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Haringey 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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- 1972
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VITAL STATISTICS
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DEATHS OF HARINGEY RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP ANDSEX DISTRIBUTION 1971
DISEASE TOTAL Under 4 weeks 4 weeks & under 1 year 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 and over M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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HARINGEY STATISTICS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE LONDON BOROUGH IN 1965
Year Population (R.G. Est.) BIRTHS DEATHS COMPARABILITY FACTORS DEATH RATE OF INFANTS PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS Still Birth Rate per 1000 live and still births Peri-Natal Mortality Rate per 1000 live and still births Percentage of Births Illegitimate No. Rate per 1000 Population No. Rate per 1000 Population Births Deaths Under 1 year Under 4 week Under 1 week -
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING 1971 BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS
Disease Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-34 35-44 45-64 65+ UNK TOTAL M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY FOR THE YEAR 1971 Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample No. of samples Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Chlorides as CI Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs at 27°C Turbidity Units Colour (Burgess Units) Hardness (Total) CaCO3 Hardness (non carbonate) CaCO3 PH Value Phosphate as po4 Silicate as Sio2 Sulphate so4 Natural Fluoride as F Magnesium as Mg. Sodium as Na Potassium as K Surface Active Material as Manoxol OT Electrical Conductivity (micro-mpos) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES 1971
Description of the Sample BEFORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia Coli count Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia Coli count 20-24 hours at 37°C 3 days at 22°C Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C 3 days at 22°C Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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TABLE A Average Daily Readings of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide in the Atmosphere 1970/71 (Microgrammes per cubic metre)
Burghley Road N.8 (1) Tottenham Town Hall N.15 (2) Civic Centre N.22 (3) -
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TABLE B Monthly Deposit Gauge Readings 1970
MONTH Hornsey Town Hall Site Hampden Road, N.8. Site Rainfall (litres) Deposits - mgs. per m2 Rainfall (litres) Deposits - mgs. per m2 Dissolved Undissolved Total Dissolved Undissolved Total -
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The following is a summary of treatments carried out during 1971:—
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Rodent Control - Sewer Baiting 1971
AREA Total man-holes WARFARIN SODIUM FLUORACE TAMIDE Baited man-holes 1st revisit after 7 days 2nd revisit after further 7 days 1st treatment 2nd treatment No take Part take Complete take No take Part take Complete take -
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Free assistance is given to householders to eradicate insect pests. DDT continuing to be the most effective insecticide in dealing with the majority of these insects.
Insect Pest Houses Other Premises -
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Inspections and Re-inspections carried out by Public Health Inspectors and Technical Assistants
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Defects remedied as a result of action by District Public Health Inspectors
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Statutory Notices Served
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3. Areas Confirmed during 1971
Houses Families. -
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5. Areas Represented or Reported during 1971
Houses Estimated No. of Families. -
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Improvement Grants The upsurge in the number of applications noted in last year's report has continued as follows:—
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TABLE 1 Grant Approvals Year Ended 31 March 1972
Type of Applicant No. of Dwellings Grant £. -
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TABLE II Overall Estimated Costs of Conversions Approved During Year Ended 31 March 1972
No. of Premises No. of Dwellings to be provided Improvement Repair Other Works Total Cost Grant Approved. -
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TABLE III Distribution throughout Borough of the conversions approved for year ended 31 March, 1972 and break-down dwelling units per building
Postal District Ownership No. of Premises No. of Dwellings Dwellings/Building 1 2 3 4 5 6 -
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TABLE IV Conversions completed by Housing Associations under arrangements with Haringey Borough Council during year ended 31 March, 1972 (Details provided by the Borough Valuer and Estates Surveyor)
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Applications for Qualification Certificates
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227 applications were received in 1971. Application for Qualification Certificates Missing Amenities to be provided
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HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION Summary of action taken in 1971
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The total number of food shops at the end of the year was as follows:—
Trade No. of Shops No. of Inspections. -
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Registered Food Premises At the end of the year the following premises were registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955
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In addition the following classes of food hawkers and their storage premises are registed under Section 11 of the Middlesex County COuncil Act 1950:-
Trade No. of Hawkers registered No. of storage premises. -
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Milk (Special Designation) Regulations At the end of the year the following licences to use special designations were valid for premises in the Borough:—
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Consignments of Imported Food examined under Imported Food Regulations
Type of Food No. of consignments. -
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Food Samples
Articles No. of Samples Unsatisfactory Analysis Labelling -
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Details of Unsatisfactory Samples
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Labelling Irregularities
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Details are shown in the following table:-
Commodity No. of Complaints Action Taken Foreign bodies found Other Reasons Official warning letter Prosecution Formal action not justified. -
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The results of the fourteen cases are shown in the following table: —
Fine Costs. -
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Surrender of Unsound Food 1,306 Certificates were issued in 1971 in respect of unsound foodstuffs which were surrendered by wholesale and retail distributors. These are itemised as follows:—
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SUMMARY OF CARCASES INSPECTED 1971
Goats Donkeys Bovines Horses Calves Sheep and Lambs Cows. -
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Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 The implementation of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises (Hoists and Lifts) Regulations 1968, is still causing some difficulty with regard to hand-operated lifts such as those used in Public Houses. The advice of the Deputy Superintending Inspector of Factories was sought and it is understood that considerable discussion has taken place between the Factory Inspectorate and the Brewers' Society and an advisory circular is promised in the near future.
