[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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The population of certain neighbouring authorities is reproduced for information, the figures for the previous two years being given in brackets.

	1968	1967	1966

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Live Births

	Male	Female	Total

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Comparison of the above rates with those of England and Wales is shown on the following table.

	Havering	England & Wales	Outer London	Greater London

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TABLE 1 - CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING 1968

Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 Weeks	4 Weeks and under 1 Year	AGE IN YEARS
Cause of Death	Sex	Total all ages	Under 4 Weeks	4 Weeks and under 1 Year	1-4	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 and over

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TABLE 2 Ante-natal and Post-natal

Number of Women attending Clinics	Ante-natal	Post-natal	Total

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TABLE 3 Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes

	Booked for Hospital Confinement	Booked for Home Confinement	Total

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TABLE 4 Domiciliary and Institutional Births

Place of Birth	Total adjusted by notifications transferred in orout of the area
	1968	1967

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TABLE 6 Congenital Malformations Observed at Birth

Malformation Diagnostic Group	No.Reported

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TABLE 7 Notifications of Premature Births

Premature live births												Premature stillbirths
Born in hospital				Born at home or in a nursing home
Born in hospital				Nursed, entirely at home or in a nursing home				Transferred to hospital on or before 28th day
Total births	Died			Total births	Died			Total births	Died			Born
Total births	with in 2 4 hours of birth	in 1 and under 7 days	in 7 and under 2 8 days	Total births	within 24 hours of birth	in 1 and under 7 days	in 7 and under 28 days	Total births	within 24 hours of birth	in 1 and under 7 days	in 7 and under 28 days	in hospital	at home
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

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TABLE 8 Child Health Clinics

No. of children attending	Born in 1968	Born in 1967	Born in 1963-66	TOTAL
No. of children attending	3319	2657	2129	8105

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TABLE 9 Cases Visited by Health Visitors

Home Visits to	Total No. Visited	Notes	1967 figures for comparison

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TABLE 9 Contd. Cases Visited by Health Visitors

Home Visits to	Total No. Visited	Notes	1967 figures for comparison

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TABLE 10 Day Nursery Attendances and Waiting List

Nurseries	Places	Average daily attendance over the year	Waiting List on 31.12.68
Nurseries	Places	Average daily attendance over the year	Priotiry	Non-Priority

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TABLE 11 Home Nursing

Number of Persons Nursed:	1968	1967

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TABLE 12 Sickroom Equipment issued on loan from January to December, 1968

Article	Quantity	Article	Quantity

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TABLE 13 Home Help Service

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TABLE 14 Night Attendant Service

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TABLE 15 Good Neighbour Service

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Dr. D.J. Lawless, Medical Director of the Unit has provided the following details of the conditions revealed on investigation:—

Tuberculous lesions	Male	Female	Total

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Other abnormalities revealed	Male	Female	Total

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TABLE 16 Chiropody Treatment Given During The Year

GROUP	New cases during year	Cases Under Treat-ment at end of year	Clinic attendances during year	Domiciliary treatments during year	At Welfare Estab'

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TABLE 16 continued

GROUP	New cases during year	Cases Under Treatment at end of year	Clinic attendances during year	Domiciliary treatments during year	At Welfare Estab'

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TABLE 17 No. of completed primary courses — children under 16

Type of antigen	No. of children
Type of antigen	1968	1967

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TABLE 18 No. of children protected against each disease

Disease	No. of children immunised
Disease	1968	1967

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TABLE 19

Havering		Average England and Wales

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TABLE 20 Re-inforcing Doses Given

Type of Antigen	No. of Re-inforcing Doses
Type of Antigen	1968	1967

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TABLE 21 No. of Children Receiving Re -inforcing Doses

Disease	No. of children who received a Re-inforcine dose
Disease	1968	1967

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TABLE 22 Venereal Diseases

	Total	Male	Female

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TABLE 23 Occupational Health Service

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TABLE 24 Dental Inspections & Treatment of School Children

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Table 24 (contd.) Dental Inspections & Treatment of School Children

Attendance and Treatment	Ages 5 to 9	Ages 10 to 14	Ages 15 & Over	Total

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TABLE 25 Dental Service for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years

	Children 0-4 (incl.)		Expectant and Nursing Mothers

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Defects found at periodic medical inspections included the following:- TABLE 26

Condition	Number of Defects found requiring:-
Condition	(a) Treatment	(b) Observation

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TABLE 27 Handicapped Pupils — 1968

CATEGORY	Total number of pupils ascertained as handicapped at end of year	No. of pupils newly ascertained during the year	No. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during the year	Total No. of pupils attending Special Schools at end of year
CATEGORY		No. of pupils newly ascertained during the year	No. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during the year	Day	Residential

