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Barking 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 82
- Tables
- 44
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Causes of Death, 1966 Under 1 yr. 1 and under 5 yrs. 5 and under 15 yrs. 15 and under 25 yrs. 25 and under 4-5 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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CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS
Cause of Death Under 4 weeks 4 weeks to 1 year Total -
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DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT DISEASES 1966
Site of Disease Age at Death Under 15 years 15 - 24 years 25 - 44 years 45 - 64 years 65 - 74 years 75 years + Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics
Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held -
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Infant Welfare Centres During the year, 7,088 children attended the following centres:-
Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held -
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Infant Welfare Centres (continued)
Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held -
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DAY NURSERY SERVICE The average daily attendances and numbers on registers are shown below for each month of 1966:-
Month Goresbrook Fanshawe/ Ashton Gardens Eastbury Average Daily Attendance No. on Register Average Daily Attendance No. on Register Average Daily Attendance No. on Register -
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Health Visiting Statistics
Cases visited by Health Visitors Number of Cases -
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Cases visited by Health Visitors (continued) Number of Cases -
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Vaccination against Smallpox
Age at date of vaccination or re-vaccination Vaccinated Re-vaccinated -
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Whooping Cough Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose -
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Diphtheria Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose -
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Tetanus Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose -
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Poliomyelitis Vaccination
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 Net 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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Year New Cases Notified (all forms of T.B.) Number of Deaths Barking Dagenham Total Barking Dagenham Total -
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Mass Radiography Unit 6A visited the western area of the borough in March 1966, and I am indebted to the Medical Director for the following details:-
Location Male Female Total -
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Old People's Homes
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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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Old People's Homes Adults Total Sessions O.A.P. P/H -
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Grand Totals for the Year
Section Number of Treatments Sessions Worked -
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The following are details of First Aid and Home Nursing Courses, etc., run by the Civil Defence Corps and the health department:-
Date Place Course Nos. Attending -
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DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Treatment Observation Treatment Observation -
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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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EHURESIS CLINIC The statistics relating to the work of this clinic are as follows:-
Appointments made Attendances -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Blind Part Sighted Deaf Part Hearing Fhysically Handicapped Delicate Maladjusted Educationally Sub-normal Epileptic Speech Defect Total -
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL TREATMENT
Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 years -
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The present position is as follows:-
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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Barking (continued)
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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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:-
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 ye&r:-
Designation of Milk Total Samples Submitted Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test Turbidity Test Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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During the year 137 samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination; they were graded as follows:-
Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV Total -
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The following is a copy of the annual return submitted to the Ministry of Health:- 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 1 2 3 4 5 -
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The first of these three cases was a 14 month old baby who was ill on the boat from Australia, the other cases being her mother, and grandmother with whom they were staying. Food and Drugs - Sampling
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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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 - 44 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