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Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1937
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No. of beds provided for sick, maternity and mental cases at 31.12.36.
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Table I. Table showing the classification of the accommodation and the number of beds occupied on the 31st December, 1936.
Classification. Number of Wards. Men. Women. Children under 16 yrs. of age. Told Provided Occupied. Provided. Occupied. Provided Occupied. Provided. Occu-pied. -
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Classification of In-Patients who were discharged from or who died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1936—
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The following is a summary of the work done in the two panel districts:—
No. 3 District. Year to 31/3/1937. No. 2 District. Eleven months to 31/3/1937. -
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Croydon Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Association—
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Other Grants—
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Table 1.
WARDS. Estimitod Population Births. Deaths. Birth Rate. Death Rate. Deaths under 1 year per 1 000 Births. Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) Death Rate Irom Diarrhoca. Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. Death Rate from Nervous Diseases. Death Rate from Cancer. Estimated persons per acre. Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. -
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Showing the Population, Birth-rates, Zymotic Death-rates, Maternal Mortality, etc., In 20 Large Towns for the year 1936.
Name of Town Population as estimated by the Registrar General Mid-1936 Comparability Factor Per 1,000 Population Death Rate as adjusted by Factor Rates per 1,000 Population from : Infantile Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality (per 1,000 Total Births) Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Smallpox Measles Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Diphtheria Typhoid and Paratyphoid Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Influenza Tuberculosis From Sepsis From Other Causes Total Pulmonary Other Forms -
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Table II.
Year. Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Births. Total Deaths Reg. in the District. Transferable Deaths. Nett deaths belonging to the District. of Non-residents registered in the District. of Residents not registered in the District. Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Uncorrected Number. Nett. Number. Rate. Number. Rate. Number. Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. Number. Rate. -
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T able III. REGISTRAR GENERAL 'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE, AGE AND SEX.
Causes of Death. Sex All Ages. 0— 1— 2— 5- 15— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— 75— -
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Table IV. CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 12 YEARS.
Cause of Death. 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 Death Rate. Total Deaths Total Deaths. Total Death. Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths Total Deaths. Total deaths -
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Taking diseases of bodily systems and group diseases to which deaths were definitely assigned by the Registrar General, we find:—
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Months. Air Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall Total. Bright Sunshine. Hrs. per day. Percentage. Means o† Mean of A. & B. A. Max. B. Min. Daily Mean -
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Table I. Summary of Statistics.
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T able IF. Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1936.
Children (under 16) Men and Women. Discharged. Died. Discharged. Died. -
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Patients Discharged During the Year.
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Table III.
Diagnoses in Cases Treated Medical. Surgical. Total Cured Re-lieved Unre-lieved Died Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died -
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Diagnoses in Cases Treated Medical. Surgical. Total Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died0 -
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NUMBER OF X-RAY FILMS TAKEN
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T able I. CASES OF NOTIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1936.
Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in the whole District. Total cases notified in each Ward. Total cases removed to Borough Hospital. Total Deaths in the Borough. 1936. At all Ages. At ages–years. Upper Norwood. Nor bury. West Thornton. Ben sham Manor. Thornton Heath. South Norwood. Woodside. East. Addiscombe. Whitehorse Manor. Broad Green. Central. Waddon. South. Addington. Under 1 year. 1–5. 6–15. 16–25. 26–45. 46–65. 66 and up. M F -
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Table II.
Notified Disease. Incidence Rate per 1,000 population. Housing Conditions. Case occurring in Institutions in the Borough. Total cases notified. 1-3 rooms. 4-5 rooms. Over 5 rooms. 1936 1935 -
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TABLE III. SCARLET FEVER.
YEAR Cases notified in Croydon. Attack Rate Per 100,000 of Population. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Cases notified. All Cases Admitted to Hospital with a Diagnosis of Scarlet Fever. No. Admitted. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Cases Treated* -
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Table IV. DIPHTHERIA.
Year. Cases notified in Croydon. Attack Rate Per 100,000 of Population. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Cases notified. All Cases Admitted to Hospital with a diagnosis of Diphtheria. No. Admitted. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Cases Treated* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
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Summary of Results of 1,215 Primary Schick Tests.
Age Group. Positive. Percentage. Negative. Percentage. Total. -
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IMMUNISATION CLINIC —SUMMARY OF TREATMENT
No. Attending 1/1/36. No. Given Primary Schick Test. No. Positive on Primary Schick Test. % Positive on Primary Schick Test. No. Not given Primary Schick Test. No. completed Treatment (T.A.M. and T.A.F.). -
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Distribution of School Children who have attended the Immunisation Clinic since its Inauguration.
School. Completed Treatment during Attended Clinic during 1936. Total attended Clinic to end 1936. School. Completed Treatment during Attended Clinic during 1936. Total attended Clinic to end 1936. 1934. 1935. 1934. 1935. -
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Alum Precipitated Toxoid (A.P.T.) only used. (One injection).
