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Finsbury 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 54
- Tables
- 32
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They were distributed by sex and legitimacy as follows :—
Legitimate Illegitimate Total -
Page 7
Comparative Statistics, 1948-1954.
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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Causes of Death— 1954.
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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Years of Life Lost. A table has again been prepared this year of the total and working years of life lost by death from some of the more important causes of death. This relates to 1953 and is based on the assumption that the normal span of life is 85 years and that the normal working period extends from the age of 15 to that of 64.
Abridged List No. Cause of Death Death Rate per 10,000 population Years of life lost per 10,000 population Ages 15-64 Total to age 85 -
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Inquests. Inquests were held on 16 residents during the year. The causes of death found were :—
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Page 12
Infant Mortality, 1954—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. Tota under l yr. -
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Work of the Public Health Department
Number positive Total Number Examined 1953 1954 1953 1954 -
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Number Unsatisfactory Number Poor Total Number Examined 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 -
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Work of the Regional Hospital Board
For General Practitioners For Various Clinics Totals 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 -
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Sanitary Conditions The following is a summary of work undertaken by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1954.
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Sanitary Conditions—continued.
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Page 22
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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The Council instituted legal proceedings under the Housing Act, 1936, as follows:—
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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Outworkers.
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Page 28
The Service has worked very satisfactorily, but owing to the very small incidence of these conditions, the total numbers have, however, been small.
Vermin Scabies Total -
Page 30
During the year it was carried out in the following instances for the reasons set out:—
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Page 31
Goods, mostly clothing, were also disinfected on behalf of certain export firms as follows :—
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Page 33
Tabular Statement prepared in accordance with the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1932.
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Page 34
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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Page 35
Details are appended:—
Foods No. of Samples Obtained -
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Foods (contd.) No. of Samples Obtained -
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Details of routine samples submitted for bacteriological examination are as follows :—
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Page 40
Unsound Food. 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:—
All Ages Un-1 yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 15-24 yrs. 25-44 yrs. 45-64 yrs. 65 + Cases treated in Hosp. -
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Incidence Rates. The rates per thousand of the population are set out below::— Finsbury Notification Rates per 1.000 population.
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Page 47
The distribution by sex and age, and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis, was:—
0- 1- 5- 0- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65+ Total -
Page 48
The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustments for deaths and transfers was on the 31st December, 1954, as follows:—
Males Females Total -
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The number of notified cases shown on the register at 31st December, 1954, are as follows:—