[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

Chingford 1952

Published: 1953
Pages: 42
Tables: 27

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SECTION A. 3. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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VITAL STATISTICS

M. F.
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TABLE OP BIRTH AND DEATH RATES

Year Population Births Rate per 1,000 population Deaths Rate per 1,000 population Infant Deaths Mortality-Rate per 1,000 live births.
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LOCAL CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1953

Clinic Where held When held
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LOCAL CLINICS AMD TREATMENT CENTRES, 1953 (CONTD.)

Clinic Where held When held
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COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OP HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE COST STATEMENT - 1952-53

Item Particulars 1 Collection 2 Disposal 3 Totals 4
£ £ £
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20. Salvage and Trade Refuse. Analysis of income and tonnage:

Income (Included in Item 2) £ Tonnage Collected Tons
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ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1953

Year ended 31,3.52 £. s. d £. s. d £. s. d
£. s. d
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STREET AND GULLY CLEANSING COST STATEMENT - 1952-53

Item Particulars 1 Street Sweeping & Watering 2 Street Gully Cleansing 3 Total 4
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The total inspections made on complaint was 506 and the number of defects or nuisances revealed was 311 which are analysed in the following table. Informal notices were at once served on the owners or occupiers of the premises concerned. TABLE 1
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The visits numbered 7,693 as compared with 7,250 in the previous year; the defects dealt with numbered 1,014 as compared with 919 in 1951. TABLE 2.

Visits Paid. Nuisances or Defects found & dealt with.
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TABLE 2 (Contd.)

Visits Paid Nuisancesor Defects found & dealt with
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In the following table are summarised the nuisances and defects dealt with or in connection with which action was commenced during the year under the Housing Acts, Public Health Acts, Byelaws and other Enactments: TABLE 3.
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TABLE 3 (Contd.)
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Inspections of Factories and Other Premises 1. - Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector).

Premises Number on Register Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers' prosecuted.

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2. - Cases in which defects were found.

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects found.				No. of Cases in which Prosecutions were instituted.
Particulars	Found	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspr.	Referred by H.M. Inspr.	No. of Cases in which Prosecutions were instituted.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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Food and Drugs Act, 1938 Samples Taken for Analysis During the Year 1952

Article Number Examined Result of Analysis
Formal Informal Total Genuine Non-genuine
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Legal Proceedings Four cases were taken before the Magistrates under Sections 3 and 9 of the Act in relation to extraneous matters found in foodstuffs. Convictions resulted in each case.

Offence Section Result
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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. Type Colonies per ml.on Agar @ 37°C in 48 hrs. Coliform Test. 3 Tubes Bact. Coli. 3 Tubes Ministry Grade Hrs/Grade
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CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1952

Causes of death Males Females Total
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DEATHS FROM CANCER Out of a total of 75 deaths from cancer, 60 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups.

Site 0-44 years 45 years & over Total
M. F. M. F. M. F.
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TUBERCULOSIS

NEW CASES TRANSFERS DEATHS
Resp iratoty Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non- Resp iratory
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)

Year	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Erysipelas	Measles	Whooping Cough	Tuberculosis		Dysentery	Puerperal Pyrexia	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Pneumonia	Meningococcal Infection	Acute Poliomyelitis	Acute Polioencephalitis	Typhoid or Paratyphoid Fever	Food Poisoning
Year	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Erysipelas	Measles	Whooping Cough	Pulmonary	Other Forms	Dysentery	Puerperal Pyrexia	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Pneumonia	Meningococcal Infection	Acute Poliomyelitis	Acute Polioencephalitis	Typhoid or Paratyphoid Fever	Food Poisoning

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)

Diseases Under 1 yr. 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-34 35-44 45-64 65 & over Totals
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ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)

Diseases Total cases Total admitted to hospital

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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS 0? MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS.

	England and Wales	160 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London)	160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25000-5000C at 1951 Census)	London Administrative County	Ching- ford

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Maternal Mortality in England and Wales

Intermediate List No. and cause Number of Deaths Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still)Births Rates per Million women aged 15-44 Chingford

	NEW CASES				TRANSFERS				DEATHS
	Resp iratoty		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory		Non- Resp iratory
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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SECTION A. 3. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

VITAL STATISTICS

TABLE OP BIRTH AND DEATH RATES

LOCAL CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1953

LOCAL CLINICS AMD TREATMENT CENTRES, 1953 (CONTD.)

COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OP HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE COST STATEMENT - 1952-53

20. Salvage and Trade Refuse. Analysis of income and tonnage:

ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1953

STREET AND GULLY CLEANSING COST STATEMENT - 1952-53

The total inspections made on complaint was 506 and the number of defects or nuisances revealed was 311 which are analysed in the following table. Informal notices were at once served on the owners or occupiers of the premises concerned. TABLE 1

The visits numbered 7,693 as compared with 7,250 in the previous year; the defects dealt with numbered 1,014 as compared with 919 in 1951. TABLE 2.

TABLE 2 (Contd.)

In the following table are summarised the nuisances and defects dealt with or in connection with which action was commenced during the year under the Housing Acts, Public Health Acts, Byelaws and other Enactments: TABLE 3.

TABLE 3 (Contd.)

Inspections of Factories and Other Premises 1. - Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector).

2. - Cases in which defects were found.

Food and Drugs Act, 1938 Samples Taken for Analysis During the Year 1952

Legal Proceedings Four cases were taken before the Magistrates under Sections 3 and 9 of the Act in relation to extraneous matters found in foodstuffs. Convictions resulted in each case.

Where the source of manufacture was outside the area of the Borough, copies of the Bacteriologist's Reports were forwarded to the authorities concerned.

CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1952

DEATHS FROM CANCER Out of a total of 75 deaths from cancer, 60 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups.

TUBERCULOSIS

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)

ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)

BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS 0? MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS.

Maternal Mortality in England and Wales