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Stoke Newington 1934

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

Published
1935
Pages
94
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Marriages—416, being a Rate of 8 -2 per 1,000 Persons. Births—693.
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 10
    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 12
    The following table shows the death rates for England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington for the last four years :—
    Year.Stoke NewingtonRate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
    Crude Death RateCorrected Death Rate
  • Page 13
    TABLE I.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or 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 14
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. There were 42 deaths of infants under one year of age, as against 693 births ; the proportion which the deaths under one year bear to 1,000 births is therefore 60'6 as compared with 46 for the previous year.
    M.F.
  • Page 15
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1934.
    Year.Stoke Newington Infantile Mortality.Rate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
  • Page 15
    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 16
    TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1934. 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 19
    Maternity.—The number of births in hospitals to Stoke Newington residents given below, shows the popularity of these institutions :—
  • Page 34
    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1).Inspections. (2).Number of Written Notices. (3).Occupiers. Prosecuted. (4).
  • Page 35
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.
    Found. (2).Remedied. (3).Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4).No. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. (5).
  • Page 38
    19 cases of Breaches of the L.C.C. Drainage Bye-Laws were reported to the Committee. Proceedings were instituted in the following cases :—
    Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 52
    Milk Premises and Purveyors of Milk:—
  • Page 56
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1934.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.No. of Genuine Samples. (174).No. of Adulterated Samples. (2).Remarks as to Adulteration.
  • Page 60
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1934.
    Notifiable Disease,At all Ages.Age Groups.Admitted to Hospital.
    Under 11— 22— 33— 44— 55— 1010— 1515— 2020— 3535— 4545— 6565 & Over.
  • Page 62
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1933.
    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 1933.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1935, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the“ Vaccination Register ” (Birth List Sheets), viz.—Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1935, remained unentered in the “ Vaccination Register ” on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1935, 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 this Return).♦ Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1934.Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which the. relate during the calendar year 1934.
    Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Column II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received.Col. V. Died, Unvac-cinatedPostponement 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 64
    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 HomeI n Hospital.
  • Page 66
    The following table shows the number and the result ot the specimens submitted during the year:—
    Indefinite.Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 68
    Tuberculosis: New Cases and Deaths during 1934.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.FM.f.
  • Page 69
    The known tuberculous population decreased from 332 to 317 during the year.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 76
    2. Sources through which cases came to the Dispensary :—-
    Total No.No. found to be tuberculous
  • Page 76
    3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts)
    Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 76
    4. Examination of home contacts :—
  • Page 77
    5. Bacteriological examinations:—
  • Page 77
    6. Attendances, etc., at Dispensary :—
  • Page 77
    Number of attendances at:—
  • Page 77
    The Nurse's work for 1934 is as follows :—
  • Page 80
    Visits Paid by the Three Health Visitors :— To expectant mothers :—
  • Page 85
    The work done during the year is summarised as follows :—
  • Page 86
    The costs for the financial year, 1934, are as follows :—
    £s.d.