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Croydon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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- 1970
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Notifications were received in respect of confinements conducted by:-
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The following table shows where babies were born in the Borough of Croydon during the whole of 1969. 668 residents had babies outside Croydon and 121 non-residents were confined in Croydon.
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Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31 st December, 1969:
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Admissions under the Mental Health Act 1959
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In Netherne and Cane Hill Hospitals Mental Welfare Officers were concerned with 28 Section 25 procedures, 23 Section 26 procedures, and 3 Section 29 procedures.
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The minimum charge is 4/- per day. It may be increased according to net income, cn a scale approved by the Corporation. Subject to places being available, children may be accepted at the full rate of £1. 8. Od. as from 1st December 1969.
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HOUSING The following is a summary of work carried out in respect of the sanitary condition of dwelling houses during the year:-
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INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to he a lth (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
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Cases In which DEFECTS were found:—
PARTICULARS Number of cases In which defects were found N umber of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector Br H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT Outwork
Section 110 Section 111 Nature of Work No. of out workers in August list re-quired by Sect. 10 11) (c) No. of cases of default In sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for fellure to supply lists No. of Instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT. 1963 TABLE A * Registrations and General Inspections
Class of Premises Number of Premises Registered during the year Total Number of Registered Premises at end of year Number of Registered Premises receiving a general Inspection during the year (1) 12) (31 (4) -
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TABLE C - Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
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One site licence was in force during the year as follows:—
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The following articles were disinfected during the year:—
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FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960 The following table shows the premises in the Borough at which food is sold, manufactured or stored. These premises are subject to the above Regulations and special reference is made to the provision of wash hand basins (Section 16) and sinks (Section 19) at premises where unwrapped food is handled.
Description No. of premises Wash hand basins provided during 1969 No. to which Sec. 19 applies No. of sinks fitted to comply with Sec. 19 during 1969 -
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Summary of meat and other articles of food found to be unfit and condemend by Inspector during the year:-
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The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1963 The following licences have been granted during the year to dealers distributing milk from premises in Croydon.
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Bacteriological Examinations of Milk During the year the following samples of milk were examined:-
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The following tables summarise the results of bacteriological examinations of pasteurised, sterilised and untreated milk samples during the year:-
Untreatad Milk Methylene Blue Teat No. Samples Taken Not Satisfied Satisfied -
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The above samples of raw milk were also examined for the presence of brucella abortus and antibiotics. In all cases the results of the tests were negative.
Pasteurised Milk Methylene Blue Teat No. Samples Taken Not Satisfied Satisfied -
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk Bottls Rinses
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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF ICE CREAM 105 samples were taken, the results being:-
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 During the year, 158 samples of milk and cream, and 298 other samples were taken, of which number, 20 were found to be "Not Genuine", details of which are set out below:—
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Result of Analysis of Milk Samples The samples of milk were obtained as follows:—
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ANALYSIS OF PROSECUTIONS UNDER: - FOOD & DRUGS ACT. 1955 FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960 FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS & DELIVERY VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, 1966 THE MILK & DAIRIES (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1959
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS, AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL WORK.
