[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table 1. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1913 and Previous Years.

Year.	Population estimated to middle of each year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number.	Nett.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.
		Uncorrected Number.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate.	Of Non-residents registered in the District.	Of Residents not registered in the District.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	Number.	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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Census relating to the distribution of the Finchley population have been kindly provided by the Registrar-General, and are as follows:—

	Families or Separate Occupiers.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Density of population per acre.

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Buildings used as Dwellings.

	Total.	Ord. Dwell. Houses.	Shops	Hotels etc.	Offices etc.	Institutions	Other Bigs.	Flats.

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The following table shews the number of births recorded and the birth-rate for each Ward of the District:—

	No. of Births	Birth Rate

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The following table shows the death-rate for each Ward:

Ward.	Estimated Population.	Number of Deaths.	Death-rate.

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The following table shows the principal causes of death in the years 1912 and 1913. A diagrammatic representation of their comparative incidence is given on page

	1912.	1913.	Increase.	Decrease.

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The following table shows the number of deaths due Zymotic Diseases during the years 1912 and 1913:—

	1912.	1913.

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Table III. Causes or and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.

Causes of Death.		Nett Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.									Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.		All ages.	Under 1.	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 45.	45 and under (55.	65 and upwards.
1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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Table Showing the Ward Mortality tor each Quarter of the Year 1913.

Causes of Death.	North Ward.					East Ward.					West Ward.
	Quarters.				Total	Quarters				Total	Quarters.				Total
	1	2	3	4	Total	1	2	3	4	Total	1	2	3	4	Total

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England and Wales. Birth-rates and Death-rates in the Year 1913 (Provisional Figures).

	Annual rates per 1,000 living.			Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births.
	Births.	Deaths.
	Births.	Crude.	*Standard ized.

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Table IV Infant Mortality During the Year 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

CAUSES OF DEATH.		Under Week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks.	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 4 Weeks.	4 Weeks and under 3 Months	3-6 Months	6-9 Months.	9-12 Months	Total Deaths under One Year.

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Table showing the Wards in which Infantile Deaths occurred.

Cause of Death.		North Ward.	East Ward	West Ward.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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Inquests, 1912.

Cause of Death	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	quarter	Total

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Inquests held upon Finchley Residents who Died Outside the District.

Cause of Death	1St quarter	and quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Total

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Deaths in various Institutions within the District.

Institution.	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Total

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The reasons given for omitting to notify were as follows:—

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Birth Notifications, 191.3 Number of births registered in district—918.

No. of Parents who notified	No. of Doctors who notified	No of Cert-. Nurses who notified	No of other people who notified

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Table II. Cases or Infectious Disease Notified During the year 1913.

Notifiable Disease.	No. of Cases Notified.								Total Cases Notified in each Ward.			Removed to hospital from each Ward.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.							1 North Ward	2 Eait Ward	3 West Ward	4 North Ward	5 East Ward	6 West Ward	Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	o to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 45.	1 45 to 65.	65 and upwards.	1 North Ward	2 Eait Ward	3 West Ward	4 North Ward	5 East Ward	6 West Ward	Total cases removed to Hospital.

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The following table shews the number of cases of infectious disease which occurred in each Ward:—

	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Erysipelas	Puerperal Fever	Totals

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The following table shews the number of cases removed to the Hospital from each Ward of the district:—

	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Total

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The number of deaths and death-rato from the following diseases is shewn in the table below:—

	Number of Deaths	Death-rate per 1,000 population

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Table Showing the Number of Cases and Deaths from the principal Infectious Diseases Notified from among Residents During the Years 1893—1913 (inclusive).

	Small-pox.		Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria and Croup.
	Cases.	Deaths	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.

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Deaths from Tuberculosis.

Year	Estimated Population	Peaths from Phthisis		Deaths from other forms of Tuberculosis			Rate per 1.000 Phthisis	Rate per 1,000 for other forms of Tuberculosis	Total rate per 1,000
Year	Estimated Population	Male	Female	Male	Female		Rate per 1.000 Phthisis	Rate per 1,000 for other forms of Tuberculosis	Total rate per 1,000

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PHTHISIS. No. of Deaths in relation to Occupation. MALES.

Year.	Estimated Population.	Children.			Professional.	Clerical.	Sedentary.	Indoor Workers.	Outdoor Workers.	Domestic.	Shop Assistants.	Occupations not stated.	Independent means.	Total.
Year.	Estimated Population.	under school age.	at school age.	over school age.	Professional.	Clerical.	Sedentary.	Indoor Workers.	Outdoor Workers.	Domestic.	Shop Assistants.	Occupations not stated.	Independent means.	Total.

