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Harrow 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 156
- Tables
- 75
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
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B. Analysis of Malformations Notified
Code Number Number of cases Code Number Number of cases -
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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1942-1966
Estimated Civilian Population Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Death Rate per 1,000 Population Infant Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Neonatal Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 month per 1,000 Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births -
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TABLE D Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow and for England and Wales for years 1956-1966
Year Birth Rate Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Harrow England and Wales Harrow England and Wales Harrow England and Wales -
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TABLE III Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1966 Registrar General's Return
Cause of Death Males Females Total -
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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1966
Cause of Death All Ages Under 4 weeks 1 month to 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- -
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TABLE V Causes of Death (Females) at various ages, 1966
Cause of Death All Ages Under, 4 weeks month to 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75-Over -
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TABLE VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1966
Causes of Death AGE Under 1 day 1-7 days 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 weeks to 1 month Total under month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total under I year -
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TABLE VII Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1956-1966
Year Population Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis Deaths/Lung Cancer Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 -
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During the year, the nurses paid a total number of 60,183 home visits.
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Type of illness involving the above visits
Category Male Female Total -
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Vaccination against smallpox during 1966
Age at date of vaccination Total Under 1 year 1 year 2-4 yrs. 5-15 yrs. -
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Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis
Year of birth Others under Age 16 Total 1966 1965 1964 1963 1959-1962 -
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Details of attendances for the year 1966:—
Category of Patient New Cases, first attendance Old Cases, first attendance Re-attendances Total -
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TABLE I Mentally Ill Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1966.
Mentally Ill Elderly mentally infirm Total Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE II Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1966
Subnormal Severely Subnormal Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE III Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers. 1st January—31st December, 1966.
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TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1966.
Referred by Mentally III Subnormal and severely subnormal Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE I
Action taken Number of Families -
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TABLE II Details of Cases
Details of cases referred No. of families No. of families accommodated (temporary) No. of families accommodated elsewhere Advised Applications withdrawn Children accommodated by Childrens Department -
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On the 1st January 1966, there were 456 handicapped persons on the register and the position at 31st December 1966 is shown in the table below:— Handicapped Persons Numbers on Register on 31st December 1966
Children under 16 years Persons aged 16—64 Persons 65 and over Total -
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The following table gives details of the Homes run by the Borough:— Residential Homes
Name and Location of Home Type of Home No. of Beds Male or Female -
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The following table gives details of the three voluntary and nine private homes which are situated within the Borough.
Address Telephone No. Name of Owner -
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TABLE I
Blind Partially-sighted Total M. F. Total M. F. Total -
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TABLE II
Blind Partially-sighted Total Total -
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TABLE III New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind
0 1 2 3 5 5-10 11- 15 16-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-64 65-69 70-79 80-84 85-89 90 + unkown Total -
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New Registrations—Age at date of Registration—Partially Sighted
0—1 2—4 5—15 16—20 21—49 50—64 65 + Total -
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TABLE V Diagnostic Details of New Cases Registered in 1966
Cause of Disability Cataract Glaucoma Retro-lental Fibro-plesia Myopia Others Total -
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Statistics for the Period 1st January to 31st December 1966 Children in Care, Received into Care and Ceasing to be in Care
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The following table sets out the particulars of the various homes registered at the end of the year, with details of ownership and their accommodation:—
Beds Type of Case -
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Details of immigrant families with children are particularly noted so that a Health Visitor can call and advise.
Country where Passport issued Number of Immigrants -
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The following is a summary of the examination of specimens from the district carried out during the year:—
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TABLE I
Disease Und. 1 yr. 1-4 yrs. 5-9 yrs. 10-14 yrs. 15-19 yrs. 20-24 yrs. 25-34 yrs. 35-44 yrs. 45-54 yrs. 55-64 yrs. 65 + yrs. Unknown Total -
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TUBERCULOSIS The following table gives the age and sex distribution both of persons who were resident in the district when it was recognised that they were suffering from tuberculosis, and of those who moved into the district already suffering from the disease:—
Primary Notification Brought to notice other than Primary Notification Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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The following is a summary of the changes which have taken place in the register during the year:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F -
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Details of cases removed from register
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F -
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY PART I
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ACTION TAKEN Following Housing Act Notices:
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TABLE A—REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
Class of Premises Number of premises registered during the year Total number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE C.—ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed (1) (2) -
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TABLE D.
