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Ilford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 116
- Tables
- 86
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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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The following Table shows the death-rates for 1958 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:—
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE X.—Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1958 and Previous Years
Year Resident population, estimated to middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net (a) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate (6) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE IA Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, London (Admin. County), and of England and Wales for the Year 1958
Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births Death rate per million Population Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Live Births Stillbirths Deaths (all ages) Deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1958
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years j 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years j 65 and under 75 years 75 years and upwards -
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King George Hospita l.—The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation:—
Total number of Beds at 31st December 1958. Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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Smoke Observation Records—January, 1958 to December, 1958
Average daily concentrations of:— Mg. of SO3/ day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A PbO2 (louvered cover) Monthly Deposits Tons per sq. mile SMOKE in mg. per cubic metre SULPHUR DI OXIDE in parts per 100 million Water (litres) PH Value Water Insoluble matter Ash Other Combustible matter Water Soluble matter SO4 -
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Deposits in tons per square mile of:—
Water— insoluble matter Water— soluble matter -
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(v) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The following is a summary of the work of the Public Health Inspectors during the year:—
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Complaints.—During the year 2,832 complaints of nuisances were received and investigated.
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The following results were obtained:—
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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The following gives the numbers of food premises in the area by the type of business:—
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available to secure effective disinfestation. In the case of business premises these services are offered on a contractural basis, a practice which is greatly appreciated by most business firms. The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1958:—
Type of Property Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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The total numbers of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1957 and 1958 were as follows:—
1957 1958 -
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TABLE III.— corrected N otifications of I nfectious D isf.ases for the Y ear 1958
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward *Totai Cases Admitted to Hospital * Total Deaths Under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfield Goodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Hainault Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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The population of llford has not varied greatly during the past five years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show :—
Year Population No. of Persons added to list (all fonns) Deaths (all forms) No. of Persons on register 31st December -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of llford residents during 1958 :—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district: —
Respiratory Tuberculosis Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis -
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Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The number of patients from llford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1958 was as follows
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Romford. — The Annexe, Oldchurch Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford:—
Consultations: Males Females -
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West Ham. — Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E.15: —
Males Females -
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Examination of Officers and Servants. The following medical examinations were carried out during 1958:—
Officers Servants -
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1.— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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2— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
Particulars Number of Defects No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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The following table shows the causes of the 41 stillbirths notified where the usual residence of the parents was in llford :— Stillbirths, 1958
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery in Nursing Home Delivery by County Council Midwife at Home Delivery in Hospital Total -
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The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age:— Infant Deaths. 1958
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total -
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales and London for the past 10 years:—
Year Ilford England and Wales London -
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The figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
Year Number Rate -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:—
Year Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(c) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1958 :—
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily Attendance during 1958 No. of Days "in Quarantine" "Reasons for Quarantine" with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. Chicken Pox Mumps Measles German Measles -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:—
(a) Premises (b) Child-minders -
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:—
Total No. of attendances of Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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760 sessions were held during the year, the average attendance at each session being 47 mothers with their infants. The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The 209 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects: —
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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Paediatric Clinic.-Dr. A. Russell, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion, 21 sessions were held and 91 new cases were examined, having been refered from the Infant Welfare Centres, School and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following tavles; a total of 198 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with Advice or for Other Reasons Discharged no Treatment Discharged Cured Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic Still attending Total -
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Ophthalmic Clinics .— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1958 were as follows:—
Valentines Mansion Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Total -
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Artificial Sunlight Clinic .— The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years: —
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances Discharged Cured Much Improved Left District etc. -
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The conditions treated were as follows: —
Conditions Cases A B -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years.
No. of primary inoculations:— 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 -
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W hooping C ough I mmunisation— The following are the details of the number of children immunised against whooping cough at the three Ilford clinics held for this purpose, together with records of such courses completed by general practitioners.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic *General Practitioners Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) -
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Clinic and our medical and nursing staff attended on four occasions at the Village Homes, Barkingside, to vaccinate children resident there.
Clinic Sessions First injections given Second injections given Third injections given -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years :—
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brook Clinic and Manford Way Clinic. The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year: —
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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Ante-Natal Clinics .—The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1958 for patients booked for confinement in hospital: —
Maternity Hospital Doctors Midwives Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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During 1958 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of Cases No. of weeks' stay Remarks -
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(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e., other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Total Cases 1 2 3 4 -
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Loan of Sick Room Equipment .— The considerable demand for equipment continues and the following table shows the issues from the Public Health Offices during 1958 :—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.58 on loan at 31.12.57 loaned or reloaned in 1958 on loan at 31.12.58 -
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The number of cases treated at the Clinic during 1958 was as follows:—
Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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The forms of dental treatment provided were :—
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures Provided, repaired and remade Local General Complete Partial -
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The following shows the present distribution centres in Ilford, with the days and times they are open:—
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
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Nose and Throat:—
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children: —
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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SUMMARY OF CASES SEEN
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B c A B c -
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Details of attendances:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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Details of attendances:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances Discharged Cured Much Improv'd Left District etc. -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows: —
Defects Treated. Cases A B -
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The following table shows the work of the Clinic:—
No. Diagnosed -
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The following is a table showing the work undertaken at the Child Guidance Clinic during 1958:—
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During the 12 months ended December 31st, 1958, there have been 46 new cases, made up as follows:—
Recommended by Under 5 years Over 5 years Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31st December, 1958. (Aged 2-16 Years)
handicapped pupils. Blind, Partially Sighted Deaf Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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Medical Examination of Teachers, Officers and Servants.— The following examinations were carried out during 1958:—
Officers Servants Teachers Intending Teachers Total -
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools including (Special Schools). A.— Periodic Medical Inspections.
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(No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total on column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sums of columns (2) and (3).)
Age Groups inspected (by year of birth) (1) For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA (8) Total individual pupils (4) -
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Note.— All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease (1) Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection (2) Special Inspection (3) Periodic Inspection (4) Special Inspection (5) -
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B.— Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
Age Groups inspected (by year of birth) Number of Pupils Inspected No. whose condition was classified Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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This return relates to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
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Group 5.— Child Guidance Treatment.
Number of cases treated In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics Elsewhere -
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Group 6.— Speech Therapy.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 7.— Other Treatment Given.
New cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority. (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:—
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Group 1.— Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of New Cases Treated during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 2.— Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 4.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
Number Aggregate staff in terms of full-time officers employed in the School Health Service -
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III.— Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School Clinics returned in Section II. either directly by the Authority or under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.
Examination and/or Treatment (1) Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority (2) Under arrangements made withR.H.B.&c. (3) -
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IV.— Child Guidance Centres. (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = l
Staff Number Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers -
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Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Boys and Girls Examined. Owing to a change in the Presentation of Ministry of Education Returns whereby Periodic Medical Inspections are recorded in Years of Birth, from and Including 1958, the Figures recorded below cannot be compared with the Groups in previous years.
1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 BOYS 1958