London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report tables
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 88
- Tables
- 44
This page requires JavaScript
-
Page 17
Causes of Death, 1960 under 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 over Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 18
INFANT MORTALITY Details of deaths of children under one year of age registered during 1960
under 1 wk. 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 3—4 wks. Total under 4 wks. 4 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 24
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 Inspections
Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
Page 25
Defects Found
Number of defects Number of prosecutions instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred By H.M. Inspector -
Page 27
Particulars of Outbreak:—
No. of Outbreaks No. of Cases Total No. of cases Family Outbreaks Other Outbreaks Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
Page 28
Single Cases:—
No. of Cases Total No. of cases Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
Page 29
Food and Drugs—Sampling
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
Page 30
A dulterated S amples, etc.
Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
Page 31
Notifiable Diseases (Other than Tuberculosis)
Under 1 yr. 1— 2— 3- 4— 5— 10— 15— Over 25 yrs Total -
Page 32
TUBERCULOSIS
New Cases Deaths Primary Notifications Brought to notice other than by Form A Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pul-monary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 32
Register
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female -
Page 35
The following is the diary of talks given to local organisations during the year:—
Date Organisation Subject of Talk Audience Speaker -
Page 36
Continued from previous page...
Date Organisation Subject of talk Audience Speaker -
Page 36
The following films and filmstrips were shown to audiences during the year:—
-
Page 37
Continued from previous page...
Date Organisation Title of Film or Filmstrip Audience -
Page 38
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Infant Welfare Centres
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendances Average New Cases -
Page 41
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 1960.
County Midwives Midwives Residing at York House Training Home Salvation Army Midwives -
Page 41
Pethidine was given in 161 cases attended by County midwives. Ante-Natal Clinics
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendances Average New Cases -
Page 42
Live premature births occurring in the area:—
31b. 4oz. or less 31b. 5oz.— 41b. 6oz. 41b. 7oz.— 41b. 15oz. 51b. Ooz.— 51b. 8oz. Total No. Surviving one week -
Page 43
DAY NURSERY ATTENDANCES JANUARY—DECEMBER, i960
Day Nursery Number of approved places Average Daily Attendance Average No. on Register Total Attendances -
Page 45
An analysis of the hours of service rendered by the Domestic Help Service during 1 960 is given in the following table. Figures for 1959 are included in brackets.
Type of case Number of cases Hours help provided -
Page 46
Clinics are held at Ford Road and Ashton Gardens, Chadwell Heath, as follows:—
Ford Road Ashton Gardens, Chadwell Heath -
Page 46
The following table indicates the work done during the year:—
Children under 15 years of age Expectant Mothers Physically Handicapped Aged Others -
Page 47
Occupational Therapy for Domiciliary Chest Cases The following is a summary of work carried out from January 1st to December 31st, i960:—
Total of Patients Total of New Patients Total of Visits -
Page 50
PATIENTS ON WHOM INVESTIGATIONS WERE COMPLETED DURING 1 960
Sex Age Physical Disability Social Disability Disposal -
Page 51
Continued from previous page...
Sex Age Physical Disability Social Disability Disposal -
Page 52
During the year 1,121 persons were vaccinated or re-vaccinated by general practitioners and local health authority medical officers.
Age at date of vaccination or re-vaccination Vaccinated Re-vaccinated G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. -
Page 52
Whooping Cough 2,667 children received immunising doses against whooping cough, including booster doses.
Primary Boosters Combined Whooping Cough and Diphtheria Vaccine Combined Boosters G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. -
Page 53
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year by medical officers and general practitioners. A total of 1,643 children received primary immunisation injections and a total of 1,850 received boosting doses.
Age at final injection Primary immunisation Children who received a boosting dose -
Page 53
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. 60. i.e. born in year Under 1 yr. 1960 1—4 yrs. 1956—1959 5—9 yrs. 1951—1955 10—14 yrs. 1946—1950 Under 15 yrs. Total -
Page 54
During the year a total of 4,220 primary injections (i.e. 2 doses) were given and II , III third injections.
Immunisation 1960 By Medical Officers By General Practitioners Total -
Page 56
5,313 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 Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspection Entrants Leavers Others Total (all groups) Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation -
Page 57
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) (1) For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) For any of the other conditions (3) Total Individual Pupils (4) -
Page 57
CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS
Age Groups Inspected (By year of birth) (1) No. of Pupils Inspected (2) Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 (3) (4) (5) (6) -
Page 58
Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
Page 58
Colour vision testing was continued at all school medical inspections on all pupils at or over the age of 11 years and the following table shows the number of defects found.
Intermediate periodic medical inspections School leaving inspection At age 14 years -
Page 59
All new entrants to the County Council staff who are liable to come in contact with children or who handle food are required to have an x-ray of their chest. The following table shows the number of staff x-rayed during the year.
At a Chest Clinic By Mass Radiography -
Page 61
Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Number of children referred to Consultants during 1960—55
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
Page 61
CHILDREN FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION TO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
Age Group Number Inspected Number found to have undergone tonsillectomy Boys Girls Boys Girls -
Page 62
Dental Inspection and Treatment of School Children
Periodic Specials -
Page 63
Mother and Child Welfare Dental Treatment
Expectant or Nursing Mothers Children under five years of age -
Page 69
The following table gives a picture of handicapped children in Dagenham, and their placement in school:—
Children of school age on 31st December 1960, formally ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special education treatment (s.e.t.) N.B. These figures include 27 school children with dual handicaps Blind Partially sighted Deaf Partially Deaf Delicate Physically Handicapped E.S.N. Maladjusted Epileptic Speech Defect TOTAL -
Page 77
a chance to live as near normal a life as possible in their families and in their schools, and to this end the progress that has been made is entirely due to the exceptional degree of harmony, enthusiasm and happiness in their work that all the staff at the centre have shown in these first months.
Name Age Condition on admission Progress—December 1960 -
Page 78
Continued from previous page...
Name Age Condition on admission Progress—December 1960