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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1939
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Table I. Table showing the classification of the accommodation and the number of beds occupied on the 31st December, 1938.
Classification. Number of Wards. Men. Women. Children under 16 yrs. of age. Total. Provided. Occu-pied. Provided Occupied. Provided Occupied. Provided Occupied. -
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Table I.
WARDS. Estimated 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 from Diarrhoea. 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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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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Table 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 10 YEARS.
Cause of Death. 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Death Rate. Total Deaths. Total Deaths Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths. Total Deaths Total Deaths. Total Deaths. -
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Table V. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Months. Air Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall Total. Bright Sunshine. Hrs. per day. Percentage of Possible Means of Mean of A. & B. A. Max. B. Min. Daily Mean -
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The Ward accommodation provided is as follows:—
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Table I.
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Table II. Classification of In-Patients who were Discharged from or who Died in the Institution during the year ended 31st December, 1938.
Disease Groups. Children (under 16) Men and Women. Discharged. Died. Discharged. Died. -
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THERAPY DEPARTMENT.
Condition for which Treatment was given. No. of Patients. No. of Applications. Cured. Relieved. Died. Transferred to other Hosps. Still under Treatment. -
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Table III
Diagnoses In Cases Treated Medical. Surgical. Total Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died Cured Relieved Unrelieved Died -
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Table I. CASES OF NOTIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1938.
Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in the whole District. Total cases notified in each Ward. Total cases removed to Borough Hospital <S diagnosis confirmed. Total Deaths in the Borough. 1938. At all Ages. At ages—years. Upper Norwood. Norbury. West Thornton. Bensham 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. 1938 1937 -
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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 Death s| to Cases notified. All Cases Admitted to Hospital with a Diagnosis of Scarlet Fever. No. Admitted. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Casea Treated*] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
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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 Oases Admitted to Hospital with a diagnosis of Diphtheria. No. \dmitted. No. of Deaths. Percentage of Deaths to Cases Treated* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
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Summary or Results of 1,208 Primary (Anterior) Schick Tests.
Age Group. Positive. % Positive. Negative. % Negative. Total. -
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Summary of Attendances and Treatment, 1938.
Under Treatment 1/1/38. Received T.A.M. Received T.A.F. Received A.P.T. Defaulted Given Primary Schick Test 1938. No. Pos. % Pos. No. not given Primary Schick. Total new cases 1938. -
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Summary of the Work of the Clinic since its start.
Year. Total attended for treatment. New cases attended. No. of sessions held. Av. attend per session. No. given Primary Schick. % Pos. on Primary Schick. No. given Posterior Schick. No. Neg. on Posterior Schick. % Neg. on Posterior Schick. No.com-pleted treatm't Schick neg. -
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Origin and Source of Cases attending.
Year. School. Inft. Welfare C. Others under 5 yrs. Total. Per cent. Total. Per cent. Total. Per cent. -
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Distribution of School Children who have attended the Immunisation Clinic since its Inauguration.
School Completed treatment or Schick negative in : New cases attended clinic in 1938 Total Schick negative to end of 1938 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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School. Completed treatment or Schick negative in: New cases attended clinic in 1938 Total Schick negative to end of 1938 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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These changes of address have been noted and the Medical Of fi cer or Health o f the district concerned has been informed.
Name of Institution. No. not completed, 1938. No. Primary Schick. No. Positive. % Positive. No. given A.P.T. No. retested. No. Negative. % Negative. Uncompleted. emoved from District. -
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T able V.
Complaint for which admitted. Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1938 Patients admitted and discharged in 1938 Patients admitted during 1938 and remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1939 Analysis of Cases admitted 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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T able VI.
Total Cases Serum Cases. Non-Serum Cases. Total. 90 516 606 -
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T able VII.
Age. Males. Females. Totals. Percentage. -
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Monthly Admissions of Scarlet Fever Patients. T able VIII.
Month. Cases 1937. admitted. 1938. Cases notified. 1938. -
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Table IX.
Age. Males. Females. Totals. Percentage. -
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Table X.
Month. Cases admitted, including Non-Clinical Cases. Cases admitted. 1937. Notifications. 1938. -
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Particulars of Fatal Cases of Diphtheria. T able XI.
Name. Age Condition on Admission. Subsequent Progress. Time of Death after admission. -
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Name. Age on Admission. Condition on Admission. Subsequent Progress. Time of Death after admission. -
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Table XII. Other Diseases.
