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Southgate 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

Published
1910
Pages
34
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Inquests held dur i ng: the Year i 909 on deaths occurr i ng i n the D i str i ct.
    No.Month.Sex.Age.Condition of Life.Cause of Death.
  • Page 8
    Table I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during i909 and previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.total deaths Registrred in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in thk District.Deaths of Non.residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.nett deaths at all ages belonging to the District.
    Under i Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per i,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
  • Page 9
    t No returns received until i90i, and then only those relating to the Edmonton Union Pull returns relating to all deaths of "residents" outside the District not received until i905.
    I. Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.II. Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.III. Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
  • Page 10
    Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year i909.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notifiedin theWhole District.Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Eaoh Locality.
    At all Ages.Under1.1 to 5.At Ages—Years.25 to 65.65 and upwardsNorth Southgate.South Southgate.North Southgate.South Southgate.
    5 to 15.15 to 25.
  • Page 11
    Table Ilia. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified each Month of the Year i909.
    Notifiable Diseases.Small.apox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Totals.
  • Page 12
    Table IV. 1 2 Causes op and Ages at Death dur 1 ng the Year 1 909.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.Deaths at all ages of " Residents " belonging to localities whether occurring in or beyond the District.Total deaths whether of " Kesi-dents " or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District.
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.-North Southgate.South Southgate.
  • Page 13
    Table IVa. Showing the Causes of Death during each of the Four Quarters of the Year 1909.
    Cause of Death.1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th Quartet
  • Page 15
    Table VI. Comparison of the Rates of the Southgate District with those. of En.gland and Wales, the 76 Great Towns, and England and Wales less the 2i8 Largest Towns. Bates per i,000 of the Population.
    Birthrate.Death.rate (corrected).Deathsunderi year per i,000 Births.Zymotic Death.rate.Enteric Fever.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea.
  • Page 17
    During the year, 2i.i specimens were sent and reports received as follows:—
    Diseases Suspected.Report.Total.
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 23
    Number of Pat i ents i n Isolat i on Hosp i tal dur i ng each Month, i 909.
    Average number.Lowest number.Greatest number
  • Page 26
    Roads. —In the District there are now over 44 miles of roads, made up as follows :—
    Miles.Yards.
  • Page 28
    l-actories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. 1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Prosecutions. (4)
  • Page 29
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work. (1)Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Inspections of Outworkers' premises. (12)
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Prosecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. (10)Failing to send lists. (11)
    Received from other Councils. (8)Forwarded to other Councils. (9)
    Lists. (2)Outworkers.Lists. (5)Outworkers.
    Contractors. (3)Workmen. (4)Contractors. (6)Workmen. (7)
  • Page 30
    COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX—SANITARY WORK, 1909. DISTRICT OF SOUTHGATE. 30
    Inspections.Notices.Dwelling Houses.Houses Let in Lodgings (Tenement Houses).Common Lodging Houses.Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Movable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, Ac.
    Number of Premises Inspected on Complaint.Number of Premises Inspected in connection with Infectious Diseases.Number of Premises under Periodical Inspection.Houses Inspected from House-to-House.Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections made.Cautionary or Intimation NoticesGiven.Statutory Orders Issued.Summonses Served.Convictions Obtained.Houses, Premises, <tc., Cleansed, Repaired, Ac.Closed as Unfit for Habitation. (a) As result of action under //. W.C. Acts, (b) Otherwise.Re-opened after Repairs, Alterations, &'C.j Demolished.Illegal Underground Dwellings Vacated.Number Registered under Byelaws.Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under Byelaws.Number of Inspections made.Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under the Acts.Number of Contraventions of Regulations.Number Observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom abated.Number Removed from District.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 31
    County of Middlesex.— Sanitary Work, 1908. District of South gate.
    Bakehouses.Slaughterhouses.Cowsheds.Dairies and Milk-shops.Unsound Food.Adulterated Food.Offensive Trades.Water Supply and Water Service.
    Wells.Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service.Cisterns.Draw-Taps placed on Mains.Percentage of Houses supplied on Constant System.Number of Samples obtained for analysis (a) from Local Wells, (b) from Public Supply.
    Number in District.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made.Contraventions of Rye laws.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made.Contraventions of Regulations.Number of Milch Cows in District.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made.Contraventions of Regulations.(a) Animals seized, (b) Articles or Parcels seized.Condemned by Magistrate (a &. b).Articles or Parcels surrendered.Samples taken (if any) by the District Local Authority.Found Adulterated.Number of Premises in District.Number of Inspections made.Contraventions of Byelaws.New Sunk.Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as Polluted.New, Provided.Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &e.
  • Page 32
    County of Middlesex.— Sanitary Work, 1910. District of South gate.
    Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings.Disinfection.Dust.Sundry Nuisances Abated.
    Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.
    Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles.Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved.Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets.Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c.New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed.Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts Repaired.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, Ac.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Rooms Disinfected (a) ordinary infectious diseases, (/•) Phthisis.Rooms Stripped and Cleansed.Articles Disinfected or Destroyed, (a) Ordinary infectious disease, (b) Phthisis.New Bins provided.How frequently is Dust Removed from each house?Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received.Methods of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulations of Refuse.Foul Ditches. Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water.Foul Pigs and other Animals.Dampness.Yards Re-paved or Repaired.Other Nuisances.