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

View report page

Kensington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

This page requires JavaScript

INDEX.
PAGE
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 2
[INTRODUCTION 8
VITAL STATISTICS, 3
Births 4
Births Notified (Table) 5
Birth Rate, Decline in (Table) 5
Births, Wards and Rates (Table) 4
Cancer 7
Causes of Death 7
Deaths 6
Deaths from Certain Diseases (Table) 8
Deaths, Wards and Rates (Table) 6
Heart Disease 8
Infantile Mortality— 9
Deaths, Above Standard 11
Deaths, Causes of (Table) 10
Deaths each month (Table) 10
Deaths in Wards (Table) 9
Illegitimate Births, Last 5 years
(Table) 11
Illegitimate Infant Deaths 11
Infantile Mortality Rates (Table) 9
Marriages 4
Maternal Mortality 12
Notification of Births Act, 1907 5
Population 8
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH
SERVICES IN THE AREA 12
Ambulance Facilities 20
Bacteriological Work 14
Chapel of Rest 15
Cleansing of Verminous Persons 16
Disinfection, Rooms, Bedding, &c 14
,, Library Books 14
Health Lecturer 13
Home Nursing, Golborne Infant Welfare
Centre 20
Kensington and Fulham General Hospital 17
Kensington District Nursing Association 21
Kensington Institution 16
Male Sanitary Inspectors 13
Medical Officers 13
Medicinal Baths 16
Midwifery Arrangements 90
Mortuary 15
Nursing, Professional, in the home 19
Other Health Services 20
Out-Door Relief 17
Poor Law Authority 16
Princess Louise Hospital for Children 17
Public Baths and Washhouses 15
St. Mary Abbots Hospital 17
School Medical Service 18
School Treatment Centres 19
Staff, Clerical 13
PAGE
Staff, Other 13
Subscriptions to Hospitals and Voluntary
Health Organisations 21
Women Health Officers 13
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
AND ADMINISTRATION 22
Dust Removal 27
Factories and Workshops— 29
Defects Found (Table) 32
Home Office Tables 32
Home Work 31
Inspections (Table) 32
Men's Workshops 29
Outworkers (Table) 31
Women's Workshops 31
Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs 28
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Acts, 1920-1923 27
Public Conveniences 27
Rag Flock Act, 1911 28
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 28
Refuse Removal from Mews 27
Sanitary Inspection— 22
Inspections made (Table) 22
Legal Proceedings 25
Notices issued (Table) 23
Works completed (Table) 24
Sewerage and Drainage 26
Smoke Abatement 27
Verminous Premises cleansed 29
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD 33
Bakehouses 38
Cowsheds 36
Dairies and Milkshops, Inspection of 34
Food Poisoning 46
Food Supply 33
Ice Cream 37
Margarine and Butter Substitutes 46
Meat 86
Milk, Addition of colouring matter to 36
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922
(Proceedings under) 42
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915 33
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 (Proceedings
under) 42
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1928 34
Milk supplied in Kensington, Composition
of 85
„ Supply 83
„ Utensils in Infected Houses 36
Other Places where Food is prepared 38