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Haringey 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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- 1973
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- 110
- Tables
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VITAL STATISTICS
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DEATHS OF HARINGEY RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION 1972
DISEASE TOTAL Under 4 weeks 4 weeks & under 1 year 1 -4 5-14 15 - 24 25-34 35-44 45 - 54 55-64 65 - 74 75 and 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 -
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HARINGEY STATISTICS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE LONDON BOROUGH IN 1965
Year Population (R.G. Est.) BIRTHS DEATHS COMPARABILITY FACTORS DEATH RATE OF INFANTS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births Peri-Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births Percentage of Births Illegitimate No. Rate per 1,000 Population No. Rate per 1,000 Population Births Deaths Under 1 year Under 4 week Under 1 week -
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING 1972 BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS
Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-34 35-44 45-64 65 + UNK TOTAL. 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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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY FOR THE YEAR 1972 Average Chemical Results (Miligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated))
Description of the Sample No. of samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Chlorides as a Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs at 27°C Turbidity Units Colour (Burgess Units) Hardness (Total) CaC03 Hardness (non carbonate) CaC03 PH Value Phosphate as PO4 Silicate as Si02 Sulphate SO4 Natural Fluoride as F Magnes ium as Mg Sodium as Na Potassium as K Surface Active Material as Manoxol OT Electrical Conductivity (micro-mpos) -
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Average Bacteriological Results
Description of the Sample BEFORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia Coli count Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia Coli count 20-24 hours at 37°C 3 days at 22°C Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C 3 days at 22°C Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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TABLE A AVERAGE DAILY READINGS OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE 1971/72 (Microgrammes per cubic metre)
Classification Burghley Road N8 (1) Tottenham Town Hall N15 (2) Civic Centre N22 (3) A.1 A.2 D.2 -
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TABLE B MONTHLY DEPOSIT GAUGE READINGS 1972
Rainfall (litres) Hornsey Town Hall Site Rainfall (litres) Hampden Road N8 Site Deposits-mgs. per Deposits-mgs. per Dissolved Undissolved Total Dissolved Undissolved Total -
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RODENT CONTROL IN PUBLIC SEWERS LONG TREATMENT
AREA SODIUM FLUORACETAMIDE SODIUM FLUORACETAMIDE TOTAL MANHOLES BAITED MANHOLES 1ST REVISIT AFTER 7 DAYS 2ND REVISIT AFTER FURTHER 7 DAYS No Take Part Take Complete Take No Take Part Take Complete Take -
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SHORT TREATMENT
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Insect Pests Free assistance is given to householders to eradicate insect pests, and providing its use is not indiscriminate or over-generous, DDT continues to be the most effective insecticide in dealing with the majority of these insects. Other special formulations are available where this use appears to be preferable.
Insect Pests Houses Other Premises -
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Inspections and Reinspections carried out by Public Health Inspectors and Technical Assistants
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Defects remedied as a result of action by Distric Public Health Inspectors
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3. Areas confirmed during 1972
Houses Estimated No. of Families -
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4. Areas declared before 1972 and not yet confirmed
Houses Families -
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Improvement Grants for Dwellings in General Improvement Areas to 31 December 1972
Area Total No. of privately owned dwellings suitable for improvement Grant Applications Grant Approvals Improvement Completed -
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Improvement Grants The rise in the number of applications for grants continued in 1972 but the rate of increase was less marked than in the previous year.
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Applications for Qualification Certificates
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The total number of food shops at the end of the year was as follows: —
Trade No. of shops No. of inspections -
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Registered Food Premises At the end of the year the following premises were registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955:-
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In addition the following classes of food hawkers and their storage premises are registered under Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act 1950: —
Trade No. of Hawkers registered No. of storage premises -
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Consignments of Imported Food examined under Imported Food Regulations
Type of Food No. of consignments -
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Food Samples
Articles No. samples taken Unsatisfactory Label Analysis -
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Details of Unsatisfactory Samples
Sample Irregularity Comment -
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Labelling Irregularities
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Food Complaints 142 complaints of unsound foodstuffs were investigated and, where appropriate, legal proceedings were instituted or warning letters sent. Details are shown in the following table:—
Commodity Foreign bodies Other reasons Warning letter Prosecution No formal action Cases referred elsewhere -
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Prosecutions were instituted in thirty-one cases where it was judged that the circumstances warranted such action and the results are shown in the following table: —
Fine of Costs £ £ -
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Summary of Carcases Inspected 1972
Donkeys Bovines Horses Calves Sheep Cows -
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A considerable number of such hoists have since adapted successfully.
