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Islington 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 98
- Tables
- 40
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During 1966 the Council used its powers under the National Health Service Act, 1946 (Sections 22(5) and 28(3) and (subject to Ministerial consent) the Local Government Act. 1948 (Section 136), to authorise the payment of the following grants to organisations providing or furthering the development of personal health services.
Service Voluntary Organisation Grant (1966/67) -
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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
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1966: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)
CAUSE OF DEATH AGE GROUPS All Ages Under 4 wks. 4 weeks under 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 5 5- 65- 75 & over M F Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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ANALYSIS OF INFANT DEATHS - 1966 (BASED ON REGISTRAR GENERAL' S RETURNS)
Primary Cause of Death Under 1 day Days Weeks Months Totals 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-2 2-3 3-4 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 -
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Estimated Child Population
Under 1 year 1 - 4 Total under 5 5 - 14 Total under 15 -
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Accident Deaths - Comparative table
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 -
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Accident Deaths - Analysis by age groups
Type 0- 1- 5- 15- 25- 45- 65- 75- M. F. Total -
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1966
Disease Number of notifications Number of deaths Removed to Hospital Number of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of diagnosis Cases "coming to knowledge" but not notified -
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Number of Notifications Received
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In accordance with Circular 2/50 of the Ministry of Health, the table summarising these outbreaks is as follows: -
Date No.of Notifications No. of persons served No. of cases reported No. of deaths Poods involved and organisms responsible -
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In 1966, 211 new notifications were received, with age and sex distribution as follows:-
Pulmonary 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total -
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The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustment for deaths and transfers was, on the 31st December, 1966:-
Males Females Total -
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Cases on Chest Clinic Registers
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Tuberculosis in immigrants - year ended 31st December, 1966
COUNTRY where passport was issued as stated by Port Health Authority Number of advice* notes received during the year from ports and airports relating to arrival of immigrants Number of first/ successful visits paid during the year Number of pulmonary tuberculosis notifications subsequently received relating to immigrants who arrived during the year -
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Scabies and Vermin
Scabi es Vermin -
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Examinations carried out
Total -
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A comparison of the total meals served for the whole borough shows a considerable increase in 1966.
1965 1966 -
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Action in relation to smoke Control Areas during the year was as follows:-
Name of order Date of order Date of Confirmation Date of Operation -
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Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors.)
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Defects were found in the following cases. No prosecutions were instituted.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
Class of Premises Number of premises registered during the year Total number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year -
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ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed -
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DEFICIENCIES FOUND AND REMEDIED
TOTAL Found Remedied -
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N.B. For the purpose of completing paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, each property is entered once only in respect of inspections, infestations and treatments:-
Type of Property: - Local Authority Premises Dwelling Houses Business Premises TOTAL -
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The shops divided into two classes, food and non-food, and the results of the poll were as follows:-
Voting papers issued Number in favour of Order Number against Order Spoilt Votes papers not returned Percentage of Poll -
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(a) Number of food premises in the area, and type of business, indicating inspections made.
Premises Visits by Inspectors -
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DATE OFFENCE MAGISTRATES' DECISION -
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Unfit Food
Description Tons Cwts. Qtrs. Lbs. -
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involving the attendance of one or more public health inspectors. The following is a summary of action taken during the year:-
Cattle Excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses -
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Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses -
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1. Bacteriological Examination
Class of Milk Results Phosphatase Methylene Blue Turbidity Biological Total number of samples -
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Immunisation and Vaccination
Primary Courses completed Year of birth Other ages 1966 1965 1964 1963 1959/62 under 16 Total -
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Total number of persons referred to the Mental Health Section by general practitioners, hospitals, local education authorities, police, etc.
Mentally Ill Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Total -
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Cases receiving service as at 31.12.66 (1965 figures shown in brackets)
Aged 65 or over on first visit in 1965 Aged under 65 on first visit in 1966 Chronic sick & Tuberculous Mentally Disordered Maternity Others Total -
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Table 1 Percentage 'success' among those attending the Clinic
Year Male Female Attending 'Succeeding' % 'Success' Attending 'Succeeding' % 'Success' -
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Table 2 Percentage stopping smoking among those attending the Clinic
Year Male Female Attending Stopped % Stopped Attending Stopped % Stopped -
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Table 3 Percentage 'success' among effective attenders
Year Males Females Effective attenders 'Succeeding' % Success Effective attenders 'Succeeding' % Success -
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Table 4 Percentage stopping among effective attenders
Year Male Female Effective attenders stopping % stopping Effective attenders stopping % stopping -
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The number of sessions, new cases and total attendances at schoolchildren's clinics during 1966 (including sessions held in hospital premises) were as follows:-
Type of Clinic No. of Sessions New Cases Attendances