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Hornsey 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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- 1941
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- 64
- Tables
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Social and Economic Statistics.
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LIVE BIRTHS—
*For I.M., etc. †For B. Rate M. F. M. F. -
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STILL-BIRTHS—
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. England 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 1940 were as follows:—
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The following is a statement of the infectious diseases nursed during the year by the Queen's District Nurses:—
TYPE OF CASE. Total No. of Cases. No. of Visits. No. Convalescent. No. sent to Hospital. No. Died at Home. -
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The Notices served during the year are as follows:—
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FOOD CONDEMNED AS A RESULT OF AIR RAID DAMAGE.
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There was no case of blindness resulting from this infection.
Causes Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total blindness. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At home. In hospital or nursing home. -
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There were 596 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council's scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, namely:—
Institution Accommodation Type of Case Adults Children M F -
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BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1911-40.
Year. Estimated Mid-Year Population. Births Rate per 1,000 Population. Death Rate per 1,000 Population. Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births. -
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TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1940.
Total. All Ages. 0—1 l—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—35 35—45 45—55 55—65 65—75 75—85 85 & over M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE C.-CAUSES OF AND AT DEATH, 1931-1939
All Ages 1931 All Ages 1932 All Ages 1933 All Ages 1934 All Ages 1935 All Ages 1936 All Ages 1937 All Ages 1938 All Ages 1939 M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE D.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1940.
CAUSES OF DEATH. Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. Total Deaths under One Year. DAYS WEEKS MONTHS Under 1 Day 1-7 1-2 2-3 3-4 1-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 -
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TABLE E.—BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1911-1940.
YEAR. Population Total Live Births Total Still Births Total Deaths Total Infant Deaths (under one year) Deaths from Measles Deaths from Whooping Cough Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two yrs.) Deaths from Scarlet Fever Deaths from Diphtheria Deaths from Typhoid Fever Deaths from Cancer Deaths from Tuberculosis (Pulmonary Deaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) -
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TABLE F—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1940.
DISEASE WARDS AGES Admitted to Joint Hospital. Admitted to other Hospitals. In Nursing Home. Nursed at Home. Highgate Muswell Hill. Crouch End Central Hornsey North Haringey South Haringey Stroud Green Finsbury Park. 0— 1 1— 5 5— 15 15— 25 25— 45 45— 65 65 and over Total -
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Laryngitis 3, Innuenza 8, Laryngear Stridmous 1, Mumps 1, imestation 1, Dissemmated scierosis 1, intestman toxæma 1, Suppurating adenitis 1, Menorrhagia 1, Limbar strain 1, Gastro-intestinal upset 2, Sprain of ankle 1, Tonsillitis 3, Gonorrhœa 1, Scabies 1, Skin
Year. Population. Estimated Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria or Croup. Typhoid Fever. Para Typhoid. § Puerperal Fever, Puerperal Pyrexia. Erysipelas. Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. Polio-Myelitis. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Pemphigus Neonatorum. Malaria. Dysentery. Encephalitis Lethargica. Polio-Encephalitis. Pneumonia. Small-pox. Measles. Whooping Cough. German Measles. total Attack rate per 1,000 population. -
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TABLE H—(1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS, 1940.
AGE PERIODS. New Cases. Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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Cases removed from the Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows:-
Cured. Removed to another area. Died at Home. Died at Sanatorium or other Institution. Totals. M F M F M F M F M F -
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None of the Outworkers' premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
Particulars. Number ot Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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TABLE I.-(contd.).
OUTWORKERS, 1940. Nature of Work. Premises. Outworkers. Instances. Notices served. Prosecutions. -
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HOME HELPS. The Hornsey 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).
Year. No. of Helps on Books. Mothers served. Income. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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MILK (MOTHERS & CHILDREN) ORDER. One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven applications for milk under this Order were dealt with during the year:—
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The following is a record for the year of the work of the Dental Clinic:—
Mothers. Children. -
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A register of foster-mothers and foster-children is kept by the Medical Officer of Health and at each Centre. The following is a summary of the Register: —
Centre— No. 1. No. 2. No. 3 & Sub. Total. -
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MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MTERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1940.
Nature of Work. Centres. Totals. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3 and Sub-Centre. -
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RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1940.
Miss Andrews Mrs. Jamison Miss Hughes Miss Matthews Total -
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TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OP CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. (a)— Routine Medical Inspections.
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TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OP CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
AGE GROUPS Number of Children Inspected. A (Excellent) B (Normal) C (Slightly sub-normal) D (Bad) No. % No. % No. % No % -
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Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
Number of Defects dealt with Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise. Total. -
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects. Received Operative Treatment. Received other forms of Treatment. Total number treated. Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE IV.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children Inspected by the Dentist: — (a) Routine age-groups :
AGE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTAL -
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TABLE V.—VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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TABLE VI.—BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN.
1 2 3 4 At a Public Elementary School. At an Institution other than a Special School. At no School or Institution. Total not receiving suitable education.