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Stoke Newington 1938

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

Published
1939
Pages
90
Tables
32

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32 tables in this report

  • 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 anc 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.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 vears.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 vears.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 yean and upwards.
  • Page 15
    Infant Mortality Rates, 1896-1938.
    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, 1938. 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 1 under 1 vear.
  • Page 18
    Maternity .—The number of births in hospitals to Stoke Newington residents given below, shows the popularity of these institutions :—
  • Page 27
    Cases treated 481; of these, 140 were in the South Hornsey Ward.
    Children visited:—Under 5.Of School Age.
  • Page 36
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1938
    Offence.Magistrate's Decision.Fine.Costs.
    Housing Act, 1936—£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 39
    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors
    Premises.Inspections.Number of Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 40
    2.—Defects Found In Factories, Workshops And Workplaces
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    FoundRemediedReferred to h.m. InspectorNo. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 46
    HACKNEY MORTUARY
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 49
    B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
  • Page 49
    4. Housing Act, 1936 (Part IV)—Overcrowding:—
  • Page 50
    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 52
    Milk Premises and Purveyors of Milk:—
  • Page 53
    Licences and Supplementary Licences were granted in 1937 as follows:—
  • Page 54
    Express Dairy Co., Ltd 3 (Supplemental) Licences.
  • Page 56
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1938
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
    No. Taken.No. Adultd.No. Taken.No. Adultd.
  • Page 57
    ANALYSES PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR 1938— continued.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
    No. Taken.No. Adultd.No. Taken.No. Adultd.
  • Page 58
    During the year regulations were in force applicable to:—
  • Page 60
    DISEASES COMPULSORILY NOTIFIABLE IN THE BOROUGH
  • Page 61
    TABLE IV. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1938
    Notifiable DiseaseAt allAgesAge GroupsAdmitted toHospital
    Under1 -2_3—4—5—10— 15—20—35—45—65 &
    12345101520354565Over
  • Page 63
    VACCINATION RETURNS.
    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 1937.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1939, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.—Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1939, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) ofNumber of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1939, 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 1938.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 1938.
    Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated.Column II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been receivedCol. V. Died, Unvaccinated.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 Smallpox.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)
  • Page 65
    The particulars of the cases notified, as required by the Ministry of Health, are set out in the following Table:—
    NotifiedCases TreatedVision unimpairedVisionimpairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
    At HomeIn Hospital
  • Page 66
    The following table shows the number and the result of the specimens submitted during the year:—
    PositiveNegativeTotal
  • Page 66
    Disinfection of Premises. —The following number of rooms have been disinfected:—
  • Page 67
    Tuberculosis : New Cases and Deaths during 1938
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 68
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 74
    2. Sources through which cases came to the Dispensary:—
    Total No.No. found to be tuberculous
  • Page 74
    3. Diagnosis made in regard to new cases (excluding contacts.)
    Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 83
    The costs for the financial year, 1938, are as follows:—
    £s.d.