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Hornsey 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 100
- Tables
- 37
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Page 10
TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1959 was 1,011, viz., pulmonary 909, non-pulmonary 102.
Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female Male Female -
Page 11
CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR
Under 1 year 1 year 2 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over TOTALS -
Page 12
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
AGE IN YEARS Scarlet fever Whooping cough Acute poliomyelitis Measles Dysentery Paralytic Non-paralytic M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 13
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
Highgate Muswell Hill Crouch End Central Hornsey North Harringay South Harringay Stroud Green Finsbury Park -
Page 26
CLOSING ORDERS
Property Part affected Order made Action taken -
Page 33
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION - MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE, SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND SOLID DEPOSITS
Smoke (milligrams per 100 cubic metres) Sulphur dioxide (parts per 100 million parts of air) Solid deposits (tons per sq. mile) Monthly average Highest daily reading Lowest daily reading Monthly average Highest daily reading Lowest daily reading (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (c) (d) (e) -
Page 37
Summary of Results of 42 Cooked Meats Samples taken between June & December, 1959
Laboratory Comment June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals -
Page 38
FOOD PREMISES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PRINCIPAL TRADES
No. of Premises Registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 (a) For Sale or Manufacture of Ice Cream (b) Prepared Foods -
Page 52
DEATHS OF HORNSEY RESIDENTS - Classified according to age groups and sexes
Under 1 year 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over TOTALS -
Page 53
Deaths of Hornsey Residents - continued
Under 1 year 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over TOTALS -
Page 54
Deaths of Hornsey Residents - continued
Under 1 year 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over TOTALS -
Page 55
INFANT DEATHS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX
AGE AT DEATH Under 1 day 1 - 6 Days 1 Week 2 Weeks 3 Weeks Total under 4 Weeks 1 - 2 Months 3-5 Months 6-11 Months Total under 1 Year -
Page 60
The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest for seven years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 81.1%, compared with 80% in 1958.
1959 1958 1957 -
Page 61
The following tables give details of attendances at ante-natal clinics, midwives clinics and mothercraft clinics during the year.
Ante-natal clinics No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total attendances Average attendance per session A.N. P. N. A.N. P.N. -
Page 63
The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year:- INFANT WELFARE
Centre Sessions held First attendances under 1 year Under 1 year Over 1 but under 2 Over 2 but under 5 Total attendances Cases seen by M. O. Average attendance per session -
Page 63
TODDLERS' CLINICS
Centre Sessions held Total attendances Cases seen by M. O. Average attendance per session -
Page 65
The following table shows the attendances at Individual nurseries during the year:-
No. of approved places at end of year No. of children on register at end of year Total No. of attendances Average daily attendance Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2-5 Total -
Page 65
National Dried Orange Juice Cod Liver Oil Vit. A & D Tabs
Milk (tins) (bottles) (bottles) (jackets) -
Page 66
The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past two years: -
Expectant & Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant & Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
Page 67
The following table shows the work for the past year: -
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Page 71
The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-
Age Males Females -
Page 71
Cases attended during the year were referred from the following sources: -
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Page 72
The following table shows the work of the service during 1959: -
Type of Case No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year No. of cases on register at end of year No. of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M F Total -
Page 73
The following table records the number of persons known to have been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by general practitioners and clinic medical officers:-
Under 1 year 1 year 2-4 years 5 - 14 years 15 years & over Total -
Page 73
The following table shows that the increase in the number of childrer immunised against diphtheria ir. 1958 continued during the year:-
Age at date of Immunisation No. of Children Immunised No. of Children given Re-inforcing Injections Diphtheria Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough -
Page 74
The following table shows the number of persons completing courses of injections during 1959:-
Number of Persons who during 1959 completed a course of Two Injections Three Injections -
Page 75
The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
Cases provided with help No. of new cases provided with help No. of old cases for which help was con tinued from 1958 Total No. of cases provided with help during year Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
Page 76
The school population for the Area is 10,760 in Hornsey and 17,647 in Tottenham. This shows an overall decrease of 720 compared with the previous year.
Hornsey Tottenham -
Page 77
The following table shows the number of Hornsey children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical condition.
Year of Birth No. of Pupils Inspected Condition Satisfactory Number % -
Page 79
Possibly because of the effort involved in promoting poliomyelitis vaccination, the B.C.G. vaccination figures were not quite as impressive in 1959 as in previous years. Figures relate to Hornsey only.
1959 Percentages 1958 Percentages -
Page 80
DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. Inspected No. found to require treatment No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics -
Page 83
PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN REFERRED TO AUDIOLOGY UNIT
No. Age Sex Reasons for referral F.H. Remarks Source of Referral Decision and Disposal -
Page 84
ANALYSIS OF CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1959
Male Female Total -
Page 85
NEW CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1959
Case No. Date of Birth Sex Referred by Diagnosis Disposal -
Page 88
THE HANDICAPPED CHILD - Distribution in Hornsey as at 31st December, 1959
In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools In Independent Schools Not at School Total M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 90
Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
Year of Birth For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total Individual Pupils -
Page 91
DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or code number Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Total Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Others (T) (O) (T) (O) (T) (O) (T) (O) (T) (O)