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Barnet 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]

Published
1944
Pages
20
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
  • Page 4
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    TotalM.F.
  • Page 4
    Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population 1-5.09 Deaths from puerperal causes 2 —
  • Page 4
    Death Rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 2.72 Death Rate of infants under one year of age:-
  • Page 7
    PREVALENCE OF. AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following table shows the number of Notifications to the Sanitary Authority during the year, of each disease specified in the Public Health Act, 1936 and Regulations, and the number removed to Hospital:-
    NATURE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASENOTIFIEDREMOVED TO HOSPITALDEATHS
  • Page 8
    AGE INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE,
    DISEASENUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
    YEARS OF AGE
    0-1-2-3-4—5-10-15-20-35-45-65-
  • Page 8
    The Council have made arrangements with the Clinical Research Association for examination and reports on all suspected cases of Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Tuberculosis and Food Poisoning. 47 specimens were examined and reported upon as follows:-
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 9
    TUBERCULOSIS. NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1943.
    NEW CASESDEATHS
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    Years of AgeMFMFMFMF
  • Page 9
    During the year, 310 children completed the full course of immunisation, as follows:-
  • Page 9
    At the December, 1943 the following is the estimated percentage of children immunised:-
  • Page 10
    Treatment as follows:-
    AdultsSchoolchildrenUnder 5's
  • Page 10
    The following cases required a further treatments:-
  • Page 11
    HOUSING STATISTICS.
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    Twelve Licences were granted to sell milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, viz:-
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    The following is a list of the articles of food condemned as unsound and unfit for human consumption during the year:-
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    The following table shows the number and nature of the samples taken in tne Urban District of Barnet, with the results of the analyses:-
    ArticleNo. of Samples TakenGenuineAdulteratedExtent and Form of AdulterationRemarks
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    SUMMARY. SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA. Number of dwelling houses inspected (primary inspections)
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    Water Supply.