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Edmonton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Published
1937
Pages
52
Tables
39

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39 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    (1) Municipal Milk Supply:— Number of pints granted at ½ cost during 1934 77,350
  • Page 8
    VITAL STATISTICS.
    Live Births.Grand Total.
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 9
    The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
    M.F.Total
  • Page 10
    The following tables give the deaths of those registered during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1937, sub-divided as to age groups:— MALES.
    Causes of DeathALL AGESUnder 1 year1 & under 2 years2 & under 5 years5 & under 15 years15 & under 25 years25 & under 35 years35 & under 45 years45 & under 55 years55 & under 65 years65 & under 75 years75 and over
  • Page 11
    FEMALES.
    Causes of DeathALL AGESUnder 1 year1 & under 2 years2 & under 5 years5 & under 15 years15 & under 25 years25 & under 35 years35 & under 45 years |45 & under 55 years55 & under 65 years |65 & under 75 years75 and over
  • Page 12
    INFANTILE MORTALITY, The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:—
    M.F.Total
  • Page 12
    The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 43 9. A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these infant deaths is as follows:— MALES.
    Causes of DeathUnder weekSecond weekThird weekFourth weekTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 12
    FEMALES.
    Causes of DeathUnder weekSecond weekThird weekFourth weekTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 13
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS. The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole, and to London, enabling the following comparisons to be made:—
    Birth-rate per 1,000 populationDeath-rate per 1,000 births.
    From diarrhœa, etc., under 2 yearsTotal deaths under 1 year
    LiveStill
  • Page 13
    Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.
    All CausesEnteric FeverSmallpoxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolence
  • Page 13
    The deaths include those taking place outside the District, the information being given us quarterly by the Registrar-General.
    WardBirthsDeathsInfant Deaths
    MFMFMF
  • Page 14
    Swabs for diphtheria:—
    Positive.Negative.Total
  • Page 15
    Ambulance Facilities. The Council possess two ambulances, housed at the Fire Brigade Station, and the following figures, kindly supplied by the Superintendent, give some idea of the work carried out during the year:—
  • Page 18
    The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the Inspections made during the year:—
  • Page 19
    Water fittings repaired 57
  • Page 23
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS. The following work has been carried out under the Factory and Workshop Act:— 1—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
  • Page 23
    2.—Defects found in the above.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNo. of Prosecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 23
    3.—Outwork in Unwholesome Premises.
    Nature of Work.Instances.Served. NoticesProsecution.
  • Page 26
    PERCENTAGES OF OVERCROWDING IN EACH WARD AND FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
    TotalNo. OvercrowdedPercentage
  • Page 28
    Various licences were granted as under:—
    Primary.Supplementary.
  • Page 29
    Meat and other Foods. The inspectors paid the following visits during the course of the year:—
  • Page 29
    The following carcases were examined during or shortly after slaughter:—
  • Page 30
    purchased in Edmonton :— List of samples taken durintr 1936:—
    Taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 31
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  • Page 33
    The following table gives the age incidence, etc., of those suffering from notifiable diseases, excluding tuberculosis, which is dealt with separately.
    DiseaseTotal No. of CasesNo. Removed to HospitalDeathsUnder 1 year of age1—2 years2—3 years3—4 years4—5 years5—10 years10—15 years15—20 years20—35 years35—45 years45—65 years65 and over
  • Page 34
    The following table indicates the wards from which the various cases were notified:—
    DiseaseBury Street WardChurch Street WardAngel Road WardSilver Street WardNorth Middlesex County HospitalOther InstitutionsTotal
  • Page 34
    CANCER The incidence of cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under:—
    Males.Females.
  • Page 35
    TUBERCULOSIS. The following table gives details as to age and sex of new cases of tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease, this latter figure including the deaths of non-notified cases.
    Age Periods.New CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-respiratoryRespiratoryNon-respiratory
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 35
    The total number of names thus added to the register during the year —excluding, of course, non-notified deaths—was:—
    Males.Females.
  • Page 35
    The cases dying of tuberculosis and not previously notified were:—
    Males.Females.
  • Page 36
    The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:—
    Males.Females.
  • Page 36
    The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of 1936 was:-
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 36
    The corresponding figures for the end of 1935 Were:—
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 37
    Corresponding figures for previous years were:—
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 41
    The following table includes births of Edmonton residents registered in other districts:—
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 42
    VISITS PAID BY THE HEALTH VISITORS.
  • Page 43
    The figures relating to attendances, etc., are:—
    Brookfield House.St. Stephen's Hall.
  • Page 44
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  • Page 45
    Dental Clinic. This is held once weekly in the school dental clinic at Pymmes Park. Details of the work carried out there are:—
    Mothers.Children.