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Waltham Forest 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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- 1968
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Table 1 - Analysis of Dwellings
AREA NUMBER OF WHICH: DEMOLISHED OR WAITING DEMOLITION NO. ANALYSED -
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The structural condition of the surveyed dwellings was assessed as under- Table 2 — Structural Condition of Dwellings
AREA GOOD FAI R POOR UN Fl T TOTAL % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. -
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Table 3 — Ownership of Dwellings
OWNER-OCCUPIERS COUNCIL (INC. G.L.C.) PRIVATE ALL TYPES OF OWNERSHIP -
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Table 4 - Condition of Dwellings by Ownership
CONDl TION OWNER-OCCUPIER COUNCIL. PRIVATE ALU OWNERSHIP -
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The age of the dwellings is given in the following table:- Table 5
AREA DATE OF CONSTRUCTION PRE-1875 1875-1919 1920-1939 POST-1939 ALL AGES -
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Table 6 - Expected Life of Dwellings
AREA EXPECTED LIFE IN YEARS 7 OR L ESS 8 - 15 16 - 28 29 OR MORE ALL 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
AREA WITH BATH •VI THOUT BATH ALL DWELLINGS % NO. % NO. % NO. -
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Table 7(b) - Exclusive Use of W.C's
AREA INSIDE 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
AREA BATH ONLY REQUIRED W.C. ONLY REQUIRED BATH AND W.C. REQUIRED -
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Table 9 - Effects of Improvements
AREA POSSI BL E ADDITION O F BATH/ BATH & W.C. % OF DWELLINGS WITHOUT BATH POSSI 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 IMPROVEMENT BATHS ONLY NO. OF CASES W. C'S ONLY BATHS & W.C. -
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Table 11 - Expected Life before and after Improvement
LIFE IN YEARS BEFORE AFTER -
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Table 12— Expected Life before and after Conversion
LIFE IN YEAR 8-15 16-25 26 + -
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Table 13- Conversion Costs by Ownership and Condition
TENURE NO. O F DWELLINGS COST BY CONDITION TOTAL COST GOOD FAIR -
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Table 14 - Availability of Car Parking Space
AREA NO SPACES DWELLING WITH: ALL DWELLING SPACES WITHIN CURTILAGE SPACES ELSE- WHERE % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. -
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Lead content (mg/1.pb) water from main taps in consumers' premises
NUMBER OF SAMPLES PERCENT -
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION VITAL STATISTICS
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1967
CAUSES OF DEATH TOTAL (ALL AGES) AGE GROUPS - MALES AGE GROUPS - FEMALES UNDER 1 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+ TOTAL MALES UNDER 1 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+ TOTAL FEMALES -
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DEATHS FROM CANCER
AGE AT DEATH MALES FEMALES TOTAL -
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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:-
DOMICILIARY INSTITUTIONAL LIVE STILL LIVE STILL -
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CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS (weighing 5½lbs or less)
LIVE STILLBORN -
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Child Welfare Clinic Attendances
ASSEMBLY HAUL DAWLISH ROAD EMMANUEL HALL GRANLEIGH ROAD HATCH LANE HURST ROAD (FROM 1.10.1987) LEY TON GREEN LOW HALL L AN E MARMION AVENUE PRIORY COURT ST. FRANCIS HALL SILVERDALE ROAD WEST AVENUE WINCHESTER ROAD "BROOKSCROFT" VOLUNTARY (CLOSED 30.9.1967) TOTAL FOR YEAR -ALL CLINICS -
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NUTRIENTS WELFARE FOODS ADEXOLINE OPTROSE MARMITE COW & GATE OSTERMILK NO.2 S.M. A. HUMSD. TRUFOOD FAREX GROATS TWIN-PACK NAT. DRIED MILK COD LIVER OIL A. & D. TABLETS ORANGE JUICE -
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Ante Natal and Post Natal Clinic Attendances
ANTE NATAL POST NATAL -
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Day Nurseries Attendances:
NAME OF NURSERY ELLINGHAM ROAD EPSOM ROAD HIGHAM HILL HANDSWORTH AVENUE CHINGFORD MOUNT TOTAL -
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Nurseries and Child Minders Regulations, 1948
