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Wood Green 1935

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

Published
1936
Pages
94
Tables
63

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    POOR LAW RELIEF. I am indebted to the Clerk of the Middlesex County Council for the following figures, showing the particulars of outdoor relief granted to Wood Green residents during 1935:—
    No. of PersonsAmountgra:nted
    £s.d.
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    3. Tuberculosis. Provision for the treatment of tuberculosis is made by the Middlesex County Council, and I am indebted to Dr. Tate, the County Medical Officer, for the following information showing the accommodation available at the different institutions during 1935.
    Institution.Accommodation.Type of case.
    Adults.Children.
    M.F.
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    The days and hours of the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are as follows: —
    Name and Situation.Day and Hour Open.Provided by
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    SCHOOL CLINICS.
    Name and Situation.Provided by
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Situation.Provided by
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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:—
    1935.1934.
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    The attendances at the Western Road Baths and at the open-air bath on the racecourse at Alexandra Park for 1935 and the three preceding years are shown below.
    Western Road Baths.Open-air Bath.
    Adults.School Children.Adults.School Children.
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. The information given in this section is a brief record of the activity of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    A ction T aken:—
    Issued.Completed .
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    Statutory Notices:—
    Issued.Completed.
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    HOUSE-TO HOUSE INSPECTION. NUMBER OF HOUSES INSPECTED, 1935.
    Road.No. of Houses.No. of Rooms.Families.Persons per room.
    Adults.Children.
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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.Work-men.Contractors.Work-men.
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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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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. The Middlesex County Council is the Authority for taking samples under the above 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 1935:—
    Articles.No. of samples taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 36
    The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease admitted to the Joint Isolation Hospital from the various Wards in the town.
    Alexandra-Bowes.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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    Non-Notifiable Infectious Diseases. The numbers of cases of non-notifiable infectious diseases reported to me during the year from the elementary schools were as follows:—
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    During the year 48 cases were sent to hospital or sanatorium. The sanatoria or hospitals to which they were admitted are shown below:—
    Pulmonary Cases.Non-pulmonary 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 1935 the following examinations were made:—
    Positive.Negative.Total.
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    The number of rooms disinfected by the Health Department was as follows:—
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    APPENDIX. T able I. Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1921-35.
    Year. (1)Population estimated to middle of each year. (2)Nett Births belonging to the District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 year of age.At all ages.
    Total No. (3)Rate per 1,000 population (4)Illegitimate No. (5)
    Total No. (6)Rate per 1,000 lire births. (7)Illegitimate No. (8)Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births. (9)No. (10)Rate per 1,000 population (11)
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    Table 11. Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Analysis of Mortality during 1935.
    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 1 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table III. Causes of Death during the year 1935.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    T able IV. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1935. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 6 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years65 and under 65 years.5 and under 75 years.75 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 1 year.
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    Table VI. Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1935.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases 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 10 years.10 to 15 years.15 to 20 years.20 to 25 years.25 to 35 years.35 to 45 years.45 to 55 years.55 to 65 years.65 and upwards*
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    Table VII. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1935.
    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, 1935.
    Month. 1935.Total Rainfall.Maximum Rainfall.No. of Wet Days.Maximum Temperature.Minimum Temperature.
    Inches.Inches.Date.Degrees.Date.Degrees.Date.
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    Suppurating ears now form a minority of the cases dealt with at the Clinic and the results of the treatment given in these cases are shown in the following table:—
    Nature of DiseaseTotal.Cured.Lost Sight of.Still under Treatment.Receiving Hospital Treatment.
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    The following table gives the numbers of the different infectious diseases notified from the elementary schools:—
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    The incidence of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria during 1935 is shown in the following table:—
    School.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    Entrants.
    Age.3456Other Ages.Total.
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    Second Age Group (Intermediates).
    Age.8Other Ages.Total.
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    Third Age Group (Leavers).
    Age.121314Other Ages.Total.
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    Number of Other Routine Inspections.
    Varied Ages.Total.
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    Grand Total.
    EntrantsSecond Age Group.Third Age Group.Other Routine Inspections.Total.
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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., 1935.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
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    TABLE II—continued.
    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 not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    B.— Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected During the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age GroupsNumber of Children InspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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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 SIGHTED 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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    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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    A.— Tuberculous Children. I.— Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and Intro-thoracic glands.)
    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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    CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated during the Year Ended 31st December, 1935. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
    Disease or Defect. (1)Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
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    Group II.— D efective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    Defect or Disease. (1)No. of Defects dealt with.No. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)Prescribed (1)Obtained (2)
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
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    Group III.— Treatment or 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)
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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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    TABLE V.— DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist— (a) Routine Age Groups—
    AGE56789101112131415TOTAL
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    TABLE VI.— UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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    ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.