London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Designation
Tuberculin tested (Farm bottled)
Tuberculin tested*
Pasteurised
Total
Samples
examined
35 (34)
4 (4)
20 (17)
59 (55)
T.B. bacillus
isolated
- (-)
- (-)
N/A
-(-)
T.B. bacillus
NOT
isolated
35 (34)
4 (4)
N/A
39 (38)
Passed
phosphatase
test
N/A
N/A
20 (17)
20 (17)
Samples from a residential school which has its own farm.
Milk purchased for use in Council establishments:
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Liquid milk: samples taken by boroughs and
county councils 947 910 589 306 310
number found to be unsatisfactory 7 11 — — —
Dried milk: samples submitted to bacteriological
examination 4 4 3 24* 42*
No samples contained more than 100,000 organisms per gramme, nor was staphylococcus aureus
solated.
*Increased sampling was due to co-operation in the formulation of a British Standard for dried milk.
Sanitary inspection
The inspectors dealt with the following matters in Council establishments:
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports of infestation by a variety of pests | 190 | 207 | 274 | 269 | |
| Visits and re-inspections involved | 347 | 472 | 506 | 409 | 526 |
| Inspections of school meals centres | 375 | 362 | 341 | 208 | 242 |
| Investigations of illness following consumption of school meals | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Occasions when the meal was found to be the cause | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Blind and partially-sighted persons
During the year, 1,660 examinations—100 more than in the previous year—were made in
connection with certification under the National Assistance Act, 1948 of blind or partiallysighted
persons and 56 persons were found to be neither blind or partially-sighted. In
addition, 434 certificates were accepted from other local authorities, hospitals and private
ophthalmologists—85 more than in the previous year. The percentage of new registrations
recommended to obtain treatment was 56.6 per cent. compared with 53.9 per cent. in
1961.
The results of examinations of persons newly registered during the year are given in
tables (i) and (ii).
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