Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 24.—Tuberculosis: Summary of Register.
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||||||
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M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | |||
(a) | Number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the beginning of the year | 639 | 398 | 937 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 1,020 |
(b) | Number of cases notified to the Medical Officer of Health under the Regulations for the first time during the year | 25 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 52 |
(c) | Number of cases removed from the Register during a preceding year which have been restored to the Register during the year | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
(d) | Number of cases added to the Register during the year which have been brought to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health otherwise than by notification under the Regulations | 19 | 7 | 26 | - | 1 | 1 | 27 |
(e) | Number of cases removed from the Register during the year | 90 | 75 | 165 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 186 |
(f) | Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 497 | 347 | 844 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 917 |
TABLE 25.—Summary of Work of the Bacteriological Laboratory.
Nature of Specimen and Examination | Positive | Negative | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Throat and nasal swabs for— | |||
B. diphtheriae | — | 1 | 1 |
Haemolytic streptococci | 2 | 29 | 31 |
Vincent's organisms | — | 1 | 1 |
Sputum for— | |||
Tubercle bacilli | — | 9 | 9 |
Faeces for— | |||
Parasites, typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery and food poisoning organisms | 2 | 172 | 174 |
Foods for— | |||
Food poisoning organisms | — | 13 | 13 |
Totals | 4 | 225 | 229 |
TABLE 26.—New Legislation.
Legislation | Operative Date |
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Milk and Dairies (Emulsifiers and Stabilisers) Regulations, 1962 | 11.4.62 |
Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations, 1962 | 22.5.62 |
Housing (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations, 1962 | 24.5.62 |
National Assistance Act, 1948 (Amendment) Act, 1962 | 24.5.62 |
Oil Heaters Regulations, 1962 | 1.6.62 |
Milk and Dairies (Legal Proceedings) Regulations, 1962 | 27.6.62 |
Food and Drugs (Legal Proceedings) Regulations, 1962 | 27.6.62 |
Motor Cycles (Protective Helmets) (Amendment) Regulations, 1962 | 30.6.62 |
Food Standards (Table Jellies) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 1962 | 12.7.62 |
Emulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food Regulations, 1962 | 16.7.62 |
Milk and Dairies (Preservatives) Regulations, 1962 | 26.7.62 |
Preservatives in Food Regulations, 1962 | 26.7.62 |
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1962 | 1.8.62 |
Local Government Records Act, 1962 | 1.10.62 |
Landlord and Tenant Act, 1962 | 1.11.62 |
Factories : The Slaughterhouses Order, 1962 | 7.11.62 |
The Slaughterhouses (No. 1) Regulations, 1962 | 7.11.62 |
The Slaughterhouses (No. 2) Regulations, 1962 | 7.11.62 |
Abstract of Factories Act Order, 1962 | 7.12.62 |
Discharge of Radioactive Waste (Extension of Temporary Control) Order, 1962 | 7.12.62 |
Poisons List Order, 1962 | 31.12.62 |
Poisons Rules, 1962 | 31.12.62 |
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1962 | 1.1.63 |
Town and Country Planning Act, 1962 | 1.4.63 |