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Barking 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 84
- Tables
- 44
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CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS
Cause of Death Under 4 weeks 4 weeks to 1 year Total -
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1968
Cause of Death AGE AT DEATH Under 1 yr 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25yrs 25 and under 45yrs 45 and under 65yrs 65 and under 75yrs 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 DEATH 1968 (contd.)
Cause of Death AGE AT DEATH Under 1 yr. 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25yrs 25 and under 45Yrs 45 and under 65yrs 65 and under 75yrs 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 DEATH 1968
Cause of Death AGE AT DEATH Under lyr 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25yrs 25 and under 45yrs 45 and under 65yrs 65 and under 75yrs 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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Centres offering ante-natal care are as follows:-
Centre Frequency of Session When held -
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Deliveries attended by Domiciliary Midwives 1968
Doctor present at delivery Doctor not present at delivery Cases delivered in hospital and attended by Domiciliary Midwives on discharge before 10th day. -
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During the year 6,414 children attended the following centres:-
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 1968:-
Month Goresbrook Annie Prendergast 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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After joint consultation with the neighbouring Boroughs of Havering, Redbridge, Newham and Tower Hamlets, the following schedule of immunisation has been adopted:-
Age Vaccine -
Page 32
MEASLES NOTIFICATIONS - 1958 - 1968
Dagenham Barking Borough Council Borough Council -
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The following statistics relate to persons protected at Council Clinics or by general practitioners during 1968: 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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Treatments for the year
Children Adults Total Sessions 0-5 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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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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Notifications and Deaths
Under 5 years 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
Into Borough Out of Borough Net Decrease -
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Tuberculosis Visiting
No. of cases on Register No. of Households Involved No. of Home Visits made -
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In addition, pupils entering the Borough from other areas and children found to require observation or treatment are followed up as necessary. Particular attention is paid to pupils at the special schools.
Periodic Inspections Age Groups Inspected (by year of Birth) No. of Pupils Inspected. -
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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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ENURESIS CLINIC The statistics relating to the work of this clinic are as follows:-
Appointments made Attendances -
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness) Pupils known to have been treated
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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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The present position is as follows:-Dagenham
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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Dagenham contd.
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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Barking
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Page 72
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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Class of workplace Number of persons employed -
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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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During the year 83 samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination; they were graded as follows:-
Type Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV TOTAL -
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Food Poisoning 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 -
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Food and Drugs Act, 1955-Sampling
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