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(1) NUISANCES ABATED AND DEFECTS REMEDIED, ETC. Insufficient means of ventilation:
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30 complaints were received during the year, made up as follows:-
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WATER SUPPLY The London Borough is served by four statutory supply authorities, as undermentioned:—
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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE. AGE AND SEX
CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total all ages Under 4 Weeks 4 weeks and under 1 yeer AGE IN YEARS 1- 5- 75- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 & over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total all ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year AGE IN YEARS 1- 5 - 75- 25- 35- 45' 55- 65- 75 & over -
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CAUSE OF DEATH Sex Total ell ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 yeer AGE IN YEARS 1 - 5- 75- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 & over -
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CANCER Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages -
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CANCER Deaths from Cancer occurred at the following ages -
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WARD STATISTICS
Estimated Population Births (Live) Birth Bate Deaths *Death Rate Deaths under 1 year Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 veers) *Death Rate from Di err hoe a (under 2 years) Deeths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia *Death Rate from Bronchitis end Pneumonia Deeths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis *Deeth Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis Deaths from Non~ Pulmonary Tuberculosis *Deeth Rate from Non~ Pulmonary Tuberculosis Deaths from Heart and Circulatory Diseases 'Death Rate from Heart and Circulatory Diseases Deaths from Cancer *Death Rate from Cancer Natural Increase of Births over Deaths -
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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 8th – 14th day 15th - 21st day 22nd - 28th day Total Under 1 month 1 + months 2 + months 3 + months 4 + months 5 + months 6 + months 7 + months 8 + months 9 + months 10 + months 11 + months TOTAL -
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MIDWIFERY SERVICE
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MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1965-1969
Year Births (Live and Still) Maternal Deaths Maternal Mortality Rate (inc. abortion) Infant Mortality Rate -
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Midwife Miles Deliveries Midwifery Mater- nity Analgesia Ante-Netal Vists Post-Natal Visits Bookings Office Bookings Home Visits Clinic Sessions Normal Abnormal Normal Abnormal Gas Si Air Entonox Trilene Midwife Pupil Midwife Pupil -
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Midwife Miles Deliveries Midwifery Maternity Analgesia Ante-Natal Visits Post-Natal Visits Bookings Office Bookings Home Visits Clinic Sessions Family Planning Normal Abnormal Normal Abnormal Gas & Air Entonox Trllene Midwife Pupil Midwife Pupil -
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CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
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CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES No. registered in 1969 - 91 of these 61 were live-births 14 were still-births 16 died
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Central Nervous System Eye. Ear Alimentary System Heart and Great Vessels Respiratory System Uro-genltal System Limbs Other Skeletal Other Systems Other Malformations TOTALS OVERALL TOTALS M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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ISSUE OF WELFARE FOODS FOR 1969.
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AT RISK REGISTER YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1969.
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Referrals and Retests 1969
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SOURCE OF REFERRAL AND RESULT
SOURCE HEARING SATISFACTORY HEARING UNSATISFACTORY UNCERTAIN TOTAL Referred E.N.T. Referred Speech Clinic For Obser vetlon Referred I.O. Discharged Referred Audio Treining Referred E.N.T. Referred Speech Clinic For Retest -
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REASON AND SOURCE OF REFERRAL
REASON FOR REFERRAL SOURCE OF REFERRAL TOTAL Child Health Centres L.A. Doctor General Practitioner Mr. Oakley School Health Service -
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RETESTS
REASON FOR RETEST HEARING SATISFACTORY HEARING UNSATISFACTORY TOTAL Referred Speech Clinic For Observation Discharged Referred E.N.T. For Further Retest -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS 1969
Part-time Comm. July Left July Comm. April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS (Continued)
Part-time Comm.July Part-time Transferred July 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 -
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HOME VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS (Continued)
Left Oct. Comm. July Comm. July Part-time Part-time Pert-time Comm. June Comm. July TOTALS FOR 1989 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 46 47 48 49 50 -
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ATTENDANCES AT CHILD HEALTH CENTRES - 1960
Addiscombe Grove Monday P.M. All Saints Monday P.M. Benshem Manor Monday A.M. 8. P.M. Boston Road Thursday P.M. Brighton Road,Coulsdon Thursday P.M. Brighton Road, S. Croydon Wednesday P.M. C herry Tree Green Thursday A.M. Coulsdon Youth Club Monday P.M. East Croydon Thursday A.M. & P.M. Falconwood/Forestdale Wednesday P.M. Hazleglen Wednesday A.M. Kenley Friday P.M. Lodge Road (Alt.) Monday P.M. Lodge Road Thursday A.M. & P.M. Lodge Road Friday P.M. Mltchley Avenue (Alt.) Tuesday P.M. Monks Hill Thursday P.M. Monks Orchard Monday P.M. New Addington Wednesday A.M. & P.M. New Addington Thursday P.M. New Addington Friday A.M. Norbury Wednesday A.M. & P.M. Old Coulsdon Tuesday A.M. & P.M. Parish Church Monday P.M. -
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ATTENDANCES AT CHILD HEALTH CENTRES -1969 (continued)
Purley Tuesday A.M. Rectory Park Thursday P.M. Reedham Park Avenue (Alt.) Friday P.M. St. Alban's Wednesday P.M. St. Jude's Tuesday A.M. & P.M. St. Oswald's Thursday P.M. St. Paul's Friday P.M. Sethurst Monday P.M. Seledon Monday A.M. & P.M. Shirley Thursday P.M. Shrublands Monday P.M. Shrublands Friday P.M. South Croydon Thursday A.M. South Norwood Tuesday P.M. South Norwood Friday P.M. Upper Norwood Thursday A.M. & P.M. Waddon Wednesday P.M. Woods ide Friday P.M. TOTAL- 1969 TOTAL' 1968 Clinics held at General Practitioners Surgeries in 1 969 -
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HOME NURSING
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New Patients.
