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Wood Green 1953

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

Published
1954
Pages
60
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA
  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    Live Births :TotalM. F.
  • Page 8
    The following table shows the causes of death at various ages under one year:
    Cause of DeathUnder 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
  • Page 10
    Laboratory Facilities Summary of work carried out at Central Public Health Laboratories for the year 1953 :
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 12
    SANITARY SERVICES
    Inspections
  • Page 12
    Informal Notices served:
  • Page 16
    (c) Meat and Other Foods The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year :—
    lbs.Tins
  • Page 17
    Miscellaneous Items
  • Page 17
    (d) Inspection of Food Premises The following visits were made to food premises during the year, and where defects were found the requisite steps were taken to have them remedied
  • Page 17
    FACTORIES AND HOMEWORK 1. Inspections
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 18
    2. Defects Found
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects where foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    ToH.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 18
    3. Outwork
    Nature of WorkNo. of outworkers in August listNo. of cases of default in sending lists to CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 19
    SWIMMING BATHS The figures of attendances at Western Road and Durnsford Road baths for the past two years are as follows :—
    19531952*
  • Page 20
    Durnsford Road Open Air Bath
    19531952.
  • Page 20
    The quantities of salvage were:—
    TonsCwts.Qrs.
  • Page 26
    A broad classification of the cases notified during the last two years in relation to employment was:
  • Page 26
    The number of cases on the register at the end of the year was as follows :
  • Page 27
    The Secretary of the Unit has supplied the following information relating to the work carried out by the Unit over the 8 days during which it operated in Wood Green:
    GroupsMaleFemaleTotal.
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
    GroupsMaleFemaleTotal.
  • Page 28
    DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfection Station was as follows:—
  • Page 29
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS
    YearDiphtheriaScarletFeverEnteric FeverPulmonary TuberculosisNon-pulmonary TuberculosisMeaslesPertussisPoliomyelitis
    †N*D†N*D†N*D†N*D†N*D†N*D†N*D†N*D
  • Page 31
    APPENDIX 2. CLEAN FOOD MONTH Special Report to Public Health Committee dated 26/11/53 Set out below is a list of the expenses incurred in running the Clean Food Month held in October last. As the Committee will note, the total expenses were well under the £100 originally allocated for this effort:—
    ItemFirm or Authority concernedCost
    £s.d.
  • Page 33
    The total numbers who attended our various talks, with or without film shows were as follows:—
  • Page 35
    APPENDIX 3 Table I. Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1931-53
    YearPopulation estimated to middle of each yearNett Births belonging to the DistrictNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Under 1 year of ageAt all ages
    Total No.Rate per 1,000 populationIllegitimate No.Total No.Rate per 1,000 live birthsIllegitimate No.Rate per 1,000 illegitimate birthsNo.Rate per 1,000 population.
  • Page 36
    Table II. Birth Rate, Death Rate and Analysis of Mortality during 1953
    Birth-rate per 1,000 populationAnnual Death-Rate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1,000 Births
    All causesTyphoid and Paratyphoid FeversSmallpoxWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 37
    Table III. Causes of Death during the year 1953
    Causes of DeathMaleFemale.
  • Page 38
    Table IIIa. Males
    Causes of DeathAll agesUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over.
  • Page 39
    Table IIIa. Females
    Causes of DeathAll agesUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575and over
  • Page 40
    Table IV. Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1953
    Notifiable DiseaseCases Notified in Whole BoroughTotal Cases Notified in each WardTotal Cases removed to Hospital or SanatoriumTotal Deaths
    At Ages—Years
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 to 5 years5 to 10 years10 to 15 years15 to 20 years20 to 25 years25 to 35 years35 to 45 years45 to 55 years55 to 65 years65 and upwardsAlexandra-BowesTown HallNoel Park
  • Page 41
    Table V. TUBERCULOSIS New Cases and Mortality during 1953
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNonrespiratoryRespiratoryNonrespiratory
    m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.