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Stoke Newington 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1932
Pages
94
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Marriages—404, being a Rate of 7.9 per 1,000 Persons. Births—779.
    T otal.M.F.
  • Page 8
    The following table shows the birth rates in Stoke Newington, London, and England and Wales for the last ten years :—
    Year.Birth Rate.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 10
    The following table shows the death rates for England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington for the last ten years
    Year.Stoke Newington Recorded General Death Rate.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 11
    TABLE I.
  • Page 13
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1986-1931.
    Year.Stoke Newington Infantile MortalityRate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 13
    The Neo-Natal Deaths —of infants under 4 weeks of age-are shown as follows for the past ten years
    Births.Neo-Natal Deaths.Deaths under 1 Year
  • Page 14
    TABLE 11.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1931. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months ard under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 19
    Maternity .—The number of births in hospitals to Stoke Newington residents given below, shows the popularity of these institutions :—
  • Page 22
    TABLE III.
    Hospital.Situation.Purpose.No. of Beds.Management.
  • Page 28
    Cases treated, 336, of these 104 were in the South Hornsey Ward.
    Children visited:—Under 5. Of School Age.
  • Page 33
    ( a ). Number and Nature of Inspections and Re-Inspections Made during 1931:—
  • Page 33
    (b). Informal Notices Served; Number and Nature (under Sec. 3, Public Health (London) Act, 1891):—
  • Page 34
    Statutory Notices Served (under Sec. 4 P.H. (London) Act, 1891). —Numbered 76 as follows
  • Page 34
    Result of the Service of Notices; Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
  • Page 35
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  • Page 36
    1. -Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.InspectionsNumber of Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
    (i).(2).(3).(4).
  • Page 37
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.No. of Offences in respect to which prosecutions were instituted .
    (1).(2).(3).(4).(5).
  • Page 40
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1931.
    Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
  • Page 55
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1931.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.No. of Genuine Samples. (174).No. of Adulterated Samples. (2).Remarks as to Adulteration.
  • Page 59
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1931.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Admitted to Hospital.
    At all Ages.:at Ages Years.
    Under 1 .1-92-33- 44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & Over.
  • Page 61
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1930.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District. (1).Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as registered from 1st January to 31st December 1930. (2).Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1932, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.-Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1932, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book ofNumber of these Births remaining on •31st January, 1932, neither duly entered in the 44 Vaccination Register " (columns 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return), nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return). ai).♦ Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1931. (12).Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1931. (13).
    Col. I. Success-fully Vaccinated. (3).Column II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received. (6).Col. V. Died, Un vaccinated. (7).Postponement by Medical Certificate. (8j.Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. (9).Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached and Cases not having been found. (10).
    Insusceptible of Vaccination. (4).Had Small-Pox. (5).
  • Page 63
    The particulars of the cases notified, as required by the Ministry of Health are set out in the following Table :—
    Notified.Cases Treated.Vision unimpaired .Vision impaired .Total Blindness.Deaths.
    At HomeIn Hospital
  • Page 65
    The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year :—
    Positive.N egati ve.Total.
  • Page 67
    Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths During 1931.
    Age-Periods..New Cases.Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon. PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 68
    The known tuberculous population increased from 296 to 309 during the year.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 74
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON. Year ending December 31st, 1931. TABLE I. Returns showing the result of Examination of persons for the purpose of Diagnosis.
  • Page 75
    TABLE II. Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances, Etc.
    Insured Persons. Male.Insured Persons, Female.Uninsured Persons, MaleUninsured Persons, Female.Contacts.Total.
    Male.Female
    I.U.I.U.
  • Page 75
    Sources of New Cases in 1931.
  • Page 76
    The Nurses' work for 1931 is as follows:—
  • Page 83
    The costs for the financial year, 1931 are as follows:—
    £s.d.