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Wembley 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1946
Pages
63
Tables
57

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57 tables in this report

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    ((A) CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1945, from figures supplied by Registrar-General. (Some comparative 1944 figures within brackets.)
    Live Births.Male.Female.Total.
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    Causes of Deaths during the Year.
    1944. Total,Causes of Death.Male.Female.Total
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    The Principal Causes of Death.
    Disease.Total number of deaths.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Percentage of total deaths under 1 year.Percentage of total deaths under 50 years.Percentage of deaths taking place in hospitals.
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    SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL LOCAL STATISTICS. Birth Notifications.
    Notified by.At home.In Hospital.In Nursing Home.Totals.
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    Infantile Mortality. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Cause of death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, and from inward transfers of Registrar-General).Under 1 week1 — 2 weeks2 — 3 weeks3 — 4 weeksTotal under one month1 — 3 months3 — 6 months6 — 9 months9 — 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year
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    Infantile Mortality, 1941-1945.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
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    Maternal Mortality. Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still), 1941-1945.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
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    (B) GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES. Ambulance Service.
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    Domestic Help Scheme— Ministry of Health Circular No. 179/44.
    No. of families to whom service given.Assessment re recovery of cost.
    Full.100%75%50%25%Free.
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    Attendances at the various Health Clinics. Children under one year of age.
    Clinic.Total attendances.Average attendance per session.
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    Reasons for treatment:—
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    Attendances of Expectant Mothers:—
    Clinic.Total attendancesAverage attendance per session.
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    (a) Regarding current pregnancy—
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    Wembley births taking place in hospital, (a) Middlesex County Council Hospitals:—
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    (b) London Hospitals:—
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    (c) Other Hospitals:—
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    Five-Year Review.
    Year.Total No. of births notified.No. of births at home.No. of births in hospitalNo. of births in M.C.C. hos-Pitals (inc. preceding column)Births in pri-vate nursing homes and at private addresses outside Wembley
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    Attendant circumstances —
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    Post-Natal Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re- attendances.Aver. att'dancc per session.
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    Gynaecology Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendancesAver. att'dance per session.
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    Home Helps. Number of Families Attended.
    By full-time personnel.By personnel on approved panel.Economic circumstances scale of families.
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    Dental Services — Women and Children.
    Expectant mothers.Nursing mothers,Children under 5 years.
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    DAY NURSERIES. The daily cost (pence) per child-in-attendance of all foods (as purchased uncooked) provided at the nurseries (all food provided for staff reckoned as part of cost of feeding the children):— Period 22nd September— 21st December.
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    Infectious Diseases— Day Nurseries, 1045.
    Disease.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal.
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    (D) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Return of Medical Inspections during the Year. (a) Routine Medical Inspections. Number of code inspections:—
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    (c) Pupils found to Require Treatment. Number of individual pupils found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental diseases).
    For defective Vision. Excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in next Table.Total.
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    Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year.
    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.
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    Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year—Contd.
    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.
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    Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-groups.Number of Pupils InspectedA. (Excellent).B. (Normal).C. (Slightly subnormal).D. (Bad).
    No.%No.%No.%No%
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    Skin:—
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    Dental Inspection and Treatment. 1) Number of pupils who were inspected by the dental surgeons:— (a) Routine age groups:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year.
    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.
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    Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year—Contd.
    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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    Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of pupils who were inspected by dental surgeons:—
    (a) Routine age groups:—
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    (E) INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Cases of infectious diseases notified in Wards and removals to Hospitals.
    Disease.TotalAlpertonCentralChalkhillFryentThe HydeRoe GreenKentonPrestonSudbury CourtSudburyWembley ParkTokyngtonTotal removed to hospitalPercentage of cases removed to hospital
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    Notifications of infectious Diseases according to sex and age.
    Age group.Scarlet fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Measles.Acute poliomyelitis.Dysentery.Acute pneumonia.Erysipelas.Cerebrospinal fever.Paratyphoid fever.
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
    Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia.Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned.
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    Dysentery. Bacteriological examinations made:—
    1945+ Sonne+ Morgan No.1+ Morgan No. 2+ TyphimuriumOthersNegativeUrine
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    Non - notifiable Infectious Diseases in School Children . Information obtained from the head teachers:—
    Disease.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal.
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    Diphtheria Immunisation . Numbers treated (five years period):—
    Year.0—55—1010—15Over 15Totals.
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    Tuberculosis .
    No. of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No. of Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
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    Bacteriological Service (at Middlesex Hospital).
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months.
    31/3/45.30/6/45.30/9/45.31/12/45.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Examinations madeQuarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31/3/45.30/6/45.30/9/45.31/12/45.
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    Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year:—
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    Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices:—
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    Factories. Number of factory premises — 451.
    Premises.Number of:—
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
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    Defects found.
    Particulars.No. of defects:—
    Found.Remedied.Referred 1. to H.M. Inspector.Prosecution.
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    Outworkers.
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    Offices .
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    Milk (Special Designations) Orders. Licences issued.
    Dealers.Supplementary.To Bottle.To Pasteurise.
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    Samples of designated milk taken.
    No. of samples taken.No. not satisfactory.
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    Laboratory Examinations re Food, Milk and Water (at Middlesex Hospital).
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31.3.4530.6.4530.9.4531.12.45