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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Chigwell 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

Published
1958
Pages
48
Tables
15

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15 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    SECTION A STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
    ChigweU Urban DistrictAverage England and Wales
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    Chigwell Urban DistrictAverage England and Wales
  • Page 6
    The following table shows some vital statistics for the District for the past five years:—
    YearBirth Rate per 1,000 of PopulationNumber of Illegitimate BirthsInfantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 (Live Births)Death RateEstimated Population (mid-year)
  • Page 7
    Causes of Death as given by the Registrar General for the year 1957
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 7
    Death rates per million population:—
    Chigwell Urban DistrictAverage England and Wales
  • Page 17
    Number of houses found to be verminous:—
  • Page 21
    95 requests for priority for re-housing on medical grounds were referred to the Medical Officer of Health for assessment, usually supported by a doctor's written certificate. Each case was fully investigated by the Medical Officer of Health and recommendations made were as follows:—
    DiseaseTotal ApplicantsPriority RecommendedPriority Not Recommended
  • Page 23
    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep & LambsPigs
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    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep & LambsPigs
  • Page 31
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 1. INSPECTION for purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of InspectionsNumber of written noticesNumber or occupiers prosecuted
  • Page 32
    SECTION 47, NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948 and FACTORIES ACT, 1937 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    PremisesNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 36
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES (See also pages 2 & 3 )
    No of CasesAdmission to HospitalsDeaths
  • Page 37
    36 new cases. of tuberculosis were notified among residents in the District during the year, with the following distribution:
    RespiratoryNon-Respiratory
  • Page 39
    Pulmonary Tuberculosis
    AddressNumber ExamineRecalled for large filmRecalled for Clinical InterviewDid not attend for large film or interviewCarcin-oma of BronchusPresumed HealedOccasional Clinic SupervisionRequiring immediate treatmentCardiovascular lesionsOther Abnormalities
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    APPENDIX RAINFALL IN INCHES FOR MONTHS 1957
    Metropolitan High BeechWater Board Buckhurst HillChigwell Luxborough S.D. WorksU.D.C. Loughton Depot