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Enfield 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

Published
1952
Pages
40
Tables
32

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32 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births:—TotalMale.Female.
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    Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
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    Death-rate of Infants under one year of age : —
  • Page 9
    BIRTH, DEATH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    Birth-rate.Death-rate.Mortality rate Infant
    LiveStill
  • Page 9
    The more prevalent causes of death during the year and the previous year were :—
    Cause of Death19511950
  • Page 10
    TABLE I. Causes of Death during Year 1951.
    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 of Age.
  • Page 12
    BIRTHS 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 five years are :—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population.
  • Page 14
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES During the year, the following cases were admitted from Enfield to the South Lodge Isolation Hospital.
  • Page 14
    The following table sets out the record of examinations carried out and the results. T hroat and N ose S wabs.
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  • Page 17
    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses :—
    No. of houses.No. of inspections.
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  • Page 18
    The following Licences were in operation at the end of the year
    Grade.Dealers.Supplementary.
  • Page 19
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The following table gives details of the samples procured under the above Act in Enfield by the Food and Drugs Authority during 1951:—
    Article.Total samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 20
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SCHOOLS
    1951.1950.
  • Page 21
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1950 AND 1951.
    19511950
    No.Removed.Deaths.No.Removed.Deaths.
  • Page 21
    In many instances, more than one family were occupying the houses.
    Disease1 case2 cases3 cases4 cases5 cases6 cases
  • Page 22
    The following table shows the number of notifications of cases of Infectious Disease per 1,000 civilian population in Enfield as compared with England and Wales, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London, 148 Smaller Towns with resident population 25,000-50,000 (1931 Census) and London Administrative County.
    ENFIELD.England and Wales.126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census.London Adm. County.
  • Page 23
    TUBERCULOSIS. 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 24
    The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the District during 1951.
    Ward.Estimated Population.No. of Cases.T.B. Case-rate.T.B. Death-rate.
    Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.Pulm.Other.
  • Page 25
    The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
    Inspections:—No. of Inspections
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    The following list of repairs executed during the course of the year shows that the defects found as the result of the Sanitary Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
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  • Page 27
    NOTICES ISSUED
  • Page 27
    The Inspector appointed to carry out the requirements of Section 58 of the Housing Act, 1936, and the provisions of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1936, made the following number of visits during the year :—
  • Page 28
    1. —INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 29
    2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred.
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 29
    Outwork.
    Nature of Work.No. of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Notices served.
  • Page 31
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The number of Food Preparing and Ice-Cream premises in the District and number of inspections and visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors in regard thereto are as follows:—
    PremisesNo.No. of Inspections and Visits
  • Page 31
    During these visits 40 samples of ice-cream were taken and the reports on these samples are summarised as follows:—
    GradeNo. of Samples