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Dagenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 72
- Tables
- 36
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Page 12
The crude death rate of 8.37 when corrected becomes 14.23 compared with 12.0 for England and Wales.
Causes of Death, 1961 Under lyr. 1 and under 5yrs. 5 and under 15 yrs. 15 and under 25 yrs. 25 and under 45yrs. 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 -
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INFANT MORTALITY Details of deaths of children under one year of age registered during 1961
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 yr. -
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Inspections
Number on Register Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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Defects Found
Number of defects Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector Number of prosecutions instituted -
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Single Cases:—
No. of Cases Total No. of cases Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
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Food and Drugs—Sampling
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
Under 1 yr. 1— 2— 3— 4— 5— 10— 15— Over 25 yrs Total -
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TUBERCULOSIS
New Cases Deaths Primary Notifications Brought to notice other than by Form A Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Register
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female -
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The following talks were given during 1961:
Date Organisation Subject of Talk Audience Speaker -
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The following films and filmstrips were shown to audiences during the year:—
Date Organisation Titles of films or filmstrips Audience -
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Continious from previous page...
Date Organisation Tiltes of films or filmstrips Audience -
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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Infant Welfare Centres
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendances Average New cases -
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Statistics of visits undertaken
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Page 36
Below is a table showing the work of the County midwives, midwives residing at York House Training Home and Salvation Army midwives during the year 1961.
County Midwives Midwives residing at York House Training Home Salvation Army Midwives -
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Pethidine was given in 222 cases attended by County midwives. Ante-Natal Clinics
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendance Average new cases -
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R elaxation C lasses The following were the attendances at the relaxation classes during the year:—
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Live premature births occurring in the area:—
31b. 4oz. or less 31b. 5oz.— 41b. 6oz. 41b. 7oz.— 41b. 15oz. 51b. 0oz.— 51b. 8oz. Total No. Surviving one week -
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DAY NURSERIES DAY NURSERY ATTENDANCES JANUARY—DECEMBER 1961
Day Nursery Number of approved places Average daily attendance Average No. on register Total Attendances -
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DOMESTIC HELP An analysis of the hours of service rendered by Domestic Help Service during 1961 is given in the following table:—
Type of case No. of cases Hours help provided -
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The following table indicates the work done during the year:—
Children under 15 yrs. of age Expectant mothers Physically handicapped Aged Others -
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Vaccination against Smallpox During the year 1,320 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. -
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Whooping Cough 1,627 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. -
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Age at final injection Primary immunisation Children who received a boosting dose L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s -
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During the year a total of 4,200 primary injections (i.e. 2 doses) were given and 3,722 third injections.
Immunisation 1961 By Medical Officers By General Practitioners Total -
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A —Periodic Medical Inspection Number of inspections in the prescribed groups:—
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Details of the defects found at these medical inspections are set out below:—
Defect Code No. Defect or disease Periodic Inspections Special inspections Entrants Leavers Others Total (all groups) Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Treatment Observation -
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Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
Category No. of cases dealt with By the authority Otherwise -
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Colour Vision Colour vision testing was continued at all school medical inspections on all pupils at or over the age of II years and the following table shows the number of defects found:—
Intermediate periodic medical inspection School leaving inspection -
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Other Treatment Given
New cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness)
Number of new cases treated during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Number of children referred to Consultants during 1961 — 51.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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CHILDREN FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
Age Group Number inspected Number found to have undergone tonsillectomy Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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The following table shows the number of staff X-rayed during the year.
At a Chest Clinic By Mass Radiography -
Page 61
ERRATUM The order of the headings in the table of handicapped children on page 61 should read as follows:- Blind, partially sighted, deaf, partially deaf, delicate, physically handicapped, E.S.N., maladjusted, epileptic,speech defect, dual defect.
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2. School Children Children attending normal schools, but registered as handicapped pupils, were seen at varying intervals by the school medical officers, in order to check their ability to cope with normal school work.
Number of children of school age on 31st December 1961 formally ascertained as handicapped pupils requiring special educational treatment (s.e.t.) Blind Partially sighted Deaf Partially deaf Physically handicapped E.S.N. Maladjusted Delicate Epileptic Speech defect Dual defect TOTAL