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Tottenham 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

Published
1941
Pages
42
Tables
12

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12 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Table of Deaths during the Year 1940 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases.
    Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotals
  • Page 5
    Infantile Deaths in Ages and Sexes during the year 1940.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 yearMalesFemales
  • Page 6
    Table of cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1940 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases and ages.
    Notifiable Disease.MalesFemalesUnder one.1-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & overTotal cases removed to Isolation Hospital by Council.
  • Page 12
    Cases who are working and unable to attend any other day - Saturday morning.
    Age Periods.New CasesDeaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFernalesMalesFemales
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    The number of children having milk on payment increased 'pari passu' with those having meals on payment, no doubt for the same reason as given in (3) above..
    MONTHFREE MEALSPAID MEALS
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    TABLE I.- Number of children inspected 1st January to 31st December,1940
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    TABLE II.- Classification of the Nutrition of Children during the year in the routine age groups
    Age GroupsNumber of Children InspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)c (Slightly Sub-normalD (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    GROUP. II - TREATMENT OF DEFECTIVE VISION & SQUINT (Excluding Minor Eye Defects treated a s Minor Ailments - Group I.)
    No. of Defects dealt with
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal
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    GROUP. III - TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE & THROAT
    NUMBER OF DEFECTS
    RECEIVED OPERATIVE TREATMENTReceived Other forms of Treatment.Total Number Treated
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority' s Scheme
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    TABLE.IV - DENTAL INSPECTION & TREATMENT
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    TABLE.V - VERMINOUS CONDITIONS
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    MIDWIFERY SERVICE: MIDWIVES ACT, 1936. During 1940 the Municipal Midwifery Service consolidated its position as an integral part of the Maternity and Child welfare Service. Many of our Municipal Midwives accompanied expectant mothers to their destinations in reception areas and several were loaned to Maternity Homes at which the mothers wrare confined. During the intensive night bombing in the latter part of the year, the midwives showed great devotion to duty under extremely difficult conditions:-
    Record of Work.By Municipal Midwives.By the Maternity Nursing Association.By the District Nursing Association.Total