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Chigwell 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 26
- Tables
- 22
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Live Births (a) for calculating birth rates.
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(b) for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.
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Stillbirths.
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Comparative Birth-rates and Death-rates for the year 1939. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
Births Deaths Live Still All Causes -
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The following is the Registrar-General 's Short List of Deaths and Causes.
CAUSES OF DEATH. M. F. -
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Dwelling Houses-
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Other Premises-
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Notices served-
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Nature of the work executed and improvements effected to dwelling-houses and premises, under the provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts:-
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The number of licences granted for the sale of designated milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, and the results of samples taken, are as follows:-
Designation Licences Supplementary Licences Samples Results Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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The samples of milk taken for bacteriological examination under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, show the following results:-
No Designations Result of Examination Remarks -
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The following table shows the results of nine samples of ordinary milk subjected to bacteriological examination and animal inoculation test for tubercle bacilli:-
No No. of Bacteria per 1 ml Presence of Bacillus Coliform in 0.01 ml. Presence of Tubercle Bacilli Remarks. -
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned-
Cattle ex. Cows Cows. Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs -
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Inpections for the purposes of provisions as to health. Including Inspections made by 3 Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. Defects found.
Particulars Found. Number of Defects. Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector. Prosecutions -
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER.
Site Male Female 35-45 45-55 55-65 Over 65 35-45 45-55 55-65 Over 65 Total -
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The disinfection of be ding and similar articles is done by the saturated steam process in a Washington-Lyons Disinfector; infected premises are sprayed with formalin and fumigated by burning formalin tablets.
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(c) Laboratory Work- The following specimens from Wanstead and Woodford were dealt with by the Counties Public Health Laboratories:-
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Dr. W. A. Bullough, Chief Tuberculosis Officer of the Essex County Council, has kindly furnished me with the following particulars of Wanstead and Woodford patients sent to institutions for treatment during 1939:-
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. M. F. M. F. -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING PREVIOUS YEARS.
Year Population Births Deaths Infantile Mortality Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate per 1000 Births