London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Brent 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table 25

General Classes—Occupational Grouping

GroupsAgeTotal
Under 1616-2930-4950-6465 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-72432669
(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-72337-67
(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 home5111935
(d) Handicapped persons (other than children) who are incapable of, or not available for work-32892956611,077
(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 Act12----12
Total12511473836671,260
**Actual number of persons employed within these categories.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA Table 26

Inspections and Visits by Public Health Inspectors

Public Health Act
Dwellings—inspected2,718
Dwellings—re-inspected7,755
Visits re accumulations3,550
Visits re Vermin304
Visits re improper keeping of animals63
Other nuisances including rats937
Other Visits1,124
Housing Acts
House-to-house—inspections32
House-to-house—re-inspections149
Individual houses—inspected64
Individual houses—re-inspected568
Houses in multiple occ.—inspected257
Houses in multiple occ.—re-inspected977
Basement rooms inspected89
Overcrowding visits172
Imp. and standard grant inspections416
Houses inspected—special surveys121
Other Visits3,131