Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newham]
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3. Notices etc. Served-
| Served | Complied With | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |
| (a) Intimations | 2539 | 2385 | 1867 | 1903 | 1444 | 1252 | 1997 | 2263 | 2238 | 1789 | 1187 | 989 |
| (b) Statutory | 907 | 1057 | 881 | 880 | 1258 | 961 | 913 | 967 | 1013 | 676 | 626 | 773 |
| (c) Total | 3446 | 3442 | 2748 | 2783 | 2702 | 2213 | 2910 | 3230 | 3251 | 2465 | 1813 | 1762 |
| (d) Summonses Issued | 119 | 176 | 88 | 52 | 34 | 56 | ||||||
| (e) Summonses Heard | 100 | 148 | 75 | 47 | 34 | 51 | ||||||
| 4. Sampling- | ||||||||||||
| (a) Pood and Drugs- | ||||||||||||
| (i) Chemical Analysis | 529 | 542 | 526 | 491 | 486 | 474 | ||||||
| (ii) Bacteriological Analysis | 274 | 286 | 528 | 282 | 285 | 516 | ||||||
| (b) Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs | 34 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 29 | ||||||
| (c) Domestic Water Supplies | - | - | - | - | - | 247 | ||||||
| (d) Swimming Bath Water | 61 | 50 | 63 | 49 | 41 | 96 | ||||||
| (e) Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
5- Meat Inspection
| Animals Slaughtered and Inspected During Year | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 57 | 297 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| Bullocks | 14155 | 14102 | 14845 | 15227 | 13552 | 13561 |
| Cows | 946 | 1276 | 849 | 784 | 40 | 39 |
| Calves | 5695 | 3889 | 3570 | 3877 | 3798 | 5438 |
| Sheep | 18961 | 23535 | 10286 | 1688 | 48l | 6 |
| Lambs | 17248 | 28739 | 29680 | 28325 | 21989 | 24071 |
6. Pest Control
| Complaints investigated | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |
| Rodents | 2261 | 2226 | 2804 | 2807 | 3935 | 3011 | 10624 | 9811 | 13413 | 16087 | 20642 | 15775 |
| Pigeons | 28 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 7 |
| Disinfestation (Vermin) | 904 | 949 | 1166 | 864 | 990 | 777 | 886 | 812 | 1058 | 935 | 1073 | 843 |
| Disinfection | 29 | 18 | 49 | 47 | 83 | 97 | 32 | 21 | 49 | 48 | 85 | 101 |