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Stoke Newington 1932

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

Published
1933
Pages
88
Tables
40

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  • Page 6
    Births—776.
    T otal.M.F.
  • Page 6
    Still Births—24 (Rate per 1,000 total births, 30).
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 7
    The following table shows the birth rates in Stoke Newington London, and England and Wales, for the last ten years :—
    Year.Birth Hate.Rate for London generally.Rate tor England and Wales.
  • Page 9
    The following table shows the death rates for England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington for the last ten years:—
    Year.Stoke Newington Recorded Genera] Death Rate.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 10
    TABLE I.
    CAUSES OP DEATH.Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within of without the Borough.
    Sex.All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years..5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
  • Page 12
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1932.
    Year.Stoke Newington Infantile MortalityRate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 12
    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 13
    TABLE 11.-INFANT MORTALITY, 1932. 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 and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 18
    Summary of Medical Work.
  • Page 24
    Cases treated 453, of these 100 were in the South Hornsey Ward.
    Children visited:—Under 5.Of School Age.
  • Page 28
    ( a ). Number and Nature or Inspections and Re-Inspections Made during 1932:—
  • Page 28
    ( b ). Informal Notices Served; Number and Nature (under Sec. 3, Public Health (London) Act, 1891) : —
  • Page 29
    Statutory Notices Served (under Sec. 4 P.H. (London) Acr, 1891).— Numbered 39 as follows:—
  • Page 29
    In one of these cases the Committee authorised the issue of a Summons. Result of the Service of Notices ; Nuisances Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
  • Page 30
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 31
    1.-Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.InspectionsNumber of Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2).(3).(4).
  • Page 32
    2.- DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
  • Page 33
    OTHER SANITARY CONDITIONS REQUIRING NOTICE.
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 34
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1932.
    Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
  • Page 35
    continued from privous page...
    The Mortuary:-M.F.Total
  • Page 38
    The names of the areas, number of houses to be demolished, number of families and persons to be rehoused is as follows :—
    Designation.No. of Families.Persons to be displaced.
  • Page 39
    Clearance Area No. 3:
  • Page 43
    HOUSING STATISTICS. For the Year 1932.
    1.—Inspection of Dwelling-Houses During the Year:—
  • Page 44
    3. action under Statutory Powers during the Year:-
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    E. Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925:-
  • Page 46
    London County Council Housing Estates .—The following is a statement of the transfer of families in this Borough to accommodation on the London County Council Housing Estates:—
  • Page 54
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1932.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.No. of Genuine. Samples (177).Mo. of Adulterator Samples (—).Remarks as to Adulteration.
  • Page 57
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1932.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Admitted to Hospital.
    at Ages Years.
    At all Ages. ;Under 11- 22- 33- 44- 55- 1010- 1515- 2020- 3535- 4545-6565 & Over.
  • Page 59
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1931.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets'' as registered from 1st January to 31st December 1931.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1933, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.—Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1933, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1933, neither duly entered in the " 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 thisNumber of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1932.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 1932.
    Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Column II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received.Col. V. Died, Unvac-cinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised.Removal to Places unknown or which cannot be reached and Cases not having been found.
    Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-Pox.
    (1).(2).(3).(4).(5).(6).(7).(8).(9).(10).(11).(12).(13).
  • Page 62
    The particulars of the cases notified, as required by the Ministry of Health are set out in the following Table:—
    Notified.Cases TreatedVision unimpaired .Vision impaired .Total Blindness.Deaths.
    At HomeIn Hospital
  • Page 64
    The following table shows the nunber and the result of the specimens submitted during the year:—
    PositiveNegativeTotal.
  • Page 66
    Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths during 1932.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 67
    Continued from previous page...
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 73
    TABLE I. Returns showing the result of Examination of persons for the purpose of Diagnosis.
  • Page 74
    TABLE II. Classification and Detailed Statistics of Attendances, Etc.
    Insured Persons. Male.Insured Persons. Female.Uninsured Persons Male.Uninsured Persons. Female.Contacts.TOTAL.
    Male.Female.
    I.U.I.U.
  • Page 74
    Sources of New Cases in 1932.
  • Page 75
    The Nurses' work for 1932 is as follows :—
  • Page 83
    The work done during the year is summarised as follows :—
  • Page 83
    The costs for the financial year, 1932, are as follows :—
    £s.d.