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City of Westminster 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
- Published
- 1962
- Author
- Briscoe-Smith, J. H.
- Pages
- 84
- Tables
- 35
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Page 15
Infant Mortality Analysis of Infant Deaths, 1961
Cause of Death 1st week 2nd week 3rd week 4th week Total under 4 weeks 1-3 months 4-6 months 7-9 months 10-12 months Total under 1 year -
Page 16
Births, Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates
All Infants. Legitimate. Illegitimate. Year. Total Births. Deaths. Mortality Rate. Births. Deaths. Mortality Rate. Births. Deaths. Mortality Rate. -
Page 17
Deaths, 1961 Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life
Causes of Death Sex All Ages 0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75+ -
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Deaths, 1961—continued Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life—continued
Causes of Death Sex All Ages 0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 754 -
Page 21
Notifications of Infectious Disease
Disease Notifications Removed to Hospital Diagnosis not Confirmed Diagnosis Established -
Page 24
Specimens Submitted to the Public Health Laboratory
Nature of Specimen Number Examined Positive Findings -
Page 24
Tuberculosis
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary NonPulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
Page 37
Dwelling Houses
Analysis of Inspections:— -
Page 37
Notices Served
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Page 46
Inspection of Factories, Workplaces, Shops, Offices and Other Premises (other than food premises)
Total Number of Visits -
Page 46
6,194 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Types of premises inspected:— -
Page 47
Notices Served
Factories Power Factories Non-power Workplaces, Offices, Shops, etc. Total -
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Nuisances, Defective and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found:—
Factories Power Factories Non-power Workplaces, Offices, Shops etc. -
Page 48
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Inspections of all types of Food Premises
Analysis of Inspections:— -
Page 49
Catering Establishments At the end of the year, particulars of 3,158 catering establishments were in the register.
Summary of inspections:— -
Page 49
Notices Served
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Page 49
Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
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Page 50
Types of businesses and summary of inspections:—
Inspections -
Page 50
Notices served
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Page 51
Visits for the Purpose of Obtaining Samples and Inspecting Foodstuffs
Sampling Inspection of food -
Page 56
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations 1959 During the year, 126 samples of ice cream were submitted for examination by the methylene blue test, and were classified in the following provisional grades as recommended by the Ministry of Health:—
Grade No. of Samples -
Page 57
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 8 The following table shews the amount of food surrendered as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
Amount surrendered Tons Cwts. Lbs. -
Page 61
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 London County Council (Drainage) Byelaws, 1934
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Page 61
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 Rats and Mice Repression
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Page 61
Noise Nuisance
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Page 66
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. S03 in milligrams per 100 sq. cms. per day. Mayfair. Pimlico. Charing Cross. -
Page 67
The results obtained from the two sites are as follows:—
Month S02 parts per million Daily Average Monck Street Churchill Gardens -
Page 68
Smoke Abatement—Results of Observations and Action Taken
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 -
Page 70
Smoke Control Areas The following information should be read in conjunction with the map on the opposite page.
Green on map: Area Acres (approx.) Map reference -
Page 71
Analysis of Legal Proceedings
Fines Costs £ S. d. £ s. d. -
Page 73
The following is a summary of the work carried out for Westminster during the year:— Disinfection and Disinfestation
Rooms Articles Articles Washed Books -
Page 74
Coroner's Court and MortuaryDuring 1961, 286 bodies were received in the Mortuary on Coroner's Warrants, etc. Two bodies were admitted to await burial.
Number of Cases -
Page 75
Part I of the Act 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2. Cases in which Defects were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more " cases ")
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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(Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of work Section 110 Section 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110(1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)