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Waltham Forest 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

Published
1968
Pages
122
Tables
98

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    Table 1 - Analysis of Dwellings
    AREANUMBEROF WHICH: DEMOLISHED OR WAITING DEMOLITIONNO. ANALYSED
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    The structural condition of the surveyed dwellings was assessed as under- Table 2 — Structural Condition of Dwellings
    AREAGOODFAI RPOORUN Fl TTOTAL
    %NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.
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    Table 3 — Ownership of Dwellings
    OWNER-OCCUPIERSCOUNCIL (INC. G.L.C.)PRIVATEALL TYPES OF OWNERSHIP
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    Table 4 - Condition of Dwellings by Ownership
    CONDl TIONOWNER-OCCUPIERCOUNCIL.PRIVATEALU OWNERSHIP
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    The age of the dwellings is given in the following table:- Table 5
    AREADATE OF CONSTRUCTION
    PRE-18751875-19191920-1939POST-1939ALL AGES
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    Table 6 - Expected Life of Dwellings
    AREAEXPECTED LIFE IN YEARS
    7 OR L ESS8 - 1516 - 2829 OR MOREALL PERIODS
    %NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.
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    The age of the dwellings is also reflected in the provision of baths and W.C.'s as the following tables show. Table 7(a) - Availability of Baths
    AREAWITH BATH•VI THOUT BATHALL DWELLINGS
    %NO.%NO.%NO.
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    Table 7(b) - Exclusive Use of W.C's
    AREAINSIDE W.C.OUTSIDE W.C.NO W.C.ALL DWELLINGS
    %NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.
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    The following table shows the possibilities of improving facilities. Table 8 - Improvements Possible
    AREABATH ONLY REQUIREDW.C. ONLY REQUIREDBATH AND W.C. REQUIRED
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    Table 9 - Effects of Improvements
    AREAPOSSI BL E ADDITION O F BATH/ BATH & W.C.% OF DWELLINGS WITHOUT BATHPOSSI BLE ADD TION OF W.C./BATH & W.C.% OF DWELLINGS Wl TH NO O R ONLY OUTSIDE W. C.
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    The costs of these improvements would be nearly £6 million:- Table 10 — Improvement Costs
    COST OF IMPROVEMENTBATHS ONLYNO. OF CASES W. C'S ONLYBATHS & W.C.
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    Table 11 - Expected Life before and after Improvement
    LIFE IN YEARSBEFOREAFTER
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    Table 12— Expected Life before and after Conversion
    LIFE IN YEAR8-1516-2526 +
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    Table 13- Conversion Costs by Ownership and Condition
    TENURENO. O F DWELLINGSCOST BY CONDITIONTOTAL COST
    GOODFAIR
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    Table 14 - Availability of Car Parking Space
    AREANO SPACESDWELLING WITH:ALL DWELLING
    SPACES WITHIN CURTILAGESPACES ELSE- WHERE
    %NO.%NO.%NO.%NO.
