[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

Tower Hamlets 1971

Published: 1972
Pages: 144
Tables: 72

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The annual return received from the Venerea] Disease Clinic at the London Hospital shows the new cases attending the clinic during the year to be as follows:-

Area of Residence Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Total (1970)
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The following is a summary of the cases dealt with from 1968 - 1971:-

1971 1970 1969 1968
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Health Education Activities - 1971

Subject No. of Occasions Persons Participating
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Ownership of the sites dealtwith was as follows:-

Sites requiring action Sites dealt with
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Tower Hamlets children placed in special schools are as follows:-

Handicap No. at Day Schools No. at Boarding Schools
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TABLE 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1971 (Registrar-General s Return)

CAUSE OF DEATH ALL AGES AGE GROUP
TOTAL. M F - 1 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75-
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TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH

Pedestrians Motor Cyclists Pedal Cyclists Other Road Users Total
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TABLE 3 INFANT MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year (compiled from local death returns)

AGE PERIODS Total* Deaths under 1 year Per Cent of Total
under 24 hours 1-6 days Weeks Months
1- 2- 3- 1- 4- 7- 10-
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TABLE 4 INFANT MORTALITY Comparative table showing deaths of infants at various ages under i year

Year under 24 hours 1-6 days 14 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-12 months Total under 1 year Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total Infant deaths

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

Year	Population	Live Births		Deaths		Deaths under 1 year		Maternal Deaths		Cancer Deaths (all forms)		Tuberculosis Deaths (all forms)
		No.	Rate*	No.	Rate*	No.	Rate**	No.	Rate**	No.	Rate*	No.	Rate*

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TABLE 6
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(ii) Observation Register (5-21 years)
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TABLE 7 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN THE BOROUGH

Disease Authority for Notification Statutory Instrument No.
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TABLE 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS

Corrected Notifications Removed to Hospital Notified in 1970 Notified in 1969
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TABLE 9
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

Children vaccinated/immunised Others aged T O T A L
Year of birth
1971 1970 1969 1968 1964-67 Under 16 Over 16
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Vaccinations/immunisations (all ages) carried out at clinics/general practitioners' surgeries

At Council Clinics By General Practitioners % Primary by General Practitioners.
Primary Reinforcing Primary Reinforcing

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TABLE 11 TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS 1971

New Cases and Deaths: Primary notifications of 76 pulmonary and 18 non-pulmonary cases were received; 7 other cases came to light via death returns from Registrars.
Pulmonary tuberculosis (including late effects) accounted for 7 deaths, there being 4 deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Age distribution of new cases and deaths is as follows;-
	-1	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total (all ages)

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TABLE 12

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Cases
Males Females Males Females
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TABLE 13

TUBERCULOSIS -CARE AND AFTER CARE
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TABLE 14

Unit 6A Unit 6B * Total
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TABLE 15

TUBERCULIN TEST AND B.C.G. VACCINATION
Contacts Schoolchildren and Students Total
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TABLE 16

Ante and postal services
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TABLE 17

CHILD WELFARE CENTRES
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TARIF 18 CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

Premises Number Sessions Examinations
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TABLE 19 CHIROPODY

DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHER
Treated at Clinics Domiciliary Treatment
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TABLE 20

DENTAL TREATMENT FOR EXPECYANT AND NURSING MOTHRE
Expectant Mothers Children
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TABLE 21 HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

Discussion groups or talks on the following subjects were arranged during the year
Subject No. Occasions Persons participating
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TABLE 22 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE

Attendances at sessions held at clinics in the borough during the year.
Premises New Cases Old Patierts Total Patients Total Visits No. of Sessions.
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TABLE 23 including 168 transfers. HEALTH VISITING

No. Visited No. of Visits
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TABLE 24 PREMATURE BIRTHS

Born in Hospital Born at Home or in Nursing Home
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TABLE 25 HOME BATHING
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TABLE 28 RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS

Category No. for whom holiday arranged
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TABLE 29 LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS

Article No. on loan at 1/1/71 No. loaned during year No. returned during year No. on loan at 31/12/71
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OTHER EQUIPMENT LOANED
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TABLE 30 DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY

Category Midwives of the Nursing Sisters of St. John the Divine District Nurses Midwives of the London Hospital Total
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TABLE 31

Administered by Borough Council
Location Area in Acres
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TABLE 31 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES IN THE BOROUGH (Continued)

Administered by Borough Council
Location Area in Acres
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TABLE 32 BURIALS UNDERTAKEN
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TABLE 33 MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COUNCIL STAFF

(a) Medical Examinations Number
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TABLE 34 DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS
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TABLE 35

VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR (CLEAN AIR) AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
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TABLE 36 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC ANALYST' S QUARTERLY REPORTS
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TABLE 37 HOUSING INSPECTORS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS VISITS AND NOTICES
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TABLE 38 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1971
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TABLE 39 PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATIONOF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1961

