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Barking 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 96
- Tables
- 57
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TRAINING CENTRES AND DAY CENTRE
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DAY NURSERIES, etc.
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CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS
Cause of Death Age at Death Total under 4 wks. 4 wks. - 1 year -
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I give below for purpose of comparison the birth and death rates of Barking, Greater London and England and Wales for 1969*
Barking Greater London England and Wales -
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1969
Cause of Death AGE AT DEATH Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25years 25 and under 45years 45 and under 65years 65 and under 75years 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 1969 (contd.)
Cause of Death AGE AT DEATH Inder 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 1969 (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 1969 (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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In addition 1,437 attendances were made at Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes compared with 99$ attendances in 1968.
Centre Frequency of Sessions When held -
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Deliveries attended by Domiciliary Midwives - 1969
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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At the end of the year, the following centres were operating:-
Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held -
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Attendances have again improved in comparison with the previous year.
Goresbrook Annie Prendergast Eastbury -
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Health Visiting Statistics
Cases Visited by Health Visitors Number of Cases -
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The table below gives the percentage of children vaccinated with comparative figures for England and Wales. It is clear that our immunisation rates compare favourably with the national averages.
Year of vaccination 1966 1967 1968 1969 -
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MEASLES NOTIFICATIONS-1959-1969
Dagenham Borough Council Barking Borough Council -
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VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES 1969
Year of birth Primary Vaccination -
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The following statistics relate to persons protected at council clinics or by general practitioners during 1969:
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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FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE The Family Planning Association has continued to provide clinics at the following centres:-
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Home assessment visits continued to advise on the care of the elderly and the followup observation of patients discharged from hospital, these forming a major part of my work.
Cases Visited 1969 No. of Cases -
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The only 60 year old was a male, grossly overweight (40fc) edentulous, wearing no dentures, suffering from incipient Parkinsonism.
1968 1969 -
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(2) CASE LOADS (a) Fluctuation from month to month continued, and throughout the year the following cases were served:-
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CHIROPODY SERVICE TREATMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1969
CLINIC Children Adults Total Sessions -5yrs. 5-l6yrs. O.A.P. Others A/N P/H -
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GRAND TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 1969
Section No. of treatments Sessions Worked -
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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
Into Borough Out of Borough Net Increase -
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Tuberculosis Visiting
No. of cases on Register No. of Households Involved No. of Home Visits made -
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING - 1969
Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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WORK OF THE MENTAL WELFARE OFFICERS During the year 297 patients were referred to the mental health service.
Mentally ill Mentally Sub-Normal -
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In addition, 85 cases were referred by General Practitioners or Hospitals for assessment/social reports in connection with hospital admission.
Mentally ill Mentally Sub-Normal -
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During the year the following admissions to mental hospital were dealt with by the department:-
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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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DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Treatment Observation Treatment Observation -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING EDUCATION AT SPECIAL SCHOOLS - 1969
31ind Part Sighted Deaf Part Hearing Physically Handicapped Delicate Maladjustec Educationally Sub-normal Epileptic Speech Total -
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DENTAL SERVICE STATISTICS
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL TREATMENT
Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 years -
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF TOE DISTRICT
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The present position is as follows:-
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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Barking
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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There is one premises in the Borough registered under Section 2 of the Act. Regular samples were taken from the premises where fillings are made and used and details are as follows:-
Material No. of Samples Submitted for Analysis -
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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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OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT. 1963 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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During the year 94 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 and Drugs Act, 1955 - Sampling
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Sample No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Sample No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Sample 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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Notified Admitted to Rush Green Hospital Admitted to other isolation Hospitals Admitted to Other Hospitals -
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Food Poisoning The following is a copy of the annual return submitted to the Department of Health and Social Security:-
Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks Mo. of cases notified or ascertained Notified or ascertained