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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
| Cases provided with help | Number of new cases provided with help | Number of old cases for which help was continued from 1961 | Total number of cases provided with help during the year | Total number of cases still being provided with help at end of year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity (including expectant mothers) | 119 | 5 | 124 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 12 | 28 | 40 | 30 |
| Chronic sick (including aged and infirm) | 544 | 1168 | 1712 | 1218 |
| Others | 119 | 33 | 152 | 26 |
| Total | 794 | 1234 | 2028 | 1277 |
INSPECTION OF PRIVATE NURSING HOMES
There are three private nursinghomes in the Area registered with the County Council
and regularly visited by the Senior Assistant Medical Officer. All these homes accommodate
mainly chronically ill elderly patients, and particulars of the homes are as follows.-
Claremont Nursing Home, 17 patients
108 Colney Hatch Lane, N.10.
Kenwood Annexe Nursing Home, 15 patients
4 Princes Avenue, N.10
Strathlene Nursing Home, 20 patients
79 Creighton Avenue, N.10,
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Area School Population
The school population for the Area is 26 731, as shewn in the following table-
| Hornsey | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools and Nursery Classes | 5797 | 7886 |
| Nursery Schools | - | 205 |
| Secondary Modern Schools | 2940 | 5248 |
| Grammar and Technical Schools | 1848 | 2603 |
| Special Schools Physically Handicapped | 97 | |
| Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf (including Classes for the Partially Deaf) | - | 107 |
| 10585 | 16146 |