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Finchley 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1954
Pages
62
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    STATISTICS
  • Page 5
    Live Births:
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1953 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 monthsTOTAL
  • Page 13
    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1953
    No.CAUSES OF DEATHNET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT
    Allt CertifiedAH AgesUnder 4 months4 months and under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwards
    ' Uncertified
  • Page 15
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS SINCE 1925
    YearTotal BirthsBirth RateTotal DeathsDeath RateTotal Infant DeathsInfantile Mortality RateDeaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
  • Page 16
    The population at the 1951 census was distributed as follows:. Glebe Ward 10,101 persons with a density of 23.2 persons.
    per acre
  • Page 16
    The density of population for the whole district at the last three censuses is as follows:
  • Page 18
    The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:
    19491950195119521953
  • Page 23
    Bacteriological Work The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1953.
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 24
    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 35
    Factories Acts, 1937-1948 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made during the year.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 36
    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 38
    The following table shows, by trades, the number of outworkers residing in the district:
  • Page 42
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned
    Cattle excluding cowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 48
    List of samples procured in the Borough during the year:
    ArticleTotal samples procuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    ArticleTotal samples procuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 55
    Complaints and Infestations
    Premises from which complaints have been receivedPremises where infestation was confirmedPremises where infestation was not confirmed
    195215 mths to 31.3.54195215 mths to 31.3.54195215 mths to 31.3.54
  • Page 56
    Summary of Work carried out from 1.1.1953—31.3.1954
    RatsMice
  • Page 56
    Treatment of Sewers
    First TreatmentSecond Treatment