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Edmonton 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Published
1958
Pages
50
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS
  • Page 6
    TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
    Births and Deaths Live BirthsM.F.TotalGrand Total
  • Page 6
    TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
    Birth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
    LiveStill
  • Page 7
    TABLE IV DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
    Causes of DeathAll Agesto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
  • Page 8
    TABLE V DEATHS BY SEX-GROUPS
    Cause of DeathM.F.TOTAL
  • Page 9
    TABLE VI MALES - DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS
    Causes of DeathAll Ages- to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
  • Page 10
    TABLE VII FEMALES - DEATHS BY ACE-GROUPS
    Causes of DeathAll Ages- to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
  • Page 11
    TABLE VIII ALL DEATHS BY WARDS
    WardDeaths
    MaleFemale
  • Page 11
    TABLE IX YEARS OF LIFE LOST IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING 1957 BY DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES
    Cause of DeathTotal DeathsMean Age at DeathYears of Life Lost Per 10.000 Population
    NumberRate Per 10,000 Population
    Ages 15-64Total to Age 85
  • Page 19
    Table 8 The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:-
    MFTotal
  • Page 19
    Table 9 MALES
    Causes of DeathOne WeekSecond WeekThird WeekFourth WeekTotal under 1 Month1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 Year
  • Page 19
    Table 10 FEMALES
    Causes of DeathOne WeekSecond WeekThird WeekFourth WeekTotal under 1 Month1-3 Months3-6Months6-9Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 Year
  • Page 20
    The table below, based on England and Wales experience during 1955-1957, therefore gives a rough indication of the expectations of the children born in Edmonton during those years.
    AgeMALESFEMALES
    Number of SurvivorsExpectation of LifeNumber of SurvivorsExpectation of Life
  • Page 21
    Continued from previous page...
    AgeMALESFEMALES
    Number of SurvivorsExpectation of LifeNumber of SurvivorsExpectation of Life
  • Page 25
    List of samples procured in the Borough of Edmonton during the year 1957:
    ArticleTotal Samples ProcuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 27
    FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 The following work has been carried out under the above Acts:-1. Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health
    PremisesNumber in RegisterInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 28
    2 Defects found:
    PARTICULARSNumber of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
    PoundRemediedReferred
    to H. M. Inspectorby H. W. Inspector
  • Page 28
    3. Outwork - Sections 110 and 111
    NATURE OP WORKNo. of Out-workers in August listNo. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 30
    SUMMARY OF ANALYSES
    1957Rainfall in inchesDEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
    Insoluble DepositsAshSoluble DepositsTotal Solids
    (a)(b)(C)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(C)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(C)
  • Page 30
    Prevalence of Rats and Mice: Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAll Other including Business and IndustrialTotal
  • Page 35
    The tables following give 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 PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 36
    In addition, 29 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 2 cases of Non Pulmonary Tuberculosis previously notified in other areas, moved into Edmonton.
    MALESFEMALESTOTAL
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
  • Page 36
    The non-respiratory forms of Tuberculosis notified were:-
    Part of Body AffectedMalesFemales
  • Page 36
    The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1957 was:-
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 36
    The corresponding figures at the end of 1956 were:-
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 37
    Corresponding figures for previous years were:-
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 38
    FOOD POISONING In addition to the 24 cases of Salmonellosis, which might possibly have been due in the first instance to food poisoning, 13 cases of suspected food poisoning were notified during the year as follows:-
    SexAgeSuspected Cause of IllnessOrganism Responsible
  • Page 40
    Notifications of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below:-
    DiseaseTotal Number of CasesNumber Removed to HospitalDeathsto 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
  • Page 40
    IMMUNIZATION The Area Medical Officer for Area No, 1 Middlesex (Edmonton and Enfield) has kindly given me the following details of immunizations against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough during 1957:
    Age (1)Children who completed a full course of primary immunizationChildren given a reinforcing injection
    Diphtheria only (2)Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough (3)Whooping Cough only (4)Diphtheria only (5)Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough (6)Whooping Cough only (7)