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Brent 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

Published
1970
Pages
84
Tables
89

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89 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Child Health Clinics
    Clinic sessionsTotal AttendancesSeen by doctorReferred elsewhereAverage attendance per session
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    Ante-natal Clinics
    SessionsAttendancesAverage attendance per session
    Ante-natalPost-natal
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    The total number of beds provided under Section 21 (1) (a) of the National Assistance Act, 1948 is 517, allocated as shown below:—
    Beds
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    For contravention of the Regulations of 1960 and 1966, legal proceedings were authorised by the Council with the following results:-
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    TABLES Table 1
    CAUSES OF DEATH
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    Continued from previous page...
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    Table 2 MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH AND RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION
    CauseNo.Rate per 1,000 population
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    Table 3 INFANT MORTALITY - CAUSES
    Neonatal1-12 monthsTotal
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    Table 4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
    1969 (1968 in brackets)
    NotifiedConfirmed
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    Table 5 PRIORITY DENTAL SERVICE
    Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
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    Table 6 DAY NURSERIES: ATTENDANCES
    NurseryApproved placesChildren on register at 31.12.69Attendances for the yearAverage daily attendances
    0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years
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    Table 7 DAY NURSERIES: WAITING LIST
    Nursery1.1.6931.12.69
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    Table 8 MOTHER AND BABY HOME —"BELLEVUE", WILLESDEN LANE
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    Table 9 Summary of Notifications
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    Table 10 Analysis of Malformations Notified
    Code No.ClassificationNumber of casesCode No.ClassificationNumber of cases
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    Table 11 MIDWIFERY SERVICE
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    Table 12 CHIROPODY SERVICE
    Number of persons treated during the year.
    By Local AuthorityBy British Red Cross SocietyTotal
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    Table 13 TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS (Deaths in brackets-figures under non-respiratory include deaths from late effects)
    Age groupsNew Cases
    RespiratoryNon-respiratory
    MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    Table 14 TUBERCULOSIS: SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
    PulmonaryNonpulmonaryTotal
    MFMFMF
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    Table 15 TUBERCULOSIS: NOTIFIED CASES AND DEATHS
    YearPopulationNew CasesDeathsCases on Register
    PulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryOther Tuberculosis including late effectsAll formsPulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll forms
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    Table 16 TUBERCULOSIS: CASE RATE AND DEATH RATE
    YearPopulationNew Cases Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths Rate per 100,000 Population
    PulmonaryNonpulmonaryAll formsPulmonaryOther Tuberculosis including late effectsAll forms
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    Table 17 VENEREAL DISEASE
    Treatment CentreNumber of new cases in 1969
    Totals all Venereal ConditionsSyphilisGonorrhoeaOther Venereal Conditions
    Primary and SecondaryOther
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    Table 18 MENTAL HEALTH Patients under Local Authority care at 31st December, 1969
    Mentally illSub-normal and severely sub-normal
    Under age 16Aged 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
    MFMFMFMF
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    Table 19 Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1969
    Mentally illSub-normal and severely sub-normal
    Under age 16Aged 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
    MFMFMFMF
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    Table 20 Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers
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    WELFARE OF THE BLIND Table 21 Classification of Registered Blind Persons by Age Groups
    Age GroupNo.
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    Table 22 Age at Onset of Blindness
    Age GroupNo.
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    Table 23 Analysis of Occupations of Blind Persons
    OccupationNo.
