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Hendon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

Published
1939
Pages
170
Tables
86

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86 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    TABLE 1.
    Estimated population 30th June.
    Census igaiEstimate of Registrar General.Estimate of Medical Officer of Health.
    For calculation of Birth Rate.For calculation of Death Kate.
  • Page 12
    TABLE II.
    Ward.Persons.
  • Page 13
    The infantile mortality figure is this year down to 38 per 1,000 total births, a remarkably low rate and one which more than any other reflects the social conditions of the Borough generally.
    Live Births:—Total.Male.Female.Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population.
  • Page 15
    TABLE III.
    England and Wales126 County Poroughs and Great Towns (including London)148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London adminis-trative ComityHendon
  • Page 16
    TABLE 111.—Continued.
    England and Walesia6 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London)148 Smaller Towns (Resident F opulntions 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London administrative CountyHendon
  • Page 17
    CAUSES OP DEATH IN 1938. TABLE IV.
    Cause of Death.M.F.
  • Page 19
    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Causes of Death.Under one week.One—Two weeks.Two—Three weeks.Three—Four weeks.Total under four weeks.Four weeks— three months.Three months— six months.Six months— nine months.Nine months— twelve months.Total under one yearMill Hill.Burnt Oak.West Hendon.Central Hendon.Park.Golders GreenGarden Suburb.Child's Hill.Edgware.
  • Page 23
    TABLE VI. HENDON BOROUGH (NURSING ASSOCIATIONS) SCHEME, 1935. Return showing No. of Cases and Visits made on behalf of the Hendon Borough Council for the year ended 31st December, 1938. (In respect of children under 5 years of age and expectant and nursing mothers.)
    Name of DiseaseEdgware and Little StanmoreWatlingWest Hencon and ColtndaleGolders Green and East CricklewoodMill Hill
    No. of CasesNo. of VisitsNo. of CasesNo. of VisitsNo. of CasesNo. of VisitsNo. of CasesNo. of VisitsNo. of CasesNo. of Visits
  • Page 24
    TABLE VII.
  • Page 25
    AT IIENDON ISOLATION HOSPITAL:—
    Specimens from:—
    Hospital Cases.Clinics.Local Doctors,Total.
  • Page 26
    TABLE VIII.
    Name.Situation.Nature of Accommodation.Times when held.
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
    Name.Situation.Nature of Accommodation.Times when held.
  • Page 31
    TABLE IX. NUMBER ATTENDING THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SESSIONS AT THE HEALTH CENTRES.
    Central Hendon CentreWest Hendon CentreChild's Hill CentreWatling Estate CentreTemple Fortune CentreMill Hill CentreEdgware CentreColindale CentieWood side Park CentreTotal
  • Page 32
    TABLE X. TABLE OF TOTAL ATTENDANCES SINCE 1922.
    Year.Centre.
    ColindaleEdgwareWatling EstateCentral HendonWest HendonChild's HillTemple FortuneMill HillWoodside ParkTotal
  • Page 34
    VISITS.
    First Visits.Total Visits.
  • Page 37
    NUMBER OP CASES ATTENDED. Number of cases in the area of Hendon Borough attended during the year by midwives:—
  • Page 37
    MEDICAL AID. Number of cases in which medical aid was summoned during the year under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918, by a midwife:—
  • Page 39
    INSPECTION. Inspection of nursing-homes is carried out by one of the assistant medical officers; During 1938 the following inspections were made:—
  • Page 48
    THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
  • Page 55
    HENDON CORPORATION HOUSING SCHEMES—1938. TABLE XII.
    SchemeWhen BuiltNo. of Houses & FlatsFLATSHOUSES
    2 Bedrooms Living-room Bath, etc.Bedrooms Living-room Bath. etc.2 Bedrooms Living-room Bath, etc.3 Bedrooms Living-room Bath, etc.3 Bedrooms Living-room Parlour Bath, etc.4 Bedrooms Living-room Parlour Bath, etc.
  • Page 57
    The following Table gives particulars of the house-to-house inspection work completed during the year:-
    Street or Road InspectedNo. of Houses or FlatsNo. of RoomsNo. of TenementsNotices ServedNotices complied with
    PreliminaryStatutoryPreliminaryStatutory
  • Page 62
    TABLE XIV. CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 63
    TABLE XIV.—continued.