Class of Premises No. of Premises Registered during 1971 No. of Registered premises at end of year No. of Registered premises receiving a general inspection 1971. -
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Analysis of Contraventions Found
Section Type of contravention No. found Section Type of contravention No. found -
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Persons employed in registered premises
Class of workplace No. -
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Reported Accidents
Workplace No. Reported Total No. investigated Prosecutions Formal warning Informal warning No Action. -
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Reported Accidents
Analysis of Reported Accidents Offices Retail Shops Wholesale Warehouses Catering Establishments Centeens Fuel Storage Depots. -
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Shops Acts 1950—1965 A total of 2,504 shops inspections were made during the year. The following contraventions were noted:—
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FACTORIES The local authority has responsibilities to inspect the sanitary accommodation and water supplies, in all factories and business premises. In factories where no mechanical power is used, the other welfare provisions of the Factories Acts are also the responsibility of the local authority. Frequent visits are made to factories for a variety of reasons and it is the usual practice to check all the conditions whilst on the premises.
Premises No. on Register No. of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions. -
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Summary of defects found in factories
Particulars No. of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector. -
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Outworkers Employers of outworkers in certain specified trades are required to make half-yearly returns showing the home addresses of such workers and the class of work upon which they are engaged so that any necessary steps can be taken to prevent work being undertaken in unwholesome premises, or to stop the spread of infectious disease.
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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Notification of Births
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knte-Natal Clinics Attendances during the year are shown in the following table:—
Clinic Total Attendances Sessions held Ante-natal Post-natal Average Attendance per session. -
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Attendances at clinic sessions were as follows:-
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Estimated number of smears done in 1971: —
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Distribution of Welfare Foods
National Dried Milk (Packets) Orange Juice (Bottles) Cod Liver Oil (Bottles) Vit A & D Tablets Vit Drops (Bottles) -
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Child Health Clinics The following table of attendances during the year indicates the continuing need and use of the service: —
Clinic Sessions Attendances Average attendance per session Number of cases seen by M.O. Number of cases referred elsewhere. -
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Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes These classes are considered to be one of the important branches of health education, health visitors and midwives co-operating together in the weekly courses of instruction and discussion. Attendances during the year:—
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Toddlers' Clinics (2-5 years age group) Children attending toddlers sessions do so by special appointment at six to twelve month intervals. The following table gives details of attendance:—
Clinic Sessions Attendances Average attendance per session No. of cases seen by M.O. No. of cases referred elsewhere -
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Congenital Malformations Details of children born with a congenital abnormality continued to be passed to the Registrar General. During he year 89 cases were notified, suffering from abnormalities as listed below:—
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Analysis of Pre-School children on Observation Register as at 31st December, 1971 Categories of Observation
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Analysis of Pre-School Children on Handicapped Register at 31st December, 1971 Categories of Handicap
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Home visits made by Health Visitors:—
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Planned Early Discharge
Source of Request Number of requests received 1969 1970 1971 -
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Patients attended were referred from the following sources:—
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The following table shows the work of the nurses: —
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The following gives an indication of the type of treatment provided:—
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The domiciliary service was started in order to provide family planning advice for those families who find it difficult to attend clinics.
