[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Edmonton 1953

Published: 1954
Pages: 40
Tables: 31

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VITAL STATISTICS.

Live Births. M. F. Total Grand Total
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Maternal Mortality. Rate per 1.000 tota

Deaths Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths total
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Death rate of Infants under one year of age.

M. F. Total
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The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—

Cause of Death M. F. Total
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The slight difference between the following tables in respect of the causes of death and the one supplied by the Registrar General is that the Registrar General is in possession of additional information on the matter. MALES

Causes of Death ALL AGES to 1 1 to 2 2 ¹ to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over
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FEMALES

Causes of Death ALL AGES to 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over
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The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows :—

M. F. Total
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MALES.

Causes of Death One week Second Week Third Week Fourth Week Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year
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FEMALES.

Causes of Death One week Second week Third week Fourth week Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year
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The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:—

Birth-rate per 1,000 population Death-rate per 1,000 births.
From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years Total deaths under 1 year
Live Still
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Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.

All Causes Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza
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The deaths include those taken place outside the Borough, the information being given quarterly by the Registrar-General.

Ward Births Deaths Infant Deaths
M. F. M. F. M. F.
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The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton area were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:—

Nature of Examination Positive Negative Total
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1. Prevalence of Rats and Mice.

Type of Property
Local Authority Dwelling-houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) Total
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2. Measures of Control.

Type of Property. Properties Inspected. No. of Inspections Notices Served. Treatment Completed. Block Treatments
Hats. Mice.
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The results of the last four treatments can be summarised as follows: —

No. of Treatment No. of M.H.s Baited Prebait Takes (Total) Prebait Takes (Complete) Poison Takes (Total) Bodies seen Poison used
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1. Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health.

Premises Number in Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted
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2. Defects Found.

Particulars Number of defects No. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
Found Remedied Referred
tD H M Inspector by H.M. Inspector

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3. Outwork—Sections 110 & 111

Nature of Work	Section no			Section hi
Nature of Work	No. of Outworkers in August list	No of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Noti es served	Prosecutions

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Part A. Cleareance Areas (Housing Act, 1936)

Number of dwelling-houses demolished in the period Number of persons
Unfit houses Other houses displaced
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Part B. Houses not included in Clearance Areas

Number of
Houses displaced Persons
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The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—
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Seventeen cases (non-fatal) were notified during the year, as follows:—

Case No. Sex Age Suspected Cause of Illness Organism Responsible
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The number of deaths from Pneumonia includes all forms of this disease.

Disease Total No. of Cases No. Removed to Hospital Deaths - to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over
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The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified: —

Disease Bury Street Ward Church Street Ward Angel Road Ward Silver Street Ward N. Middx. Hosp. Other Instns. Total
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The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under: —

Males Females
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The table below gives details of the ages and sex of new cases of Tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease ; this latter figure includes the deaths of non-notified cases.

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Respiratory N on-respiratory Respiratory Non-respiratory
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:—

Males Females
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The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1953 was:—

Males Females Total
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The corresponding figures at the end of 1952 were:—

Males Females Total
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Corresponding figures for previous years were: —

Males Females Total

	Birth-rate per 1,000 population		Death-rate per 1,000 births.
	Birth-rate per 1,000 population		From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years	Total deaths under 1 year
	Live	Still	From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years	Total deaths under 1 year

Particulars	Number of defects				No. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	tD H M Inspector	by H.M. Inspector

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		N on-respiratory		Respiratory		Non-respiratory
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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VITAL STATISTICS.

Maternal Mortality. Rate per 1.000 tota

Death rate of Infants under one year of age.

The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—

The slight difference between the following tables in respect of the causes of death and the one supplied by the Registrar General is that the Registrar General is in possession of additional information on the matter. MALES

FEMALES

The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows :—

MALES.

FEMALES.

The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:—

Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.

The deaths include those taken place outside the Borough, the information being given quarterly by the Registrar-General.

The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton area were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:—

1. Prevalence of Rats and Mice.

2. Measures of Control.

The results of the last four treatments can be summarised as follows: —

1. Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health.

2. Defects Found.

3. Outwork—Sections 110 &amp; 111

Part A. Cleareance Areas (Housing Act, 1936)

Part B. Houses not included in Clearance Areas

The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—

Seventeen cases (non-fatal) were notified during the year, as follows:—

The number of deaths from Pneumonia includes all forms of this disease.

The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified: —

The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under: —

The table below gives details of the ages and sex of new cases of Tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease ; this latter figure includes the deaths of non-notified cases.

The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:—

The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1953 was:—

The corresponding figures at the end of 1952 were:—

Corresponding figures for previous years were: —

3. Outwork—Sections 110 & 111