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Enfield 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1926
Pages
56
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    The births of both sexes, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last five years, were:—
    YearBoysGirlsTotalBirthrate per 1,000 PopulationIllegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population
  • Page 5
    The deaths registered in the district during the year were 499, of which 219 were males, and 280 females, giving a crude death-rate of 7.82. To these must be added 204 deaths of Enfield residents registered outside the District, and from this total must be subtracted 71 deaths of non residents occurring in the District, which brings the number of deaths to 632 for the year, giving a net death-rate of 9.91 per 1,000 population.
    Birth-rateRecorded Death-rateInfantile Death-rate
  • Page 8
    TABLE I. Causes of and Ages at Death during Year 1925.
    Causes of DeathNett 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 AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwards
  • Page 9
    TABLE II. Infant Mortality. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Caushs of Death.Under 1 week.1 to 2 weeks2 to 3 weeks.3 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 13
    The following cases of infectious disease were removed there from the Enfield District.
  • Page 19
    Notices Issued.
  • Page 27
    The number of slaughter-houses in the District at the date specified is as follows:—
    1914January, 1925.December 1925.
  • Page 29
    TABLE III.—Cases of Infectioui Diseases notified during the year 1925.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases removed to Hospital.Deaths.
    At Ages—Years.At Ages—Years.
    At all a^esUnder 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.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.Totals.
  • Page 31
    The following table shows the number of notifications of Pulmonary and other forms of Tuberculosis received during the year :—
    Ward.PulmonaryOther.
    Fresh Cases.Old Cases re-notified.Duplicates,Fresh Cases.Old Cases re-noiifiedDuplicates.
  • Page 32
    The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new case? notified, and deaths from this disease during the year.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-l'ulmonarvPulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 32
    Sex (1st Notifications).
    Form.Males.Females.
  • Page 33
    The number of deaths from this disease during the year is shown in the following table, viz:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.
  • Page 33
    This disease was not so prevalent as last year, and the following numbers of notifications were received from the different wards:—
    Ward.Measles.German Measles.
  • Page 34
    The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    Disease.19211922192319241925
  • Page 34
    The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 27 deaths of persons residing outside the district who died in Institutions in the District, and adding one death of an Enfield resident registered outside the District, is 0.31 per 1,000.
    Disease.1924.1925.
    DeathsDtalh-rateDeaihs.Death-rate
  • Page 35
    VI —LABORATORY WORK
    No.Positive.Negative.Percentages of Positives.
  • Page 36
    Each Centre is opened once a month, and the attendances during the year were:—
    CentreNew AttendancesRe-AttendancesTotal AttendancesAverage Attendance per Meeting
  • Page 37
    Continued from previous page...
    Town and ChaseBush Hill ParkHadleyOrdnancePonders EndTotals
  • Page 37
    Feeding etc
    Feeding.Town and Chase%Bush Hill Park.%Hadley%Ordnance.%Ponders End.%Totals.%
  • Page 37
    Attendances at Centres.
    Centre.New Attendances.Re-Attendances.No. on Register 1 1.25.No. on Register 31.12.25No. of MeetingsAverage Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 38
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 39
    METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS 1925.
    Month.Barometer.TemperaturesRainfall. Millimetres.Sunshine hoursThunder Storms.Fogs on days.Frosts on days.Snowfalls.Prevailing Winds.
    HighestLowestEarth Means.Grass Min.Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Means of latter.
  • Page 40
    STATEMENT PREPARED BY SANITARY INSPECTOR UNDER ARTICLE XIX. (12), MINISTRY OF HEALTH ORDER, No. 276, 1922 Number of Houses Inspected.
    Inspections.
  • Page 41
    Inspections—( continued).
    Inspections.
  • Page 42
    Notices Issued.
  • Page 42
    Informal:—
  • Page 42
    Other Notices issued under Infectious Diseases Acts:—
  • Page 42
    Result of Service of Statutory Notices:—
  • Page 43
    The following are the works carried out as the result of the notices or letters:—
  • Page 44
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 44
    Disinfection.
  • Page 46
    The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places:— Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 46
    Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    FoundRemedied.Referred to H.M, Inspector
  • Page 47
    Homework.
    Nature of Work.Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
    Sending once in the year.Sending twice in the year.
    ListsWorkmen.Lists.Workmen.
  • Page 47
    OFFENSIVE TRADES. The following offensive trades are established in the District:—
  • Page 48
    Licenses as follows were in force on the 31st December under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1922, Section 3 of the Milk and Dairies Amendment Act, 1922.
  • Page 48
    UNSOUND MEAT AND FOODS. In this connection frequent visits were paid to the slaughterhouses, shops and markets, the number of inspections for this purpose being:—
  • Page 49
    The number of carcases examined since these Regulations came into force ate as follows:—