Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Age | No. | Approx. % of Total Population |
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Year | Area | Church of England | Chapels and R.C. Churches | Non Conforming Churches and Chapels | Register Office | Total | Reg. General's Estimate of Population | Marriage Rate (persons marrying) |
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Source of Information | DISTRICT | Total Borough Births | |
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Greenwich | Woolwich |
No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Deaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents", whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||||
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Sex | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and over | |||
Under 4 Wks | 4 wks and under 1 year |
Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 Weeks | 2—3 Weeks | 3—4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month | 1—3 Months | 3—6 Months | 6—9 Months | 9—12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year |
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Year | AGE GROUPS | Totals | Grand Total | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||||||
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25 and under 35 yrs. | 35 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 55 yrs. | 55 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 yrs. and upwards | |||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Treatment Centre | Syphilis | Gonorr-hoea | Other Conditions | TOTALS | ||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Treatment Centre | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | TOTALS |
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PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | ||||||||
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Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children | Total | ||
M | F | M | F |
PART I.—GENERAL ANALYSIS | Men | W omen | Total |
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Men | Women | Total |
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Numbers Examined | Cases of Tuberculosis requiring treatment or close supervision | NOT Previously Examined (included in first column) Numbers Cases | ||||||||||
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Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total |
Men | Women |
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No. of Cases | Organism (if known) | No. of Hospital Cases | Remarks |
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Sickness Benefit | Injury Benefit |
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Parity of Mother | Place of Deliv'y | ALL AGES | AGE OF MOTHER | ||||||
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Under 20 yrs. | 20 to 24 yrs. | 25 to 29 yrs. | 30 to 34 yrs. | 35 to 39 yrs. | 40 to 44 yrs. | 45 and over |
Parity of Mother | Place of Deliv'y | ALL AGES | AGE OF MOTHER | ||||||
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Under 20 yrs. | 20 to 24 yrs. | 25 to 29 yrs. | 30 to 34 yrs. | 35 to 39 yrs. | 40 to 44 yrs. | 45 and over |
Parity of Mother | Place of Deliv'y | ALL AGES | AGE OF MOTHER | ||||||
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Under 20 yrs. | 20 to 24 yrs. | 25 to 29 yrs. | 30 to 34 yrs. | 35 to 39 yrs. | 40 to 44 yrs. | 45 and over |
Doctor Present | Doctor not Present |
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Age | Total confinements | Parity | |||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 and over | Not known |
Weight | Number | Proportion per 100 live premature infants | Deaths in 24 hours | Survivors at 28 days | ||
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Number | per 100 live premature infants | Number | Per 100 live premature infants | |||
2lb 3oz or less | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3lb 4oz or less | 1 | 11.1 | — | — | - | - |
3lb 5oz to 4lb 6oz | 1 | 11.1 | — | — | 1 | 11.1 |
4lb 7oz to 4lb 15oz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5lb to 5lb 8oz | 7 | 77.8 | — | — | 7 | 77.8 |
All cases | 9 | 100 | - | — | 8 | 88.9 |
Clinics | No. of Attendances |
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1967 | 1968 |
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Site | No. Notified | Rates per 1,000 Total Notified Births | |
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Greenwich 1968 | England & Wales 1967 | ||
ALL SITES | 88 | 25.99 | 20.00 |
Central Nervous System | 18 | 5.32 | 4.68 |
Eye, ear | 5 | 1.48 | 0.61 |
Alimentary system | 8 | 2.36 | 2.22 |
Heart and great vessels | 2 | 0.59 | 0.84 |
Respiratory system | 2 | 0.59 | 0.20 |
Uro-genital system | 11 | 3.25 | 1.55 |
Limbs | 30 | 8.86 | 6.92 |
Other skeletal | 4 | 1.18 | 0.44 |
Other systems | 3 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
Other malformations | 5 | 1.48 | 1.22 |
GREENWICH | % E&W 1967 | ||||
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Live | Still | Total | % | ||
Babies with One malformation | 48 | 3 | 51 | 76.1 | 85.8 |
Two malformations | 10 | 3 | 13 | 19.4 | 10.5 |
Three malformations | 2 | — | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
Four malformations | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
Five or more malformations | — | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Total babies | 60 | 7 | 67 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 5 yrs. | Over 5 yrs. | Total |
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Treatment | At Patients' Homes | Elsewhere (e.g. Nurses' Homes) | Total | % |
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Age Group | No. of Patients | % |
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Illegitimate Births | A ges of Mothers | Number Seeking Help |
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Type of Case | No. |
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Old People's Homes | 1st Jan., 1968 Nos. in Residence | 31st Dec., 1968 Nos. in Residence | |||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Admitted | Died | Discharged or T ransferred | Males | Females | Total |
Voluntary Establishments For | 1st Jan., 1968 | Admitted | Discharged | 31st Dec., 1968 | ||
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No. of Homes | No. of Residents | No. of Homes | No. of Residents |