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Specially Classified
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Termination of Cases.,
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Visits.
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REHABILITATION OF ELDERLY PERSONS
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Ages
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Illnesses.
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In the Age Group 30 to 59 years 19 cases
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LOAN OF NURSING EQUIPMENT The Corporation lends equipment and makes a small weekly charge, with exemption for incomes below a certain figure. 1969
Health Dept. British Red Cross Society Central (A) Shirley (B) -
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Summary of work carried out during the year under review:—
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Dental Services for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years
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Part D. Inspections
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Part E. Sessions Number of dental officer sessions (i.e. equivalent complete half-days) devoted to Maternity and Child Welfare patients:
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CERVICAL CYTOLOGY Number of Tests Taken
Month No. of Clinica Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V TOTALS New Ceses Repeats New Ceses Repeats New Ceses Repeats New Ceses Repeats New Cases Repeats Mew Cases Repeets TOTALS -
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Numbers referred to Family Doctors for Treatment
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AGE GROUPS
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 50-64 65-69 70-74 Total -
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LONG STAY IMMIGRANTS
Country Issuing Passport Notifications Received Successful Visits Unsuccessful Visits -
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Nursing Homes • Nursing Homes Act, 1964
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PUBLIC MORTUARY AND CORONER'S POST MORTEM ROOM 1969
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CROSFIELD INDUSTRIAL UNIT The number of severely disabled persons employed on 31.12.69 was 94. The comparable figures for 1968 are shown in brackets.
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*7 male (12) and 1 female (3) attend daily from Warlingham Park Hospital.
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Number of employees leaving unit:
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The number of non-sheltered workshop trainees as at 31.12.69 was 4 (5) there being three admissions during the year and 4 discharges.
Remuneration 1969 1968 £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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BENSHAM ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE
Number of rehabilitees attending on 31.12.69: 37 Type of Disability Male Female Total -
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WAYLANDS. CRAFTWORK, TRAINING AND SOCIAL CENTRE Numbers of severely disabled persons attending the Health Wing at 31.12.69. were as follows:—
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING 1969
Notifiable Disease At all ages Cases notified Total cases notified In wards At ages - years U. Norwood Nor bury IV. Thornton Ben. Manor Thornton Heath S. Norwood Woods Ida East Addlscombe Wh.'tehorse M. Broad Green Centre! Waddon Addington Shlrle y Sandersteed North Sandersteed end Selsdon Wood cote and Coulsdon West Coulsdon Eest Pur ley M F TOTAL Under 1 1 - 4 5 - 14 16- 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 & over -
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MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1969
Notifiable Diseases Jen. Feb. Merch April Mey June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total -
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SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - 1969
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Samples of Drinking Water During the year under review the total number of examinations performet were:—
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VACCINATION AGAINST SMALLPOX A total of 5,349 persons were vaccinated against Smallpox.
Under 1 veer of ege 1 2-4 5 - 16 16 or over Total -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION IN RELATION TO CHILD POPULATION Number of children at 31st December, 1969 who completed a course of immunisation during the year.
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VACCINATED AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS The following table gives the number of persons who received a course of primary vaccination during the year.
VACCINATED Children born 1969 Children born 1968 Children born 1967 Children born 1966 Young Persons born 1965-62 Persons over 1961-53 Persons over 16 years of age -
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Number of persons who received a reinforcing vaccination as at 31st December, 1969.
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IMMUNISATION OF CHILDREN BORN IN 1968
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Formal Notification
Age Periods Number of Primery Notifications of new ceses of Tuberculosis 0- r- 2- 5- 10- 16- 20- 25- 36- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total (ell ages -
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CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS Respiratory Tuberculosis During 1969, 55 new patients examined at the clinic were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease at the first examination.
