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Waltham Forest 1972

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

Published
1973
Pages
78
Tables
53

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    TABLE 1
    MALEFEMALETOTAL% INCREASE
  • Page 8
    TABLE II POPULATION OF WALTHAM FOREST
    YEARTOTALUNDER 11-45-1415-6465+
  • Page 9
    TABLE III
  • Page 21
    STATISTICAL INFORMATION VITAL STATISTICS
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    CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE -1972
    I.C.D. CAUSE HEADINGCAUSE OF DEATHTOTA L (ALL AGES)AGE GROUPS - MALES1AGE GROUPS - FEMALESTOTA L FEMALES
    UNDER 11 -45-1 41 5-25-35-45-55-65-75 +TOTAL MA LESUN DER 11 -45-1 41 5-25-35-45-55-65-75 +
    243444546474243444546474
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    DEATHS FROM CANCER
    AGE AT DEATHMALESFEMALESTOTA L
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    BIRTHS During the year a total of 3,631 births were registered. In the same period 3,931 births were notified in accordance with Section 203 of the Public Health Act which were distributed as fol lows:-
    DOMICILIARYINSTITUTION A L
    LIVESTILLLIVESTILL
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    MIDWIFERY The work of the Council's Midwives was as follows:-
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    Clinic Sessions
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    Child Welfare Clinic Attendances
    ASSEMBLY HALLDAWLISH ROADEMMANUEL HALLGRANLEIGH ROADHATCH LANEHANDSWORTH AVEHURST ROADLEYTON GREENST. J AMESMARMION AVENUEPRIORY COURTYARDL EY LANEWEST AVENUETOTAL FOR THE YEAR - ALL CLINICS
    197219711970
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    Distribution of Welfare Foods and Nutrients
    N U TRI EN TSWELFARE FOODS
    ADEXOLINEO PTROSEMARMITECOW & GATEOSTERMILK NO.2S.M. A.H UMSD. TRU FOO DF AREXGRO ATSGOL DEN OSTERMILKN AT-DRI ED MILKA. D. & C. DROP SA. D. & C. TABLETS
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    Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes
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    FAMILY PLANNING
    GRANLElGH ROADHATCH LANEHURST ROADLEYTON GREENST.JAMES
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    Continued from previous page...
    EFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVE
  • Page 29
    LOAN OF SICK ROOM EQUIPMENT
    EQUIPMENTHEALTH & WEL FARE DEPTS.New Issues in 1 972HEALTH 8, WELFARE DEPTS.CHIN G FORD RED C ROSS
    CHINGFORD RED CROSSE QUI PM EN T
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    CHIROPODY TREATMENT
    N EW CASESCLINI C ATTENDANCESDOMIC i LI ARY TREATMENTSTREATMENTS AT OLD PEOPLES R ESI DENTI AL HOMESC ASES T REATED DURING THE YEAR
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES - NOTIFICATIONS
    Dl SE ASE1ST QUARTER2ND QU A R T ER3RD QU ART ER4 T H QU ARTERTOTAL
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    TUBERCULOSIS New Notifications and Deaths during 1972
    AGE PERIODSNEW CASESDE ATH S
    P U LMON ARYNON-PULMON ARYPULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
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    VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
    TYPE OF COURSE OR DOSEYEAR OF BIRTHOTH ERS UNDER 16 YEARSTOTAL
    19721971197019691965-68
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    Continued from previous page...
    TYPE OF VACCINE USEDIMMUNISATIONS OR VACCINATIONS COMPLETED BY GENERAL PRACTITIONERSIMMUNISATIONS OR VACCINATIONS COMPLETED BY BOROUGH STAFF
    PRIMARY COURSESR E-INFORCING DOSESPRIM ARY COURSESREINFORCING DOSES
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    DENTAL LABORATORY
    DENTURESREPAIRSREMAKES OR RELINEAPPLIANCESCROWNSINLAYSSTUDY MODELTRAYSEAR INSERTS
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    (a) GENERAL
    STATUTORY PROVISIONSCOMPLAINTS RECEIVEDINSPECTIONS AND RE-INSPECTIONSINFORMAL NOTICES SERVEDFORMAL NOTICES SERVEDHOUSES CLASSIFIED
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    Action has been taken as follows:-
    Section 28(1)Section 29(1)Section 29(5)
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    (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 Found
    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
    WORK PLACENUMBER REPORTEDACTION RECOMMENDEDNO ACTION
    PROSECUTIONFORMAL WARNING1N FORM AL ADVIC E
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    (i) Approximate number of business premises in the Borough and functions involved.
