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Wanstead and Woodford 1948

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

Published
1949
Pages
32
Tables
10

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10 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1948. 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 13
    First Treatment
    1 Section2 No of Manholes3 No. not baited4 No. baited5 c.6 Average P.7 Pre-bait Takes Total takes8 n.t.
  • Page 18
    1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises (1)Number of
    Number on RegisterInspectionsWritten noticesOccupier prosecuted
  • Page 18
    2. Defects found.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of defects in respect of which Prosewere instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
  • Page 21
    The following is a list of the food samples during the year, together with the number of samples of each kind obtained:—
  • Page 21
    Surrendered Foods FISH (Fresh)
  • Page 22
    FRUIT (tinned) VEGETABLES (Tinned)
  • Page -
    The activities of the department during the year were extended in the sampling of ice-cream. Sixty-four samples were obtained compared with
    NumberLocal or outside manufactureNo. of colonies per ml. on Agar at 37deg. C. in 48 hrs.Coliform test. Positive in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubesBact. coli. Present in 1/100 ml. in 3 tubesRemarks by Public Health LaboratoriesMETHYLENE BLUE REACTION
    After preincubation decolourised in (hours)After preincubation not decolourised in (hours)Ministry's Provisiona Grading
  • Page 24
    1. The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease during the year together with cases admitted to hospital and number of deaths.
    DiseaseTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to hospitalTotal Deaths
  • Page 25
    I am setting out below information on the total number of children under 15 years of age who have at any time received a course of immunisation against diphtheria in the Borough, as at the 31st December, 1948. Immunisation is normally carried out at 9-12 months and again on the attainment of school age.
    Year of BirthNumber