Age Group Disease Enteric Fever Para-typhoid B Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia Erysipelas Measles Rubella C.S.M Whooping Cough Chicken Pox Ophthalmia Mumps Tonsillitis Anterior Poliomyelitis Encephalitis Lcthargica Pemphigus Dysentery, Sonne Dermatitis Tonsillitis No Disease Totals -
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Table XIII.
Disease. Males. Females. Totals. Deaths. -
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T able XIV. DIPHTHERIA.
NOSE AND THROAT SWABS EXAMINED. New Cases Positive on Admission. Convalescent Cases. Negatives. Total. -
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TABLE A V. At the Laboratory, Croydon General Hospital.
Swabs for Diphtheria Virulence tests for Diphtheria Sputum for Tub. Bac. Pus for Tub. Bac. Pus for Gonococci. Pus for other organisms Blood for Typhoid Groups Blood for Wassermann Material for Spirochaetes Faeces for Typhoid Group Hair for Ringworm Examination of Urine Examination of Pleural Fluid Examination of C.S. Fluid Other Examinations -
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Table XYI.
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk. Table XYII.
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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 tootherVOs. 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 year and upwards. Total. -
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Table I.
FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. No. of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis. Total Notifications on Form A. Age periods 0 to 1 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.
Age periods 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 55 to 65 65 and upwards Total Cases -
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The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was Obtained are shown below:—
Sources 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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Table V.
Year. 0—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 Over 65 Total -
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T able VI. The diagnoses of the new cases entered in the Notification Register during 1938 were as follows:—
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Table VII. TUBERCULOSIS. (Summary of Notifications and Deaths at various age periods).
Age periods. 1938 Population at age period, (estimated) Pulmonary, Non-Pulmonary. New Cases, All Cases. New Cases. All Cases. Number. Incidence Rate. Deaths. Death Kate (based on 1938 figures). Number. Incidence Rate. Deaths. Death Rate (based on 1938 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 VIII. Incidence and Death-Rates in Wards.
Ward. Density of Population persons per acre. New Cases Total Incidence Rate per 1000 Death Rate per 1000 Pulmonary Non-Pul monary -
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The results of examinations made in 1938 are as follows:—
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Table IX. Pulmonary Cases Treated in Institutions, 1938.
In at beginning of 1938 Admitted during 1938 Discharged during 1938 Died during 1938 In at end of 1938 Adults C Adults C Adults C Adults C Adults C M F M F M F M F M F -
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Table X. Non-Pulmonary Cases Treated in Institutions, 1938.
In on 1st Jan., 1938 Admitted during 1938 Discharged during 1938 Died during 1938 In on 31st Dec., 1938 Adults C Adults C Adults Adults C Adults C M F M F M F C M F M F -
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T able 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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Table XII. Shewing the Condition at the end of 1938 of cases discharged from Sanatoria during the years indicated.
1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Totals. T.B. t.b. + t.B. T.B. + T.B. T.B. + T.B. t.B. + T.B. T.B. + T. B. T.B. + -
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It is instructive to compare the results obtained in oases discharged from Sanatoria during the five years 1934—1938, with those for 1929—1933, and this is done in the Table below.
Result. Five years, 1929-1933. Five years, 1934-1938. 1929-1933. 1934-1938. T.B. - T.B. + T.B. - T.B. + -
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Summary of Work Done.
Males. Females. Total. Year 1937 -
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Review of Work Done.
Males. Females. Total. Year 1937. -
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Table XIII.
In-patients on Jan. 1st, 1938. Admitted during year 1938. Discharged during year 1938, including deaths. In on Jan. 1st, 1939. Died during year 1938. M F M F M F M F M F -
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T able XIY.
Group. Total number of cases discharged 1938. 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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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 in Institutions belonging to the Council
Name of Institution. For Pulmonary Cases For Non-Pulmonary Cases Total. Adults Children under 15 Adults Children under 15 -
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Table XVII. (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. (1) Admitted during the year (2) Discharged during the year. (3) Died in the Institutions. (4) In Institutions on Dec. 31st. (5) -
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Table XVIII. (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 XIX. (G) 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.— P ulmonary T uberculosis.
