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Barking 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 82
- Tables
- 32
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Causes of Death, 1965 Under 1 yr. 1 and under 5 yrs. 5 and under 15 yrs. 15 and under 25 yrs. 25 and under yrs. 45 and under 65 yrs. 65 and under 75 yrs. 75 and over Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT DISEASES, 1965
Site of Disease Age at Death Under 15 years 15-24years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-74years 75 years+ Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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The average daily attendances and numbers on registers are shown below for each month of 1965:-
Month Goresbrook Ashton Gardens/ Fanshawe Gale Street/Eastbury Average Daily Attendance No. on Register Average Daily Attendance No. on Register Average Daily Attendance No. on Register -
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We also received a deputation of nursery school teachers from the County of Northampton, who were very interested in our work and spent a morning with us. Discharges
Age Handicap Remarks Years Months -
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Admissions
Age Handicap Progress Years Months -
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Vaccination against Smallpox During 1965, 1,100 persons were vaccinated or re-vaccinated.
Age at date of vaccination or re-vaccination Vaccinated Re-vaccinated -
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Diphtheria Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose -
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TUBERCULOSIS Notifications and Deaths
New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Meninges and CNS Other Total Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F -
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Transferred Cases
Clinic Into Borough Out of Borough Nett gain or loss -
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Chest Clinics
Clinic No. cases on register No. households involved No. home visits made -
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The statistics presented here are a combination of the morbidity and mortality figures for tuberculosis throughout the year of 1965 in the whole of this new London Borough. So that a comparison can be made with the situation previous to 1965, the following table is given:-
Year New Cases Notified (all forms of T.B.) Number of Deaths Barking Dagenham Total Barking Dagenham Total -
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Mass Radiography Mass Radiography Unit 6A visited the Dagenham area of the borough in November 1965, and I am indebted to the Medical Director for the following details:-
Location Male Female Total -
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A.nong other abnormalities discovered were:- Male Female Total -
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Treatments for the Year
Clinics Children Adults Total Sessions -4 5-16 O.A.P. Others A/N P/H -
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Grand Totals for the Year
Section Number of Treatments Sessions Worked -
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CONVALESCENCE Arrangements were made for persons recommended a recuperative holiday by general practitioners or medical officers to go away for a period, usually of two weeks, as summarised below:-
Adults Children -
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Periodic Inspections
Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) No. of Pupils Inspected -
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PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT
Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) Individual Pupils found to require treatment For Defective Vision (excluding squint) For any other condition Total Individual Pupils -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Blind Part Sighted Deaf Part Hearing Physically Handicapped Delicate Maladjusted Educationally Sub-normal Epileptic Speech Defect Total -
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MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL TREATMENT
Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 years -
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FACTORIES ACT. 1961 Inspections
Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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Defects Found
Number of defects Number of Prosecutions Instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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The following statistics indicate the work done by the Public Health Inspectors during the year:-
No. of Premises Registered during the year Total No. of Registered Premises at end of year No. of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year -
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The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during the year:-
Designation of Milk Total Samples Submitted Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test Turbidity Test Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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Incidents and Cases
Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained Notified or ascertained -
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With holidays abroad and the influx of immigrants, I suppose these changes are inevitable.
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Food and Drugs - Sampling (continued)
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
Under 1 yr. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4- 5 - 10 - 15 - Over 25 yrs Total -
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Under 5 yrs 5-14 15 - kk 45-64 65 and over Total -
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Notified Admitted to Rush Green Hospital Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals Admitted to other Hospitals