Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 4
INFANT MORTALITY—CAUSES
Neo-Natal | 1—12 Months | Total | Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.5 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .3 |
Other infections | 2 | — | 2 | .3 |
Congenital malformations | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3.4 |
Prematurity | 43 | 1 | 44 | 6.9 |
Injury at birth | 7 | — | 7 | 1.1 |
Other causes | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2.8 |
All causes | 90 | 33 | 123 | 19.3 |
Table 5
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
1966 (1965 in brackets) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Notified | Confirmed | |||
Diphtheria | - | (-) | - | (-) |
Dysentery | 102 | (104) | 83 | (86) |
Erysipelas | 15 | (11) | 15 | (11) |
Encephalitis, acute Infective | 1 | (-) | 1 | (-) |
Food poisoning | 38 | (39) | 21 | (39) |
Malaria | 1 | (-) | — | (-) |
Measles | 1,985 | (3,166) | 1,985 | (3,162) |
Meningococcal infection | 2 | (3) | 2 | (2) |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | (4) | 3 | (4) |
Paratyphoid fever | 1 | (1) | 1 | (1) |
Pneumonia | 54 | (65) | 54 | (65) |
Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | (-) | 1 | (-) |
Puerperal pyrexia | 114 | (87) | 114 | (87) |
Scarlet fever | 136 | (94) | 135 | (94) |
Smallpox | — | (-) | — | (-) |
Typhoid fever | 2 | (-) | 2 | (-) |
Whooping cough | 77 | (71) | 77 | (71) |
Table 6
PRIORITY DENTAL SERVICE
Expectant and Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 | |
---|---|---|
Number examined | 311 | 1,160 |
Number required treatment | 285 | 655 |
Number of new cases commenced treatment | 283 | 646 |
Dentally fit | 174 | 442 |
Extractions | 173 | 389 |
Fillings | 705 | 1,553 |
Scaling and gum treatment | 136 | — |
Silver nitrate dressings | — | 371 |
Dentures | 21 | — |
Number of attendances | 1,023 | 1,855 |