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Enfield 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1924
Pages
44
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    The births of boys and girls, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last three years, were :—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 3
    registered outside the District, and from this total must be subtracted 34 deaths of non-residents occurring in the District, which brings the number of deaths to 545 for the year, giving a net death-rate of 8.73 per 1,000 population.
    Birth-rate.Recorded Death-rate.Infantile Death-rate.
  • Page 5
    II.—EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Births:—Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 6
    TABLE 1. Causes of and Ages at Death during Year 1923.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents,'' whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the Distriet
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and under 75.75 and upwards.
  • Page 7
    TABLE II. Infant Mortality. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes 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 One Year.
  • Page 8
    TABLE III.—Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1923.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases removed to Hospital.Deaths.
    At Ages—Years.At Ages—Years.
    At all ages. |Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Totals.
  • Page 9
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received during the year:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.
    Fresh Cases.Old Cases re-notified.Duplicates .Fresh Oases.Old Cases re-notified.Duplicates .
  • Page 12
    Sex (1st Notifications).
    Form.Males.Females.
  • Page 12
    Deaths. The number of deaths from this disease during the year is shown in the following table, viz.:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.
  • Page 12
    Measles and German Measles. The following numbers of notifications of this disease were received from the different wards:—
    Ward.Measles.German Measles.
  • Page 13
    The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    Disease19191920192119221923
  • Page 14
    and adding one death of an Enfield resident registered outside the District, is 0.09 per 1,000.
    Disease.1922.1923.
    Deaths.Death-rateDeaths.Death-rate
  • Page 19
    Schools, Ponders End. Each-centre is opened once a month, and the attendances during the year were:—
    Centre.New Attend - ances.Re-Attend -ances.Total Attend - ances.Average Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 19
    The following table gives particulars of the work done by the Health Visitors during the year. Visits.
    Town and Chase.Bush Hill Park.Hadley.Ordnance.Ponders End.Totals.
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    Feeding, etc.
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    Attendances at Centres.
    Centre.New Attendances.Re-Attendances.No. on Register 1.1.23.No. on Register 31.12.23No. of Meetings.Average Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 20
    VI —LABORATORY WORK.
    No.Positive.Negative.Percentages of Positives.
  • Page 27
    The number of slaughter-houses in the District at the date specified is as follows:—
    1914January, 1923.December, 1923.
  • Page 32
    Number of Houses Inspected.
    Inspections.
  • Page 33
    Inspections ( Continued).
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    Notices Issued.
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    The following are the works carried out as the result of the notices or letters :—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Disinfection.
  • Page 38
    The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places:— Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 38
    Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 39
    Homework.
    Nature of Work.Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
    Sending once in the year.Sending twice in the year.
    Lists.Workmen.Lists.Workmen.
  • Page 39
    The following offensive trades are established in the District:—
  • Page 40
    In this connection frequent visits were paid to the slaughterhouses, shops and markets, the number of inspections for this purpose being:—
  • Page 41
    The number of carcases examined during the visits to slaughterhouses is as follows:—