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Characteristics of family
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Marital Status
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Number of children in care — 50.
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Referring Agents Health Visitors
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Method chosen (numbers)
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The statistics are as follows:—
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Applicants for domiciliary ohiropody have, when visited in the last year or so, usually turned out to be in genuine need of treatment at home, but it has been possible in a significant proportion of cases to identify other disabilities and contact agencies which would be able to help them.
Chiropody No. of applications received 1970 1971 -
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A. The number who completed a full course of primary immunisation
Age at date of Immunisation Triple Dip/WC Dip/Tet Dip. w.c. Tet. Polio (Sabin) Meas. Rubella Total -
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B. The number who received a reinforcing dose
Age at date of Immunisation Triple Dip/WC Dip/Tet Dip W.C. Tet. Polio (Sabin) Total. -
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New Haringey Cases attending Prince of Wales's Hospital Clinic
Year Totals of Venereal Conditions Syphilis Gonorrhea Other Venereal Conditions Primary and Secondary Other -
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TABLE 1 Housing Assessment on Medical Grounds
Month No. of cases Housing Dept. Source of Request Hospital, G.P. or Clinic Tenant, HV, PHI etc. -
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TABLE 2 Medical Priorities recommended during 1971
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Staff — Medical Assessment or Examination
Assessments without examination Medical Examination -
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Assessments shown by Services
Service Medical Assessments Extension of Service Superannuation Fund Without examination Examined -
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School Population The School population of the Borough on 20 January 1972 was as shown in the following table:—
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The following table shows the number of children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical condition:—
Year of Birth Number of Pupils inspected Physical Condition of Pupils inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Number % Number % -
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The following are the day special schools in Haringey:—
Name of School Category of handicapped pupil Number on roll on 31 December 1971 Total Haringey children Out-Borough children -
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Clinic Number of Sessions Total A ttendances New Cases Number treated with electrocautery -
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Details of attendances at the Lordship Lane Clinic during the year were as follows: —
Consultant sessions Under 5 years Over 5 years Totals -
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The following are details of attendances at the Whittington Hospital Orthopaedic Clinic during the yean:-
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Dr. Peswani, Consultant Ophthalmologist to the Weston Park Clinic, reports as follows: — "The Weston Park Ophthalmic Clinic was continued with two sessions weekly. During the past two years the attendances were as under:—
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The following is an analysis of the cases seen during 1971:—
Age -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total -
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Reason for referral of new cases:—
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During 1971, the follow-up by orthoptists of Keystone screening "Failures" gave the following results:—
Junior Schools Senior Schools Number % (of Keystone "Failures") Number % (of Keystone "Failures") -
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The following table gives details of B.C.G. vaccinations carried out by the Council during the year: —
School Children Number % -
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School (a) Classmates of the patient were investigated with the following results:—
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Cases classified as follows:—
Total In Haringey From Other Areas Male Female -
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It is with regret that 1 include the following details of local school children who died during 1971:—
Sex Age Cause of Death Years Months -
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Road Accidents to School Children I am indebted to the Accident Prevention Officer for the following details of road accidents involving school children during 1971:—
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Number of Individual Pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
Year of Birth For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total individual Pupils -
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*Signifies "Selective" medical examinations
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease 1 Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Total including all other age groups inspected -
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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RETURN OF ASCERTAINED HANDICAPPED PUPILS REQUIRING SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
CATEGORY IN THE CALENDAR YEAR DISTRIBUTION ON 20 JANUARY 1972 Number newly ascertained as requiring education in a Special School (other than hospital Special Schools) Number newly placed in Special Schools (other than hospital Special Schools) Number on register of — Number placed in Boarding Homes Number requiring places in Special Schools Number on register of hospital Special Schools Number being educated at home under arrangements made under Sec.56 Education Act 1944 Totals Maintained Special Schools Non-Maintained Special Schools Independent Schools Day Boarding Day Boarding Day Boarding Boys Girls Boys Girls B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G