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Finchley 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1965
Pages
92
Tables
34

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34 tables in this report

  • Page 14
    Figures for Finchley are not available, but the following table shows the number of unemployed adult persons, i.e., aged 18 and over, for the Finchley and Friern Barnet areas :—
    196219631964
    JuneDecemberJuneDecemberJuneDecember
  • Page 28
    OUTWORKERS Section 133(1) (c) of the Factories Act, 1961, requires occupiers of factories to notify local authorities of the names and addresses of persons employed by them in their own homes. The following table shows, by trades, the number of outworkers residing in the district:—
  • Page 40
    CENTRES FOR FREE YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION Important.— Every person requiring vaccination must make an appointment with the Centre: where times of attendances are shown, they are given for guidance only.
    AddressTel. No.Time of Attendance
  • Page 50
    STATISTICS
  • Page 50
    VITAL STATISTICS—PROVISIONAL
    LIVE BIRTHSMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 52
    INFANTILE MORTALITY 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 53
    CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH
    No. CAUSES OF DEATHNET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT
  • Page 54
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS
    YearTotal Live BirthsBirth RateTotal DeathsDeath RateTotal Infant DeathsInfantile Mortality RateDeaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
  • Page 55
    ROAD ACCIDENTS Number of persons injured
    ADULTSCHILDREN
    FatalSeriousSlightFatalSeriousSlight
  • Page 56
    Comparative Figures of Accidents and Casualties for the years 1960-1964
    19601961196219631964
  • Page 57
    METEOROLOGICAL DATA AVENUE HOUSE GROUNDS, FINCHLEY, N.3
    MONTHRAINFALLTEMPERATUREDIRECTION OF WIND (Days)
    Total InchesGreatest in 24 HoursDays on which 0.01 in. or 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 58
    PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Years 1960 to 1964
    DISEASE19601961196219631964
  • Page 59
    Ages of Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified
    DISEASEUnder 112345/910/ 1415/ 2425/ 3435/ 4445/ 6465 +
  • Page 59
    TUBERCULOSIS 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 60
    VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
    Diphtheria Immunisation, etc.:By General PractitionersBy Medical Officers of the Local Authority
  • Page 61
    BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK The following table shows the number and nature of reports received concerning specimens examined at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale:—
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 62
    WATER SUPPLY TO FINCHLEY (1) Chemical Samples Examined
    No. of Samples ExaminedRaw Water mg/1.No. of Samples ExaminedTreated Water mg/1.
    LeadFluorideLeadFluoride
  • Page 62
    (2) Bacteriological Analysis of Pumping Station Raw Waters
    Pumping StationsNo. of Samples ExaminedE. Coli ABS/100 Mis.E. Coli Present in Mis.
    10050101.00.10.01
  • Page 62
    (3 ) Bacteriological Analysis of Pumping Station Treated Waters
    Pumping StationsNumber of Samples ExaminedNumber of Samples E. Coli— Absent/ 100ml.% Purity Treated Water Samples
  • Page 63
    Areas in operation
    Area.No. of PremisesAcreage
  • Page 63
    Surveys completed during 1964—to come into operation in autumn of 1965
  • Page 65
    UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED Canned
    Total lbs.Weight ozs.
  • Page 65
    Fresh
    Total lbs.Weight ozs.
  • Page 66
    Prepared
    Total lbs.Weight ozs.
  • Page 69
    HOUSING Recommendations by the Public Health Department on applications for rehousing, etc.:—
    MedicalStatutory Overcrowding*
    General Waiting ListHandicapped PersonsElderly Persons
  • Page 69
    STATUTORY OVERCROWDING
    Persons Involved
    DwellingsFamiliesAdultsChildren
  • Page 72
    OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963 Period covered from 1st May to 31st December Table A— Registrations and General Inspections
  • Page 72
    Table C— Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
    Class of workplaceNo. of persons employed
  • Page 73
    FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made during the yea.
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 73
    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 74
    3. The total number of Factories and Workplaces on the Register was 336 made up as follows:—
  • Page 75
    DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATTON In addition to the inspections made by the public health inspectors, the dis-infectors carried out the following visits:—
  • Page 76
    RODENT CONTROL Summary of work carried out