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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wanstead and Woodford 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

Published
1942
Pages
28
Tables
12

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12 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births. ( a ) for calculating birth rates.
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    (b) for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.
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    Stillbirths. (a) for calculating birth rates.
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    (b) for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.
  • Page 5
    Birth-rates. Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1941. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyBorough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD
  • Page 14
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, AND THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937. 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
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    2. Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 15
    "Designated" Milk. —The number of licences granted for the sale of designated milk under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, are as follows: —
    Designation.LicencesSupplementary Licences.
  • Page 16
    Examination of Ordinary Milk. — The following table shows the results of eleven samples of ordinary milk subjected to bacteriological examination: —
    No.No. of Bacteria per 1 ml.Presence of Bacillus Coliform.Remarks.
  • Page 19
    County Tuberculosis Scheme. —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 1941: —
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 20
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Small PoxScarlet FeverDiphtheriaTyphoid including ParatyphoidErysipelasTuberculosisPuerperal FeverPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumPneumoniaCerehro-apinal FeverAcute PoliomyelitisMeaslesWhooping CoughOther diseases
    PulmonaryOther Forms
  • Page 21
    VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population.Births.Deaths.Infantile Mortality.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1000 Births.