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Southgate 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

Published
1938
Pages
88
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    RAINFALL RECORDED AT BROOMFIELD PARK.
    Total Rain for month.Number of Wet Days with
    0.01 or more ins.0.04 or more ins.
  • Page 8
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 13
    Table 1. Causes of Death During the Year 1937.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Total.Rates per 1,000 of Population.
    All Causes (Civilians only)346370716
  • Page 14
    TABLE II. Deaths from all causes, divided as to sex and certain age groups, and showing a percentage of total deaths and death-rate per 1,000 of population for each group. 1937.
    Age.MALES.FEMALES.TOTALS.
    No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per 1,000.No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per 1,000.No.%of Total Deaths.Rate per. 1,000
  • Page 15
    Table III. Infantile Mortality. 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.| 9—12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
    All Causes135..119323128
  • Page 16
    Table IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1937 and Six Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated at Middle of each Year.Nett Births belonging to District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    At allAges.Under 1 Year of Age.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.
  • Page 16
    Comparison of the Rates of the Southoate District with those of England and Wales, and London, for the Year 1937.
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births,
    Live BirthsStill Births.All Causes.Typhoid Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
  • Page 19
    Table of Work carried out by the Southgate Queen's Nursing Association under the Borough Council's Scheme:—
    Diseases Treated.Cases.Visits.
  • Page 23
    Work carried out at the Council's laboratory during 1937:—
    Hospital.Borough.
    Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 23
    Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association during 1937:—
    Positive.Negative.Total.
  • Page 23
    Specimens sent to laboratory at the Prince of Wales's Hospital during 1937:—
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 28
    Attendances at Centres, 1937:—
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Totals.1936.
  • Page 29
    Number Seen by Doctor:—
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Totals.1936.
  • Page 30
    TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
    Children:—1936.1937.
  • Page 42
    The incidence of disease in the different food animals inspected during the past year as compared with the previous three years, is shown in the following table:—
    Animals.All Diseased Conditions.Tuberculosis.
    Slightly Affected.Extensively Affected.Slightly Affected.Extensively Affected.
  • Page 45
    1—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections. 1937 1936Written Notices. 1937 1936Prosecutions.
  • Page 45
    2—DEFECTS FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.No. of Prosecution
    1937193619371936
  • Page 46
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Prosecutions.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec 108.Outwork in Infected Premises. Sees. 109 & 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Oc-c'prs as to keeping or sendingFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Instances.Notices ServedProsecutions.Instances.Orders Made. (S.110)Prosecutions. (8.109-100)
    Lists.OutworkersLists.Outworkers.
    Contractors .Workmen.Contractors .Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 51
    Six hundred and ninety-six houses were inspected and recorded under the Housing Acts, as follows:—
    District No. 1.No. of houses Scheduled.No. Inspected.
    1936.1937.
  • Page 75
    Staff.— (a) Illness. —The following illnesses occurred among the Staff during 1937:—
  • Page 78
    Table V. NOTIFIED CASKS OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1937.
    Diseases.At all agesUnder 1 year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and overDeaths.
  • Page 79
    Table VI. Cases op Infectious Disease Notified each Month of the Year, 1937.
    Notifiable Diseases.Small pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Dysentery.Erysipelas.Puerperal Pyrexia.Acute Poliomyelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Malaria.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Pneumonia.TuberculosisTotals.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary
  • Page 80
    TABLE VIII. Tuberculosis, 1937.
    Age Periods.*New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.NonPulmonary.Pulmonary.NonPulmonary.
  • Page 80
    REGISTER OF CASES.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 82
    " During 1936, the following applications were received for assistance under the Midwives Scheme.
  • Page 82
    If this scale were adopted in connection with the Home Help Scheme, the following expenditure might be expected.
    £s.d.