[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Edmonton 1940

Published: 1941
Pages: 38
Tables: 53

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SOCIAL CONDITIONS The extent of unemployment my be ostimted by the following figures relating to:-
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VITAL STATISTICS Grand Total

LIVE BIRTHS M. F Tota1 Grand Tota1
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The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:-

Causes of Death M F Total
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The following tables give the deaths of those registered during the 52 weeks ended 28th December, 1940, sub-divided as to ago groups:- MILES

Causes of Death ALL AGES to 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 & over
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FEMALES
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INFANTILE MORTALITY

M F Total
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling comparisons to be undo as follows:-

Birth-rate
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Births Deaths Infant Deaths
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH LABORATORY FACILITIES These are as described in previous reports, The following examinations were carried out during 1940:-

Present Not found Total
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The Council possesses three 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:-
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The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year:-
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DEFECTS REMEDIED
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The following table gives some idea of the work carried out:-
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The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these licences:-
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The following work has been carried out u.nder the above Act:-1 - INSPECTIONS FOR HIE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

Premises Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted
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HOUSING - HOUSING- ACT, 1936
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Various licences were granted as under:-

Primary Supplementary
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The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:-
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This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with parturition and include puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.

Disease Total No: of Cases No: remvd to Hosp: Deaths to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 & over
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The following table indicates the Wards from which the Various cases were notified:-
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CANCER The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under

Males Females
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TUBERCULOSIS The following table gives details as to ages and sex of new cases of tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease; this latter figure including tho deaths of non-notified cases:-
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The total number of names thus added to the Register during the year, excluding of course, non-notified deaths, was:-

Males Females
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The cases dying of tuberculosis and not previously notified were:-

Males Females
Respiratory 2 . 1
Non-respiratory - -
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The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:-

Males Femles
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PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930 The number of eases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1940 was:-

Males Females Total
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BIRTHS. The total number of births notified during 1940 was as follows
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These figures include births which have taken place in the North Middlesex County Hospital, both of Edmonton and Non-Edmonton residents; excluding these latter the notified births of Edmonton residents are:-
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The following table includes births of Edmonton residents and those born and registered in other districts:-

Male. Female. Total.
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VISITS PAID BY THE HEALTH VISITORS. The following table gives details as to the visits paid by the Health Visitors-
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ANTE-NATAL CLINIC. This Clinic was held five times weekly, and the followi n g are the figures for the year:-
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POST-NATAL CLINIC. This Clinic is held once weekly and the following are the figures for the year:-
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CHILD WELFARE CLINICS. The figures relating to attendances are:-

Brookfield House. St. Stephens. St. A1phege's. St. Aldhelms.
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ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC. The Clinic is held twice weekly and the following are the figures for the year:-
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DENTAL CLINIC. Details of the work carried out are:-

Mothers. Children.
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4. MEDICAL INSPECTION. The number of children fully examined in the routine inspection of each group during the year 1940 was 7537 , a nd the analysis of the age groups were as follows:-
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5. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. (a) Malnutrition. The following table givos the classification of the nutrition of the children inspected during the year 1940 in the routine age groups:-

Total A B c D
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The Speech Clinic was held as usual during the year, and the following figures show comparisons over a period of three years.-

1958 1939 1940
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The number of notified cases ana the mortality of children of school age, taken from the records of the Public health Department, during 1940 was as follows
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MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY_SCH00LS. TABLE 1
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TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1940.

Age-Groups Number Inspected A B c D
No. %+ No. % No. % No. %
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GROUP II- TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding - Minor Eye Delects treated as iiinor Ailments - Group l).

No. of Defects dealt with
Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise Total
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TABLE IV.- DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist. (a) Routine age-groups
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DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (Cont.)
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TABLE V._ VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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TABLE VI._ BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN.

AT A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT AN INSTITUTION OTHER THAN A SPECIAL SCHOOL AT NO SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION TOTAL NOT RECEIVING SUITABLE EDUCATION
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TABLE I Number of Pupils inspected - 1st January, 1940 to 31st Dec.,1940 A. ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. (l) Cases in which a full examination has been made.

