[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Enfield 1955

Published: 1956
Pages: 48
Tables: 42

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

Live Births:— Total Male. Female.
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Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—

Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
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BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.

Birth-rate. Death-rate. Mortality rate Infant
Live Still
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The more prevalent causes of death during the last 2 years were :—

Cause of Death 1955 1954
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TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1955.

Causes of Death. Males. Females. Total.

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TABLE II. Infant Mortality 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.

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BIRTHS The corrected birth rates for both sexes, live and still births, which takes into consideration those born outside the Borough and those in the Borough not rightly recorded to the Borough, 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.
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1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses :— No. of

No. of houses. inspections.
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The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year :

Grade. Dealers. Supplementary.
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The following table gives details of the samples of foods and drugs procured under the above Act in Enfield by the Food and Drugs Authority during 1955 :—

Article. Total samples procured. Unsatisfactory.
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Article. Total samples procured. Unsatisfactory.
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Total number of carcases examined :—
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APPENDIX Carcases and Offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part

Cattle Excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses
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Cattle Excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses
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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.

Premises No. No. of Inspections
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Ice-Cream As will be seen from the tabulated statement above, 141 inspections of ice-cream premises were made during the year. During these visits 12 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—

Grade No. of Samples
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Number and weight of articles, etc., of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for food :—

Articles Foodstuffs Weight—lbs.
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Articles Foodstuffs Weight—lbs.
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NUMBER AND CLASSES OF FOOD PREMISES IN BOROUGH
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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 Register No. of inspections
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS

1955. 1954.
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1954 AND 1955.

1955 1954
No. Treated in Hospital Deaths. No. Treated in Hospital Deaths
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During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.
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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-Respiratory Respiratory. 1 Non-Respiratory.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
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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.
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The figure of 19,271 was made up as follows :—

M. F. Totals.
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The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results.
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Other Foods.
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ERADICATION OF BED BUGS
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The total number of inspections made during the year for all purposes was 20,812.

Inspections of Premises :— No. of Inspections
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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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NOTICES ISSUED
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Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices :—

Statutory. Informal.
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DISINFECTION
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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.

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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.

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The following table gives details of the work carried out:— Outwork.

Nature of Work. No. of Outworkers. Prosecutions. Notices served.

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The monthly analyses of the contents of the deposit gauges and the daily average concentrations of sulphur trioxide for each month are set out below:—

Station 1.	Rainfall (ra.m.)	Ph. Value.	Dissolved Solids. (Tons per sq. mile)	Suspended Solids. (Tons per sq. mile)	Total Solids. (Tons per sq. mile)	s.o₃.

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CARAVANS

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Respiratory.		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory. 1		Non-Respiratory.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—

BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.

The more prevalent causes of death during the last 2 years were :—

TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1955.

TABLE II. Infant Mortality Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

BIRTHS The corrected birth rates for both sexes, live and still births, which takes into consideration those born outside the Borough and those in the Borough not rightly recorded to the Borough, and also the corrected birth rates for the last five years are :—

1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses :— No. of

The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year :

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The following table gives details of the samples of foods and drugs procured under the above Act in Enfield by the Food and Drugs Authority during 1955 :—

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Total number of carcases examined :—

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APPENDIX Carcases and Offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part

Continued from previous page...

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.

Ice-Cream As will be seen from the tabulated statement above, 141 inspections of ice-cream premises were made during the year. During these visits 12 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—

Number and weight of articles, etc., of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for food :—

NUMBER AND CLASSES OF FOOD PREMISES IN BOROUGH

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.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1954 AND 1955.

During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.

The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.

The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the District during the year.

The figure of 19,271 was made up as follows :—

The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results.

Other Foods.

ERADICATION OF BED BUGS

The total number of inspections made during the year for all purposes was 20,812.

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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.

NOTICES ISSUED

Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices :—

DISINFECTION

1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found.

The following table gives details of the work carried out:— Outwork.

The monthly analyses of the contents of the deposit gauges and the daily average concentrations of sulphur trioxide for each month are set out below:—

CARAVANS