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City of Westminster 1960

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

Published
1961
Author
Briscoe-Smith, J. H.
Pages
76
Tables
47

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47 tables in this report

  • Page 14
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
  • Page 14
    Births
    Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 14
    Deaths
  • Page 15
    Infant Mortality Analysis of Infant Deaths, 1960
    Cause of Death1st week2nd week3rd week4th weekTotal under 4 weeks1-3 months4-6 months7-9 months10-12 monthsTotal under 1 year
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    Births, Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates
    Year.All Infants.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
    Total Births.Deaths.Mortality Rate.BirthsDeaths.Mortality Rate.Births.Deaths.Mortality Rate.
  • Page 17
    Deaths, 1960 Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life
    Causes of DeathYears of Age.
    Sex.All Ages.0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+
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    Deaths, 1960—continued Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life—continued
    Causes of DeathYears of Age
    SexAll Ages0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+
  • Page 19
    Infectious Diseases The undermentioned conditions are compulsorily notifiable in Westminster:—
    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 20
    Continued from previous page...
    DiseaseAuthority for Notification
  • Page 21
    Notifications of Infectious Disease
    DiseaseNotificationsRemoved to HospitalDiagnosis not ConfirmedDiagnosis Established
  • Page 24
    Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
    Nature of SpecimenNumber ExaminedPositive Findings
  • Page 24
    Tuberculosis
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 24
    New cases
    Source of InformationPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 32
    Dwelling Houses
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    5,811 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
  • Page 33
    Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
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    Housing Statistics
    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year
  • Page 34
    3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
  • Page 35
    4. Parts of buildings unfit for human habitation.
    A.—Formal action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for human habitation.
  • Page 41
    Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and Other Premises (other than food premises)
    Total Number of Visits
  • Page 41
    4,342 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
    Types of premises inspected:—
  • Page 42
    Notices Served
    Factories PowerFactories, Non-powerWork places, Offices, Shops, etc.Total
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    Nuisances, Defective and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found
    Factories PowerFactories NonpowerWork places, Offices, Shops, etc.
  • Page 43
    Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Inspections of all types of Food Premises
    Analysis of Inspections:—
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    At the end of the year, particulars of 3,145 catering establishments were in the register.
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    Notices served
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    ypes 01 businesses and summary ol inspections:—
    Inspections
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    Notices Served
  • Page 53
    The following licences authorising the sale of designated milks were issued during 1960:—
    Dealers' LicencesDealers' Supplementary Licences
  • Page 53
    At the 31st December 1960, the following were entered in the City Council's Register of Dairies and Distributors of Milk:—
  • Page 54
    The following table shews the amount of food surrendered as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
    Amount surrendered
    TonsCwts.Lbs.
  • Page 56
    Drainage
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    Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Rats and Mice Repression
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    Rodents destroyed
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    Noise Nuisance
  • Page 61
    The following table gives the degree of sulphation expressed in empirical units, viz., milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day per 100 square centimetres of standard lead peroxide exposed in the standard apparatus.
    Month.SO3 in milligrams per 100 sq. cms. per day.
    Mayfair.Pimlico.Charing Cross.
  • Page 62
    The results obtained from the two sites are as follows:—
    MonthS02 parts per million Daily Average
    Monck StreetChurchill Gardens
  • Page 63
    Smoke Abatement—Results of Observations and Action Taken
    195519561957195819591960
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    The following information should be read in conjunction with the map on the opposite page.
    Green on map:AreaAcres (approx.)Map reference
  • Page 66
    Analysis of Legal Proceedings
    FinesCosts
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 67
    Disinfection and Disinfestation
    RoomsArticlesArticles WashedBooks
  • Page 68
    Cleansing of Persons
    Treatments
    ScabiesHead LiceBody Lice
  • Page 68
    During the year 41 burials were undertaken by the City Council in its Cemetery at Hanwell. The requests for the burials were received from the following sources:—
  • Page 69
    Causes of death in the foregoing were as under:—
  • Page 70
    1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more " cases ")
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 72
    Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)
    Nature of workSection 110Section 111
    No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecu tions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)