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Chislehurst 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

Published
1949
Pages
36
Tables
13

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  • Page 18
    Overcrowding: Housing Act, 1936.
    WardNo. of Cases at 31st December31 Dec. 1948
    Number or Cases July, 1936193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947| No. of Cases found during year,, ,, remedied ,,Cases at end of year
    No. of persons concerned
    No. of CasesAged over 10Aged under 10
  • Page 19
    RE-HOUSING. Considerable progress has been made in the past year, as will be seen from the following table, for which I am indebted to the Housing Manager:—
    Prior to 1948During 1948
  • Page 23
    The disinfections carried out during the year were as follows:—
    Sprayed.Fumigated.Steam Disinfected.Destroyed.
  • Page 27
    APPENDIX 2. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948. Part I of the Act. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 27
    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.")
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 28
    APPENDIX 3. FOOD & DRUGS: Samples Taken During 1948.
    Formal.Informal.
  • Page 29
    Continued from previous page...
    Formal.Informal.
  • Page 30
    APPENDIX 4. UNSOUND FOOD—CONDEMNED.
    Item.Tons.cwts.qrslbs.
  • Page 31
    APPENDIX 5. Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supply to Chislehurst and Sidcup U.D. January-December, 1948. Parts per million (unless otherwise stated.) (a) Oxygen abs. from Permanganate at 80° F. (b) Colour m.m. brown 2 ft. tube. Burgess's Tintometer.
    Description of the Sample. No. of SamplesAmmoni acal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenOxidised NitrogenChlorides as CI. _(a)Turbidity. in terms of Silica(b)Hardness (Total)Hardness (Perm)pH ValueConductivity
  • Page 31
    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS.
    Description of the SampleNo. of SamplesPercentage of Samples negative 100 ml.Bact. coli. per 100 ml
  • Page 32
    APPENDIX 6. TUBERCULOSIS IN CHISLEHURST AND SIDCUP (as corrected by Inward and Outward Transfers)
    Year endingPopulation Chislehurst and Sideup U.D.NotificationsNumber of Cases on RegisterDeaths
    Pulm.Non-Pulm.PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotalNumber of yearly increaseNo. of 1000 pop.Number ofDeath Rate-C.S.U.D, per 1000 populationDeath Rate- England & Wales per 1000 pop.
    MFMFPulm.Non-Pulm.PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 33
    APPENDIX 7. URBAN DISTRICT OF CHISLEHURST AND SIDCUP. Quarterly Statement of cases on Notification Register 1948.
    Quarter Ended31st March, 194830th June, 194830th September, 194831st December, 1948
    Pul.N. PulTotal CasesPul.N. PulTotal CasesPulN. PulTotal CasesPul.N. Pul.Total Cases
  • Page 34
    APPENDIX 8. URBAN DISTRICT OF CHISLEHURST AND SIDCUP. Number of Cases Notified under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulation, 1930, for the First Time during Year ended December 31st, 1948, according to Age-Groups.
    GroupQtr. ended 31.3.48Qtr- ended 30.6.48Qtr- ended 30.9.48Qtr- ended 31.12.48Totals for year 1948Totals
    Pulm.Non-Pulm.Pulm.Non-Pulm.Pulm.Non-Pulm.Pulm.Non-Pulm.Pulm.Male Non-Pulm;Pulm.Female Non-Pulm.