1st Jan., 1968 Nos. in Residence | 31st Dec., 1968 Nos. in Residence | |||||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Admitted | Died | Discharged or transferred | Males | Females | Total |
Resident at 1st Jan., 1968 | Admissions | Discharges | Resident at 31st December, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
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Families | Men | Women | Children | Persons | Families | Men | Women | Children | Persons | Families | Men | Women | Children | Persons | Families | Men | Women | Children | Persons |
Families | Men | Women | Children | Persons |
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No. | Rate per 1,000 pop. |
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Type of Visit | Category of Handicapped | ||
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Blind | Partially Sighted | Physically Handicapped |
AGE GROUP | Number Registered | Age at Onset of Blindness | ||||
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M | F | Total | M | F | Total |
Male | Female |
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AGE GROUPS | At School | EMPLOYED | Total Employed | ||||||
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Under Sheltered Conditions | Ordinary Conditions | ||||||||
Special WorkShops | Home Worker Schemes | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Male | Female |
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Category | 16-59 yrs | 60-64 yrs | 65 yrs and Over | Total | |||
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M | F | M | F | M | F |
Occupations | Sheltered Conditions | Ordinary Conditions | Totals | |
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Special Workshops | Home Worker Schemes |
Male | Female |
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AGE GROUP | Number Registered 31.12.68 | Newly Registered | Removals from Register during year | |||||||
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Admitted to Blind Register | De-certified Improved Visual Acuity | |||||||||
M | F | Total | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F |
AGE GROUPS | Employed | Unemployed and not under Training | Training | TOTAL | ||||
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Available and capable of Trg or Work | Not Available for Work | |||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M |
DISABILITY GROUPS | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | GRAND TOTALS | |||||||||||
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0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over | Males | Females |
DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | ||||||||||||
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0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over | Males | Females | GRAND TOTALS |
DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | ||||||||||||
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0-10 | 11-20 | | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over J | Males | Females | GRAND TOTALS |
DISABILITY | SEX | AGE GROUPS (in years) | TOTALS | GRAND TOTALS | |||||||||||
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0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-64 | 65-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 90 & over | Males | Females |
DISABILITY GROUPS | Sex | Number at 31.12.67 | Additions during yr. | Deletions during yr. | Number at 31.12.68 |
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Centre | Number of Places | Number of Greenwich Cases attending |
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Mentally ill | Elderly mentally infirm 65 yrs. & over | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | |||||||||||||||
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Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | |||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Referred by | Mentally ill | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | ||||||||||||
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Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Mentally ill | Elderly mentally infirm 65 yrs. &over | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
Male | Female |
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Type of Visit | o.p.w. | M.H. | s.w. | F.C.w. | Total |
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Month | Friendly visits & general help | Gardening | Decorating | Other | Total |
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Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
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Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prose-cutions were instituted | |||
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Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector |
Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
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No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 133 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending list to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
Class of Workplace | No. of persons employed |
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Workplace | No. Reported | Total No. Investi-gated | Action Recommended | No Action | |||
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Fatal | Non-Fatal | Prose-cution | Formal Warning | Informal Advice |
Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale Warehouses | Catering establishments open to public, canteens | Railway Buildings |
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Name of Area | Operative Date | Appro-ximate Acreage | No. of Dwellings | No. of Indust-rial Premises | No. of Com-mercial Premises | No. of Other Premises |
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Applications | By whom made | Form "P" Certificates issued in respect of:— | |
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Defects Remedied | Defects not/not wholly Remedied |
Lead content (mg/1 Pb) | Samples of water standing in lead pipe overnight | Samples of water after running the tap |
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Description of the Sample | No. of Samples Day of the month | Ammoniacal Nitrogen | Albuminoid Nitrogen | Nitrate Nitrogen | Oxygen abs. from KMno4 4 hrs. at 27°C. | B.O.D. 5 days at 20° C | Hardness (total) CaCO3 | Hardness (non-carbonate) CaCO3 | Magnesium as Mg | Sodium as Na | Potassium as K | Chloride as Cl | Phosphate as po4 | Silicate as Sio2 | Sulphate as so4 | Natural Fluoride as F | Surface-active material as Manoxol OT | Turbidity units | Colour (Burgess units) | pH value | Electrical Conductivity (micro-ohms) | |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | (23) |
