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Walthamstow 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1943
Pages
44
Tables
42

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  • Page 5
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1942. WHOLE DISTRICT
    Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
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    The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows:-
    Under 1 yrs.1-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 yrs. and over.
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    This additional clinic made it possible for a certain number of patients to attend who could not do so during the week.
    No. of sessions held.No, of attendances.Average attendance per session.
    New cases.Old coses.Total.
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    Comparison of attendances with previous years:
    1942.1941.1940.
    New CasesOld CasesTotal.New CasesOld Cases.Total.New CasesOld CasesTotal.
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. Mr.M.E.Duncan, Chief Sanitary Inspector, reports as follows:-
    No. of inspections made.No. of nuisances detected.No. of complaints received.No. of Informal ServedNotices Complied withNo. of Statutory ServedNotioes Complied withTotal Visits
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    SPECIAL HREMISES.
    Number.Visits Paid.
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    The following is a list of food condemned as unfit for human consumption. Wherever possible the food was salvaged for animal feeding either through the Salvage Division of the Ministry of Food, or the local Pig Food Scheme:-
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    Thea following is a summarised statement of the vear's work:-
    No.of Premises & Sites Inspected.Premises & Sites found to be infested.Methods used at Infected Premises & Sites
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    The following tables show the work done under these Acts:- 1.- INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesInspectionNumber of Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    2.- DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES. ETC.
    Particulars.No.of Defects.No.of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted.
    FoundRemedied .Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    GENERAL.- The accompanying tables show the age and ward incidence of the various infectious diseases which are discussed separately in later pages of the Report:-
    DiseaseAll 1942Ages 1941Under 1 yr.1-5 yrs,5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 & over.
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    GENERAL.- The accompanying tables show the age and ward incidence of the various infectious diseases which are discussed separately in later pages of the Report:-
    DiseaseSt.James StreetHigh StreetHoe StreetWood StreetHale EndHigham HillTotal
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    The rate for Puerperal Pyrexia is better expressed in relation to the number of births (i.,e. live and stillbirths)registered than to population. When calculated on this basis the rate is:-
    DiseaseTotal NotifiedRemoved to Ho spitalPer cent, removed to Hos pi tal'DeathsDeaths per cent. of cases notified.
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    MUNICIPAL LABORATORY. The following numbers of diphtheria swabs were examined during 1942:-
    Swabs.Negative.Positive.Totals.
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    VACCINATION. Mr.E.Sharp, Vaccination Officer for the Area, has furnished the following return for 1942:-
    Births Regi steredSuccessfully VaccinatedPercentage VaccinatedInsusceptibleExemptionsHeath before VaccinatedPostponed.
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    (iii) The following table shows the admissions, discharges and deaths during 1942:-
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaOther DiseasesTuberculosisTotals.
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    DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL. (including Tuberculosis cases).
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    CLINICAL REPORT. Dr.Hamilton, Resident Medical Officer, reports as follows:- AGE AND SEX OF PATIENTS ADMITTED DURING 1942.
    DiseaseUnder 5 yrs.5-10 yrs.10-15 yrs.Over 15 yrs.TotalTotal.
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    NUMBER OF OUTSIDE AUTHORITIES' CASES AND NATURE.
    DiphtheriaScarlet FeverOther DiseasesTotals
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    The County Medical Officer has kindly furnished the following return of patients treated in the Tuberculosis Pavilion during 1942:-
    Classification in accordance with Ministry of Health Memorandum 37T.(Rev.)In Hospital on 1st, Jan.1942Admitted during yearDischarged during year.Died during yearIn Hospital on 31st. Dec. 1942.
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    The Reistrar-General's returns show the following registrations during the calendar year:-
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    INFANT DEATHS, NEO-NATAL MORTALITY AND STILLBIRTHS.
    YearLive BirthsStillbirthsNeo-Natal DeathsInfant Deaths.
    No.Per 1,000 live births
    No.Per 1.000 live birthsNo.Per 1,000 live births
  • Page 27
    MUNICIPAL SCHEME. The following table shows the number and nature of visits paid during 1942:-
    WardVisits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 yearsGrand TotalUnsuccessful VisitsVisits to Nurse ChildrenVisits re Milk SchemeAnte-Natal Visits.Other VisitsTotal Visits
    FirstRe-visitsTotalFirst VisitSub sequent VisitsTotal Visits
    12345678910Cols.5-10.
  • Page 28
    ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL SERVICES. The following table summarises the attendances at the Clinics held:-
    Ante-NatalPost-Natal
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    SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCES AT WELFARE CLINICS.
    ClinicFirst Attendances of New CasesRe-attendances .Grand Total
    Under 1 yr. of age1-5 yrs. of ageTotalUnder 1 yr. of age1-5 yrs. of ageTotal
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    CLINICS.
    YearFirst Attendances of New CasesRe-attendancesGrand Total
    Under 1 Yr.1-5 yrs.TotalUnder 1 Yr.1-5 yrs.Total
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    HOME VISITS.
    YearVisits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 years.Grand Total
    FirstSubsequentTotal
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    ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS
    First AttendancesRe-attendancesGrand Total
    Under 1 year of age1-5 years of ageTotalUnder 1 year of age1-5 years of ageTotal
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    HOME VISITS.
    To Children under 1 year of ageTo Children 1-5 years of ageTotal
    FirstSubsequentTotal
  • Page 29
    Defects seen at Orthopaedic Clinic in Children under Five Years of Age.
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    (b) Dental. The following work was done by the Education Committee's Dental Surgeons in respect of Maternity and Child Welfare patients:-
    Mothers1940.1941.1942.
    Children under 5.MothersChildren under 5.MothersChildren under 5
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    The following numbers of confinements occurred at the Institutions specified ( walthamstow residents only):-
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    The number of midwifery cases attended was as follows:-
    MunicipalVoluntaryTotal.
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    The table below shows the number of visits done:-
    Ante-Natal VisitsClinicDeliveriesLying-in VisitsTotal Visits
    Patients' HomesMidwife's HouseMid.Mat.
  • Page 34
    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. The number of cases notified during the last two years were:-
    YearTotalsSt.James StreetHigh StreetHoe StreetWood StreetHale EndHigham Hill
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    The following table shows the maternal mortality rates for 1942 (calculated on the two deaths assigned by the Registrar-General to Headings 29 and 30).
    Births RegisteredDeaths of Women due to Pregnancy and Child-Bearing.
    WALTHAMSTOWEngland and Wales
    Puerperal Sepsis (Heading 29 R.G.)Other Puerperal Causes (Heading 30 R.G.)TotalRates per 1,000 Births registeredRates per 1,000 Births registered
    Puerperal SepsisOther Puerperal CausesTotalPuerperal SepsisOther Puerperal CausesTotal
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    The following table sets out the stillbirth and neo-natal death rates for the past five years:-
    Rate (per 1,000 live births).19421941194019391938
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    DEATHS DUE TO PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING AND/OR ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
    Case No.Date of DeathCertified Cause of Death and ClassificationAgeCase No.Date of DeathCertified Cause of Death and ClassificationAge
  • Page 36
    The maternal mortality rates for the past five years have been as follows:-
    YearTotal Births RegisteredDeathsRates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still)
    Puerperal SepsisOther Fuerperal CausesTotalPuerperal SepsisOther Puerperal CausesTotal
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    In 1940 and part of 1939 the Assistant Medical Officer was also responsible for a number of Clinics.
    Number of Expectant Mothers who attended Ante-natal Clinics:-19421941194019391938
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    With the exception of last year, which was our most successful year for breast feeding, our figures are as good, indeed even better, than the several preceding years.
    19421941194019391938.