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Hornsey 1955

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

Published
1956
Pages
114
Tables
59

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59 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1955 was 912, viz., pulmonary 807, non-pulmonary 105.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 11
    Cases removed from Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows :—
    Found not to be T.B.RecoveredRemoved to another areaDied at homeDied at Sanatorium or other InstitutionTOTAL
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 12
    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 16
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSScarlet feverWhooping coughAcute poliomyelitisMeasles
    ParalyticNon-paralytic
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 16
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
    AGE IN YEARSAcute pneumoniaDysenteryErysipelasFood poisoningPuerperal pyrexia
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 17
    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
    HighgatoMuswell HillCrouch EndCentral HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury ParkTotals
  • Page 23
    AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION DURING THE FIRST FIVE YEARS
    Area No.DescriptionProperties in AreaNo. of "Pink" HousesApprox. No. of Families †Acreage
    Net‡Gross
  • Page 24
    AREAS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AT A LATER PERIOD
    Area No.DescriptionProperties in Area
  • Page 28
    Demolition Orders
    PropertyOrder Made
  • Page 28
    Closing Orders
    PropertyPart affectedOrder madeAction taken
  • Page 29
    INSPECTIONS BY SANITARY INSPECTORS
    Food1st InspectionRe-inspections
  • Page 30
    The Notices served during the year were as follows:—
    VerbalPreliminaryStatutory
  • Page 31
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
    Date of Hearing 1955PremisesSection of ActOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 32
    Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936 — continued
    Date of Hearing 1955PremisesSection of ActOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 33
    WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE COUNCIL IN DEFAULT UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
    PremisesSectionCost of Works carried outNature of Work doneDate completed 1955
    £s.d.
  • Page 35
    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 37
    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.
    1955Rainfall in inchesTotal water-insoluble matterDeposit in Tons per Square MileTotal solids
    AshTotal water-soluble matter
    (a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
  • Page 39
    The following work was carried out:—
  • Page 41
    RODENT INFESTATION: SEWER MAINTENANCE TREATMENT 1955 Total number of foul manholes — 1,810
    Dates of Treatment3rd—23rd March31st August—30th September
    Sewer treatedSoilSurface waterSoilSurface water
  • Page 43
    The following table gives a broad classification of the trades carried on and the numbers of persons employed:
    Type of TradeFactories With Persons EmployedTotal
    1-45-910-1415-1920-2425-4950-99100-149150-199
  • Page 44
    1. Inspections of Factories
    PremisesTotal No. of FactoriesNo. InspectedInspections Made
  • Page 44
    2. Defects Found
    ParticularsNo. of defectsReferred to H.M. Inspector
    FoundRemedied
  • Page 47
    Inspections of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:
    1st. Insp.Re-Insp.1st. Insp.Re. Insp-
  • 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) Prepared foods
  • Page 50
    Under the Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
    Date of hearingOffenceSection of Act.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 51
    Samples procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1955.
    ArticlesTotal samples procuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 67
    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 68
    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 69
    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 70
    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 74
    TABLE 1
    195519541953
  • Page 74
    TABLE 2
    No. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
    A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
  • Page 75
    TABLE 3
    Midwives' ClinicsNo. of sessions heldTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
  • Page 76
    TABLE 4
    ClinicNo. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal No. of attendancesAverage attendance per session
  • Page 76
    The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year:- TABLE 5
    Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldNo. of first attendances under 1 yearNo. of attendancesNo. of cases seen by M.O.Average attendance per session
    Under 1 yearOver 1 but under 2 yearsOver 2 but under 5 yearsTotal attendances
  • Page 77
    The following table gives details of attendances at the individual :linics:— TABLE 6
    Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldTotal AttendancesNo. of cases seen by M.O.Average Attendance per session
  • Page 79
    The following table shows the attendances at individual nurseries during the year:— TABLE 7
    Name of Day NurseryNo. of approved places at end of yearNo. of children on register at end of yearTotal No. of attendancesAverage daily attendance
    Under 22-5Under 22-5Under 22-5Total
  • Page 79
    TABLE 8
    National Dried Milk (tins)Orange Juice (bottles)Cod Liver Oil (bottles)Vit. A & D Tablets (packets)
  • Page 80
    TABLE 9
    195519541953
    Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
  • Page 81
    TABLE 10
  • Page 82
    TABLE 11
    No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area19551954
  • Page 86
    TABLE 12
    Type of CaseNo. of new cases attended by home nurses during yearNo. of cases remaining on register at end of yearNo. of visits paid by home nurses during year
    MFTotalMFTotal
  • Page 86
    TABLE 13
  • Page 87
    TABLE 14
    Under 1 year1 year2.4 years5.14 years15 years and overTotal
  • Page 87
    TABLE 15
    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 88
    TABLE 16
    December 1953December 1954December 1955
  • Page 89
    TABLE 17
    Cases provided with helpNo. of new cases provided with helpNo. of old cases for which help was continued from 1954Total No. of cases provided with help during yearTotal No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year
  • Page 91
    TABLE 18 DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
    Age GroupsNo. inspectedNo. found to requireNo. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics
  • Page 91
    DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
    Age GroupsNo. inspectedNo. found to requireNo. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics
  • Page 91
    TABLE 19 SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
  • Page 92
    TABLE 20 ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
    AGE GROUPSTotals
    567891011121314
  • Page 92
    TABLE 21 PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
    Periodic Medical Inspection sOther periodic inspections
    EntrantsSecond age groupThird age groupTotal
  • Page 92
    Other Inspections
    Special inspectionsRe-inspections
  • Page 93
    TABLE 22 CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
    Ago GroupsNo. of pupils inspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 94
    TABLE 23 TREATMENT TABLE
    No. of new cases treated during the year
    by the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 95
    TABLE 24
    Parents approached437
  • Page 98
    TABLE 25—HANDICAPPED CHILDREN—DISTRIBUTION AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1955
    CATEGORYIn Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn Maintained Primary and Secondary SchoolsIn Independent SchoolsNot at SchoolTOTAL
    BGBGBGBGBGBG
  • Page 105
    Analysis of these cases:—
    TottenhamOutside AreaTotal
  • Page 105
    New Cases. These are distributed:-
    TottenhamOutside AreaTotal