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TABLE 28 Register of Physically Handicapped Persons

Handicap	No. of Persons on Register at 31.12.68	No. of persons whose names were added to the register during year ended 31.12.68

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TABLE 29 Handicaps and Ages of Persons on Registers of Physically Handicapped 31st December 1968

Handicap	under 16	16-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Total

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TABLE 30 No. of Registered Blind Persons

Sex	AGE GROUPS							Total
Sex	0-1	2-4	5-15	16-20	21-49	50-64	65+	Total

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TABLE 31 Ages of Persons Added to Blind Register in 1968

Sex	AGE GROUPS							Total
Sex	0-1	2-4	5-15	16-20	21-49	50-64	65+	Total

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TABLE 33 Blind Persons in Residential Accommodation

	M	F

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TABLE 34 Number of Partially Sighted Persons on Register as at 31.12.68

Sex	AGE GROUPS							Total
Sex	0-1	2-4	5-15	16-20	21-49	50-64	65 +	Total

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TABLE 35 Persons Newly Registered as Partially Sighted during the year

Sex	AGE GROUPS							Total
Sex	0-1	2-4	5-15	16-20	21-49	50-64	65+	Total

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TABLE 36 Registered Partially Sighted Persons other than those near or prospectively blind

Mainly Industrially Handicapped	AGE GROUPS
Mainly Industrially Handicapped	16-20	21-49	50-64	65+	Total

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TABLE 37 Accommodation for Physically Handicapped and Others Provided by Voluntary Organisations 31st December, 1968

	Aged Under 65	65+	TOTAL

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TABLE 38 Homeless Families admitted to Local Authority Temporary Accommodation

	1966	1967	1968

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TABLE 39 Old Peoples Homes Run by the Department

	Places	ADMISSIONS 1968
	Places	Permanent from own Home	From Hospital	Short Stay

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TABLE 40 Patients Referred During 1968

Referred by	Mentally I11 under 16 over 16		Psychopathic under 16 over 16		Subnormal under 16 over 16		Severely Subnormal under 16 over 16		Total under 16 over 16		GRAND TOTAL

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TABLE 41 Number of Patients under the Care of the Authority as at 31.12.68

	Mentally I11 under 16 over 16		Elderly Mentally Infirm	P s ycho pathic	Subnormal under 16 over 16		Severely Subnormal under 16 over 16		Total under 16 over 16		GRAND TOTAL

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TABLE 42 Notification of Food Poisoning and Infectious Diseases

Disease	Male	Female	Total

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TABLE 43 Tuberculosis

Age Group	Male		F emale
Age Group	Respiratory	Others	Respiratory	Others

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TABLE 44

Taken from	Total No of persons swabbed	Total No of swabs taken	Negative	POSITIVE
Taken from	Total No of persons swabbed	Total No of swabs taken	Negative	Shig. sonnei	Salmonella ***	Staph. pyogens	S.paratyphi. B

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During the year 155 samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination with results as shown:—

	Mobile		Shops		Total
Grade	Soft	Other	Soft	Other	Total

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TABLE 45

Designation	Licences issued in 1968	Total number in force at end of year

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TABLE 46

Category (of trade)	Number of premises	Number of premises fitted to comply with Reg. 16	Number of premises to which Reg. 19 applies	Number of premises complying with Reg. 19

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TABLE 48

	TONS	CWTS	LBS

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TABLE 49

Month	Raphael Park, Romford		Spring Farm, Rainham		Upminster
Month	Amount in inches	No. of days in which rain fell	Amount in inches	No. of days in which rain fell	Amount in inches	No. of days in which rain fell

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TABLE 50 Kew Observatory 1968

Month	RAINFALL					SUNSHINE
	Total inches	Percentage of Average	Wettest Day		No. of Dry Days	Total hours	Percentage of Average	Sunniest Day
	Total inches	Percentage of Average	Date	inches	No. of Dry Days	Total hours	Percentage of Average	Date	hours

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TABLE 51 Improvement Grants

A Standard	Owner/Occupiers		Tenanted
	Standard		Standard
	5 point	3 point	5 point		3 point

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TABLE 52 Smoke Control Areas

Smoke Control Area	No. of dwellings	Boundaries	Operative Date

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TABLE 52 (contd.) Smoke Control Areas

Smoke Control Area	No. of dwellings	Boundaries	Operative Date

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Notices Served

Enactment	Informal	Statutory

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TABLE 54 Properties Inspected for Infestation by Rats and Mice

