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Hornsey 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 104
- Tables
- 50
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Page 10
TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1960 was 1, 007, viz., pulmonary 904 non-pulmonary 103.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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Cases removed from Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows:-
Found not to be T.B. Recovered Removed to another area Died at home Died at Sanatorium or other Institution TOTAL M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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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 -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY AGE AND SEX
AGE IN YEARS Scarlet fever Whooping cough Acute Poliomyelitis Paralytic Meningococcal Infection Measles Dysentery M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE BY WARDS
Highgate Muswell Hill Crouch End Central Hornsey North Harringay South Harringay Stroud Green Finsbury Park TOTALS -
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CLOSING ORDERS
Property Part affected Order operative Action taken -
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Details of the analytical results of the water passing into supply are shown below. Bacteriological Results of Water Passing into Supply after Chlorination
No. of samples Plate counts Average colonies per ml. counted on agar at 37°C after 20-24 hrs. Coliform test Samples negative in 100 ml. Coliform E. coli -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Date of Hearing Premises Offence Result -
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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) -
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SMOKE CONCENTRATION: READINGS DURING HOURS OF HEAVY CONCENTRATION N.B. All readings are shown in microgrammes per cubic metre.
Date Time Archway Road Shepherds Hill a. m. p.m. -
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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 -
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Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Samples procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1960 -
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 38
During 1960 eight new registrations were effected and licences for the sale of designated milk granted as follows:-
Dealers' New Licences Supplementary Dealers' Renewals Supplementary -
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The following is a list of unsound food surrendered during 1960. Wherever possible this was salvaged for use as animal feeding or industrial purposes.
Cwt. lb. Cwt. lb. -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Date of Hearing Offence Result -
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The following tables show fatal road and home accidents in the Borough during 1960.
ROAD ACCIDENTS Fatal Serious Slight Totals -
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DEATHS OF HO RNS E Y RESIDE NTS - 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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INFANT DEATHS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX
AGE AT DEATH Under 1 day 1- 6 Days l Week 2 Weeks 3 Weeks Total under 4 Weeks 1-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-11 Months Total under 1 Year -
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The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest for eight years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 79.6% compared with 81.7% in 1959.
1960 1959 1958 -
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This totals eight weekly classes held in various welfare centres within the Area.
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. -
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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 -
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TODDLERS' CLINICS
Centre Sessions held Total attendances Cases seen by M. O. Average attendance per session -
Page 62
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 attend ance Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Total -
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The following premises or persons were registered at the end of the year:-
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The arrangements for issuing welfare foods were substantially the same as in the previous year.
National Dried Milk (tins) Orange Juice (bottles) Cod Liver Oil Vit. (bottles) A & D Tabs. (packets) -
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The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past two years:-
1960 1959 Expectant & Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant & Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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The following table shows the work for the past year:-
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The following table shows the number of visits paid by health visitors during the past two years: -
No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area:- 1960 1959 -
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The treatment of cases during the year may be classified as follows:-
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The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-
Age Males Females -
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Cases attended during the year were referred from the following sources:-
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Page 73
The following table shows the work of the service during the year:-
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 -
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The following table shows the number of persons completing courses of injections during 1960:-
Number of Persons who completed a course of:- Two Injections Three Injections -
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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 continued from 1959 Total No. of cases provided with help during year Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
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The school population for the Area is 10,720 in Hornsey and 17,458 in Tottenham. This shows an overall decrease of 229 compared with the previous year.
(79-2) Hornsey (85) Tottenham -
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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 Number Satisfactory % -
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT - HORNSEY
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ORTHODONTIC INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT - HORNSEY
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PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN REFERRED TO AUDIO LOGY UNIT
No. Age Sex Reasons for referral F.H. Remarks Source of Referral Decision and Disposal -
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No. Age Sex Reasons for referral F.H. Remarks Source of referral Decision and Disposal -
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ANALYSIS OF CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1960
Male Female Total -
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NEW CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1960
Case Date of Birth Sex Referred by Diagnosis Disposal -
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ORTHOPTIC CLINICS
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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 -
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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 -
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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) -
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools)
Number of cases known to have been treated