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Under3m'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 Totals Under3m'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 XX. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 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 the 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 1928 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 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.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus lass 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.B. plus Class T.B. minus 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 (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 (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 1 Group 3 Total (Class T.B.pIus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (ClassT.B. plus) -
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Table XXI. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a.) the condition at the end of 1938 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 1928 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 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 Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands -
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Death-rate per 1,000 of the population for the previous 11 years are as follows:—
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Deaths From Cancer in Municipal Wards. Table I.
Ward Male. Female. Total. Death-rate. Estimated Mid Male. Population. 1938. 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. Incid perl pers livii -
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Table III. Sites of Fatal Cancer.
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Table I. Attendances at the Croydon Clinic during past 10 years.
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Table II. Attendances of Patients at Venereal Diseases Clinic at the Croydon General Hospital during the past 5 years.
Authority. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. In-patients (days). Out-patients. In-patients (days). Out-patients. In-patients (days). Out-patients. In-patients (days). Outpatients. In-patients (days). Out-patients. -
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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. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea. -
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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 year ended the 31st December, 1938.
Syphilis Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Conditions other than venereal Totals M F M F M F M F M F Ttls -
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Syphilis Soft Chancre Gonorrhoea Conditions other than venereal Totals M F M F M F M F M F -
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Table 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 County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. Croydon Surrey Kent London Total A. Number of cases in Item 3 and 4 from each area:— -
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Notifications were received from:—
Live Births. Still Births. Total -
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Table I.
YEAR. ♦BIRTHS. Puerperal Toxaemias. Haemorrhages. Other Causes. Puerperal Infection. Eclampsia. Hyperemesis. Ectopic Gestation. Plaoenta 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. TOTAL. Deaths. Maternal Mortality. Infant Mortality -
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T able II. The following Table gives fuller details concerning theses cases.
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Accommodation for Confinement. The following Table gives information concerning the accom modation utilized for confinements.
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Twenty cases were notified during 1938. The following table gives the notifications in Croydon during the past eleven years:— Table III.
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Results of Treatment. Table IV.
Cases treated. Vision Unimpaired. Vision Impaired. Died. Removed Remaining under Treatment. -
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Neo-Natal Mortality. Number of deaths within the first month of life:— Table V.
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The following table gives the causes of death during the first month of life:—
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T able VI. D eaths 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 mnth. 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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The following table gives the chief causes of infant deaths, is compared with 1937:— Table VII.
Percentage Deaths per Total Infantile Deaths. Deaths per 1,000 Births. 1938. 1937. 1938. 1937. -
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Table VIII.
Births Deaths 1938 1937 1936 Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Rate Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Rate Mortality per 1000 Births General Birth Rate General Death Kate -
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Reasons for sending for medical aid:—
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Medical Aid for the Baby—
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Confinements Attended by Midwives (Including Municipal Midwives).
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table gives details of the reasons for sending for medical aid:—
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Table X. Nursing Homes (Registration) Act, 1927.
Maternity Homes. Other Nursing Homes. Combined Maternity and other Nursing Homes. Total. -
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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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[$$$[ Mayday Hospital Booked. Mayday Hospital Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. Total. -
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Accidental Ante-Partum Haemorrhage (6 cases).
Mayday Hospital. Booked. Mayday Hospital. Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital. Booked. Total. -
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(For Ante-natal treatment of breech cases, see page).
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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Table XII.
Place of Delivery and Category. 1st and 2nd degree. 3rd degree. Total. -
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One Mayday "Emergency" obstetrical case and one gynaecological case died.
Infants. Mayday Hospital. Booked. Mayday Hospital. Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital. Booked. Total. Per cent. -
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There were 20 cases of Twins and one of 'Triplets. There was no maternal death.
Mayday Hospital. Booked. Mayday Hospital. Emergency. St. Mary's Maternity Hospital. Booked. Total. -
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Table XIII.
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T able XIV. SOURCES OF THE CASES:
From Mayday Hospital— Cases. Deaths. -
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The 39 cases treated may be classified as follows:—
Cases. Deaths. Mortality Rate. -
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Table XV. Attendances at Infant Centres —1938.
Municipal. Boston Road. St. Andrew's. South Croydon. Shirley. Woodside. Lr. Addiscombe Road. South Norwood. Westow Street. St. Alban's. St. Paul's. St. Oswald's. West Croydon. Norbury. Waddon. St. Jude's. Selhurst. Addington. ‡ Total 1938. Total 1937. Total 1936. Total 1935. I Total 1934. -
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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 -
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The Conditions of Babies on First Attendance at a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre, Table XVII.
