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Enfield 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1939
Pages
154
Tables
75

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75 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    The following table shows how the population of the District has increased during the last ten years.
    Year.Population.
  • Page 6
    The following table indicates the increase in the number of inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented by a penny rate during the last ten years.
    YearNo. of inhabited houses.Rateable value.Sum represented by a penny rate.
    ££
  • Page 7
    The following table gives the birth-rate, recorded death-rate and infantile deaths for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 148 Smaller Towns:—
    Birth-rate.Recorded Death-rate.Infantile Death-rate.
    LiveStill
  • Page 8
    The more important causes of deaths registered during the year and the previous four years were:—
    Cause of Death.19381937193619351934
  • Page 10
    TABLE 1. Causes of Death during Year 1938.
    Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 11
    TABLE II. 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 12
    Twenty-three inquests and twenty-seven P.M.s without inquests were held in Enfield during the year, and the verdicts were as follows:—
  • Page 13
    The corrected birth-rates for both sexes, live and still-births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth-rates for the last 5 years, are:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 17
    The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year.
    SpecimenNo.Positive.Negative.Percentage of Positives.
  • Page 18
    Institution.Accommodation.Type of case.
    Adults.Children.
    M.F.
  • Page 18
    The following cases of notifiable and other infectious disease were taken to the Edmonton and Enfield Joint Isolation Hospital from the Enfield District during the year:—
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 19
    The following table shows the position m connection with the 5 remaining:—
  • Page 23
    In the following table is set out the attendances for the past 5 years, and against these the number of hours of sunshine from the 1st May to the 30th September.
    YearNumber of PoolBathers BathsHours of Sunshine
  • Page 23
    The following table shows the extent to which the Slipper Baths both at the Pcol and Enfie'd Lock Baths have been used during the past 5 years.
    Financial YearNumber of Attendances
    PoolBaths
  • Page 26
    HOUSING. Number of New Houses erected during the year:—
  • Page 27
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  • Page 31
    The number of slaughter-houses in the District at the date specified is as follows :—
    1914January.December.
    19381938
  • Page 32
    List of samples purchased during the year ended 31st December, 1938:
    ArticleTakenAdulterated
  • Page 33
    The following table shows the number of cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Pneumonia notified during each of the past 5 years:—
    Disease19381937193619351934
  • Page 34
    TABLE III —Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1938.
    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 37
    The following table shows the deaths registered in the District from the seve'n chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
    Disease.19341935193619371938
  • Page 38
    The zymotic death-rate, after deducting eight deaths of persons residing outside the District who died in Institutions in the District, and adding two deaths which occurred outside the District is 0.06 per 1,000 population.
    Disease.19371938
    Deaths.Death-rateDeaths.Death-rate
  • Page 38
    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    CasesVision UnimpairedVision impairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
    NotifiedTreated.
    At home.In Hospital.
  • Page 39
    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 39
    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.
    Respiratory.Non-RespiratoryRespiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 40
    SEX (1st NOTIFICATIONS).
    Form.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 40
    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 44
    METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS, 1938.
    Month.Barometer.Temperatures.Rainfall. Millimetres.Sunshine hours.Thunderstorms.Fogs on days.Frosts on days.Snowfalls.Prevailing. Winds.
    Highest.Lowest.Earth. Means.Lowest Grass. Min.Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Means of Latter.
  • Page 57
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.
    District.Situation of Centre.Day and times open.
  • Page 58
    POST-NATAL CLINICS.
  • Page 59
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 59
    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
    From Puerperal Sepsis0.55
  • Page 59
    The following table gives the birth-rate, recorded death-rate and infantile deaths for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 148 Smaller Towns:-
    Birth-rate.Recorded Death-rate.Infantile Death-rate.
    LiveStill
  • Page 60
    The corrected birth-rates for both sexes, live and still-births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth-rate for the last 5 years, are:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 63
    There are, in Enfield, the following Nursing Homes:-
    Proprietor.Address.Total No. of Beds.No. of Maternity Beds.
