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Enfield 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1913
Pages
60
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

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    Vital Statistics op Wards.
    Ward.Area in acres.Persons per acre.Population.Birthrate.Corrected Death. rate.Infantile MortalityZymotic Death. rate.Phthisis Death. rate.
  • Page 7
    Enfield is divided into six wards as follows :—
    Wards.Inhabited Houses.Uninhabited Houses.Total.Population.
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    The births were distributed among the various wards as follows :—
    Ward.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total each sex.Total each Ward.Birth rate.
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 9
    The births of boys and girls, also birth.rates for the last three years were:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth.rate.
  • Page 9
    This rate is the lowest obtained in the District for many years, and speaks eloquently for the claims of Enfield to be considered a suburban Health Resort.
    Birth.rate.Crude Death.rate.Corrected Death.rate.Infantile Death.rate.
  • Page 10
    The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—
    Ward.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.Death.rate per 1000.Infantile Death.rate.
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    NETT DEATHS, CLASSIFIED IN AGES, WARDS, AND QUARTERS, 1912.
    Ward.Town.Chase.Ordnance.Green St. & Ponders End.Bush Hill Park.hadley & cockfosters.Totals each sex.Total.
    Quarter.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.1st2nd3rd4 thTotal.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.
  • Page 12
    The following table assigns the number of infantile deaths to each wards, and also gives the Infantile Deaths-rate per thousand population, and per thousand births:-
    Ward.Number of Deaths.Death rate per 1000 population.Death.rate per 1000 births.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1912 and previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1912.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—Years.Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 upwards.Chase.Town.Old-nanceGreen St. and Pond's End.Bush Hill Park.Had-ley it Cock-fosters
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    TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of 'Residents' whether occurring in or without the District.Total deaths whether of ' residents' or ' Non- Residents' in Institutions in tin-District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Infant Mortality. 1912. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    ZYMOTIC DISEASES. The following table shews the deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    19081909191019111912
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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1912.
    Disease.Chase Ward.Town Ward.Ordnance Ward.Ponders End and Green StreetWard.Bush Hill Park Ward.Hadley and Cockfosters Ward.TotalsCases per 1000 population.
    1 st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qcr.Total.
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    ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE. The Zymotic Death-rate, after deducting 14 deaths of persons from outside the District who died in the Isolation Hospital (which is situate in Enfield), and adding two Enfield residents who died outside the District, is '75 per 1,000. A Zymotic Death-rate of only '75 in a District the size of Enfield is one to be proud of.
    Disease.1911.1912.
    Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.
  • Page 20
    The following table gives the number of cases of each infectious disease notified during the past five years:—
    19081909191019111912
  • Page 22
    CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE ABOVE- 1912. MENTIONED CASES OF DIPHTHERIA.
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    The following table shews the number of notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis received:—
    Ward.Medical PractitionersHospital.Poor Law.SchoolTotal.
    PrimarySupplemental.PrimarySupplemental.PrimarySupplemental.PrimarySupplemental.
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    Sex.
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    Deaths. The number of deaths from this disease is shewn in (lie following table:—
    Ward.Male.Female.Total.Death-rate.
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    I have received from Dr. Young, County Medical Officer, the following return of work done during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, in this District:—
    Food.No. of Samples taken.No\found adulterated.
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    METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS FOR 1912.
    Month.Barometer.Temperature.Rainfall.Sunshine.
    Highest.Lowest.Highest.Lowest.Mean.
    Ins.Ins.°°°Ins.Hrs.
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    Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions
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    Factory and Workshops Act (Continued.) Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Homework.
    Nature of Work.Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.
    Lists.Workmen.Lists.Workmen.