No. found healthy on 1st visit. Percentage. No. found ailing on 1st visit 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. on solid food and the Breast. No. on solid food and the bottle. Total first attendances tabulated. -
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T able XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Child Welfare Only.
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. Totals. c.w. R.A. A.W. W. M.S. A.P. A.W. J.C. E.H. A.H. K.T. V.C. C. Wa. D.S. J.A. A.O. L.W. I.E. M. W. M.B. G.R. l.o. L.B. W. W. B.D. Others -
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Table XIX.
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The amount of milk granted was '261,000 pints In 1937 it was 173,000 pints. Table XX.
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The amount of dried milk granted free or at half-price was 14,108 packets. In 1937 it was 11,480 packets. Table XXI.
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The following Table summarises the work done, and indicates the type of case referred.
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Table XXII.
Conditions for which referred. Males. Females. Total. -
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The following Table gives a summary of work accomplished, and shows a welcome rise in conservative measures, especially for pre-school children: —
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A grant of £500 was ma.de by the Council to the Association for this work in 1938. The year is the financial year.
Children under 5 sent to Homes. Total number of weeks. Cost. Cost of other forms of Convalescence. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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T able XXIII.
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Condition on discharge.
0—4 5—8 9—12 Over 12 Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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T able XXIV. FOSTER CHILDREN.
No. as at Dec. 31st 1937 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 1938 Parent Another area with Foster Parent Another Foster Mother Public Institution -
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T able XXV. FOSTER MOTHERS.
No. as at December 31st 1937 Applications for Registration during the year. Removals during the year Registratior cancelled for other reasons No. as at December 31st 1938 With Child Without child -
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Table I. Summary of Cases Attending the Orthopadic Clinic.
Jan. 1st, 1938. New Cases, 1938. Cases Discharged, 1938. Cases on books, Dec. 31st, 1938. M.C.W. S.M.S. Tuberc. M.C.W. S.M.S. T uberc. M.C.W. S.M.S. T uberc. M.C.W. S.M.S. T uberc -
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Table II. Cases Seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Defect. School. M.C.W. Tuberculosis. Total. Cases. Visits paid. Cases. Visits paid. Cases. Visits paid. Cases. Visits paid -
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T able III. Cases referred from Orthopaedic Clinic for Remedial Treatment and X-Ray at Croydon General Hospital.
ts School Case M.C.W Casts Tuberculosis Cases Total Cases No. of Treatments X-Rays Cases no. of Treatments X-Rays Cases No. of Treat ments X-Rays Cases No. of Treatments X-Rays -
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T able IV. Cases Sent to Residential Institutions.
of Institution School Cases M.C.W. Cases Tuberculosis Case* Total No. in on Jan. 1st. 1939. No. in on Jan. 1st, 1938 Admitted Discharged No. in on Jan. 1st, 1938. Admitted Discharged ,No. in on Jan. 1st, 1938. Admitted Discharged No. in on Jan. 1st, 1938- Admitted Discharged -
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Table V. Conditions for which Patients were admitted to Hospitals and the results of treatments.
Condition. In on Jan. 1st, 1938. Admitted Discharged Died. In on Jan. 1st, 1939. Cured. Much Improved Improved I.S.q. -
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The Table below gives a summary of the traffic during the year.
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The following Table gives a summary of the attendances made:— Table 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 1938 -
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The Table under gives the complaints treated and the results achieved in completed cases. Eighteen ceased attending before completion of treatment, and three cases left the Borough.
Condition. School Cases. M. & C. W. Cases. T.B. Cases. Total Completed Cases. Much Improved. Improved. Slight Imp. I.S.Q. Much Improved. Improved. Slight Impt. I.S.Q. Much Improved. Improved. Slight Impt. I.S.Q. -
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welfare of the blind—registration. As at 31/3/39. TABLE I.
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 1 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 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 oyer 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 III.—Children of School Age, 5—16.
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TABLE IV.—Training and Employment. Age Period 16 and upwards.
Employed Undergoing Training. (b) 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 -
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TABLE Y.—Occupations of Employed Blind Persons included in (d) of Table IY.
