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Enfield 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1943
Pages
52
Tables
37

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37 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTIC IS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
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    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
    Deaths.Rtae per 1,000 Total Births.
  • Page 7
    Death-rate of Infants under one year of age : —
  • Page 8
    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
    LABORATORY FACILITIES. The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year.
    Specimen.No.Positive.Negative.Percentage of Positives.
  • Page 9
    SUB-LETTING IN COUNCIL HOUSES. During the course of 1942 I have continued to deal with applications for sub-letting in Council houses. The following work was carried out.
  • Page 9
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS.
  • Page 9
    This compares with the following figures for last year:—
  • Page 10
    HOUSING. Number of New Houses erected during the year:—
  • Page 10
    1 . Inspection of Dwelling Houses :—
    No. of houses.No. of inspections.
  • Page 11
    B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
  • Page 12
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1942.
    No.Removed.Deaths
  • Page 12
    ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
  • Page 13
    NOTICES ISSUED.
  • Page 13
    Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices :—
    StatutoryInformal
  • Page 13
    DISINFECTION.
  • Page 14
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
  • Page 14
    PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924.
  • Page 15
    CARAVANS.
  • Page 15
    PUBLIC MORTUARY. There is one Public Mortuary in the district which has received close supervision during the year.
  • Page 23
    BIRTHS.
    19421941
  • Page 23
    SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. There are in Enfield the following Nursing Homes:
    Proprietor.Address.Total No. of Beds.No. of Maternity Beds.
  • Page 24
    The following table shows the cases attended during 1942 and 1941.
    MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES.1940.1941.
  • Page 24
    NOTIFICATIONS. In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, the following notifications were received from Midwives :—
    19421941
  • Page 24
    The notifications in connection with Medical Aid can be classified as follows:—
  • Page 34
    I asked Mr. James whether in his opinion the alteration in diet resulting from the war had had any effect on school entrants, and received from him some very interesting information which I set out below:
    School.Year Inspected.No. Inspected.% inspected who were "naturally fit."No. (per child inspected) of temporary teeth carious and lost.
  • Page 38
    DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation.
  • Page 39
    Nutrition. The following table shows the state of nutrition among the children examined:—
  • Page 39
    INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
  • Page 39
    THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES.
  • Page 40
    TREATMENT CLINICS.
    Tonsils and Adenoids:—
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    This number was made up as follows :—
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    The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows:—
    School.Classification.
    "A"" B ""C"" D "
  • Page 43
    The following defects were found:—
    Defects.School.
    Jnr. Technical.Grammar.County.
  • Page 43
    SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.
  • Page 43
    SCHOOL OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.
  • Page 44
    SCHOOL AURAL CLINIC.