Name of Institution. No. not completed, 1935. No. Primary Schick. No. Positive. % Positive. No. given A.P.T. No. retested. No. Negative. % Negative. Uncompleted. Defaulted. -
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Table V.
Complaint for which admitted. Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1936. Patients admitted and discharged in 1936. Patients admitted during 1936 and remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1937 Analysis of all Cases admitted in 1936, whether discharged or not during the year. Total. Recovered. Died. Total. Recovered. Died. Total. Recovered. Died. Total. Recovered. Died. Case Mortality. Average No. of days in Hospital. -
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Table VI.
Total cases Serum Cases. Non-Serum Cases. -
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Ages and Sexes of Scarlet Fever Cases Admitted. T able VII.
Age. Males. Females. Totals. Percentage. -
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Monthly Admissions of Scarlet Fever Patients. Table VIII.
Cases admitted. Cases notified. 1935. 1936. 1936. -
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Ages and Sexes of Diphtheria Cases Admitted. Table IX.
Age. Males. Females. Totals. Percentage. -
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Monthly Admission of Diphtheria Patients. Table X.
Cases notified. Clinical cases only. Cases admitted. -
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Particulars of Fatal Casts of Diphtheria. Table XI.
Name. Age on Admission. Condition on admission. Subsequent progress. Date of Death (Days) after admission). -
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Out of Borough Cases. Table XIII.
Disease. Males. Females. Totals. Deaths. -
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Croydon Borough Hospital Laboratory Report. Table XIV. DIPHTHERIA.
Examination of Nose and Throat Swabs. -
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Table XV. At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.
For private practitioners Mayday Hos. For Borough Hospital For Tub. Dispensary For School Medical Other Instns. of Corporation Other Institutions Total Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. -
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Examinations Done Under National Health Insurance Act. Table XVI.
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk. Table XVII.
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Table XVIII.
Registration Sub-Districts in V.O. District. Births Registered. Vaccinated. Insusceptible Statutory Declarations. Died Un-vaccinated. P. P.O. Transferred to other V Os. Not traced Removals. In Default. Overage when Registered. -
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Table XIX.
Name of Public Assistance Institution or Vaccination District. Numbers of successful Primary Vaccinations of persons. No. successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. Under 1 year of age. 1 Near and upwards. Total. -
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Table I.
Age periods FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. No. of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis. Total Notifications on Form A. 0 to l 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 and upwards Total (all ages) -
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Table II. Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st Jannaiy, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936, otherwise than by formal notification.
Age periods 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 26 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 and upwards Total Cases -
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The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are shown below:—
Source of Information. No. of Cases. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. -
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Table III.
PULMONARY non-pulmonary Total Cases Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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Number of cases removed from the Registers during the year and the reasons for such removal.
Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total Cases. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. -
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Table IV.
Not Notified Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-4 weeks 1-2 months 2 3 months 3-6 months 6-12 months -
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Ages at Death from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Table V.
Year. 0—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 Over 65 Total -
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T able VI. TUBERCULOSIS (Summary of Notifications and Deaths at various age periods).
Age periods. 1936 Population at ape period. (estimated) Pulmonary, Non-Pulmonary. New Cases. All Cases. New Cases. All Cases, Number. Incidence Rate. Deaths. Death Kate (based on 1936 figures). Number. Incidence Rate. Deaths. Death Rate (based on 1936 est. fig*.) M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Table VII. The diagnoses of the new cases entered in Notification Register daring' 1936 were as follows:—
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Table VIII.
Ward. Density of Population persons per acre. Pulmonary Non-Pul monary Total Incidence Rate per 1000 Death Rate per 1000 -
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The results of examinations made in 1936 are as follows:—
For Clinic. For General Practitioners. For Mayday Hospital. Totals. -
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INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT. Table IX. Pulmonary Cases Treated in Institutions, 1936.
In at beginning of 1936 Admitted during 1936 Discharged during 1936 Died during 1936 In at end of 1936 Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults M F C M F C M F C M F C M F C -
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Table X Non-Pulmonary Cases Treated in Institutions, 1936.
In on 1st Jan., 1935 Admitted during 1936 Discharged during 1936 Died during 1936 In on 31st Dec,1933 Adults Adults Adults Adults | Adults M F C M F C M F C M F C M F C -
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Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cheam Sanatorium and Mayday Hospital during 1936 according to sex and stage of disease:—
Classification. THEAM. MAYDAY. Adults. Adults. Child. M ales. Females. Males. Females. -
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Table XI.
Patients occupying a separate bedroom. Patients occupying a separate bed but not a separate bedroom. Patients not occupying a separate bed. Totals. -
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Table XII. Shewing the Condition at the end of 1936 of cases discharged from Sanatoria during the years indicated.
1932 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Totals. -
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It is instructive to compare the results obtained in cases discharged from Sanatoria during the five year 1932—1930, with those for 1927—1931, and this is done in the Table below.
