[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Vital Statistics

Live Births	Male	Female	Total

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Neo Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):—

	Male	Female	Total

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B. Analysis of Malformations Notified

Code Number of	Number of cases	Code Number		Number of cases[%Temp]

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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1943.1967

	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 1957.1967

Year	Birth Kate		Death Kate		Infant Mortality Rate
Year	Harrow	England and Wales	Harrow	England and Wales	Harrow	England and Wales

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TABLE III Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1967 Registrar General's Return

Cause of Death	Males	temales	Total

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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1967

—Cause of Death	All Ages	Under 4 weeks	1 montf to 1 year		5-	15-	25-	35-	5-	55-	65-	75-

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TABLE V Causes of Death (Females) at various ages, 1967

Cause of Death	Under All 4 Ages weeks		1 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, 1967

Causes of Death	AGE
Causes of Death	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 1 year

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TABLE VII Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1957-1967

Year	Population	Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis		Deaths/Lung Cancer
Year	Population	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000

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The following tame gives the number of children attending infant welfare and toddlers' sessions from 1963 to 1967.

Year	Number of Children Attending Clinics

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The 107 applications for help are accounted for in the following summary

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The help of the Hare-field and Northwood Group Hospital Management Committee and staff concerned is very much appreciated.

Attendances during the year:-	1966	1967

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the total number of visits made by the staff increased by 2,732 and the number of visits that occupied the nurse for longer than one hour, and which are generally the "heavier" cases, showed an increase of 166.

		1966	1967

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Type of illness involving the above visits

Category	Male	Female	Total

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Vaccination against smallpox during 1967

	Under 1 year	1 year	2-4 yrs.	5-15 yrs.	Total

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Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis

	Year of birth					Others under Age 16
	1967	1966	1965	1964	1960-1963	Others under Age 16	Total

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Details of attendances for the year 1967:-

Category of Patient	New Cases. first attendance	, Old Casei first attendance	Re- attendances	Total

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Assistance was given as toiiows during tne year:-

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TABLE I Mentally III Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1967.

	Mentally III					Elderly mentally infirm		Total
	Under age 16		Aged 16 and over		Total	Elderly mentally infirm		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, 1967

	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, 1967.

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TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1967.

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 Depart-ment

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On the 1st January, 1967, there were 513 handicapped persons on the register and the position at 31st Decemver, 1967 is shown in the table below:— Handicapped Persons Numbers on Register on 31st December 1967

		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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TABLE I

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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	1l-l5	16-20	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-64	65-69	70-79	80-84	85-89	90 +	unknown	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 1967

	Cause of Disability
	Cataract	Glaucoma	Retrolental Fibroplasia	Myopia	Others	Total

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The following table gives details of the four voluntary and eight private homes which are situated within the Borough.

Address	Telephone No.	Name of Owner

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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 Cases

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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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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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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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Summary of changes in register—1967

	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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Summary of Complaints and Visits

Source of Noise	No. of Complaints	Visits made

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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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ANNUAL REPORT 1967 Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 Place where Accident Occurred

Workplace	Number Reported		Total No. Investigated	Action Recommended
Workplace	Fatal	Non Fata1	Total No. Investigated	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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PART I OF THE ACT 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	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
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

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SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December 1967

Order No.	Date of No. of dwellings			Area in Acres	Claims for Grant	Total cost of Work	Grant Paid	Total cost to Local Authority
	Operation	Private	Corporation	Area in Acres	Claims for Grant	Total cost of Work	Grant Paid	Total cost to Local Authority
						£	£	£

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The following is a summary of the samples taken and the results obtained:—

	Type	Taken	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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Sampling Returns for Year Ending 31st December, 1967 Milk—Bacteriological

Type	Taken	Meth. Blue			Phos.		Turbidity		Milk Ring		Biological		Anti-Biotic		U.H.T. Test		Salmonella
Type	Taken	Sat.	U/S	Void	Sal.	U/S	Sat.	U/S	Neg.	Pos.	Neg.	Pos.	Neg.	Pos.	Sat.	UIS	Neg.	Pos.

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Throughout the year samples were taken and the following is summary of the results obtained Ice Cream Samples

Process	Taken	Grade
Process	Taken	1	2	3	4

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The following table compares the local slaughtering statistics for 1967 with those of 10 and 30 years ago:—

	1937	1957	1967

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Meat Inspection All the animals slaughtered in the district were inspected and the following is a summary of the post-mortem examinations that were made:—

	Cattle excluding Cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs	Horses

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The following table illustrates the decline of Tuberculosis in animals killed in Harrow in the comparatively short space of 30 years.

