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Hornsey 1943

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

Published
1944
Pages
44
Tables
24

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  • Page 7
    The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been prepared by Mr. Henry Eastwood, Chief Sanitary Inspector:
  • Page 8
    INSPECTIONS NECESSITATED BY WAR CONDITIONS.
  • Page 12
    There was no case of blindness resulting from this infection.
    CasesVision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At home.In hospital or nursing home.
  • Page 13
    There were 974 beds available solely for Middlesex under the Middlesex County Council's scheme for the treatment of Tuberculosis in sanatoria, namely:—
    InstitutionAccommodationType of Case
    AdultsChildren
    MF
  • Page 15
    TABLE A. BOROUGH OP HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1913-1943.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Death Kate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births.
  • Page 16
    TABLE B —CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1943.
    Total.All Ages.0—11—22—55—1515—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565—7575 & over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 17
    TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1943.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    DAYSWEEKSMONTHS
    Under 1 Day1-71-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
  • Page 18
    TABLE D.—BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1913-1943.
    YEAR.PopulationTotal Live BirthsTotal Still BirthsTotal DeathsTotal Infant Deaths (under one year;Deaths from MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeaths from Diarrhoea (under two yrs.)Deaths from Scarlet FeverDeaths from DiphtheriaDeaths from Typhoid FeverDeaths from CancerDeaths from Tuberculosis PulmonaryDeaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)
  • Page 19
    TABLE E.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1943.
    DISEASEWARDSAGESTotalAdmitted to Joint Hospital.Admitted to other Hospitals.Nursed at Home.
    HighgateMuswell Hill.Crouch BedCentral HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury Park.0— 11— 55-1515— 2525— 4545— 6565 and over
  • Page 20
    Excluding T.B.
  • Page 21
    TABLE F.—(1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM. TUBERCULOSIS, 1943.
    AGE PERIODS.New Cases,Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 22
    TABLE F.— ( 2) TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER, 1943.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 22
    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.
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 30
    MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK. 1943.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.
  • Page 30
    RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1943.
    Miss AndrewsMiss HughesMist MatthewsMrs. ThompsonMrs. JamisonMiss JonesTotal
  • Page 31
    WAR-TIME DAY NURSERIES. The following are some particulars relating to the War-time Day Nurseries in the Borough:—
    NameAddress and Telephone NumberNumber of Children accommodatedDate of OpeningMatron
  • Page 37
    TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
  • Page 37
    TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
    Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly sub normal)D (Bad)
    No%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 38
    TABLE III. GROUP I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness)
  • Page 39
    TABLE IV. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
  • Page 39
    TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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    TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are not at present receiving education suitable for their special needs. The return should relate to all such children, including evacuees resident In the Authority's area:—
    1 At a Public Elementary School.2 At an Institution other than a Special School.3 At no School or Institution.
  • Page 40
    TABLE VII. SCHOOL MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF.
    Name of Officer.Proportion of whole time devoted to—
    School Medical Service.Public Health.
  • Page 40
    SCHOOL NURSING STAFF (excluding Specialist Nurses, such as Orthopædic Nurses)
    No. of Officers.Aggregate of time given to S.M.S. work in terms whole-time Officers.