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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

Chingford 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

Published
1949
Pages
38
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    VITAL STATISTICS
    M.F.
  • Page 4
    Table of Birth and Death Rates
    YearPopulationBirthsRate per 1,000 populationDeathsRate per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality
    DeathsRate per 1,000 live births
  • Page 7
    Local Clinics and Treatment Centres, 1949
    ClinicWhere heldWhen held
  • Page 9
    HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE. Table showing costs for the year ending 31st. March, 1949.
    ItemI — CollectionII -— DisposalTotal
    Including Depreciation or Loan chargesExcluding Loan charges etc.Including Depreciation or Loan chargesExcluding Loan charges etc.Including Depreciation or Loan chargesExcluding Loan charges etc.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 10
    ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949.
    Year ended 31.3.1943£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
    £s.d.
    1.—Metals:
  • Page 11
    TABLE 1.
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2.
    Visits PaidNuisances or Defects found
  • Page 13
    TABLE 3.
  • Page 13
    TABLE 4. Letters sent out and notices served in connection with sanitary matters
  • Page 15
    Inspection of Factories and Other Premises. 1.—Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 20
    The cases are summarised below :—
    No.OffenceResult
  • Page 23
    Where the source of manufacture was outside the area of the Borough due notice of the defaulting sample was forwarded to the authority controlling the manufacture.
    No.TypeColonies per ml. on Agar @ 37°c in 48 hrs.Coliform test (3 tubes).Bact. coli. test (3 tubes).Ministry Grade. Hours Grade
  • Page 24
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    No.TypeColonies per ml. on Agar @ 37°c in 48 hrs.Coliform test (3 tubes).Bact. coli. test (3 tubes).Ministry Grade Hours/ Grade.
  • Page 28
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1948.
    Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 29
    Tuberculosis.
    NEW CASESTRANSFERSDEATHS
    Age periodsRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 29
    The following table of deaths from cancer shows that out of a total of 69 deaths from this disease, 66 of them occurred in persons over the age of 45 years.
    SITE0—44 M.years F.45 years & over M. F.Totals M. F.
  • Page 30
    DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES DURING 1948.
    AgeDEATHSNo. of deaths which apply to district
    No. in districtOutward TransfersInward Transfers
  • Page 31
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaErysipelasMeaslesWhooping CoughTuberculosisPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumPneumoniaCerebro-Spinal FeverAcute PoliomyelitisAcute PolioEncephalitis
    PulmonaryOther FormsDysentery
  • Page 32
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction).
    Underl year12345-910-14 ]15-1920-3435-4445-6465 and overTotals
  • Page 32
    ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction).
    DiseasesTotal casesTotal admitted to hospital
  • Page 33
    Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1948. (Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns).
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns Including London148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyChingfordEngland and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyChingford