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Chigwell 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

Published
1967
Pages
48
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    90 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 8
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1966
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 9
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
    No. of CasesAdmissions to HospitalsDeaths
  • Page 9
    12 new cases of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year with the following distribution:-
    RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
  • Page 11
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSISMALEFEMALETOTAL
  • Page 21
    Water Samples: (a) Results of Chemical Examination:-
    Chingford MillFerry LaneLee BridgeWaltham Abbey
  • Page 22
    Continued from previous page...
    Chingford MillFerrv LaneLee BridgeWaltham Abbey
  • Page 25
    (b) Summary of complaints:
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  • Page 26
    (d) Summary of notices served and complied with:
    ServedComplied
  • Page 30
    2. SUMMARY OF VISITS TO FOOD PREMISES.
    TypeNumber of PremisesInspections
  • Page 31
    6. FOOD SAMPLES (a) Chemical Analysis: 164 samples of foodstuffs were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination, who reported on the samples, as follows:-[
    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 32
    Continued from previous page...
    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 33
    Continued from previous page...
    SubmittedUnsatisfactory
  • Page 34
    Legal proceedings were instituted in the following cases:-
    ContraventionsResult of Proceedings
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    Continued from previous page...
    ContraventionsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 36
    FACTORIES ACT. 1961. 1. INSPECTION FGR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on l RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 37
    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. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 38
    APPENDIX RAINFALL IN INCHES FCR YEAR 1966
    METROPOLITAN WATER BOARDCHIGWELL U. D. C.
    High BeechBuckhurst HillLuxborough S.D. WorksLoughton Depot