NUMBER PLACES PROVIDED -
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Child Development Sessions
DAWLISH ROAD CLINIC GRANLEIGH ROAD CLINIC L EYTON GREEN CLINIC LOW HALL CLINIC WEST AVENUE CLINIC -
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Cervical Cytology Clinics
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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 road hatch lane hurst road -
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HEALTH VISITING
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HOME NURSING
(a) Cases visited for the first time in the year: CASES TOTAL VISITS -
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LOAN OF SICKROOM EQUIPMENT New Issues in 1967
EQUIPMENT HEALTH & WELFARE DEPT. CHINGFORD RED CROSS EQUIPMENT HEALTH & WELFARE DEPT. CHINGFORD RED CROSS -
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CHIROPODY TREATMENT
NEW CASES CLINIC ATTENDANCES DOMICILIARY TREATMENTS TREATMENTS AT OLD PEOPLES-RESIDENTIAL HOMES CASES BEING TREATED AT END OF YEAR -
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HOME HELP SERVICE Visits by Home Help Organisers
HOME HELP SERVICE NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE FIRST VISIT TO HOMES RE-VISIT TO HOMES MISC. VISIT FIRST VISIT TO HOMES RE-VISIT TO HOMES MISC. VISIT HELP PRESENT OTHER HELP SEEN OTHER ATTENDANT PRESENT OTHER -
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Help provided
AGED 65 OR OVER MATERNITY CHRONIC SICK (UNDER 65 YRS) OTHER (UNDER 65 YRS) TOTAL -
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Analysis of "Others"
REASON FOR PROVISION OF HELP NEW CASES HELPED CASES COMPLETED CASES BEING HELPED AT END OF YEAR -
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Night Attendance Service (Attendance provided)
PATIENTS RESIDING ALONE INABILITY OF AGED HUSBAND OR WlFE RELIEF OF RELATIVES -
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Neighbourly Help Scheme
AGED OTHERS TOTAL -
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1 (a) Blind persons registered at 31st December, 1967
AGE 5- 10 11-15 16- 20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60- 64 65-69 70-79 80-84 85- 89 90 & OVER TOTAL -
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(b) Blind persons on register with other handicaps at 31st December, 1967
MEN TALLY ILL MENTALLY SUBNORMAL PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE DEAF WITHOUT SPEECH DEAF WITH SPEECH HARD OF HEARING M EN TALLY ILL 8c HARD OF HEARING MENTALLY SUBNORMAL & PHYSICALLY DEFECTI V E MENTALLY SUBNORMAL & HARD OF HEARING PHYSIC ALL Y DEFECTIVE 8 DEAF WITH SPEECH PHYSICALLY DEFECTI V E 8c HARD OF HEARIN G TOTAL -
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2 Partially sighted persons registered at 31st December, 1967
AGE 5-10 11-15 16- 20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-64 66-69 70-79 80-84 85-89 90 & OVER TOTAL -
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4 Physically handicapped persons registered at 31st December, 1967
CATEGORY UNDER 16 YEARS 16-29 30-49 50-64 65 & OVER TOTAL -
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AIDS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED ISSUED DURING 1987 ON LOAN AT 31. 12.1967 -
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(a) Analysis according to age:-
UNDER 30 30 - 49 50 - 64 TOTAL 65 - 74 75 - 84 85 & OVER TOTAL TOTAL M F M F M F UNDER 65 M F M F M F OVER 65 ALL AGES -
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(b) Analysis according to defect:-
BLIND DEAF EPILEPTIC PHYSICALLY H ANDIC APPED MENTALLY SUB-NORMAL MENTALLY ILL OTHERS TOTAL -
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(c) Waiting list for accommodation in homes for the elderly at 31st December, 1967
MALE FEMALE -
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HOMELESS FAMILIES ACCOMMODATION
Persons accommodated:- NO.OF FAMILIES NO..OF PERSONS -
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Length of stav:-
UNDER 1 MONTH 1 MONTH AND UNDER 6 MONTHS 6 MONTHS AND UNDER 18 MONTHS 18 MONTHS AND OVER -
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MEALS-ON-WHEELS AND LUNCHEON CLUBS
MEALS-ON-WHEELS LUNCHEON CLUBS -
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ARTICLES LAUNDERED
DOMlCIL1ARY CASES RESIDENTIAL HOMES -
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(a) Distribution of cases under care
MENTALLYILL ELDERLY MENTALLY INFIRM PSYCHOPATHI C SUBNORMAL SEVERELY SUBNORMAL TOTAL UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER M F M F M F V* F M F M F M F M F M F -
