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Enfield 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1951
Pages
42
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 8
    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
  • Page 8
    Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
  • Page 9
    The following table gives the birth-rate, death-rate and infant mortality rate for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 148 Smaller Towns:—
    Birth-rate.Death-rate.Mortality rate Infant
    LiveStill
  • Page 9
    The more prevalent causes of death during the year and the previous year were:—
    Cause of Death19501949
  • Page 10
    TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1950.
    Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 11
    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 of Age.
  • Page 12
    The corrected birth rates for both sexes, live and still births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth rates for the last five years are:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 13
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to the South Lodge Isolation Hospital.
  • Page 13
    The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results.
  • Page 14
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  • Page 15
    HOUSING Number of new houses erected during the year:—
    Totals.With State Assistance (included in Totals).
    Local AuthorityOther Local AuthoritiesOther Bodies or PersonsLocal AuthorityOther Local AuthoritiesOther Bodies or Persons
  • Page 17
    The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year:
    Grade.Dealers.Supplementary.
  • Page 23
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1949 AND 1950.
    No.1950 Removed.Deaths.1949
    No.Removed.Deaths.
  • Page 23
    The following table shows the number of houses in which cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year. In many instances, more than one family were occupying the houses.
    Disease1 case2 cases3 cases4 cases
  • Page 24
    The following table shows the number of notifications of cases of Infectious Disease per 1,000 civilian population in Enfield as compared with England and Wales, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 148 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1931 Census) and London Administrative County.
    ENFIELD.England and Wales.126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census.London Adm. County.
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the cases notified.
    Age GroupsPoliomyelitisPolio-Encephalitis
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 26
    The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.NonRespiratoryRespiratory.Non Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 27
    The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the District during 1950.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Cases.T.B. Case-rate.T.B. Death-rate.
    Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.
  • Page 28
    The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
    No. of Inspections
  • Page 29
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  • Page 29
    The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Sanitary Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
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  • Page 31
    1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 32
    2.-Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred.
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 32
    Outwork.
    Nature of Work.No. of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Notices served.
  • Page 34
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The number of Food Preparing and Ice-Cream premises in the District and number of inspections and visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors in regard thereto are as follows:-
    PremisesNo.No. of Inspections and Visits
  • Page 34
    Ice-Cream As will be seen from the tabulated statement above, frequent inspections of ice-cream premises were made during the year. During these visits 47 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—
    Grade No. ofNo. of Samples
  • Page 35
    The following table shows the number of Hawkers' Premises, etc., registered and the number of inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year in connection therewith.
    No. of Premises, etc., on RegisterNo. of inspections