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Enfield 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1941
Pages
40
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 4
    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
  • Page 5
    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 5
    The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year.
    Specimen.No.Positive.Negative.Percentage of Positives.
  • Page 9
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1940.
    No.Removed.Deaths
  • Page 17
    BIRTHS.
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  • Page 17
    SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. There are in Enfield the following Nursing Homes:
    Proprietor.Address.Total No. of Beds.No. of Maternity Beds.
  • Page 18
    The following table shows the cases attended during 1940.
    1940.1939.
  • Page 18
    NOTIFICATIONS. In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, the following notifications were received from Midwives:—
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  • Page 18
    The notifications in connection with Medical Aid can be classified as follows:—
  • Page 26
    Nutrition. The following table shows the state of nutrition among the children examined:—
  • Page 27
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE,
  • Page 27
    THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES.
  • Page 30
    The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows:-
    School.Classification.
    "A""B""C""D"
  • Page 30
    The following defects were found:—
    Defects.School.
    Jnr. TechnicalGrammarCounty
  • Page 30
    SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.
  • Page 31
    SCHOOL OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.