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Wanstead and Woodford 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

Published
1947
Pages
26
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Section A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year
  • Page 6
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1946. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyBorough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD
  • Page 7
    special life-saving examination organised by the Life-saving Society.
    Ambulance calls:19461945
  • Page 11
    During the year the following notices were served:—
  • Page 13
    INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT BY SANITARY INSPECTORS.
  • Page 15
    Nuisances Abated and Improvements Effected.
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 16
    Disinfection and Disinfestation.
  • Page 16
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises (1)Number of
    Number on RegisterInspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    2. Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
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    3. Outwork. Number of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c):—
  • Page 17
    Inspection of Foods, etc.
  • Page 18
    Surrendered Foods. The large amount of corned beef condemned can be attributed to the tins being returned to the Local Meat Depot by retail shopkeepers.
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 19
    “Designated” Milk. —The number of licences granted for the sale of designated milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, are as follows:—
    Designation.LicencesSupplementary Licences.
  • Page 20
    Food and Drugs Act, 1938
  • Page 21
    The following table gives the result of the examinations carried out by the Counties Public Health Laboratories.
    NumberHot or cold mixLocal or outside manufactureNo. of colonies per ml. on Agar at 37deg. C.Coliform test. Positive in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubesBact. coli. Present in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubesREMARKS
  • Page 23
    Section F. Prevalence of, and control over, Infectious and other diseases. 1. The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year together with cases admitted to hospital and number of deaths.
    DiseaseTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to hospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 23
    Diphtheria Immunisation. Completed inoculations made during the year were as follows:—
  • Page 24
    Dr. W. A. Bullough, Chief Tuberculosis Officer of the Essex Count Council, has kindly furnished me with the following particulars of Wanstead and Woodford patients sent to institutions for treatment during 1946: —