Class of Premises No. of Premises Registered during 1972 No. of Registered premises at end of year No. of Registered premises receiving a general inspection 1972 -
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Analysis of Contraventions Found
Section Type of contravention No. found Section Type of contravention No. found -
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Persons employed in registered premises
Class of workplace No. employed -
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Reported Accidents
Workplace No. Reported Total No. investigated Prosecutions Formal warning Informal warning No action -
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Analysis of reported accidents
Cause of accident Office Shop Warehouse Catering Estab. Fuel Storage -
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Frequent visits are made to factories for a variety of reasons and it is the usual practice to check all the conditions whilst on the premises.
Premises No. on Register No. of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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Summary of defects found in factories
Particulars No. of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector -
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The following is a summary of outworkers employed in the Borough according to the 1972 summer returns: —
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Over the past five years the actual numbers of babies between age 1 week and 1 year who have died in the Borough are as follows:—
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The number of births, however, has been steadily declining, as follows: —
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Here are the number of births in each group, with the deaths written below: —
Nationality 1969 1970 1971 1972 Totals -
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From these figures the death rates of infants between 1 week and 1 year from 1969-1972 according to the nationality of the mother are: —
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Movement of Babies born in 1971 into and out of the Borough up to 30 June 1973
Ethnic Groups of Mother No. moving into Haringey No. moving out of Haringey -
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Births 1969/72 and Nationality of Mother
Nationality of Mother 1969 Births 1970 Births 1971 Births 1972 Births *No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
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Ante-Natal Clinics Attendances during the year are shown in the following table:—
Clinic Sessions held Ante-natal Total Attendances Post-natal Average Attendance per session -
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Distribution of Welfare Foods
National Dried Milk (Packets) Orange Juice (Bottles) Vit C Tablets Vit A & D Tablets Vit A, C & D Tablets Vit Drops (Bottles) -
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Child Health Clinics The following table of attendances during the year indicates the continuing need and use of the service: —
Clinic Sessions Attendances Average Attendance per session Number of cases seen by M.O. Number of cases referred elsewhere -
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Attendances during the year: —
Clinic Sessions Attendances Average attendance per session -
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Toddlers' Clinics (2-5 years age group) Children attending toddlers sessions do so by special appointment at six to twelve month intervals. The following table gives details of attendance:—
Clinic Sessions Attendances Average attendance per session No. of cases seen by M.O. No. of cases referred elsewhere -
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Congenital Malformations Details of children born with a convenital abnormality continued to be passed to the Registrar General. During the year 95 cases were notified, suffering from abnormalities as listed below: —
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Analysis of Pre-School children on Observation Register as at 31st December, 1972 Categories of Observation
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Analysis of Pre-School children on Handicapped Register at 31st December, 1972 Categories of Handicap
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Home visits made by health visitors during the year: —
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The following table shows the work of the nurses:—
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Number of patients on 31 December 1972
Under 5 5-64 65 & over Total -
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The following gives an indication of the type of treatment provided: —
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The figures for 1972/1973 will be looked at and compared alongside those for the years 1968/1973 inclusive
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Characteristics of families referred
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Total number of children in care 63
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Referring Agents
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Choice of method of different nationalities
Sterilisation OC IUD Sheath Cap Male Female -
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Female=30
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Total number of children=122~4 children per family
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Male=24
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Total number of children=89—3.7 children per family
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Table I —Attendances
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Table II — Ages of Women Examined
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Table III
Lump not confirmed Cyst aspirated Biopsy Total Referred Total Non-mal. Malignant -
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The number of new applications received were as follows:—
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1,599 clinic sessions were held during the year, including sessions for school children.
