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Finsbury 1955

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

Published
1956
Pages
98
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    PRINCIPAL VITAL STATISTICS
  • Page 9
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1946-1955
    1946-1950195119521953195419551951-1955
  • Page 10
    CAUSES OF DEATH - 1955
    0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-Total
    MFMF
  • Page 12
    Although the full table is not included in this report the following extracts are worthy of consideration:
    1.AgesDeath rates per 100,000 at ages stated
    FinsburyEngland & Wales
  • Page 13
    2Cause of deathNumber of Finsbury deaths1951-1955Number of expected deaths if England & Wales rates (1954) had prevailed.
  • Page 16
    It is pleasing to note the absence of deaths of illegitimates and that their quinquennial infant mortality rate has fallen from 72 in 1946 to 1950 to 27 in the last five years. INFANT MORTALITY, 1955 - CAUSES OF DEATH
    Cause of Death0-1 wk.1 -2 wks.2-3 wks.3-4 wks.Total under 4 wks.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths .Total under1 yr.
  • Page 18
    Work of the Regional Hospital Board
    For General PractitionersFor ClinicsTotal
  • Page 32
    SANITARY CONDITIONS The following table gives a summary of work undertaken by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1955 including details of public health nuisances abated and drainage installations supervised:-
  • Page 33
    Legal proceedings were instituted under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 for non-compliance with Nuisance Notices in the cases set out in the following table:-
    DatePremisesOffenceResult
  • Page 38
    INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
    PremisesNumber onRegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 38
    CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M.Inspector
  • Page 39
    OUTWORK
    Nature of WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110(1)(c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 43
    Various other insect pests have been dealt with during the year. These were-
  • Page 54
    From time to time it has become necessary to take action in re spect of a few individual rooms in houses still regarded technically as fit for habitation where these have for one reason or another deterio-rated in condition beyond reasonable possibility of being rendered fit.
    No. of closing orders in force on 1st Jan 1955 (2 made in 1952, 1 in 1953, and 2 in 1954)PremisesRooms
  • Page 55
    The following table sets out the properties which have been dealt with as unfit since the war and in respect of which demolition or closing orders have been made on representations submitted
  • Page 59
    The approximate number of families rehoused during the last five years and in 1955 were:-
    1951/551955
  • Page 63
    Details are appended:-
    No. of Samples Obtained
  • Page 64
    Apart from examinations of milk and ice cream details of which are given elsewhere, the following foodstuffs were also examined during 1955:-
  • Page 65
    The Council instituted legal proceedings under the Food & Drugs Act, 1938 as under:-
    DatePremisesOffenceResult
  • Page 66
    Summary
  • Page 66
    Designated Milk Licences issued:
    DealersSupplementary
  • Page 66
    Quality of Milk
  • Page 67
    Summary - Premises
  • Page 71
    The details of unsound food surrendered during the year are as follows:-
    lbs.
  • Page 72
    Continued from previous page...
    lbs.
  • Page 75
    The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1955:-
    All AgesUnder 1 yr.1-4 yrs.5 14 yrs.15 24 yrs.25 44yrs.45 64yrs.65½Cases treated in Hosp.
  • Page 86
    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 88
    The number of notified cases, therefore, shown on the register at the 31st December 1955, was as follows:
    RespiratoryNon-respiratoryTotalsGrand Total