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Holborn 1947

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

Published
1948
Pages
22
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1947.
    Resident Population.
  • Page 5
    Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age.
  • Page 6
    Causes of, and Ages at, Death.—Table No. 1.
    Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
    All ages.Under 1year.land under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards
  • Page 6
    Other Diseases Coming to the Notice of the Department.
  • Page 7
    TABLE No. 2. Summary of Infectious Disease Notifications 1947. Age Groups.
    DiseasesUnder1-22-33-44-55-1010-1615-2525-1545-6565 & overAge U.K.Total
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 8
    TABLE No. 3. Comparative Figures of Infectious Disease for the years 1937 to 1947.
    Diseases.19471946194519441943194219411940193919381937
  • Page 9
    Comparative Table of Total Disinfections carried out 1937 to 1947.
    19471946194519441943194219411940193919381937
  • Page 9
    Summary of 4,075 Articles disinfected: —
  • Page 9
    Comparative Table of Verminous Persons Cleansed 1937 to 1947.
    19471946194519441943194219411940193919381937
  • Page 10
    Home Visiting. The visits paid by Health Visitors were as follows:-
    First Visits.Revisits.Total.
  • Page 10
    Attendances at Centres. (1) 10, John Street. The following is an analysis of attendance at this Centre:-
    No. of Sessions.Total attendances.
    Children.Mothers.Total.
  • Page 11
    (2) St. Giles' Centre, Short's Gardens. The attendances at this Branch Centre during the year were as follows:—
    No. of Sessions.Total Attendances.
    Children.Mothers.Total.
  • Page 11
    Dental Treatment. The following is a summary of the work during 1947 at the Council's Dental Clinic, 10, John Street, W.C.1. open on Monday afternoon for nursing or expectant mothers, and children under 5 years of age.
    Women.Children.Total.
  • Page 12
    The main complaints dealt with were as follows (this number is greater than 84 as each child is listed under its outstanding symptoms):—
  • Page 15
    Monthly Variation of Chemical Composition of Milk, 1947.
    Month.Number of Samples examined.Total Solids. Per cent. average.Solids Non-fat. Per cent. average.Fat.Percent. average.
  • Page 16
    These figures approximate closely to those of the previous eight years, averages of which are tabulated below:—
    Year.No. of samples examined.Total Solids. (average).Fat. (average).Non-fatty solids. (average).
  • Page 16
    Milk (Special Designations) Order: The number of licences granted during the year were:-
    Dealers' Licences.SupplementaryLicences.
  • Page 17
    Legal Proceedings.
    Offence.Result.
  • Page 17
    New Patients during 1947.
    M.F.Total
  • Page 18
    Number of Cases. The following tables give the number of new cases of tuberculosis notified, and deaths during 1947 of persons notified as suffering from the disease:-
    Age periodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryPulmonaryNon-pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 18
    The number of cases on the register at the end of the year was as follows:
    M.F.