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Enfield 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1957
Pages
48
Tables
46

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46 tables in this report

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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotedMale.Female.
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    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
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    Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
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    BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    Birth-rate.Death-rate.Infant Mortality rate
    LiveStill
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    The more prevalent causes of death during the last 2 years were :—
    Cause of Death19561955
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    TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1956.
    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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    MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEES. The following medical examinations or assessments of employees were carried out during the year :—
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    HOUSING Number of new houses erected during the year by:—
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    With State assistance (included in above totals) :—
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    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses:— No. of inspections.
    No. of houses.No. of Inspections.
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    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 :
    Grade.Dealers.Supplementary.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 Number and Classes of Food Premises registered under Section 14 of Food and Drugs Act, 1938 and Section 16 of Food and Drugs Act, 1955, number of dairies registered under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, and number of inspections made in regard thereto.
    PremisesNo.No. of Inspections
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    Ice-Cream As will be seen from the tabulated statement above, 38 inspections of ice-cream premises were made during the year. During these visits 16 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows :—
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    Number and weight of articles, etc., of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for food :—
    ArticlesFoodstuffsWeight—lbs.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924 to 1952 Total number of carcases examined :—
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    Carcases and Offal inspected and condemned in whole or in part
    Cattle Excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorses
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 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 1956 :—
    Article.Total samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS
    1956.1955.
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1955 AND 1956.
    19561955
    No.Treated in HospitalDeaths.No.Treated in HospitalDeaths
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    HOSPITAL FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to South Lodge Hospital.
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    TUBERCULOSIS. 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.Other FormsRespiratory.Other Forms
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 30
    The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the Borough during the year.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Cases.T.B. Case-rate.T.B. Death-rate.
    RespiratoryOther FormsRespiratoryOther FormsRespiratoryOther Forms
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    MASS RADIOGRAPHY. The following tables give the final reports on the Mass Radiography investigation carried out in the Borough during 1955 by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board's Mass Radiography Unit.
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    Continued from previous page...
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results. Throat and Nose Swabs.
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    Faeces.
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    Sputum.
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    Pertussis.
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    Milk.
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    Other Foods.
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    Water.
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    The total number of inspections made during the year for all purposes was 23,147.
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    Visits:—
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    Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff:—
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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 Public Health Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
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    FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS, 1955 Improvements carried out during the year:—
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    NOTICES ISSUED
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    Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
    Statutory.Informal.
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    1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health 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.