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Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis There were 8 cases examined at the Clinic and found to have Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis in the following forms:—
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Ages at Death from Respiratory Tuberculosis
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VENEREAL DISEASES Croydon General Hospital Centre
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Services Rendered at the Treatment Centre during the Year showing the Areas in which Patients dealt with for the First Time (items 1, 5 and 9) resided.
Name of Local Health Authority Number of New Ceses In year Syphilis Gonorrhoea Primary and Secondary (1) (iii) Other (1) (iv) to (1) (xi) (5) (iv) Other Venereal Conditions (9) (x) Totals all Venereal Conditions -
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TABLE 10 Children requiring Special Education, 1969
CATEGORY New Cases Ascertained by Committee * New AdmiSsi oris Number of Children receiving Special Educational Treatment 23.1.1970 No. of children awaiting placement on 23.1.70 Special Schools Independent Schools Hospitals Day Units Home Tui-tion Total Day Residential Day Residential -
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TABLE 11 PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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St. Christopher's Special School for Educationally Subnormal Children
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3. Sport (a) Swimming During the year the following certificates have been obtained:-
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The following are the main handicaps in the school at present:-
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TABLE A - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Age Groups Inspected (By year of Birth) No. of Pupils Inspected PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) Satisfactory Unsatisfactory for defective vision (excluding squint) for any other condition recorded at Part II Total Individual pupils No. No. -
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TABLE B - OTHER MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
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TABLE C - INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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DEFECTS FOUND BY PERIODIC AND SPECIAL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1969
T = requiring Treatment 0 = requiring Observation Defect or O/sease PERIODIC INSPECTIONS SPECIAL ENTRANTS LEAVERS OTHERS TOTAL INSPECTIONS -
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TABLE F - SPEECH THERAPY
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TABLEG - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN
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APPENDIX B - TREATMENT CLINICS Summary of Attendances
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AUDIOLOGY CLINIC
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Pure Tone Audiometer Tests. (Excluding Sweep Test Failures).
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The failures were re-assessed as follows:
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DENTAL SERVICE
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MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS
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MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS (continued)
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APPENDIX C RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS - NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
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APPENDIX D NUMBERS OF PUPILS ON SCHOOL REGISTERS, AND NUMBERS OF CHILDREN EXAMINED AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS DURING THE YEAR 1969
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS NOTIFIED BY HEAD TEACHERS
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WORK OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH VISITORS AND NURSES
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Summary of Findings * St. James' House 1968/69 (Percentage of Children Examined)
DEFECTS ALL ACE GROUPS EUROPEAN ASIAN BRITISH OTHERS India - Pakistan WEST INDIES 48 50 69 60 60 45 25 20 Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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PARTICULARS OF SCHOOL CLINICS as at 31.12.1969 The following Clinics are provided by the Education Committee; attendance, with the exception of the Minor Ailments Clinics, is by appointment arranged by the Principal School Medical Officer:—
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COST OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE The cost of the medical, dental and nursing services was £156,277. Cost of Special Schools
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Table 1. Numbers seen at Medical Inspections 1969
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Table 2. Attendance of Parents at School Medical Inspections
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Table 3 RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969
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Table 4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS 1969 (Percentages of Children Examined)
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Table 5. Cleanliness Inspections
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Table 6. Summary of Findings at Routine Inspections of Vision
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Table 7. Average Heights and Weights in 1969 and Previous Years
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This report should not end without expressing our sincere appreciation of the help given us by Dr. S.L. Wright, Principal School Medical Officer, and Mr. K.G. Revell, Chief Education Officer, who have had to deal with the complex problem of co-ordination of the multi-disciplinary framework of our service.
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Unfortunately the incidence of dental disease remains as high as ever, as evidenced by the total numbers of teeth requiring treatment.
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The number of boys attending was, as always, about double the number of girls.
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The questions asked and the results from these 54 replies are as follows:-
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Details of the diagnosis and periods of stay are shown in the accompanying table.
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The following numbers of children were examined by the medical officers during 1969 as to their fitness to undertake the part-time employment indicated.
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Causes of Death in School Children 1969 (uncorrected)