Result. Five years, 1927-1931. Five years, 1931-1936. T.B. T.B. T.B. T.B. 1927 1932 - + - + 1931 1936 -
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Table XIII.
Authority. In-patients on Jan. 1st, 1936. Admitted during year 1936. Discharged during year year 1936, including deaths. In on Jan. 1st, 1937. Died during year 1936. M F M F M F M F M F -
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Immediate Results of Treatment. Table XIV.
Group. Total number of cases discharged 1936. Quiescent. Improved. No Material Improvement. Died in institution. Average dura_ of stay in days. Discharged before completion of treatment. M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Review of Work Done.
Males. Females. Total. -
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Summary of Work Done.
Males. Females. Total -
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Annual Returns made to the Ministry of Health for the Year, 1936. Table XV. (A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
Diagnosis. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Grand Total Adults. Children. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. M. F. M. F" M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Table XVI. (C)Number of beds available for the treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December n Institutions belonging to the Council
Name of Institution. For Pulmonary Cases For Non-Pulmonary Cases i Total. Adults Children under 15 Adults Children under 15 -
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(D)Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the year in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis
In Institutions on Jan. 1st. Admitted during the year Discharged during the year. Died in the Institutions. In Institutions on Dec. 31st. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Table XVII. (f) Return showing the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous cases discharged during the year from Institutions approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
Diagnosis on discharge from observation. For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Totals. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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Table XVIII. (0) Return showing the immediate results of treatment of definitely Tuberculous patients discharged during the year from Institutions approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis. SECTION I.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Grand Totals Under 3m'ths but exceeding 28 days 3-6 months. 6-12 months. More than 12 months. Totals. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch -
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SECTION II.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Grand Total Under 3m'ths but exceeding 28 days 3-6 months. 6-12 months. More than 12 months. Totals. M. F- Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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T ABLE XIX. PULMONAKY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The Table is arranged according to the years in which patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.E. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus ( lass T.B. plus | Class 1 T.B. minus Class T.B. plus I Class 1 T.B. minus Class T.B. plus ClassT.B. Minus. Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B.pIus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) -
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T ABLE XX. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 193G of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and loints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total | Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Total -
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Table I.
Ward. Male- Female. Total- Death-rate. Estimated Mid Male. Population 1936. Female. -
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Table II. Deaths from Cancer Occurred at the Following Ages:—
Age period. Male. Female. Total. Calculated population at this age period. Incidence per 1,000 persons living. -
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Table III. Sites of Fatal Cancer.
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T able I. Attendances at the Croydon Clinic.
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Attendances of Croydon Patients at various London Hospitals under the General Scheme.
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Pathological Examinations at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.
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T able II. Attendances of Patients at Venereal Diseases Clinic at the Croydon General Hospital.
Authority. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936, Inpatients (days.) Out-patients. Inpatients (days). Outpatients. Inpatients (days). Out-patients. Inpatients (days). Outpatients. Inpatients (days). Outpatients. Inpatients (days) Outpatients. -
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Table III. Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.
Hospital. Cases seen for the first time. Conditions other than venereal Total No. of Attendances. Aggregate No. of Inpatient Days. No. of doses of N.A.B. compounds. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea. Soft Chancre. -
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Table IV. Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.
Hospital. Detection of Spirochetes. Detection of Gonococci. Wassermann Re-action. Other Exams. Total. For Clinic. For Prac. For Clinic. For Prac. For Clinic. For Prac. For Clinic. For Prac. -
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T able V. Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the vear ended the 31st December, 1936.
Syphilis Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Conditions other than venereal Totals M F M F M F M F M F Ttls -
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T able VI. Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.
Name of Country or Country Borough (or Country in the case of residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. Croydon Surrey Kent London F. M. Total -
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Notifications were received from—
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Table I.
.YEAR * BIRTHS. Puerperal Infection. Puerperal Toxaemias. Haemorrhages. Other Causes. Eclampsia. Hyperemesis. Ectopic Gestation. Placenta Praevia. Post.partum Haemorrhage. Pulmonary Embolism. Caesarean Section. Shock. Heart Disease. Syncope. Renal Trouble. Other Causes. TOTAL. *Maternal Mortality. Infant Mortality.. -
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YEAR. BIRTHS. Live and Still. Puerperal Infection. Puerperal Toxaemias. Haemorrhages. Other Causes. Eclampsia. Hyperemesis. Ectopic Gestation. Placenta Praevia. Post.partum Haemorrhage. Pulmonary Embolism. Caesarean Section. Shock. Heart Disease. Syncope. Renal Trouble. Other Causes. TOTAL. Maternal Mortality. Infant Mortality. -
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Table II. The following Table gives fuller details concerning these cases.
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Accommodation for Confinement. The following Table gives information concerning the accommodation utilized for confinements.
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T able III.
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T able IV.
Cases treated. Vision Unimpaired. Vision Impaired. Died. Removed Remaining under Treatment. Notified At home In hospital -
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Table V.
