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Harrow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
- Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 170
- Tables
- 72
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Vital Statistics
Live Births 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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Deaths:- Male Female Total -
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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 1946—1970
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 yer 1,000 Materna 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 and for England and Wales for years 1960—1970
Birth Rate Death Rate 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 1970 — Registrar General's Return
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1970
Causes of Death All Ages Under. 4 Weeks Mom to 1 yea 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- 65- 75- -
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TABLE V Causes of Deaths (Females) at various ages, 1970
Causes of Death 1 Under Month All Ages 4 to Weeks 1 year 1- 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- -
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Table V continued
Causes of Death Under Month All Ages 4 to 1— Weeks 1 year 5- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- -
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TABLE VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1970
Causes of Death AGE Under 1 day 1-7 days 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 weeks to 1 month Total under 1 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, 1960—1970
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 toddler sessions from 1966 to 1970:-
Year Number of Children Attending Clinics -
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The table indicates a substantial increase in the amount of work undertaken by the nurses.
1969 1970 -
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Type of Illness Involving The Above Visits
Category Male Female Total -
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Vaccination against smallpox during 1970
Smallpox 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 1970 1969 1968 1967 1963-1966 -
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Details of attendances for the year 1970:-
Category of Patient New Cases first attendance a Old Cases first ttendance Re-attendances Total -
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Assistance was given as follows during the year:-
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TABLE I Mentally HI Patients under Local Authority care at 31st December, 1970.
Mentally Ill Total Elderly Mentally Infirm Total Under age 16 Over age 16 M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE II Mentally Handicapped Patients under Local Authority Care at 31st December, 1970
Subnormal Severely Subnormal Under age 16 Over age 16 Total Under age 16 Over age 16 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, 1970
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TABLE IV Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1970
Referred by Mentally 111 Mentally Handicapped Under age 16 Age 16 and over Total Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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Details of Applications for Temporary Accommodation
Details of Cases Referred No. of Families Admitted to Temporary Accommodation Children Accommodated by Children's Department Families Advice -
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HANDICAPPED PERSONS Numbers on Register on 31st December, 1970
Children under 16 years Persons aged 16—64 Persons 65 and over Totals -
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Details of residential homes administered by the Council are given hereunder.
Name and Location of Home Type of Home No. of Beds Male or Female -
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TABLE I Registration of Blind Persons Total Registrations and New Cases at year ending 31st December, 1970
AGE at end of Year (Cols. 1-3) or at date date of registration (Cols. 4-6) Blind persons registered at end of year Blind persons registered as new cases (excluding re-certifications and transfers from other areas) during the year Male (1) Female (2) Total (3) Male (4) Female (5) Total (6) -
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TABLE II Registration of Partially-Sighted Persons (New registrations during 1970 and total at end of year)
AGE at end of year (cols. 1-3) or at date of registration (cols. 4-6) Partially sighted persons registered at end of year Partially sighted persons registered as new cases (excluding re-certifications and transfers from other areas) during the year Male (1) Female (2) Total (3) Male (4) Female (5) Total ( 6) -
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The following table gives details or the tour voluntary and ten private homes in Harrow.
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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This is particularly so from those whose country ot origin has a high incidence of tuberculosis. 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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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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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FOOD POISONING Incidents and Cases
Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases notified or ascertained Total No. of outbreaks and sporadic cases cols. (1+3 + 5) Total No. of cases columns (2+4 + 5) No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -
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(a) Details of Food Poisoning due to Salmonellae other than S. Typhiumurium
Type of Salmonellae -
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The tables below are a summary of the changes which have taken place in the register during 1970:-
Primary Notification Brought to notice other than on a Form 'A' Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonarv M F M F M F M F -
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Summary of changes in register—1970
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 Department was greatly helped in matters of procedure by the excellent circulars issued by the Ministry. The following tables indicate the action taken during the year:-
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The following figures show the amount of grant paid over the past five years :-
Amount of grant Paid No. of claims for grant Average per claim (to nearest £) -
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The number and types of premises affected by Smoke Control Orders is as follows:-
Year Total No. Premises Number of dwellings Number of other premises -
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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 a general inspection during the year (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE B—NUMBER OF VISITS OF ALL KINDS BY INSPECTORS TO REGISTERED PREMISES
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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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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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Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act
CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND 1969 CONTRAVENTIONS REMEDIED 1969 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
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1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Occupiers (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 Refe To H.M. Inspector rred By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Summary of Complaints and visits (1969 figures in brackets).
Sourse of Noise No. of Complaints Visits made -
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SAMPLING REPORT 1970 (A) MILK
Designation No. Examined Methylene Blue Test Phos. Test Turb. Milk Ring Test A/B U.H.T. Colony Count Salmonella Shigella Sat. Unsat Void Sat. Unsat Sat. Pos. Neg. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. -
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(B) CREAM
Type Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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(C) SYNTHETIC CREAM
Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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(D) WATER
Type Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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(E) OTHER FOODS
Type Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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The results were as follows:-
Type Number Taken Grade 1 2 3 4 -
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The number of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools including nursery and special schools, on re-opening in January 1971 was 30,389. The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows:-
Boys Girls Total -
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The clinic sessions were arranged as follows:-
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(2) Details of Referrals: Boys Girls -
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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 1969:-
(A) Type of School No. of Pupils Eligible No. of Acceptances Negative Reactors Positive Reactors -
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For comparison, the final figures for 1969 are shown in brackets.
(B) 1969 1970 -
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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 Conditions 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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OTHER INSPECTIONS
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Periodic lnspections and Special Inspections
Defect Code No. (1) Defects 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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EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases known to have been dealt with -
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(excluding uncleanliness, for which see Table III)
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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ATTENDANCES AND TREATMENT
Ages 5 to 9 Ages 10 to 14 Ages 15 and over Total