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Enfield 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1953
Pages
42
Tables
25

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25 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
    BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    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 Death19521951
  • Page 10
    TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1952.
    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
    BIRTHS 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 14
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.
  • Page 14
    The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results.
  • Page 15
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  • Page 16
    MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEES. The following medical examinations or assessments of employees were carried out during the year:—
  • Page 16
    HOUSING Number of new houses erected during the year by:—
  • Page 17
    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses:—
    No. of houses.No. of inspections.
  • Page 18
    (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:—
  • Page 18
    THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) (RAW MILK) AND (PASTEURISED AND STERILISED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949. The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year
    Grade.Dealers.Supplementary.
  • Page 19
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The following table gives details of the samples procured under the above Act in Enfield by the Food and Drugs Authority during 1952:—
    Article.Total samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 22
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1951 AND 1952.
    19521951
    No.Removed.Deaths.No.Removed.Deaths.
  • Page 22
    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 cases5 cases6 cases7 cases
  • Page 23
    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, 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 160 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1951 Census) and London Administrative County.
    ENFIELD.England and Wales.160 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.160 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1951 Census.London Adm. County.
  • Page 24
    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.Non- RespiratoryRespiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the District during the year.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Cases.T.B. Case-rate.T.B. Death-rate.
    Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.
  • 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 31
    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
    The following table gives details of the work carried out:— Outwork.
    Nature of Work.No. of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Notices served.