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Romford 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

Published
1960
Pages
50
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
  • Page 10
    Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year
    TotalM.F.
  • Page 11
    TABLE 1
    RATE PER 1,000 POPULATIONDEATH-RATE PER 1,000 POPULATIONRATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS
    Live BirthsStill BirthsAll CausesTyphoid and Paratyphoid FeversWhooping CoughDiphtheriaTuberculosisInfluenzaSmall-poxAcute Poliomyelitis and PolioencephalitisPneumoniaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total Deaths under 1 year
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2.
    Causes of DeathAll AgesDeaths at the subjoined ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward transfers
    M.F.TotalUnder 112-45-1415- 2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & upwards
  • Page 14
    TABLE 3
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    TABLE 4
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    TABLE 5
  • Page 15
    TABLE 6
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    TABLE 7
  • Page 16
    TABLE 8
  • Page 16
    TABLE 9 (a) Numbers provided with Dental care:-
    ExaminedNeeding TreatmentTreatedMade Dentally Fit
  • Page 18
    TABLE 10 Nature and Number of Inspections During the Year
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 19
    TABLE 11
    1. Inspections Premises.Number on RegisterInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 20
    2. Cases in which Defects were Found Particulars No. of
  • Page 20
    3. Outwork.
    Nature of WorkNo. of Out-Workers in August ListNo. of Cases of default in sending ListNo. of Prosecutions for failure to supply ListsNo. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome PremisesNotices ServedProsecutions
  • Page 23
    TABLE 12 CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED 1959
    Cattle except CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorsesTOTAL
  • Page 30
    TABLE 13 SUMMARY OF SAMPLES TAKEN FOR ANALYSIS DURING THE YEAR 1959
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 31
    Table 13— continued
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 32
    Table 13— continued
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 33
    The following cases were taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
    OffenceSectionResult
  • Page 34
    (b) Legal Proceedings.
    OffenceSectionResult
  • Page 36
    TABLE 14 ATMOSPHERIC POLUTION. READINGS FOR YEAR 1959
    Rain Fall in inchesInsoluble Matter in tons per sq. mileSoluble Matter in tons per sq. mileTotal Solids in tons per sq. mileMg. of SO 3/day per 100 sq. c.m.
  • Page 37
    TABLE 15 Number of houses erected during the year:—
  • Page 39
    TABLE 16
    Under 5 years5-15 years
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    TABLE 17
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    TABLE 18
    Vaccinated:
  • Page 41
    TABLE 19
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    TABLE 20
  • Page 42
    TABLE 21 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    MonthScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric FeverPuerperal PyrexiaPneumoniaDysenteryEncephalitis Acute InfectiveErysipelasMalaria contracted abroadMeaslesMeningococcal InfectionOphthalmia NeonatorumPoliomyelitis ParalyticPoliomyelitis Non-ParalyticWhooping CoughInfective HepatitisFood PoisoningTuberculosisTotal
    Resp.Non-Resp.
  • Page 43
    TABLE 22 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS
    DiseaseUnder 11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65Over 65Total
  • Page 44
    TABLE 23. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1959, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
    DiseaseCases NotifiedCases Admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 45
    TABLE 24 TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1959
    AGE PERIODSNEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.