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The following table gives the causes of death during the first month of life:—
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Table VI. Deaths under one year, arranged in days, weeks and months.
CAUSES OF DEATH. 1st day. 2nd day. 3rd day. 4th day. 5th day. 6th day. 7th day. lst-2nd wk. 2nd-3rd wk. 3rd-4th wk. Under 1 ninth. 1-2 mths. 2-3 mths. 3-4 mths. 4-5 mths. 5-6 mths. 6-7 mths. 7-8 mths. 8-9 mths. 9-10 mths. 10-11 mths. 11-12 mths. TOTAL. -
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Table VII.
Percentage Deaths per Total Infantile Deaths. Deaths per 1,000 Births. 1936. 1935. 1936. 1935. -
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Table VIII.
Births Deaths 1936 1935 1934 1933 Mortality per 1000 Births r General Birth Rate General Death Rate Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Rale Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Rate Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Rate -
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Infantile Mortality in Wards from 1929 to 1936:— T able IX.
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Confinements Attended by Midwives.
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For Complications during Pregnancy:
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F or Complications during Puerperium
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In accordance with Rule 12a of the Central Midwives Board, the following reasons for the discontinuance of breast feeding were received:—
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T able X. Nursing Homes (Registration) Act, 1927.
Maternity Homes. Other Nursing Homes. Combined Maternity and other Nursing Homes. Total. -
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GENERAL STATISTICS FOR 1936. Registrar General's Returns.
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Statistics Prepared by the Obstetric Service.
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The total number of patients treated by the Obstetric Service was:—
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ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
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Mayday Hospital. Booked. Mayday Hospital. Emergency. St. Mary's Mat. Hospital. Booked. Totals. -
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Table XI. A Numerical Summary of cases admitted for treatment, delivered in Hospital, or admitted' after delivery. Some cases appear in more than one category in the summary.
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total. -
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Eclampsia (4 cases).
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. Total. -
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Accidental Ante-Partum Haemorrhage ( 17 cases).
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. Total. -
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Placenta Praevia (12 cases).
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. Total. -
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Breech Delivery (52 cases). (For Ante-natal treatment of breech cases, see page 149).
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total. -
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An uncomplicated breech delivery is one where an additional risk to the life of the foetus is not present—such conditions as Ante-Partum Haemorrhage, Prematurity, Monstrosity, etc.
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total. -
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T able XII.
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Six blood transfusions were given to patients admitted for puerperal sepsis per se ; and all these patients recovered as also did the 6 gynaecological cases.
Infants. Mayday Hospital. Booked. Mayday Hospital. Emergency. St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. Total. Per cent. -
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Twins and Triplets. There were 20 cases of Twins and none of Triplets. There was no maternal death.
Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. Total. -
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Table XIII. POST-NATAL CASES.
After confinement at total Mayday Hospital. St. Mary's Hospital. Elsewhere. -
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Table XIV. CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL POST-NATAL CASES.
Case Group. Source of cases attending Percentage of Abnormals. Percentage of all cases attending. Mayday Hospital. St. Mary's Hospital. Elsewhere. -
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Result III.—Health seriously impaired as a result of recent confinement (i.e., symptoms or disability present due to trauma, infection, etc., or damage to vital organs, as in chronic nephritis). (2.2%).
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Attendances at Infant Centres-1936
Municipal. Boston Road. St. Andrew's. South Croydon. Shirley. Woodside. Lr. Addiscombe Road. South Norwood. Westow Street. Moffatt Road. St. Alban's. St. Paul's. | St. Oswald's. West Croydon. Norbury. Waddon. St. Jude's. Total 1936. Total 1935. Total 1934. Total 1933. Total 1932. -
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Table XVI.
Deaths Attended M. & C. W centre Attended at Birth by Full Time Baby Births during the same period Deaths in Institutions Yes No Doctor Midwife Doctor & Midwife Not Known, etc. Yes No Not Known Mayday Hospital Kegel. Maternity Homes St. Mary's Hospital Other Institutions -
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The Conditions of Babies on First Attendance at a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre. Table XVII.
Babies Under One Year. Children Over One Year. No. found healthy on 1st visit. Percentage. No. found ailing on 1st vi-it Digestive Troubles. Rickets. Respiratory Troubles Other Causes. Babies on Breast Feeding only. Percentage. Babies Bottle fed only. Babies partly breast and partly bottle fed. No. found healthy on 1st visit. Percentage. No. found ailing on 1st visit. Digestive Troubles. Rickets. Respiratory Troubles Other Causes. No. still on Breast at 1st visit. No. Weaned and on solid food. Percentage. No. not Weaned and on bottle entirely No. on solid food and the Breast No. on solid food and the bottle. Total first attendances tabulated. -
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TABle XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.- Maternity and Child Welfare Only.
