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Dagenham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 68
- Tables
- 43
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Page 12
The causes of infant deaths are set out in the following table-
Cause of Death 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 1 yr. Total Deaths under 1 yr. -
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The adjusted death rate was 12.6 per 1,000 of the population, compared with 11.3 per 1,000 for England and Wales.
causes of Death, 1964 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 -
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Length of Mains
Yards Diameter -
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Smoke Control Areas The council agreed in principle in 1959 to include the whole borough in Smoke control Areas as soon as possible, and, in any case, in not more than ten years. The programme was drawn up to provide each year an area containing about 3,000 houses and was originally planned to include all houses in the borough by 1970. The progress up-to-date is indicated below:-
Order No. No. of Houses Date of Operation -
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Eighteen informal samples were taken during the year; two samples of cotton felt were unsatisfactory The details are as follows:-
Material No. of Samples Submitted for Analysis -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Inspections
Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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Defects Found
Number of defects Number of Prosecutions Instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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The council approved as an interim measure that, without drawing a rigid line, the Shops Act Inspector should be responsible for non-food shops and the Public Health Inspectors for food shops and all offices. The following statistics indicate the work done by the Publio Health Inspectors during the year i-
No. of Premises registered during the year Total No. of registered premises at end of year No. of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year -
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class of Workplace Registered in Borough No. of persons employed -
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Particulars of Outbreaks:-
Number of Outbreaks Number of Cases Total No. of cases Family Other Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
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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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Food and Drugs - Sampling (continued)
Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal -
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Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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Serial No. Article Formal or Informal Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity Observations -
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis)
Under 1 yr. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 10 - 15 - Oyer 25 yrs Total -
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Under 5 yrs 5 - 14 15 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over Total -
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Notified Admitted to Rush Green Hospital Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals Admitted to other Hospitals -
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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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Ante-natal Clinics
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendance -
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Infant Welfare Centres A total of 4,325 children were brought to the Centres during the year, and the total number of attendances amounted to 29,251.
Centre Sessions Held Times Sessions Held Average Attendance -
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Premature Infants All infants weighing 5½ lbs. or less at are regarded as premature infants whatever the length of pregnancy.
3 lb 4 oz or less 3 lb 5 oz - 4 lb 6 oz 4 lb 7 oz -4 lb 15 oz 5 lb Ooz-5 lb 8 oz Total No. surviving one week -
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Day Nurseries
Day Nursery Number of approved places Average daily attendance Average No. on register per month Total attendances -
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The reasons for admission are set out in the following table:-
Day Nursery Widows Parents separated Desertion Illness of mother Illness of father Unmarried mothers Socioeconomic Mothers working to supplement income Total -
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Domiciliary Midwifery Service
County Midwives Midwives residing at York House Training Home Salvation Army Midwives -
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DOMESTIC HELP An analysis of the hours of service rendered by the Domestic Help Service during 1964 is given in the following tablet-
Type of case No. of cases Hours help provided -
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Two full-time Chiropodists and one part-time Chiropodist were employed at the end of the year. Clinics are held at Ford Road and Ashton Gardens as follows
Ford Road Ashton Gardens -
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CONVALESCENCE AND RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS Arrangements for convalescence were made as summarised below, on the recommendation of general practitioners and medical officers.
Adults Children -
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During the year, 834 persons were vaccinated or re-vaccinated by general practitioners or 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 2,557 children received immunising doses against whooping oough, including booster doses.
Primary Boosters G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. -
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Diphtheria Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary immunisation Children who received a boosting dose G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. -
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Tetanus Immunisation
Year of Birth Primary immunisation Children who received a boosing dose G.P.'s L.H.A. G.P.'s L.H.A. -
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Poliomyelitis Vaccination
G.P.'s L.H.A. Total -
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Pupils Found to Require Treatment 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) Individual pupils found to require treatment For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total individual Pupils (1)* (2)* (3)* (4)* -
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Defects Found by Medical Inspection
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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Treatment of Pupils Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
Category No. of cases dealt with by Minor ailment clinics Ophthalmic clinic -
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Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
No. of cases treated By the authority Otherwise -
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Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness)
No. of cases treated By the authority Otherwise -
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The following table shows the number of staff X-rayed during the year; all X-rays were satisfactory.
At a Chest Clinic By Mass Radiography -
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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
Blind Partially Sighted Deaf Partially Hearing Physically Handicapped Delicate Maladjusted E.S.N. Epileptic Speech Defects Total -
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(f) Children with more than one handicap included above
Handicaps No. receiving s.e.t. No. awaiting s.e.t.