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Dagenham 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

Published
1959
Pages
80
Tables
41

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41 tables in this report

  • Page 14
    The crude death rate of 7.31 when corrected becomes 12.87 and compares with 11 .7 for England and Wales.
    Causes of Death 1958under 1 yr.1 and under 5 yrs.5 and under 15 yrs.15 and under 25 yrs.25 and under 45 yrs.45 and under 65 yrs.65 and under 75 yrs.75 and overTotal
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 15
    Details of deaths of children under one year of age registered during 1958.
    under 1 wk.1—2 wks.2—3 wks.3—4 wks.Total under 4wks4 wks. and under 3 mo.3 mo. and under 6 mo.6 mo. and under 9 mo.9 mo. and under 12 mo.Total deaths under 1 year
  • Page 21
    FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 Inspections
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 21
    Defects Found
    Number of defectsNumber of Prosecutions instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred To H.M. InspectorReferred By H.M. Inspector
  • Page 24
    Particulars of Outbreaks:—
    No. of OutbreaksNo. of CasesTotal No. of cases
    Family OutbreaksOther OutbreaksNotifiedOtherwise Ascertained
  • Page 24
    Single Cases:—
    No. of CasesTotal No. of cases
    NotifiedOtherwise Ascertained
  • Page 24
    Food and Drugs—Sampling
    ArticleNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated, etc.
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 25
    Food and Drugs—Sampling Cont'd
    ArticleNumber ExaminedNumber Adulterated, etc.
    FormalInformalFormalInformal
  • Page 26
    Adulterated Samples, etc.
    Serial No.ArticleFormal or InformalNature of Adulteration or IrregularityObservations
  • Page 27
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (Other than Tuberculosis)
    Under 1 year1-2—3—4-5—10-15-Over 25 yrsTotal
  • Page 28
    TUBERCULOSIS
    New CasesDeaths
    Primary NotificationsBrought to notice other than by Form A
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pul-monaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 28
    Register
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
  • Page 33
    Infant Welfare Centres
    CentreSessions HeldTimes Sessions HeldAverage AttendancesAverage New Cases
  • Page 34
    The following table shows the number of visits paid by the health visitors during the year:—
  • Page 35
    Domiciliary Midwifery Service Below is a table showing the work of the County Midwives, Midwives residing at York House Training Home and Salvation Army Midwives for the year 1958.
    County MidwivesMidwives Residing at York House Training HomeSalvation Army Midwives
  • Page 35
    Pethidine was given in 154 cases attended by County Midwives. Ante-Natal Clinics
    CentreSessions HeldTimes Sessions HeldAverage AttendancesAverage New Cases
  • Page 36
    The following were the attendances at the relaxation classes during the year:—
  • Page 36
    Live premature births occurring in the area:—
    31b. 4oz. or less31b. 5oz.-41b. 6oz.41b. 7oz.-41b. 15oz.51b. Ooz.-51b. 8oz.TotalNo. Surviving one week
  • Page 37
    DAY NURSERIES DAY NURSERY ATTENDANCES JANUARY—DECEMBER 1958
    Day NurseryNumber of approved placesAverage Daily AttendanceAverage No. on RegisterTotal Attendances
  • Page 39
    DOMESTIC HELP An analysis of the hours of service rendered by the Domestic Help Service during 1958 is given in the following table. Figures for 1957 are included in brackets.
    Type of CaseNumber of casesHours help provided
  • Page 40
    The following table indicates the work done during the year:—
    Children under 15 years of ageAdult MalesAdult Females
  • Page 41
    The following is a summary of work carried out from January 1st to December 31st, 1958:—
    Total of PatientsTotal of New PatientsTotal of Visits
  • Page 43
    Vaccination Against Smallpox During the year 1 ,369 persons were vaccinated or re-vaccinated by general practitioners and Local Health Authority medical officers.
    Age at date of vaccination or re-vaccinationVaccinatedRe-vaccinated
    G.P's.L.H.A.G.P's.L.H.A.
  • Page 43
    Whooping Cough 1,293 children received immunising doses against whooping cough, including booster doses.
    PrimaryBoostersCombined Whooping Cough and Diphtheria Vaccine
  • Page 44
    The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year by Local Health Authority medical officers and general practitioners. A total of 1,697 children received primary immunisation injections and a total of 1,994 received boosting doses.
    Age at final injectionPrimary immunisationChildren who received a boosting dose
    L.H.A.G.P's.L.H.A.G.P's.
  • Page 44
    The position at the end of the year in Dagenham regarding immunisation in relation to the child population is given in the following table which gives details of all children who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date:—
    Age at 31. 12. 58. i.e. born in yearUnder 1 yr. 19581—4 yrs. 1957—19545—9 yrs. 1953—194910—14 yrs. 1948—1944Under 15 yrs. Total
  • Page 50
    6,474 children were medically examined in the schools by school medical officers. Reference to the statistical table following will show in detail the number and type of defects discovered.
    Defect Code No.Defect or DiseasePeriodic InspectionsSpecial Instructions
    EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal (all groups)
    Requiring treatmentRequiring observationRequiring treatmentRequiring observationRequiring treatmentRequiring observationRequiring treatmentRequiring observationRequiring treatmentRequiring observation
  • Page 51
    P upils found to require T reatment Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
    Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth)For defective vision (excluding squint)For any of the other conditionsTotal Individual Pupils
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 51
    CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS
    Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth)No. of pupils InspectedNo.% of Col. 2No.% of Col. 2
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 52
    Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
    Number of cases deals with
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 55
    Other Treatment Given
    New Cases Treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 55
    Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness)
    Number of new cases treated during the year
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 55
    Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat No. of children referred to Consultants during 1958 76
    Number of cases treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
  • Page 56
    CHILDREN FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION TO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
    Age GroupNumber InspectedNumber found to have undergone tonsillectomy
    BoysGirlsBoysGirls
  • Page 57
    DENTAL SERVICES Inspection and Treatment
  • Page 57
    Dental Inspection and Treatment of School Children
    PeriodicSpecials
  • Page 58
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  • Page 58
    (o) Analysis of figures in (n)
    Type of operationNumber
  • Page 58
    Mother and Child Welfare Dental Treatment
    Expectant or Nursing mothersChildren under five years of age
  • Page 61
    Other Specialist Clinics School medical officers refer children to hospital consultants for opinion or for treatment at specialist clinics; 286 children were so referred during the year, as follows:—
  • Page 64
    SUMMARY OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
    N.B. These figures include 31 school children with dual handicaps and four pre-school ageBlindPartially SightedDeafPartially DeafDelicateDiabeticE.S.N.EpilepticMaladjustedPhysically HandicappedSpeech DefectTotal