[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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STATISTICS GENERAL

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VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

	Legitimate		Illegitimate	Totals

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Deaths of infants under one week of age

	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Totals

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1963_1972 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH 1963_1964

Year	Population	Deaths	'Death Rate	Live Births	*Live Birth Rate	Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age	Infantile Mortality Rate	Maternal Deaths	Maternal Mortality Rate

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS DURING 1972

Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages		Under 4 weeks		4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages		Under 4 weeks		4 weeks and under 1 year		5_14	15_24	25_34	35_44	45_54	55_64	65_74	75 and over

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Cause of Death		Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death		Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	1_4	5_14	15_24	25_34	35_44	45_54	55_64	65_74	75 and over

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Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	Age in years
Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 1 year	1—4	5—14	15—24	25—34	35—44	45—54	55—64	65—74	75 and over

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Based on information supplied by the Greater London Research and Intelligence Unit a breakdown of the estimated population is as follows:

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The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:—

Cause of death	Male	Female	Total

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The deaths were distributed amongst the various age groups as follows:—

Age	Male	Female	Totals

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The Registrar-General's figures refer to Lambeth residents only, and the death may have occurred within the Borough of Lambeth or outside the district.

	No. of Accidents	Killed	Seriously Injured	Slightly Injured

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CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS, EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS RECEIVED DURING 1972

Disease	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Totals		Grand Total
Disease	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	Grand Total

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES — AGE DISTRIBUTION

Age Group	Scarlet Fever		Whooping Cough		Measles		Dysentery		Acute Meningitis		Totals

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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES — AGE DISTRIBUTION (Contd.)

Age Group	Typhoid Fever		Malaria		Food Poisoning		Choiera		Ophthalmia Neonatorum		Infective Janudice		Totals

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SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CASES

CAUSATIVE AGENT	GENERAL OUTBREAKS		FAMILY OUTBREAKS		SPORADIC CASES	TOTAL Number of outbreaks and sporadic cases Columns (1+3+5)	TOTAL Number of cases Columns (2+4+5)
	Number of separate outbreaks	Number of cases notified or ascertained	Number of separate outbreaks	Number of cases notified or ascertained	Notified or ascertained		TOTAL Number of cases Columns (2+4+5)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR

AGE	RESPIRATORY		OTHER		MENNINGES and CNS		TOTAL
AGE	M	F	M	F	M	F	TOTAL

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TUBERCULOUS PATIENTS ON REGISTER AT 31st DECEMBER, 1972 LAMBETH PART OF THE BOROUGH

	Men	Women	Children

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CHILD HEALTH CENTRES Number of children attending during the year.

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DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT A. Number of visits for Treatment during the year:-

	Children 0-4 (incl.)	Expectant and Nursing Mothers

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Our Clinic Doctors, and Nursing Staff continue to encourage women in Group 4 and 5 to avail themselves of the service, but reluctance obviously persists.

Clinic	Number called	Number examined	Results
Clinic	Number called	Number examined	Negative	Positive	Retaken

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STATISTICS

Period	New Patients	Attendances	Clinic Sessions

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Number of cases seen in 1972:-

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ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS Number of sessions held by

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Venereal Diseases — Statistics Returns relating to new cases of patients treated at Clinics during 1972

Clinic		Total Cases

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TABLE 1 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Trend in Population of 0-5

Year on 31st December	Number of under-fives	Live Births	Birth Rate (for Lambeth)	Infant mortality rate for Lambeth	Neonatal mortality rate for Lambeth

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TABLE 2 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Children under the age of 5 (Child Health Centre Areas)

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TABLE 3 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Handicapped Children on Observation Handicap Index 1972

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Clinic	Number of children			Number of handicaps					Obsvn. only	Spec. Educ.1	Soc. Deprivn.2
Clinic	Boys	Girls	Total	x 1	x 2	x 3	x 4	x 5	Obsvn. only	Spec. Educ.1	Soc. Deprivn.2

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TABLE 4 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN)

As at 31st December	Number of Children (inc. Down's Syndrome)	Rate (per 1,000 0-5 population)

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Down's Syndrome only (Mongols)

As at 31st December	Down's Syndrome	Rate per 1,000 of 0-5 population	Per cent of all SSN children

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TABLE 5 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0 5 DECEMBER 1972 Distribution of Down's Syndrome according to Child Health Centre's Population