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Other Forms of Tuberculosis —No. of Deaths in Relation to Occupation.

Year.	Estimatet Population.	CHILDREN.			MALES.
Year.	Estimatet Population.	Under School Age.	School Age.	Over School Age.	Professional	Clerical	Sedentary.	Indoor Workers.	outdoor workers.	Domestic.	Shop Assistants.	Occupation not Stated.	Independent Means.	Total.

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The following statement as to samples purchased in Finchley during 1913:—

Article	Samples Taken	Adulterated

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The following is a tabulated statement made in accordance with Article V. of the Regulations under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909:—

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1. INSPECTION. I ncluding I nspections made by the S anitary I nspectors

Premises.		Number of
		Inspections.		Written Notices.		Prosecutions.

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2. DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.		Number of Detects.			No. of Prosecutions.
Particulars.		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	No. of Prosecutions.

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3. HOME WORK.

Nature of Work.	Outworkers' List, Section 107.				Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.
	Lists received from Employers sending twice in the year.		Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.	Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.
	Lists.	Outworkers.

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4. REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the Year	Number.

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5.-OTHER MATTERS.

Class		Number
(1)		(2)

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The following table shows the numbers and percentages of parents who attended at the different Schools:

	Children examined.	Parents attending.	Approx. percentage

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The "Provided" Schools are:—

	Senior.	Junior	Infants.

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The following table shews the number of children examined at each school during 1913 (routine inspection):—

School.	Senior (mixed)		Infants		Total
School.	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls

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Part 1.-CONTACT.

Disease.	Children Involved	Period of Exclusion.

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TABLE I.— Average Heights and Weights of Children examined during 1913 (without boots). BOYS.

Age.	No. of children examined.	English Measure.				Standards for the whole of England as calculated from a large number of school children examined in 1910.
Age.	No. of children examined.	Height.		Weight.		Height.		Weight.
		Feet.	Inches.	Stones.	Lbs.	Feet.	Inches.	Stones.	Lbs.

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TABLE II.— Average Height and Weights of Children examined during 1913 (without boots). GIRLS.

Age.	No. of children examined.	English Measure.				Standards for the whole of England as calculated from a large number of school children examined in 1910.
Age.	No. of children examined.	Height.		Weight.		Height.		Weight.
		Feet.	Inches.	Stones.	Lbs.	Feet.	Inches.	Stones.	Lbs.

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Table III. Details for each department of Defects found at time of the Routine Medical Inspection by the Medical Officer.

School and Department.		No. examined.	Tonsils moderately enlarged.	Tonsils much enlarged.	Obvious Adenoids.	Mouth Breathers.	Operation before Inspection for Tonsils and Adenoids.	Enlarged Cervical Glands not Tubercular	Under-nourished.	Anæmia and Debility	Evidence of old Ricket	Defective Clothing.	Uncleanliness.					External Eye Disease.	Squint.	Slight Defect of Vision not worse than 69th.	Defective Vision worse than 6 9th.	Wearing Spectacles.	Otorrhœa.	Deafness.	Bronchial Catarrh.	Rhinitis and Nasal Catarrh (cold)	Functional Heart Disease.	Organic Heart Disease.	Skin Disease (not parasitic)	Ringworm.	Mumps.	Chicken Pox.	Whooping Cough.	Measles.	Tuberculous Diseases					Congenital Defects.	Mentally Dull.	Mentally Defective.	Goitre.	Infantile Paralysis.	Defective Speech.	Incontinence of Urine.	Hernia (Rupture)	Epilepsy.	Chorea.	Spinal Curvature.	Cretinism.	Nephritis.	Other defects.
School and Department.		No. examined.	Tonsils moderately enlarged.	Tonsils much enlarged.	Obvious Adenoids.	Mouth Breathers.	Operation before Inspection for Tonsils and Adenoids.	Enlarged Cervical Glands not Tubercular	Under-nourished.	Anæmia and Debility	Evidence of old Ricket	Defective Clothing.	Dirty Hair.	Very Dirty Hair.	Flea-bittea.	Dirty Body.	Dirty Clothing.	External Eye Disease.	Squint.	Slight Defect of Vision not worse than 69th.	Defective Vision worse than 6 9th.	Wearing Spectacles.	Otorrhœa.	Deafness.	Bronchial Catarrh.	Rhinitis and Nasal Catarrh (cold)	Functional Heart Disease.	Organic Heart Disease.	Skin Disease (not parasitic)	Ringworm.	Mumps.	Chicken Pox.	Whooping Cough.	Measles.	Phthisis.	Tuberculous Spine.	Tubercular Glands	Old Scars of do.	Lupus.	Congenital Defects.	Mentally Dull.	Mentally Defective.	Goitre.	Infantile Paralysis.	Defective Speech.	Incontinence of Urine.	Hernia (Rupture)	Epilepsy.	Chorea.	Spinal Curvature.	Cretinism.	Nephritis.	Other defects.