Source of supply | BEFORE TREATMENT | AFTER TREATMENT | ||||||||||
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Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | Escherichia coli count | Number of samples | Agar plate count per ml. | Coliform count | E. coli count | ||||||
Number of samples | 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Count per 100 ml. | 20-24 hours at 37°C. | 3 days at 22°C. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. | Per cent. samples negative in 100 ml. |
Bath | No. of Samples | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
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Service | Eltham | Green- wich | Plum-stead | Wool-wich | Abbey Estate | Totals |
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Properties Other than Sewers | Non-Agricultural | Agricultural |
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Complaints | Treatments | Rooms | External Areas |
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Attendances | ||
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Vermin | Scabies |
Diseases, etc. | Premises Entered | Rooms | Beds | Mattresses | Bolsters | Pillows | Sheets | Blankets | Eiderdowns | Cushions | Quilts | Odd Articles | Wearing Apparel | Rugs & Mats | Covers | Total No. Articles Disinfected |
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Premises | Offence | Results of Proceedings |
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Premises Inspected or Visits Made | No. of Visits | No. of Premises at which Improvements were effected | No. of Improvements effected |
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Type of Premises | No. of Premises | No. provided with washhand basins | No. with facilities for washing food and equipment |
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Cattle excluding Cows | Cows | Calves | Sheep and Lambs | Pigs |
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Country of Origin | Quantity Imported | Containers Sampled | Unsatisfactory | |
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Bact. | Chem. |
Organism Found | Samples | ||
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Dried Whole Egg | Frozen Whole Egg | Dried Egg Albumen |
Country of Origin | Certificates Issued | Total Weight of Meat Exported | |
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Country | No. |
Article | How Obtained | Examination | Action Taken | |
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Bact. or Chem. | Result |
Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total |
Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and /or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and /or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and/or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Sample No. | Article | Nature of Adulteration and /or irregularity | Action Taken |
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Subject | Films | Talks | Films & Talks | Total | |||
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D | O | D | O | D | O |
Organisation | Films | Talks | Films & Talks | Total | Attendance | |||
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D | O | D | O | D | O |
Subject | Leaflets | Posters |
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Subject | Leaflets | Posters |
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Subject | Films Only | Visit from Department | Displays |
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Age Groups | Number | Percentage |
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Age groups inspected | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For other conditions | Total individual pupils |
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Age and sex | All defects | Vision defects | Defects other than vision |
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Number Inspected | ||
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1968 | 1967 |
Type of Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Attendances |
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Defect | Number |
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New Cases | Total Attendances |
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TOTAL NO. TESTED | BOYS | GIRLS |
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6,452 | 6,270 | |
Not Wearing Spectacles | Percentage of No Tested. |
Defect | Number |
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SKIN TESTED | NEGATIVE | B.C.G. GIVEN |
Disease | Number |
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Defects | Treatment | Observations | ||
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1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 |
Purpose | Numbers | Remarks |
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Infant | Junior |
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age in years | |||||||
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4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 |
Physically Handicapped | Educationally Subnormal | Maladjusted | Junior Training Centre | Autistic Unit | Deaf | Diseases of Skin |
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Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in Whole District | Total Cases Notified in each Locality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Age & Sex Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At all Ages | 0to1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & over | Greenwich | Woolwich | |||||||||||||||||
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 | M | F |
No. in Sort List | Causes of Death | Deaths at Subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District | Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District | Deaths of "Residents" in Public Institutions | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | GREENWICH | WOOLWICH | St. Alfege's Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital | St. Nicholas Hospital | Memorial Hospital | B.H.M.B. | E. & M. Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | ||||
Under 4 wks. | 4 wks. and under 1 yr. |