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Finsbury 1949

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

Published
1950
Pages
52
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    The population of Finsbury is given as 35,370 distributed in the following way:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 11
    They were distributed by sex and legitimacy as follows:—
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotal
  • Page 11
    Comparative Statistics, 1943-1949.
    1943194419451946194719481949
  • Page 12
    1949 Table of Causes of, and Ages, at Death.
    Cause of DeathTotal all ages0-1-5-15-45-65-
  • Page 15
    Works of the Public Health Departmental
    Number positiveTotal number examined
  • Page 16
    Continued from previous page...
    Number unsatisfactoryNumber poor
  • Page 16
    Work of the Regional Hospital Board.
  • Page 19
    The following is a summary of work undertaken by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1949.
  • Page 20
    Sanitary Conditions—continued
  • Page 21
    Legal proceedings instituted under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 for non-compliance with Nuisance Notices only occurred in the cases set out in the following table:—
    DatePremisesOffenceResult
  • Page 29
    Tabular Statement prepared in accordance with the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1932.
  • Page 30
    Below is a list of the new properties which have been completed since the war:—
    Finsbury Borough CouncilNumber of FlatsCompleted
  • Page 30
    The Borough Council Housing Estates consisted at the end of the year of the flats set out in the following table:—
  • Page 31
    The County Council Housing Estates consisted at the end of the year of the flats as set out in the following table:—
  • Page 34
    The following is a summary of the samples taken:—
    Samples TakenNumber Adulterated
  • Page 39
    The following table gives a summary of the quantities surrendered:—
  • Page 43
    The following table shows the cases of notifiable diseases of which information by notification or otherwise was received in the several age periods set out:—
    All agesUnder 1 yr.1-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 +Total Remvls to Hosp.
  • Page 44
    (Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.)
    FinsburyEngland and Wales126C.B's. & great towns including London148 smaller towns, Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 censusLondon Adm. County
  • Page 45
    The decline in Finsbury is shown by the following table :—
    Years
    1901 to 19401905 to 19091910 to 19141915 to 19191920 to 19241925 to 19291930 to 19341935 to 19391940 to 19441945 to 1948
  • Page 48
    The distribution by sex and age, and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis, was:—
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65 +Total
  • Page 49
    The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustments for deaths and transfers was on the 31st December, 1949, as follows:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 49
    Nineteen deaths occurred from Pulmonary Tuberculosis as set out:—
    0-15-45-65+All ages