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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Barnet 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

Published
1953
Pages
18
Tables
12

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12 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    TABLE I Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1952
    DISEASES.Total Cases Notified.Under 1 year.1—2 years.2—3 years.3—4 years.4—5 years.5—10 years.10—15 years.15—20 years.20—35 years.35—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.Total Deaths.
  • Page 6
    TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1952
    CAUSES OF DEATH.All Ages.Under 1 year.1—2 yeais.2—5 years.5—15 years.15—25 years.25—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.Total No. of Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
  • Page 7
    TABLE III Infantile Mortality, 1952 Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year
    CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.J1—3 months.3—6 months.6—9 months.1 9—12 months.Total under 1 year.
  • Page 7
    TABLE IV. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during Year 1952.
    AGE PERIODS.NEW CASES.DEATHS.
    Respiratory.Non Respiratory.Respiratory.Non Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 8
    The following list shows the number of visits and inspections made during the year, subdivided into the main categories:—
    19511952
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    Number of Notices Served during the Year
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  • Page 9
    The result of the service of these Notices was as follows:—
    Preliminary NoticesStatutory Notices
  • Page 12
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to Health
    Premises.No. on Register.Number of Inspections.Written Notices.
  • Page 12
    CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found
    Found.Remedied.Referred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 13
    The following is a summary of the results of the examinations:—
    No. of Samples SubmittedTest applied:—Result of Examination.
    (a) Methylene blue.
    (b) Turbidity
    (c) Phosphatase.
  • Page 14
    The co-operation between retailers of food and this office is extremely good and no difficulties have been experienced during the inspection of meat and other foods. The following is a list of the foods surrendered as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
    cwts.lbs.