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Edmonton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 40
- Tables
- 36
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Live Births. M. F. Total. Grand Total. -
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Death rate of infants under one year of age.
M. F. Total. -
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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:—
Cause of Death M. F. Total -
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MALES
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 and over -
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FEMALES
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 and over -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY. The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:—
M. F. Total -
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MALES.
Causes of Death One week Second Week Third Week Fourth Week Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year -
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FEMALES.
Causes of Death One week Second week Third week Fourth week Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year -
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The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:—
Birth-rate per 1,000 population Death-rate per 1,000 births. From diarrhoea, etc., under 2 years Total deaths under 1 year Live Still -
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Annual Death Rate per 1,000 of Population.
All Causes Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza -
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The deaths include those taken place outside the Borough, the information being given quarterly by the Registrar-General.
Ward Births Deaths Infant Deaths M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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LABORATORY SERVICE The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton area were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:—
Nature of Examination Positive Negative Total -
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1. Prevalence of Rats and Mice.
Type of Property. Infestations notified by Occupier. Otherwise Discovered. Total. Infestations. Mice Only. Major Minor. -
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2. Measures of Control.
Type of Property. Properties Inspected. No. of Inspections Notices Served. Treatment Completed. Block Treatments Rats. Mice. -
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Disinfection and Disinfestation. The following table gives some idea of the work carried out:—
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During the year 8 new licences and 113 renewals were granted by the Council. The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these licences:—
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Inspections. The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year: —
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948. The following work has been carried out under the above Act: — 1.—Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health.
Premises Number in Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2.—Defects Found.
Particulars Number of defects No. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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3.—OUTWORK—Sections 110 and 111
Nature of Work Section 110 Section 111 No. of Outworkers in August list No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply. Various licences were granted as under: —
Primary Supplementary -
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Unsound Food. The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption: —
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Food Poisoning. Six cases (non fatal) were notified during the year, as follows: —
Case No. Sex Age Suspected Cause of Illness Organism Responsible -
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The number of deaths from pneumonia includes all form of this disease.
Disease Total No. of Cases No. Removed to Hospital 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 and over -
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The folowing table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified: —
Disease Bury Street Ward Church Street Ward Angel Road Ward Silver Street Ward N. Middx. Hosp. Other Instns. Total -
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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 table below gives details of the ages and sex of new cases of Tuberculosis, also deaths from the disease ; this latter figure includes the deaths of non-notified cases.
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-respiratory Respiratory Non-respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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The total number of names added to the Register for the first time 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 -
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The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were: —
Males Females -
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1950 was: —
Males Females Total -
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The corresponding figures at the end of 1949 were: —
Males Females Total -
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Corresponding figures for previous years were: —
Males Females Total