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, Shop-Keepers Firewood Workers Hardeners Hawkers. News-vendors, &c. Home Teachers Knitters Labourers Massage Mat Makers Ministers of Religion Musicians and Music Teachers Netting Makers Porters, Packers, Cleaners Poultry Farmers School Teachers Ships Fender (Fendoff) Makers Telephone Operators Tuners Weavers Miscellaneous Total Mattrees Makers Machinists Upholsterers Hand Machine -
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TABLE YI.— 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 -
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TABLE VII.—Unemployable persons resident in Homes for the Blind, Mental Hospitals or Poor Law Institutions.
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Table I. FACTORIES.
1. Inspections. Premises. Number ot Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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Table II.
Particulars. No of Defects. Referred to H.M. Inspector. Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. -
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Table III. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS ON THE REGISTER, 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
Nature of Work. Number employed. Oulwork in infected premises. Outwork in unsalisfaclory prem ses. Remarks. -
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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 :—
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T able V. The following Table gives the situation of these premises :—
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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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Table VII. The following animals were slaughtered at the I 'ubli Slaughterhouses during 1938:—
Pitlake. Public Slaughterhouses Cattle- Sheep. Pigs- Calves. Total. -
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Table VIII. The number of animals slaughtered in the Private Slaughterhouses during the year was:—
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The following meat and offal from Private Slaughterhouses was surrendered and destroyed during 1938:—
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Table IX. Total number of animals slaughtered for human consumption in the Borough during 1938:—
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Table X. Summary of whole carcases destroyed with the reasons for such destruction.
Class of Animal. Tuberculosis. Emaciated and Dropsical. Inflammatory Conditions. Immaturity, etc. Swine Fever. Acute swine erysipelas Jaundice t Total carcases. -
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Table XI. Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
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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 1938 : —
104 beef parts and trimmings (Imported) Unsound -
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Table XII. General Summary of Meat and other articles destroyed during the year 1938.
ARTICLES. Weight in lbs. Remarks. Diseased. Unsound. Total. -
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The following statement shows the number of Cowkeepers, Cowsheds, Dairies and Purveyors of Milk premises on the register:—
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Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936. The following licences were granted during the year under this Order:—
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Table XIII.
TUBERCULIN TESTED (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). Present. Absent. Present in 1/100 m.l. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a trace. Satisfied test. -
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Table XIV.
ACCREDITED MILK (Licences granted under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936). Present. Absent. Present in 1/100 m.l. Absent. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a trace. i Satisfied. Not satisfied. -
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Table XV.
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. -
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The above 172 Pasteurised Milk Samples contained bacteria per m.l. as follows :—
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Table XVI.
ORDINARY MILK Present. Absent. Over 100,000 per m.l. Under 100.000 per m.l. Present. Absent. Present. Absent. Exceeding a trace. Not exceeding a trace. Satisfied. Not Satisfied -
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The 288 samples of Ordinary Milk contained total bacteria per m.l. as follows:—
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Table XVII.
Areas. No. obtained. No. Tuberculous. -
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Table XVIII.
Samples of Total Samples Genuine. Not Genuine. Prosecutions. Conviction Cautions. -
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T able XVIII. (Continued).
Samples of Total Samples. Genuine. Not Genuine. Prosecutions. Convictions. Cautions. -
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2. Result of Analysis of New Milk Samples.
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The Samples of Milk for analysis were obtained as follows : —
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The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated samples and action taken:—
No. Sample. Adulteration or Deficiency. Remarks. -
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The following are the details of the samples taken from the Open Air Swimming Pool, Purley Way, Croydon, and submitted for bacteriological examination to the Borough Pathologist : —
Date taken. Time taken. P.M. Temp, of water. Degrees FAHR. No. of bather? during the day up to time of sampling Weather Conditions. Remarks. Result. -
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The following are the details of the samples taken from the Open Air Swimming Pool, Purley Way, Croydon, and submitted for bacteriological examination to the Borough Pathologist— (continued)—
Date taken. Time taken. P.M. Temp, of water. Degrees FAHR. No. of bathers during the day up to time of sampling Weather Conditions. Remarks. Result. -
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The following are the details of the samples taken from the Open Air Swimming Pool, Purley Way, Croydon, and submitted for bacteriological examination o the Borough Pathologist— (continued) —
Date taken. Time taken. P.M. Temp, of water. Degrees FAHR. No. of bathers during the day up to time of sampling Weather Conditions. Remarks. Result. -
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The following are the details of the samples taken from the Open Air Swimming Pool, Purley Way, Croydon, and submitted for bacteriological examination to the Borough Pathologist—(continued)—
Date taken. Time taken. P.M. Temp, of water. Degrees FAHR. No. of bathers during the day up to time of sampling Weather Conditions. Remarks. Result. -
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SCHOOL CLINICS.