Elderly patients receiving treatment at end of year at— 1971 1972 -
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A. The number who completed a full course of primary immunisation—
Age or date of Immunisation Triple Dip/WC Dip/Tet Dip WC Tet Sabin Measles Rubella Total -
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B. The number who received a reinforcing dose
Age or date of Immunisation Triple Dip/WC Dip/Tet Dip WC Tet Sabin Total -
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New Haringey Cases attending Prince of Wales's Hospital Clinic
Year Totals of Veneral Conditions Syphilis Gonorrhea Other Veneral Conditions Primary and Secondary Other -
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Table 1 Attempted suicides in Haringey 1971 related to age and sex
Age Group 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80 + -
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Table II Consummated suicides in Haringey 1971 related to age and sex
Age Group 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ -
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Table III Population of Haringey in 1971 related to age groups and sexes (Based on—Population Census and Survey Figures) (U.P. Seidel 1973)
Age Group 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80 + -
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Table 1 Housing Assessment on Medical Grounds
Month No. of cases Source of request Housing Department Hospital, GP or Clinic Tenant, HV PHI, etc. -
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Table II Medical Priorities recommended during 1972
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Staff — Medical Assessment or Examination
Assessments without examination Medical Examination -
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Assessments shown by Services
Service Medical Assessments Extension of Service Superannuation Fund Without Examination With Examination Without Examination With Examination Without Examination With Examination -
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School Population The School population of the borough on 25 January 1973 was as shown in the following table:—
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Special School Provision (a) Day Special Schools The following are the day special schools in Haringey:—
Name of School Category of handicapped pupil Number on roll on 31 December 1972 Total Haringey Children Out-Borough Children -
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"The wart clinics at Lordship Lane and Weston Park progressed satisfactorily during the past year. The figures below show the number of sessions at both these clinics and the number of cases treated during 1971 and 1972".
Clinic Number of Sessions Total A ttendances New Cases Number treated with electrocautery -
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The details of attendances at the physiotherapy clinic at Lordship Lane during the year are as follows: —
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For most of the year two physiotherapy sessions were held weekly at the Weston Park Clinic, Hornsey, to which children were referred by Assistant Medical Officers, who assumed responsibility for these cases. The attendance figures were as follows:—
Under 5 years Over 5 years Total -
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The ethnic survey of myopia has continued and the statistics show a maintenance of the highish incidence of myopia in West Indians:
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Details of attendances at the Ophthalmic Clinics during 1972 are as follows: —
Lordship Lane Weston Park Stuart Crescent Under 5 Over 5 Totals Under 5 Over 5 Totals Under 5 Over 5 Totals -
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The following is an analysis of the cases seen during 1972: —
Age -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total -
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TABLE 1
Source of Referral Number of Children -
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TABLE II
Referral Symptoms Number of Children -
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Referral Symptoms Number of Children -
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N.B. Certain children were referred with more than one of these symptoms. TABLE III
Ages at Time of Referral Number of Children -
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TABLE IV
Recommendations made or action taken by Clinic Team Number of Children -
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The following table gives details of BCG vaccinations carried out by the Council during the year-
School Children Number % -
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Cases classified as follows:—
Total In Haringey From other areas Male Female -
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Deaths of School Children It is with regret that I include the following details of local school children who died during 1972: —
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I am indebted to the Accident Prevention Officer for the following details of road accidents involving school children during 1972: —
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Dental Inspection and Treatment
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Orthodontic Treatment
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS 1972 Pupils found to require treatment at Medical Inspections Number of Individual Pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
Year of Birth For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total individual Pupils -
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
GROUP 1 Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis) Defective vision and squint Number of cases known to have been treated -
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RETURN OF ASCERTAINED HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
CATEGORY IN THE CALENDAR YEAR DISTRIBUTION ON 25 JANUARY 1973 Number newly ascertained as requiring education in a Special School (other than hospital Special Schools) Number newly placed in Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools) Number on register of — Number placed in Boarding Homes Number requiring places in Special Schools Number on register of hospital Special Schools Number being educated at home under arrangements made under Sec.56 Education Act 1944 Totals Maintained Special Schools Non-Maintained Special Schools Independent Schools Day Boarding Day Boarding Day Boarding Boys Girls Boys Girls B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G