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(b) Number of patients awaiting entry to hospital, or admitted for temporary residential care during 1967
MEN TALLY ILL ELDERLY MENTAL IN Fl RM PSY CHOPATHIC SUBNORMAL SEVERELY SUBNORMAL TO TAL UN DER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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(c) Number of patients referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31st December, 1967
REFERRED BY MENTALLY ILL PSY CHOP ATHIC SUBNORMAL SEVERELY SUBNORMAL TOTAL SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL GRAND TOTAL OF COLS. 116 UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER UNDER 16 16 & OVER M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F UNDER 16 16 & 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 ARRANGED MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1989 VISITS TO P ATI EN TS IN HOSPI T AL VISI TS REGARDING PROTECTION OF P ATI EN T'S PROP ERTY SEC TION 25 SECTION 26 SEC TION 29 -
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES - NOTIFICATIONS
DISEASE 1ST QUARTER 2N D QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 4TH QU ARTER TOTAL -
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TUBERCULOSIS New Notifications and Deaths during 1967
AGE PERIODS N EW CASES DEATHS PULMON ARY NON-PULMONARY PULMON ARY NON-PULMONARY M F M F M F M F -
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Cases of tuberculosis among immigrants seen at the local Chest Clinic numbered 26. These occurred in the following groups:-
RESPIRATORY NON-RESPIRATORY -
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
TYPE OF COURSE OR DOSE YEAR OF BIRTH OTH ERS UNDER 16 Y EARS TOTAL 196 7 1966 1965 1964 1960-63 -
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Public Health Act, 1936 - Nursing Homes
NO.OF HOMES BEDS PROVIDED MATERNITY OTHERS -
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National Assistance Act 1948 - Disabled Persons and Old Persons Homes
NO.OF HOMES BEDS PROVIDED -
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Mental Health Act 1959 - Nursing and Residential Homes
NO.O F HOMES BEDS PROVIDED -
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Essex County Council Act 1933 - Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
CHIROPODY MASSAGE ETC. -
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Completed during period 1st January to 31st December 1967:-
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DENTAL LABORATORY
DENTURES REPAIRS REMAKES OR RELINE APPLI AN CES CROWNS INLAYS STUDY MODEL TRAYS -
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1. Inspections, Re-inspections, Action (a) GENERAL
STATUTORY PROVISIONS COMPLAINTS RECEIVED INSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONS INFORMAL NOTICES SERVED FORMAL NOTICES SERVED HOUSES 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 PREMISES NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS -
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(iv) The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 (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 -
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(b) Analysis of Contraventions
SECTION NO. OF CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND SECTION NO. OF CONTRAVENTIONS FOUND -
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(c) Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace
CLASS OF WORKPLACE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED -
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(d) Reported Accidents
Workplace Number reported ACTION RECOMMENDED NO ACTION PROCECUTION FORMAL WARNING INFORMAL ADWISE -
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(e) Legal Proceedings
NO. PREMISES NO. CONTRAVENTIONS -
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Analysis of Legal Proceedings
SECTION OF ACT - REGULAT1ON NATURE OF OFF EN CE/CONTR A VEN TION NUMBER OF OFFENCES FINES 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, 1983 NO. FOOD PREMISES BUSINESS DESIGNATION SUBSIDIARY FUNCTIONS NO. -
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(ii) Details of Registrations/Licences
ACT OR REGULATION ON 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 RESULTS MISC. FOODS MILK ICE CREAM ICE LOLLI ES COOKED MEATS WATER DRINKING SWIMMING 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.
