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East Barnet 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

Published
1957
Pages
30
Tables
20

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20 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    Area and Rateable Value
  • Page 6
    Vital Statistics
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 7
    TABLE I Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1956
    DISEASES.Total Cases Notified.Under 1 year.1—2 years.2—3 years.3—4 years.4—5 years.5—10 years.10—15 years.15—20 years.20—35 years.35—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.Total Deaths.
  • Page 8
    TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1956
    CAUSES OF DEATH.All Ages.Undsr 1 year.1—2 years.2—5 years.5—15 years.15—25 years.25—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.
  • Page 9
    TABLE III Infantile Mortality, 1956 Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year
  • Page 9
    TABLE IV Tuberculosis New Cases and Mortality during year 1956
    AGE PERIODS.NEW CASES.DEATHS.
    Respiratory.Non Respiratory.Respiratory.Non Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 14
    TABLE I Table of Visits and Inspections made during the Year
  • Page 15
    TABLE II
  • Page 15
    TABLE III Improvements effected as a result of Notices served
    ExteriorNo. of Houses
  • Page 16
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  • Page 16
    TABLE IV Factory Inspections FACTORIES ACT, 1937 Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to Health
    Premises.No. on Register.Number of Inspections.Written Notices.
  • Page 16
    CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found Referred
    Found.Remedied.To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 16
    TABLE V Food Surrendered during 1956
  • Page 17
    TABLE VI FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 Samples examined by Public Analyst
    Quarter EndedNo. Examined Formal Informal TotalNo. Found Adulterated Formal Informal Total
  • Page 17
    Samples examined by Public Health Department
    Quarter EndedNo. ExaminedNo. Found Adulterated
  • Page 17
    TABLE VII FOOD PREMISES IN DISTRICT
  • Page 17
    TABLE VIII FOOD PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 16 OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
  • Page 22
    96 samples of milk were purchased and submitted for bacteriological examination to the Ministry of Health Public Health Laboratory at Coppetts Wood.
    No. of Samples SubmittedTest applied:—Result of Examination:—
    (a) Methylene blue,
    (b) Turbidity
    (c) Phosphatase.SatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 23
    Ninety-six samples of ice cream were obtained and submitted for bacteriological examination with the following results:
  • Page 24
    FOOD AND DRUGS The following Table shows the various types of Food and Drug sampled during the year and the results of analyses:
    Samples AnalysedSamples Unsatisfactory