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Hornchurch 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
- Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 54
- Tables
- 23
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DEATH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
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BIRTH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABBREVIATED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH. (Corrected for inward and outward transfers).
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GENERAL MORTALITY: MAIN CAUSES 1946-1955
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I must express my indebtedness to tbe Public Analysts, Mr. George Taylor, O.B.E., F.R.I.C., and Dr. J. Hubert Hamence, M.Sc., Pb.D., F.R.T.C., for their helpful and ready advice in the many difficulties which necessarily crop up in this highly specialised branch of our work.
ARTICLES Number of Samples examined No. found to be genuine No. found to be adulterated or under-standard, etc. -
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The undementioned samples were found to be adulterated or under standard, etc.
Sample No. ARTICLE Sample obtained formally, in formally or from complainant. Nature of adulteration or irregularity Action Taken -
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Sample No. ARTICLE Sample obtained formally, in formally or from com-plainant. Nature of adulteration or irregularity Action Taken -
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Sample No. ARTICLE Sample obtained formally, in formally or from complainant. Nature of adulteration or irregularity Action Taken -
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Sample No. ARTICLE Sample obtained formally, informally or from complainant. Nature of adulteration or irregularity Action Taken -
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Sample No. ARTICLE Sample obtained formally, informally or from complainant. Nature of adulteration or irregularity Action Taken -
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Unsound Food. During the year the following foods were voluntarily surrendered to the Sanitary Inspectors as being unfit for human consumption.
Tons Cwts. Lbs. Ozs. -
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Details of the work done are noted below. The only slaughterhouse in the district, a private one, has not given any real cause for complaint and the owners have proved most co-operative in arranging that any necessary alterations to the buildings and the general administration of the premises is carried out to our mutual satisfaction.
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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Infectious and other Notifiable Diseases, 1955.
Disease Total Cases notified Number of Cases hospitalised -
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Poliomyelitis. As noted earlier 25 cases occurred this year as against only 4 last year. I have set out below the number and type of cases which have occurred since 1947.
Year Paralytic Non-Paralytic Total -
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CASES OF AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1955.
AGE GROUPS NEW CASES INWARD TRANSFERS Total No. of Cases added to Register DEATHS Total Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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INTERVAL BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH OF FATAL CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS; 1947 - 1955.
YEAR Within one month From 1-3 months From 3-6 months From 6-12 months From 1-2 years From 2-3 years From 3-4 years From 4 years and upwards Notified after death TOTAL -
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PART I OF THE ACT. 1. Inspections.
Premises No. on Register No. of Inspections No. of written notices No. of occupiers prosecuted -
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2. Cases in which Defects were Found.
Particulars Found Remedied Referred Prose-tions To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector