[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

Live Births:
	Total.	Males.	Females.

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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURINC THE YEAR 1938. 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.
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.	N	E	W

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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING 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 Causes	Certified 662	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.
All Causes	Uncertified —	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.

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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 Diarrhœa. (under 2 years).

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Clinics and Treatment Centres.

Name and Situation		Nature of Accommodation	By whom provided

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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1938 Report.

Ages	Number of Children who received			Result
Ages	1 injection.	2 injections	3 injections	Schick tested	' Negative	Positive	Absent

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Bacteriological Work. The bacteriological work for the district is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital, and during 1938 the following specimens were dealt with:—

	Positive	Negative	Total

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The following table shows the conditions as to overcrowding of the households invaded by Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever during 1938:—

	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.	Suscepti... bles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age.	Cases under 15 years of age.	Suscepti... bles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age.	Cases under 15 years of age.	Suscepti... bles (including those attacked) under 15 years of age.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURINC THE YEAR 1938.

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.
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.	N.	E.	W.	Removed to Hospital.

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TUBERCULOSIS DURING THE YEAR 1938.

Age-periods	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The following table shows the places of birth of Finchley children for the past four years:—

	1935	1936	1937	1938

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Periodical visits are made by the dentists to the Welfare Centres for the purpose of inspecting the teeth of the children in attendance.

	Mothers.		Children.
	1937	1938	1937	1938

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Day Nursery. The number of attendances at the Day Nursery shows a slight increase on the previous year.

	1937	1938

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List of Samples taken in Finchley during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

Article.	Samples Taken.	Adulterated.

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1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—

Premises	Number of
Premises	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers prose... cuted

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2.—Defects Found.

Particulars		Number of Defects			Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
Particulars		Found	Remedied t	Referred to H.M. Inspector

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Premises Periodically Inspected. The following premises were visited periodically during the year, and any matters found requiring attention were dealt with:—

Description of Premises.	No.in District.

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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 Cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

School.	Department.	No. on roll.	Average Attendance 1938.

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SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

		On Roll.

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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 inspected	A (Excellent)		B (Normal)		C (Slightly sub-normal)		D (Bad)

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1938

School	Number sound	Number requiring treatment	Percentage requiring treatment	Number actually treated	Percentage actually treated	% of school total dentally sound or rendered so by treatment

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The sums recovered from parents in respect of dental and medical treatment are as follows:—

	1937			1938
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The following list gives the number of cases which were brought to the notice of the School Medical Officer for the past three years.

	1936	1937	19 38

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Exclusion of School Children on Account of Infectious Disease.

Disease	PATIENTS Period of exclusion	CONTACTS Period of exclusion

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The following table shows the numbers receiving milk in each school department on the 1st October, 1938.

School.	Department	Number of pupils on the register	Number of pupils receiving milk	% of pupils receiving milk

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A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

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Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects in Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group	For defective vision (excluding squint)	For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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TABLE II. A. - Return of Defects found by Medical Inspections in the year ended 31st December, 1938.

DEFECT OR DISEASE.	Routine Inspections. No. of Defects.		Special Inspections. No. of Defects.
DEFECT OR DISEASE.	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)

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B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age-groups.

AGE-GROUPS	Number of Children Inspected.	A. [Excellent].		B [Normal]		c. [Slightly subnormal].		D. [Bad]
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%

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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.

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Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).

Disease or Defect	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect	Under the Authority's Scheme	Otherwise	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).

Defect or Disease (1)	Number of Defects dealt with
Defect or Disease (1)	Under the Authority's Scheme (2)	Otherwise (3)	Total (4)

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GROUP III.—Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.

NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
Received Pperative 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.	Received other forms of treatment.	Total number treated.
1	2	3	4	5

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURINC THE YEAR 1938. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR.

VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS.

Clinics and Treatment Centres.

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1938 Report.

Bacteriological Work. The bacteriological work for the district is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital, and during 1938 the following specimens were dealt with:—

The following table shows the conditions as to overcrowding of the households invaded by Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever during 1938:—

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURINC THE YEAR 1938.

TUBERCULOSIS DURING THE YEAR 1938.

The following table shows the places of birth of Finchley children for the past four years:—

Periodical visits are made by the dentists to the Welfare Centres for the purpose of inspecting the teeth of the children in attendance.

Day Nursery. The number of attendances at the Day Nursery shows a slight increase on the previous year.

List of Samples taken in Finchley during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors:—

2.—Defects Found.

Premises Periodically Inspected. The following premises were visited periodically during the year, and any matters found requiring attention were dealt with:—

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:—

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1938

The sums recovered from parents in respect of dental and medical treatment are as follows:—

The following list gives the number of cases which were brought to the notice of the School Medical Officer for the past three years.

Exclusion of School Children on Account of Infectious Disease.

The following table shows the numbers receiving milk in each school department on the 1st October, 1938.

A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects in Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

TABLE II. A. - Return of Defects found by Medical Inspections in the year ended 31st December, 1938.

B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age-groups.

TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Blind Children.

Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).

GROUP III.—Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.

TABLE V—Dental Defects. Elementary Schools.

TABLE V—Dental Defects. Secondary Schools