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Barnet 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

Published
1953
Pages
24
Tables
10

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10 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. The following table shews the number of Notifications to the Sanitary Authority during the year, of each disease specified in the Public Health Act, 1936, and the various Infectious Diseases Regulations, and the number of cases removed to Hospitals:-
    DISEASENOTIFIEDREMOVED TO HOSPITAL
  • Page 7
    AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    DISEASE\ NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
    YEARS OF AGE
    0-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-25-45-65-75-Total
  • Page 8
    TUBERCULOSIS. NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1952.
    YEARS OF AGE.NEW CASESDEATHS
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 14
    ICE CREAM.. 142 Samples of ice cream were taken during the year with the following results:-
    Manufacturer.Grade I.Grade II.Grade III.Grade IV.Total.
  • Page 15
    Forty-three samples of milk have been taken, in course of delivery to the consumer, and submitted to the appropriate tests with the following results
    DesignationSamplesTakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 16
    Nine Dealer's Licences and twenty-one Supplementary Licences were granted for the retail sale of milk under the Milk (Special Designation)(Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation)(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 and 1950, viz:-
    Designation.Dealer's Licences.Supplementary Licences.
  • Page 18
    The following details shew the number and nature of the samples taken in the Urban District of Barnet during the year, and the results of the analyses.
    Article.No. of Samples Taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
  • Page 19
    REPORT REQUIRED BY SECTION 128 OF THE FACTORIES ACT. 1977. Inspections for purpose of provisions as to health.
    Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 19
    Outworkers (Sections 110 and 111).
  • Page 21
    RODENT CONTROL, Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. A full time rodent operator is employed for treatment of infestations of rats and mice. The table below gives details of the work carried out during the year:-
    Type of Property.
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAgri- culturalAll other (including Business and Industrial)Total