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Stoke Newington 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1934
Pages
86
Tables
35

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  • Page 6
    Births—646.
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 6
    Still Births—20 (Rate per 1,000 total births, 31).
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 7
    The following table shows the birth rates in Stoke Newington, London, and England and Wales, for the last ten years:—
    YearBirth Rate.Rate for London generally.Rate for England Wales.
  • Page 9
    The following table shows the death rates for England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington for the last ten years:—
    Year.Stoke Newington Recorded General Death Rate.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 10
    TABLE I.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough.
    Sex.All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
  • Page 12
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1933.
    Year.Stoke Newington Infantile Mortality.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 12
    The Neo-Natal Deaths.—Of infants under 4 weeks of age— are shown as follows for the past ten years:—
    Births.Neo-Natal Deaths.Deaths under 1 Year.
  • Page 13
    TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1933. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 16
    Maternity.—The number of births in hospitals to Stoke Newington residents given below, shows the popularity of these institutions:—
  • Page 18
    Summary of Medical Work.
  • Page 24
    Children visited:—
    Under 5.Of School Age.
  • Page 28
    (a) Number and Nature of Inspections and Re-Inspections Made during 1933
  • Page 28
    (b) Informal Notices Served ; Number and Nature (under Sec . 3, Public Health (London) Act , 1891) :—
  • Page 29
    Statutory Notices Served (under Sec. 4, P.H. (London) Act, 1891). —Numbered 29 as follows:—
  • Page 29
    Result of the Service of Notices ; Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
  • Page 30
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  • Page 31
    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1).Inspections. (2).Number of Written Notices. (3).Occupiers. Prosecuted. (4).
  • Page 32
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars. (1).Number of Defects.
    Found. (2).Remedied (3).Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4).No. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. (5).
  • Page 33
    OTHER SANITARY CONDITIONS REQUIRING NOTICE.
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  • Page 35
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1933
    Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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  • Page 40
    The names of the areas, number of houses to be demolished, number of families and persons to be rehoused is as follows:—
    Designation.No. of Families.Persons to be displaced.
  • Page 44
    Sir Robert Tasker presented his report in June and selected the design submitted by Messrs. Howes & Jackman tor 100 flats as follows :—
  • Page 53
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1933.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.No. of Genuine Samples. (176).No. cf | Adulterated Remarks as to Adulteration. Samples. (2).
  • Page 56
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1933.
    Notifiable Disease.At all Ages.Age Groups.Admitted to Hospital.
    Under 11— 22— 33— 44— 55— 1010— 1 515— 2020— 3535— 4545— 6565 & Over.
  • Page 58
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1932.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as registered from 1st January to 31st December 1932.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1934, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.—Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1934, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1934, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register " (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return), nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this* Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1933.Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to whidh they relate during the calendar year 1933.
    Column II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received.RemovalRemoval
    Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-Pox.Col. V. Died, Unvac-cinatedPostponement by Medical Certificate.to Districts, the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised.to Places unknown or which cannot be reached and Cases not having been found.
  • Page 60
    The particulars of the cases notified, as required by the Ministry of Health are set out in the following Table:—
    Notified.Cases TreatedVision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    At HomeIn Hospital.
  • Page 62
    The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year :—
    Indefinite.Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 64
    Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths during 1933.
    New Cases. Deaths.
    Age Periods.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 65
    The known tuberculous population increased from 314 to 332 during the year.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 72
    TABLE I.
    purpose of Diagnosis.
  • Page 73
    TABLE II. Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances, Etc.
    Insured Persons Male.Insured Persons Female.Uninsured Persons Male.Uninsured Persons Female.Contacts. Male. Female.total.
    I.U.I.U.
  • Page 73
    Sources of New Cases in 1933.
  • Page 74
    The Nurses' work for 1933 is as follows:—