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Harrow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 162
- Tables
- 81
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Vital Statistics
Live Births Male Female Total -
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Vital Statistics
Stillbirths:- Male Female Total -
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Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age):-
Male Female Total -
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Neo Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):-
Male Female Total -
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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1944.1968
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 II Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow anc for England and Wales for years 1958-1968
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 1968 — Registrar General's Return
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1968
Causes of Death All Ages Under 4 Weeks 1 Month to year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- -
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Table iv continued
Causes of Death All Ages Under 4 Weeks 1 Month to 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 63- 75- -
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TABLE V Causes of Deaths (Females) at various ages, 1968
Causes of Death All Ages Under 4 Weeks Month to 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- -
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Table v continued
Causes 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 VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1968
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 1 year -
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TABLE VII Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1958-1968
Year Population Deaths/Pulmonary Tuberculosis Deaths/Lung Cancer Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 -
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The following table gives the number of children attending infant welfare and toddlers' sessions from 1964 to 1968.
Year Number of Children Attending Clinics -
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The present national decrease in the birth rate has been reflected in the domiciliary field by an overall reduction in the number of home confinements and bookings, but as the following table shows, the number of planned early discharges from hospital is continuing to rise.
Attendances during the year:- 1967 1968 -
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The home nursing staff continued to attend patients in their homes and carried out all types of nursing care ordered by the patients' doctors and as the following tables show, completed another busy year, with a rise of 208 in the total number of persons nursed compared with 1967, but a reduction in the actual number of visits.
1967 1968 -
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Type of illness involving the above visits
Category Male Female Total -
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Vaccination against smallpox during 1968
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/ Measles
Year of birth Others under Age 16 Total 1968 1967 1966 1965 1961-1964 -
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Details of attendances for the year 1968:-
Category of Patient New Cases, first attendance Old Cases first attendance Re- attendances Total -
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Assistance was given as follows during the year:-
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Page 55
Establishment Principal Officer for Social Work (Mental Health and Welfare Services) Deputy for Mental Health Services
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TABLE I Mentally 111 Patients under Local Authority care at 31st December, 1968.
Mentally III Elderly Mentally Infirm Under age 16 Over age 16 Total Total -
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TABLE II Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1968.
Subnormal Severely Subnormal Under age 16 Over age 16 Total Under age 16 Over age 16 Totalp 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, 1968.
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TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1968.
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 1
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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Handicapped Persons Numbers on Register on 31st December, 1968
Children under 16 years Persons aged 16—64 Persons 65 and over Total -
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The following table gives details of these homes:—
Name and Location of Home Type of Home No. of Beds Male or Female -
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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 11ls 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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TABLE IV 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 1968
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 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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In cases where there is any doubt, a full medical examination is carried out.
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Infectious and Other Diseases Prevalence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (Other than Tuberculosis) 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 -
Page 94
The following table give 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 and also a summary of changes in the register.
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—1968
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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The following is a summary of the examination of specimens from the district carried out during the year:—
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Page 109
Summary of complaints and visits (1967 figures in brackets).
Source of Noise No. of Complaints Visits made -
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TABLE A—REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
Class of Premises No. of premises newly registered during the year Total No. of registered premises at end of year No. of registered premises receiving one or more general inspections during the year (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE C—ANALYSIS BY WORKPLACE OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES AT END OF YEAR
Class of workplace Number of persons employed (1) (2) -
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ANNUAL REPORT 1968 Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 Place where Accident Occurred
Workplace Number reported Total No. Investigated Action Recommended Fatal Non Fatal 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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CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND 1968 CONTRAVENTIONS REMEDIED 1968
Offices Shops Catering/ Canteens Wholesale Total Offices Shops Catering/ Canteens Wholesale Total -
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The following is a list of the various types of shops in the Borough, classified under their principal trades. (The figures in brackets indicate the 1954 position).
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Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act 1961 PART I OF THE ACT
Premises (1) Number on Register (2) Number of Inspections (3) Written Notices (4) Occupiers Prosecuted (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 occasion they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
Particulars (1) Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) Found (2) Remedied (3) Ref To H.M. Inspector (4) erred By H.M. Inspector (5) -
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SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS—Position at 31st December, 1968
Order No. Date of Operation No. of Dwellings Area in Acres Claims for Grant Total cost Work Grant Paid Total cost to Local Authority Private Corporation £ £ £ -
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During the year 653 samples of foodstuff were taken and submitted for analysis by the Public Analyst, Mr. Eric Voelcker, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C. The following is a summary of the samples taken and the results obtained:—
Type Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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(A) — MILK—BACTERIOLOGICAL
Type No. Taken Meth. Blue Phos. A/B M.R.T. Turb. Sat. U.H.T. Colony Count Sat. Salmonella Sat. Shigella Sat. Sat. Unsat Void Sat. Unsat Sat. Pos. Neg. -
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The figures in brackets relate to the year 1967.
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Page 124
Meat Inspection All animals slaughtered in the district received a post-mortem examination and the following is a summary of the extent of disease found:—
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses -
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The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows:—
Boys Girls Total -
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List of School Health Clinics as at 31st December, 1968
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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INFECTIOUS DISEASES The number of cases of infectious diseases among children aged from 5-14 during 1968:-
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The following is a summary of the work carried out under this scheme during the year 1968 :-
(A) Type of School No. of Pupils Eligible No. of Acceptance Negative Reactors Positive Reactors -
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Continued from previous page...
(B) 1968 1967 -
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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 HI 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 -
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INSPECTIONS
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SESSIONS