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Hornsey 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 110
- Tables
- 51
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TUBERCULOSIS The total number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1962 was 857, viz., pulmonary 759 non-pulmonary 98.
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 -
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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 Ophthalmia Neonatorum Measles Dysentery 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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INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN HORNSEY SINCE 1901 ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR CERTAIN DISEASES FOR FIVE YEAR PERIODS
Diphtheria Scarlet Fever Enteric or Typhoid Fever Tuberculosis Measles Whooping Cough Acute Poliomyelitis Pulmonary Non-Pul. -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Date of Hearing Premises Offence Result -
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CLOSING ORDERS The following Closing Orders became operative in 1962.
Property Part affected Order operative Action taken -
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Closing Orders determined The following Closing Orders were determined, the work required to render the premises fit for human habitation having been carried out.
Property Part Order determined -
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INSPECTIONS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
1st Inspection Re-inspections -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION - MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE
Smoke (microgrammes per cubic metre) Sulphur dioxide (microgrammes per cubic metre) Monthly average Highest dally reading Monthly average Highest dally reading -
Page 33
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Samples procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1962 -
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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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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Date of Hearing Offence Result -
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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 -
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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 1 Week 2 Weeks 3 Weeks Total under 4 Weeks 1-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-8 Months 9-11 Months Total under 1 Year -
Page 56
Again it is necessary to record that there are fewer people in Hornsey in the lower ages of the population, i.e. below the age of 15 years. The percentage is 18.2 compared with 18.9 at the 1951 census. The following table shows the changes since 1931.
Age Group 1931 1951 1961 % % % -
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Information collected at the census this time on household facilities differs from that of 1951 and no direct comparison can therefore be made. The following table shows the facilities available to householders in 1961.
Facility No. of Households Sharing Without -
Page 62
The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest since 1947 and the percentage of hospital confinements was 79.6%.
1962 1961 1960 -
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The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in 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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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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The following table gives details of attendances at the individual clinics:-
Centre Sessions held Total attendances Cases seen by M. O. Average attendance per session -
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Attendances The following table shows the attendances at individual nurseries during the year:-
Name of Day Nursery 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 69
The full effect of the introduction of economic prices for orange juice, cod liver oil and vitamin tablets in June 1961 is reflected in the following table:–
National Dried Milk (tins) Orange Juice (bottles) Cod Liver Oil (bottles) Vit. A & D Tabs. (packets) -
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The following table gives details of attendances made in Hornsey during the year:-
Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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A table is given below showing the work for the past three years:-
1962 1961 1960 -
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No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area:- 1962 1961 -
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HOME NURSING SERVICE (Section 25) Cases attended during the year were referred from the following sources:–
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Page 76
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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The following table shows the work of the home nurses 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 77
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 78
Parents have the option of taking their children to their own family doctors for immunisation or attending at the clinics, and the following tables show the results:-
Age at date of immunisation Diph. only Wpg. Cough only Tet. only Combined Diph. & Wpg. Cough Diph. & Tet. Diph., Tet. & Wpg. Cough -
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Completed course of two injections using Salk vaccine Completed course of three doses of oral vaccine -
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Category New cases First attendance during year of old cases Re-attendances Total -
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The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
Cases provided with help New cases provided with help Old cases for which help was continued from 1961 Cases provided with help during the year Cases still being provided with help at end of year -
Page 82
The school population for the Area is 26,731, as shown in the following table:-
Hornsey Tottenham -
Page 83
The following table shows the number of children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical conditions:-
Year of Birth No. of pupils Inspected Condition Satisfactory Number % -
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
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Page 90
Maintained Primary and Secondary School Population of the Area - 26731 Audiometer Tests - Routine
Age Groups 1st Tests sweep or gramophone (1) Re-tests (2) Failures both ears (3) one ear Total (6) % of Column 1 (7) right (4) left (5) -
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Audiometer Tests - Specials
Age 1st Tests Re-tests Failures both ears one ear Total % of Column 1 right left (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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AUDIOLOGY UNIT 1962
Age groups of cases seen:- Age in years 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- -
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Dr. William Dunham, the consultant in charge of the Unit, continued to attend for one session a week and the work proceeded on the same lines as previously reported. The following table analyses the cases seen at the Unit during 1962:-
Male Female Total -
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PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION 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 Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Total including all other age groups inspected (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 -
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THE HANDICAPPED CHILD - Distribution in Hornsey as at 31st December, 1962
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