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Hornsey 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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CONTENTS Page
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Tuberculosis 9
Hostel in Highgate 9
Mass x-ray of the Borough # 9
Survey of Finsbury Park Ward 10
Tables of cases on register 13
Diphtheria 15
Dysentery 15
Food Poisoning 17
Canicola Fever 18
Poliomyelitis 18
Laboratory Services 19
Tables of infectious diseases notified 20
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
Campsbourne Clearance Area 23
Housing : Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 24
Closing Orders 24
Certificates of Disrepair 24
Cleansing of Soiled Articles 25
Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors 26
Inspection of Factories 27
Outworkers 27
Abatement Notices 28
Legal Proceedings 29
Work carried out by the Council in Default 31
Summary of Sanitary Improvements Effected 32
Water Supply 33
Atmospheric Pollution 34
Inspection of Shops 36
Licensing of Pet Shops 36
Rodent Control 36
FOOD
Food Hygiene 41
Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954 42
Colouring Matters in Food 43
Milk Supply 44
Ice Cream 44
Bakehouses 44
Slaughterhouses 45
Legal Proceedings 45
Food Sampling 46
Premises Classified according to Principal Trades 48
Hawkers of Food 49
Inspection of Food Premises 49
Condemned Food 49
GENERAL
Medical Examination of Staff 51
Massage and Special Treatment 51
Burial of the Dead 51
Ambulance Service 52
H.M. Inspector of Factories 52
Registrar of Births and Deaths 52
Public Mortuary 52
Hospital Services in Hornsey 53
Santa Clause Home for Sick Children 54
Veterinary Inspections 54
Welfare of Old People 54
VITAL STATISTICS 57
APPENDIX REPORT OF THE AREA MEDICAL OFFICER 63
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