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Finsbury 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

Published
1943
Pages
38
Tables
20

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20 tables in this report

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    The following table shows the causes of, and ages at death during the year 1942:-
    CAUSE OF DEATHTotal All Ages0 –1 –5 –15 –45 –65 –
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    The attendances at the various Treatment Centres and Clinics have shown a considerable expansion during recent years and there were record attendances in most Of them during 1942, as shown the following table.
    ATTENDANCES &C. AT TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS.
    CLINIC1939194019411942
    No. of SessionsNo. of New CasesTotal No. AttesNo.of sessionsNo. of New casesTotal No. AttesNo. of SessionsNo. of New CasesTotal No. AttesNo. of SessionsNo.of New CasesTotal No. Attes
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    There were 29 deaths amongst infants under one year of age and the infant mortality rate based on 1,000 live births was 64. The following are comparative infant mortality rates.
    INFANT MORTALITY RATES
    1939194019411942
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    The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres is briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1941.
    PINE STREETLEAGE STREET
    1941194219411942
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    The Council has continued grants to the under mentioned Voluntary Centres and a brief outline of the work carried out at these Centres is shown below.
    INSTITUTIONNO. OF MEETINGS HELDNO. OF ATTENDANCES.
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    AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCES:
    NURSERYAPRILMAYJUNEJULYAUGSEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC.
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    Summary of inspection made by sanitary Inspector-
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    The following is a summary of the cases dealt with in the Health Centre Cleansing Station during the year.
    VERMINSCABIESNO. OF TREATMENTS
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    The following table gives particulars of the disinfection work carried out during 1942.
    Promises disinfected after:-
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    During the year 734 first visits and 205 re-visits were made to factories and 80 intimation notice were served requiring the remedy of defects found. The following is a summary of defocts found.
    PARTICULARSNUMBER OF DEFECTS:
    FACTORTESFACTORIES (NON-POWER)TOTAL
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    The following is a summary of the visits made by the Lady Sanitary Inspecter during 1942.
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    Summary of Foodstuffs siezed by or surrendered to the Meat Inspector during 1942.
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    Adulteration of Food:
    NAME OF ARTICLEGENUINEADULTERATEDTOTAL
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    The following prosecutions were effected during the year –
    TYPE OF FOODINFRINGEMENTREMARKS
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    Diphtheria:
    YearNo. of Cases NotifiedNo. of Deaths
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    The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1942 in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital.
    All AgesUnder 1 Year1-5 Yrs5-15 Yrs15-25 Yrs25-45 Yrs45-65 Yrs65—Total Rmvls to Hosp.
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    The following is a summary of under the Vaccination Acts 1867 to 1898.
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    Tuberculosis: The total number of new cases of tuberculosis, both pulmonary and non-pulmonary, entered in the Register in 1942 was 97. The age period details were as follows:-
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total all ages
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    New Cases Examined (other than Contacts).
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
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    X-RAY DEPARTMENT: Details of the work in the X-Ray Departement during 1942 are as follows:-