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Edmonton 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

Published
1957
Pages
52
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The following bear testimony to the good work accomplished over the past 22 years as instanced by the table set out below:— Vital Statistics
    195619551935
  • Page 7
    The following services are now provided in clinic establishments in the Edmonton district:—
  • Page 12
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 12
    VITAL STATISTICS.
    Live Births.M.F.TotalGrand Total
  • Page 13
    The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
    Cause of DeathM.F.Total
  • Page 14
    The slight difference between the following tables in respect of the causes of death and the one supplied by the Registrar General is that the Registrar General is in possession of additional information on the matter. MALES
    Causes of DeathALL AGESto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
  • Page 15
    FEMALES
    Causes of DeathALL AGESto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
  • Page 16
    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows :—
    M.F.Total
  • Page 16
    A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these DEATHS is as follows:— MALES.
    Causes of DeathOne weekSecond WeekThird WeekFourth WeekTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 16
    FEMALES.
    Causes of DeathOne weekSecond weekThird weekFourth weekTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 17
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
    Birth-rateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
    LiveStill
  • Page 17
    The deaths include those taken place outside the Borough, the information being given by the Registrar-General.
    WardBirthsDeathsInfant Deaths
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 18
    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 ExaminationPositiveNegativeTotal
  • Page 20
    1. Prevalence of Rats and Mice. Type of Property
    Local AuthorityDwelling-housesAgriculturalAll other (including Business and Industrial)Total
  • Page 20
    2. Measures of Control.
    Type of Property.Properties Inspected.No. of InspectionsNotices Served.Treatment Completed.Block Treatments
    Rats,Mice,
  • Page 21
    Disinfection and Disinfestation. The following table gives some idea of the work carried out: —
  • Page 22
    Petroleum (Regulations) Acts, 1928 and 1936. During the year 12 new licences and 117 renewals were granted by the Council. The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc., affected by these licences: —
  • Page 23
    Inspections. The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year:—
  • Page 24
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  • Page 25
    FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948 The following work has been carried out under the above Act:— 1. Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health.
    PremisesNumber in RegisterInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 25
    2. Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of defectsNo. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemediedReferred
    to H.M. Inspectorby H.M. Inspector
  • Page 26
    3. Outwork—Sections 110 & 111
    Nature of WorkSection noSection III
    No. of Outworkers in August listNo. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions.
  • Page 27
    2. Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts. (1) Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year.
  • Page 28
    (2) Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices.
  • Page 29
    HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954 Certificates of Disrepair. The following table gives details of the cases dealt with during the year 1956:—
  • Page 29
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply.
    Various licences were granted as under: —PrimarySupplementary
  • Page 29
    Food and Drug Act, 1955 — Section 16. During the year 11 premises were registered for the Sale and St< of Ice Cream.
  • Page 30
    Eight samples of Ice Cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue Test and graded as follows:—
  • Page 30
    Unsound Food. The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:—
  • Page 31
    FOOD SAMPLING I am indebted to the Chief Officer, Public Control Department, Middlesex County Council, for the following details of the work carried out in Edmonton during the year 1956:— List of Samples procured in the Borough of Edmonton during the year 1956:
    ArticleTotal Number ExaminedUnsatisfactory.
  • Page 33
    Summary of Food Premises registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
  • Page 37
    Eight cases (not-fatal) were notified during the year, as follows:—
    Case No.SexAgeSuspected Cause of IllnessOrganism Responsible.
  • Page 38
    The number of deaths from Pneumonia includes all forms of this disease.
    DiseaseTotal No. of CasesNo. Removed to HospitalDeaths- to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over.
  • Page 38
    The following table indicates the Wards from which the various cases were notified:—
    DiseaseBury Street WardChurch Street WardAngel Road WardSilver Street WardN. Middx. Hosp.Other Instns.Total.
  • Page 39
    IMMUNISATION. As and from 5th July, 1948, immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough became the responsibility of the Middlesex County Council. Set out below are details of the Treatment given during 1956:—
    AgeChildren who completed a full course of primary immunisationChildren given a reinforcing injection
    Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough only.
  • Page 39
    CANCER. The incidence of Cancer relative to the various organs of the body is given as under.
    MalesFemales.
  • Page 43
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    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-respiratoryRespiratoryNon-respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 43
    The total number of names added to the Register for the first time during the year was:—
    MalesFemales.
  • Page 43
    The non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis notified were:—
    MalesFemales.
  • Page 44
    The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1956 was:—
    MalesFemalesTotal.
  • Page 44
    Corresponding figures for previous years were:—
    MalesFemalesTotal.
  • Page 44
    Also during the year, the following medical examinations or assessments were made prior to appointment to permanent posts:—