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Wembley 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1954
Pages
58
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Causes of Deaths during the Year.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.1953. Total.
  • Page 8
    The Principal Causes of Death.
    Disease.Total Number of deaths.
  • Page 9
    SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL LOCAL STATISTICS. Birth Notifications (as supplied by Area Medical Officer).
    Notified by.At home.In Hospital.In Nursing Home.Totals.
  • Page 10
    Infantile Mortality.
    Cause of death (extracted from weekly-returns of local Registrars, and from inward transfers of Registrar-General).Under 1 week1 — 2 weeks2 — 3 weeks3 — 4 weeksTotal under one month1 — 3 months3 — 6 months6 — 9 months9 — 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
  • Page 10
    Infantile Mortality, 1949-1953.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
  • Page 11
    Maternal Mortality.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
  • Page 18
    STATISTICAL APPENDIX C. Cases of infectious disease notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
    Disease.TotalAlpertonCentralChalkhillFryentThe HydeRoe GreenKentonPrestonSudbury CourtSudburyWembley ParkTokyngtonTotal removed to hospitalPercentage of cases removed to hospital
  • Page 19
    Notifications of Selected Infectious Diseases according to sex and age as finally diagnosed.
    Age group.Scarlet fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Measles.PoliomyelitisAge group.Dysentery.Acute pneumonia.ErysipelasMeningococcal infection.EncephalitisParatyphoid feverFood Poisoning.
    Paralytic.Nonparalytic.Acute infective.Postinfectious.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.f.M.F.M.f.M.F.M.f.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 20
    Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 20
    Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
    Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia.Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned.
  • Page 21
    Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases in School Children. Information obtained from the head teachers:—
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 21
    Tuberculosis.
    No. of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 23
    Bacteriological Service (at Central Public Health Laboratory).
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months.
    31/3/53.30/6/53.30/9/53.31/12/53.
  • Page 24
    Scabies. Treatment sessions. No. of Cases Reported.
  • Page 26
    Population .
    Middlesex.Wembley.
  • Page 27
    TABLE A. Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings.
    Wards.Population 1951.Private Households and Dwellings 1951.
    StructurallyDensity of occupation.
    Persons per RoomPercentage of persons at more than 2 per room.
    Area in Acres.Persons.Males.Females.Persons, per Acre.Private Households.Population in Private Households.separate dwellings occupied.Rooms occupied.
  • Page 28
    Parliamentary Constituencies. The following Table shows the acreage, population and electors in each of the two Parliamentary Constituencies in the Borough.
    Wembley North.Wembley South.
  • Page 29
    Dwellings, Rooms and Households. TABLE B. Dwellings occupied.
    By 1 private householdBy 2 private householdsBy 3 or more private householdsTotal dwellings occupiedDwellings wholly vacant FurnishedDwellings wholly vacant OthersTotal dwellings occupied and vacantNumber of private households therein
  • Page 45
    Factories. Number of factory premises — 518.
    Premises.Number of:—
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 45
    Defects found.
    Particulars,No. of defects:—
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.Referred by H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 47
    Articles disinfected or destroyed:—
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
  • Page 47
    The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Work carried out 1/1/53 to 31/3/54 (15 months):—
    Rats.Mice.
  • Page 48
    Milk (Special Designations) Orders. Licences issued.
    Dealers.Supplementary.
  • Page 48
    Samples of designated milk taken.
    No. of samples taken.No. not satisfactory.
  • Page 48
    Laboratory Examinations re Food, Milk and Water.
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31.3.5330.6.5330.9.5331.12.53