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Harrow 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

Published
1970
Pages
170
Tables
95

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95 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA General Statistics
  • Page 14
    Neo Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):—
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 18
    TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1945—1969
    Estimated Civilian PopulationBirth Rate per 1,000 PopulationDeath Rate per 1,000 PopulationInfant Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 year per 1,000Neonatal Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 month yer 1,000Materna Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still birthsStill Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births
  • Page 18
    TABLE II Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow and for England and Wales for years 1959—1969
    YearBirth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
    HarrowEngland and WalesHarrowEngland and WalesHarrowEngland and Wales
  • Page 19
    TABLE III Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1969 — Registrar General's Return
    Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 20
    TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1969
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 4 Weeks1 Month to 1 year1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 21
    Table IV continued
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 4 WeeksMonth to 1 year1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 22
    TABLE V Causes of Deaths (Females) at various ages, 1969
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 4 Weeks1 Month to 1 year1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 23
    Table V continued
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 4 s Weeks1 Month to 1 year1—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
  • Page 24
    TABLE VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1969
    Causes of DeathAGE
    Under 1 day1-7 days1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3 weeks to 1 monthTotal under 1 month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal under 1 year
  • Page 24
    TABLE VII Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cancer of Lung and Bronchus Deaths with Rate per 100,000 Population, 1959—1969
    YearPopulationDeaths/Pulmonary TuberculosisDeaths/Lung Cancer
    NumberRate per 100,000NumberRate per 100,000
  • Page 38
    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 slight fall in the total number of persons nursed compared with 1968, but an increase in the actual number of visits.
    19681969
  • Page 39
    Type of Illness Involving The Above Visits
    CategoryMaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 41
    Vaccination against smallpox during 1969
    Age at date of vaccination
    Under 1 year1 year2-4 yrs.5-15 yrs.Total
  • Page 42
    Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyciitis/Measles
    Year of birthOthers under Age 16Total
    19691968196719661962-1965
  • Page 43
    Details of attendances for the year 1969:-
    Category of PatientNew Cases, firstOld Cases firstRe-Total
    attendance attendance attendances
  • Page 47
    Assistance was given as follows during the year:-
  • Page 57
    Principal Officer for Social Work (Mental Health and Welfare Services) Deputy for Mental Health Services
  • Page 67
    TABLE I Mentally III Patients under Local Authority care at 31st December, 1969.
    Mentally IIIElderly Mentally InfirmTotal
    Under age 16Over age 16Total
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 68
    TABLE II Subnormal and Severely Subnormal Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1969.
    SubnormalSeverely Subnormal
    Under age 16Over age 16TotalUnder age 16Over age 16Total
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 69
    TABLE III Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers. 1st January—31st December, 1969.
  • Page 69
    TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1969.
    Referred byMentally IIISubnormal and severely subnormal
    Under age 16Age 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 74
    TABLE I
    Action takenNumber of Families
  • Page 75
    TABLE 11 Details of Cases
    Details of cases referredNo. of familiesNo. of families accommodated (temporary)No. of families accommodated elsewhereAdvisedApplications withdrawnChildren accommodated by Childrens Department
  • Page 77
    On the 1st January, 1969, there were 755 handicapped persons on the register and the position at 31st December, 1969 is shown in the table below:- Handicapped Persons Numbers on Register on 31st December, 1969
    Children under 16 yearsPersons aged 16—64Persons 65 and overTotals
  • Page 78
    The following table gives details of the Borough homes:-
    Name and Location of HomeType of HomeNo. of BedsMale or Female
  • Page 80
    The following tables showing details of Blind and Partially-Sighted Persons on the register are self explanatory. TABLE I
    BlindPartially-sightedTotal
    M.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 80
    TABLE II
    BlindPartially-sighted
    Residential Acc'dationTotalTotal
  • Page 81
    TABLE III New Registrations—Age at Registration—Blind
    01235
    5-1011- l516-2021-2930-3940 4950-5960-6465-6970-7980-8485-8990 +
  • Page 81
    TABLE IV New Registrations—Age at date of Registration—Partially Sighted
    0—12—45—1516—2121—4950—6465 +Total
  • Page 81
    TABLE V Diagnostic Details of New Cases Registered in 1969
    Cause of Disability
    CataractGlaucomaRetro-lental FibroplasiaMyopiaOthersTotal
  • Page 83
    Continued from previous page...
