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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 40
- Tables
- 18
This page requires JavaScript
-
Page 4
In accordance with this policy, the work done in the District by the Unit during the year was as follows
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Male Female Total -
Page 5
Continued from previous page...
INDUSTRIAL Male Female Total -
Page 6
Each case was fully investigated and my recommendations were as follows:-
Diseases or Conditions Total ADDlicants Priority Recommended Priority Not recommended -
Page 8
VITAL STATISTICS Estimated Mid-Year Home Population: 54,620 England and Wales: 48,815,000
Chigwell U.D.C. England and Wales (Total) Males Females Total -
Page 9
Continued from previous page...
Chigwell U.D.C. England and Wales -
Page 10
CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1971
Male Female Total -
Page 11
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
No. of Cases Admissions to Hospitals Deaths -
Page 12
The following number of injections were given during the year:-
Primary Boosters -
Page 13
The Essex County Council Services for the District are administered as follows: -
-
Page 21
The selection of samples for analysis is selective with preference for food which is suspicious, unusual or produced within the Chigwell Urban District area. The following is a summary of the samples submitted to the Public Analyst during 1971, which are only part of the total number of food items examined by members of the Department:-
Type of Food No. of Samples Samples found to be not genuine -
Page 23
A total of 3.787 tonnes and 238.14 litres of food was rejected during the year. The details are as follows:-
-
Page 24
Details of imported food inspected areas follows:-
Food Examined Rejected -
Page 25
Water Samples:- (a) Average results of Chemical Examination. Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated):-
Lee Bridge Copper-mills Chingford Mill Waltham Abbey -
Page 26
(b) Results of Bacteriological Examination:
Lee Bridge Copper-mills Chingford Mill Waltham Abbey -
Page 31
FACTORIES ACT, 1961 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 32
3. OUTWORK (SECTIONS 133 and 134)
Nature of Work Section 133 Section 134 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
Page 33
APPENDIX B. RAINFALL IN MILLIMETRES FDR YEAR 1971.
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD CHIGWELL U.D.C. High Beech Buckhurst Hill Luxborough S.D. Works Loughton Depot -
Page 33
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS