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Wood Green 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

Published
1938
Pages
86
Tables
58

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58 tables in this report

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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
    Live Births—Total.M.F.
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    Provision for the treatment of tuberculosis is made by the Middlesex County Council, and I am indebted to Dr. Tate, the County Medical Officer, fo,r the following information showing the accommodation available at the different institutions during 1937.
    Institution.Accommodation.Type of case.
    Adults.Children .
    M.F.
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    The following table shows the attendances made at the present Day Nursery throughout the year, and the corresponding figures for the previous year:—
    1937.1936.
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. The information given in this section is a brief record of the activity of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
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    HOUSE -TO -HOUSE INSPECTION. NUMBER OF HOUSES INSPECTED, 1937.
    Road.No. of Houses.No. of Rooms.Families.Persons per room.
    Adults.Children.
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    Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    2. Defects Found.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    3.—Homework.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists under Section 107 of Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
    Received twice in the year.Received once in the year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year. (Important classes of Workshops, such as Workshop Bakehouses may be enumerated here).
    Class.Number.
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    5.—Other Matters.
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    Licences in respect of shop or other premises (not being the establishment at which the milk is produced or bottled) at or from which the milk is sold.
    (Tuberculin Tested).Accredited.Pasteurised.
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    Supplementary Licences to sell milk from premises which are outside the area of the Licensing Authority.
    (Tuberculin Tested).Accredited.Pasteurised.
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    The following details show the number of carcases inspected after slaughter with the number of condemnations for tuberculosis and other diseases:—
    Cattle.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
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    The undermentioned foodstuffs were condemned as unfit for human consumption during the year:—
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    The Middlesex County Council is the Authority for taking samples under the above Acts, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following figures concerning samples taken in Wood Green during 1937.—
    Articles.No. of samples taken.Adulterated.
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    The following table shows the number of cases of disease admitted to the Joint Isolation Hospital from the various Wards in the town:—
    Alexandra-Bowes.Town Hall.Noel Park.
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    The distribution of scarlet fever and diphtheria over the year is shown below:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria, so far as school attendance is concerned, was as follows:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    During the year 68 cases were sent to hospital or sanatorium. The sanatoria or hospitals to which they were admitted are shown Below :—
    Pulmonary Cases.Non-Pulmonary Cases.
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    The bacteriological examination of specimens from the borough is carried out at the Joint Isolation Hospital and during 1937 the following examinations were made:—
    Positive.Negative.Total.
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    DISINFECTION, Etc. The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfecting Station during the year was as follows:—
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    Table I Vital Statistics of Wood Green, 1921-37.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Nett Births belonging to the District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Total No.Rate per 1,000 populationIllegitimate No.Under 1 year of age.At all ages.
    Total No.Rate per 1,000 live births.Illegitimate No.Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births.No.Rate per 1,000 population
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
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    Table II. Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Analysis of Mortality during 1937.
    Birth-rate per 1,000 population.Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table III. Causes of Death during the year 1937.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    Table IV. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1937.
    2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 6 years.and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.15 and under 56years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
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    Table V. Deaths of Infants under One Year of age, showing cause of death and age at death.
    Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—9 months.9—12 months.Total under 1 year.
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    Table VI Infectious Diseases Notified during the year 1937.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Borough.Total Oases Notified in each Ward.Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium.Total Deaths.
    All agesAt Ages — Years.Alexandra-Bowes.Town Hall.Noel Park.
    Under 1 year.1 to 5 years.5 to 10 years.10 to 15 years.15 to 20 years.20 to 25 years.25 to 35 years.35 to 45 years.45 to 55 years.55 to 65 years.65 and upwards
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    Table VII. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1937.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.Respiratory.Nonrespiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
    Month. 1937.Total Rainfall.Maximum Rainfall.No. of Wet Days.Maximum Temperature.Minimum Temperature.
    Inches.Inches.Date.Degrees.Date.Degrees.Date.
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    The following table gives the numbers of cases of the different infectious diseases notified from the elementary schools in 1937 and 1936.
    1937.1936.
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    The incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria during 1937 is shown in the following table:—
    School.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    Entrants .
    Age.3456Other Ages.Total.
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    Second Age Group (Intermediates).
    Age.8Other Ages.Total.
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    Third Age Group (Leavers).
    Age.121314Other Ages.Total.
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    Number of Other Routine Inspections.
    Varied Ages.Total.
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    Grand Total.
    EntrantsSecond Age Group.Third Age Group.Other Routine Inspections.Total.
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    B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
    No. of Special Inspections.No. of Re-Inspections.
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    C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspections to Require Treatment (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.For defective vision (excluding squintFor all other conditions recorded in Table IIa.Total.
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    TABLE II. A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1937.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequiring Treatment.Requining to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II—continued.
    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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    B.— Classification or the Nutrition of Children Inspected During the Year in the Roi^ine Aqe Groups.
    Age GroupsNumber of Children InspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS. BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools fo the Partiall. Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Minded Children.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Total. Institution.Total.
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    EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering From Sevebe Epilepsy.
    (a) At Certified Special Schools.(b) At Public Elementary Schools.(c) At Other Institutions.(d) At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C.—Crippled Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TABLE IV.— TREATMENT TABLES. Group I.—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.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    Number of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's scheme in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioneror Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Group IV.—O rthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number Treated.
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-resid ntial treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
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    TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
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    Total Number of Children Notified , 3. ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.