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Barking 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1951
Pages
76
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 20
    AMBULANCE STATISTICS 1950
  • Page 31
    NOTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS New Cases Notified
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTOTAL
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 32
    EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS, 1950 BIRTHS
    Live Births:—TotalMalesFemales
  • Page 33
    TABLE I DEATHS (NET) Causes and Totals
    Causes of DeathTotal
  • Page 34
    TABLE II INFANTILE MORTALITY—1950
    0—1 mth.1—3 mths.3—6 mths.6—9 mths.9—12 mths.Total under 1 year
  • Page 34
    TABLE III NEO-NATAL MORTALITY—1950
    Under 1 day1—7 days1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 1 mth.
  • Page 35
    TABLE IV COMPARATIVE INFANT MORTALITY RATES
    YearBarkingCounty Boroughs and Great Towns, including LondonEngland and Wales
  • Page 36
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION IN RELATION TO CHILD POPULATION Number of children at 31st December, 1950, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1936.)
    Age at 31.12.50Under 1 year1 year2 years3 years4 years5-9 years10-14 yearsTotal
    i.e., Bom in Year195019491948194719461941/451936/40Under 15
  • Page 43
    1. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE.
    Type of PropertyNo. of properties in Area in which infestation was foundAnalysis of Column 4. Number infested by
    (1) Total(2) Notified by Occupier(3) Otherwise discovered(4) TotalRATSMICE Only
    MajorMinor
  • Page 43
    2. MEASURES OF CONTROL BY CORPORATION.
    Type of PropertyNo. of properties inspectedNo. of inspections madeNo. of notices served under Section 4No. of treatments carried out by arrangement with OccupierUnder Section 5
    TreatmentWorksRatsMice onlyRatsMice only
  • Page 45
    MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLUTION- 1949-1950 Monthly deposit in tons per square mile and Sulphur Dioxide (Standard Measurement) by the Lead Peroxide method in milligrams of SO3 per day per 1,000 sq. C.M.
    MONTHBARKING PARKGREATFIELDS PARKPARSLOES PARK
    194919501949195019491950
    Total SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur Dioxide
  • Page 48
    Readings from deposit gauge placed in an allotment adjacent to the factory.
    Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
  • Page 50
    1. —Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 51
    2 .—Cases in which Defects were found.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 53
    SANITATION, HOUSING, SHOPS ACTS, ETC.
    19491950
    VisitsRe-VisitsTotalVisitsRe-VisitsTotal
  • Page 55
    Notices
  • Page 56
    REMEDIAL ACTION
    19491950
  • Page 60
    Twenty samples were submitted for chemical examination summary of analysis is given below:—
    Samples submittedFAT ANALYSIS
    Under2.5%2.5%-5%5%-8.5%8.5%-10%Over 10%
  • Page 61
    The results of these examinations are set out below:—
    Bacteriological ExaminationSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory