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Enfield 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1909
Pages
44
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    The number of houses is as follows —
    Inhabited.UninhabitedTotal.
  • Page 3
    blassitvmg the 621 deaths registered in Enfield, according to their sex and age, we have the following table:—
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 4
    Continued from previous page...
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 5
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1908 and previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.NETT DEATHS AT ALL AGES BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT
    Number.Rate.Under 1 Year of Age.At all ages.
    Number.Kate per 1000 Births registered.Number.RateNumber.Rate.
    12345678910111213
  • Page 6
    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 190S and previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year
  • Page 7
    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1908.
    Notifiable Disease]Cases Notified in Whole District.
    At all AgesAt Ages—Years.
    Under 11 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.Total cases removed to Hospital.
  • Page 8
    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Yeah 1908.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of ' Residents ' whether occurring in or beyond the District.Total deaths whether of 'Residents' or 'Non-Residents' in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 9
    TABLE Y. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1908. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 WeeksTotal under 1 Month.1-2 Months. 12-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.1 7-8 Months. 18-9 Months.9-10 Months.10- 11 Months.ll 12 Months. |Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 10
    Zymotic Diseases. The following table shows the deaths registered in the district from the 7 chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    19041905190619071908
  • Page 11
    The cases of infectious diseases reported each quarter were as follows:-
    1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.Total number of cases per 1000 population.
  • Page 11
    The following table gives the number of cases of each infectious disease notified during the past 5 years:—
    19041905190619071908
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    The following table shows the number of Diphtheria cases reported, the number of deaths certified, and the population in each year since the Infectious Diseases Notification Act came into force on January 1st, 1890.
    Year.Population.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.Year.Population.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.
  • Page -
    LOCALITY. The total of 298 cases were distributed among the various wards as follows:—
    Chase.Town.Bush Hill Park.Ponders End.Ordnance.Total.
  • Page -
    The following is the number of cases whicu occurred in the other elementary schools in the same neighbourhood:—
    School.No. of Cases.Average Attendance.Number on Books.
  • Page -
    The figures are:—
    Department.No. of Cases.Average Attendance.Number on Books.
  • Page -
    The following table gives the details of the number of families in each ward supplied by the different milksellers, distinguished by a letter, and also those in which only condensed milk was used:—
    Purveyor.Chase.Town.Bush Hill ParkPonders. End.OrdnanceTotal Families.
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    Table referred to on Page 6. Particulars re Ages and Sexes of Cases of Diphtheria notified from July 25th to December 31st, 1908.
    AgesChase Side, Ac.Town.Bush Hill Park.Ponders End.Enfleld Lock and Highway.Outlying Districts.Totals of each Sex.Totals