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 64
    The following table shews the number of premises used for the preparation, storage, and sale of foodstuffs, which are registered in pursuance of the above Act:-
  • Page 65
    List of samples taken during the year ended 31st December, 1938:—
    Article.Taken.Adulterated.
  • Page 68
    TABLE XVI.
  • Page 69
    New Cases and Mortality during 1938.
    NEW CASESDEATHS.
    Age PeriodsPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 71
    TABLE XVIII. Cases of Infectious Disease (other than Tuberculosis) Notified during the year 1938. SHOWING AGE AND WARD DISTRIBUTION.
    Disease.Total cases notified.Removed to Hospital.Deaths.Analysis of Cases Notified under Age Groups.Ward Distribution.
    0 to 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 30.30 to 35.35 to 40.40 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.Mill Hill.Burnt Oak.West Hendon.Central Hendon.Park.Golders Green.Garden Suburb.Child's Hill.Edgware.
  • Page 74
    TABLE XIX.
  • Page 75
    TABLE XX.
    Notified Disease:-In Hospital 1-1-38Admitted during year.Died during year.Discharged during year.In Hospital 31-12-38
  • Page 76
    TABLE XX.—continued.
    Notified DiseaseIn Hospital 1-1-38Admitted during year.Died during year.Discharged during year.In Hospital 31-13-38.
  • Page 77
    TABLE XXI.
    Notified Disease:—Out-District CasesFrom Redhill HospitalIsolation Hospital StaffTotal
  • Page 78
    TABLE XXII.
    Cases Notified as:-Admissions.Deaths.Discharges.
    1936.1937.1938.1936.1937.1938.1936.1937.1938.
  • Page 79
    TABLE XXIII.
    Notified as:-TotalMill HillBurnt OakWestHendonCentral HendonParkGolders GreenGarden SuburbChild's HillEdg- ware
  • Page 80
    TABLE XXIV. (Showing percentage of cases removed to Hendon Isolation Hospital.)
    Disease Notified:TOTALHendon Isolation HospitalCases removed to:- Other HospitalsHome treated casesPercentage of cases removed to Hendon Isolation Hospital
    Councils arrangementsPrivate arrangements
  • Page 81
    The final diagnosis arrived at in connection with the 703 completed cases was as follows
    Recovered.Died.Total.
  • Page 82
    Continued from previous page...
    Recovered.Died.Total.
  • Page 83
    DIPHTHERIA.
    1936.1937.1938.
  • Page 84
    TABLE XXV.
    Day of DiseaseAdmitted with + swab resultAdmitted without swab result
    Had AntitoxinNot had AntitoxinHad AntitoxinNot had Antitoxin
  • Page 90
    SCARLET FEVER.
    1936.1937.1938.
  • Page 96
    Table 1. Particulars of patients showing change of hæmolytic streptococcal type during the Preliminary period 1.
    PatientAgeCot PositionDate of swab in which change was first notedDays in hospital before change notedChange of type
  • Page 97
    Table 2. Comparative incidence of change of type among patients in Block A (open) and Block B (bed-isolation).
    Block A.Block B.
  • Page 98
    (d) Table 3. Percentage of scarlet fever patients at different age-groups showing change of hæmolytic streptococcal type.
    Age, in yearsNumber of patientsNumber of patients showing change of typePercentage of patients showing change of type
  • Page 105
    Four cases (two of them out-district) were notified during the year, the final diagnosis and case result in respect of these being:—
    Case No.Disease diagnosed.Case result.
  • Page 111
    TABLE XXVI.
    Total Cost.Grant in Aid.Nett Cost to Rates.Rate in £. pence.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 114
    The following table shows the number of children on the rolls and their school distribution at the end of the year SCHOOLS.
    Provided.—No. of children on rolls, 31/12/38.
  • Page 124
    TABLE XXVII.
    SECONDARY SCHOOLS.1937.1938.
  • Page 124
    TABLE XXVIII. ANTE NATAL AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
    CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE.1937.1938.
  • Page 127
    TABLE XXIX.
  • Page 127
    TABLE XXX. SUMMARY OF ORTHOPÆDIC DEFECTS. (1) School Medical Services.
    Under Treatment.Under Observation.Cured and Discharged.Left School, Left District, or Ceased Attending
  • Page 128
    TABLE XXX.—continued.
    Under Treatment.Under Observation.Cured and Discharged.Left Sghool, Left District, or Ceased Attending.
