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Harrow 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 88
- Tables
- 24
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Page 9
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year
Live Births:— Total Male Female -
Page 11
The following is the Registrar-General's abridged list of causes of death in this district:—
Male Female Male Female -
Page 29
HOUSING Inspection of Houses Visits
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Page 29
PUBLIC HEALTH Inspection of Other Premises
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Page 30
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Page 30
FOOD HYGIENE Inspection of Food : Food Shops and Food Preparing Places Visits
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Page 30
PART II COMPLAINTS RECEIVED Summary
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Page 35
The following table shows the various changes:—
Units of Overcrowding 4 3½ 3 2½ 2 1½ -
Page 37
Allocation of New Housing The following table sets out the position regarding the rehousing of families recommended by the Public Health Committee as reported on the 8th September.
Families Recommended Families Rehoused -
Page 38
(f) The number of Closing Orders made.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (/) -
Page 41
Inspections.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted -
Page 41
Defects Found.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
Page 42
The following is a classification of the various types of shops, and their numbers:—
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Page 43
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Page 47
The following Table gives details of the 1,333 complaints that were received during the year about rats and mice:—
Council Property Rats Mice Private Dwellings Rats Mice Business Premises Rats Mice Agricultural Property Rats Mice Total -
Page 49
Processing and Distribution
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Page 51
(C) OTHER FOODS Food Condemned The following is a summary of all foods condemned in Harrow as unsound or unfit for human consumption during 1951, 1952 and 1953.
1951 1952 1953 lbs. lbs. lbs. -
Page 54
The following is a list of the samples procured in the District during the year.
Articles Total Samples Procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 55
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Articles Brought Forward Total Samples Procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 56
The following is an analysis of the various types of establishments and the numbers of these to which certificates have been issued :
Trade Number in District Number Holding Certificate -
Page 58
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis)
Disease Und. l yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-9 yrs. 10-14 yrs. 15-19 yrs. 20-24 yrs. 25-34 yrs. 35-44 yrs. 45-54 yrs. 55-64 yrs. 65 & over Age unknown Total -
Page 67
TUBERCULOSIS Notification The following table sets out the age and sex distribution of the patients who were notified in this district for the first time in 1953.
Primary Notification Brought to notice other than on a Form "A" Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Pulmonary Non-pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
Page 69
The following table is a summary of the changes which have taken place in the register during the year :—
Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Male Female Male Female -
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Years 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953