[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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I give below the population for each Ward for the years 1921 and 1925:—

Ward.	Area in Acres.	Population.		Increase or decrease.
		1921 (Census).	1925

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The average number of persons per acre in each Ward being as follows:—

	1921.	1925.

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The open spaces situated in the various Wards of the District are as follows:—

Ward.	Area in Acres.	Area of Open Spaces. Acres.

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The following table gives the number of births registered within the District, and the birth-rate for each Ward:—

	Births Registered.	Birth-Rate.

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The following are the number of births and birth-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Year.	No. of Births.	Birth-Rate.	No. of Births over the No. of Deaths.

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The following are the number of illegitimate births and the illegitimate birth-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Year.	No. of Illegitimate Births.	Illegitimate Birth-rate.

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The following are the number of deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population for each Ward:—

Ward.	No. of Deaths.	Death-Rate.

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The following are the number of deaths and death-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Year.	No. of Deaths.	Death-Rate.

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The following are the deaths of infants under one year of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 births for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Year.	No. of deaths of infants under 1 year of age.	Death-Rate per 1,000 births.

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The following are the deaths of children under five years of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 population for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Year.	No. of deaths of children under 5 years of age.	Death-Rate per 1,000 population.

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The following are the number of deaths from each of these diseases for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Disease.	Number of Deaths.
Disease.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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Rainfall and Diphtheria.

Year.	Rainfall. Ins.	Cases of Diphtheria notified.

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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1925.

	All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 3 years.	3 and under 4 years.	4 and under 5 Years.	5 and under 10 years.	10 and under 15 years.	15 and under 20 years.	20 and under 35 years.	35 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years	65 years and 1 upwards.

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Causes of Death during the year 1925 in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.

Causes of Death.	Male.	Female.

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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1925.

	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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Total Deaths during the five years, 1921 to 1925 inclusive-

Cause of Death.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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I think these figures are the most notable item in this Report.

Year.	Total deaths (at all ages).	Deaths of Persons over 65 years of age.	Percentage of deaths of persons over 65 years of age.

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The Poor Law is administered by the Edmonton Board of Guardians (which includes Wood Green) and the Clerk to the Guardians has kindly supplied the following particulars of out- relief granted during 1925, for the Parish of Wood Green:—

	Kind.			Cash.			Total.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The number of journeys made by the Wood Green Motor Ambulance during the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive are as follows:—

Year.	Number of Journeys.

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.

Name and Situation.	Day and Hour Open.	Provided by

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The following are the attendances at the Swimming Baths for the year 1925, which have been kindly supplied by the Surveyor:—

Month. /	Western	Road Baths.	Slipper Baths. School Children	Open Air Bath.
	Adults.	School Children.		Adults.	Children.	School Children.

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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.

Road.	No. of Houses.	No. of Rooms.	Families.		Persons per Room
Road.	No. of Houses.	No. of Rooms.	Adults.	Children.	Persons per Room

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Private Slaughter-houses.

	In 1920.	In January, 1925.	In December, 1925.

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The Middlesex County Council being the Authority for taking samples under the above Act, Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following figures of samples taken during the year:—

Article	No. of samples taken.	Adulterated.

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The following table shows the prevalence of Notifiable and Infectious Disease since 1921:—

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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The following are the number dealt with:—

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.
	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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There were 30 deaths from Cancer of persons between the ages of 45 and 65 years, being 40.5 per cent. of the total deaths from Cancer; and 32 over 65 years of age, being 43.2 per cent. of the total.

Year.	Population.	Total deaths of persons over 65 years of age.	Deaths from Cancer of persons over 65 years of age.

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DEATHS FROM CANCER, 1925.

Organ affected.	25-35 yrs.	35-45 yrs.	45-55 yrs.	55-65 yrs.	65 and over.	25-35 yrs.	35-45 yrs.	45-55 yrs.	55-65 yrs.	65 and over.	Total

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Disease.	Total Cases Notified.	Cases admitted to Hospital.	Total Deaths.

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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS, 1925.

	Town Hall.	Noel Park.	Central.	Bowes Park.	Alex. Park.	Totals.

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN AGE GROUPS. 1925.

	All ages.	Under 1 year.	1 to 5 years.	5 to 15 years.	15 to 25 years.	25 to 45 years.	45 to 65 years.	65 and upwards

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SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.

Patients attending the Elementary	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.

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Cases of Infectious Disease removed to Isolation Hospital Joint Isolation Hospital.

Ward.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Erysipelas.	Total.

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TUBERCULOSIS.

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		.Non-pulmonary .		Pulmonary.		Non -pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The following table shows the organs affected in the cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year:—

	Male.	Female.

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The Wards were affected as follows:—

Ward.	Male.	Female.

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Attendances at Centres, 1921-1925 inclusive.

	192.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

Cases.			Vision unimpaired.	Vision impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
Notified.	Treated.
Notified.	At Home	In Hospital.

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The following have been dealt with by him during the years 1921—1925 inclusive:—

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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Free Food. The following amount of food was granted, free of cost, to necessitous mothers attending the Centres:—

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The value of food granted free of cost for the preceding four years was as follows:—

	1921.			1922.			1923.			1924.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Attendances at Day Nursery, Stuart Villa.

	1925.	1924

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SCAVENGING. Removal of House Refuse by Horses and Vans .

	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.	1925.