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    Lead content (mg/1.pb) water from main taps in consumers' premises
    NUMBER OF SAMPLESPERCENT
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    STATISTICAL INFORMATION VITAL STATISTICS
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1967
    CAUSES OF DEATHTOTAL (ALL AGES)AGE GROUPS - MALESAGE GROUPS - FEMALES
    UNDER 11-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475+TOTAL MALESUNDER 11-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475+TOTAL FEMALES
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    DEATHS FROM CANCER
    AGE AT DEATHMALESFEMALESTOTAL
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    BIRTHS During the year a total of 4,060 birth were registered. In the same period 4,108 births were notified in accordance with Section 203 of the Public Health Act which were distributed as follows:-
    DOMICILIARYINSTITUTIONAL
    LIVESTILLLIVESTILL
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    CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS (weighing 5½lbs or less)
    LIVESTILLBORN
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    Child Welfare Clinic Attendances
    ASSEMBLY HAULDAWLISH ROADEMMANUEL HALLGRANLEIGH ROADHATCH LANEHURST ROAD (FROM 1.10.1987)LEY TON GREENLOW HALL L AN EMARMION AVENUEPRIORY COURTST. FRANCIS HALLSILVERDALE ROADWEST AVENUEWINCHESTER ROAD"BROOKSCROFT" VOLUNTARY (CLOSED 30.9.1967)TOTAL FOR YEAR -ALL CLINICS
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    NUTRIENTSWELFARE FOODS
    ADEXOLINEOPTROSEMARMITECOW & GATEOSTERMILK NO.2S.M. A.HUMSD. TRUFOODFAREXGROATSTWIN-PACKNAT. DRIED MILKCOD LIVER OILA. & D. TABLETSORANGE JUICE
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    Ante Natal and Post Natal Clinic Attendances
    ANTE NATALPOST NATAL
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    Day Nurseries Attendances:
    NAME OF NURSERYELLINGHAM ROADEPSOM ROADHIGHAM HILLHANDSWORTH AVENUECHINGFORD MOUNTTOTAL
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    Nurseries and Child Minders Regulations, 1948
    NUMBERPLACES PROVIDED
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    Child Development Sessions
    DAWLISH ROAD CLINICGRANLEIGH ROAD CLINICL EYTON GREEN CLINICLOW HALL CLINICWEST AVENUE CLINIC
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    Cervical Cytology Clinics
    hatch lanegranleigh road
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    Dental Treatment of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under five years
    children under 5 yrs.expectant & nursing mothers
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    Family Planning
    granleigh roadhatch lanehurst road
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    HEALTH VISITING
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    HOME NURSING
    (a) Cases visited for the first time in the year:CASESTOTAL VISITS
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    LOAN OF SICKROOM EQUIPMENT New Issues in 1967
    EQUIPMENTHEALTH & WELFARE DEPT.CHINGFORD RED CROSSEQUIPMENTHEALTH & WELFARE DEPT.CHINGFORD RED CROSS
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    CHIROPODY TREATMENT
    NEW CASESCLINIC ATTENDANCESDOMICILIARY TREATMENTSTREATMENTS AT OLD PEOPLES-RESIDENTIAL HOMESCASES BEING TREATED AT END OF YEAR
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    HOME HELP SERVICE Visits by Home Help Organisers
    HOME HELP SERVICENIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE
    FIRST VISIT TO HOMESRE-VISIT TO HOMESMISC. VISITFIRST VISIT TO HOMESRE-VISIT TO HOMESMISC. VISIT
    HELP PRESENTOTHERHELP SEENOTHERATTENDANT PRESENTOTHER
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    Help provided
    AGED 65 OR OVERMATERNITYCHRONIC SICK (UNDER 65 YRS)OTHER (UNDER 65 YRS)TOTAL
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    Analysis of "Others"
    REASON FOR PROVISION OF HELPNEW CASES HELPEDCASES COMPLETEDCASES BEING HELPED AT END OF YEAR
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    Night Attendance Service (Attendance provided)
    PATIENTS RESIDING ALONEINABILITY OF AGED HUSBAND OR WlFERELIEF OF RELATIVES
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    Neighbourly Help Scheme
    AGEDOTHERSTOTAL
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    1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1967
    AGE5- 1011-1516- 2021-2930-3940-4950-5960- 6465-6970-7980-8485- 8990 & OVERTOTAL
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    (b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1967
