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Chigwell 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

Published
1966
Pages
42
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    RE-HOUSING PRIORITY (M MEDICAL GROUNDS 89 requests for priority for re-housing on medical grounds were referred to me for assessment, usually supported by a doctor's written certificate. Each case was fully investigated and my recommendations were as follows
    Diseases or ConditionsTotal ApplicantsPriority RecommendedPriority Not Recommended
  • Page 7
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
  • Page 8
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY TOE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1965
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 9
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
    No. of CasesAdmissions to HospitalsDeaths
  • Page 9
    TUBERCULOSIS: 14 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution
    RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
  • Page 12
    The County Council Services of the District are administered as follows:-
  • Page 28
    2. SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES.
    TypeNumber of PremisesInspections
  • Page 29
    162 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows
    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 30
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    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 31
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    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 32
    37 complaints regarding the quality, nature and substance of food were received during 1965, as follows
  • Page 32
    These complaints were all investigated and in 2 cases formal action was taken. Legal proceedings were instituted in the following cases
    ContraventionsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 33
    FACTORIES ACT. 1961. 1. INSPECTION for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 34
    FACTORIES ACT, 1961. 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M, InspectorRef erred by H,M. Inspector