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Enfield 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1954
Pages
52
Tables
34

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34 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 9
    BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    Birth-rate.Death-rate.Mortality rate Infant
    LiveStill
  • Page 9
    DEATHS The number of deaths assigned to Enfield for 1953 was 1,155, an increase of 95 on last year. The more prevalent causes of death during the year and the previous year were :—
    Cause of Death19531952
  • Page 10
    TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1953.
    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.
    Causfs 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
    HOSPITAL FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.
  • Page 15
    Throat and Nose Swabs.
  • Page 16
    MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEES. The following medical examinations or assessments of employees were carried out during the year:—
  • Page 17
    HOUSING Number of new houses erected during the year by:—
  • Page 17
    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses:— No. of houses. No. of inspections.
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  • Page 18
    THE MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) (RAW MILK) AND (PASTEURISED AND STERILISED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1949 AND 1950. The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year :
  • 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 1953:—
    Article.Total samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 21
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS
  • Page 22
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1952 AND 1953.
    19531952
    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 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 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.Non-KespiratoryRespiratory. iNon-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 the year.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Cases.T.B. Case-rate.T.B. Death-rate.
    Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.
  • Page 28
    NORTH EAST METROPOLITAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD Mass Radiography Unit 6A Wanstead Hospital MASS RADIOGRAPHY SURVEY ENFIELD DISTRICT 1852-1953 Final analysis of figures
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 30
    The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
    Inspections of Premises:—No. of Inspections
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  • Page 32
    NOTICES ISSUED
  • Page 32
    Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
    Statutory.Informal.
  • Page 34
    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 34
    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 35
    The following table gives details of the work carried out:— Outwork.
    Nature of Work.No. of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Notices served.
  • Page 37
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 Number and Classes of Food Premises registered under Section 14 of Food and Drugs Act, 1938, number of dairies registered under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, and number of inspections made in regard thereto.
    PremisesNo.No. of Inspections
  • Page 38
    During these visits 60 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—
    GradeNo. of Samples
  • Page 38
    UNSOUND FOODSTUFFS—1953
    ArticlesFoodstuffsWeight
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    ArticlesFoodstuffsWeight
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    ArticlesFoodstuffsWeight
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    ArticlesFoodstuffsWeight