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Hornsey 1952

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

Published
1953
Pages
92
Tables
48

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48 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL STATISTICS
  • Page 10
    DEATHS OF HORNSEY RESIDENTS Classified according to age groups
    Under 11 to 22 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 11
    Deaths of Hornsey Residents — continued
    Under 11 to 22 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 12
    Deaths of Hornsey Residents — continued
    Under 11 to 22 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 13
    INFANT DEATHS CAUSES BY AGE GROUPS AND SEXES
    Under 1 Day1—6 Days1 Week2 Weeks3 WeeksTotal U nder 1 Month1—2 Months3—5 Months6—8 Months9—11 MonthsTotals
  • Page 20
    (a) Roof of Town Hall. (b) Church of Christ—Wightman Road, (c) Mather's Factory—Frobisher Road.
    1952Deposit in Tons per Square Mile
    Rainfall in inchesTotal water-insoluble matterAshTotal water-soluble matterTotal solids
    (a)(b)(e)(a)(6)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(6)(c)(a)(b)(c)
  • Page 23
    Bacteriological Results
    Filtration WorksNo. of SamplesNo. of microbes per ml. Colonies counted on agar after 20-24 hrs., at 37°C.Bad. coli test
    Percentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml.Bact. coli per 100 ml.
  • Page 30
    FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspector under this Act :—
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
  • Page 30
    2. Detects Found
    ParticularsNo. of defectsReferred to H.M. InspectorNumber of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found Remedied
  • Page 33
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
    Date of HearingPremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 34
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936— continued
    Date of HearingPremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 35
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936— continued
    Date of HearingPremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 38
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Under Sections 3 and 9 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938
    Date of HearingOffenceVerdict
  • Page 40
    FOOD PREMISES Inspection of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:—
    1 St Insp.Re-Insp.1st Insp.Re-Insp.
  • Page 40
    The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human c sumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvag :—
    Cwt.lbs.Cwts.lbs.
  • Page 46
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSScarlet feverWhooping coughAcute Poliomyelitis (paralytic)MeaslesMeningococcal infection
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 47
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
    HighgateM unwell HillCrouch EndCentral HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury ParkTotals
  • Page 48
    TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1952 was 888, viz., pulmonary 785, non-pulmonary 103
    PulmonaryNon-Pulm onaryTotal
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 49
    CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR
    under 11 year2 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 1920 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 to overTOTALS
  • Page 61
    TABLE 1
    195219511950194919481947
  • Page 61
    TABLE 2
    Ante-natal ClinicsNo. of sessions holdNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendances per session
    A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
  • Page 62
    TABLE 2a
    Midwives' ClinicsNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
  • Page 64
    TABLE 3
    Infant Welfare CentresNo. of sessions heldFirst attendancesTotal attendancesSeen By DoctorAverage attendances
    Under 1Over 1Under 1Over 1
  • Page 65
    TABLE 4
    Day NurseryNo. of approved places at end of of yearNo of children on register at end of yearAttendancesAverage daily attendances
    0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years
  • Page 66
    TABLE 5
    19521951
    Expectant & Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant & Nursing MothersChildren under 5
  • Page 68
    TABLE 6
    195219511950
  • Page 69
    TABLE 7
    No. of visits paid by all Health Visitors working in the area to:19521951
    First VisitsTotal VisitsFirst VisitsTotal Visits
  • Page 70
    TABLE 8
    Males over 14Females over 14M. & F. 14 and underTotal
  • Page 71
    TABLE 9
    Under 1 year1 year2-4 years5-14 years15 years and overTotal
  • Page 72
    TABLE 10
    Age at date of immunisationNo. of children immunisedNo. of children given re-inforcing injections
    Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
  • Page 73
    TABLE 11
    Mater-nityT.B.OthersTotalComparative Totals
    1052195119501949
  • Page 78
    ANALYSIS OF SOME FACTORS IN THE RHEUMATIC GROUP
  • Page 80
    TABLE 12 PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Period Medical InspectionsOther periodic inspections
    EntrantsSecond age groupThird age groupTotal
  • Page 80
    TABLE 13 CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
    Age GroupsNo. of pupils inspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 81
    TABLE 14 DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspection
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    1.2.1.2.
  • Page 82
    TABLE 15 PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin.)
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recordedTotal individual pupils
  • Page 82
    TABLE 16 MINOR AILMENTS
    Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 83
    TABLE 17 EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
    Number of cases dealt with
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 83
    TABLE 18—DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
    Number of cases treated
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 83
    TABLE 19—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
  • Page 83
    TABLE 20—CHILD GUIDANCE AND SPEECH THERAPY
    Child GuidanceSpeech Therapy
  • Page 84
    TABLE 21 DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
    AGE GROUPSNo. inspected (i)No. found to require treatment (ii)No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics (iii)
  • Page 85
    TABLE 22 SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
  • Page 85
    TABLE 23—INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
  • Page 85
    TABLE 24 EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
  • Page 85
    TABLE 25 EDUCATION ACT, 1944—Sections 57(3), 57(4) and 57(5)
  • Page 86
    TABLE 27—CHIROPODY
    AGESBOYSGIRLS
    0-55-1010-15Total0-55-1010-15Total
  • Page 87
    TABLE 28—HANDICAPPED PUPILS
    CATEGORYASCERTAINMENTDISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
    No. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of YearNo. of New Cases ascertained during YearNo. of ascertained Cases known last day of YearIn Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn Maintained Primary and Secondary SchoolsIn Independent SchoolsNot at SchoolTOTAL
    BGBGBGBGBGBGBGBGBG