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Finchley 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
- Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 100
- Tables
- 27
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
Births: Males. Females. Total -
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Number of Beds. Type of Case. Adults. Children. Male. Female. -
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Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Name and Situation. Nature of Accommodation. By whom provided. -
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INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1928. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
Cause of Death. Under 1 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. WARDS N. E. W. -
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR.
CAUSES OP DEATH. NET 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. WARDS. All Causes Certified 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 65. 65 and Upwards. North Ward. East Ward. West Ward. Uncertified -
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VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS.
Year. Total Births. Birth Rate. Total Deaths. Death Rate. Total Infant Deaths. Infantile mortality late. Deaths from Measles. Deaths from Whooping Cough. Deaths from Diarrhoea. (under 2 years). -
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L ist of S amples taken in F inchley during the Ye ar ended 31st December, 1928.
Article. Samples taken. Adulterated. -
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1—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Occupiers prosecuted. -
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2.—Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. Found. Remedied Referred to H M. Inspector. -
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3.—Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108,
Nature of Work. Instances. Notices served. Prosecutions -
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I the following table shows the conditions as to overcrowding of the households invaded by diphtheria and scarlet fever during 1928:—
Housing Conditions. Less than 1 person per room. 1-2 persons per room. More than 2 persons per room. Cases under 15 years of age. Susceptibles, including those attacked, under 15 years of age. Cases under 15 years of age. Susceptibles, including those attacked, under 15 years of J age. Cases under 15 years of age. Susceptibles, including those attacked, under 15 years of age. -
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1928.
DISEASE. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 3 years. 3 and under 4 years. 4 and under 5 years. 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 20 years. 20 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 years and over. TOTAL. WARDS. Removed to Hospital. N. E. W. -
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TUBERCULOSIS DURING THE YEAR I928.
Age-periods. New cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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The following table shows the work carried out by the dentist during: the year:—
Mothers. Children. -
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The following is a summary of the Bacteriologists' reports upon these samples:-
No. of Sample. Bacteria per c.c. presence of Bacillus Coli in 48 hours. Remarks. -
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No. of Sample. Bacteria per c.c. presence of Bacillus Coli in 48 hours. Remarks. -
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FINCHLEY SCHOOLS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
School. Department. Accommodation. Average attendance 1928. -
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Exclusion of School Children on Account of Infectious Disease.
Discase. PATIENTS. Period of exclusion. CONTACTS Period of exclusion. -
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The following table shows the percentage of the children in each school who were found to require treatment, and also the percentage of these children requiring treatment who actually accepted treatment at the Dental Clinic.
(1) (2) (3) School. Percentage of children requiring treatment. Percentage of those in (2) who accepted treatment. -
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Parents' Contributions Towards Cost of Treatment. The sums recovered from parents in respect of dental and medical treatment are as follows:—
£ s. d. -
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TABLE I. Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections:— -
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TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1928.
Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not. requiring treatment. -
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TABLE II. B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Number of Children. Percentage of Children found to require treatment. Inspected. Found to require treatment. -
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TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
Boys. Girls. Total. -
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Treatment Table. Group J.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. -
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TABLE IV. (continued). Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
Defect or Disease. Number of Defects dealt with. Under the Authority's Scheme. Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. -
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Number of Defects. Received Operative Treatmen.
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. Total. Received other forms of Treatment. Total Number Treated.