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Finchley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1962
Pages
84
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    LIVE BIRTHS
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 9
    STILLBIRTHS
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    INFANT DEATHS (under 1 years of age)
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 4 weeks of age)
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 1 week of age)
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 10
    PERI-NATAL DEATHS (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age)
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 11
    MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and stillbirths
  • Page 11
    DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
  • Page 12
    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 13
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1961 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 14
    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961
    No.CAUSES OF DEATHNET 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 20
    Number of persons injured—1961
    ADULTSCHILDREN
    FatalSeriousSlightFatalSeriousSlight
  • Page 21
    Comparative Figures of Accidents and Casualties for the years 1957-1961
    19571958195919601961
  • Page 21
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past five years:-
    19571958195919601961
  • Page 22
    During the year, the following immunisations were carried out:-
    By General PractitionersBy Medical Officers of the Local Authority
    Number of Children
  • Page 23
    The number of persons vaccinated in Finchley during 1961 is shown as follows:-
    By General PractitionersBy Middlesex County Council
  • 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
    M.F.M.F.M.F.m.F.
  • Page 27
    The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, during 1961:-
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 32
    Housins Act, 1957—Overcrowding
    Persons Involved
    DwellingsFamiliesAdultsChildren
  • Page 38
    Factories Acts, 1937-1948
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 39
    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. InspectorReferred By H.M. Inspector
  • Page 42
    Summary of work carried out
    Type of Property
    (1) Local Authority(2) Dwelling Houses (inc. Council Houses)(3) All Other (including Business Premises)(4) Total of Cols. (1), (2) & (3)
  • Page 44
    A survey of the following 5 areas was completed during 1960 and the Orders came into operation on 1st September, 1961:—
    Area.No. of PremisesAcreage
  • Page 48
    Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
    MonthSmokeSulphur Dioxide
    Microgrammes per Cubic Metre
    Average ValueHighest ValueLowest ValueAverage ValueHighest ValueLowest Value
  • Page 51
    METEOROLOGICAL DATA — 1961 AVENUE HOUSE GROUNDS, FINCHLEY, N.3
    RAINFALLTEMPERATUREDIRECTION OF WIND (Days)
    MONTHTotal InchesGreatest in 24 HoursDays on which 1 0.01 in. or i more fellMeanMaximumMinimumNo. of Nights at or below 32° F.S.W. Quadrant including W.S.E. Quadrant including S.N.E. Quadrant including E.N.W. Quadrant including N.
    Depth inchesDateDegreesDateDegreesDate
  • Page 56
    Carcases and Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or in Part
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorses
  • Page 57
    Tinned Articles
    CommodityTinsTotal Weight
    Corned Beef27lbs. 80ozs. 11
  • Page 58
    Frozen Foods
    CommodityPacketsCommodityPackets
  • Page 58
    Miscellaneous
  • Page 58
    Samples Procured in Finchley during the year
  • Page 59
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