Contraventions Found 1966 Contraventions Remedied 1966 Offices Shops Catering/ Canteens Wholesale Total Offices Shops Catering/ Canteens Wholesale Total -
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Place where Accident occurred
Workplace Number Reported Total No. Investigated Action Recommended Fatal Non FataI Prosecution Formal warning Informal advice No action -
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Analysis of reported accidents
Offices Retail Shops Wholesale warehouses Catering establishments open to public, canteens Fuel storage depots -
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1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
Number on Register Number of Premises Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred ToH.M. Inspector ByH.M. Inspector -
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Particulars of outworkers as required by Section 133 and 134 of the Act are as follows:—
Nature of Work No. on August list -
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The following is a list of the various types of shops in the Borough at the end of the year, classified under their principal trades:—
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The figures relating to the number of Animals killed are as follows (1965 figures in brackets):—
Wealdstone South Harrow Stanmore Total -
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The following is a summary of the post-mortem examination of animals slaughtered in Harrow:—
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses -
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Sampling Returns for Year Ending 31st December, 1966 Milk—Bacteriological
Type TAKEN AWAIT'E Phos. Meth. Blue Turb. Anti-Biotics Milk Ring Brucellosis Biological Q Fever T.B. U.H.T. Test Sat. U/S Sal. U/S Void Sat. Sat. Void Pos. Neg. Pos. Neg. Neg. Neg. Sat. Void. -
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The following is a summary of the results of the samples submitted to Mr. Eric Voelcker, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C.:—
Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Informal Formal Informal Formal Informal Formal -
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SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December 1966
Order No. Date of Operation No. of dwellings Area in Acres Claims for Grant Total cost of Work Grant Paid Total cost to Local Authority Private Corporation £ £ £ -
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The effect has been to nearly double the cost as can be seen in the following fieures:—
Amount of Grant Paid No. of Claims for Grant Average per Claim {to nearest £) -
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The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows:—
Boys Girls Total -
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The figures of the number of children in maintained schools taking meals and milk on a selected day are submitted for purposes of comparison.
Selected Day Number Present Number taking Meals Dinners % Number taking Milk Milk % -
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List of School Health Clinics as at 31st December 1966
Type No. of Weekly Sessions -
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Type No. of Weekly Sessions -
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The following table shows the number of children on the Register of Handicapped Pupils at the end of the year:—
Residential Special School Day Special School Ordinary School Hospital School At Home Total -
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The following is a summary of the work carried out under this scheme during the year 1966:— (A)
Type of School No. of Pupils Eligible No. of Acceptance Negative Reactors Positive Reactors -
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For comparison, the final figures for 1965 are shown in brackets. (B)
1966 1965 -
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TABLE I—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
Age groups inspected {By year of Birth) No. of pupils having received a full medical examination Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected No. of pupils found not to warrant a medical examination Pupils found to require treatment {excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) Satisfactory No. Unsatisfactory No. For defective vision {excluding squint) For any other condition recorded at Part II Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS
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TABLE III INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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TABLE IV DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR Periodic Inspections and Special Inspections
Defect Code No. (1) Defect or Disease (2) Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Others Total -
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Defect Code No. (1) Defect or Disease (2) Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Others Total -
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TABLE V TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (including Nursery and Special Schools) EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with -
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DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with -
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ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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SPEECH THERAPY
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN
Number of cases known to have been dealt with -
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TABLE VI DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT
Ages 5 to 9 Ages 10 to 14 Ages 15 and over Total -
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PROSTHETICS
Ages 5 to 9 Ages 10 to 14 Ages 15 and over Total