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Chingford 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

Published
1951
Pages
42
Tables
27

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27 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    VITAL STATISTICS
    M.F.
  • Page 4
    Table of Birth and Death Rates
    YearPopulationBirthsRate per 1,000 populat'nDeathsRate per 1,000 populat'nInfant Mortality
    DeathsRate per 1,000 live births
  • Page 7
    Local Clinics and Treatment Centres, 1951
    ClinicWhere heldWhen held
  • Page 10
    Table showing costs for the year ending 31st March, 1951
    I — CollectionII — DisposalTotal
    Including Depreciation or Loan Charges (see Note a)Excluding Loan Charges etc.Including Depreciation or Loan Charges (see Note a)Excluding Loan Charges etc.Including Depreciation or Loan Charges (see Note a)Excluding Loan Charges etc.]
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 11
    ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1951 Year ended 31.3.50
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 12
    TABLE 1.
  • Page 13
    TABLE 2 .
    Housing Act, 1936.Visits PaidNuisances or Defects found and dealt with
  • Page 14
    TABLE 3.
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    TABLE 4. Letters sent out and notices served in connection with the work of the Health Department.
  • Page 16
    1 .— I nspections for P urposes of P rovisions as to H ealth. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.)
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 17
    2. Cases in Which Defects Were Found.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects foundNo. of cases in which prosecu tions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 17
    Number and Trade of Outworkers Notified during 1950 :
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    Outworkers were notified from the following Areas :
  • Page 18
    Section D.— HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1950
  • Page 20
    Samples Submitted for Analysis. During the short period of the year in which the Council was acting as Food and Drugs Authority the following samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and no adulterations were reported and neither were excessive or prohibitive preservatives found.
    ArticleNumber Examined
    FormalInformalPrivateTotal
  • Page 23
    TINNED FOODS
    ArticleQuantity
  • Page 25
    Where the source of manufacture was outside the area of the Borough, copies of the Bacteriologist's reports were forwarded to the authorities concerned.
    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 27
    Details of Mass Radiography Survey carried out in November.
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 30
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR. GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1950
    Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 30
    Tuberculosis.
    NEW CASESTRANSFERSDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 31
    Deaths from Cancer. Out of a total of 77 deaths from cancer, 69 of them occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups :—
    SITE0—44 years45 years & overTotals
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 31
    DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES DURING 1950.
    AgeDEATHSNo. of deaths which apply to district
    No. in districtOutward TransfersInward Transfers
  • Page 32
    ATTENDANCES AT LOCAL CLINICS DURING 1950.
  • Page 33
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaErysipelasMeaslesWhooping CoughTuberculosisDysenteryPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumPneumoniaMeningococcal InfectionAcute PoliomyelitisAcute Polio-encephalitisTyphoid FeverFood Poisoning
    PulmonaryOther Forms
  • Page 34
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)
    Under 1 yr.12345-910-1415-1920-3435-4445-6465 over |Totals
  • Page 34
    ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
    DiseasesTotal casesTotal admitted to hospital
  • Page 35
    in the year 1956 based on Quarterly Returns).
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London)148 Smeller Towns (Resident Pop 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administratis CountyChingfordEngland and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London)148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census]London Administrative CountyChingford