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City of London 1952

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

Published
1953
Pages
24
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

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    STAFF.
    MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.Date of Appointment.
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    TUBERCULOUS LESIONS CLASSIFIED IN AGE GROUPS. Male.
    Type of Disease.Age Group 14Age Group 15-24Age Group 25-34Age Group 35-44Age Group 45-59Age Group 60 +
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    TUBERCULOUS LESIONS CLASSIFIED IN AGE GROUPS—continued Female.
    Type of Disease.Age Group 14Age Group 15-24Age Group 25-34Age Group 35-44Age Group 45-59Age Group 60 +
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    SMOKE. (Miligrams per cubic metre of air)
    Date.By the Volumetric Method.By the Reflector Method.
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    Daily Mean Concentrations of Smoke at Golden Lane measured by the Volumetric Method SMOKE (Miligrams per cubic metre of air)
    Date.DecemberNovemberJune
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    SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Parts per Million by volume)
    DateDecemberNovemberJune
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    TABLE I.—Results obtained in 1952 of the monthly observations of rainfall and solid deposited matter ; the monthly observations of sulphur dioxide by the lead peroxide method; and the daily observations of the concentration of smoke and sulphur dioxide by the volumetric method.
    MonthRainfallDeposit Gauge, Golden LaneLead Peroxide MethodVolumetric Method, Golden Lane
    Golden LaneFinsbury Circus
    Insoluble DepositSoluble DepositTotal SolidsSmokeSulphur Dioxide
    Monthly averageHighest daily averageMonthly averageHighest daily average
    MMInchesTonsper sq.milemgs (SO3) per day per 100 sq. cm.mg. per 100 cu. metresParts per 100 million parts of air
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    STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Notifications received:—Total cases notified.
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    ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS. (Other than under Food and Drugs Act).
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following specimens were examined during the year:—
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    DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
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    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1952.
    Causes of DeathNett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occuring within or without the district.
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and upwards
    12345678910
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    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1952—continued.
    Causes or DeathNett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occuring within or without the district.
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and upwards
    12345678910
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    MEAT INSPECTION.
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
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    PART I. OF THE ACT. 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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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 are 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
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, AND FOOD REGULATIONS. Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.
    ArticleInformalFormalTotalArticleInformalFormalTotal
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, AND FOOD REGULATIONS— continued Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.
    ArticleInformalFormalTotalArticleInformalFormalTotal
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    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING ADULTERATION OR OTHER IRREGULARITY.
    Sample No.Article.Informalor Formal.Nature of adulteration or irregularity.Observations.Action.
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    PROSECUTIONS.
    Article.Offence.Result.
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    CITY MORTUARY.