	1937		1957		1967
	Cases	Percentage	Cases	Percentage	Cases	Percentage

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The number of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools including nursery and special school, on re-opening in January 1968 was 27,412. 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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Therapists worked together one day a week at Caryl Thomas Clinic, and were able to keep in touch. Clinics were held at the following centres throughout 1967:—

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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 1967:— (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 1966 are shown in brackets.

(B)	1967	1966

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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)
Age groups inspected (By year of Birth)	No. of pupils having received a full medical examination	Satisfactory No.	Unsatisfactory No.	No. of pupils found not to warrant a medical examination	For defective vision (excluding squint)	For any other condition recorded at Part 11	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
Defect Code No. (1)	Defect or Disease (2)		Entrants	Leavers	Others	Total	Special Inspections

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Defect Code No. (1)	Defect or Disease (2)		Periodic Inspections				Special Inspections
Defect Code No. (1)	Defect or Disease (2)		Entrants	Leavers	Others	Total	Special Inspections

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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

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DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)

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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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Vital Statistics

Neo Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):—

B. Analysis of Malformations Notified

TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1943.1967

TABLE D Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow and for England and Wales for years 1957.1967

TABLE III Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1967 Registrar General's Return

TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1967

TABLE V Causes of Death (Females) at various ages, 1967

TABLE VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1967

TABLE VII Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1957-1967

The following tame gives the number of children attending infant welfare and toddlers' sessions from 1963 to 1967.

The 107 applications for help are accounted for in the following summary

The help of the Hare-field and Northwood Group Hospital Management Committee and staff concerned is very much appreciated.

the total number of visits made by the staff increased by 2,732 and the number of visits that occupied the nurse for longer than one hour, and which are generally the "heavier" cases, showed an increase of 166.

Type of illness involving the above visits

Vaccination against smallpox during 1967

Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis

Details of attendances for the year 1967:-

Assistance was given as toiiows during tne year:-

TABLE I Mentally III Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1967.

TABLE II Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1967

TABLE III Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers. 1st January—31st December, 1967.

TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1967.

TABLE I

TABLE II Details of Cases

On the 1st January, 1967, there were 513 handicapped persons on the register and the position at 31st Decemver, 1967 is shown in the table below:— Handicapped Persons Numbers on Register on 31st December 1967

The following table gives details of the homes run by the Borough:— Residential Homes

TABLE I

TABLE II

TABLE III New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind

New Registrations—Age at date of Registration—Partially Sighted

TABLE V Diagnostic Details of New Cases Registered in 1967

The following table gives details of the four voluntary and eight private homes which are situated within the Borough.

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:—

Details of immigrant families with children are particularly noted so that a health visitor can call and advise.

TABLE I

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:—

Summary of changes in register—1967

Details of cases removed from register

Summary of Complaints and Visits

TABLE A—REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS

TABLE C.—ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE

ANNUAL REPORT 1967 Offices, Shops &amp; Railway Premises Act, 1963 Place where Accident Occurred

Analysis of reported accidents

PART I OF THE ACT 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

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")

SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December 1967

The following is a summary of the samples taken and the results obtained:—

Sampling Returns for Year Ending 31st December, 1967 Milk—Bacteriological

Throughout the year samples were taken and the following is summary of the results obtained Ice Cream Samples

The following table compares the local slaughtering statistics for 1967 with those of 10 and 30 years ago:—

Meat Inspection All the animals slaughtered in the district were inspected and the following is a summary of the post-mortem examinations that were made:—

The following table illustrates the decline of Tuberculosis in animals killed in Harrow in the comparatively short space of 30 years.

The number of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools including nursery and special school, on re-opening in January 1968 was 27,412. The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows:—

The figures of the number of children in maintained schools taking meals and milk on a selected day are submitted for purposes of comparison.

Therapists worked together one day a week at Caryl Thomas Clinic, and were able to keep in touch. Clinics were held at the following centres throughout 1967:—

The following table shows the number of children on the Register of Handicapped Pupils at the end of the year:—

The following is a summary of the work carried out under this scheme during the year 1967:— (A)

For comparison, the final figures for 1966 are shown in brackets.

TABLE I—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS

TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS

TABLE III INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

TABLE IV DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR Periodic Inspections and Special Inspections

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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

DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)

TABLE VI DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT

ANNUAL REPORT 1967 Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 Place where Accident Occurred