0-5 Population: 21,560		Rate per Population: 1,159
Child Health Centre	Number	Rate per 1,000 population

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TABLE 6 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-Mentally Handicapped Children (Under-Five Population: 21,560)

Handicaps	No. of Handicaps	Rate per 1,000

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TABLE 7 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN) with other Handicaps

Handicaps	No. of Handicaps	Per 100 SSN

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TABLE 8 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-SSN Handicapped Children

Handicaps	No. of Handicaps	Per 100 Non-SSN

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TABLE 9 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Children seen in developmental assessment clinics in Lambeth

Age	Number
	Number		1972	1971

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TABLE 10 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of all Handicapped Children in ordinary Day Nurseries

	Number of all children	Handicapped children
	1972	1972	1971

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The mentally handicapped children are placed as follows

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TABLE 11 OBSERVATION ON HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of children on Roll at Special Schools (Not necessarily Lambeth children)

School	Number of children

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TABLE 12 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Handicapped Children on Roll at Special Schools - Lambeth Children only

Special schools for:	Total Lambeth children attending

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The total number of medical examinations carried out during 1972 were as follows

Directorate	Men	Women	Total

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During the period the following numbers were protected against the diseases specified. Of the total of 39,771, 30,507 were vaccinated by the Council's doctors and 9,264 by general practitioners.

	Primary	Reinforcing

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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION 1972 Immunisation: Completed Primary Courses — Number of persons under age 16

Type of vaccine or dose		Year of Birth					Others under age 16	Total
Type of vaccine or dose		1972	1971	1970	1969	1965-68	Others under age 16	Total

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IMMUNISATION: REINFORCING DOSES - NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 16

Type of vaccine or dose		Year of Birth					Others under age 16	Total
Type of vaccine or dose		1972	1971	1970	1969	1965-68	Others under age 16	Total

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Number of persons vaccinated through the Authority's approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act

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B. SCHOOLCHILDREN AND STUDENTS (Circular 19/64)

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REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES UNDER SECTIONS 187 TO 194 OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, AS AMENDED BY THE NURSING HOMES ACT 1963

Number of Homes			Number of beds provided
Number of Homes			Maternity	Other	Total

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During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department

Articles	Issued	Returned

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Notices were served in respect of nuisances found as under:-Public Health Act 1936

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FACTORIES AND OUTWORK 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors).

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)

Nature of work		Section 133			Section 134
Nature of work		No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(1 )(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Nature of Work	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133(1)(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1 )(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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Registered premises are as follows :-

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Comparative figures are shown below

	1971	1972

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Depot is still necessary, and the numbers of articles dealt with are as follows &gt;-

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TABLE 1 Applications for Improvement Grants

Year	Improvement Grants (Discretionary)	Standard Grants and Special Grants (HMO's)	Total

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TABLE 2 Application Approved

Year	Improvement Grants (Discretionary)	Standard Grants and Special Grants (HMO's)	Total

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TABLE 3 Discretionary Grants by Type of Applicant

Year	Owner/Occupier	Landlord	Total

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Average results of the Chemical Examination of Water supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth during 1972 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

Description of the Sample	Number of Samples	Ammoniacal Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Nitrate Nitrogen	Oxygen abs. from KMnO4 4 hrs. at 27°C.	B.O.D. 5 days at 20°C.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1972 of water supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth

Source of supply	BEFORE TREATMENT							AFTER TREATMENT
	Number of samples	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.	Number of samples	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.

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SWIMMING BATHS UNDER CONTROL OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL I am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the Greater London Council for the following report on the bacteriological examination of the water during 1972.

Swimming Bath	Number of samples	Colonies per ml. at 37°C.		24 hrs.	Presumptive Coliform without E. coli 100 ml.	E. coli in 100 ml.
Swimming Bath	Number of samples	0-10	11-100	More than 100	Presumptive Coliform without E. coli 100 ml.	E. coli in 100 ml.

