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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 41
Defects found
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (sec. 1) | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 35 | 47* | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | 4 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Total | 49 | 60* | 6 | 2 |
* Twelve defects outstanding from previous year.
No prosecutions were instituted during the year.
Table 42
Outworkers
| Nature of work | No. of outworkers in August list | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel (making, etc.) | 168 | — | — |
| Household linen | — | — | — |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | — | — |
| Artificial flowers | — | — | — |
| Paper bags | — | — | — |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partiallv of paper | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc | 17 | — | — |
| Stuffed toys | 46 | 2 | 2 |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 6 | — | — |
| Imitation jewellery and jewellerv pads | 10 | — | — |
| Lampshades | 7 | — | — |
| Total | 256 | 2 | 2 |
There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council, and there were no prosecutions.
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Table 43 Ante-natal Clinics
| Clinic | Sessions | New cases | Attendances | Average attendance per session | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal | Postnatal | Antenatal | Postnatal | |||
| Kilburn | 102 | 459 | 17 | 1,958 | 17 | 19.4 |
| Pound Lane | 102 | 398 | 4 | 1,798 | 4 | 17.7 |
| Stonebridge | 151 | 673 | 11 | 3,058 | 12 | 20.3 |
| Neasden | 52 | 96 | 4 | 324 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Cricklewood (Sneyd Road) | 51 | 308 | 5 | 872 | 6 | 17.2 |
| Kensal Rise (St. Martin's) South Kilburn | 50 | 274 | — | 1,199 | — | 24.0 |
| (Chichester Terrace) | 51 | 198 | 7 | 817 | 7 | 16.1 |
| Totals: 1961 | 559 | 2,406 | 48 | 10,026 | 50 | 17.9 |
| 1960 | 556 | 2,036 | 43 | 8,474 | 43 | 15.3 |