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Wembley 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

Published
1947
Pages
94
Tables
55

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55 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    from figures supplied by Registrar-General. (Some comparative 1945 figures within brackets.)
    Live Births.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 6
    Infantile Mortality. Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
    MaleFemaleTotal.
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    Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 8
    Causes of Deaths during the Year.
    1945. 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.
  • Page 10
    SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL LOCAL STATISTICS. Birth Notifications.
    Notified by.At home.In Hospital.In Nursing Home.Totals.
  • Page 11
    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 RegistrarGeneral).Under 1 week1 — 2 weeks2 — 3 weeks3 — 4 weeksTotal under one month1 — 3 months3 — G months6 — 9 months9—12 months ,Total deaths - under 1 year
  • Page 11
    Infantile Mortality, 1942-1946.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
  • Page 12
    Maternal Mortality. Rate per 1,000 total births (live and sitill), 1942-1946.
    Year.Wembley.England & Wales.
  • Page 18
    STATISTICAL APPENDIX B.
  • Page 18
    Domestic Help Scheme—Ministry of Health Circular No. 179/44.
    No. of families to whom service given.Assessment re recovery of cost.
    Full.l/8d. per hour.l/4d. per hour.l/-d. per hour.8d. per hour.4d. per hour.Free.
  • Page 18
    The Associations have supplied the following figures relating to their work during the year:—
    Cases.Visits.
  • Page 19
    Kingsbury District Nursing Association.
    Cases.Visits.
  • Page 21
    Weekly Sessions held:—
    1936.1946.
  • Page 22
    Number of visits of Health Visitors:—
    1936.1946.
  • Page 22
    3. In their consideration of the programme of capital expenditure the Council submitted to the Ministry of Health the following propositions:—
    £
  • Page 32
    Attendances at the various Health Clinics. Children under one year of age.
    Clinic.Total attendances.Average attendance per session.
  • Page 33
    Attendances of Expectant Mothers:—
    Clinic.Total attendances.Average attendance per session.
  • Page 36
    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. hospitals (inc. preceding column)Births in private nursing homes and at private addresses outside Wembley
  • Page 37
    Post-Natal Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendancesAver. att'dance per session.
  • Page 38
    Gynaecology Clinics.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendances.Aver. att'dance per session.
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    Birth Control Sessions.
    Clinic.First attendances.Re-attendances.Aver. att'dance per session.
  • Page 38
    Home Helps.
    Number of Families Attended.
    By full-time personnel.By personnel on approved panel.Economic circumstances scale of families.
    FulltimePart-timeFulltimePart-timeFree 10/- 20/- 30/- 40/- 60/- 70/- 84/-per week
  • Page 39
    Dental Services —Mothers and Children.
    Expectant and Nursing mothers.Children under 5 years.
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    Total attendances at Dental Clinics last five years:—
    Children.Mothers.
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    Domiciliary Visits by Health Visitors. Home Visits.
  • Page 45
    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.
  • Page 46
    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.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 47
    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)
  • Page 48
    Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-groups.Number of Pupils Inspected.A. (Excellent).B. (Normal).C. (Slightly subnormal).D. (Bad).
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 48
    Return of Defects Treated during the Year. (a) Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
  • Page 49
    Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of pupils who were inspected by the dental surgeons:—
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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 Defeets.
    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 52
    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.
    a)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 55
    Handicapped Pupils (20th January, 1947) ascertained since July, 1945.
    Category.At Special School.At Maintained School.At Independent School.Not at School.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 62
    STATISTICAL APPENDIX E. 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
  • Page 63
    Notifications of Infectious Diseases according to sex and age as finally diagnosed.
    Age group.Scarlet fever.Whooping cough.Diphtheria.Measles.Acute poliomyelitis.Acute polioencephalitis.Dysentery.Acute pneumonia.Erysipelas.Cerebrospinal fever.Paratyphoid fever.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 64
    Monthly incidence of the Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal. 1
  • Page 64
    Winter Respiratory Diseases (October—March).
    Notifications of primary pneumonia and acute influenzal-pneumonia.Death certificates in which respiratory diseases mentioned.
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    Infectious Diseases—Day Nurseries.
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May. June.July.August.September.,October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 66
    Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases in School Children. Information obtained from 'the head teachers:—
    Disease.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.
  • Page 66
    Diphtheria Immunisation. Numbers treated (live years period):—
    Y ear.0'—55—1010—15Over 15Totals.
  • Page 67
    Vaccination against Small-pox. Number of infants vaccinated at Health Clinics: 462. Tuberculosis.
    No. of Notifications.
    Pulmonary.N on-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 67
    No. of Deaths.
    Pulmonary.N on-pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 68
    Bacteriological Service (at Middlesex Hospital and Central Public Health Laboratory (from 22/4/46) ).
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months.
    31/3/46.30/6/46.30/9/46.31/12/46.
  • Page 69
    Dysentery. Special examinations made:—
    + Sonne+ Morgan No. 1+ Morgan No. 2+ Typhimurium+ Giardia Lamblia.OthersNegativeUrine
  • Page 69
    Scabies. Treatment sessions at Wembley Hospital. No. of Cases Reported.
  • Page 84
    Factories. Number of factory premises — 511, Number of:—
    Premises. Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 85
    Defects found.
    Particulars.No. of defects:—
    Found.I Remedied Ideferred . to H.M. inspector.Prosecutions.
  • Page 86
    Milk (Special Designations) Orders.
    Licences issued.
    Dealers.Supplementary.To Bottle.To Pasteurise.
  • Page 87
    Samples of designated milk taken.
    No. of samples taken.No. not satisfactory.
  • Page 87
    Laboratory Examinations re Food, Milk and Water.
    Examinations made.Quarter endingTotal for 12 months
    31.3.4630.6.4630.9.4631.12.46
  • Page 89
    4. An indication of the considerable growth in the work of the Department is shown by the necessary growth of the staff:—
    Staff.Dec. Full time.1936. Part time.Dec. Full time.1946 Part time.