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Finchley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

Published
1938
Pages
124
Tables
35

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35 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1937. 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.
    NEW
  • Page 15
    CAUSES OF, AND ACES AT, DEATH DURINC THE YEAR.
    No.CAUSES OF 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 Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 1515 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and Upwards.North Ward.East Ward.West Ward.
    All CausesCertified 702
    Uncertified 2
  • Page 17
    VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS.
    Year.Total Births.Birth Hate.Total Deaths.Death Rate.Total Infant Deaths.Infantile mortality rate.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Whooping Cough.Deaths from Diarrhoea, (under 2 years).
  • Page 18
    Accommodation.
    Institution.Adults.Children.Type of case
    Male.Female.
  • Page 21
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Name and SituationNature of AccommodationBy whom provided
  • Page 26
    DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
    AgesNumber of Children who receivedResult
    1 injection.2 injections3 injectionsSchick testedNegativePositiveAbsent
  • Page 33
    The following table shows the conditions as to overcrowding of the households invaded by Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever during 1937:—
    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 age.Cases under 15 years of age.Susceptibles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age.
  • Page 35
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR 1937.
    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.WARDSRemoved to Hospital.
    N.E.W.
  • Page 38
    TUBERCULOSIS DURING THE YEAR 1937.
    Age-periodsNew Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 41
    The following table shows the places of birth of Finchley children for the past four years:—
    1934193519361937
  • Page 43
    The amount of work done by the dentists continues to increase, and the Council have decided to increase the number of weekly sessions from 2 to 3 from the 1st April, 1938.
    Mothers.Children.
    1936193719361937
  • Page 50
    List of Samples taken in Finchley during the Year ended 3ist December, 1937.
    Article.Samples Taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 51
    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 52
    2.—Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect of whicn Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.† RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 71
    The total number of carcases of animals (including organs) inspected after slaughter during the year and the number and percentage found to be affected with disease are as follows:—
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 84
    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
    School.Department.No. on roll.Average Attendance 1937
  • Page 84
    SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
  • Page 87
    The Board's classification of the nutrition of the children submitted to routine examination was used through out the year and the following summary of the results clearly shows that very little malnutrition exists.
    No. of children inspectedABCD
    (Excellent)(Normal)(Slightly sub-normal)(Bad)
  • Page 96
    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1937.
    SchoolNumber soundNumber requiring treatmentPercentage requiring treatmentNumber treated% of those req. treatment who were treated at the clinic% of school total dentally sound or rendered so by treatment
  • Page 97
    The sums recovered from parents in respect of dental and medical treatment are as follows:—
    19361937
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 98
    The following list gives the number of cases which were brought to the notice of the School Medical Officer for the past three years.
  • Page 99
    Exclusion of School Children on Account of Infectious Disease.
    DiseasePATIENTS Period of exclusionCONTACTS Period of exclusion
  • Page 101
    The following table shows the numbers receiving milk in each school department on the 1st October, 1937.
    School.DepartmentNumber of pupils on the registerNumber of pupils receiving milk% of pupils receiving milk
  • Page 106
    TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
  • Page 107
    C.— CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects in Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For all other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 108
    TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspections in the year ended 31st December, 1937.
    DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine Inspections. No. of Defects.Special Inspections No. of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 109
    B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age-groups.
    AGE-GROUPSNumber of Children Inspected.A. [Excellent].B [Normal]C. [Slightly subnormal].D. [Bad].
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 111 114
    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Blind Children.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 115
    TABLE IV. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1937. Treatment Table. Group I.-Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
    Disease or DefectNumber of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
  • Page 116
    TABLE IV. (Continued). Group II.-Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments-Group I.).
    Defect or DiseaseNumber of Defects dealt with
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 117
    GROUP III.-Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.
    NUMBER OP DEFECTS.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 118
    GROUP IV.-Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number treated.
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopædic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopædic clinic.
    (1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)
  • Page 119
    TABLE V—Dental Defects. Elementary Schools.
  • Page 120
    TABLE V-Dental Defects. Secondary Schools.
  • Page 120
    Table VI-Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.