	N on-Agricultural Premises	Agricultural Premises

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TABLE 54 contd. Properties Inspected for Infestation by Rats and Mice

	Non-Agricultural Premises	Agricultural Premises

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TABLE 55 Factories Act, 1961

Premises			No on register	No of inspections	No of written notices		No of occupiers prosecuted

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TABLE 57 Registration and General Inspections

(1) Class of Premises	(2) Number of Premises Registered during the year	(3) Total Number of Registered Premises at the end of year	(4) Number of Registered Premises Receiving a General Inspection during the year

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TABLE 58 Summary of Infringements

Section	Details	Number

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TABLE 59 Analysis of Reported Accidents

	Offices	Retail Shops	Wholesale Warehouses	Catering Ests. open to Public, Canteens	Fuel Storage Depots

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TABLE 60 Accidents—Analysed by Workplace

Workplace	Number Reported	Total No. Investigated	Action Recommended			No Action
Workplace	Number Reported	Total No. Investigated	Prosecution	Formal Warning	Inf. Advice	No Action

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The population of certain neighbouring authorities is reproduced for information, the figures for the previous two years being given in brackets.

Live Births

Continued from previous page...

Comparison of the above rates with those of England and Wales is shown on the following table.

TABLE 1 - CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING 1968

Continued from previous page...

TABLE 2 Ante-natal and Post-natal

TABLE 3 Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes

TABLE 4 Domiciliary and Institutional Births

TABLE 6 Congenital Malformations Observed at Birth

TABLE 7 Notifications of Premature Births

TABLE 8 Child Health Clinics

TABLE 9 Cases Visited by Health Visitors

TABLE 9 Contd. Cases Visited by Health Visitors

TABLE 10 Day Nursery Attendances and Waiting List

TABLE 11 Home Nursing

TABLE 12 Sickroom Equipment issued on loan from January to December, 1968

TABLE 13 Home Help Service

TABLE 14 Night Attendant Service

TABLE 15 Good Neighbour Service

Dr. D.J. Lawless, Medical Director of the Unit has provided the following details of the conditions revealed on investigation:—

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TABLE 16 Chiropody Treatment Given During The Year

TABLE 16 continued

TABLE 17 No. of completed primary courses — children under 16

TABLE 18 No. of children protected against each disease

TABLE 19

TABLE 20 Re-inforcing Doses Given

TABLE 21 No. of Children Receiving Re -inforcing Doses

TABLE 22 Venereal Diseases

TABLE 23 Occupational Health Service

TABLE 24 Dental Inspections &amp; Treatment of School Children

Table 24 (contd.) Dental Inspections &amp; Treatment of School Children

TABLE 25 Dental Service for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years

Defects found at periodic medical inspections included the following:- TABLE 26

TABLE 27 Handicapped Pupils — 1968

TABLE 28 Register of Physically Handicapped Persons

TABLE 29 Handicaps and Ages of Persons on Registers of Physically Handicapped 31st December 1968

TABLE 30 No. of Registered Blind Persons

TABLE 31 Ages of Persons Added to Blind Register in 1968

TABLE 33 Blind Persons in Residential Accommodation

TABLE 34 Number of Partially Sighted Persons on Register as at 31.12.68

TABLE 35 Persons Newly Registered as Partially Sighted during the year

TABLE 36 Registered Partially Sighted Persons other than those near or prospectively blind

TABLE 37 Accommodation for Physically Handicapped and Others Provided by Voluntary Organisations 31st December, 1968

TABLE 38 Homeless Families admitted to Local Authority Temporary Accommodation

TABLE 39 Old Peoples Homes Run by the Department

TABLE 40 Patients Referred During 1968

TABLE 41 Number of Patients under the Care of the Authority as at 31.12.68

TABLE 42 Notification of Food Poisoning and Infectious Diseases

TABLE 43 Tuberculosis

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During the year 155 samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination with results as shown:—

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TABLE 46

TABLE 48

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TABLE 50 Kew Observatory 1968

TABLE 51 Improvement Grants

TABLE 52 Smoke Control Areas

TABLE 52 (contd.) Smoke Control Areas

Notices Served

TABLE 54 Properties Inspected for Infestation by Rats and Mice

TABLE 54 contd. Properties Inspected for Infestation by Rats and Mice

TABLE 55 Factories Act, 1961

TABLE 57 Registration and General Inspections

TABLE 58 Summary of Infringements

TABLE 59 Analysis of Reported Accidents

TABLE 60 Accidents—Analysed by Workplace

TABLE 24 Dental Inspections & Treatment of School Children

Table 24 (contd.) Dental Inspections & Treatment of School Children