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Willesden 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

Published
1964
Pages
56
Tables
86

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86 tables in this report

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    VITAL STATISTICS
    Registered live births:MaleFemaleTotal
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    The Orders now in operation are as follows:—
    Area No.Date of operationAcreageNo. of dwellingsNo. of other premises
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    RODENT CONTROL Rodent control, as approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Infestation Branch) has been carried out in the properties below:—
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    No. of Old People Using the Laundry Service
    On register 1.1.63New casesDiedAdmitted to hospitalDiscontinuedOn register 31.12.63
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    Inquests held on Willesden residents
    195819591960196119621963
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    There has been an increase in the number of new cases referred, and more cases were carried forward at the beginning of the year, resulting in a higher total of visits as shown:—
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    TABLES Table 1 DEATHS Causes:
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    Table 4 Deaths by Social Class
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    Table 5 Infant Mortality—Causes (Based on Registrar General's Figures)
    1936-19391940-19451946-19501956-1960Deaths1963Rate
    DeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRateNeonatal1-12 monthsTotal
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    Table 6 Premature births and deaths (deaths in brackets)
    YearBirths in homeBirths in hospitalHome births transferred to hospitalTotal
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    Table 7 Premature births by wards
    WardPremature births notified Percentage of live births in brackets
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    Table 8 Infant Mortality: Congenital Malformations
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    GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES Table 9 Bacteriological examination of milk, ice cream and water Milk examinations—111
    Schools (pasteurised)Dealers' premisesTotal
    PasteurisedT.T. pasteurisedSterilised
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    Table 10 Uncleanliness and Scabies
    New cases treatedAttendances
    ScabiesLice and nitsTotalScabiesLice and nitsTotal
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    HEALTH EDUCATION Table 11 Talks
    No. visitedTotal No. of talksSubjectsTotal attendancesNo. of attendances
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    Table 12 Mothercraft
    No. of clinicsTotal No. of classesVisits by health visitors
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    PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Table 13 Infectious diseases
    1963 (1962 in brackets)
    NotifiedConfirmed
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    Table 14 Whooping Cough Cases: Willesden and England and Wales
    YearCases confirmedCase rate per 1,000 populationChildren vaccinated in Willesden
    WillesdenEngland & WalesWillesdenEngland & Wales
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    BRONCHITIS, CANCER OF LUNG AND TUBERCULOSIS Table 15 Tuberculosis: Notified cases and deaths
    YearPopulationNew casesDeathsCases on register
    PulmonaryNon pulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryNon pulmonaryAll forms
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    Table 16 Tuberculosis: Case rate and death rate
    YearPopulationNew cases Rate per 100,000 populationDeaths Rate per 100,000 population
    PulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll forms
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    Table 17 Bronchitis: Deaths
    YearMalesFemalesTotalRate per 100,000 population
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    Table 18 Cancer of the lung and bronchus: Deaths
    YearMalesFemalesTotalRate per 100,000 Population
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    Table 19 Tuberculosis: New cases and deaths by age groups (Deaths in brackets)
    Age groupsNew cases
    RespiratoryNon-respiratory
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    Table 20 Tuberculosis 1963: Cases by Wards
    WardPulmonary casesNonpulmonary casesPulmonary rate per 100,000Combined rate per 100,000
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    Table 21 Tuberculosis 1961-63: Cases by Wards
    WardPulmonary casesNonpulmonary casesPulmonary rate per 100,000Combined rate per 100,000
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    Table 22 Tuberculin Tested, 1954-1963
    Children under 5 yearsSchool children (5 years)School leavers
    TestedPositive% PositiveTestedPositive% PositiveTestedPositive% Positive
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    Table 23 Tuberculosis: B.C.G. vaccination of school leavers, 1954-1963
    No. tested and found negativeNo. vaccinated
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    Table 24 Tuberculosis: Notification of deaths
    1958195919601961196219631958-63
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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA Table 25 Census 1961 Private Households by availability of certain household arrangements (Percentages in brackets)
    Number of householdsCold water tapHot water tapFixed bathWater closetExclusive use of all four arrangements
    SharingWithoutSharingWithoutSharingWithoutSharingWithout
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    Table 26 Census 1961 Persons per acre and density of occupation
    AreaAcreagePersons per acreDensity of occupation
    Persons per roomPercentage of persons at more than 1£ per roomPercentage of households at more than 1£ persons per room
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
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    Table 28
    Overcrowding
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    Table 29
    HousesFlatsRebuilds
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    Notices served (including Housing Survey)
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    Table 31 Inspections carried out under Public Health Acts 1936 and 1961, Housing Act, 1957, Rent Act, 1957, Clean Air Act, 1956, Infectious Diseases and Miscellaneous Inspections
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    Table 32 Inspection of Factories, Outworkers Premises and Food Premises
    No. inspectedInspections made
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    Table 33 Rent Act, 1957
    Certificates of Disrepair
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    Table 34 Summary of Nuisances abated and of Improvements Effected Water Supply and Water Service
    1963
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    Continued from previous page...
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    DISINFESTATION Table 35
    (a) Verminous premises:
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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES Table 36 Types of food premises
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    Table 38 Food premises: Defects remedied
    DefectsOutstanding at 31.12.62Found during the yearTotalRemedied during yearOutstanding at 31.12.63
