London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report tables
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 54
- Tables
- 42
This page requires JavaScript
-
Page 6
TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS
-
Page 6
TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
Live Births M. F. Total Grand Total -
Page 7
TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Live Still -
Page 7
INFANT MORTALITY TABLE IV
-
Page 7
TABLE V MALES
Causes of Death Weeks Total in 1 month Months Total under 1 Yr. 1 2 3 4 1-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 -
Page 7
TABLE VI FEMALES
Causes of Death Weeks Total in 1 month Months Total under 1 Yr. 1 2 3 4 1-3 3-6 3-9 9-12 -
Page 9
LIST 1 HOME ACCIDENTS
Date Sex Age Cause of Death -
Page 9
LIST 2 POSSIBLE HOME ACCIDENTS
-
Page 12
TABLE VII DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS
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 to 85 85 and Over -
Page 13
TABLE VIII DEATHS BY SEX-GROUPS
Cause of Death M F. TOTAL -
Page 14
TABLE IX MALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS
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 to 85 85 and Over -
Page 15
TABLE X FEMALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS
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 to 85 85 and Over -
Page 16
TABLE XI ALL DEATHS BY WARDS
Ward Deaths Male Female -
Page 16
LABORATORY SERVICE The following specimens submitted from the Edmonton Health Services were examined by the Medical Research Council Laboratory (Edmonton), during the year as follows:-
Nature of Examination Positive Negative Total -
Page 18
TABLE A Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts
-
Page 19
TABLE B Defects Remedied
-
Page 19
TABLE C RENT ACT, 1957 The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1958:-
-
Page 20
MILK SUPPLY Various licences were granted as under
Primary Supplementary -
Page 20
UNSOUND FOOD The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination and retained as unfit for human consumption:-
-
Page 21
UNSOUND FOOD-Continued
-
Page 22
Samples procured in the Borough of Edmonton during the year 1958:
Article Total Samples Procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 25
1. Inspections for the Purpose of Provisions as to Health
Premises Number in Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
Page 25
2. Defects found
Particulars Number of Defects Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector by H.M. Inspector -
Page 26
3. Outwork-Sections 110 and 111
Nature of Work No. of Out-workers in August list Ho. 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 -
Page 27
SUMMARY OF ANALYSES
1958 Rainfall in inches DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE Insoluble Deposits Ash Soluble Deposits Total Solids (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) -
Page 28
Prevalence of Rats and Mice:
Type of Property Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses All other including Business and Industrial -
Page 30
The following tabular statement gives the number and the nature of the inspections made during the year:-
-
Page 30
INSPECTION OF PLACES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED
-
Page 31
DEFECTS REMEDIED
-
Page 35
TART. T(1)ANALYSIS OF SURVEY
GROUP No. examined Recalled for Large Film Recalled for Clinical Interview Did not attend for Large Film or interview Carcinoma of Bronchus Presumed Healed PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Cardiovascular lesions Other Abnormalities Suspect T.B. Not Yet confirmed Occasional Clinic Supervision Close Clinic Supervision Requiring immediate treatment -
Page 36
OTHER ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED WERE:-
Male Female -
Page 36
Tables T(2) and T(3) give 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. TABLE T(2)
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory -
Page 37
TABLE T(3)
MALES females TOTAL Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory -
Page 37
The non-respiratory forms of Tuberculosis notified were:-
Part of Body Affected Males Females -
Page 37
TABLE T(4) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1958 was:-
Males Females Total -
Page 38
TABLE T(5) The corresponding figures at the end of 1957 were:-
Males Females Total -
Page 38
TABLE T(6) Corresponding figures for previous years were:-
Males Females Total -
Page 40
(A) Particulars of Outbreaks
Agent Number of Outbreaks Number of Cases Total No. of Cases Family Outbreaks Other Outbreaks Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
Page 40
Single Cases
Agent Number of Cases Total No. of Cases Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
Page 40
(C) Salmonella Infections, not Foodborne
Salmonella Type Outbreaks No. of Cases Total No. of Cases. (Outbreaks and Single Cases) Family Other (Outbreaks) Single Cases -
Page 41
Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below:-
Disease Total No. of Cases Number 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 -
Page 42
IMMUNIZATION The Area Medical Officer for Area No.l. Middlesex (Edmonton and Enfield) has kindly given me the following details of immunization against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough during 1958:-
Age Children who completed a full course of primary immunization Children given a reinforcing injection Diphtheria only Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)