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Harrow 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 132
- Tables
- 69
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Vital Statistics
Live Births : Male Female Total -
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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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Summary of Vital Statistics 1947—1971
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 and for England and Wales for years 1961—1971
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 1971 — Registrar General's Return
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1971
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 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, 1971
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 Age Under 4 s Week 1 Month to 1 year 1– 50– 15– 25– 35– 45– 55– 65– 75- -
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TABLE VI Deaths of Harrow Infants under 1 year of age, 1971
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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The following table gives the number of children attending infant welfare and toddler sessions from 1966 to 1971:-
Year Number of Children attending Clinics -
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At the end of the year, therefore, clinics were being held in four centres providing 9 sessions a week, as follows:-
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The table indicates the amount and type of work undertaken by the nurses.
1970 1971 -
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TYPE OF ILLNESS INVOLVING THE ABOVE VISITS
Category Male Female Total -
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Vaccination against smallpox during 1971
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 1971 1970 1969 1968 1964-1967 -
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Details of attendence for the year 1971:
New Cases Old Cases Category of Patient first first Re- Total attendance attendance attendances -
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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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The statistics set out in the table below give some indication of the amount of work which is expended in the Health Department in attempting to ensure that both employer and employee are protected
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The following table shows the incidence of infectious disease in the Borough during 1971:-
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 -
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The tables below are a summary of the changes which have taken place in the register during 1971:-
Primary Notification Brought to notice other than on a Form 'A' Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F M F M F M F -
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Summary of changes in register—1971
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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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED Summary:
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NOTICES SERVED Under Housing Act 1957:
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ACTION TAKEN Following Housing Act Notices:
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Following Public Health Act Notices:
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The average amount of money spent by householders on the adapting of fireplaces was £85. The grant paid averaged £28 per claim received. 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 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 C—ANALYSIS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN REGISTERED PREMISES BY WORKPLACE
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed -
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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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CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND 1971 CONTRAVENTIONS REMEDIED 1971
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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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 Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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PART VIII—Outwork 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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Summary of Complaints and visits (1970 figures in brackets).
Sourse of Noise No. of Complaints Visits made -
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Following is a summary of the samples taken and the results obtained-:
Commodity Taken Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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FOOD COMPLAINTS The following is a summary of the complaints received about either the presence of foreign matter or the condition of foodstuff.
Complaints -
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During the year the number of persons listed as sellers of poisons to which Part II of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933 relates decreased by 5 to 122. The shops listed from which articles containing poisons to which Part II of the Act relates were as follows (For 1970 the figures are shown in brackets)
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The numbers attending each group of schools were as follows:-
Boys Girls Total -
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An estimate of the child s physical condition at the time or the inspection is made and the children classified as follows :-
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The clinic sessions were arranged as follows
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List of School Health Clinics as at 31st December, 1971
Type No. of Weekly Sessions -
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In order to examine the clinic's changing role, and to facilitate communication between the clinical service and the schools, a working party was set up. It recommended a series of meetings between representative clinic staff and the Head Teachers of the Local Authority schools in Harrow.
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School Psychological Service
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(2) Details of Referrals :
Boys Girls -
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3. Source of Referral
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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 1971 (A)
Type of School No. of Pupils Eligible No. of Acceptances Negative Reactors Positive Reactors -
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TABLE 1-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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TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS
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TABLE 111
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TABLE IV
Defect Code No. Defects or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Others Total (1) (2) -
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Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special inspections Entrants Leavers Others Total (1) (2) -
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TABLE V
Number of cases known to have been dealt with -
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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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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