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Finchley 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1957
Pages
72
Tables
14

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14 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1956 Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age
    CAUSES 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 14
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS
    YearTotal BirthsBirth RateTotal DeathsDeath RateTotal Infant DeathsInfantile Mortality RateDeaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
  • Page 17
    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1956
    No.CAUSES OF DEATH.NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT.
    All 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
  • Page 19
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:—
    19521953195419551956
  • Page 24
    Bacteriological Work The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1956:—
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 27
    The following table shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths during the past 10 years:-
    YearNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 40
    Factories Acts, 1937-1948 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to heath made during the year.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 41
    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 48
    Carcases and Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or in Part
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalve®Sheep and LambsPigsHorse
  • Page 55
    List of Samples procured in the Borough during the year
    ArticleTotal Samples procured.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 56
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  • Page 63
    RODENT CONTROL Complaints and Infestations
    Premises from which complaints have been receivedPremises where infestation was confirmedPremises where infestation was not confirmed
    1956/71955/61956/71955/61956/71955/6
  • Page 64
    Summary of Work carried out from 1/4/56 to 31/3/57
    RatsMice
  • Page 64
    Treatment of Sewers
    First TreatmentSecond T reatment