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Enfield 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1921
Pages
56
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

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    Enfield Urban District.
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    Vital Statistics.
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    Vital Statistics of Wards.
    Ward.Area in Acres.Persons per Acre.Population.Birthrate.Standardized DeathrateInfantile Mortality.Zymotic Death-rate.Tuberculosis Deathrate
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    Enfield is divided into six wards as follows:—
    Ward.Inhabited Houses.Uninhabited Houses.Total.Population.
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    Vital Statistics. The number of births registered in the District was:—
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    The births, including those registered outside the District, were distributed among the various wards as follows:—
    Ward.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total each sex.Total each WardBirthrate.
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    The births of boys and girls, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last three years, were:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 pop.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 pop.
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    The deaths occurred in the several wards as follows:—
    Ward.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.Total.Death-rate per 1,000 as recorded.Infantile Death-rate.
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    Inquests. Thirty-three inquests were held in Enfield during the year and the verdicts given were as follows:—
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    This rate is very much lower than last year.
    Ward.Number of Deaths.Death-rate per 1.000 population.Death-rate per I 000 births.
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    Number of houses inspected:—
    Inspections.
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    Inspections (continued).
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    Notices Issued.
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    Notices Issued (continued).
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    PARISH OF ENFIELD. Samples taken during the year ended, 31st December, 1920.
    Article.Taken.Adulterated.Percentage
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    The number of slaughterhouses in the District at the dates specified, is as follows:—
    1914January, 1920December, 1920
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1920 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.
    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.Number.Rate per 1,000 nett Births.Number.Rate.
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    TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1920.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified inTotalCases Removedto Hospital.
    AtAges—Years.Each Ward.
    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 and wardsTown.Chase.Ordnance.Green St. and Ponders End.Bush Hill Park.Hadley and Cock-fosters.
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    TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year, 1920.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the District
    All Ages.Under 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2325 and under 4545 and under 6365 and upwards
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    TABLE IV. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks.2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 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 shows the Deaths R egistered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years
    Disease.19161917191819191920
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    ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE. The zymotic death-rate after deducting 21 deaths of persons from outside the district who died in the Isolation Hospital (which is situate in Enfield), is 0.40 per thousand.
    Disease.1919.1920.
    Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Scarlet Fever. Three-hundred-and-six cases of Scarlet Fever occurred during the year in 234 houses, as follows:—
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    One-hundred-and-twenty-nine cases of this disease occurred during the year in 112 houses, as follows:—
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    During the year her visits were as follows:—
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    TUBERCULOSIS. The following table shows the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received during the year:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.
    Fresh Cases.Old Cases re-notified.Duplicates.Fresh Cases.Old Cases re-notified.Duplicates.
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    Sex (1st Notifications).
    Form.Males.Females.
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    Deaths. The number or deaths from this disease during the year is shown in the following table, viz.:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.Death-rate per 1,000 Population.
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    Measles and German Measles. The following numbers of notifications of this disease were received from the different wards:—
    Ward.Measles.German Measles.
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    Each centre is opened once a month and the attendances during the year were:—
    Centre.New Attendances.Re-Attendan es.No. on Register.Average Attendance per Meeting.
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    Scale of Charges for Services of Home Helps. To be paid weekly.
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    Visits.
    Town and ChaseBush Hill Park.Hadley.OrdnancePonders End.Totals.
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    Feeding, etc.
    Feeding.Town and Chase.%Bush Hill Park.%Hadley.%Ordnance.%Ponders End.%Totals.%
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    Attendances at Centres.
    Centre.New Attendances.Re-attend-ances.No. on Register 1.1.20.No. on Register 31.12.20.No. of Meetings.Average attendance per Meeting.
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    The following cases of infectious disease were removed there from the Enfield District:—
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    Every swab is "planted " and grown in an incubator.
    No.Positive.Negative.Percentages of Positives.
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    Inspections (continued).
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    NOTICES ISSUED. Statutory —
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    Other notices issued under Infectious Diseases Acts:—
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    Disinfections (continued).
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    We have, however, done our best to continue with the following results :—
    Kinds of Refuse.Amount Collected.Amount Realised.
    TonsCwts.Qrslbs.£s.d.
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    INSPECTIONS.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Homework,
    Nature of Work.L'sts received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
    Sending once in the year.Sending twice in the year.
    ListsWorkmen.ListsWorkmen.
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    The number of carcases examined during the visits to slaughterhouses is as follows:—