[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Return of Houses, Population, etc., at November, 1923, as supplied to us by the Treasurer's Department.

Ward	Acreage	a Houses		Total No. of a Houses	b Other Buildings and Assessments	Estimated population	Rateable Value
Ward	Acreage	Inhabited	Empty	Total No. of a Houses	b Other Buildings and Assessments	Estimated population	Rateable Value

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Table showing the Population, Birth and Death Rates, in Wards, during 1923.

Ward	No. of Births	No. of Deaths	Population	General Birth-rate	General Death-rate	No. of Deaths Under 1 Year	Infant Mortality per 1000 of Population	Infant Mortality per 1000 Births

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Table showing Percentage of Removals of Cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever.

Ward	Cases	Removals	Percentage

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Diseases.	Cases notified.	Deaths.	Death Rate.

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The County Council undertakes the treatment of Tuberculosis.

	Notifications.		Mortality.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.

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169 deaths resulted from Malignant disease, classified according to the organs affected as follows:—

Digestive System:	Males.	Females.

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There were 34 deaths from Violence in 1923, including 4 which were suicidal. In 1922 the number was 68.

	Males.	Females.

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M. of H. Table I. Table showing the Population, Birth Rate, and Death Rate from all causes, in Tottenham during the last six years.

Year	Population estimated to Middle of each Year	Births			Total Deaths Registered in the District		Deaths of Nonresidents registered in the District	Deaths of Residents not registered in the District.	Nett Deaths belonging to the District
		Uncorrected Number	Nett						Nett Deaths belonging to the District
									Under 1 Year of Age		At all Ages
					Number	Rate			Under 1 Year of Age		At all Ages
			Number	Rate	Number	Rate			Number	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births	Number	Rate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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M. of H. Table II. Table of cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1923, in the Tottenham Urban District, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

Notifiable Disease	Number of Cases Notified.								Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.						Total Cases Removed to Hospital
	At all Ages	At Ages—Years.							1	2	3	4	5	6
	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	Harrin- gay	West Green	St. Ann's	High Cross	Middle	Lower

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M. of H. Table III. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1923 in the Tottenham Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Causes of Death	Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District (a)													Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District						Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)
Causes of Death	All Ages	Under 1 year	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 35	35 and under 45	45 and under 55	55 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and under 85	85 and upwards	Harringay	West Green	St. Ann's	High Cross	Middle	Lower
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9		10			11	12	13	14	15	16

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M. of H. T able IV. Table of Infant Mortality during the year 1923.

CAUSE OF DEATH	Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	1-3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total Deaths under 1 year

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Mortuary Table for the Year 1923.

Bodies Admitted.				No. of Post Mortems			Number of Inquests	Deaths from Violence	Deaths from Drowning
Month	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Number of Inquests	Deaths from Violence	Deaths from Drowning

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CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.

Name and Situation.	Nature of Accommodation.	By whom Provided.

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MOTOR AMBULANCE SERVICE, 1923.

Months	No. of Cases		Mileage.			Receipts.
Months	Surgical	Children	No. 1 Ambulance	No. 2 Ambulance	No. 3 Ambulance	Receipts.
						£	s.	d.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS,

Date	Name	Nature of Case	Result

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GENERAL SANITARY WORK. The work of the male Sanitary Inspectors is epitomised and subjoined.

	Harringay Ward (Mr. Redston)	West Green Ward (Mr. West)	St. Ana's Ward (Mr. Smith)	High Cross Ward (Mr.Portman)	Middle Ward (Mr. Miller)	Lower Ward (Mr. Shillito)

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Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises	Number of
Premises	Inspections	Written Notices	Prosecutions

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2.— Defects Found.

Particulars		Number of Defects			Number of Prosecutions
Particulars		Found	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspector	Number of Prosecutions

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3.— Home Work.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107									Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises	Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108			Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110
Nature of Work	Lists received from Employers				Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils	Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils	Prosecutions			Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108			Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110
	Twice in the year		Once in the year				Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists	Failing to send Lists		Instances	Notices served	Prosecutions	Instances	Orders made(Sec.109)	Prosecutions (Secs. 109, 110)
	Total Lists	Outworkers	Total Lists	Outworkers			Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists	Failing to send Lists		Instances	Notices served	Prosecutions	Instances	Orders made(Sec.109)	Prosecutions (Secs. 109, 110)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

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4.—Registered Workshops.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year	Number

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5.—Other Matters.

Class		Number

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HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT.

	Children under 1 year		Children over 1 year		Total
	1st Visits	Re-visits	1st Visits	Re visits	Total

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INFANT WELFARE CLINICS,

	Total Attendances		New Cases	No. of Sessions				Average Attendance per Session			No. of Children on the Register 1—5 yrs.
	Total Attendances		New Cases	Morning		Aft'noon		Morning	Aft'noon		No. of Children on the Register 1—5 yrs.

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ANTE AND POST NATAL CLINICS.

