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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | Woolwich | ||
| No. in Short List. | Causes of Death | Deaths at subjoined Ages of "Residents", whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Treatment Centre | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | TOTALS |
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| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Children | Total | Men | Women | Children | Total | ||
| M | F | M | F | ||||||
| PART I.—GENERAL ANALYSIS | Men | W omen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers Examined | Cases of Tuberculosis requiring treatment or close supervision | NOT Previously Examined (included in first column) Numbers Cases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illegitimate Births | A ges of Mothers | Number Seeking Help |
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| Type of Case | No. | |
|---|---|---|
| Old People's Homes | 1st Jan., 1968 Nos. in Residence | 31st Dec., 1968 Nos. in Residence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Admitted | Died | Discharged or T ransferred | Males | Females | Total | |
| Voluntary Establishments For | 1st Jan., 1968 | Admitted | Discharged | 31st Dec., 1968 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Homes | No. of Residents | No. of Homes | No. of Residents | |||
| 1st Jan., 1968 Nos. in Residence | 31st Dec., 1968 Nos. in Residence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Admitted | Died | Discharged or transferred | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Resident at 1st Jan., 1968 | Admissions | Discharges | Resident at 31st December, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind | Partially Sighted | Physically Handicapped | |
| AGE GROUP | Number Registered | Age at Onset of Blindness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Male | Female |
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| AGE GROUPS | At School | EMPLOYED | Total Employed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Occupations | Sheltered Conditions | Ordinary Conditions | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prose-cutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:— | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bact. | Chem. | |||
| Organism Found | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Whole Egg | Frozen Whole Egg | Dried Egg Albumen | |
| Country of Origin | Certificates Issued | Total Weight of Meat Exported | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | No. | ||
| Article | How Obtained | Examination | Action Taken | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bact. or Chem. | Result | |||
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
| Article | Number Examined | Number Adulterated, etc. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | O | D | O | D | O | ||
| Organisation | Films | Talks | Films & Talks | Total | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Inspected | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | |
| Type of Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Attendances |
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| Defect | Number |
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| New Cases | Total Attendances | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL NO. TESTED | BOYS | GIRLS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| Purpose | Numbers | Remarks |
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| Infant | Junior |
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| age in years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||