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Edmonton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 47
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PART I. SOCIAL AND VITAL STATISTICS TABLE I SOCIAL STATISTICS
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TABLE II VITAL STATISTICS
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TABLE III COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Live Still -
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TABLE IV
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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 -
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TABLE VI FEMALES
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 -
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TABLE VII ACCIDENTS VIOLENT DEATHS 1961 - (Excluding Road Traffic Accidents)
Date Sex Age Cause Verdict -
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TABLE VIII 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 -
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TABLE IX DEATHS BY SEX-GROUPS
Cause of Death M F TOTAL -
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TABLE X MALES - DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS
Cause 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 -
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TABLE XI 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 -
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TABLE XII ALL DEATHS BY WARDS
Ward Deaths Male Female -
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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 -
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TABLE A Action taken under the Housing and Public Health Acts
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TABLE B RENT ACT, 1957 The above Act came into force on 6th July, 1957, and set out below are details of the applications received during 1961:- Part I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
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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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SAMPLING OF ICE-CREAM Samples of ice-cream and milk type lollies were taken for bacteriological examination at the Public Health Laboratory as follows:-
Provisional Grades -
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SAMPLING OF SWIMMING BATH WATER
Satisfactory Not Satisfactory -
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 The following work has been carried out under the above Acts:-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 Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred by H.M. Inspector by H.M. Inspector -
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3. Outwork - Sections 110 and 111
Nature of Work 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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SUMMARY OF ANALYSES
1961 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) -
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It is intended to install three further smoke filters so as to give adequate information on atmospheric pollution in the Borough; when the new apparatus is installed, the use of the existing deposit gauges will be discontinued.
1961 Concentration of Smoke Milligrams per 100 cubic metres of air Average daily value Parts of Sulphur Dioxide per 100 million parts of air. Average daily value (A) (B) (A) (B) -
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The Council has decided to make the Borough wholly Smoke Controlled and it is planned to deal with an area each year.
SMOKE CONTROL AREA NO. OPERATIVE DATE ACREAGE Number of Premises Domestic Industrial Commercial Other -
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Prevalence of Rats and Mice:
Local Authority Dwelling Houses All other including Business and Industrial Total -
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(A) Particulars of Outbreaks
Agent Number of Outbreaks Number of Cases Total No. of Cases Family Outbreaks Other Outbreaks Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
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(B) Single Cases
Agent Number of Cases Total No. of Cases Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
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(C) Salmonella Infections, not Foodborne
Salmonella Type Outbreaks No. of Cases Single Cases Total No. of Cases (Outbreaks and Single Cases) Family Other (Outbreaks) -
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY ANGEL ROAD WARD SURVEY EDMONTON 1961 WARD RESIDENTS
Number X-Rayed Requiring Further Investigation Previously X-Rayed by M M.R Not Previously X-Rayed -
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NON RESIDENTS
Number X-Rayed Requiring Further Investigation Previously X-Rayed by M.M.R Not Previously X-Rayed -
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TOTALS
Total Number X-Rayed Total Number Requiring Further Investigation Total Number Previously X-Rayed Total Number Not Previously X-Rayed -
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EDMONTON SURVEY - 1961 ANGEL ROAD WARD RESIDENTS
MALE FEMALE TOTAL -
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY SURVEY EDMONTON 1961-1962
LOCATION MALE FEMALE TOTAL -
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY SURVEY EDMONTON 1961-1962
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS MALE FEMALE TOTAL -
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TABLE T(1)
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE T(2)
MALES FEMALES TOTAL Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory -
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TABLE T(3) The non-respiratory forms of Tuberculosis notified were:
Part of Body Affected Males Females -
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TABLE T(4) The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1961 was:
Males Females Total -
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TABLE T(5) The corresponding figures at the end of 1960 were:
Males Females Total -
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TABLE T(6) Corresponding figures for previous years were:
Males Females Total -
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Notification of the main Infectious Diseases are presented in tabular form below: TABLE A
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 -
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The following table indicates the wards from which the various cases were notified: TABLE B
Disease Bury Street Ward Church Street Ward Angel Road Wa rd Silver Street Ward North Middx. Hospital Other Institutions Total -
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IMMUNISATION CARRIED OUT IN EDMONTON DURING 1961
Number of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation. Number of children who received a secondary (reinforcing) injection (see (a)) Born in Years Diphtheria only Whooping Cough only Tetanus only Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Combined Diphtheria and Tetanu Combined Diphtheria Tetanus s and Whooping Cough Diphtheria only Whooping Cough only Tetanus only Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Combined Diph-itheria and Tetanus Combined Diphtheria Tetanus and Whooping Cough (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) -
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CATEGORY
Year in which Vaccinated Children born in years 1943 to 1961 Young persons born in years 1933 to 1942 Persons born before 1933 who have not passed their 40th birthday Others Totals -
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TABLE II. EDMONTON-Number of persons vaccinated with third injection.
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Vaccinations against smallpox carried out in Edmonton during 1961.
Age Persons Vaccinated or Re-vaccinated Cases specially reported during the period Vaccination Re-vaccination Generalised Vaccinia Post vaccinal encephalomyelitis Deaths from complications of vaccination other than those in cols. (4) and (5). (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Also during the year, the following medical examinations or assessments were made prior to appointment to permanent posts:-