London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brent 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 26
General Classes—Occupational Grouping
| Groups | Age | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 16-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65 and over | ||
| (a) Handicapped persons (other than ** children) who though possibly needing training for some new occupations are capable of work under ordinary industrial conditions | - | 8 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 64 |
| (b) Handicapped persons (other than ** children) who are incapable of work under ordinary industrial conditions but who are mobile and capable of work in sheltered workshops | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| (c) Handicapped persons (other than ** children) who are incapable of work under ordinary industrial conditions and who are insufficiently mobile for work in sheltered workshops but who are capable of work at home | - | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| (d) Handicapped persons (other than children) who are incapable of, or not available for work | - | 27 | 79 | 220 | 437 | 763 |
| (e) Handicapped persons who are children under the age of 16 years and whose needs are likely to be met under other enactments but for whom the local authority have a general responsibility under Section 29 of the Act | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Total | 7 | 35 | 112 | 257 | 443 | 854 |
| **Actual number of persons employed within these categories. | ||||||
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
Table 27
Inspections and Visits by Public Health Inspectors
| Public Health Act | |
|---|---|
| Dwellings—inspected | 2,586 |
| Dwellings—re-inspected | 6,778 |
| Visits re accumulations | 1,394 |
| Visits re Vermin | 397 |
| Visits re improper keeping of animals | 119 |
| Other nuisances including rats | 4,589 |
| Other Visits | 1,087 |
| Housing Acts | |
| House-to-house—inspections | 848 |
| House-to-house—re-inspections | 1,183 |
| Individual houses—inspected | 119 |
| Individual houses—re-inspected | 307 |
| Houses in multiple occ.—inspected | 424 |
| Houses in multiple occ.—re-inspected | 1,963 |
| Basement rooms inspected | 31 |
| Overcrowding visits | 258 |
| Imp. and standard grant inspections | 163 |
| Houses inspected—special surveys | 420 |
| Other Visits | 1,200 |