Age. 9 10 11 12 15 14 !5 16 17 18 TOTAL
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TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR - IN AGES.

Ages. Number of Pupils Inspected. A. (Excellent). No. B. (Normal). No. c. (slightly subnormal). No. D. (Bad). No.
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table iii DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (Excluding minor eye defects)
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TABLE IV

DENTAL DEFECTS.
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Dental Defects (Cont.)
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TABLE I. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (Excluding minor eye defects).

Defect or Disease. NUMBER OF DEFECTS DEALT WITH
Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise. Total
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TABLE II.

DENTAL DEFECTS.

	Males	Females
Respiratory	2	. 1
Non-respiratory	-	-

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SOCIAL CONDITIONS The extent of unemployment my be ostimted by the following figures relating to:-

VITAL STATISTICS Grand Total

The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:-

The following tables give the deaths of those registered during the 52 weeks ended 28th December, 1940, sub-divided as to ago groups:- MILES

FEMALES

INFANTILE MORTALITY

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling comparisons to be undo as follows:-

Continued from previous page...

GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH LABORATORY FACILITIES These are as described in previous reports, The following examinations were carried out during 1940:-

The Council possesses three 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:-

The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year:-

DEFECTS REMEDIED

The following table gives some idea of the work carried out:-

The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these licences:-

The following work has been carried out u.nder the above Act:-1 - INSPECTIONS FOR HIE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

HOUSING - HOUSING- ACT, 1936

Various licences were granted as under:-

The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:-

This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with parturition and include puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.

The following table indicates the Wards from which the Various cases were notified:-

CANCER The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under

TUBERCULOSIS The following table gives details as to ages and sex of new cases of tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease; this latter figure including tho deaths of non-notified cases:-

The total number of names thus added to the Register during the year, excluding of course, non-notified deaths, was:-

The cases dying of tuberculosis and not previously notified were:-

The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:-

PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930 The number of eases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1940 was:-

BIRTHS. The total number of births notified during 1940 was as follows

These figures include births which have taken place in the North Middlesex County Hospital, both of Edmonton and Non-Edmonton residents; excluding these latter the notified births of Edmonton residents are:-

The following table includes births of Edmonton residents and those born and registered in other districts:-

VISITS PAID BY THE HEALTH VISITORS. The following table gives details as to the visits paid by the Health Visitors-

ANTE-NATAL CLINIC. This Clinic was held five times weekly, and the followi n g are the figures for the year:-

POST-NATAL CLINIC. This Clinic is held once weekly and the following are the figures for the year:-

CHILD WELFARE CLINICS. The figures relating to attendances are:-

ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC. The Clinic is held twice weekly and the following are the figures for the year:-

DENTAL CLINIC. Details of the work carried out are:-

4. MEDICAL INSPECTION. The number of children fully examined in the routine inspection of each group during the year 1940 was 7537 , a nd the analysis of the age groups were as follows:-

5. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. (a) Malnutrition. The following table givos the classification of the nutrition of the children inspected during the year 1940 in the routine age groups:-

The Speech Clinic was held as usual during the year, and the following figures show comparisons over a period of three years.-

The number of notified cases ana the mortality of children of school age, taken from the records of the Public health Department, during 1940 was as follows

MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY_SCH00LS. TABLE 1

TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1940.

GROUP II- TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding - Minor Eye Delects treated as iiinor Ailments - Group l).

TABLE IV.- DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist. (a) Routine age-groups

DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (Cont.)

TABLE V._ VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE VI._ BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN.

TABLE I Number of Pupils inspected - 1st January, 1940 to 31st Dec.,1940 A. ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. (l) Cases in which a full examination has been made.

TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR - IN AGES.

table iii DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (Excluding minor eye defects)

TABLE IV

Dental Defects (Cont.)

TABLE I. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (Excluding minor eye defects).

TABLE II.