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Tottenham 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

Published
1949
Pages
101
Tables
53

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53 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    GENERAL STATISTICS.
  • Page 7
    Summary of Tuberculosis Cases.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 10
    MASS RADIOGRAPHY. Tottenham Investigation.
    Group.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 12
    Immunisation in relation to Child Population. The following table shows the number of children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1948:—
    Age at 31.12.48 i.e., Born in Year.Under 1 19481 19472 19463 19454 19445 to 9 1939-4310 to 14 1934-38Total Under 15
  • Page 12
    Summary of Clinic Attendances.
    Centre.Total Attendances.No. of Schick Tests.Number of Individual cases completed.No. of Reinforcing Injections.
    Under five.5—14Total.
  • Page 21
    SAMPLES OF ICE CREAM SUBMITTED FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.
    *Results.
    Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Total.
  • Page 21
    *Provisional grading, based on the time taken to reduce methylene blue, is as follows:—
  • Page 21
    Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936 to 1946. Licences were granted under the above-mentioned Regulations, as follows:—
  • Page 22
    Middlesex County Council Act, 1944 : Section279 (Registration of Hawkers.) Certificates of Registration were issued for the sale and storage of fruit and vegetables, fish and shell-fish, as follows:—
    Sale.Storage.
  • Page 23
    Food Condemned. The following tinned articles were condemned during the year, namely:—
  • Page 24
    Other articles of food condemned were as follows:—
  • Page 25
    SAMPLES OF FOOD AND DRUGS TAKEN IN THE BOROUGH OF TOTTENHAM DURING THE YEAR ENDED31st DECEMBER, \9iS.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.
    Taken.Adulterated.Taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 33
    Notices Served.
  • Page 33
    Inspections carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors and defects remedied.
  • Page 34
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 34
    Repair of Houses by the Council. Work carried out in default or by agreement with owners during 1948:—
    Housing Act, 1936:£s.d.
  • Page 37
    Factories Act, 1937. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written notices.Occupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 37
    2. —Cases in which defects were found.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were found.Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.RemediedReferred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 38
    Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
    Nature of WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110(l)(c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council.No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists.No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises.Notices served.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
  • Page 48
    Summary of Disinfestation Work during 1948.
    Insect.Private Houses.Council HousesTotal.
    Houses.RoomsHouses.RoomsHouses.Rooms
  • Page 49
    The seventh and eighth treatments of sewers were carried out during the year, with the following results:—
    Type of take.7th Treatment.8th Treatment.
  • Page 51
    Attendances at Ante-Natal Sessions.
    Centre.SessionsAttendances.Cases from 19471948 New Cases January 1 to July 4Post-Natal
  • Page 52
    Maternal Mortality (to July 4th).
  • Page 52
    Record of Municipal Midwifery Cases.
  • Page 53
    The following table shows the distribution of hospital confinements:—
  • Page 54
    Care of Premature Infants.
    Premature birthsTotalStill birthsLive birthsSubsequent report
    RemovedAlive after first monthAlive at July 4thDeaths
  • Page 56
    Details of Home Visiting by Health Visitors.
    Expectant MothersChildren under 1 yearOver 1 yearTotals.
    First Visits.Re-visits.First visits.Re-visits.Re-visits.
  • Page 56
    Breast Feeding. The following table shows the types of infant feeding and their incidence in the total infant population for the period January 1st to July 4th, based on the notified births, i.e., 1,229.
  • Page 56
    Attendances at the Infant Welfare Sessions.
    Centre.SessionsWeighings: infant attendances.New cases.Weighings: over 1 year attendances.New CasesExamined by doctor.-
  • Page -
    DETAILS OF CLINICS
    Clinic.Address.Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.Saturday.
  • Page 57
    Attendances at Toddler Clinics.
    Health CentreSessions held.Appointments made.Actual attendances.
    New.Re-examinations.Total
  • Page 57
    Consultations and treatments were as follows:—
    Clinics.Number of Consultations.Number of Treatments.
  • Page 58
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 58
    Convalescent Home Treatment. The Invalid Children's Aid Association has co-operated with the department in placing 17 children.
  • Page 59
    Nature of Defects for which Convalescent Treatment was advised.
    Defect.No. of childrenDefect.No. of children.
  • Page 59
    The main classes of treatment undertaken were as follows:—
  • Page 60
    The local food office have supplied the following figures of distributions:—
  • Page 60
    In addition to the above issues, supplies were issued to the medical officer of health for distribution as follows:—
    To Institutions and Schools.
  • Page 62
    NURSERIES—SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCES.
    Day Nurseries.January to March.April to June.Attendances 1948 (half-year) (whole days) TotalTotal.Days open.Average daily attendances.
    Under 2Over 2
  • Page 65
    Mileage Record Chart for the period 1st January, 1948, to 4th July, 1948.
    MonthWW 1277AMD 836HMV 500LMG 600FMF 741HX 5179Total.
  • Page 66
    The oxygen resuscitator was used on 9 occasions for the following cases:—
  • Page 66
    Mileage Record Chart for the period 1st January, 1948, to 4th July, 1948.
    Months.FMF 742CMV 13SML 144Total.
  • Page 68
    RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS.
  • Page 70
    How much the services are appreciated can well be realised from the following details of patronage during the year ended March 31st, 1949.
  • Page 78 79
    Births and Deaths.
    Registered live-births:Total.Males.Females.
  • Page 78 79
    Stillbirths:
    Total.Males.Females
  • Page 78 79
    The following statistics cover a period of 2 years ending August 31st, 1949:— Approximate Population, 1,462. Number of Dwellings, 392.
    Year EndedYear Ended
    31st Aug., 194831st Aug. 1949
    T.C.Q.Lbs.T.C.Q.Lbs.
  • Page 80
    Maternal Deaths:—
  • Page 80
    Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
    Total.Males,Females
  • Page 82
    Table I STATISTICS OF TOTTENHAM FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS.
    YearPopulationDeathsDeath RateBirthsBirth RateInfantile DeathsInfant Death RateNumber of Cases.
    Puerperal Fever and Puerperal PyrexiaScarlet FeverDiphtheriaTyphoid FeverSmall-Pox
  • Page 83
    Deaths during the year 1948, of Residents of the Borough of Tottenham classified according to Diseases.
    Cause of Death.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 84
    Table 11 Infantile Deaths in Ages and Sexes during the year 1948.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—0 months.9—12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.Males.Females.
  • Page 85
    Table 111 Table of Cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1948 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases and Ages.
    Notifiable Disease.Males.FemalesUnder one.1—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & over.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.