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    Table 39 Food premises: Registration
    Premises on register 31.12.62Applications receivedApplications grantedApplications refusedPremises removed from register during 1963Total on register at 31.12.63
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    Table 40 Food unfit for human consumption
    Meat and meat productsMiscellaneous
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    FACTORIES Table 41 On register and inspections
    No. on registerInspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    Table 42 Defects found
    FoundRemediedReferredNo. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
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    Table 43 Outworkers
    Nature of workNo. of outworkers in August listNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices served
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    CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
    ClinicSessionsAttendancesAverage attendance per session
    AntenatalPostnatal
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    Table 45
    19631962
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    Table 46 Mothercraft
    ClinicSessionsTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
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    Table 47 Relaxation Classes
    ClinicSessionsTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
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    Table 48 Child Welfare Clinics
    ClinicSessionsTotal attendancesSeen by doctorReferred elsewhereAverage attendance per session
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    MIDWIFERY SERVICE Table 49 Midwives' Clinics
    SessionsTotal attendancesAverage attendance
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    Table 50
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    Clinic sessions attended (local authority clinics):—
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    Medical Aid
    For MotherFor Child
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    Table 51 Establishment: Health Visitors
    Whole-time equivalent as at:
    31.12.6231.12.63
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    Table 52 Visits made by Health Visitors
    First EffectiveTotal EffectiveTotal No Access
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    Table 53 Work: Home Nurses
    New CasesTotal VisitsVisits of over 1 hour durationCases on register at end of year
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    Table 54 Establishment: Home Nurses
    Nurses1.1.6331.12.63
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    SMALLPOX Table 55 Vaccination
    Under 1 1 year year2-4 years5-14 years15 years and overTotal
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    HOME HELPS Table 56 Cases: Home Helps
    Cases receiving help atNo. of new cases helped duringNo. of cases receiving help at
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    Table 57 Staff: Home and Neighbourly Helps
    Position at:
    1.1.6331.12.63
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    DAY NURSERIES Table 58 Day Nurseries: Attendances
    NurseryApproved placesChildren on register at 31.12.63Attendances for the yearAverage daily attendances
    0-2 years2-5 years0-2 years2-5 years0-2 years2-5 years0-2 years2-5 years
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    Table 59 Day Nurseries: Waiting List Position at: —
    Nursery1.1.6331.12.63
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    Table 60 Day Nurseries: Priorities
    NurseryUnsupported MothersMedical reasonsBad HousingLow IncomeTotal on Register
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    Table 61 Day Nurseries: Staff
    EstablishmentPosition at:
    31.12.6331.12.62
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    SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE Table 62 Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary Schools and Secondary Schools (including Nursery and Special Schools)
    Year of birth (1)Number of pupils inspected (2)Physical condition of pupils inspected
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
    Number (3)% of column 2 (4)Number (5)% of column 2 (6)
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    Table 63 Individual Pupils found at periodical Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
    Year of birthFor defective vision (Excluding squint)For any of the other conditions in tableTotal individual pupils
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    Table 64 Defects Found by Medical Inspection
    *Periodic inspectionsSpecial inspections
    EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal
    (a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)
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    Table 65 Treatments : School Health Service
    Number of cases known to have been dealt with
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    Table 66 Orthoptics—Cases seen at Pound Lane Clinic
    Total No. of cases seenNo. of new casesPlaced on operation waiting listDischarged curedFailed to attend
    OrthopticCosmetic
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    Table 67 Audiometry : Children Tested
    Routine
    Age group1st TestsRe-testsFailures Totals
    Both earsOne ear
    RightLeft
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    Specials
    All ages1st TestsRe-testsFailuresTotals
    Both earsOne ear
    RightLeft
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    Table 68 Summary of Failures to pass Audiometer Test
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    Table 69 Speech Therapy
    Clinic or SchoolNo. of cases dealt with during the year
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    Table 70 Infestation with Vermin
    19631962
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    Lower Place Special School for Physically Handicapped Pupils
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    Table 72 The Educational Sub-Normal Education Act, 1944—Section 57
    19631962
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    Table 73 Return of Handicapped Pupils (Year Ended 31st December, 1963)
    CategoryNo. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of YearNo. of New Cases ascertained during yearNo. of ascertained Cases known last day of YearIn Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn Maintained Primary and Secy. SchoolsIn Independent SchoolsNot at SchoolTotals
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    CHILD GUIDANCE Table 74
    Waiting list at 1.1.1963Total cases seen by PsychiatristNew cases seen by PsychiatristOther cases seen by PsychiatristNew cases referredCases not requiring to be seen by PsychiatristWaiting list 31.12.1963
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    Table 75
    Reasons for Referral
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    SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Table 76 Inspection and Treatment
    (a) Inspections
    InspectedRequired TreatmentReferred for Treatment
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    (b) Treatment
    19631962
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    PRIORITY DENTAL SERVICE Table 77
    Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
    1963196219631962
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    CHIROPODY Table 78
    New casesFirst attendance of old casesTotal casesTotal attendances