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Finchley 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1950
Pages
62
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    STATISTICS
  • Page 5
    Birth rate 13.9 per 1,000 estimated civilian population.
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1949 Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTOTALWARDS
    NEw
  • Page 13
    TABLE I CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR, 1949
    No.CAUSES OF DEATHNET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF 'RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICTTotal Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the DistrictWARDS
    All CausesCertifiedAll AgesUnder1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsNorth WardEast WardWest Ward
    Uncertified
  • Page 15
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS
  • Page 16
    The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:
    19451946194719481949
  • Page 20
    Bacteriological Work The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1949.
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 23
    The following table shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths during the past 10 years:
    YearNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 32
    Factory Act, 1937 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 33
    2. Cases in which Defects were found
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 36
    The list of condemned food is shown below: Carcases Inspected and Condemned
    Cattle excluding cowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 44
    RODENT CONTROL During the year 387 complaints were received, made up as follows:
    ConfirmedNot confirmedTotal
  • Page 45
    Rats were found in and around places where poultry was kept in 93 cases, which represent 38.3% of the infestations.
    RATSMICEWASPSBEES
  • Page 46
    TABLE I
    YearAttendances of childrenTotal AttendancesSeen by DoctorsAverage Attendances per session
    Under 1Over 1
  • Page 46
    TABLE II
    YearNo. of expectant mothers attendedNo. of attendances
  • Page 47
    Maternity Accommodation The following table shows the known place of confinement of Finchley mothers in 1948 and 1949.
    19481949
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the dental work carried out during 1948 and 1949:
    Mothers .19481949
  • Page 50
    Diphtheria Immunisation The following table shows the number of children immunised against Diphtheria during the past three years :
    Children immunised194719481949
  • Page 50
    Vaccination The following table shows the number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during 1949:
    Under 11—4 years5—14 years15 years and overTotal
  • Page 51
    TABLE I Medical Inspections of Children Attending All Schools
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    C. Pupils found to require Treatment
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIaTotal individual pupils
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 52
    TABLE II A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st december, 1949
    Defect Code No.Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of defectsNo. of defects
    Requireing TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequireing TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 53
    B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils inspected during the year in the age groups
    AGE GROUPSNumber of Pupils Inspecteda (Good)b (Fair)c (Poor)
    No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2No.% of col. 2
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 53
    TABLE III Group I Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness)
    (a)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
  • Page 54
    Group II. Defective Vision and Squint
    Number of Defects dealt with
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    Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat
    Total number treated
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    Group IV. Orthopedic and Postural Defects
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    Group V. Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy
  • Page 55
    TABLE IV Dental Inspection and Treatment Primary and Secondary Schools 1949
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    TABLE V Infestation with Vermin