    AddressTelephone No.Name of Owner
  • Page 89
    Statistics for the Period 1st January to 31st December, 1969 Children in Care, Received into Care and Ceasing to be in Care
  • Page 89
    Reasons for Acceptance of Children into Care
  • Page 93
    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:—
    BedsType of Case
  • Page 94
    Details of immigrant families with children are particularly noted so that a health visitor can call and advise.
    Country where Passport issued Commonwealth Countries:Number of Immigrants
  • Page 95
    In cases where there is any doubt, a full medical examination is carried out.
  • Page 99
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    DiseaseUnd. 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.UnknownTotal
  • Page 101
    FOOD POISONING Incidents and Cases
    Causative AgentGeneral OutbreaksFamily OutbreaksSporadic Cases notified or ascertainedTotal No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases cols. (1 + 3 + 5)Total No. of cases columns (2 + 4+5)
    No. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertainedNo. of separate outbreaksNo. of cases notified or ascertained
  • Page 101
    Details of Food Poisoning due to Salmonellae other than S. Typhiumurium
  • Page 103
    The following tables gives the age and sex distribution of persons who were resident in the district when it was recognised that they were suffering from tuberculosis, of those who moved into the district already suffering from the disease, and also a summary of changes in the register.
    Primary NotificationBrought to notice other than on a Form 'A'
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMFMFMF
  • Page 103
    Summary of changes in register—1969
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonarv
    MFMF
  • Page 103
    Details of cases removed from register
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMF
  • Page 105
    The following is a summary of the examination of specimens from the district carried out during the year:—
  • Page 109
    Chemical Results in parts per million
  • Page 111
    STATISTICAL SUMMARY PART I Inspections Made and Conditions Found HOUSING Visits
  • Page 112
    PUBLIC HEALTH Visits
  • Page 113
    NOTICES SERVED
  • Page 120
    Summary of complaints and visits (1968 figures in brackets).
    Source of NoiseNo. of ComplaintsVisits made
  • Page 120
    TABLE A—REGISTRATIONS AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS
    Class of PremisesNo. of premises newly registered during the yearTotal No. of registered premises at end of yearNo. of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 121
    TABLE C—ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
    Class of WorkplaceNumber of persons employed
    (1)(2)
  • Page 121
    Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 Place where Accident Occurred
    WorkplaceNumber reportedTotal No. InvestigatedAction Recommended
    FatalNon FatalProsecutionFormal WarningInformal AdviceNo Action
  • Page 122
    Analysis of Reported Accidents
    OfficesRetail ShopsWholesale WarehousesCatering establishments open to Public/ CanteensFuel Storage Depots
  • Page 123
    CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND 1969 CONTRAVENTIONS REMEDIED 1969 Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act
    OfficesShopsCatering CanteensWholesaleTotalOfficesShopsCatering CanteensWholesaleTotal
  • Page 124
    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 figures in 1968:—
  • Page 125
    PART I OF THE ACT 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
    Premises (1)Number on Register (2)Number of
    Inspections (3)Written Notices (4)Occupiers Prosecuted (5)
  • Page 126
    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 (1)Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6)
    Found (2)Remedied (3)Referred
    To H.M. Inspector (4)By H.M. Inspector (5)
  • Page 126
    PART VIII—O utwork Particulars of outworkers as required by Section 133 and 134 of the Act are as follows
    Nature of WorkNo. on August list
  • Page 127
    The cost of work of adaption continued to rise and on an average householders spent £52 on adapting their fireplaces. The grant paid average £27 per claim received. The following figures show the amount of grant paid over the past four years:—
    No. of dwellingsAmount of grant paidNo. of claims for grant4 verage per claim (to nearest £)
  • Page 129
    SAMPLING REPORT (A) MILK 1969
    TypeTakenMeth. BluePhos.Turb.Milk RingU.H.T.SalmonellaShigella
    Sat.UnsatVoidSat.UnsatSat.UnsatPos.Neg.Sat.UnsatSat.Sat.
