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Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 126
- Tables
- 82
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Page 7
Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases notified during 1953
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
Page 8
The following is an analysis of non pulmonary tuberculosis cases notified during 1953:-
Male Female Total -
Page 8
Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1953
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1000 population Pulmonary . Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
Page 10
Chest Clinic Statistics 1953 (Tottenham and Wood Green)
Details Patients aged 15 years and over Children (under 15) Total Males Females -
Page 11
Comparative Table
1951 1952 1953 -
Page 12
Number of Children at 31 12. 53, who had completed a course of irrmunisation at any time before that date.
Age at 31. 12. 53. i.e. Born in year Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 - 9 10-14 Total 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1944-48 19 39- 43 -
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Details of cases admitted to hospital were as follows:-
Hospital Diagnosis confirmed and Cases treated to a conclusion Diagnosis amended Number of Cases Average stay in hospital (days) Number of Cases Average stay in hospital (days) -
Page 14
Primary Vaccinations in Tottenham
Age 1951 1952 1953 -
Page 16
MEASLES Incidence Rate and Birthrate 5 years earlier
Year No. No. with previous year Population (1,000s) Population with previous year (1,000's) Average Annual Rate per 1,000 for 2 years Year No. No, with previous year Population (1,000's) Population with previous year (1,000's) Average Annual Hate per 1,000 for 2 years -
Page 17
The following table gives such details of the confirmed cases as are available:-
Date of Notification Date of Commencement illness Sex Age in Years Site of Paralysis Recent History of Inoculations -
Page 23
Samples of Ice Cream submitted for Bacteriological Examination
Results Total Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 -
Page 24
The following is a summary of the registered hawkers and their storage premises at the 31st December, 1953:-
Articles Number of persons registered for sale Number of registered storage premises -
Page 25
Every milk dealer known to the Department holds a licence under the Milk special Designation) Regulations, and the following is a summary of the dealers,licences issued for 1553, namely:-
Designation No. of Licences No. of Supplementary Licences -
Page 27
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1538 - 1950 Lists of samples procured in the Borough of Tottenham during the year 1953
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 32
Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examinations of the Water Supplied to the Borough of Tottenham for the Year 1953 Parts per Million (Unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate) Chlorides as Cl Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27° C Turbidity in Terms of Silica Colour, m. m. brown 2ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer Hardness (Total) Hardness (Non-carconate) PH. Value Phosphate as P.O. 111 4 Silica as sio2 Conductivity -
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Housing Act, 1936: Sections 9 and 10 -work in Default
Year Number of Houses Cost £. s. d, -
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Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1953
Premises Date of Order -
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Premises Demolished during 1953
Premises Date of Order Date Demolished -
Page 38
Sewer Maintenance results of Raiting Manholes
Poison take at Manholes Treatment No 17; April/May Treatment No. 18: Oct./Nov. -
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Summary of Disinfestation Work During 1953
Cause Private Houses Council Houses Other Premises Totals Houses Rooms Other Premises Houses Rooms Houses Rooms -
Page 42
Work carried out in default or by agreement with the owners during 1953:-
Housing Act, 1936: £ s. d. -
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Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupier prosecuted -
Page 44
Summary of Defects found in Factories
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector -
Page 46
The majority of the 1,058 shops where assistants are employed are of small or medium size, as will be seen from the following table:-
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Page 53
The Group comprises the following hospitals, namely:-
Hospital Bed Complement Beds Open Remarks -
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PRINCE OF WALES' S HOSPITAL Timetable of Out-Patient Clinics
Monday Tues. Wed Thurs. Friday Sat. -
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The following is a summary of the work carried out during 1953, namely:- Record of Examinations
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The classification of deaths is in accordance with the International List of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death as revised in 1948 under the auspices of the world Health Organisation.
1952 1953 -
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Stillbirths: 1952 1953 -
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Neo-Natal Deaths: 1952 1953 -
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Age Distribution of Tottenham's Population
Age Groups 1921 1931 1951 -
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Occupations The analysis of the employment of the adult male population which is set out below shows that Tottenham residents are predominantly employed in skilled occupations.
Occupational Group No. Percentage Tottenham National -
Page 66
Owing to the drop in the number of young persons, in Tottenham the number receiving full-time education has fallen from 29,291 in 1921 to 16,813 in 1951. There is however a rise in the percentage of young persons receiving full-time education.
