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Hornsey 1923

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

Published
1924
Pages
98
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

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    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1903-1923.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.Zymotic Death Rate per 1,000 Population.
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    TABLE B. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1923.
    CAUSES OP 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-BATES PER 10,000 POPULATION. from CANCER AND TUBERCULOSIS.
    Year.Cancer.Tuberculosis.
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    TABLE D. NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1923.
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    TABLE E. WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1923.
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    TABLE F.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING 1923.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Malaria.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Ophth. Neon.Pneumonia.Encephalitis Lethargica.Cerebrospinal MeningitisPneumonia and Measles.Tuberculosis.Total.Admitted to Hospital
    Phthisis.Other forms.
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    TABLE H MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1923.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.
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    TABLE J.—INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1923.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from stated causes at various 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 INSPECTIONS, 1923.
    Premises.Houses or Tenements.Defective Drains.Obstructed Drains.Defective Sanitary Fittings.Defective Water-closets.Rainwater Pipes, Gutters, etc.Defective Pavings.Dampness.No Damp Course.Dirty Premises.Overcrowding.Dustbins.Drinking-water Cisterns dirty.Do. without covers.Other Defects.Satisfactory.
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    TABLE M.BOROUGH OF HORNSEY. AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION AND CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE, 1921.
    Age last Birthday.Persons.Males.Females.Percentages.
    Total.Single.Married.Widowed.Divorced.Total.Single.Married.Widowed.Divorced.Males.Females.
    Sex Percentages 43.1Sex Percentages 56.9
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    TABLE N. PRIVATE FAMILIES IN THE BOROUGH OF HORNSEY, CLASSIFIED BY SIZE OF FAMILY, ROOMS OCCUPIED AND DENSITY OF OCCUPATION. CENSUS 1921.
    Number of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms.Total Private Families.Population in Private Families.Rooms occupied.Density of Occupation.
    123456-78-910 & over.Average N umber of Rooms per person.Population at following densities of occupation (rooms per person).
    No.%under .3..3 and under .5..5 and under .7..7 and under 1.0.
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    TABLE 0. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY. OCCUPATIONS BY SEX OF PERSONS AGED 12 YEARS AND OVER IN 1921.
    Occupation.Males.Females.
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    TABLE 1. NUMBER OF CHILDREN INSPECTED, 1st January, 1923, to 31st December, 1923. A. Routine Medical Inspection.
    Entrants.Intermediate Group.Leavers.Grand
    Years of Age.56Other ages.Total8121314Other agesTotalTotal
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    TABLE 2.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND IN THE COURSE OF MEDICAL INSPECTION IN 1923.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecials
    Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.Number referred for Treatment.Number requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for Treatment.
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    TABLE 8.—NUMERICAL RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA IN 1923.
    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.
    Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.
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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.
    67891011121314
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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 6.—SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN MEDICALLY INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1923.
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    TABLE 7. List of Schools in the Borough.
    School.Department.Authorized Accommodation.V No. on the Rolls.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. WORK DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1923.
    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, 1923.
    Schools.Visits to Schools.No. Examined.No. of Individual Children found Unclean.No. of Visits to Schools re other work.Verminous Conditions.Home Visits re Defective Children.Scabies.Ringworm,Miscellaneous.
    Dept.No. of Visits re Uncleanliness.Teeth,Defective Vision.Tonsils and Adenoids.Lungs.Heart.Bars.Impetigo.
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    TABLE 11—LEFT-HANDED CHILDREN.
    No. of Scholars.Left-handed Children.Ambidextrous Children.Relations Left-handed.Left-handed Children with Stutter.Mental Condition.
    Left-handed.Ambidextrous.
    Both.Father.Mother.Brother.Sister.Above Normal.Average.Dull.Above Normal.Average.Dull.