    MEN TALLY ILLMENTALLY SUBNORMALPHYSICALLY DEFECTIVEDEAF WITHOUT SPEECHDEAF WITH SPEECHHARD OF HEARINGM EN TALLY ILL 8c HARD OF HEARINGMENTALLY SUBNORMAL & PHYSICALLY DEFECTI V EMENTALLY SUBNORMAL & HARD OF HEARINGPHYSIC ALL Y DEFECTIVE 8 DEAF WITH SPEECHPHYSICALLY DEFECTI V E 8c HARD OF HEARIN GTOTAL
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    2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1967
    AGE5-1011-1516- 2021-2930-3940-4950-5960-6466-6970-7980-8485-8990 & OVERTOTAL
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    4 Physically handicapped persons registered at 31st December, 1967
    CATEGORYUNDER 16 YEARS16-2930-4950-6465 & OVERTOTAL
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    AIDS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
    EQUIPMENT PROVIDEDISSUED DURING 1987ON LOAN AT 31. 12.1967
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    (a) Analysis according to age:-
    UNDER 3030 - 4950 - 64TOTAL65 - 7475 - 8485 & OVERTOTALTOTAL
    MFMFMFUNDER 65MFMFMFOVER 65ALL AGES
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    (b) Analysis according to defect:-
    BLINDDEAFEPILEPTICPHYSICALLY H ANDIC APPEDMENTALLY SUB-NORMALMENTALLY ILLOTHERSTOTAL
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    (c) Waiting list for accommodation in homes for the elderly at 31st December, 1967
    MALEFEMALE
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    HOMELESS FAMILIES ACCOMMODATION
    Persons accommodated:-NO.OF FAMILIESNO..OF PERSONS
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    Length of stav:-
    UNDER 1 MONTH1 MONTH AND UNDER 6 MONTHS6 MONTHS AND UNDER 18 MONTHS18 MONTHS AND OVER
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    MEALS-ON-WHEELS AND LUNCHEON CLUBS
    MEALS-ON-WHEELSLUNCHEON CLUBS
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    ARTICLES LAUNDERED
    DOMlCIL1ARY CASESRESIDENTIAL HOMES
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    (a) Distribution of cases under care
    MENTALLYILLELDERLY MENTALLY INFIRMPSYCHOPATHI CSUBNORMALSEVERELY SUBNORMALTOTAL
    UNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVER
    MFMFMFV*FMFMFMFMFMF
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    (b) Number of patients awaiting entry to hospital, or admitted for temporary residential care during 1967
    MEN TALLY ILLELDERLY MENTAL IN Fl RMPSY CHOPATHICSUBNORMALSEVERELY SUBNORMALTO TAL
    UN DER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVER
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
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    (c) Number of patients referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31st December, 1967
    REFERRED BYMENTALLY ILLPSY CHOP ATHICSUBNORMALSEVERELY SUBNORMALTOTAL SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMALGRAND TOTAL OF COLS. 116
    UNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVERUNDER 1616 & OVER
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFUNDER 1616 & OVER
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    (d) Mental Health Officers - Statutory and other work during the year
    VISITS IN CONNECTION WITH HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OR PATIENTS ALREADY IN HOSPITAL
    PRELIMINARY VISITS FOLLOWING COMPL AIN T O R REQUEST FROM G.P.IN FORMAL ADMISSIONS ARRANGEDMENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1989VISITS TO P ATI EN TS IN HOSPI T ALVISI TS REGARDING PROTECTION OF P ATI EN T'S PROP ERTY
    SEC TION 25SECTION 26SEC TION 29
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES - NOTIFICATIONS
    DISEASE1ST QUARTER2N D QUARTER3RD QUARTER4TH QU ARTERTOTAL
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    TUBERCULOSIS New Notifications and Deaths during 1967
    AGE PERIODSN EW CASESDEATHS
    PULMON ARYNON-PULMONARYPULMON ARYNON-PULMONARY
    MFMFMFMF
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    Cases of tuberculosis among immigrants seen at the local Chest Clinic numbered 26. These occurred in the following groups:-
    RESPIRATORYNON-RESPIRATORY
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    VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
    TYPE OF COURSE OR DOSEYEAR OF BIRTHOTH ERS UNDER 16 Y EARSTOTAL
    196 71966196519641960-63
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    Public Health Act, 1936 - Nursing Homes
    NO.OF HOMESBEDS PROVIDED
    MATERNITYOTHERS
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    National Assistance Act 1948 - Disabled Persons and Old Persons Homes
    NO.OF HOMESBEDS PROVIDED
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    Mental Health Act 1959 - Nursing and Residential Homes
    NO.O F HOMESBEDS PROVIDED
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    Essex County Council Act 1933 - Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
    CHIROPODYMASSAGE ETC.