Name. Purpose. Where held. Times. -
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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 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 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. 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 basins No. of towels in use at time of insp. No. Of towels used ea. wk. -
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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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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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Table 1.
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Table 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. 1938.
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.
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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. % % % -
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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.)
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Table VIII.
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Table IX. Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection, 1938.
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 1937. -
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TABLE XI. CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL.
Condition. Exclusions during 1938. Percentage of total exclusions. Exclusions during 1937. Percentage of total exclusions. -
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Table XII. CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS.
Name of School. School Population. Measles. Whooping Cough. Chicken Pox. Mumps. Scabies. Impetigo. Sore Throats. Ringworm (Body). Ringworm (Scalp). Indefinite Sickness. 111. Not Infectious Conjunctivitis. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Ac. Primary Pneumonia. Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases in Schools. -
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The following Table summarises the visits paid, etc., in connection with these duties:—
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Home Visits.
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Table XIII. Summary of Attendances.
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Table XIV.
1938 1937. Complaint. 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. Spectacles 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.
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St. Giles' School, Addington.
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Scholarship children are treated at all the clinics and the following is a summary of the work:—
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DENTAL DEFECTS.
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These 120 cases were classified into three main groups:—
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Table XVII. Cases Examined at Rheumatism Clinic.
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Classification of Rheumatic Cases-
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Age when Examined—
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Grouping of Cases (Classification of Dr. R. Miller).
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The "Definite and Active Group" included, besides cases of frank rheumatic carditis, those with marked physical signs of Rheumatic Fever or Chorea.
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SUMMARY OF CASES REFERRED TO CHILD GUIDANCE CLINICS DURING 1938.
No. M. Age. Why referred. By whom referred. Where referred. Action taken and result of treatment. F. -
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The number of children that can attend each class at any given time is limited as each child has to be dealt with individually.
Cured. Improved. Ceased Attendance non-co-operation. Referred psych. trt. Temporarily discharged. Still Attending. -
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SCHOOL CAMPS AT PILGRIM FORT, CATERHAM. The following schools sent parties, each of which was under the care of two teachers:—
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The following numbers of children were examined by the medical officers during 1938 as to their fitness to follow the part-time employment indicated.
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. 1938.
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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Table I.
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C.—Children Found to Require Treatment. 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 1937. -
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TABLE II. A.— Return of D efects found by M edical Inspection in the Year ended 31st D ecember, 1938.
defect or disease. (1) Routine Inspections. No. of Defects. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. (2) Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (3) Requiring Treatment. (4) Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (5) -
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DEFECT OR DISEASE. (1) Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. (2) Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (3) Requiring Treatment. (4) Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (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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TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
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PARTIALLY BLIND CHILDREN. Only children who, though they cannot read ordinary school books or cannot read them without injury to their eyesight, have such power of vision that they can appropriately be taught in a school for the partially blind are included. 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 and Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Minded Children. Mentally Defective children are children who, not being imbecile and not being merely lull or backward, are incapable by reason of mental defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools but are not incapable by reason of that defect of receiving benefit from instruction in Special Schools for mentally defective children 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 E pilepsy. 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. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
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.
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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 sufficiencly 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 gardening 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.
Disease or Defect. (1) Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) Otherwise. (3) Total. (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. (4) Total number treated. (5) Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. (1) By Private Practitioner or Hospital; part from the Authority's Scheme. (2) Total. (3) -
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GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme. Total number treated. Residential treatment with education. (i) Residential treatment without education. (ii) Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii) -
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TABLE V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist— (a) Routine age-groups: -
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TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Year ended 31st December, 1938. Table I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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TABLE II.—A.—Return of Defects Found by M edical I nspection in the Year Ended 31st December, 1938
DEFECT OR DISEASE. (1) Routine Inspections. Number of defects. Special Inspections Number of defects. Requiring treatment. (2) Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (3) Requiring treatment. (4) Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (5)