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Wood Green 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

Published
1935
Pages
92
Tables
56

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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
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    Provision for the treatment of tuberculosis is made by the Middlesex County Council, and I am to Dr. Tate, the County Medical Officer, for the following information showing the accommodation available at the different institutions during 1934.
    Accommodation.
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    The attendances at the Centres during the year are shown in the following table:—
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    The following table shows the attendances made at the Day Nursery throughout the year, and the corresponding figures for the previous year:—
    1934.1933.
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    The attendances at the Western Road Baths and the open-air bath on the racecourse at Alexandra Park for 1934 and the three preceding years are shown below.
    Western Road Baths. SchoolOpen-air Bath. School
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
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    Inspection of dwelling-houses:—
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    Enquiries in oonnection with Infectious Disease:—
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    Inspections of Registered Premises:—
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    Miscellaneous Inspections: —
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    Action Taken:—
    Issued.Completed.
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    1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Inspections.Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2—Defects Found.
    Particulars.Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. InspectrProsecutions.
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    3.—Homework.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists under Section 107 of Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
    Received twice in the year.Received once in the year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors .Workmen.
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    4.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year. (Important classes of Workshops, such as Workshop Bakehouses may be enumerated here).
    Class.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
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    Licences in respect of shop or other premises (not being the establishment at which the milk is produced or bottled) at or from which the milk is sold.
    Certified.Grade AGrade A (Tuberculin Tested).Grade A (Pasteurised).Pasteurised.
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    The Middlesex County Council is the Authority for taking samples under the avove Acts, and Mr. R. Robinson, Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has kindly supplied the following figures concerning samples taken in Wood Green during 1934:—
    No. of samples
    Articles.taken.Adulterated.
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    The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease admitted to the Joint Isolation Hospital from the various Wards in the town.
    AlexandraBowes.Town Hall.Noel Park.
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    The distribution of scarlet fever and diphtheria over the year is shown below.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria, so far as school attendance is concerned, was as follows
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    During the year 73 cases were sent to hospital or sanatorium. The sanatoria or hospitals to which they were admitted are shown below:—
    Pulmonary cases.Nonpulmonary cases.
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK. The bacteriological examination of specimens from the borough is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital, and during 1934 the following examinations were made:—
    Positive.Negative.Total.
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    APPENDIX. Table I Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1921-34.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Nett Births belonging to the District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 year of age.At all ages.
    Total No.Rate per 1,000 populationIllegitimate No.Total No.Rate per 1,000 live births.Illegitimate No.Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births.No.Rate per 1,000 population
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    Table II. Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Analysis of Mortality during 1934.
    Birth-rate per 1,000 population.Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under year.
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    Table III, Causes of Death during the year 1934.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    Table IV. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1934.
    2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.
    All Ages..Unde l year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 3 years.3 and under 4 years.4 and under 5 years.5 and under 10 years.10 and under 15 years.15 and under 20 years.20 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years65 years and upwards.
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    Table V. Deaths of Infants under One Year of age, showing cause of death and age at death.
    Under 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.Total under year.
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    Table VI. Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1934.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Oases Notified in each Ward.Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium.Total Deaths.
    All ages.At Ages—Years.Alexandra-Bowes.Town Hall.Noel Park.
    Under 1 year.1 to 5 years.5 to 15 years.15 to 25 years.25 to 45 years.45 to 65 years.65 and upwards.
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    Table VII. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1934.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1934.
    Month.Total Rainfall.Maximum Rainfall.No. of Wet Days.Maximum Temperature.Minimum Temperature.
    1934.Inches.Inches.Date.Degrees.Date.Degrees.Date.
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    59 of the children treated were suffering from suppurative ear disease, and the results of the treatment given are shown in the following table.
    Nature of DiseaseTotal.Cured.Lost Sight of.Still under Treatment.Requiring Hospital Treat, ment.
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    The incidence of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria during 1934 is shown in the following table:—
    School.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.
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    Continued from previous page...
    School.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria.
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    TABLE I.— RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.— ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Age.Entrants.
    3456Other Ages.Total.
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    A.— ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION—Continued.
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    B.— OTHER INSPECTIONS.
    No. of Special Inspections.No. of Re-Inspections.
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    TABLE II. A.— RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1934.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine 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 not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II— continued.
    Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects
    Defect or Disease.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment .
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    B.— NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools 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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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble- Minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering From Severe Epilepsy.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A.— Tuberculous Children. I.— 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.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    B.— D elicate Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C.— Crippled Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    D.— Children with Heart Disease.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.No. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.Prescribed (1)Obtained (2)
    (i) Under the Authority's Scheme.(ii) Otherwise.(ii) Under the Authority's Scheme.(ii) Otherwise.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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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.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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    Group IV.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number Treated.
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
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    Group V.— Dental Defects.
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    ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.