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Romford 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

Published
1963
Pages
92
Tables
43

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43 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    The following information, kindly supplied by Mr. C. Hether-ington, Borough Housing Officer, gives details of the position relating to Council Houses and the waiting list as at 31st December, 1962. For comparative purposes, similar figures for 1961 are also set out:
    19621961
  • Page 14
    1,904 live births and 30 still births were registered in 1962 as follows:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 15
    1 . Perinatal Mortality. (Still births and deaths during the first week of life). The following table sets out details for the past five years and comparison with the rate for England and Wales.
    YearStillbirthsDeaths in first week of lifePerinatal Death Rate
    At HomeIn HospitalBorn at HomeBorn in HospitalRomfordEngland & Wales
  • Page 15
    INFANT MORTALITY—1962
    Cause of Death0-1 Month1-3 Months3-6 Months6-12 MonthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 16
    NEO-NATAL MORTALITY—1962
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 wk.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal
  • Page 18
    The following notifications were received during the year:—
    NotificationsDeaths
  • Page 20
    Males and 4,298 Females). Of these, 412 were referred for further investigation with the following results:—
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 22
    Dr. E. Woolf, Consultant Chest Physician reports as follows:-"I herewith submit a report on the activities of the Chest Clinic for the past year. From the Harold Hill area the stastistical analysis is as follows:—
    RespiratoryNon-respiratory
    M.F.C.M.F.C.
  • Page 25
    These were born as follows:
    19621961
  • Page 27
    Attendances at the Child Welfare Clinics are given below with those of 1961 for purposes of comparison:—
    19621961
  • Page 27
    The following are details of the number of items distributed during the year with those of 1961 for comparison. As the charges or items other than National Dried Milk were increased in May 1961, the average monthly items for 1961 relate to the last seven months of that year.
    1962Av. per month1961Av. per month 1.6.61-31.12.61
  • Page 28
    Attendances at the two 40-place and one 50-place Nursery durine the year were as follow:—
    No. on RegisterA v. DailyAttendance
  • Page 28
    Registrations under this Act at the end of the year were as follows:—
    RegisteredChildren Permitted
  • Page 30
    During 1962, the Health Visitors paid over 24,500 visits as follows:—
    19621961
  • Page 30
    surgeries. Every effort was made to vaccinate all those who requested it and the following figures, with those of 1961 for comparative purposes, illustrate the great increase over a normal year-
    19621961
  • Page 31
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 32
    The following table sets out the primary courses of immunisation during the year:-
    Family DoctorsClinicsTotal
  • Page 32
    The totals of the primary courses given are as follow:—
  • Page 38
    The categories were as follows:—
    Visits
  • Page 42
    A summary is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:—
    No. of pupils ascertained during the yearNo. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during the yearTotal No. of pupils in Special School at end of year
    DayResidentialDayResidential
  • Page 44
    SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE 1962
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    New Cases Treated during the Year: —
  • Page 44
    Medical Consultations:—
  • Page 45
    During the year 40 new cases were seen; and 40 discharged in the following categories:—
  • Page 50
    School Health Statistics for the year 1962
    Total (All Schools)
  • Page 53
    (b) TABLE 10 NATURE AND NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS DURING THE YEAR
  • Page 54
    TABLE 10—continued
  • Page 55
    TABLE 10—continued
  • Page 55
    TABLE 11 1. INSPECTIONS
    PremisesNo. on RegisterInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 56
    2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND PARTICULARS No. of Cases in which defects were found
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
  • Page 56
    3. OUTWORK
    Nature of WorkNo. of Out-WorkersNo. of Cases of DefaultNo. of Prosecutions
  • Page 67
    TABLE 12 CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED 1961
    Cattle except CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorsesTOTAL
  • Page 73
    TABLE 13 SUMMARY OF SAMPLES TAKEN FOR ANALYSIS DURING THE YEAR 1962
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 74
    TABLE 13—continued
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 75
    TABLE 13—continued
    ArticleNumber examinedResult of Analysis
    FormalIn- formalTotalGenuineNot Genuine
  • Page 76
    (ix) Legal Proceedings (a) The following cases were taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
    OffenceSectionResult
  • Page 77
    Continued from previous page...
    OffenceSectionResult
  • Page 77
    (b) The following cases were taken under the Food Hygiene (General Regulations, 1960.)
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    (c) The following case was taken under the Slaughter of Animals Act, 1958.
  • Page 80
    TABLE 14 HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1962 Number of houses erected during the year:—
  • Page 87
    TABLE 15 SHOPS ACT, 1950 (a) Inspections 1,205 shops have been inspected and recorded on the register. Altogether 2,595 inspections and observations have been made for various purposes under the Act during the year. The following contraventions were noted:—
  • Page 88
    (v) Health and Welfare
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    (b) Legal Proceedings
    OffenceSectionResult