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    Completed during period 1st January to 31st December 1967:-
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    DENTAL LABORATORY
    DENTURESREPAIRSREMAKES OR RELINEAPPLI AN CESCROWNSINLAYSSTUDY MODELTRAYS
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    1. Inspections, Re-inspections, Action (a) GENERAL
    STATUTORY PROVISIONSCOMPLAINTS RECEIVEDINSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONSINFORMAL NOTICES SERVEDFORMAL NOTICES SERVEDHOUSES CLASSIFIED
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    (iii) Food and Drugs Act. 1955 (Inspection and Supervision of Food Premises) The following inspections were carried out at the under-mentioned food premises in accordance with the requirements of the Public Health Act, 1936, Food and Drugs Act, and Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, Ice-cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947/52, Factories Act, 1961, Leyton Corporation Act, 1950, Essex County Council Act, 1952, and relevant legislation
    TYPE O F PREMISESNUMBER OF INSPECTIONS
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    (iv) The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 (a) Registrations and General Inspections
    CLASS OF PREMISESNO.OF PREMISES REGISTERED DURING THE YEARTOTAL NO.OF REGISTERED PREMISES AT END OF YEARNO.OF REGISTERED PREMISES RECEIVING A GENERAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR
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    (b) Analysis of Contraventions
    SECTIONNO. OF CONTRAVENTIONS FOUNDSECTIONNO. OF CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND
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    (c) Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
    CLASS OF WORKPLACENUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED
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    (d) Reported Accidents
    WorkplaceNumber reportedACTION RECOMMENDEDNO ACTION
    PROCECUTIONFORMAL WARNINGINFORMAL ADWISE
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    (e) Legal Proceedings
    NO. PREMISESNO. CONTRAVENTIONS
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    Analysis of Legal Proceedings
    SECTION OF ACT - REGULAT1ONNATURE OF OFF EN CE/CONTR A VEN TIONNUMBER OF OFFENCESFINES IMPOSED
    £s.d.
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    3. Registration and/or Licensing of Business Premises (i) Approximate number of business premises in the Borough and functions involved.
    OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1983NO.FOOD PREMISES BUSINESS DESIGNATION SUBSIDIARY FUNCTIONSNO.
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    (ii) Details of Registrations/Licences
    ACT OR REGULATIONON REGISTER 31.12.1967
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    5. Sampling - Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Samples Submitted for Chemical and Bacteriological Examination
    TYPE OF EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTSMISC. FOODSMILKICE CREAMICE LOLLI ESCOOKED MEATSWATER
    DRINKINGSWIMMING POOLS
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    6- Meat and Food Condemned Condemnation certificates were issued in respect of the under-mentioned unsound foodstuffs surrendered by various traders in the Borough as a result of routine inspection of food premises.
    COMMODITYTINSPACKETS & BOXESQUANTITY
    TONSCWT.ST.LBS.
