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Southgate 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

Published
1949
Pages
58
Tables
28

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28 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    The births and birth-rates for the past five years were as follows :
    No. of Births.Birth-Rates
    Southgate.England. & Wales.London.
  • Page 12
    The deaths and death-rates for the past five years were as follows :
    No. of Deaths.Death Rates.
    Southgate.England. & Wales.London.
  • Page 12
    The infant deaths and rates for the past five years were as follows :
    No. of Deaths.Infantile Death Rates
    Southgate.England & Wales.London.
  • Page 16
    TABLE I. Causes of Death During the Year 1948.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.I Total.Rates per 1,000 of Population.
  • Page 17
    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 age group. 1948.
    AgeMALES.FEMALES.TOTALS.
    No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per 1.000.No.%0f Total DeathsRate per 1.000.No.% of Total DeathRate per 1,000.
  • Page 18
    TABLE III. Infantile Mortality. 1948. 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.
  • Page 19
    TABLE IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1948 and Eight Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated at Middle of each Year.Nett Births belonging to District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    At all ages.Under 1 year of age.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.
    12345678
  • Page 19
    Comparison of the Rates of Southgate with those of England and Wales, and London, for the Year 1948.
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population ,Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live Births.Still Births.All Causes.Typhoid Fever.Smallpox.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
  • Page 21
    Ambulance Facilities. —The following table sets out the total number of journeys carried out by the Ambulance Service during the first six months of 1948:
    1948 (1st 6 mths.)194719461945
  • Page 22
    Summary of work carried out at Central Public Health Laboratories:
    Borough PositiveSpecimens. . Negative.
  • Page 22
    HEAD INSPECTIONS
    Date of ExaminationSept., 1947Jan., 1948Apr., 1948Sept. 1948
  • Page 24
    Details of work carried out by Southgate Queen's Nursing Association during 1948 are:
    1947.1948.
  • Page 26
    STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES AND WORK DONE AT THE WELFARE CENTRES DURINC 1948
    UnderOverTotals
    1 year.1 year.1948.1947.
  • Page 26
    Attendances at Centres, 1948.
  • Page 26
    STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES AT PRE-NATAL CENTRES
    Number on Registers :1947.1948.
  • Page 27
    TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
    Children :1948.1947.
  • Page 29
    Day Nurseries. During 1948 attendances at our Day Nurseries were as follows :
    Aldermans HillTottenhall RoadHoppers Road
    Total attendances.Daily average attendance.Total attendances.Daily .average attendance.Total attendances.Daily average attendance.
  • Page 30
    Sanitary Services
  • Page 31
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Food Inspection.—The following is a summary of the food condemned during the year as unfit for human consumption. This was disposed of wherever possible as salvage:
  • Page 32
    Swimming Bath.— The figures of the attendances at the Barrowell Green Open-Air Swimming Bath for the last two years were as follows:
    1948.1947.
  • Page 34
    An important factor in connection with house refuse collection is the salvage of various materials. The following is the tonnage sold during the year :
    T.cwts.qrs.
  • Page 36
    FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948. Details of Work Carried out During the Year 1948. 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.M/c. line No.Number on Register.Number ofM/c. line No.
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 36
    2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were Found. (If defects are discovered at the premises on 2, 3 or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as 2, 3 or more cases).
    Particulars.M/c. line No.No. of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.M/c. line No.
    Found.Remedied-.Referred
    To H.M.. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 37
    OUTWORK—( Sections 110 and 111).
    Nature of Work.M/c. Line No.Section 110.No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists.Section 111.M/c. Line No.
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sec. 110 (1) (c)No. of oases of default in sending lists to the Council.No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises.Notices served.Prosecutions.
  • Page 40
    The following table, which illustrates this point, sets out the notifications of tuberculosis received from the various wards of the Borough:
  • Page 46
    NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1948.
    Jan.— March.April— June.July-Sept.Oct.— Dec.Totals.
  • Page 46
    REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 47
    TUBERCULOSIS—1948.
    Age Periods.*New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.