  • Page 63
    The following table shows the cases attended during 1938 and the corresponding figures for 1937.
    1938.1937.
  • Page 65
    The number of Home Helps supplied during 1938 was 105. This compares as follows with previous years:—
  • Page 66
    INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
    Centre.Total Attendances.New Attendances.No. seen by Dr.Average Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 66
    ANTE-NATAL CLINICS,
    Centre.New Attendances.Re-Attendances.Total Attendances.Average Attendance per Meeting.
  • Page 67
    VISITS.
    Town, Chase and Hadley.Bush Hill Park.Ordnance.Ponders End.Totals.
  • Page 67
    The corresponding figures for 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 were:
    1934-1935-1936-1937-
  • Page 68
    The following table shows the result of the work carried out under the above scheme for 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938.
  • Page 68
    The following table is an analysis of the children sent for routine examination, showing the number of appointments made at each birthday.
    Appointments.1st. Birthday.2nd Birthday.3rd. Birthday.4 th. Birthday.Total.
  • Page 69
    From the following figures it will be seen to what extent such services have been utilised.
    Mothers.Children.Total.
  • Page 99
    The comparative figures for the last five years are as follows:—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 99
    The number of children examined in routine inspection in 1938 was 4,112 and the following table shows how they were classified, with comparative figures for 1935, 1936 and 1937.
    1935193619371938
  • Page 101
    The following is a comparative table for the last five years:—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 101
    The following is a comparative table for the last five years:—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 102
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 103
    The following is a summary of the work of the school nurses during 1938 and for the past five years :—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 104
    The following is a comparative table for the last five years:—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 105
    Ringworm. -One child was found to be suffering from ringworm. The following is a comparative table for the last five years :—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 111
    The following is a comparative table for the last five years :—
    19341935193619371938
  • Page 112
    DEFECTS.
    Jnr. Technical.Grammar.County.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring Observation.Requiring Treatment.Requiring Observation.Requiring Treatment.Requiring Observation.
  • Page 112
    CLASSIFICATION OF NUTRITION.
    Junior TechnicalGrammar.County.
  • Page 113
    INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
    Year.Number Inspected.Number Treated.Number of Fillings.Number of Extractions.
  • Page 113
    INSPECTION AND TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN COMBINED.
    Year.N umber Inspected.Number Treated.Number of Fillings.Number of Extractions.
  • Page 118
    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
    1936.1937.1938.
  • Page 119
    The cases requiring glasses consisted of:—
  • Page 121
    LIST OF CASES.
    CLASSIFICATION.Still under treatment. I.S.Q.Improved.Discharged cured.Recurrent, but again discharged.Refused treatment.Left School, District, or treated elsewhere.Total
  • Page 122
    Statistical Tables for the Annual Report of the School Medical Officer, for the Year 1938. TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
  • Page 122
    C. CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanlinessand Dental Diseases).
    Group.For Defective Vision (excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total.
  • Page 123
    TABLE II. (A) Return of defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1938.
    DISEASE OR DEFECT.Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 124
    TABLE II ( continued)
  • Page 125
    B—CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
    Age Groups.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 125
    TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no school or InstitutionTotal
  • Page 126
    TABLE III.— continued. DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified schools for the DeafAt Public Elementary SchoolsAt other InstitutionsAt no School or InstitutionTotal
  • Page 127
    TABLE III.— continued. PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A. TUBERCULOUS CHILDREN. I.—CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    At Certified Special SchoolsAt Public Elementary SchoolsAt other InstitutionsAt no School or InstitutionTotal
  • Page 128
    TABLE III— continued. D.—CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE.
    At Certified Special SchoolsAt Public Elementary SchoolsAt other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total
  • Page 129
    GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI.)
    DISEASE OR DEFECT. (1)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
  • Page 130
    TABLE IV.— continued. GROUP II—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under The Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal
  • Page 131
    TABLE IV.—continued. GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT No. of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotalReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 131
    GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total number treated
    Residential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNonresidential treatment at an Orthopaedic ClinicResidential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic
  • Page 132
    TABLE V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.