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Southgate 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
- Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 46
- Tables
- 19
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Page 9
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Male Female Total -
Page 10
The births and birth rates for the past five years were as follows :
Birth Rates Year No. of Births Southgate England and Wales -
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This gives a crude death rate of 12.6 per 1,000 of the population and a corrected death rate of 10.5 (the rate for 1956 being 9.9).
Death Rates Year No. of Deaths Southgate England and Wales -
Page 12
The infant deaths and rates for the past five years were as follows :
Death Rates Year No. of Deaths Southgate England and Wales -
Page 14
TABLE I. Causes of Death during the year 1957.
Causes of Death Male Female Total Rates per 1,000 of population -
Page 15
TABLE II. Deaths from all causes, divided as to sex and certain age groups, and showing a percentage of total deaths and death-rates per 1,000 of population for each age group. 1957
Age No. %of total deaths Rate per 1,000 No. % of total deaths Rate per 1,000 No. % of total deaths Rate per 1,000 -
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TABLE III. INFANTILE MORTALITY 1957: Nett deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 year of age.
Causes of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4 weeks Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year -
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TABLE IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1957 and Eight Previous Years.
Year Population estimated at Middle of each Year Nett Births belonging to District Nett Deaths belonging to the District At all ages Under 1 year of age Number Rate per 1,000 population Number Rate per 1,000 population Number Rate per 1,000 population -
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Food inspection. The following is a summary of the food condemned during the year as unfit for consumption. The method of disposal was by incineration at the Council's Destructor Works.
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Page 26
Number and Classes of Food Premises in the Borough. Below is a summary of the food premises classified under type of business:
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Page 28
Swimming Bath. The figures for attendances at the Barrowell Green Open Air Swimming Bath for the last two years were:—
1956 1957 -
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The following table gives the tonnages of the materials sold :
Tons -
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 Details of Work Carried Out During the Year 1957 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises M/c. line No. Number on Register Number of M/c lineNo. Inspections Written Notices Owners Prosecuted. -
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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found. (If defects are discovered at the premises on 2, 3 or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as 2, 3 or more cases.)
Particulars M/c. line No. No. of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted M/c. line No. Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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OUTWORK—(Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of Work Section 110 Number of prosecutions for failure to supply lists Section 111 M/c Line No. Number of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110(1)(c) Number of cases of default in sending lists to the Council Number of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions M/c Line No. -
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Distribution of cases notified among the various wards was as follows:
North-east North-west Middle South -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1957
Disease Jan.— March April— June July— Sept. Oct.— Dec. Totals -
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REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Totals M. F. M. F. -
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TUBERCULOSIS— 1957
*New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.