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Hornsey 1934

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

Published
1935
Pages
114
Tables
38

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38 tables in this report

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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.England and Wales.
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    The following is a statement of the infectious diseases nursed during the year bv the Queen's District Nurses: —
    name of disease.No. of New Cases.No. of Visits.No. Convalescent.No. sent to HospitalNo. Died at Home
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    The number of births notified under the Acts during 1934 was: —
    Male.Female.Total.
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    The following are the statistics for the year: —
    Surgeon.Masseuse.
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    Continued from previous page...
    SITE.Number of Unfit Houses.Date of Demolition.Development of Site
  • Page 32
    Statistics of Slaughtering, 1926-1934.
    YearBeasts.Sheep.SwineCalves.Total.
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    There are 543 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, allotted as follows:—
    Accommodation.TYPE OF CASE.
    AdultsChild'n
    M.F.
  • Page 42
    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1911-1934.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Death Hate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births.
  • Page 43
    TABLE B:- CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1934 (NEW CLASSIFICATION).
    Total.All ages.0—11—22—55—1515—2525—3535—4545—55S5 —6565—7576 & over
    1 MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    TABLE C—CAUSES OP, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1931-1933 (NEW CLASSIFICATION).
    All Ages 1931All Ages 1932All Ages 1933
    MFMFMF
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    TABLE D.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1934.
    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 Month3.1 3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.
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    BIRTHS. DEATHS. INFANT DEATHS. AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1901 -1934.
    YEAR.Population Census.Total Live BirthsTotal Still BirthsTotal DeathsTotal Infant Deaths (under one year)Deaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhoea (under two years)Deaths from | Scarlet FeverDeaths from DiphtheriaDeaths from Typhoid Fever.Deaths from Cancer.Deaths from Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)Deaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)
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    TABLE F:- INFECTIOUS DISEASESS NOTIFIED, 1934
    DISEASEWARDS.ACESTotalAdmitted to Joint Hospital.Admitted to other Hospitals.In Nursing Home.Nursed at Home.Registered Deaths
    HighgateMuswell Hill.Crouch EndWest HornseyBast HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury Park.0— 1l— 55— 1515— 2525— 4545— 6565 and over
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    TABLE G.-NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 1911-1934.
    Year.Population. EstimatedScarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Croup.Typhoid Fever.Para Typhoid.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.Erysipelas.Cerebral Spinal Meningitis.Polio-Myelitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Malaria.Dysentery.Encephalitis Lethargica.Polio Encephalitis.Pneumonia.Small-pox.Measles.German Measles.TotalAttack rate per 1,000 population.
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    table H._(1) notifications of, and deaths from, tuberculosis, 1934.
    AGE PERIODS.New Cases.Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    mfmFmFmF
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    TABLE H:- (2) TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER, 1934
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    Cases removed from the Register shown under (o) are accounted for as follows:—
    Found not to be T.BCured.Removed to another area.Died at Home.Died at Sanatorium or other Institution.Other Reasons.Totals.
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 51
    TABLE I. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1934.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    Mo. 1.No. a.No. 3 and Sub-Centre.
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    RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIFE, 1934.
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    None of the Outworkers' premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS 4 WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    OUTWORKERS, 1934.
    Nature of Work.Premises.Outworkers.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE n. (A)—RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER. 1934.
    DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine Inspections.SpecialInspections.
    No of Defects.No, of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.
    1(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II (continued) (B)—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN (see note a) FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    GroupNumber of Children.
    Inspected (see note 6).Found to require Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)
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    Enter in this Section only children who are so blind that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for blind children.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision should not be included in this Table.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Enter in this Section only children who are so deaf that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for the deaf.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN. Enter In this Section only children who can appropriately be taught in a school for the partially deaf.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    For practical purposes the Board are of opinion that children who are subject to attacks of major epilepsy in school should be recorded as severe" cases and excluded from ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At- no School or Institution.Total.
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    1.—Children Suffering From Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.†At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    II-—Children Suffering From Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category should include tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.fAt other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C. CRIPPLED CHILDREN. This Section should be confined to children (other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to Interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life, i.e., children who generally speaking are unable to take part, in any complete sense, in physical exercises or games or such activities of the School curriculum as gardening or forms of handwork usually engaged in by other children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    D. CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE. This Section should be confined to children whose defect is so sever as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than thos of the Public Elementary School.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.).
    DISEASE OR DEFECT. (1)Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b). (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)
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    TABLE IV. (continued ) Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Aliments—Group I.).
    DEPECT OR DISEASE. (1)Number of Defects dealt withNo. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b) (2)Otherwise. (3)Total. (4)Prescribed (1)Obtained (2)
    (i) Under the Authority's Scheme(»•) Otherwise.(i) Under the Authority's Scheme.(ii) Otherwise.
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Undar the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (see note b).By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
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    TABLE VII. LIST OF SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH
    School,Department.Authorized accommodation.Average No. on the Rolls for qr. ended 31/12/34.Head Teacher.