  • Page 44
    WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED Table 24 Registrations
    AgeSexNumber of persons on register at 31st December, 1969Number of persons whose names were added to the register during the year ended 31st December, 1969
    Deaf with speechDeaf without speechHard of hearingGeneral ClassesTotalDeaf with speechDeaf without speechHard of hearingGeneral ClassesTotal
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    Table 25 General Classes-Analysis of Disabilities
    DisabilityAgeTotal
    Under 1616-2930-4950-6465 and over
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    Table 26 General Classes—Occupational Grouping
    GroupsAgeTotal
    Under 1616-2930-4950-6465 and over
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA Table 27 Inspections and Visits by Public Health Inspectors
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Table 28 Overcrowding
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    Table 29 New Dwellings 1969
    HousesFlats
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    Table 30 Notices Served (including Housing Survey)
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    Table 31 Nuisances Abated and Improvements Effected
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    Rent Act 1957 Certificates of Disrepair
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    Table 33 CLEAN AIR
    Area No.Date of operationAcreageNo. of dwellingsNo. of other premises
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    Table 34 INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
    Types of Food PremisesNo.Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
    No. fitted to comply with Reg. 16 (provision of wash-hand basins)No. to which Reg. 19 applies (facilities for washing food and equipment)No. fitted to comply with Reg. 19
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    Table 35
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    Table 36 FOOD PREMISES: DEFECTS REMEDIED
    DefectsOutstanding at 31.12.68Found during the yearTotalRemedied during yearOutstanding at 31.12.69
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    Table 37 FOOD PREMISES: REGISTRATION
    Premises on register 31.12.68Applications receivedApplications grantedApplications refusedPremises removed from register during 1969Total on register at 31.12.69
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    Table 38 SLAUGHTERHOUSE Carcases Inspected and Condemned
    Cattle excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
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    Table 39 CONTAMINATED FOOD COMPLAINTS
    FoodstuffDirt or Foreign BodiesInsectsMouldSouring or other unfitness
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    Table 40 SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS
    ArticlesTotal procuredUnsatisfactory
    LabellingComposition
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    Table 41 BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK, ICE CREAM AND WATER Milk examinations —25
    SchoolsPasteurisedDealers' premises U.H.T.Total
    PasteurisedSterilised
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    FACTORIES Table 42 On Register and Inspections
    No. on registerInspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    Table 43 Defects Found
    FoundRemediedReferredNo. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
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    Table 44 Outworkers
    Nature of WorkNo. of outworkers in August listNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices served
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    Table 45 Registration of Premises and Analysis of Persons Employed
    ClassNo. of premises registered during the yearTotal No. of registered premises at end of yearNo. of persons employed
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    Table 46 Inspections and Visits
    ClassNo. of registered premises receiving general inspection during the yearNumber of visits of all kinds
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    Table 47 Defects and Unsatisfactory Conditions Found and Remedied
    SectionUnsatisfactory conditions or defectsOutstanding 1968Found 1969Remedied during the year
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    Table 48 Accidents Reported 1969
    Class of PremisesTotal
    OfficesRetail ShopsWholesale Shops and WarehousesCatering Establishments and Canteens
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    Table 49 UNCLEANLINESS AND SCABIES
    New cases treatedAttendances
    ScabiesLice and nitsTotalScabiesLice and nitsTotal
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    Table 50 DISINFESTATION
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    Details of illness and length of stay are given below:—
    DiagnosisNo. of ChildrenLength of Stay
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    Audiometry: Children Tested Routine
    Age Group1st TestsRetestsFailuresTotals
    Both EarsOne Ear
    RightLeft
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    Specials
    All Ages1st TestsRetestsFailuresTotals
    Both EarsOne Ear
    RightLeft
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    Chiropody— School Children Treated 1969
    School or ClinicNew Cases1st Attendance this year of old casesRe-attendanceTotal
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    RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1969 Ascertainment
    CategoryNo. of ascertained Cases known 1st day of yearNo. of New Cases ascertained during yearNo. of ascertained Cases known last day of year
    BGBGBG
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    RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1969 Distribution
    CategoryIn Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn maintained Primary and Secondary SchoolsIn Independent SchoolsNot at SchoolTotals
    BGBGBGBGBGBG
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    Table 1. Referrals
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    Table 2. Sources of Referrals
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    Table 3. Reasons for Referral
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    Table 4. Age Distribution of Referrals
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    Table 5. Reason for Referral to Psychologist
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    Table 6. Disposal of School Psychological Service Cases
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    Table 7. Waiting List for Psychologists at 31.12.69
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    Table 8. Unattached Classes Numbers Attending Remedial Reading Classes in 1969 Bridge Remedial Teacher: Mrs. Zurawski
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    Granville Remedial Teacher: Mr. Lovell
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    Mora Remedial Teacher: Miss Kiverstein
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    Lower Place Remedial Teacher: Mrs. Richmond
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    Sudbury Remedial Teacher: Mrs. Scott
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    Table A.—Periodic Medical Inspections
    Age Groups inspected (by year of birth)No. of Pupils who have received a full medical examinationPhysical Condition of Pupils InspectedPupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
    for defective vision (excluding squint)for any other condition recorded at Part IITotal individual pupils
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
    No.No.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    Table C. Infestation with Vermin Notes: —All cases of infestation, however slight, are included in Table C. The numbers recorded at (b), (c) and (d) relate to individual pupils, and not to instances of infestation.
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    Table A. Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint
    Number of cases known to have been dealt with
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    Table B. Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat
    Number of cases known to have been dealt with
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    Table C. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects
    Number known to have been treated
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    Table D. Diseases of the Skin
    Number of pupils known to have been treated
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    Table E. Child Guidance Treatment
    Number known to have been treated
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    Table F. Speech Therapy
    Number known to have been treated
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    Table G. Other Treatment Given
    Number known to have been dealt with
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    Part II. Defects found by Periodic and Special Medical Inspections during the year
    Defect Code No. (1)Defect or Disease (2)Periodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal
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    Attendances and Treatment
    Ages 5 to 9Ages 10 to 14Ages 15 and overTotal
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    Orthodontics
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    Prosthetics
    5 to 910 to 1415 and overTotal
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    INSPECTIONS
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    Sessions