diagnosis Established.
  • Page 13
    Deaths, 1955. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City. Years of Age.
    Causes of Deaths.Sex.All Ages.0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+
  • Page 14
    Deaths, 1955—continued. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the City—continued. Years of Age.
    Causes of Deaths.Sex.All Ages.0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+
  • Page 15
    Tuberculosis.
    Age Periods.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 15
    New Cases.
    Source of Information.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 25
    Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
    Shops Act, 1950.Total number of Visits.
  • Page 26
    3,621 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
  • Page 26
    Notices served.
    Factories, Power.Factories, Non-Power., Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c.Total.
  • Page 26
    Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
    Factories, Power.Factories. Non-Power.Workplaces, Offices, Shops, &c.
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
    Factories, Power.Factories, Non-Power.Workplaces. Offices, Shops, &c.
  • Page 27
    Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Inspection of All Types of Food Premises.
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 28
    Catering Establishments. At the end of the year, 3,031 catering establishments were included in the register.
  • Page 28
    Notices served.
  • Page 28
    Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
  • Page 29
    Food Shops and Other Food Premises (other than Catering Establishments). Types of business and summary of inspections:—
    No. of Premises.Visits.
  • Page 29
    Notices served.
  • Page 30
    Nuisances and defective conditions found.
  • Page 30
    Visits for the Purpose of Obtaining Samples and Inspecting Foodstuffs.
    Sampling.Inspection of Food.
  • Page 32
    The following licences authorising the sale of designated milks were issued during 1955 to Distributors of Milk registered with the Council:—
    Dealers' Licences.Dealers' Supplementary Licences.
  • Page 33
    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.Cwts.. Lbs.Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
  • Page 34
    Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Rats and Mice Repression.
  • Page 35
    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
    liie following tables gives the degree oi sulphation expressed in milligrams of sulphur trioxide per 100 sq. cms. per day.
    Month.SO3 in milligrams per 100 sq. cms. per day.
    Mayfair.Pimlico.Charing Cross.
  • Page 37
    Analysis of Legal Proceedings.
    Dwellings.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 41 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 1955, 332 bodies were received in the Mortuary on Coroner's Warrants, etc. Seven bodies were admitted to await burial.
    Number of Cases.