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Hornsey 1953

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

Published
1954
Pages
104
Tables
85

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85 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL STATISTICS
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    VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS
    MFTotal
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    Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
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    STILL BIRTHS
    MFTotal
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    Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
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    INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
    MFTotal
  • Page 9
    Comparable Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)
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    Neo-Natal Deaths (under 4 weeks of age)
    MFTotal
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    MATERNAL DEATH RATES (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
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    DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
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    Death Rate (per 1,000 population)
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    NOTIFICATIONS OF PUERPERAL PYREXIA
  • Page 10
    DEATHS OF HORNSEY RESIDENTS Classified according to age groups
    Under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
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    Deaths of Hornsey Residents— continued
    Under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 12
    Deaths of Hornsey Residents— continued
    Under 1year1 year2 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 13
    INFANT DEATHS causes by age groups and sexes
    Under 1 Day1—6 Days1 Week2 Weeks3 WeeksTotal Under 1 Month1—2 Months3—5 Months6—8 Months9—11 MonthsTotal Under 1 Year
  • Page 18
    ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR THE YEAR
    (a) Roof of Town Hall. (6) Church of Christ—Wightman Road. (c) Mather's Factory—Frobisher Road.
    1953Rainfall in inchesDeposit in Tons per Squabe Mile
    Total water-insoluble matterAshTotal water-soluble matterTotal solids
    (a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
  • Page 20
    DEMOLITION AND CLOSING ORDERS Demolition Orders
    PropertyOrder made
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    Closing Orders
    PropertyPart affectedOrder madeAction taken
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    Demolition Order Determined
    PropertyDate of Committee Resolution
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    Closing Orders Determined
    PropertyOrder madeOrder determined
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    Bacteriological Results
    Filtration WorksNo. of SamplesNo. of microbes per ml. Colonies counted on agar after 20-24 hrs., at 37°C.Bact. coli test
    Percentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml.Bact. coli per 100 ml.
  • Page 22
    Fifty-three written notices were served and as a result the following defects were remedied.
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    LICENSING OF PET SHOPS Licences for keeping shops for the sale of pet animals were renewed in respect of five premises:—
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    RODENT CONTROL Following is a summary of the work carried out during 1953:—
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    NOTICES The Notices served during the year were as follows :—
    VerbalPreliminaryStatutory
  • Page 26
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors under this Act :— 1. Inspections of Factories
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
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    2. Defects Found
    ParticularsNo. of defectsReferred to H.M. InspectorNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found Remedied
  • Page 26
    There are 229 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following occupations:—
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    INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS
    1st InspectionsRe-inspections
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    SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
    Date of Hearing 1953PremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
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    Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936— continued
    Date of Hearing 1953PremisesSections of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
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    Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936—continued
    Date of Hearing 1953PremisesSections of of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 34
    Licences for the sale of special designated milk were granted as follows:—
    New LicencesRenewals
    DealersSupplementaryDealersSupplementary
  • Page 35
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Under Sections 3 and 9 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
    Date of HearingOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 36
    Food and Drugs Acts, 1938-1950 List of Samples Procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1953.
    Total samples
    ArticlesprocuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 38
    FOOD PREMISES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR PRINCIPAL TRADES
    No. of PremisesRegistered under Section 14 of the Food and DrugsAct 1938
    (a) For Sale or manufacture of Ice Cream(6) the preparation or manufacture of sausages etc.
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    FOOD PREMISES Inspections of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:—
    1st. Insp.Re-Insp.1st. Insp.Re-Insp.
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    TOTAL INSPECTIONS MADE 1,209 The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human consumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvage:—
    Cwt.lbs.Cwts.lbs.
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    The numbers examined were as follows:—
    MenWomenTotals
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    PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSScarlet feverWhooping coughAcute PoliomyelitisMeaslesOphthalmia neonatorum
    ParalyticNon-paralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 47
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
    HighgateMuswell HillCrouch EndCentral HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury ParkTotats
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    TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1953 was 880, viz., pulmonary 775, non-pulmonary 105.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 48
    Cases removed from Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows :—
    Found not to be T.B.RecoveredRemoved to another areaDied at homeDied at Sanatorium or other InstitutionTOTAL
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
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    CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR
