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Enfield 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1944
Pages
56
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    TABLE I.
    YearLiveBirthsInfantileDeathsDeathRates
    LegitimateIllegitimateLegitimateIllegitimateLegitimateIllegitimate
  • Page 4
    TABLE II-TUBERCULOSIS.
    Year.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
  • Page 7
    Birth-rate— per 1,000 population.
    Still Births:—Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 7
    Rate per 1,000 total births—29.00.
    Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 7
    Death-rate— per 1,000 population. Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
  • 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 9
    The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year.
    Specimen.No.Positive.Negative.Percentage of Positives.
  • Page 12
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1943.
    No.Removed.Deaths
  • Page 13
    Result of Service of Statutory and Informal Notices:—
    StatutoryInformal
  • Page 19
    The following conditions were notified as the cause of death, in the 58 cases investigated
    In first week.In first month.In first year.
  • Page 24
    There are in Enfield the following Nursing Homes :
    Proprietor.Address.Total No. of Beds.No. of Maternity Beds.
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the cases attended during 1943 and 1942.
    MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES.1943.1942.
  • Page 25
    In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, the following notifications were received from Midwives:—
    19431942
  • Page 25
    The notifications in connection with Medical Aid can be classified as follows:—
  • Page 31
    At the end of 1943 there were three War-time Nurseries in Enfield.
    Name of Nursery.No. of Places.Average Attendance.
  • Page 40
    DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation.
  • Page 46
    The classification of the nutrition of these children was as follows:—
    School.Classification.
    "A"" B "" C "" D "
  • Page 46
    The following defects were found:—
    Defects.School.
    Jnr. Technical.Grammar.County.
  • Page 47
    SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.
  • Page 47
    SCHOOL OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.
    Elementary Schools.Secondary Schools.