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Finsbury 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 50
- Tables
- 30
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Comparative Statistics, 1946-1952.
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Causes of Death — 1952.
0— 1— 5— 15— 25— 45— 65— 75— Total M. F. M. F. -
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0— 1— 5— 15— 25— 45 65— 75— Total M. F. M. F. -
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Infant Mortality, 1952—Causes of Death.
Cause of Death 0-1 wk. 1-2 wks. 2-3 wks. 3-4wks. Total under 4wks. 1-3 mths. 3-6 mths. 6-9 mths. 9-12 mths. Total under lyr. -
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Work of the Public Health Department
Number positive Total Number Examined Total 1951 1952 1951 1952 1952 (1951) -
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NumberUnsatisfactory Number Poor Total N umber Examined Total 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1952 (1951) -
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Work of the Regional Hospital Board
For General Practitioners For Various Clinics Totals 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 -
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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 :—
Date Premises Offence Result -
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Legal proceedings were also instituted under the London County Council Bye-Laws as set out in the following table —
Date Premises Offence Result -
Page 24
The Service has worked very satisfactorily, but owing to the very small incidence of these conditions, the total numbers have, therefore, been small.
Vermin Scabies Total -
Page 26
During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:—
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Page 26
Goods, mostly clothing, were also disinfected on behalf of certain export firms as follows:—
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Page 28
Tabular Statement prepared in accordance with the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1932.
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Page 29
During the year 286 families comprising 986 persons were rehoused as follows:—
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Summary of samples taken:—
Foods No. of Samples Obtained -
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1. Dairies :
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2. Distributors:
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3. Designated Milk:
No. of licences issued:— -
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The average non-fatty solids content was 8.74 per cent.
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Ice-Cream.
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Details of routine samples submitted for bacteriological examination are as follows:—
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Page 35
Unsound Food. Considerable quantities of unsound foodstuffs were confiscated or surrendered during the year as the following summary shows:—
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Page 37
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:—
AllAges Under 1 year 1-4yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15-24 yrs. 25-44 yrs. 45-64yrs. 65 + Cases treatedin Hosp. -
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(Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.)
Finsbury England and Wales 160 C.B's. and greattowns including London 160 smaller towns, Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 census London Adm. County -
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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 -
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The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustments for deaths and transfers was on the 31st December, 1952, as follows:—
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There were eighteen deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis as set out:—
0- 15- 45- 65+ All ages -
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The number of notified cases shown on the register at 31st December, 1952, are as follows:—
Respiratory Non-respiratory Totals Grand Total M. W. Ch. M. W. Ch. M. W. Ch.