    OFFICES. SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963NO:FOOD PREMISES BUSINESS DESIGNATION ·SUBSIDIARY FUNCTIONSNO:
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    (ii) Details of Registrations/Licences
    ACT OR REGULATIONON REGISTER 31 12.1972
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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 LOLLIESCOOKED 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/ BOXES BOTTLESQUANTITY
    TONSCWT.ST.LBS.
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    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
    INSPECTIONSWRI TT EN 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 FOUNDNUM BER OF C ASES IN WHICH PROSECUTIONS WERE INSTITUTED
    FOUNDREMEDIEDREFERRED
    TO H.M. INSPECTORBY H.M. INSPECTOR
    (1)(2)(3)(41(5)(6)
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    3. Outwork
    NATURE OF WORKSECTION 133SECTION 134
    NO. OF OUTWORKERS IN AUGUST LIST REQUIRED BY SECTION 133 11) (C)NO. OF CASES OF DEFAULT IN SENDING LISTS TO THE COUNCILNO. OF PROSECUTIONS FOR FAILURE TO SUPPLY LISTSNO. OF INSTANCES OF WORK IN UN WHOLE- SOME PREMISESNOTICES SERVEDPROSECUTIONS
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    (c) Individual Pupils found to require treatment at Periodic Medical Inspections during the year (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
    AGE GROUP INSPECTED (BY YEAR OF BIRTH)INDIVIDUAL PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT
    FOR DEFECTIVE VISION (EXCLUDING SQUINT)FOR ANY OTHER CONDITIONTOTAL INDIVIDUAL 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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    (f) Parents present at Medical Inspection
    NO. INSPECTEDPARENT PRESENTPER CENT.
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    (g) Defects found by Periodic and Special Inspections during the year
    DEFECT CODE NO'.DEFECT OR DISEASEPERIODIC INSPECTIONSSPECIAL INSPECTIONS
    ENTRANTSLEAVERSOTHERSTOTAL (ALL GROUPS)
    TREATMENTOBSERVATIONTREATMENTOBSERVA TIONTREATMENTOBSERVATIONTREAT- MEN TOBSERVATIONTREATMENTOBSERVA TION
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    MINOR AILMENT CLINICS
    New CasesBoysGirls
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    SPECIALIST CLINICS
    197219711970
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    DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (a) Attendances and Treatment
    AGES 5 TO 9AGES 10 TO 14AGES IS AN D OVERTOTALS
    197219711970
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    Continued from previous page...
    197219711970
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    Continued from previous page...
    (b) Orthodontics197219711970
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    (c) Prosthetics
    5 TO 910 TO 1415 & OVERTOTAL
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    (d) Anaesthetics
    197219711970
    General Anaesthetics administered by:-
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    SPEECH THERAPY (a) Attendances
    HATCH LANEHURST ROADTOTAL
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    (b) Analysis of defects treated
    HATCH LANEHURST RO A D 1. 2.TOTAL
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    HANDICAPPED PUPILS
    BLINDPARTIALLY SIGHTEDDEAFPARTIAL HEARINGPHY SI C ALL Y HAN DIC APPEDDELICATEMAL ADJUSTEDE.S.N.EPI L EPTI CSPEECH DEFECTTOTAL
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    Dwellings completed during 1972
    FLATSHOUSES
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    IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
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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 DURING 1972 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 CLPhosphate as P04Silicate as Si02Sulphate as S04Natural Fluoride as FSurface-active material as Manoxol OTTurbidity unitsColour (Burgess units)pH valueElectrical Conductivity (micromhos)
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1972 OF WATER SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST
    Source of supplyBEFORE TREATMENTAFTER TREATMENT
    Number of samplesAgar plate count per ml.Coliform countEschericia coli countAgar plate count per ml.Col iform countE. coli count
    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 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.