    under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 1920 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTOTALS
  • Page 51
    Following is a summary of the premises which are licensed under the Act:—
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    AGE DISTRIBUTION OF HORNSEY'S POPULATION
    Age Group192119311951
    %%%
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    FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO HOUSEHOLDERS
    FacilityNo. of Households with:
    Exclusive UseSharingWithout
  • Page 59
    PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS RECEIVING FULL-TIME EDUCATION
    Age GroupsTotals in GroupsReceiving Full-time Education
    19211951NumbersPercentages
    1921195119211951
  • Page 69
    TABLE 1
    Ante-natal ClinicsNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendances per session
    A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
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    TABLE 1A
    Midwives' ClinicsNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
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    During the year the following results were obtained:—
    CentreNo. of women attendedNo. of tests madeResults obtained
    Percentage HaemoglobinPercentage of women attended
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    TABLE 2
    ClinicNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendances per session
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    This small survey shows a very satisfactory state as far as tuberculosis in young children can be assessed.
    Under 22-33-44-5over 5TotalUnder 22-33-44-5Over 5Total
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    TABLE 3
    Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldNo. of first attendances under 1 yearNo. of attendancesTotal attendancesNo. of cases seen by M.O.Average attendance per session
    Under 1 yearOverl but under 2 yearsOver 2 but under 5 years
  • Page 74
    TABLE 4
    Name of Day NurseryNo. of approved placesNo. of children on register at end of the yearTotal No. of attendancesAverage daily attendance
    Under 22-5Under 22-5Under 22-5Total
  • Page 75
    TABLE 5
    195319521951
    Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
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    The following table shows details of the cases attended by the Area domiciliary midwives:— TABLE 6
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    TABLE 7
    No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area1953. 1952
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    TABLE 8
    Type of CaseNo. of new cases attended by home nurse during yearNo. of cases remaining on register at end of yearNo. of visits paid by home nurses during year
    MFTotalMFTotal
  • Page 80
    TABLE 9
    Under 1 year1 year2-4 years5-14 years15 years and overTotal
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    TABLE 10
    Age at date of immunisationNo. of children immunisedNo. of children given re-inforcing injections
    Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
  • Page 83
    The following table shows the cases dealt with during the year:—
    Applications receivedAdmissions recommended
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    The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:— TABLE 11
    Cases provided with helpNo. of new cases provided with helpNo. of old cases for which help was continued from 1952Total No. of cases provided with help during yearTotal No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year
  • Page 86
    It was originally intended to take steps to obtain a local order making acute rheumatism compulsorily notifiable, but following discussion with officers of the Ministry of Health it was decided during the year not to proceed with this application since the present scheme appeared to bring under the care of the supervisory centre all children in the Area needing treatment.
    Resident in Tottenham areaResident in other areas
  • Page 91
    Estimated number of weeks stay in hospital
    12 patch positives12 patch negatives controls
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    TABLE 12 PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Periodic Medical InspectionsOther periodic inspections
    EntrantsSecond age groupThird age groupTotal
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    Other Inspections
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    TABLE 13 CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
    Age GroupsNo. of pupils inspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
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    TABLE 14 DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    1.2.1.2.
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    TABLE 15 PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin.)
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recordedTotal individual pupils
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    TABLE 16 MINOR AILMENTS
    Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year
    (a) Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness) Ringworm (body)by the AuthorityOtherwise
    1.
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    TABLE 17 EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
    Number of cases dealt with
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
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    TABLE 18—DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
    Number of cases treated
    Received operative treatment (a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitisby the AuthorityOtherwise
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    TABLE 19—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
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    TABLE 20—CHILD GUIDANCE AND SPEECH THERAPY
    No. of pupils treated :Child GuidanceSpeech Therapy
  • Page 98
    TABLE 22 ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
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    TABLE 23—INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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    TABLE 24 EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
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    TABLE 26—MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
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    TABLE 27—CHIROPODY
    BOYSGIRLS
    AGES0-55-1010-15Total0-55-1010-15Total
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    TABLE 28—ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT
    Number of New CasesNumber of Cases receiving treatmentTotal Attendances
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    TABLE 29—HANDICAPPED PUPILS
    CATEGORYASCERTAINMENTDISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
    No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of YearNo. of New Cases ascertained during YearNo. of ascertained Cases known last day of YearIn Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn Maintained Primary and Secondary SchoolsIn Independent SchoolsNot at SchoolTOTAL