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Hornchurch 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

Published
1950
Pages
42
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH. (These figures are corrected for inward and outward transfers.)
    Causes of Death.Male.Female
  • Page 13
    Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
    England and Wales126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Admin. County. .Hornchurch.
  • Page 21
    The following samples were taken by officers of the Public Health Department during the period 1st November to 31st December, 1949:–
    Article.No. of Samples.
  • Page 22
    Continued from previous page...
    Article.No. of Samples.
  • Page 22
    The following samples were taken and found to be genuine:–
    Article.No. of samples.
  • Page 23
    Continued from previous page...
    Article.No. of samples.
  • Page 24
    Condemned Food. During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered to the Sanitary Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption:–
  • Page 25
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 30
    MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE–1949.
    MONTHScarlet FeverDiphtheriaPoliomyelitisPneumoniaErysipelasDysenteryFood PoisoningInfective HepatitisMeaslesWhooping CoughCerebrospinal FeverPuerperal PyrexiaPolio- EncephalitisParatyphoid
  • Page 31
    AGE GROUPS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS) NOTIFIED IN 1949.
    DISEASE.At all Ages.At the Ages Specified – Years.
    0 – 11 – 33 – 55 – 1010 – 1515 – 2525 – 4545 – 6565 & Over
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.
  • Page 32
    TABLE SHOWING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASES NOTIFIED IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR 1949.
    DISEASETotal Cases NotifiedWARDSNo. of Cases Hospitalised
    TownCranhamEmerson ParkHarold WoodNorthwestRainhamThamesideUpminster
  • Page 33
    The Tuberculosis Register at the end of the year showed as follows:–
  • Page 34
    NEW CASES AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1949.
    AGE GROUPSNEW CASESTOTAL NEW CASESDEATHSTOTAL DEATHS
    PULMONARYNON-| PULMONARYPULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 35
    YEAR 1949–INTERVAL BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH OF FATAL CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS.
    YEARWithin one monthFrom 1-3 monthsFrom 3-6 monthsFrom 6-12 monthsFrom 1-2 yearsFrom 2-3 yearsFrom 3-4 yearsFrom 4 years and upwardsNotified after deathTOTAL
  • Page 35
    TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFICATIONS–1938-1949.
    YEARPULMONARYNON-PULMONARYTOTAL
  • Page 37
    SECTION G. FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948. Ministry of Labour and National Service Form 572. PART I OF THE ACT. 1. Inspections.
    Premises.No. on Register.No. of Inspections.No. of written notices.No. of occupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 37
    2. Cases in which Defects were Found.
    Particulars.Found.Remedied,Referred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector,Prosecutions.