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Hornsey 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

Published
1938
Pages
128
Tables
47

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47 tables in this report

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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) birthsEngland and Wales.
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    Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age.
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    The specimens examined in the laboratory at the Isolation Hospital during 1937 were as follows: —
    NegativePositiveTotal
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    The following is a statement of the infectious diseases nursed during the year by the Queen's District Nurses: —
    NAME OF DISEASE.No. of New Cases.No. of Visits.No. Convalescent.No. sent to Hospital.No. Died at Home.
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    During the year 1937 70 families, representing 397 persons were rehoused as follows: —
    Families.Persons.
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    Families.Persons.
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    Fifty-eight houses have been dealt with under these Bye-laws during the year and the following works carried out:— Byelaw.
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    The following are the particulars of action taken during the year under the provisions of the Shops Act, 1934, relating to ventilation and temperature of shops and to sanitary conveniences : —
    Notices.Complied with.
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    There are 1,416 shops in the Borough engaged in the following trades: — Shops.
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    The number of these inspections is as follows: —
    Ward.Road.
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    Statistics of Slaughtering. 1926-1937.
    Year.Beasts.Sheep.Swine.Calves.Total.
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    The following table shows the figures for 1937: —
    Total injectionsCompleted Cases.
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    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1911-1937.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birtb Kate per 1,000 Population.Death Kate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1.000 live Birtbs.
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    TABLE 2
    All Ages.0-11-22-55-1515-2525-3535-45_45-5555-6565-7575&over
    Total.MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    TABLE C. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1932-1936.
    All Ages 1932All Ages 1933All Ages 1934All Ages 1935All Ages 1936
    MFMFMFMFMF
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    TABLE D. INFANT MORTALITY, 1937.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from staked causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    Under 1 DayUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1901-1937.
    year.Population Census.Total live BirthsTotal Still BirthsTotal DeathsTotal Infant Deaths (under one yearDeaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhœa (under two yrs.Deaths from Scarlet FeverDeaths from DiphtheriaDeaths from Typhoid FeverDeaths from CancerDeaths from Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)Deaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)
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    Year.Population. EstimatedScarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Croup.Typhoid Fever.Para Typhoid.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrejia.Erysipelas.Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.Polio-Myelitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Pemphigus Neonatorum.Malaria.Dysentery.Encephalitis Lethargica.Polio-Encephalitis.Pneumonia.Small-pox.Measles.German Measles.TotalAttacl rate per 1.000 population
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    TABLE H.— (1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS, 1937.
    AGE PERIODS.New Cases.Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
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    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmcn»ry,Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    Cases removed from the Register shown under (c) are accounted for as follows: —
    Found not to be T.BCured.Removed to another area.Died at Home.Died at Sanatorium or other Institution.Cases closed by T.B.O.Totals.
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    TABLE I.—FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. The following is a summary of the result of inspections made at Factories, Workshops and Workplaces during the year, with a list of Outworkers' premises, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Home Office, as required. None of the Outworkers' premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.WrittenProsecutions.
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    TABLE I.— (contd.).
    Nature of Work. (1)Premises.Outworkers, jInstances.Notices served.Prosecutions.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES TIME TABLE.
    Centre.Conditions of Tenancy.District Served.Sessions and Doctor.Health Visitor.
    Ante-natal.Children.
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    HOME HELPS. The Hornsev Home Helps Society was started in 1930 by members of the Voluntary Committees of the Centres (Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Inward, 99, Pemberton Road, N.4). In spite of the difficulties of this work, steady progress has been made, as shown by the yearly figures: —
    Year.No. of Helps on BooksMothers served.Income.Expenditure.
    £.s.d.£.s.d.
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    Expenditure Ox Milk. Maternity & Child Welfare.
    Year ending 31st March.Amount.
    £.s.d.
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    VOLUNTARY COMMITTEES. Assistance to mothers and children attending the Centres has been rendered by the Voluntary Committees during the year:—
    No. 1Centres. No. 2No. 3
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    MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK. 1937
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3 and Sub-Centre.
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    RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1937.
    Miss AndrewsMrs. Jameson'Miss HughesTotal
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    School Medical Service Scheme of Treatment.
    Condition treated.Where treated.By whom.When.
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    TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1937, ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (see note a).
    (a)—Routine Medical Inspections.
    Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups— (see note b).
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    (c)—C hildren F ound to R equire T reatment. Number of individual children (see note f) found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental
    Prescribed Groups :Defective Vision excluding Squint.All other conditions recorded in Table 2a.Total.
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    TABLE II. (A) RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
    DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections
    No of Defects.No, of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but tint requiring treatment.
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    TABLE II (continued) (B) CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS. (See Administrative Memorandum No. 124, dated 31st December, 1934.)
    AGE GROUPSNumber of Children 1nspected.A (Excellent)B (Normal)c (Slightly sub-normalD (Bad)
    No.%No.%No./oNo.%
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    Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision should not be included in this Table.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN. Enter in this Section only children who can appropriately be taught only in a school for the partially deaf.
    At CertifiedSchools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    For practical purposes the Board are of opinion that children who are subject to attacks of major epilepsy in school should be recorded as "severe" cases and excluded from ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    1.—Children Suffering From Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.†At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    II.—Children Suffering From Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category should include tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.†At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Should there be no children suffering from Multiple Defects, please enter "Nil."
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TREATMENT TABLE. (see note a). Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.).
    DISEASE OR DEFECT. (1)Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b). (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
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    TABLE IV. (continued.) Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Number of Defects dealt with
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b)Otherwise.Total.
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received operative treatmentReceived other forms of treatment.(4)Total number treated.(5)
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (see note b). (i)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2)Total. (3)
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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    Group IV.—Orthop/edic and Postural Defects. (see note d).
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (See note b)-(1)Otherwise. '2)Total number treated. (set note e.)
    Residential treatment with education. (1)Residential treatment without education. (2)Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3)Residential treatment with education. (1)Residential treatment without education. (2)Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3)
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    TABLE V—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children Inspected by the Dentist: — (a) Routine age-groups:
    AGE56789101112131415TOTAL
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    TABLE VII. LIST OF SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH.
    School.Department.Authorized accommodation.Averagr No. on the Rolls for qr. ended 31/12/37.Head Teacher.
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    The following table gives a summary of tlie conditions treated and the results obtained: —
    Total (Ears).Cured.Lost Sight of.Still under treatment.Hospital.