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Hornsey 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

Published
1922
Pages
94
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

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    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1901—1921.
    YearEstimated Mid.Year Population.Birtli Kate per 1,000 Population.Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.Zymotic Death Kate per 1,000 Population.
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    TABLE B. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1921.
    CAUSES OF DEATHAll Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and over.
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    TABLE C. DEATH.ItATES PER 10,000 POPULATION FROM CANCER AND TUBERCULOSIS.
    Year.Cancer.Tuberculosis.
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    TABLE D. NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED.
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    TABLE E. WOltK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1921
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    TABLE F.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING 1921.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Malaria.DysenteryPuerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Ophth. Neon.Pneumonia.Knce. phalitis Lethar. gica.Acute Poliomyelitis.Tuberculosis.Total
    Phthisis.Other forms.
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    TABLE G. ADMISSIONS TO ISOLATION HOSPITAL IN 1921.
    Disease.Remaining at end of 1930.Admitted during 1991.Discharged during 1921.Remaining at end of 1921.Died during 1921.
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    TABLE H. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1921.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Total.
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    TABLE J.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1921.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from stated causes at variouB Ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    Under 1 Week.1.2 Weeks.2.3 Weeks.3.4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1.3 Months.3.6 Months.6.9 Months.9.12 Months.
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    TABLE K. ATTACK.RATES PER 10,000 POPULATION FROM SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA AND ENTERIC FEVER.
    Year.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    TABLE L.—HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION, 1921.
    Premises.Houses or Tenements.Defective Drains.Obstructed Drains.Defective Sanitary Fittings.Defective Water-closets.Rainwater Pipes, Gutters, Defective Roofs.Defective Pavings.Dampness.No Damp Course.Dirty condition of Premises.Overcrowding.Defective, or no Dustbin.Drinking-water Cisterns dirty.Drinking-water Cisterns, no cover.Other Defects.No. of Premises satisfactory.
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    TABLE 1. NUMBER OF CHILDREN INSPECTED, 1st January, 1921, to 31st December, 1921. A. Routine Medical Inspection.
    Entrants.Inter-mediate Group.Leavers.Grand Total
    Years of Age.56Other ages.Total8121314Other agesTotal
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    B. Special Inspections.
    Special Cases.Re-examinations.
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    TABLE 2—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1921.
    RoutineInspectionsSpecials
    Defect or Disease.Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.N umber referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.
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    TABLE 3.—NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1951.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    TABLE 4.—A. TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS.
    DISEASE or DEFECT.NUMBER OF CHILDREN.
    Referred for Treatment.Treated.Total.
    Under Local Education Authority's SchemeOtherwise.
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    B. TREATMENT OF VISUAL DEFECT. Number of Children.
    Referred for Refraction.Submitted to Refraction.For whom Glasses were prescribed.For whom Glasses were provided.Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses.Received other forms of Treatment.For whom no Treatment was considered necessary.
    Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.By Private Practitioner or Hospital.Otherwise.Total.
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    C. TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
    Referred for Treatment.NUMBER OF CHILDREN
    Received Operative Treatment.Received Other Forms of Treatment.
    Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.By Private Practitioner or Hospital.Total.
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    D. TREATMENT OF DENTAL DEFECTS. (1) Number of Children dealt with.
    Years of AgeAge Groups.Specials.Total.
    67891314
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    (2) Particulars of Time Given and of Operations Undertaken.
    No. of half-days devoted to Inspection.No. of half-days devoted to Treatment.Total No. of Attendances made by the Children at the Clinic.No. of Permanent Teeth.No. of Temporary Teeth.Total No. of Fillings.No. of Administrations of General Anaesthetics.No. of Other Operations.
    Extracted.Filled.Extracted.Filled.Permanent.Temporary.
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    TABLE 5.—SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF DEFECTS AS SHOWN IN TABLE 4 (A., B., C., D.).
    DISEASE OR DEFECT.Number of Children.
    Referred for Treatment.Treated.
    Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    TABLE 7. List of Schools in the Borough.
    School.Department.Authorized Accommodation.No. on the Roll..Average Attendance.
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    TABLE 8.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. Number of Children examined at each School.
    years of age.567891011121314TOTALS.
    School.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.Total
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    TABLE 9. W011K DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1921.
    No. of Inspection Clinics held.Total No. of Attendances at Inspection Clinics.Average Attendance at Inspection Clinic.Total No. of Attendances for Treatment.No. of Cases dealt with.No of Re-Examinations of these Children.No, of Cases cured and returned to School,No. of cases referred to private Doctor or Hospital or not requiring treatment.No. of Cases still on Register.
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    DETAILS OF THE AILMENTS DEALT WITH.
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    TABLE 10.—SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES, 1921.
    Schools.Dept.No. of Visits re Uncleanliness.No. Examined.No. of Individual Children found Unclean.No. of Visits to Schools re other work.Verminous Conditions.Teeth.Defective Vision.Tonsils and Adenoids.Lungs.Heart.EarsImpetigo.Scabies.Ringworm,Miscellaaeous.