Age Groups Total Enumerated No. attending Educational Establishments Percentages 1921 1951 1921 1951 1921 1951 -
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Facilities available to Householders
Facility No. of Householders with: Exclusive Use Sharing Without -
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DWELLINGS - DENSITY OF OCCUPATION
No. of Persons in Family Families where No. of rooms exceeds persons by - Fams. where No. of rooms equals persons Families where No. of Persons exceeds rooms by - Overcrowded families 6 + 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6+ -
Page 72
Statistics of Tottenham for the last Twenty Years
Year Population Deaths Death Rate Births Birth Rate Infantile Deaths Infant Death Rate Number of Cases Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid Fever Smallpox -
Page 73
INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 1953
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Page 74
Table of Cases of Infectious Diseases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1953, in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases and Ages
Disease Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-34 35-44 45-64 65 & up Total Total cases removed to hospital M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 75
CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE-GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
DISEASE TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 + 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 -
Page 76
CANCER DEATHS 1953 Classification of Deaths showing Age and Sex distribution and System affected
TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10- 14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 & up 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 -
Page 77
Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality and Case-rates for Certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1953 for Tottenham compared with the Registrar-General's provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns
England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1951 Census) London Administrative County Tottenham -
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TABLE 1
Ante-natal Clinics No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total attendances Average attendances per session A. N. P. N. A. N. P. N. -
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TABLE 1A
Midwives Clinics No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total No. of attendances Average attendance per session -
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Hiring the year the following results were obtained:-
Centre No of women attended No. of tests made Results obtained Percentage Haemoglobin Percentage of women attended -
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TABLE 2
Clinic No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total No. of attendances Average attendances per session -
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This small survey shows a very satisfactory state as far as tuberculosis in young children can be assessed
Feb 1st 1952 Jan 31st 1953 Feb 1st 1953 Jan 31st 1954 Under 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 Over 5 Total Under 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 Over 5 Total -
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TABLE 3
Name of Centre No. of sessions held No. of first attendances under 1 year No. of attendances Total attendances No. of cases seen by M. 0. Average attendance per session Under 1 year Over 1 but under 2 years Over 2 but under 5 years -
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TABLE 4
Name of Day Nursery No. of approved places No. of children on register at end of the year Total No. of attendances Average daily attendance Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Total -
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TABLE 5
1953 1952 1951 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expect-and and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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TABLE 6
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TABLE 7
No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area:- 1953 1952 -
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TABLE 8
Type of Case No, of new cases attended by home nurse during year No. of cases remaining on register at end of year No, of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M F Total -
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TABLE 9
Under 1 year 1 year 2 - 4 years 5-14 years 15 years and over Total -
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TABLE 10
Age at date of immunisation No. of children immunised No. of children given re-inforcing injections Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough -
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The following table shows the cases dealt with during the year:-
Aplications received Admissions recommended -
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TABLE 11
Cases provided with help No. of new cases provided with help No. of old cases for which help was continued from 1952 Total No. of cases provided with help during year Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
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Resident in Tottenham area Resident in other areas -
Page 101
Estimated number of weeks stay in hospital
12 patch positives 12 patch negatives controls -
Page 103
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1953 TABLE 12 - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
Periodic Medical Inspections Other Periodic Inspections Other Inspections Entrants Second Age Group Third Age Group Total Special Inspections Re-inspections -
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TABLE 13 - CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
Age Groups No. of pupils inspected A (Good) B (Pair) C (Poor) No. % No. % No. % -
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TABLE 14 - DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No of defects No. of defects -
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Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin)
Group For defective vision (excluding) squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total Individual Pupils -
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TABLE 16 - MINOR AILMENTS
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year -
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TABLE 17 - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE 18 - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE 19 - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
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TABLE 20 - CHILD GUIDANCE AND SPEECH THERAPY
No. of pupils treated Child Guidance Speech Therapy -
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TABLE 21 - DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. inspected No. found to require treatment No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics (i) (ii) (iii) -
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+ Nursery Schools only
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TABLE 21 (contd.) - SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
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TABLE 22 - ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
AGE GROUPS Totals 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 -
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TABLE 22 - ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
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TABLE 23 - INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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TABLE 24 - EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
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Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944:-
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TABLE 26 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1953 ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
CATEGORY No. of ascertained Cases known first day of year No. of New Cases ascertained during year No, of ascertained Cases known last day of year In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools In Independent Schools Not at School TOTAL B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G -
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ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT
Number of New Cases Number of Cases receiving treatment Total Attendances -
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CHIROPODY Expectant and Nursing Mothers and School Children
Expectant and Nursing Mothers BOYS GIRLS Ages 0-5 5-10 10-15 Total 0-5 5-10 10- 15 Total -
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COUNTY COUNCIL DAY SPECIAL SCHOOLS
County District in which children reside No. of new recommendations received during year No. of children admitted during year No. of children on waiting list on last day of year