  • Page 130
    (B) CREAM
    TypeTakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 130
    (C) WATER
    TakenSatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 130
    (E) ICE CREAM
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 130
    (F) MEATS
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 131
    (G) CHICKEN
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 131
    (I) MISCELLANEOUS
    CommodityTakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 131
    CHEMICAL (J) Tested by Department
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 132
    (K) SAMPLES—Public Analyst FOOD—DRUGS
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 132
    (L) FERTILISERS/FEEDING STUFFS
    TakenSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
  • Page 132
    Complaints During the year 97 complaints were received regarding the condition of food purchased within the Borough, as follows:—
  • Page 134
    The routine sampling of all manufacturers was carried out, the results being as follows:—
    TypeTotalSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryVoid
  • Page 135
    Meat Inspection All the animals slaughtered in the district were inspected and the following is a summary of the post morten examinations that were made:—
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigsHorsesDeerGoats
  • Page 136
    The types of shops from which articles containing poisons could be obtained are:—
  • Page 141
    SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON ROLL The number of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools including nursery and special school, on re-opening in January 1970 was 29,154. The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows
    BoysGirlsTotal
  • Page 142
    The number of pupils inspected during the year at maintained schools was as follows:-
  • Page 142
    General Condition of Children Inspected An estimate of the child's physical condition at the time of the inspection is made and the children classified as follows:-
  • Page 143
    List of School Health Clinics as at 31st December, 1969
    TypeNo. of Weekly Sessions
  • Page 144
    Continued from previous page...
    TypeNo. of Weekly Sessions
  • Page 146
    Speech Theraphy From the end of January until August, 1969 the speech therapy service was staffed by one full-time and one part-time speech therapist. This meant that two clinics had to be closed temporarily and patients transferred to other clinics. In August the complement was raised to two full-time and two part-time speech therapists. All clinics were again opened and sessions arranged as follows
  • Page 154
    The following table shows the number of children on the Register of Handicapped Pupils at the end of the year:-
    Residential Special SchoolDay Special SchoolOrdinary SchoolHospital SchoolAt HomeTotal
  • Page 156
    The number of cases of infectious diseases among children aged from 5-14 during 1968:-
  • Page 156
    The following is a summary of the work carried out under this scheme during the year 1969:-
    (A)
    Type of SchoolNo. of Pupils EligibleNo. of AcceptancesNegative ReactorsPositive Reactors
  • Page 157
    For comparison, the final figures for 1968 are shown in brackets.
    (B)19681969
  • Page 159
    TABLE I—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
    Age groups inspected (By year of Birth)No. of pupils having received a full medical examinationPhysical Conditions of Pupils InspectedNo. of pupils found not to warrant a medical examinationPupils 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 11Total individual pupils
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 160
    TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS
  • Page 160
    TABLE 111 INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
  • Page 160
    TABLE IV DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR Periodic Inspections and Special Inspections
    Defect Code No. (1)Defects or Disease (2)Periodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal
  • Page 161
    Continued from previous page...
    Defect Code No. (1)Defect or Disease (2)Periodic InspectionsSpecial inspections
    EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal
  • Page 162
    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
  • Page 162
    DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
    Number of cases known to have been dealt with
  • Page 162
    ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
    Number of cases known to have been treated
  • Page 163
    DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)
    Number of cases known to have been treated
  • Page 163
    CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT
    Number of cases known to have been treated
  • Page 163
    SPEECH THERAPY
    Number of cases known to have been treated
  • Page 163
    OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN
    Number of cases known to have been dealt with