  • Page 129
    TABLE XXXI. SUMMARY OF ORTHOPEDIC DEFECTS. (2) Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
    Under Treatment.Under Observation.Cured and Discharged.Left School, Left District, or Ceased Attending.
  • Page 130
    TABLE XXXI.—continued.
    Under Treatment.Under Observation.Cured and Dischargeed.Left School, Left District, or Ceased Attending.
  • Page 131
    TABLE XXXII. NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1938.
    School.Disease.
    Measles.Mumps.Whooping Cough.Chicken-pox.
  • Page 132
    TABLE XXXIII. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1938.
    School.Disease.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Smallpox.Typhoid.Erysipelas.
  • Page 133
    TABLE XXXIV. The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Hendon Public Elementary Schools during the past five years:—
    Small PoxScarlet FeverDiphtheriaMeaslesChicken PoxMumpsWhooping Cough
  • Page 138
    TABLE XXXV.
    No. of children in family.Ages of such children.Nature of complaint.No. of visits made by officers of N.S.P.C.C.
  • Page 140
    TABLE XXXVI. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 141
    TABLE XXXVII. Statement of the number of children notified during the year ended 31st December, 1938, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority. Total number of children notified 9 Analysis of the above Total. N.B.—No child should be entered in more than one section of this Table.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 142
    TABLE 1. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ( see note a).
  • Page 143
    Similarly a child suffering from two defects other than detective vision should appear once only in Column 3 and once in Column 4.
    Group.For defective vision (excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in Table II A.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 145
    MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS. TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1938. NOTE: All defects noted at routine medical inspection as required treatment should be included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
    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)
  • Page 146
    TABLE II—continued.
    Defect or Disease.Boutine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Bequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 147
    B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups. (see Administrative Memorandum No. 124, dated 31st December, 1934.)
    Age Groups.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent).B (Normal).C. (Slightly subnormal).D (Bad).
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 148
    Only the first class should be included in this section.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 148
    Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision should not be included in this Table.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary-Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 148
    Only the first type should be included in this section.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total
  • Page 149
    TABLE III.—continued. PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN. Enter in this Section children who can appropriately be taught only in a school for the partially deaf.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf and Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 149
    Particulars relating to these children should be entered in the return of notified children— Form 307M.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 149
    For practical purposes the Hoard are or opinion that children who are subject to attacks of major epilepsy in school should be recorded as "severe" cases and excluded from ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 150
    I.—CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.†At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 150
    II.—CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. (This category should include tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in I. above.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.†At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 151
    At the same time it should be remembered that children should not be regarded as suitable for admission to an Open Air School unless the Medical Officer would be prepared to certify under Section 55 of the Education Act, 1921, that they are incapable by reason of physical defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 152
    TABLE III.—continued. D. CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE. This Section should be confined to children in whose case the Medical Officer would be prepared to certify, under Section 55 of the Education Act, 1921, that they are incapable by reason of such physical defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 152
    Should there be no children suffering from Multiple Defects, please enter " Nil."
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At ilo School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 154
    TABLE IV.—continued. GROUP 1. .MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI.).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b).Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 155
    TABLE IV.—continued. GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group. I.).
    No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note 6).Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 156
    TABLE IV.—continued. GROUP III.— TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
    Received Operative Treatment.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (see note b).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)
  • Page 156
    A child may be recorded in more than one category and therefore the total number of children treated will not necessarily be the same as the sum of the figures in the separate categories.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (see note b). (1)otherwise (2)Total number treated (see note above).
    Residential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinicResidential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
  • Page 157
    Temporary fillings, whether in permanent or temporary teeth, should be recorded as other operations.
  • Page 158
    The Return should relate to individual children and not to instances of uncleanliness.
  • Page 160
    TABLE 1. Number of pupils inspected—1st January, 1938, to 31st December, 1938. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. (i) Cases in which a full examination has been made (see paragraph 4, Circular 1153, Board of Education)
  • Page 161
    CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR, IN AGES.
    Ages.Number of Pupils Inspected.A. (Excellent). No.B. (Normal). No.C. (Slightly sub-normal). No.D. (Bad). No.
  • Page 162
    Return of defects found by medical inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1938.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    A.B.A.B.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 163
    Continued from previous page...
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    A.B.A.B.
    (i)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 165
    TABLE IV—continued. DENTAL DEFECTS.