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TABLE 40 PART VIII OF THE ACT-OUTWORK

Section 133
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August list	No. Cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists to the Council

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TABLE 41 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED DURING THE YEAR

No. of Summonses Fines £ Costs £
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TABLE 42

MORTUARY SERVICE
Tower Hamlets Mortuary Hackney Mortuary Total
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TABLE 43 CLEANSING STATION
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TABLE 44

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TABLE 45 OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963

Type of Premises	Registered during year	Total No. of Registered Premises at end of year	Registered Premises receiving general inspections during year	Persons employed

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TABLE 46 RODENT CONTROL

Properties inspected Number inspected Number found to be infested by
Rats Mice
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VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

Type of Premises No. Visitsor Inspections
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TABLE 48 MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
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TABLE 49 NOTICES SERVED BY DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
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TABLE 50 OUTWORKERS
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TABLE 51 REFUSE DISPOSAL
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CONFERENCES

Conference Venue Dates Representatives
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TABLE 52 (cont'd) conference(contd).

Conference Venue Dates Representatives
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TABLE 53 REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES

Course Venue Dates Attended by
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TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES (contd.)
Course Venue Dates Attended by
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TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES (contd.)
Course Venue Dates Attended by
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TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES(contd)
Course Venue Dates Attended by
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TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES(contd.)
Course Venue Dates Attended by
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TABLE 54

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS
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TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

Defects treated at School Treatment Centres and Hospital Clinics
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TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS
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TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS
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TABLE 55

HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS Particulars of Clinics held and Services provided as at 31st December, 1971
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TABLE 55 (Cont'd)

(a) CLINICS AND SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRES (cont'd)
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TABLE 55 (Cont'd)

	AGE PERIODS									Total* Deaths under 1 year	Per Cent of Total
	under 24 hours	1-6 days	Weeks			Months
	under 24 hours	1-6 days	1-	2-	3-	1-	4-	7-	10-

	Children vaccinated/immunised					Others aged		T O T A L
	Year of birth					Others aged
	1971	1970	1969	1968	1964-67	Under 16	Over 16

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The annual return received from the Venerea] Disease Clinic at the London Hospital shows the new cases attending the clinic during the year to be as follows:-

The following is a summary of the cases dealt with from 1968 - 1971:-

Health Education Activities - 1971

Ownership of the sites dealtwith was as follows:-

Tower Hamlets children placed in special schools are as follows:-

TABLE 1 TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1971 (Registrar-General s Return)

TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH

TABLE 3 INFANT MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year (compiled from local death returns)

TABLE 4 INFANT MORTALITY Comparative table showing deaths of infants at various ages under i year

COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS

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(ii) Observation Register (5-21 years)

TABLE 7 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN THE BOROUGH

TABLE 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS

TABLE 9

VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

Vaccinations/immunisations (all ages) carried out at clinics/general practitioners' surgeries

TABLE 11 TUBERCULOSIS - NEW CASES AND DEATHS 1971

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TABLE 13

TABLE 14

TABLE 15

TABLE 16

TABLE 17

TARIF 18 CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

TABLE 19 CHIROPODY

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TABLE 21 HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

TABLE 22 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE

TABLE 23 including 168 transfers. HEALTH VISITING

TABLE 24 PREMATURE BIRTHS

TABLE 25 HOME BATHING

TABLE 28 RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS

TABLE 29 LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT AND FIREGUARDS

OTHER EQUIPMENT LOANED

TABLE 30 DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY

TABLE 31

TABLE 31 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES IN THE BOROUGH (Continued)

TABLE 32 BURIALS UNDERTAKEN

TABLE 33 MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COUNCIL STAFF

TABLE 34 DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS

TABLE 35

TABLE 36 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC ANALYST' S QUARTERLY REPORTS

TABLE 37 HOUSING INSPECTORS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS VISITS AND NOTICES

TABLE 38 DWELLINGS ERECTED DURING 1971

TABLE 39 PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATIONOF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1961

TABLE 40 PART VIII OF THE ACT-OUTWORK

TABLE 41 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED DURING THE YEAR

TABLE 42

TABLE 43 CLEANSING STATION

TABLE 44

TABLE 45 OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963

TABLE 46 RODENT CONTROL

VISITS BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

TABLE 48 MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

TABLE 49 NOTICES SERVED BY DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS

TABLE 50 OUTWORKERS

TABLE 51 REFUSE DISPOSAL

CONFERENCES

TABLE 52 (cont'd) conference(contd).

TABLE 53 REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES

TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

TABLE 53 (Cont'd)

TABLE 54

TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

TABLE 54 (Cont'd)

TABLE 55

TABLE 55 (Cont'd)

TABLE 55 (Cont'd)