[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

Wood Green 1955

Published: 1956
Pages: 48
Tables: 35

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR

Live Births: Total M F
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Deaths of infants under 1 year of age-
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Deaths from:-

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The following table shows the causes of death at various ages under one year.

	Under 1 week	1 to 2 weeks	2 to 3 weeks	3 to 4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3 mths. and under 6 mths.	6 mths. and under 9 mths.	9 mths. and under 12 mths.	Total deaths under one yr.

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Summary of work carried out at Central Public Health Laboratories for the year 1955:—

Positive Negative
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SANITARY SERVICES

Inspections
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Informal Notices served:-
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Housing Statistics 1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:-
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Continued from previous page...
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2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal Notices:-
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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:— (l) Proceedings under Section 9,10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:-

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Letters have been sent by the Town Clerk to the owners of properties where notices are still outstanding.

Houses tested	Business premises tested	Defective				Rain Water to soil	Preliminary Notices	Statutory Notices	Re inspection	Com ple ted
Houses tested	Business premises tested	W. Cs.	Sinks	Baths	Wash hand basins	Rain Water to soil	Preliminary Notices	Statutory Notices	Re inspection	Com ple ted

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The Town Clerk wrote to the Lee Conservancy Board informing them of this and of our proposal to resume this most important work at the end of February 1956.

Houses tested	Business premises tested	Defective				Rain Water to soil	Preliminary Notices	Statutory Notices	Re-ins-pec-tion	Com -ple-ted
Houses tested	Business premises tested	W. Cs	Sinks	Baths	Wash hand basins	Rain Water to soil	Preliminary Notices	Statutory Notices	Re-ins-pec-tion	Com -ple-ted

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(c) Meat and Other Foods The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year:-

lbs. lbs.
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Miscellaneous Items
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(d) Inspection of Food Premises The following visits were made to food premises during the year and where defects were found the requisite steps were taken to have them remedied:-
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1. Inspections

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted

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2. Defects Found

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. ^Inspec tor	By H.M. Inspec tor

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3. Outwork

	No, of outworkers in August list	No of cases of default in sending lists to Council	No, of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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Western Road Baths

1955 1954
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The quantities or salvage were:-

Tons Cwts. Qtrs
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A broad classification of the new notifications during the past three years in relation to employment was:

1953 1954 1955
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The number of cases on the register at the end of the year was as follows:-

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS

Year	Diphtheria		Scarlet Fever		Enteric Fever		Pulmonary Tuberculosis		Non pulmonary Tuberculosis		Measles		Pertussis		Poliomyelitis
	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	*D	/N	•D

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Set out below is a list of the expenses incurred in running the Clean Food Campaign held in August last.As the Committee will note, the total expenses were well under the £125 originally allocated for this effort -

Item • Firm or Authority concerned Cost
£ s d

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APPENDIX ? TABLE 1 Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1935-55

Year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Nett Births belonging to the District			Nett Deaths belonging to the District
		Nett Births belonging to the District			Under 1 year of age				At all ages
		Total No.	Rate per 1, 000 population	Illegitimate No,	Total No.	Rate per 1, 000 live births	Illegitimate No.	Rate per 1 000 illegitimate births	No	Rate per 1 000 popula-tion
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)

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TABLE 11 Causes of death during the year 1955

Causes of Death Male Female
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TABLE 11A Males

Causes of death All ages Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over
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TABLE 11A (Cont'd) Males

Causes of Death All ages Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over
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TABLE 11B Females

Causes of death All Ages Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over
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TABLE 11B (Cont'd.) Females

Causes of death All ages Under 1 1 to 2 2 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 and over

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TABLE III Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1955

Notifiable Disease	Cases Notified in Whole Borough												Total Cases Notified in each Ward			Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium	Total Deaths
	All Ages	At Ages - Years											Total Cases Notified in each Ward
	All Ages	Under 1 year	1 to 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 to 15 years	15 to 20 years	20 to 25 years	25 to 35 years	35 to 45 years	45 to 55 years	55 to 65 years	65 and upwards	Alexandra Bowes	Town Hall	Noel Park

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TABLE IV TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis Register

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
M F M. F.
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New Cases and Mortality during 1955

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Respiratory Non • Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory
M F M. F. M F. M. F

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non • Respiratory		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory
	M	F	M.	F.	M	F.	M.	F

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR

Deaths of infants under 1 year of age-

Deaths from:-

The following table shows the causes of death at various ages under one year.

Summary of work carried out at Central Public Health Laboratories for the year 1955:—

SANITARY SERVICES

Informal Notices served:-

Housing Statistics 1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:-

Continued from previous page...

2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal Notices:-

3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:— (l) Proceedings under Section 9,10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:-

Letters have been sent by the Town Clerk to the owners of properties where notices are still outstanding.

The Town Clerk wrote to the Lee Conservancy Board informing them of this and of our proposal to resume this most important work at the end of February 1956.

(c) Meat and Other Foods The undermentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for human consumption during the year:-

Miscellaneous Items

(d) Inspection of Food Premises The following visits were made to food premises during the year and where defects were found the requisite steps were taken to have them remedied:-

1. Inspections

2. Defects Found

3. Outwork

Western Road Baths

The quantities or salvage were:-

A broad classification of the new notifications during the past three years in relation to employment was:

The number of cases on the register at the end of the year was as follows:-

INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS

Set out below is a list of the expenses incurred in running the Clean Food Campaign held in August last.As the Committee will note, the total expenses were well under the £125 originally allocated for this effort -

APPENDIX ? TABLE 1 Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1935-55

TABLE 11 Causes of death during the year 1955

TABLE 11A Males

TABLE 11A (Cont'd) Males

TABLE 11B Females

TABLE 11B (Cont'd.) Females

TABLE III Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1955

TABLE IV TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis Register

New Cases and Mortality during 1955