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Finsbury 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

Published
1945
Pages
58
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1938 - 1944 Owing to the ban on the publication of population figures during the war some of the following information, which is based on statistical data supplied by the Registrar-General, has not appeared in previous annual reports:
    1938193919401941194219431944
  • Page 6
    The following table shows the causes of, and ages at death during the year 1944:-
    CAUSE OF DEATHTotal All Ages.0 –1 –5 –15 –45 –65 –
  • Page 7
    ATTENDANCES &C. AT TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS
    CLINIC1941194219431944
    No.of sessions.No.ofnewcasesTotalNo.Atts.NO.Of sessionsNo.ofnewcasesTotal No. Atts.No.of sessions.No.ofnew casesTotal No. Atts.No.of sessions.No.of new casesTotalNo.Atts.
  • Page 8
    INFANT MORTALITY RATES
    19401941194219431944
  • Page 9
    MUNICIPAL WELFARE CENTRES: The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1943:
    PINE STREETLEAGE STREET
    1943194419431944
  • Page 10
    The Council has continued grants to the undermentioned Voluntary Centres and a brief outline of the work carried out at those Centres is shown below:
    INSTITUTIONNO. of MEETINGS HELDNO. of ATTENDANCES
  • Page 14
    Summary of inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors-
  • Page 16
    The following table gives particulars of the disinfection work carried out during 1944.
  • Page 17
    The following is a summary of defects found:-
    NUMBER OF DEFECTS
    FACTORIES (POWER)FACTORIES (NON-POWER)TOTAL
  • Page 17
    The following is a summary of visits made by the Lady Sanitary Inspector-
  • Page 21
    Milk Shops and Dairies.
  • Page 21
    Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936-1944.
    Number of applications for licences received-
  • Page 24
    The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1944, in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital:
    All AgesUnder 1Yr.1 -5Yrs.5 -15Yrs.15 -25Yrs.25- 45 Yrs.45 -65Yrs.65TotalRmvls.toHosp.
  • Page 24
    Notification Rates (Comparative Table)
    FinshuryEnglandand Wales126 C.B's & great towns including London148 smaller towns. Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census.LondonAdm.County.
  • Page 25
    Smallpox and Vaccination: No cases of small-pox occurred, in the Borough during 1944. The following is d summary of proceeding under the Vaccination Acts, 1867 to 1898.
  • Page 27
    The following is a summary of the Tuberculosis Dispensary work in. 1944:-
    Number of cases on Dispensary Register -
  • Page 27
    New Cases examined (other than Contacts).
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
  • Page 28
    continued from previous table
  • Page 28
    X-RAY DEPARTMENT: Details of the work in the X-ray Department during 1944 are as follows:-