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Wembley 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1958
Pages
58
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1957 from figures supplied by Registrar-General. (Some comparative 1956 figures within brackets.)
  • Page 10
    Causes of Deaths during the Year.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.1957. Total.
  • Page 12
    SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL LOCAL STATISTICS. Birth Notifications (as supplied by Area Medical Officer).
    Notified by.At home.In Hospital.In Nursing Home.Totals.
  • Page 13
    Infantile Mortality . Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    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 5 year
  • Page 23
    STATISTICAL APPENDIX C. Cases of infectious disease notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
    Disease.TotalAlpertonCentralChalkhillFryentThe HydeRoe GreenKentonPrestonSudbury CourtSudburyWemblev ParkTokyngtonTotal removed to hospitalPercentage of cases removed to hospital
  • Page 24
    Notifications of Selected Infectious Diseases according to sex and age as finally diagnosed.
    Age Group.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Measles.Dysentery.Poliomyelitis.Meningococcal infection.Age Group.Acute pneumoniaErysipelas.EncephalitisFood Poisoning.Typhoid FeverParatyphoid Fever.
    Paralytic.Non-Paralytic.Acute infective.Postinfectious.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M. FM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 25
    Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 25
    Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
    Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia.Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned.
  • Page 26
    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 26
    Tuberculosis.
    No. of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
    No. of Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 28
    Bacteriological Service (at Central Public FHealth Laboratory).
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months.
    31/3/57.30/6/57.30/9/57.31/12/57.
  • Page 30
    Overcrowding. The number of cases of overcrowding known to the Health Department has shown a steady decrease as the following figures indicate.
    Year.Number of Cases of overcrowding on Register.Total Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year.Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year by removal to unknown addresses.
  • Page 44
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle, excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 48
    Factories. Number of factory premises — 459.
    Premises.Number of :—
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 48
    Defects found.
    Particulars.No. of defects:—
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.Referred by H.M Inspector.
  • Page 51
    Articles disinfected or destroyed:—
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
  • Page 51
    The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. Work carried out 1/4/57 to 31/3/58:—
    Rats.Mice.
  • Page 52
    Milk (Special Designations) Orders. Licences issued.
    Dealers.Supplementary.
  • Page 52
    Samples of designated milk taken.
    No. of sample taken.:s No. not satisfactory.
  • Page 52
    Laboratory Examinations re Food, Milk and Water.
    Examinations madeQuarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31.3.5730.6.5730.9.5731.12.57
  • Page 53
    Food and Drugs Act, 1955. The Middlesex County Council are the Authority for the administration of this Act, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has supplied the following particulars of sampling in Wembley during 1957:—
    Article.No. taken.Unsatisfactory.