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Table A. 123—12 Cases of Ringworm treated by X=rays (by Dr. Knox, at Highgate) at the expense of the Education Committee.

No. of case.	Date of exclusion.	Date of X-ray treatment.	Date of return to school.	No. of calendar days from exclusion to re-admission.	Total No. of School Attendances lost from exclusion to re-admiasion.	No. of calendar days from commencement of treatment to re-admission to school.	No. of School Attendances lost from time of treatment and re-admission to school.

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Table B. Cases of Ringworm treated by Chemical Applications (Ointment, Iodine, etc.)

No. of cases	Date of exclusion	Date of return to School	No. of calendar days lost from exclusion to return.	No. of. Attendances lost from exclusion to return

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Result of Advice to obtain Treatment.

Nature of Defect for which treatment was advised	Number of Cases	RESULT		Percentage obtaining Treatment
Nature of Defect for which treatment was advised	Number of Cases	Obtained Treatment	Nothing Done	Percentage obtaining Treatment

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Finchley 1913

42 tables in this report

Table 1. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1913 and Previous Years.

Census relating to the distribution of the Finchley population have been kindly provided by the Registrar-General, and are as follows:—

Buildings used as Dwellings.

The following table shews the number of births recorded and the birth-rate for each Ward of the District:—

The following table shows the death-rate for each Ward:

The following table shows the principal causes of death in the years 1912 and 1913. A diagrammatic representation of their comparative incidence is given on page

The following table shows the number of deaths due Zymotic Diseases during the years 1912 and 1913:—

Table III. Causes or and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.

Table Showing the Ward Mortality tor each Quarter of the Year 1913.

England and Wales. Birth-rates and Death-rates in the Year 1913 (Provisional Figures).

Table IV Infant Mortality During the Year 1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

Table showing the Wards in which Infantile Deaths occurred.

Inquests, 1912.

Inquests held upon Finchley Residents who Died Outside the District.

Deaths in various Institutions within the District.

The reasons given for omitting to notify were as follows:—

Birth Notifications, 191.3 Number of births registered in district—918.

Table II. Cases or Infectious Disease Notified During the year 1913.

The following table shews the number of cases of infectious disease which occurred in each Ward:—

The following table shews the number of cases removed to the Hospital from each Ward of the district:—

The number of deaths and death-rato from the following diseases is shewn in the table below:—

Table Showing the Number of Cases and Deaths from the principal Infectious Diseases Notified from among Residents During the Years 1893—1913 (inclusive).

Deaths from Tuberculosis.

PHTHISIS. No. of Deaths in relation to Occupation. MALES.

Other Forms of Tuberculosis —No. of Deaths in Relation to Occupation.

The following statement as to samples purchased in Finchley during 1913:—

The following is a tabulated statement made in accordance with Article V. of the Regulations under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909:—

1. INSPECTION. I ncluding I nspections made by the S anitary I nspectors

2. DEFECTS FOUND.

3. HOME WORK.

4. REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.-OTHER MATTERS.

The following table shows the numbers and percentages of parents who attended at the different Schools:

The "Provided" Schools are:—

The following table shews the number of children examined at each school during 1913 (routine inspection):—

Part 1.-CONTACT.

TABLE I.— Average Heights and Weights of Children examined during 1913 (without boots). BOYS.

TABLE II.— Average Height and Weights of Children examined during 1913 (without boots). GIRLS.

Table III. Details for each department of Defects found at time of the Routine Medical Inspection by the Medical Officer.

Table A. 123—12 Cases of Ringworm treated by X=rays (by Dr. Knox, at Highgate) at the expense of the Education Committee.

Table B. Cases of Ringworm treated by Chemical Applications (Ointment, Iodine, etc.)

Result of Advice to obtain Treatment.