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RAINFALL, 1925.

Month.	Total Rainfall, inches.	Maximum Rainfall.		No. of Wet Days.
Month.	Total Rainfall, inches.	Inches.	Date.	No. of Wet Days.

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The following table shows the total rainfall in inches for the years:—

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1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.	Number of		Prosecutions.
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.

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2—Defects Found.

	Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
	Found.	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspectr	Number of Prosecutions.

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3.—Homework.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.
Lists received from Employers.
Sending twice in the yr.			Sending once in the yr.
Lists.	Outworkers.		Lists.	Outworkers.
Lists.	Con-tr'ct'rs	Work-men.	Lists.	Con-tr'ct'rs	Workmen.

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4.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year. Important Classes of Workshops, such as Workshop Bakehouses, may be enumerated here:—

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TABLE I.-RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Code Group Inspections.

Age.	Entrants.
Age.	3	4	5	6	Other Ages.	Total.

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Intermediates (8 to 9 Years).

Age.	8	Other Ages.	Total.

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Leavers.

Age.	12	13	14	Other Ages.	Total.

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A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS— Continued.

	Grand Total.
	Entrants.	Intermediates.	Leavers.	Other Routine Inspections.	Totals.

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B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.

	No. of Special Inspections.	No. of Re-Inspections.

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TABLE II. A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1925.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
	No. of Defects.		No. of Detects.
	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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TABLE II—continued.

Defects or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
	No. of Defects.		No. of Defects.
	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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B.—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group. (1)	Number of Children.		Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. (4)33
Group. (1)	Inspected. (2)	Found to require Treatment. (3)	Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. (4)33

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TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1925.

			Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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Return of all Exc e ptional Children in the Area— Continued.

			Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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TABLE IV. R eturn of D efects T reated d eath the Y ear E nded 31 st D ecember , 1925 TREATMENT TABLE. G roup I — M inor A ilments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.

Disease or Defect. (1)	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect. (1)	Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)	Otherwise. (3)	Total. (4)

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Group II .— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects 2 reated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Defect or Disease.	No. of Defects dealt with.
Defect or Disease.	Under the Authority's Scheme.	Submitted to refraction by Private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects.
Received Operative Treatment.			Received other forms of Treatment.	Total number treated.
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital.	By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.	Total.	Received other forms of Treatment.	Total number treated.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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I give below the population for each Ward for the years 1921 and 1925:—

The average number of persons per acre in each Ward being as follows:—

The open spaces situated in the various Wards of the District are as follows:—

The following table gives the number of births registered within the District, and the birth-rate for each Ward:—

The following are the number of births and birth-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

The following are the number of illegitimate births and the illegitimate birth-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

The following are the number of deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population for each Ward:—

The following are the number of deaths and death-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

The following are the deaths of infants under one year of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 births for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

The following are the deaths of children under five years of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 population for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

The following are the number of deaths from each of these diseases for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—

Rainfall and Diphtheria.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Causes of Death during the year 1925 in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1925.

Total Deaths during the five years, 1921 to 1925 inclusive-

I think these figures are the most notable item in this Report.

The Poor Law is administered by the Edmonton Board of Guardians (which includes Wood Green) and the Clerk to the Guardians has kindly supplied the following particulars of out- relief granted during 1925, for the Parish of Wood Green:—

The number of journeys made by the Wood Green Motor Ambulance during the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive are as follows:—

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.

The following are the attendances at the Swimming Baths for the year 1925, which have been kindly supplied by the Surveyor:—

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.

Private Slaughter-houses.

The Middlesex County Council being the Authority for taking samples under the above Act, Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following figures of samples taken during the year:—

The following table shows the prevalence of Notifiable and Infectious Disease since 1921:—

The following are the number dealt with:—

There were 30 deaths from Cancer of persons between the ages of 45 and 65 years, being 40.5 per cent. of the total deaths from Cancer; and 32 over 65 years of age, being 43.2 per cent. of the total.

DEATHS FROM CANCER, 1925.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1925.

CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS, 1925.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN AGE GROUPS. 1925.

SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.

Cases of Infectious Disease removed to Isolation Hospital Joint Isolation Hospital.

TUBERCULOSIS.

The following table shows the organs affected in the cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year:—

The Wards were affected as follows:—

Attendances at Centres, 1921-1925 inclusive.

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

The following have been dealt with by him during the years 1921—1925 inclusive:—

Free Food. The following amount of food was granted, free of cost, to necessitous mothers attending the Centres:—

The value of food granted free of cost for the preceding four years was as follows:—

Attendances at Day Nursery, Stuart Villa.

SCAVENGING. Removal of House Refuse by Horses and Vans .

RAINFALL, 1925.

The following table shows the total rainfall in inches for the years:—

1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

2—Defects Found.

3.—Homework.

4.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year. Important Classes of Workshops, such as Workshop Bakehouses, may be enumerated here:—

TABLE I.-RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Code Group Inspections.

Intermediates (8 to 9 Years).

Leavers.

A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS— Continued.

B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.

TABLE II. A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1925.

TABLE II—continued.

B.—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1925.

Return of all Exc e ptional Children in the Area— Continued.

TABLE IV. R eturn of D efects T reated d eath the Y ear E nded 31 st D ecember , 1925 TREATMENT TABLE. G roup I — M inor A ilments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.

Group II .— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects 2 reated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group IV.— Dental Defects.