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

Hornsey 1941

Published: 1942
Pages: 44
Tables: 23

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STATISTICS FOR 1941. (Section A). Social and Economic Statistics.
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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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LABORATORY FACILITIES. The specimens examined in the laboratory at the Isolation Hospital during 1941 were as follows:—

Negative. Positive. Total.
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. (Section C.) SANITARY INSPECTION. The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been prepared by Mr. Henry Eastwood, Chief Sanitary Inspector:—
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INSPECTIONS NECESSITATED BY WAR CONDITIONS:
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NOTICES. The Notices served during the year are as follows: — Under the—

Verbal Preliminary Statutory
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since the beginning of this century. This fortunately is not true of Hornsey, as the following figures show:— Diphtheria Cases and Deaths in Decennia.

Decennium. Cases. Deaths. Case Mortality.
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The following are particulars of the children immunised during 1941:—

Age under 5 years. Age 5 years and over but under 15.
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There was no case of blindness resulting from this infection.

Cases Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total blindness. Deaths.
Notified. Treated
At home. In hospital or nursing home.
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There were 696 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council's scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, namely:—

Institution Accommodation Types of cases
Adults children
M F
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TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1912-1941.

Year. Estimated Mid-Year Population. Birth Rate per 1,000 Population. Death Rate per 1,000 Population. Infant Mortallity per 1,000 live Births.
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TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1941.

Total. All Ages. 0—1 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—35 35—45 45—55 55—65 65—75 75—85 85 & over
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F

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TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1941.

	CAUSES OF DEATH.	Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.									Totsl Deaths under One Year.
		DAYS		WEEKS			MONTHS
		Under 1 Day	1-7	1-2	2-3	3-4	1-3	3-6	6-9	9-12

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TABLE D.—BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1912-1941.

YEAR.	Population	Total Live Births	Total Still Births	Total Deaths	Total Infant Deaths (under one year,	Deaths from Measles	Deaths from Whooping Cough	Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two yrs.)	Deaths from Scarlet Fever	Deaths from Diphtheria	Deaths from Typhoid Fever	Deaths from Cancer	Heaths from Tuberculosis (Pulmonary	Deaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)

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TABLE E.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NOTIFIED, 1941.

DISEASE	WARDS								AGES							Total	Admitted to Joint Hospital.	Admitted to other Hospitals.	In Nursing Home.	Nursed at Home.
DISEASE	High gate	Muswell Hill.	Crouch End	Central Hornscy	North Haringey	South Haringey	Stroud Green	Finsbury Hark.	0—	1—1	5—15	15—25	25—45	45—65	65 and over	Total	Admitted to Joint Hospital.	Admitted to other Hospitals.	In Nursing Home.	Nursed at Home.

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TABLE F.—(1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS, 1941.

AGE PERIODS. New Cases. Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
M F M F M F M F
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TABLE F.—(2) TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER, 1941.

Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total.
Male Female Male Female Male Female
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Cases removed from the Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows :-

Cured. Removed to another area. Died at Home. Died at Sanatorium or other Institution. Totals.
M F M F M F M F M F
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The 773 nett number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows:-

Live Births. Still Births. Total.
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The following is a record for the year of the work of the Dental Clinic:-

Mothers. Children.
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Centre—

No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total
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MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1941.

Nature of Work. Centres. Totals.
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4.
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RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1941.

Miss Andrews Mrs. Jamison Miss Hughes Miss Matthews Total

Cases			Vision unimpaired.	Vision impaired.	Total blindness.	Deaths.
Notified.	Treated
Notified.	At home.	In hospital or nursing home.

Institution	Accommodation			Types of cases
	Adults		children
	M	F

AGE PERIODS.	New Cases.				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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STATISTICS FOR 1941. (Section A). Social and Economic Statistics.

Deaths from Puerperal Causes.

LABORATORY FACILITIES. The specimens examined in the laboratory at the Isolation Hospital during 1941 were as follows:—

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. (Section C.) SANITARY INSPECTION. The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been prepared by Mr. Henry Eastwood, Chief Sanitary Inspector:—

INSPECTIONS NECESSITATED BY WAR CONDITIONS:

NOTICES. The Notices served during the year are as follows: — Under the—

since the beginning of this century. This fortunately is not true of Hornsey, as the following figures show:— Diphtheria Cases and Deaths in Decennia.

The following are particulars of the children immunised during 1941:—

There was no case of blindness resulting from this infection.

There were 696 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council's scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, namely:—

TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1912-1941.

TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1941.

TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1941.

TABLE D.—BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1912-1941.

TABLE E.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NOTIFIED, 1941.

TABLE F.—(1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS, 1941.

TABLE F.—(2) TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER, 1941.

Cases removed from the Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows :-

The 773 nett number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows:-

The following is a record for the year of the work of the Dental Clinic:-

Centre—

MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1941.

RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1941.