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    7. Factories Act, 1961 The following are the prescribed particulars required by Section 153 (1) of the Factories Act, 1961, to be included in annual reports. 1. Inspections
    PREMISESNUMBER ON REGISTERNUMBER OF
    INSPECTIONSWRITTEN NOTI CESOCCUPIERS PROSECUTED
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    2. Cases in which defects were found
    PARTICULARSNUMBER OF CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUNDNUMBER OF CASES IN WHI CH P ROSECU TIONS WERE INSTI TUTED
    FOUN DREM EDI EDREFERRED
    TO H.M. INSPECTORBY H.M. INSPECTOR
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
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    3. Outwork
    NATURE OF WORKSECTION 133SECTION 134
    NO. OF OUTWORK ERS IN AUGUST LIST REQUIRED BY SECTION 133 (1) (C)NO. OF CASES OF DEFAULT IN SENDING LISTS TO THE COUNCILNO. OF PROSECUTIONS FOR FAILURE TO SUPPLY LISTSNO. OF INSTANC ES OF WORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISESNOTICES SERVEDPROSECUTIONS
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    DISINFESTATION AND DISINFECTION
    VERMININFECTIOUS DISEASETOTALS
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    SCHOOL POPULATION
    NUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF PUPILS ON SCHOOL REGISTERS AT END OF YEAR
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    SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTION
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    (b) Physical Condition of Children Inspected
    AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY Y E AR O F Bl RTH1NO. O F PU PILS INSPECTEDPUPILS WHOSECONDITI ON WAS CLASSI FIED UNSATIS FACTORY
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    (c) Individual Pupils found to require treatment and Periodic Medical Inspections during the year (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
    AGE GROUPS INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH)INDIVIDUAL PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT
    FOR DEFECTI VE VISION (EXCLUDING SQUINT)FOR ANY OTHER CON DITIONTOTAL INDlVIDUAL PUPILS
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    (d) Pupils found to have undergone tonsillectomy
    AGE GROUPNO. INSPECTEDNO. FOUND TO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
    BOYSGIRLSBOYSGIRLS
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    (e) Pupils found to have defects of colour vision
    INTERMEDIATE INSPECTIONSLEAVER INSPECTIONSOTHERS
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    (0 Parents present at Medical Inspection
    NO. INSPECTEDPARENT PRESENTPER CENT.
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    (g) Defects found by Periodic and Special Inspections during the year
    DEFEC T CODE NO.DEFECT OR DISEASEPERIODIC INSPECTIONSSPECIAL INSPECTIONS
    EN TRANTSL EAVERSOTHERSTOTAL (ALL GROUPS)
    TREAT-MEN TOBSERVATIONTREATMENTOBSERVATIONTREAT-MEN TOBSERVATIONTREAT-M EN TOBSERVATIONTREATMENTOBSERVATION
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    MINOR AILMENT CLINICS
    New CasesBoysGirls
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    DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (a) Attendances and Treatment
    AGES B TO 9AGES 10 TO 14AGES 15 AND OVERTOTAL
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    (c) Prosthetics
    5 TO 910 TO 14IS & OVERTOTAL
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    SPEECH THERAPY (a) Attendances
    DAWLISH ROADHATCH LANEHURST ROAD (1) (21TOTAL
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    HANDICAPPED PUPILS
    BLINDPARTIALLY SIGHTEDDEAFPARTIAL HEARINGPHY SI CALL Y HANDICAPPEDDELI C ATEMALADJUSTEDE.S.N.EPILEPTI CSPEECH DEFECTTOTAL
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    Houses completed by the Local Authority during 1967
    WARDFLATSHOUSES
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    Houses completed by private enterprise
    WARDFLATSHOUSES
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    METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD - WATER EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST Milligrammes per litre (unless otherwise stated)
    Description of the SampleNumber of Samples Day of the monthAmmoniacal NitrogenAlbuminoid NitrogenNitrate NitrogenOxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs. at 27°. C.B.O.D. 5 days at 20'. C.Hardness (total)CaC03Hardness (non-carbonate) CaC03Magnesium as MgSodium as NaPotassium as kChloride as CIPhosphate as P04Silicate as Si02Sulphate as S04Natural Fluoride as FSurface-active material as Manoxol OTC02Turbidity unitsColour (Burgess units)pH valueElectrical Conductivity (micromhos)
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES. 1967 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST
    Source of supplyBEFORE TREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Agar plate count per ml.Col i form countEscherichia coli countAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countE. coli count
    Number of samples20-24 hours at 37* C.3 days at 22# C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Count per 100 ml.Number of samples20-24 hours at 37* C.3 days at 22* C.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.