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Finsbury 1951

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

Published
1952
Pages
50
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    They were distributed by sex and legitimacy as follows:—
    LegitimateIllegitimateTotal
  • Page 8
    Comparative Statistics, 1945-1951.
    1945194619471948|194919501951
  • Page 9
    Causes of Death — 1951.
    0—11—2_5_15—25—4565--7475Total
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 10
    Continued from previous page...
    0—11—2_5—15—25—45—65--7475Total
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 12
    Infant Mortality, 1951—Causes of Death.
    Cause of Death0-1 wk.1-2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under 4wks.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total under 1 yr.
  • Page 13
    Work of the Public Health Department
    NumberpositiveTotal Number ExaminedTotal
    19501951195019511951(1950)
  • Page 14
    Continued from previous page...
    Number UnsatisfactoryNumber PoorTotal Number ExaminedTotal
    1950195119501951195019511951(1950)
  • Page 14
    Work of the Regional Hospital Board
    For General PractitionersFor Various ClinicsTotals
    195019511950195119501951
  • Page 18
    Sanitary Conditions. The following is a summary of work undertaken by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1951.
  • Page 19
    Sanitary Conditions—continued
  • Page 20
    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 25
    The Service has worked very satisfactorily, but owing to the very small incidence of these conditions, the total numbers have, therefore, been small.
  • Page 25
    I feel that the rat and mice infestation in the Borough is certainly much less than it was some years ago, but without constant attention it would rapidly grow into a serious problem again.
  • Page 26
    During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:—
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 29
    Tabular Statement prepared in accordance with the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1932. •
  • Page 30
    Priory Green Estate.
  • Page 31
    During the year 481 families were rehoused as follows
  • Page 32
    The following is a summary of the samples taken :—
    FoodsNo. of Samples TakenNumber Adulterated
  • Page 33
    Continued from previous page...
    Foods Drugs.No. of Samples TakenNumberAdulterated
  • Page 35
    All milk now sold for consumption in Finsbury is milk that bears one or other of the permitted Designations, that is, Tuberculin Tested, Pasteurised or Sterilised.
    1.Dairies :
  • Page 36
    Details of samples submitted for bacteriological examination are as follows:—
  • Page 38
    Unsound Food. Considerable quantities of unsound foodstuffs were confiscated or surrendered during the year as the following summary shows :—
    Meat—diseased40,880 lbs.
  • Page 40
    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:—
    AllAgesUnder 1 year1-4yrs.5-14 yrs.15-24 yrs.25-44 yrs.45-64 yrs.65 +Cases treatedin Hosp.
  • Page 41
    (Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.)
    FinsburyEngland and Wales126 C.B's. and greattowns including London148 smaller towns, Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 censusLondon Adm. County
  • Page 44
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65+Total
  • Page 45
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 45
    0- 15- 45- 65+ All ages