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CONTENTS OF REPORT Page
Members of Borough Council and Public Health Committee 3
Introductory Remarks of Medical Officer of Health 4
SECTION A: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA:
General 5
Births, Birth Rate, Stillbirths, Stillbirth Rate 5-6
Deaths, Death Rate 5
Maternal Mortality 5
Infantile Mortality 6-8
Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1956 9
Table Showing Vital Statistics for the years 1932-1956 10
Table Showing Certain Vital Statistics for the County of Middlesex for 1956 11
Table Showing Causes of Death for the Year 1956 12-13
Notes on Vital Statistics 14-15
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus 15-16
Road Traffic Accidents 17-19
SECTION B: PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES:
Notifications 20
Age and Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases 21-22
Infective Hepatitis 23-25
Notes on Infectious Diseases 26-28
Diphtheria and Diphtheria Immunisation 28-30
Smallpox Vaccination 30
Chest Disease 31-32
Report of Chest Physician 33-35
Mass X-Ray 36
SECTION C: GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA:
Establishments for Massage or Special Treatment 37
Action under Section 47, National Assistance Act, 1948 37
Section 50, National Assistance Act, 1948, Public Burials 38
Hospital Facilities 38
Health Services Provided by the Middlesex County Council 39
Medical Practitioner Service 39
Laboratory Facilities 39
Edgware Group Health Services Liaison Committee 40
Welfare of Old People 41-43
Hendon Old People's Housing Society 43
Medical Examinations 44
SECTION D: SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA:
Water Supply 44-45
Housing - Report of Housing Officer 45-46
Summary of Inspections carried out by Public Health Inspectors 47
Notices Served 47
Inspection of Dwellinghouses 47
Legal Proceedings Under Public Health Act, 1936 48
Housing Act, 1936 - Action Under 48
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 48-49
Cinemas and Places of Entertainment and Licensed Houses 49
Smoke Abatement 49
Cesspools 49
Disinfestation and Disinfection 49
Swimming Baths 50
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 50
Pet Animals Act, 1951 50
Hairdressers and Barbers 50
Rodent Control 50-51
Administration of Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 52-53
Clean Air Act, 1956 54
SECTION E: INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD:
Food Hygiene 54-55
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 - Legal Proceedings 55
Action taken in connection with Food Stores and Shops 55
Number and Type of Food Premises in the Area 55
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 - Section 16 55
Registration of Hawkers and Premises 56
Milk Supply 56
Unsound Food
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 - Sampling 58
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1926
Labelling of Food Order, 1953 60
Slaughterhouses 60