I. II. III a IV. b V. VI. c VII. VIII. d IX. e X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. f XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. Totals. C.W R.A. D.H. B.W. A.W. W. J.T. M.S. A.P. V.B. A.W. J.C. E.H. A.H. K.T. v.c M.C. R.S. M. Su. E.P. c. Wa. P.C. L.P. B.E. Others -
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TABLE XIX.
On Dec. 31st, 1935. New cases during the year. Cases discontinued. On Dec. 31st, 1936. -
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Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme. The amount of milk granted was 110,715 pints. In 1935 it was 129,591 pints.
Supplied to Families. No. of Pints. Corporation Liability. £. s. d. -
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Table XX.
Mothers and Infants Welfare Association. (19 sessions per week). Municipal Centre. (2 sessions per week). Free. Half-price. Full price. Free. Half-price Full price. -
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From June 1st, 1936, the Dried Milk was supplied through the Chemists, the Scheme being in operation at all Infant Centres.
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Table XXI. comparative statement of wet and dried milks, 1935-1937.
WET MILK. DRIED MILK. 1935—1936 1936—1937 1935—1936 1936—1937 Pints. Corporation Liability. Pints. Packets. Corporation Liability. Packets. Corporation Liability. Free. Half Price. Free. Half Price. Liability. Free. Half Price. Free. Half Price. -
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Table XXII.
Conditions for which referred. Males. Females. Total, -
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Table XXIII.
Expectant. Nursing. Young Children. Total. 1936. 1935 -
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Table XXIV. Age groups of cases admitted.
0—4 5—8 9—12 Over 12 Total -
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Condition on discharge.
0—1 5—8 9—12 Over 12 Total M. F. M. R M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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T able XXV. FOSTER CHILDREN
No. as at Dec. 31st 1935 Notice of Reception of Children during the year Notice of removal to— Children Adopted Died Children reaching age of 9 No. as at Dec. 31st 1936 Parent Another area with Foster Parent Another Foster Mother Public Insti tu-tion -
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T able XXVI . FOSTER MOTHERS.
No. as at December 31st 1935 Applicati ons for Registration during the year. Removals during the year Registration cancelled for other reasons No. as at December 31st 1936 With Child Without child -
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Number of known Mentally Defective Persons in the Borough
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During 1936, twenty-five Statutory cases were dealt with as follows, viz:—
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Table I. Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopedic Clinic.
Jan- 1st, 1936. New Cases, 1936. Cases Discharged, 1936. Cases on books, Dec. 31st, 1936. M.C.W. S.M.S. Tuberc. M.C.W. S.M.S. Tuberc. M.C.W. S.M.S. Tuberc M.C.W. S.M.S. Tuberc -
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T able II. Cases Seen by the Orthopedic Surgeon.
Defect. School. M.C.W. T uberculosis. Total. Cases. Visits paid. Cases. Visits paid. Cases. Visits paid. Cases Visits paid -
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T able III. Cases referred from Orthopedic Clinic for Remedial Treatment and X-Ray at Croydon General Hospital.
Defects School Cases M.C.W. Cases Tuberculosis Cases Total] Casts No. of Treatments X-Rays Cases N o. of Treal-men s X-R&ys Cases No. of Treatments X-Rays Cases No. of Treatments x-Rays -
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T able IV. Cases Sent to Residential Institutions.
Name of Institution School Cases M.C.W. Cases Tuberculosis Case! Total No. in on Jan. lit. 1937. No. in on Jan. 1st, 1936 Admitted Discharged j No. in on Jan 1st, 193R, Admitted Discharged No. in on Jan. 1st, 1086. Admitted Discharged No. in on Jan. 1st, 1938- Admitted Discharged -
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Table V.
Condition. In on Jan. 1st, 1936. Ad-milted. Discharged In on Jan. 1st, 1937. Cured. Much Improved. Improved. -
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Table to show number of cases for whom appliances were ordered and how the expenses thereof were met:—
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Table I. LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME. Aliens Act, 1930. Medical Officer's Return for the year ending 31st December, 1936.
Number of Planes. Arrived from Amsterdam. Brussels. Elsewhere. Arr. Seen. Paris. -
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T able I.
Department. No. of Cases. Aggregate duration of treatment in weeks. Aggregate No. of Sessions Attended. No. of Patients discharged. No. continuing treatment end of 193 6 -
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T able II.
Condition. School Cases. M. & C. W. Cases. T.B. Cases. Total completed Case. Much Improved. Improved. Slight Imp. I.S.Q. Much Improved. Improved. Slight Impt. I.S.Q. Much Improved. Improved. Slight lmpt. I.S.Q. -
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Continued from previous page...
Much Improved. Improved. Slight Impr. I.S.Q. Ceased Attending. Total. -
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TABLE I. WELFARE OF THE BLIND—REGISTRATION. As at 31/3/37. Name of Authority: CROYDON.
Age period 0-1 Age period 1—5 Age period 5—16 Age period 16—21 Age period 21—40 Age period 40—50 Age period 50—65 Age period 65—70 Age period 70 and over (i) Total of all age groups (ii) Age unknown M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE III.—Children of School Age, 5—16.
