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Enfield 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1930
Pages
64
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    The births of both sexes, live and still-births including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last five years, were:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 4
    To these must be added 266 deaths of Enfield residents registered outside the District, and from this total must be subtracted 63 deaths of non-residents occurring in the District, which brings the number of deaths to 688 for the year, giving a net death-rate of 10.56 per 1,000 population.
    Birth-rate.Recorded Death-rate.Infantile Death-rate.
    Live Births.Still Births.
  • Page 7
    11.—EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Births:—Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 8
    TABLE I. Causes of and Ages at Death during Year 1929.
    Causes of Death.Net 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 year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 9
    TABLE 11. Infant Mortality. Net 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 months. !3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 10
    TABLE III.—Oases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1928.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total cases removed to Hospital.Deaths.
    At Ages—Years.At Ages—Years.
    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 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 11
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 15
    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.
  • Page 15
    The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified, and deaths from this disease during the year:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary .
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 16
    Sex (1st Notifications).
    Form.Males.Females.
  • Page 16
    Cases and Deaths. The number of cases, also deaths from this disease, in the different Wards during the year is shown in the following table, viz.:—
    Ward.Pulmonary.Other.
    CasesDeathsCasesDeaths
  • Page 17
    The following numbers of notifications were received from the different wards:—
    Ward.Measles.German Measles.
  • Page 18
    The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    Disease19261926192719281929
  • Page 18
    ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE. The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 14 deaths of persons residing outside the district who died in Institutions in the District, and adding 1 death of an Enfield resident who died outside the District, is 0.13 per 1,000 population.
    Disease.1928.1929.
    Deaths.Death-rateDeathsDeath-rate
  • Page 26
    The attendances during the year were as follows:.
    Centre.New Attendances .Re. Attendances.Total Attendances .Average Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 26
    Visits.
    Town, Chase and Hadley.Bush Hill Park.Ordnance.Ponders End.Totals.
  • Page 27
    Feeding, etc
    Feeding.Town, Chase and Hadley%Bush Hill Park.%Ordnance.%Ponders End.%Totals.%
  • Page 27
    Attendances at Centres.
    Centre.Total Attendances.Individual Attendances.New Attendances .No. seen by Dr.
  • Page 28
    The following particulars show the work which has been carried out:—
    Mothers.Children.Total.
  • Page 29
    VI .—LABORATORY WORK.
    Specimen.No.Positive.Negative.Percentages of Positives.
  • Page 38
    The number of slaughter-houses in the District at the date specified is as follows:—
    1914 January, 1929. December, 1929.
  • Page 39
    URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ENFIELD.
    ArticleTaken.Adulterated.
  • Page -
    METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS, 1929.
    Month.Barometer.Temperatures.Rainfall. Millimetres.Sunshine hours.Thunderstorms.Fogs on days.Frosts on days.Snowfalls.Prevailing Winds.
    HighestLowestEarth Means.Grass Min.Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Means of latter.
  • Page 47
    Notices Issued.
    Statutory:—Inspections
  • Page 47
    Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
    StatutoryInformal
  • Page 53
    The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places:— Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 53
    Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 54
    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.
    Lists.Workmen.Lists.Workmen.
  • Page 57
    The number of carcases examined during the year under these Regulations are as follows:—