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Hornsey 1924

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

Published
1925
Pages
102
Tables
26

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26 tables in this report

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    TABLE A BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1904-1924.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Kate per 1,000 Population.Death Kate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.Zymotio Death Rate per 1,000 Population.
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    TABLE B. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1924.
    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-RATES PER 10,000 POPULATION from GANGER AND TUBERCULOSIS
    Year.Cancer.Tuberculosis
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    TABLE E. NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1924.
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    TABLE F. WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1924.
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    TABLE G.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING 1924.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Ophth. Neon.Pneumonia.Encephalitis Lethar-gica.Polio-enceph.PoliomyelitisTuberculosis.Total.Admitted to Hospital Ex. T.B.
    Phthisis.Other forms.
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    TABLE J. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR 1924.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.
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    TABLE K.—HORNSEY MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK SINCE INCEPTION.
    Year.Centre Brook Rd. (1) Wight.Rd. (2)No. of H.V’S.No. of Sessions per week.No. of Sessions per year.No. of Babies attending Centres.Average attend, per Session.No. of Babies seen by Dr. per year.Av. No. of Babies seen by Dr. per Session.No. of .Mothers seen by Doctor.Av. No. of Mothers seen byDr per Session,Visits paid by Nurses.
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    TABLE L— INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1924.
    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 M. ATTACK-RATES PER 10,000 POPULATION FROM SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA AND ENTERIC FEVER.
    Year.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    TABLE N.—HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTIONS, 1924.
    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 0. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE L.-RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, (a) Routine Medical Inspections.
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    TABLE II. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.No of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring T reatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
    (l)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II. (B)—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLTNESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    GroupNumber of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(14)
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    TABLE III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    BoysGirls.Total
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    TABLE IV. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER. TREATMENT TABLE. Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which sec Group V.).
    DISEASE OR DEFECT.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    1(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE IV. (B).-Defeotivc Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    (C).—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE IV.—(Contd.). (D)—Dental Defects.
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    TABLE V. LIST OF SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH.
    School.Department.Authorized Accommodation.No. on the Rolls.
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    TABLE VI.—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 VII. WORK DONE AT MINOR AILMENTS CLINIC, 1924.
    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 VIII.—SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES, 1924.
    Schools.Visits to Schools.No. Examined.No. of Individual Children found Unclean.No. of Visits to Schools re other work.Home Visits re Defective Children.
    Dept.No. of Visits re Unclean-liness.Unc'ean.Teeth.Defective Vision.Tonsils and Adenoids.Lungs.Heart.Bars.Impetigo.Scabies.RingwormMiscellaneous.