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Finsbury 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
- Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 38
- Tables
- 17
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Page 10
Comparative Statistics, 1941-1948.
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 -
Page 11
The following table shows the causes of, and ages at, death during the year 1948 :—
Cause of Death Total all ages 0- 1- 5- 15- 45- 65- -
Page 12
Attendances, &c., at Treatment Centres and Clinics.
Clinic 1945 1946 1947 1948 No. of sessions No. of new cases Total No. Atts. No. of sessions No. of new cases Total No. Atts. No. of sessions No. of new cases Total No. Atts. No. of sessions No. of new cases Total No. Atts. -
Page 13
Infant Mortality Rates.
1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 -
Page 14
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 1947.
Pine Street Leage Street 1947 1948 1947 1948 -
Page 15
Voluntary Centres. The Council has continued grants to the undermentioned Voluntary Centres, and a brief outline of the work carried out at these centres is shown below :—
Institution No. of Child Welfare Clinics Held No. of Attendances -
Page 15
Nurseries. Three day nurseries, with places for 155 children, were in operation in the Borough throughout this period. The following table shows the average daily attandances :—
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. May Jun. Jul. -
Page 16
The following table shows the attendances at the various antenatal and post-natal clinics :—
Health Centre City of Lon. Mat. Hosp. Royal Northern Hospital. St. Barts. Hospital. -
Page 21
Disinfection. The following table gives particulars of the disinfection work carried out during 1948 :—
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Page 22
Factories Act, 1937. The number of factories on the register at the end of 1948 was 2,240 comprising 1 ,399 power factories and 841 non-power factories. 130 firms were added to and 91 removed from the register during the year. The following is a summary of defects found :—
Number of Cases in which defects were found Found Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
Page 26
Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936.1944. Number of applications for licences received:—
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Page 27
During the year there were 3 cases of Food Poisoning notified under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, amongst Finsbury Residents. 4 outbreaks were investigated at premises in the borough, details as under, the larger number of cases being resident in other districts:
Total No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of deaths Organisms or other agents responsible with No. of outbreaks of each Food involved with No. of outbreaks of each -
Page 30
The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1948, in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital:—
All ages Under 1 yr. 1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25- 45 yrs. 45-65 yrs. 65 + Total Remvls. to Hosp. -
Page 30
Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.
Finsbury England and Wales 126C.B's. & great towns including London 148 smaller towns, Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census London Adm. County -
Page 31
The following table shows the cases notified during the last ten years and the number of deaths.
Year No. of cases notified No. of Deaths -
Page 33
The total number of new cases of tuberculosis, both pumonary and non-pulmonary, entered in the Register in 1948 was 89. The age period deaths details were as follows:-
0- 1- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- Total all ages -
Page 33
The number of cases removed from the Register during the year was 114 and those remaining on the Register of Notification at the 31st December, 1948 were as follows:-
Males Females Total