London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report tables
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 40
- Tables
- 20
This page requires JavaScript
-
Page 4
Each case was fully investigated and my reconmendations were as follows:-
Diseases or Condition Total Applicants Priority Recommended Priority Not Recommended -
Page 5
Continued from previous page...
Total Applicants Priority Recommended Priority Not Recommended -
Page 7
CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1964.
Male Female Total -
Page 8
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
No, of Cases Admission to Hospitals. Deaths -
Page 8
9 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution:-
Respiratory Non-Respiratory -
Page 11
The County Council Services of the District are administered as follows:-
-
Page 22
(b) Summary of complaints
-
Page 23
(c) Summary of visits and inspections:
Public Health Acts: -
Page 23
(d) Summary of notices served and complied with:
Served Complied -
Page 29
FOOD CONTROL. 1. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND VENDORS.
Type Number of Premises Inspections -
Page 30
Foodstuffs, as listed below, were examined during the year and found to be unfit for human consumption. The food was condenned and disposed of by burial at the Council's refuse tip:-
Meat 112 lbs. Tinned meat 107 lbs. -
Page 30
6. FOOD SAMPLES. (a) Chemical Analysis: 131 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows:-
Submitted Unsatisfactory -
Page 31
Continued from previous page...
Submitted Unsatisfactory -
Page 32
Continued from previous page...
Submitted Unsatisfactory -
Page 32
(b) Bacteriological Examination:
-
Page 33
7. FOOD COMPLAINTS. 40 complaints regarding the quality, nature and substance of food were received during 1964, as follows:-
-
Page 33
These complaints were all investigated and in 2 cases formal action was taken. Legal proceedings were instituted in the following cases:-
Contraventions Result of Proceedings -
Page 34
1. INSPECTION for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted -
Page 35
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found. Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. Found Remedied Referred to H.M.Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector' -
Page 36
APPENDIX. RAINFALL IN INCHES FOR YEAR 1964.
Metropolitan Water Board Chigwell U. D. C. High Beech Buckhurst Hill Luxborough S.D. Works Loughton Depot