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Southgate 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

Published
1963
Pages
38
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
  • Page 8
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 8
    Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 8
    Infant Death Rate:
  • Page 9
    The births and birth rates for the past five years were as follows
    Birth Rates
    YearNo. of BirthsSouthgateEngland and Wales
  • Page 10
    The following table shows the deaths from cancer of the lung and bronchus and deaths from bronchitis for Southgate over the past ten years:—
    MaleFemale
  • Page 11
    Deaths from Bronchitis
  • Page 13
    TABLE I Causes of Death during the Year 1962
    Causes of DeathMaleFemaleTotalRates per 1,000 of population
  • 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-rates per 1,000 of population for each age group 1962
    FEMALESMALESTOTALS
    AgeNo.% of total deathsRate per 1,000No.%of total deathsRate per 1,000No.% of total deathsRate per 1,000
  • Page 15
    TABLE III INFANTILE MORTALITY 1962 : Nett deaths from stated causes at various periods under one year of age
    Causes of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 16
    TABLE IV Vital statistics of whole district during 1962 and eight preceding years
    YearPopulation estimated at Middle of each YearNett Births belonging to the DistrictNett Deaths belonging to the District
    At all agesUnder 1 year of age
    NumberRate per 1,000 populationNumberRate per 1,000 populationNumberRate per 1,000 population
  • Page 18
    Summary of the work carried out by the Laboratory Service for the year is:
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 23
    Number and Classes of Food Premises in the Borough Below is a summary of the food premises in the Borough, classified under type of business:—
  • Page 23
    The results were:—
  • Page 24
    The figures for attendances at the Barrowell Green Open Air Swimming Bath for the past two years were:—
    19621961
  • Page 26
    The sale of salvage recovered from refuse realised an income of £15,153. Tonnages of the various materials were as follows:—
    tons
  • Page 26
    Street Cleansing The normal frequency of sweeping the streets in the Borough was as follows:—
    miles
  • Page 28
    1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 28
    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.)
    ParticularsNo. of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundReferred
    RemediedTo H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 29
    OUTWORK—(Sections 133 and 134)
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    Number of Outworkers in August list required by Section 133(1) (c)Number of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNumber of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNumber of instances of work in unwhole some premisesNotices servedProsecutions
  • Page 30
    The following table sets out the infectious diseases notified during 1962, as compared with the notifications received during 1961:—
    19621961
  • Page 32
    The distribution of cases of tuberculosis notified among the various wards was as follows:—
    North-eastNorth-westMiddleSouth
  • Page 32
    A broad classification of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the past five years in relation to employment was:—
    19581959196019611962
  • Page 33
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1962
    DiseaseJan.— MarchApril— JuneJuly-Sept.Oct.— Dec.Totals
  • Page 33
    REGISTER OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotals
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 33
    TUBERCULOSIS, 1962
    Age*New CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.