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Hornsey 1944

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

Published
1945
Pages
44
Tables
29

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29 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS FOR 1944 (Section A). SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS.
  • Page 9
    INSPECTIONS NECESSITATED BY WAR CONDITIONS.
  • Page 9
    SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT. DRAINAGE.
  • Page 10
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 12
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. (Section E.) FOOD CONDEMNED—1944.
    lbs.ozs.lbs.ozs.
  • Page 13
    The following are the numbers of children immunised during 1944:—
  • Page 13
    Four cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified, all of which were nursed at home.
    CasesVision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total blindness.Deaths.Removed from district.
    Notified.Treated
    At home.In hospital or nursing home.
  • Page 13
    The following statement shows the total number of beds for cases of tuberculosis belonging to or reserved for the sole use of the Middlesex County Council at the end of December, 1944, namely:—
    InstitutionAccommodationType of Case
    AdultsChildren
    MF
  • Page 16
    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1914-1944.
    Year.Estimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Rate per 1,000 Population.Death liate per l.000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births.
  • Page 17
    TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1944.
    Total.All Ages.012—45—1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & over
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 18
    TABLE C.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1944.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    DAYSWEEKSMONTHS
    Under 1 Day1 Day Under 1 Week1231-23-56-89-11
  • Page 19
    TABLE D.—BIRTHS. DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES. 1915-1944.
    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 20
    TABLE E.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1944.
    DISEASEWARDSAGESTotalAdmitted to Joint Hospital.Admitted to other Hospitals.Nursed at Home.
    HighgateMuswell Hill.Crouch EndCentral HornaeyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury Park.0- 11-55-1515-2525-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 21
    TABLE F.— (1) NOTIFICATION OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS. 1944.
    AGE PERIODS.New Cases.Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 22
    TABLE F.—(2) TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER, 1944.
    Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.
    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 27
    SUMMARY OF BIRTHS NOTIFIED; 1944.
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 27
    The 1,393 nett number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres, as follows:-
    Live birthsStill births.Total.
  • Page 30
    MATERNITY STATISTICS. Ante-Natal, Natal and Post-Natal. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1944.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    Town HallBurgoyne HallChurch RoadColdfall
  • Page 30
    RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES, 1944.
    MidwifeConfinements attendedAnte-natal Clinics attendedAnte-natal visitsPost-natal visits
  • Page 31
    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 39
    TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
  • Page 39
    TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
    Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent)B (Kormal)C (Slightly sub-normal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%/
  • Page 40
    TABLE III.
  • Page 41
    TABLE IV. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
  • Page 41
    TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
  • Page 41
    TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are not at the present time 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 42
    TABLE VII. SCHOOL MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF.
    Name of Officer.Proportion of whole time devoted to—
    School Medical Service.Public Health.
  • Page 42
    SCHOOL NURSING STAFF. (excluding Specialist Nurses, such as Orthopaedic Nurses).
    No. of Officers.Aggregate of time given to S.M.S. work in terms of whole-time Officers.