Normal Mentally Defective Physically Defective M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE II.—AGES AT WHICH BLINDNESS OCCURRED. (The total of this Table should agree with the total of Table I.)
Age period 0-1 Age period 1—5 Age period 5—10 Age period 10—20 Age period 20—30 Age period 30—40 Age period 40—50 Age period 50—60 Age period 60—70 Age period 70 and over Age period Unknown M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE IV.—Training and Employment. Age Period 16 and upwards.
Employed Undergoing Training. (h) Trained but unemployed (i) No training but trainable (j) Unemployable (k) Total By Blind Organisations (c) All others not included in (a) and (b) (d) Total Employed (e) Industrial (f) Secondary (g) Professional and University (a) Workshops (b) Home M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE V.—Occupations of Employed Blind Persons included in (d) of Table IV.
Agents, Collectors, &c. Basket Workers Bedding (including Divans & Ottomans) and Upholstering Boot Repairers Braille Copyists and Proof Readers Brush Makers Carpenters and Woodworkers Chairseaters Clerks and Typists Coal Bag Makers Dealers, Tea Agents, Newsagents, ShopKeepers Firewood Workers Gardeners Hawkers, News-vendors, &c. Home Teachers Knitters Labourers Massage Mat Makers Ministers of Religion Musicians and Music Teachers Netting Makers Porters, Packers, Cleaners Poultry Fanners School Teachers Ships Fender (Fendoff) Makers Telephone Operators Tuners Weavers Miscellaneous Total Makers Mattress Machinists Upholsterers Hand Machine -
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TABLE VI.—Physically and Mentally Defective (including those given in Table III.)
(a) Mentally Defective. (b) Physically Defective. (c) (i) Deaf (ii) Deaf-mute Combinations of (a) and (b) Combinations of (a) and (c) Combinations of (b) and (c) Combinations of (a), (b), (c) Total M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE VII.—Unemployable persons resident in Homes for the Blind, Mental Hospitals or Poor Law Institutions.
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The following tables gives particulars as to Housing during 1936 under the headings prescribed by the Ministry of Health :—
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Table I. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions -
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Table II. 2. Defects Found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
Particular. No of Defects. Referred to H.M. Inspector. Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. -
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3. List of Registered Workshops.
Trades. Totals. -
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Table III. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS ON THE REGISTER, 31st DECEMBER, 1936.
Nature of Work. Number employed. Outwork in infected premises. Outwork in unsatisfactory prem ses. Remarks. -
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The number of men accommodated during the year was 24,558. The number of men lodgers exceeded 67 per night throughout the year. The receipts and expenditure for the last ten years are as follows:—
Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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Table IV. The following Table gives the situation of and the accommodation in the common lodging houses :—
Premises. No. of Rooms. Accommodation. -
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Table V. The following Table gives the situation of these premises:-
Road. No. of Houses Let in Lodgings. -
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The following are on the register:-
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The following articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting Station during the year:—
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The following is a summary of the visits paid during 1936 under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 :— Table VI.
Premises. No. of Visits made. No. of Poison and other baits laid. No. of Rats Killed. -
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The following table shows the premises in the Borough at which foodstuffs are known to be sold, manufactured or stored:—
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T able VII. The following animals were slaughtered at the Public Slaughterhouses during 1936:— Pitlake.
Public Slaughterhouses- Cattle. Sheep. pigs.. Calves. Total. -
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The following meat and offal from the Public Slaughterhouses was surrendered and destroyed during the year 1936:—
Description. Cause. -
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T able VIII. The number of animals slaughtered in the Private Slaughter-houses during the year was:—
Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Calves. Total. -
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The following meat and offal from Private Slaughterhouses was surrendered and destroyed during 1936:—
Description. Cause. -
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T able IX. Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1936:-
Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Calves. Total. -
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T able X. Summary of whole carcases destroyed with the reasons for such destruction.
Class of Animal. Tuberculosis. Emaciated and Dropsical. Inflammatory Conditions. Immaturity, etc. Moribund, etc. Swine Fever. Total carcases. -
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T able XI. Summary of carcases in which tuberculosis was found in the course of inspection, and method of disposal.
Animals affected. Carcase and all internal organs destroyed. Quarters or parts of carcase destroyed (including heads) All or parts of organs destroyed. Total. -
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General Food Inspection. The following table gives a summary of the inspections made during the year (not including visits made to slaughterhouses or dairies, cowsheds and milkshops):—
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The following articles of food were surrendered and destroyed during 1936:—
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T able XII. General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during the year 1936.
ARTICLES. Weight in lbs. Remarks. Diseased. Unsound. Total. -
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The following statement shows the number of Cowkeepers, Cowsheds, Dairies and Purveyor of Milk premises on the register:-
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(5) Dealers' Licences to use the designation "Grade A Pasteurised"—
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The following tables summarise the result of the bacteriological examinations of Certified, Grade A (Tuberculin Tested), Grade A and Pasteurised samples, from 1st January to 31st May, 1936:— T able XIII.
