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Hendon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

Published
1926
Pages
124
Tables
70

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    1.—GENERAL STATISTICS. AREA—8,382 acres. POPULATION. TABLE 1.
    Estimated population 30th June.
    Census population 19th June, 1921.Estimate of Registrar General.Estimate of Medical Officer of Health.
    For calculation of Birth Rate.For calculation of Death Rate.
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    Number of structurally separate dwellings (1921)—
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    RATEABLE VALUE.—
    £s.d.
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    SUM REPRESENTED BY A PENNY RATE.—
    £s.d.
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    TABLE II.—Table of Acreage, Dwellings and Population.
    District.Area, (land and inland water) Acres.1921 Census.30th June, 1925
    Total population.Private families and dwellings.New structurally separate Dwellings taken into occupation since Census 1921.Estimated No. of dwellings shewn in column 7 which were vacant at 30th June, 1925.Estimated No. of structurallyseparatedwellings occupied by private families at 30th June, 1925.Estimated increase of population since Census 1921.Estimated population at 30th June 1925
    Population in private families.Structurally separate dwellings occupied by private families.Persons per dwelling (from cols. 4 & 5)
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    TABLE III. REGISTER OF RAINFALL. 1925.
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    The following are the statistics prescribed by the Ministry of Health. They are based on the Registrar General's figures:— Births.
    TotalMale.Female.
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    TABLE IV. 15—16 Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1925.
    Birth Rate per 1,000 population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All causesEnteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles,Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Causes of Death certified by Regd. Medical practitioners.Inquest Cases.Uncertified causes of Death.
    Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 years).Total deaths under 1 year.
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    DISTRIBUTION IN DISTRICTS.
    District.Births.
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    42 illegitimate births belonging to the district were registered:—
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    The number of deaths in each locality is set out in the table below:—
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    The Zymotic Death Rate for the year is 0.19; the causes of death on which the rate is based are:—
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    TABLE V.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during Year 1925. Name or District—HENDON (URBAN) MIDDLESEX.
    Causes of Death.Nett 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.
    All ages.Under year.2 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years65 and upwards
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    TABLE VI. DISTRICT—HENDON (MIDDLESEX). INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1925. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 months3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE VII.
    Ward.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 births.Number of Infectious diseases notified.Number of deaths from certain diseases
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Measles.Whooping Cough
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    TABLE VIII.
    Year.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality Rate.
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    The deaths from Violence were accounted for as follows:—
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    The following particulars have been kindly supplied to me by the Clerk to the Hendon Board of Guardians:—
    Parish of Hendon.1924.1925.
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    TABLE IX.
    Year.Number of patients.Year.Number of patients.
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    TABLE X.
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    TABLE XI. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
    NameSituation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF. 394 TABLE XII.
    Office.Name.Diplomas, etc.Contribution to salary.Other offices held.Whole or part time.
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    DRAINS AND SANITARY FITTINGS. DRAINS.—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    WATER SUPPLY.—
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    SUMMONSES. The following proceedings were taken for non-compliance with Statutory Notices:
    Result of Proceedings.
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    FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACT, 1901. The following is the number of Factories and Workshops as recorded on the Factory and Workshop Register, 1925:—
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    TABLE XIII. HENDON HOUSING SCHEMES.
    Situation.No.2 bedrooms, living room, bath. etc.3 bedrooms, living room, bath, etc.FLATS.3 bedrooms, living room, parlour, bath, etc.4 bedrooms living room parlour, bath, etc.
    2 bedrooms, living room, bath, etc.3 bedrooms, living room, bath, etc.
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    HOUSING. Number of new houses erected during the year: —
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    continued from previous page
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    TABLE.—Shewing Action Taken with regard to Untit Houses. TABLE XIIIa.
    Year.Representations by M.O.H.Declaration of intention to close house by Owner under Sec. a8, Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act, 1919.Closing Orders made or become operative after voluntary closure by Owner.Houses Closed.Demolition Order.Demolition.
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    (3) There are no Public Slaughter Houses in the District. Slaughter Houses.
    1920.January, 1925.December 1925.
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    TABLE XLIV
    Slaughtered and examined.Condemned and destroyed.
    Cattle.Sheep.Pigs.Description.Cause.
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    COUNTY COUNCIL OF MIDDLESEX. Urban District of Hendon. List of samples taken during the year ended 31st December, 1925.
    Article.Taken.Adulterated.
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    The numbers notified have been as follows:—
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    RETURN CASES.
    "Infecting case" treated in Hospital."Infecting case" treated at home.Total cases notified.Total return cases.
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    The following is the number of cases notified under the Regulations of 7th January, 1919:—
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Total number.Positive.Negative
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    Mumps and Chicken Pox are of very little consequence except from the point of view of school attendance and the epidemics of Measles and Whooping Cough during the last 5 years have not been of a very serious type, judging from the deaths.
    Deaths from1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    The death rates from Influenza per 1,000 population were as follows:—
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    TABLE XV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1925. Name of District—HENDON (URBAN) MIDDLESEX.
    Notifiable Diseases.Total at all ages.Under one year of age.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.3 and under 4.4 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and under 20.20 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 6565 and upwards.Mill Hill.West Hendon.Central Hendon.Golders Green.Garden Suburb.Child's Hill and Oricklewood.Hendon Isolation Hospital.Other Hospitals.
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    TABLE XVI. TUBERCULOSIS. NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1925.
    NEW CASES.DEATHS.
    Age Periods.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table XVII.
    Disease.Case rate per 1,000 living.
    Hendon.England and Wales.
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    Table XVIII. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    Table XIX.
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    NUMBER ATTENDING THE CENTRES. Table XX.
    Central Hendon Centre.West Hendon Centre.Child's Hill Centre.Temple Fortune Centre.Mill Hill Centre.
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    The work of the Health Visitors in connection with the Notification of Births was as follows:—
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    The notifications of Puerperal Fever, Ophthalmia Neonatorum and Poliomyelitis are shown in the following Table:—
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. table xxi.
    Year.Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    Table XXII.
    Number in family.Scale of income per head of family after deducting rent.
    For a supply of milk free of charge.For a supply of milk at half cost price.
    s.d.s.d.
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    92 Number of families supplied during 1925:—
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    SCHOOLS.
    Provided.Number of children on Rolls at 31/12/25.
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    The arrangement with the Cottage Hospital continued to work satisfactorily and the results of the operations were good. The following shows the amounts paid in fees to the Hospital and recovered from the parents :—
    £s.d.
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    After considering' this report you adopted the following Regulations :—
    Disease.Exclusion of children suffering from the disease.Exclusion of contacts, i.e., Children living in the SAME HOUSE.
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    1925. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
    Boys.Girls.
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    The following; shews the number of children employed at the end of the year :—
    Boys.Girls.AGES.
    Boys.Girls.
    12131213
    yrs.yrs.yrs.yrs.
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    ANALYSIS OF PLACINGS.
    Boys.Girls.
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    medical inspection returns, 1925. table 1.
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    table 11. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1925.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections
    No. of Defects.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)
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    TABLE II. (continued).
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.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)
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    TABLE II. (continued). B.—Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment
    InspectedFound to require Treatment
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    table III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area, 1925.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    GROUP I.—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.Otheivvise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE IV. (continued). GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding) Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Disease DefectNo. of Defects dealt with.
    Under Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Total number of children for whom spectacles were prescribed
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    TABLE IV. (continued). GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
    Number of 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)
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    GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS. Dental Treatment not Provided. GROUP V.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.