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2,136 cases were dealt with on the following grounds

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SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1972

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LOCAL AUTHORITY CLINICS

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The staffing position as at 31st December, 1972 was as follows:-

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SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE

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Visits for treatment:

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A total of 193 children completed the forms and they were divided by age and sex as follows:-

Age	Boys	Girls	Total

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STATISTICS GENERAL

VITAL STATISTICS LIVE BIRTHS

INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths of infants under one year of age

Deaths of infants under four weeks of age

Deaths of infants under one week of age

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD 1963_1972 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF LAMBETH 1963_1964

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS DURING 1972

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Based on information supplied by the Greater London Research and Intelligence Unit a breakdown of the estimated population is as follows:

The causes of death fell into the undermentioned categories:—

The deaths were distributed amongst the various age groups as follows:—

The Registrar-General's figures refer to Lambeth residents only, and the death may have occurred within the Borough of Lambeth or outside the district.

CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS, EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS RECEIVED DURING 1972

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES — AGE DISTRIBUTION

NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES — AGE DISTRIBUTION (Contd.)

SALMONELLA INFECTIONS (NOT FOOD BORNE) INCIDENTS AND CASES

TUBERCULOSIS CORRECTED NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR

TUBERCULOUS PATIENTS ON REGISTER AT 31st DECEMBER, 1972 LAMBETH PART OF THE BOROUGH

CHILD HEALTH CENTRES Number of children attending during the year.

DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT A. Number of visits for Treatment during the year:-

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Our Clinic Doctors, and Nursing Staff continue to encourage women in Group 4 and 5 to avail themselves of the service, but reluctance obviously persists.

STATISTICS

Number of cases seen in 1972:-

ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS Number of sessions held by

Venereal Diseases — Statistics Returns relating to new cases of patients treated at Clinics during 1972

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TABLE 1 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Trend in Population of 0-5

TABLE 2 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Children under the age of 5 (Child Health Centre Areas)

TABLE 3 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Handicapped Children on Observation Handicap Index 1972

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TABLE 4 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN)

Down's Syndrome only (Mongols)

TABLE 5 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0 5 DECEMBER 1972 Distribution of Down's Syndrome according to Child Health Centre's Population

TABLE 6 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-Mentally Handicapped Children (Under-Five Population: 21,560)

TABLE 7 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Mentally Handicapped Children (SSN) with other Handicaps

TABLE 8 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Non-SSN Handicapped Children

TABLE 9 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Children seen in developmental assessment clinics in Lambeth

TABLE 10 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of all Handicapped Children in ordinary Day Nurseries

The mentally handicapped children are placed as follows

TABLE 11 OBSERVATION ON HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of children on Roll at Special Schools (Not necessarily Lambeth children)

TABLE 12 OBSERVATION HANDICAP INDEX FOR 0-5 DECEMBER 1972 Number of Handicapped Children on Roll at Special Schools - Lambeth Children only

The total number of medical examinations carried out during 1972 were as follows

During the period the following numbers were protected against the diseases specified. Of the total of 39,771, 30,507 were vaccinated by the Council's doctors and 9,264 by general practitioners.

IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION 1972 Immunisation: Completed Primary Courses — Number of persons under age 16

IMMUNISATION: REINFORCING DOSES - NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 16

Number of persons vaccinated through the Authority's approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act

B. SCHOOLCHILDREN AND STUDENTS (Circular 19/64)

REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES UNDER SECTIONS 187 TO 194 OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936, AS AMENDED BY THE NURSING HOMES ACT 1963

During the year the following articles of equipment were loaned through the Health Department

Notices were served in respect of nuisances found as under:-Public Health Act 1936

FACTORIES AND OUTWORK 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors).

2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").

Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)

Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Part VIII of the Act (continued)

Registered premises are as follows :-

Comparative figures are shown below

Depot is still necessary, and the numbers of articles dealt with are as follows &amp;gt;-

TABLE 1 Applications for Improvement Grants

TABLE 2 Application Approved

TABLE 3 Discretionary Grants by Type of Applicant

Average results of the Chemical Examination of Water supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth during 1972 Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)

BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1972 of water supplied to the London Borough of Lambeth

SWIMMING BATHS UNDER CONTROL OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL I am indebted to the Scientific Adviser of the Greater London Council for the following report on the bacteriological examination of the water during 1972.

2,136 cases were dealt with on the following grounds

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1972

LOCAL AUTHORITY CLINICS

The staffing position as at 31st December, 1972 was as follows:-

SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE

Visits for treatment:

A total of 193 children completed the forms and they were divided by age and sex as follows:-

Depot is still necessary, and the numbers of articles dealt with are as follows >-