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Stoke Newington 1935

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

Published
1936
Pages
102
Tables
46

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  • Page 9
    Marriages—413, being a rate of 16 -4 per 1,000 persons. Births—700.
    Total.M.F.
  • Page 9
    Still Births—22 (Rate per 1,000 total births, 31 -4).
    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 Kate.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 five years :—
    Year.Stoke NewingtonRate for London generally.Rate for England and Wales.
    Crude Death RateCorrected Death Rate
  • Page 13
    TABLE I.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.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 15
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1935.
    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, 1935.
    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 17
    Maternity.—The number of births in hospitals to Stoke Newington residents given below, shows the popularity of these institutions :—
  • Page 18
    Summary of Medical Work.
  • Page 25
    Children visited :—
    Under 5.Of School Age.
  • Page 34
    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 35
    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1).Inspections. (2).Number of Written Notices. (3).Occupiers. Prosecutcd. (4).
  • Page 36
    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 37
    HACKNEY MORTUARY.
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 40
    Table 1.
    Where a house consists of:—The permitted number of persons is:—
  • Page 41
    Table 2.
    Where the floor area of a room is:—The permitted number is:—
  • Page 44
    WHOLE OF BOROUGH.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 44
    LORDSHIP WARD.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 45
    MANOR WARD.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 45
    CHURCH WARD.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 45
    CLISSOLD WARD.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 46
    PALATINE WARD.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Re quiring review at later date.
  • Page 46
    SOUTH HORNSEY WARD (BROWNSWOOD).
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 46
    SOUTH HORNSEY WARD (MILTON SOUTH).
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 47
    SOUTH HORNSEY WARD (MILTON NORTH).
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 47
    LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL PROPERTIES.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.. Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 47
    STOKE NEWINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL PROPERTIES.
    Lettings.Families.
    Size.Number.Definitely overcrowded.Requiring review at later date.
  • Page 48
    The resulting estimate of accommodation required to abate overcrowding in this borough was as follows :—
    Size of dwelling.Number required.
  • Page 49
    The scheme consists of 96 flats in the following proportions:—
  • Page 54
    Milk Premises and Purveyors of Milk:—
  • Page 55
    Licences and Supplementary Licences were granted in 1935 as follows:—
  • Page 58
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1935.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
    No. Taken.No. Adultd.No. Taken.No. Adultd.
  • Page 59
    Details are given below with regard to the adulterated samples and the action taken by the Council in respect thereof:—
    Sample NoDescription.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.Action Taken.
  • Page 63
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1935.
    Notifiable Disease.At all Ages.Age Groups.Admitted to Hospital.
    Under 11— 22— 33— 44— 55— 1010— 1515— 2020— 3535— 4545— 6565 & Over.
  • Page 65
    VACCINATION RETURNS. RETURN FOR 1934.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.N umber of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December 1934.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1936, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz.—Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1936, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1936, 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* Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1935.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 1935.
    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.
    (i).(2).(3).(4).(5).(6).(7).(8).(9).(10).(11).(12).(13).
  • Page 67
    The particulars of the case 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 69
    The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year:—
    Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 69
    Disinfection of Premises. —The following number of rooms (494) have been disinfected:—
  • Page 70
    Statement of the activities of the year is as follows:—
  • Page 71
    Tuberculosis : New Cases and Deaths during 1935.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 72
    The known tuberculous population decreased from 317 to 304 during the year.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 78
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
  • Page 78
    3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts).
    Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 78
    4. Examination of home contacts:—
  • Page 89
    The costs for the financial year, 1935, are as follows:—
    £s.d.