CERTIFIED MILK Present. Absent. IOver 30,000 per c.c. Under 30,000 per c.c. Present in 1/10 c.c. Not present in 1/10 c.c. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding 1 a. trace. -
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The above 2 Certified Milk samples contained total bacteria per c.c. as follows:—
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Under the Regulations Certified Milk must not contain more than 30,000 bacteria per c.c. T able XIV.
GRADE A (TUBERCULIN TESTED) AND GRADE A MILKS. Present. Absent. Over 200,000 per c.c. Under 200,000 per c.c. Present in 1/100 c.c. Not Present in 1/100 c.c. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a trace. -
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The 34 Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) and Grade A milks contained bacteria per c.c. as follows:—
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Table XV
PASTEURISED MILK (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923). Present. Absent. over iuu,uuu per c.c. Under 100,000 per c.c. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a 1 trace. 1 Not exceeding 1 a. trace. -
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The above 62 Pasteurised Milk Samples contained bacteria per c.c. as follows:—
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Table XVI.
Tuberculin TESTED (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). Present. Absent. Over 200,000 per m.l. Under 200,000 per m.l. Present in 1/100 m.l. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a trace. -
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Table XVII.
ACCREDITED MILK (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). Present. Absent. Over 200,000 per m.l. Under 200,000 per m.l. Present in 1/100 ml Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a. trace. -
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Table XVIII.
PASTEURISED milk (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). Present. Absent. Over 100,000 per m.l. Under 100,000 per m.l. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. -
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Table XIX.
Ordinary milk Present. Absent. Over 200,000 per c.c. Under 200,000 per c.c. Present in 1/100 c.c. Absent from 1 100 c.c. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding | a trace. -
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Table XX.
Areas. No. obtained. No. Tuberculous. -
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Table XXI.
Samples of Total Samples Genuine. Not Genuine. Prosecutions. Convictions. Cautions. -
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T able XXII.
Samples of Total Samples. Genuine. Not Genuine. Prosecutions. Convictions. Cautions. -
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SCHOOL CLINICS.
Name. Purpose. Where held. T imes. -
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Sanitary Accommodation.
School. Approx. No. of scholars No. of W.C.S Type of closet. Urinal space. No. of wash basin No.o towels in use at time of insp No. of towels used ea. wk. -
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Sanitary Accommodation.
School. Approx. No. of scholars. No. of W.C.s Type of closet. Urinal space. No. of wash basins No. of towels in use at time of insp. No of towels used ea. wk. -
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Sanitary Accommodation.
School. Approx. No. of scholars No. of W.C.s Type of closet. Urinal space. No. of wash basin No.o towels in us at time of insp. No. Of towels used ea. wk. -
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S anitary A ccomm0dation.
School. Approx. No. of scholars. No. of W.C.s Type of closet. Urinal space. No. of wash basins No.of towels in use at time of insp. No. of towels used ea. wk. -
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Sanitary Accomm0dation.
School. Approx. No. of scholars No. of W.C.s. Type of closet. Urinal space. No. of wash basin No.of towels in us at time of insp. No. of towels used ea. wk. -
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Table I.
No. of Schools. Average number on the Registers. Average attendance. Average attendance per cent. -
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T able II.
Entrants. Intermediate. Leavers. Other Ages. Number Exmnd. Parents Present. Number Exmnd. Parents Present. Number Exmnd. Parents Present. Number Exmnd. Parents Present. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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Table III. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS.
BOYS. GIRLS. Year of Birth. Number Examined. Average Height in inches. Average Weight in lbs. Average maximum Height in inches. Average maximum Weight in lbs. Average minimum Height in inches. Average minimum Weight in lbs. Number Examined. Average Height in inches. Average Weight in lbs. Average maximum Height in inches. Average maximum Weight in lbs. Average minimum Height in inches. Average minimum Weight in lbs. -
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RANGE OF VARIATION.
Height. inches. Weight. pounds. -
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Table IV. Summary.
Group. * Nose and Throat Defects. Enlarged Glands. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. -
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Table V.
Extent of Defect. Intermediate. Leavers. Total. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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Table VI. TEETH.
Entrants. Intermediate. Leavers. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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Table VII. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS AT ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS. (Percentages.)
Condition. Entrants. Intermediate. Leavers. Other Ages. All Groups. Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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Table VIII.
School. Intermediates. Leavers. School. Intermediates. Leavers. Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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Table IX. Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection 1936.
Defects. Boys. Girls No. requiring Treatment. No. referred for Observation. Percentage of total Examined. No. requiring Treatment. No. referred for Observation. Percentage of total Examined. -
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Table X. CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS AND FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DEFECTS).
Group. No. of Children Inspected. No. referred for treatment. Percentage referred for treatment. Corresponding percentage for 1935. -
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Table XI. CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL.