COMMODITY TINS PACKETS & BOXES QUANTITY TONS CWT. 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
PREMISES NUMBER ON REGISTER NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS WRITTEN NOTI CES 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 WHI CH P ROSECU TIONS WERE INSTI TUTED FOUN D REM EDI ED REFERRED TO H.M. INSPECTOR BY H.M. INSPECTOR (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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3. Outwork
NATURE OF WORK SECTION 133 SECTION 134 NO. OF OUTWORK ERS IN AUGUST LIST REQUIRED BY SECTION 133 (1) (C) NO. OF CASES OF DEFAULT IN SENDING LISTS TO THE COUNCIL NO. OF PROSECUTIONS FOR FAILURE TO SUPPLY LISTS NO. OF INSTANC ES OF WORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES NOTICES SERVED PROSECUTIONS -
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DISINFESTATION AND DISINFECTION
VERMIN INFECTIOUS DISEASE TOTALS -
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SCHOOL POPULATION
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER 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 RTH1 NO. O F PU PILS INSPECTED PUPILS 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 DITION TOTAL INDlVIDUAL PUPILS -
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(d) Pupils found to have undergone tonsillectomy
AGE GROUP NO. INSPECTED NO. FOUND TO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY BOYS GIRLS BOYS GIRLS -
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(e) Pupils found to have defects of colour vision
INTERMEDIATE INSPECTIONS LEAVER INSPECTIONS OTHERS -
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(0 Parents present at Medical Inspection
NO. INSPECTED PARENT PRESENT PER CENT. -
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(g) Defects found by Periodic and Special Inspections during the year
DEFEC T CODE NO. DEFECT OR DISEASE PERIODIC INSPECTIONS SPECIAL INSPECTIONS EN TRANTS L EAVERS OTHERS TOTAL (ALL GROUPS) TREAT-MEN T OBSERVATION TREATMENT OBSERVATION TREAT-MEN T OBSERVATION TREAT-M EN T OBSERVATION TREATMENT OBSERVATION -
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MINOR AILMENT CLINICS
New Cases Boys Girls -
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DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (a) Attendances and Treatment
AGES B TO 9 AGES 10 TO 14 AGES 15 AND OVER TOTAL -
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(c) Prosthetics
5 TO 9 10 TO 14 IS & OVER TOTAL -
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SPEECH THERAPY (a) Attendances
DAWLISH ROAD HATCH LANE HURST ROAD (1) (21 TOTAL -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS
BLIND PARTIALLY SIGHTED DEAF PARTIAL HEARING PHY SI CALL Y HANDICAPPED DELI C ATE MALADJUSTED E.S.N. EPILEPTI C SPEECH DEFECT TOTAL -
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Houses completed by the Local Authority during 1967
WARD FLATS HOUSES -
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Houses completed by private enterprise
WARD FLATS HOUSES -
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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 Sample Number of Samples Day of the month Ammoniacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Nitrate Nitrogen Oxygen abs. from KMn04 4 hrs. at 27°. C. B.O.D. 5 days at 20'. C. Hardness (total)CaC03 Hardness (non-carbonate) CaC03 Magnesium as Mg Sodium as Na Potassium as k Chloride as CI Phosphate as P04 Silicate as Si02 Sulphate as S04 Natural Fluoride as F Surface-active material as Manoxol OT C02 Turbidity units Colour (Burgess units) pH value Electrical Conductivity (micromhos) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES. 1967 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST
Source of supply BEFORE TREATMENT AFTER TREATMENT Agar plate count per ml. Col i form count Escherichia coli count Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count E. coli count Number of samples 20-24 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 samples 20-24 hours at 37* C. 3 days at 22* C. Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent, samples negative in 100 ml.