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Barking 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 74
- Tables
- 55
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RESIDENTIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES (National Assistance Act 1948)
1. Number of Barking residents in accommodation provided under Section 21(l)(a) of National Assistance Act 1948 2. Number admitted to Residential Accommodation during 1960 3. Number admitted to temporary accommodation under Section (l)(a) of National Assistance Act 1948 4. Blind Persons, etc. Registered Number employed in:- 5. Other Classes of Handicapped Persons. Registered. Blind Partially Sighted Defective Sighted Sheltered Workshops Home Workers Scheme Open Industry -
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INFANTILE MORTALITY - 1960
Cause of Death Age at Death 0-1 mth. 1-3 mths. 3-6 mths. 6-9. mths. 9-12 mths. Total under 1 year -
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NEO-NATAL MORTALITY - 1960
Cause of Death Age at Death Total Under 1 wk. 1-2 wks. 2-3 wks. 3-4 wks. -
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Statistics relating to the notification of cases are given below:-
Respiratory Meninges & C.N.S. Other Total Transfers into the area Total M. f. M. F. M. F. -
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Examination of Contacts
Adults Children Totals New Old New Old -
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This table shows the attendances made at the various loca-tions at which the Unit was stationed:-
Male Female Total -
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This shows details of the attendances made by the various groups:-
Male Female Total -
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(a) The action required on the 73 cases recorded was as follo ws:-
Male Female Total -
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(b)It is interesting to record how the 73 cases came to the notice of the Unit, viz:-
Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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Below is given a summary of other abnormalities detected:-
Male Female Total -
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The following table shows the welfare foods distributed during 1959 and 1960.
1959 1960 -
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The table below shows the attendances at Gale Street Day Nursery during 1960:-
No. on Register Average daily attendances -
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The following statistics relate to the work of health visi tors
HEALTH VISITING 1959 1960 -
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The total vaccinations carried out by family doctors and at clinics during the year was as follows:-
Age Groups -
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DIPHTHERIA
Family Doctors Clinics Total -
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WHOOPING COUGH
Family Doctors Clinics Total -
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The following table shows the number of hours of service
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Year Number of Helps Employed Number of Cases Helped Total Hours Worked -
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The following table shows the help given to various categories during 1960:-
Cases Helped I960 Hours of Service 1960 -
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CASES TREATED AT MINOR AILMENT CENTRES
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I summary is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:-
Category No. of pupils ascertained during 1960 No. of Pupils admitted to Special Schools during year Total No. of pupils in Special Schools as at 31.12.60 Day Residential Day Residential -
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Romford, as well as from Barking. The following table shows the distribution:-
Open-Air (Delicate) Physically Handicapped Educationally Sub-Normal -
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The following table shows the number of children in attend ance on the 31 st December, 1960, together with the medical condi tion for which they were admitted.
Medical Condition Barking East Ham Romford Dagenham -
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Medical Condition Barking East Ham Romford Dagenham -
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During the year fifty-eight Barking children attended other special schools or received home tuition as follows:-
Category Day Residential Home Tuition -
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Category Day Residential Home Tuition -
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CONVALESCENCE Ninety-two children were sent away for periods of convales cence of up to 6 weeks. SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1960
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS(a) PERIODIC Total (All Schools) -
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Total (All Schools) -
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Section A - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Table No.l Summary
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Table No.2 Analysis of Inspection Work performed by the District Public Health Inspectors
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Table No.3 Premises at which improvements were effected
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Table No.4 Defects found and dealt with under the Public Health Act J936 and the Housing Act 1957
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Section B - HOUSING PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
New Council Accommodation 1960 Dwellings provided -
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Table No.5 SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC ANALYST 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1960
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MEAT CONTENT
No. of Samples 50%- 54% 55%- 59% 60% Plus -
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MEAT CONTENT
No. of Samples 56% 65%- 69% 70% - 74% 75% Plus -
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FOOD SAMPLES REPORTED NOT TO BE GENUINE
Sample No. Food Adulteration or Labelling Offence Action Taken -
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Table No.6 FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED
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REGISTRATION OF PREMISES USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGES, PRESERVATION OF FOOD - MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF ICE CREAM
Trade Number of applications received during 1960 Number of applications refused during 1960 Total number of premises on Register 1960 -
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk
Designation of Milk Total Samples Submitted Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test Turbidily Test Passed Failed Passed Failed Passed Failed -
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ICE CREAM METHYLENE BLUE PROVISIONAL GRADINGS
Total No. of Samples Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 -
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FAT CONTENT
Total No. of Samples 0%-5% 5%-10% 10%-15% -
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LEAD CONTENT
Total No. of Samples Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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Table No.7 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises. Sections enforced by Local Authority Number on Register Number of Occupies Prosecute Inspections Notices -
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Table No.8 IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED AT FACTORIES 2. Cases in which defects were found.
Particulars Found Remedied Number of cases in which defects were found Referred to H.M.Inspector Referred by H.M.Inspector -
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Table No. 9 OUTWORK
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The number of observations on factory chimneys in the Borough during 1960 total 152. Contraventions numbered 6.
Black Smoke (Minutes) Moderate Smoke (Minutes) Little or No Smoke (Minutes) -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION MONTHLY DEPOSITS IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
MONTH 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 D.56 D.57 D.58 D. 1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D. 1571 D.56 D.56 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION - SULPHUR DIOXIDE READINGS MEASURED AS MILLIGRAMS OF S03 PER DAY COLLECTED BY 100 sq. C.M. READ PEROXIDE
MONTH 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 -
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prevalence of rats and mice
Type of Property Number of properties in area in which infestation was found Analysis of Col.4. Number infested by (1) Properties in Area (2) Notified by occupier (3) Survey under the Act (4) Total RATS mice Major Minor -
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I am indebted to the Borough Engineer who has supplied me with the following figures:-