Condition. Exclusions during 1936. Percentage of total exclusions. Exclusions during 1935. Percentage of total exclusions. -
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CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS.
Name of School. School Population. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Ac. Primary Pneumonia. Measles. Whooping Cough. Chicken Pox. Mumps. Scabies. Impetigo. Sore Throats. Ringworm (B0dy). Ringworm (Scalp). Indefinite Sickness. III. Not Infectious Conjunctivitis. Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases in Schools. -
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TREATMENT. The Work of the School Clinics. Table XIII. Summary of Attendances.
1936. 1935. Increase or Decrease. -
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Table XIV.
Complaint. 1936. 1935. Cases. Attendances. Average No. of Attendances. per case. Cases. Attendances. Average No. of Attendances. per case. -
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Table XV.
Number of defects dealt with. Spectacles prescribed. Spectacle obtained. Under the Authority's Scheme. Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. Otherwise. Total. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. -
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Table XVI. Spinal and Other Remedial Clinics.
1936. 1935. Attend ances. Sessions. Av. att. Attendances. Sessions. Av. att. -
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St. Giles' School, Addington.
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Table XVII. Cases Examined at Rheumatism Clinic.
1934. 1935. 1936. -
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Classification of Rheumatic Cases—
Primary. Re-examination. -
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Grouping of Cases (Classification of Dr. R. Miller).
1935. 1936. -
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Wards. —Cases were drawn from all Wards in the Borough with the exception of Addington.
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Results of Treatment.
Cases definitely cured. Improved. Ceased Attending. Still Attending. -
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS.
Year of Birth. BOYS. GIRLS. Number Examined. Average Height in inches. Average Weight in lbs. Average maximum Height in inches. Average maximum Weight in lbs. Average minimum Height in inches. Average minimum Weight in lbs. Number Examined. Average Height in Inches. Average Weight in lbs. Average maximum Height in inches. Average maximum Weight in lbs. Average minimum Height in inches. Average minimum Weight in lbs. -
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A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups: Year Year 1936. 1935. -
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Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group. For Defective Vision (excluding squint). For all other conditions recorded in Table 11 A. Total. Total, 1935. -
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TABLE II. A.—R eturn of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
defect or disease. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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TABLE II— continued.
DEFECT OR DISEASE. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups.
Age-groups. Number of Children Inspected. A (Excellent). B (Normal). C (Slightly subnormal). D (Bad). No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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BLIND CHILDREN. A blind child is a child who is too blind to be able to read the ordinary school books used by children. In this Section only children who are so blind that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for blind children are included.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. T otal. -
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Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision are not included in this Table.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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DEAF CHILDREN. Only children who are so deaf that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for the deaf are included.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN. Only children who can appropriately be taught in a school for the partially deaf are included.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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This category includes only those children for whose education and maintenance the Local Education Authority are responsible, and excludes all children who have been notified to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. At Public Elementary Schools. At Private Schools. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy. Only children are included who are epileptic within the meaning of the Act, i.e., children who, not being idiots or imbeciles, are unfit by reason of severe epilepsy to attend the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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I—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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II.—Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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B. Delicate Children. This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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C. Crippled Children. This Section is confined to children (other than those diagnosed as tuberculous and in need of treatment for that disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life, i.e., children who generally speaking are unable to take part, in any complete sense, in physical exercises or games or such activities of the School curriculum as ga dening or forms of handwork usually engaged in by other children.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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D. Children with Heart Disease. This Section is confined to children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the Public Elementary School.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
Combination of Defect. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At No School or Institution. Total. -
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TABLE IV. Treatment Tables. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Group II.— Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
Number of Defects dealt with. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. -
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. number of defects.
Received Operative Treatment. Received other forms of Treatment. Total number treated. Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. By Private Practitioner or Hospital, part from the Au'hority's Scheme. Total. (I) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme. Total number treated. Residential treatment with education. Residential treatment without education. Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (i) (ii) (iii) -
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TABLE V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and verminous Conditions.
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Table I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections— Year 1936. Year 1935. -
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SECONDARY TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1936.
DEFECT OR DISEASE. Routine Inspections. Number of defects. Special Inspections. Number of defects. Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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SECONDARY B.—Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Disease.)
Group. Number of Children. Percentage of children found to require treatment. Inspected. Found to require treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE III.—Return of Defects Treated During the Year Ended 31st December, 1936. Group I.—Minor Ailments.
Disease or Defect. number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's scheme. Otherwise. Total. (0) (2) (3) (4) -
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SECONDARY Groupe 11. Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor eye defects treated as minor ailments.Group I)
Defect or Diseases. number of defects dealt with. Under Authority's Scheme. Submitted to refraction by private practitioners or at Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. Otherwise. Total. Year 1935. 0) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Number of defects.
Received operative treatment. Received other forms of treatment. Total number treated. Year 1935. Under the Authority's scheme in clinic or hospital. By private practitioner or hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. TOTAL. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)