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Hornsey 1947

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947

Published
1948
Author
Garrow, R. P.
Pages
32
Tables
20

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20 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Statistics for 1947 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
  • Page 9
    LIVE BIRTHS
    MFTotal.
  • Page 9
    STILL-BIRTHS
    MFTotal
  • Page 10
    DEATHS
  • Page 10
    INFANT DEATHS (under one year of age)
    MFTotal
  • Page 11
    SUMMARY OF BIRTHS NOTIFIED, 1947
    MFTotal
  • Page 14
    Bacteriological Results
    No. of SamplesAgar Colney countBact. coli Test
    Neg. Bact. coli per 100 ml.Bact. coli per 100 ml.
  • Page 16
    NOTICES The Notices served during the year are as follows:—
    VerbalPreliminaryStatutory
  • Page 17
    SHOPS ACTS The following are the particulars of action taken during the year under the provisions of the Shops Act, 1934, relating to the heating of shops:—
    NoticesComplied with
  • Page 19
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
    lbs.ozs.lbs.ozs
  • Page 20
    CLEANSING STATIONS Persons Treated
    Hornsey Other verminousOther Districts Other verminous
    ScabiesconditionsScabiesconditionsTotal
  • Page 21
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES Corrected Notifications during 1947 (By age and Sex)
    AGEScarlet FeverWhooping CoughAc. PoliomyelitisAc. PolioencephalitisMeaslesDiphtheria
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 22
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES NURSING OF CASES
    Removed to 1sol. Hosp.Removed to Other Hosps.Nursed at homeTOTAL
  • Page 22
    CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS DURING 1947 (Bv Wards)
    DISEASEHighgateMuswell HillCrouch EndCentral HornseyNorth HarringaySouth HarringayStroud GreenFinsbury Park
  • Page 23
    Number of Children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1947.
    Age at 31/12/47 i.e. born in yearUnder 1 19471 19462 19453 19444 19435-9 1938-194210-14 1933-1937Total under 15
  • Page 23
    2.—Diphtheria Notifications and Deaths in relation to Immunisation:
    NOTIFICATIONSDEATHS
    Age at date of NotificationNo. of cases notified.Number of cases included in preceding column in which the child had completed a full course of immunisation
  • Page 23
    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
    Domiciliary confinementsInstitutional confinements
  • Page 24
    TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1947 was 1,289, viz., pulmonary 1,033, non-pulmonary 256, an increase of 55 on the total for last year. Accommodation for Tuberculosis cases in the County of Middlesex as at 31st December as follows:—
    InstitutionAdultsChildrenType of Case
    MF
  • Page 24
    Of the beds shown above, the following were not available for use, owing to shortage of nursing and domestic staff:—
  • Page 25
    Details of specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory are as follows:—