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Hornsey 1954

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

Published
1955
Pages
116
Tables
59

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59 tables in this report

  • Page 12
    TUBERCULOSIS SURVEY Summary of Tuberculin Patch Tests
    Age Groups4+5+6+7 +8+9 +10+11 +12 +13 +14 +Totals
  • Page 13
    TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1954 was 931, viz, pulmonary 821, non-pulmonary 110.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 13
    Cases removed from Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows :—
    Found not to be TBRecoveredRemoved to another areaDied at homeDied at Sanatorium or other InstitutionTOTAL
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 14
    CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR
    under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 1920 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTOTALS
  • Page 20
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSParalyticNon-paralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 20
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSAcute pneumoniaDysenteryErysipelasMalariaFood poisoningPuerperal pyrexiaMeningococcal infection
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 21
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
    H ighgateMuswell HillCrouch EndCentral HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury ParkTotals
  • Page 24
    CLOSING ORDERS
    PropertyPart affectedOrder madeAction taken
  • Page 26
    INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS
  • Page 27
    The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors under this Act:— 1. Inspections of Factories
    PremisesTotal No. of FactoriesNo. InspectedInspections Made
  • Page 27
    2. Defects Found
    ParticularsNo. of defectsReferred to H.M. Inspector
    Found Remedied
  • Page 29
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
    Date of Hearing 1954PremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 30
    Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936— continued
    Date of Hearing 1954PremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 31
    Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936— continued
    Date of Hearing 1954PremisesSection of ActDefectsResult of Proceedings
  • Page 31
    WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE COUNCIL IN DEFAULT
    PremisesActCost of Works carried outDate completed
  • Page 33
    Bacteriological Results
    Filtration WorksNo. of SamplesNo. of microbes per ml. Colonies counted on agar after 20-24 hrs., at 37°C.Bact. coli test
    Percentage of samples negative to Bact. coli in 100 ml.Bact. coli per 100 ml.
  • Page 34
    ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR THE YEAR
    (a) Roof of Town Hall(b) Church of Christ—Wightman Road.(c) Mather's Factory—Frobisher Road.
    1954Rainfall in inchesDeposit in Tons per Square Mile
    Total water-insoluble matterAshTotal water-soluble matterTotal solid9
    (a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
  • Page 38
    RODENT INFESTATION: SEWER MAINTENANCE TREATMENT 1954 Total number of foul manholes — 1,810
    Dates of Treatment4th—24th February4th—24th October
    Sewer treatedSoilSurface waterSoilSurface water
  • Page 44
    Licences for the sale of special designated milk were granted as follows:—
    New LicencesRenewals
    DealersSupplementaryDealersSupplementary
  • Page 45
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
    Date of HearingOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 46
    Food and Drugs Act, 1938-1950 List of Samples Procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1954.
    ArticlesTotal samples procuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 48
    FOOD PREMISES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR PRINCIPAL TRADES
    No. of PremisesRegistered under Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act 1938
    (a) For Sale or manufacture of Ice Cream(b) the preparation or manufacture of sausages etc.
  • Page 49
    FOOD PREMISES
    1st.Re-1st.Re-
    Insp.Insp.Insp.Insp.
  • Page 49
    The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human consumption. Wherever possible this was disposed of as salvage:—
    Cwts.lbs.Cwtslbs.
  • Page 59
    DEATHS OF HORNSEY RESIDENTS—Classified according to age groups and sexes
    Under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 60
    Deaths of Hornsey Residents- continued
    Under 1 year1 year2 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 61
    Deaths of Hornsey Residents— continued
    Under 1 yeari year2 to 45 to 1415 1125 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 62
    INFANT DEATHS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS AND SEXES
    Under 1 Day1—6 Days1 Week2 Weeks3 WeeksTotal Under 4 Weeks1—2 Months3—5 Months6—8 Months9—11 MonthsTotal Under 1 Year
  • Page 67
    TABLE 1
    Ante-natal ClinicNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
    A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
  • Page 67
    TABLE 1A
    Midwives' ClinicsNo. of sessions heldTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
  • Page 69
    TABLE 1
    ClinicNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
  • Page 69
    Handicapped Mothers (of Children under 5 years)
    DISABILITY:
  • Page 71
    TABLE 3A
    Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldNo. of first attendances under 1 yearNo. of attendancesTotal attendancesNo. of cases seen by M.O.Average attendance per session
    Under 1 yearOverl but under 2 yearsOver 2 but under 5 years
  • Page 72
    TABLE 3B Toddler Sessions
    Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldTotal AttendancesNo. of cases seen by M.O.Average Attendance per session
  • Page 74
    TABLE 4
    Name of Day NurseryNo. of approved places at end of yearNo. of children on register at end of the yearTotal No. of attendancesAverage daily attendanceRemarks
  • Page 78
    TABLE 5
    195419531952
    Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
  • Page 79
    TABLE 6
  • Page 80
    TABLE 7
    No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area19541953
  • Page 83
    TABLE 8A
    Type of CaseNo. of new cases attended by home nurses during yearNo. of eases remaining on register at end of yearNo. of visits paid by home nurses during year
    MFTotalMFTotal
  • Page 83
    TABLE 8B
    Analysis of treatment given to new cases during 1954
  • Page 84
    TABLE 9
    Under 1 year1 year2-4 years5-14 15 years years and overTotal
  • Page 85
    Record cards of completed courses of immunisation are filed in the Area Health Office by year of birth and the following table compiled from these records showsthe total number of children immunised irding to year of birth:—
    Born inNo. of live birthsNo. of children immunised at any time before 31st December 1954Children immunised as percentage of births
  • Page 86
    TABLE 10
    Age at date of immunisationNo. of children immunisedNo. of children given re-inforcing injections
    Diphtheria onlyCombinedDiphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombinedDiphtheria and Whooping Cough
  • Page 87
    TABLE 11
    Cases provided with helpNo. of new cases provided with helpNo. of old cases for which help was continued from 1953Total No. of cases provided with help during yearTotal No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year
  • Page 90
    Tottenham
    No. of Cases195219531954
  • Page 97
    Cases seen at the Hornsey Orthopaedic Clinic
    Under 5Over 5Total
  • Page 102
    TABLE 12 PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Periodic Medical InspectionsOther periodic inspections
    EntrantsSecond age groupThird age groupTotal
  • Page 102
    Other Inspections
    Special inspectionsRe-inspections
  • Page 102
    TABLE 13 CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PUPILS
    Age GroupsNo. of pupils inspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 103
    TABLE 14 DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    1.2.12
  • Page 104
    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 105
    TABLE 16 MINOR AILMENTS
    Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year
  • Page 106
    TABLE 17 EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
    Number of cases dealt with
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 106
    TABLE 18—DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
    Number of cases treated
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 108
    TABLE 21 ( contd.) SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
  • Page 108
    TABLE 22 ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
  • Page 110
    TABLE 27—CHIROPODY
    AGESBOYSGIRLS
    0-55-1010-15Total0-55-1010-15Total
  • Page 110
    TABLE 28—ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT
    Number of New CasesNumber of Cases receiving treatmentTotal Attendances
  • Page 111
    TABLE 29—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