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Finsbury 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 58
- Tables
- 37
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They were distributed by sex and legitimacy as follows:—
Legitimate Illegitimate Total -
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Comparative Statistics, 1947-1953.
1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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Death rates per 1,000 living in each age group.
Ages 0-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 Males Females 65-74 75+ 65-74 75 + -
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Causes of Death— 1953.
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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Inquests. Inquests were held on 22 residents during the year. The causes of death found were:—
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Infant Mortality, 1953—Causes of Death.
Cause of Death 0-1 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 l yr. -
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Work of the Public Health Department
N umber positive Total Number Examined Total 1952 1953 1952 1953 1953 (1952) -
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Number Unsatisfactory Number Poor Total Number Examined Total 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 1953 (1952) -
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Work of the Regional Hospital Board
For General Practitioners For Various Clinics Totals 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 -
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Sanitary Conditions. The following is a summary of work undertaken by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1953.
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Sanitary Conditions—continued.
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Page 23
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 instituted under the Food and Drugs Act as 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 -
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Factories. A register of Factories is maintained which indicates which are designated " Power " and which " Non-Power " Factories.
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Number of notifications received of:—
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Page 29
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 -
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During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:—
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During the year families were rehoused as follows:—
Families -
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The number of food premises in the Borough, by type of business is as under:—
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Summary of samples taken:—
Foods No. of Samples Obtained -
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Foods (contd.) No. of SamplesObtained -
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Considerable quantities of unsound foodstuffs were confiscated or surrendered during the year as the following summary shows:—
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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 Un-1 yr. 1-4yrs. 5-14yrs. 15-24 yrs. 25-44 yrs. 45-64 yrs. 65 + Cases treated in Hos. -
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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, 1953, as follows:—
Males Females Total -
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The number of notified cases shown on the register at 31st December, 1953, are as follows:—
Respiratory Non-respiratory Totals Grand Total M. W. Ch. M. W. Ch. M. W. Ch. -
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Intercensal Variations and Densities.
1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 London -
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Table 21—Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition
Age Last Birthday Persons Males Females Total Single Married Widowedand Divorced Total Single Married Widowedand Divorced -
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Table 27.—Social Class Distribution of Occupied and Retired Males aged 15 and over.
Administrative Area Total Males (Occupied and Retired) Aged 15 and over Social Class* Proportions per 1,000 Total I II III IV V I II III IV V -
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Table ii.—Private Households by Size, Rooms Occupied and Density of Occupation in (a) All Dwellings, (b) Shared Dwellings.
Number of Persons in Households Number of Households Occupying the Following Number of Rooms Total Households 1Room 2Rooms 3Rooms 4Rooms 5Rooms 6Rooms 7Rooms 8 or 9 Rooms 10 or more Rooms -
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Table L.—Housing of Private Households.
Administrative Area Structurally Separate Dwellings Households Occupied and Vacant Occupied Number Percentage Vacant Unfurnished Rooms per Dwelling Percentage with 1 or 2 rooms only Number Percentage Sharing a Dwelling Roomsper household Percentage occupying 1 or 2 rooms only Persons per Household Percentageof 1 person households 1951 1931 1951 1931 -
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Table 10.—Dwellings, Rooms and Households.
Structurally Separate Dwellings Number of Rooms 1Room 2Rooms 3Rooms 4Rooms 5Rooms 6Rooms 7Rooms 8 or 9 Rooms 10 or more Rooms AllSizes Total -
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Table 13.—Private Households according to possession of certain Household Arrangements.
Total Numberof Households Households with Household Arrangements as follows :— (E. = Having exclusive use; S. = Sharing with another household ; N. = Entirely without) Piped Water Cooking Stove Kitchen Sink Water Closet Fixed Bath Households Percent. S. or N. Households Per cent. S. or N. Households Per cent. S. or N. Households Per cent. S. or N. Households Per cent.S. or N. s. N. S. N. S. N. S. N. S. N. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) (q)