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Dinners to expectant and nursing mothers, and to children under 5 years of age, in necessitous cases have been given as follows:-

Number of Dinners Served ;—			In respect of —	Contributions towards cost
To Expeetant and Nursing Mothers	To Toddlers	Total	In respect of —	Contributions towards cost

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The following table sets out the number of cases treated in this institution subsidised by your Committee, and the details relating to them :—

rowspan="2">Admitted to the District Matemty Home, Edmonton	Confinements—		Total	Delivered by		Total
Live Births	Still Births	Mid-wives	Total	Doctors		Total

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Number of days on which the Creche was opened, 229.

Quarter	Attendances under 3 years of age	Attendances over 3 years of Age	Total

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Applications for assistance have been dealt with as follows:-

Assistance Granted	Number of Cases	Cost

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Convalescent Home Treatment. —During the year, 260 children were sent away for varying periods, namely:-

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Table I.— Number of Pupils inspected 1st January, 1923, to 31st December, 1923.

Ages	Routine Inspections										Specials	Total
Ages	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Specials	Total

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Table II.—Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1923.

Defect or Disease		Routine Inspections
Defect or Disease		Number referred for Treatment	Number requiring to be kept under Observation, but not referred for Treatment.
(1)		(2)	(3)

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Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1923. A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Disease or Defect.	Number of Pupils.
	Referred for Treatment.	Treated
	Referred for Treatment.	Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total

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B.—Treatment of Visual Defect. Number of Pupils.

Referred for Refraction.	Submitted to Refraction				For whom Glasses were Prescribed.	For whom Glasses were Provided	Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses.	Received other Forms of Treatment	For whom no Treatment was considered necessary
Referred for Refraction.	Under Local Education Authority's Scheme Clinic or Hos.	By Private Practitioner or Hosp.	Otherwise	Total	For whom Glasses were Prescribed.	For whom Glasses were Provided	Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses.	Received other Forms of Treatment	For whom no Treatment was considered necessary

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C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. (Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids)

Referred for Treatment	Number of Pupils.
	Received Operative Treatment.			Received other Forms of Treatment
	Under Local Education Authority's Scheme—Clinic or Hospital	By Private Practitioner or Hospital	Total	Received other Forms of Treatment

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Table V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B and C).

Disease or Defect	Number of Pupils
	Referred for Treatment	Treated
	Referred for Treatment	Under Local Education Authority's Scheme	Otherwise	Total

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Table VI.—Summary relating to Pupils medically inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1923.

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Table I.—Number of Children Inspected 1st January, 1923,to 31st December, 1923.

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Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections		Special Inspections
	No. of Defects		No. of Defects
	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Table II.— continued. B. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group (1)	Number of Children		Percentage of Children found to require Treatment (4)
Group (1)	Inspected (2)	Found to require Treatment (3)	Percentage of Children found to require Treatment (4)

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Table III- Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

—	—	—	Boys	Girls	Total

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TABLE III.— continued.

—	—	—	Boys	Girls	Total

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Group I- Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V).

Disease or Defect	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect	Under the Authority's Scheme	Otherwise	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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TABLE IV.— continued. Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Defect or Disease (1)	No. of Defects dealt with
Defect or Disease (1)	Under the Authority's Scheme (2)	Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (3)	Otherwise (4)	Total (5)

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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects
Received Operative Treatment			Received other forms of Treatment (4)	Total Number treated (5)
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (1)	By Private Practitoner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (2)	Total (3)	Received other forms of Treatment (4)	Total Number treated (5)

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Return of Houses, Population, etc., at November, 1923, as supplied to us by the Treasurer's Department.

Table showing the Population, Birth and Death Rates, in Wards, during 1923.

Table showing Percentage of Removals of Cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

The County Council undertakes the treatment of Tuberculosis.

169 deaths resulted from Malignant disease, classified according to the organs affected as follows:—

There were 34 deaths from Violence in 1923, including 4 which were suicidal. In 1922 the number was 68.

M. of H. Table I. Table showing the Population, Birth Rate, and Death Rate from all causes, in Tottenham during the last six years.

M. of H. Table II. Table of cases of Infectious Disease coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1923, in the Tottenham Urban District, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.

M. of H. Table III. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1923 in the Tottenham Urban Sanitary District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

M. of H. T able IV. Table of Infant Mortality during the year 1923.

Mortuary Table for the Year 1923.

CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.

MOTOR AMBULANCE SERVICE, 1923.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS,

GENERAL SANITARY WORK. The work of the male Sanitary Inspectors is epitomised and subjoined.

Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.— Defects Found.

3.— Home Work.

4.—Registered Workshops.

5.—Other Matters.

HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT.

INFANT WELFARE CLINICS,

ANTE AND POST NATAL CLINICS.

Dinners to expectant and nursing mothers, and to children under 5 years of age, in necessitous cases have been given as follows:-

The following table sets out the number of cases treated in this institution subsidised by your Committee, and the details relating to them :—

Number of days on which the Creche was opened, 229.

Applications for assistance have been dealt with as follows:-

Convalescent Home Treatment. —During the year, 260 children were sent away for varying periods, namely:-

Table I.— Number of Pupils inspected 1st January, 1923, to 31st December, 1923.

Table II.—Return of Defects found in the course of Medical Inspection in 1923.

Table IV.—Treatment of Defects of Pupils during 1923. A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

B.—Treatment of Visual Defect. Number of Pupils.

C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. (Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids)

Table V.—Summary of Treatment of Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B and C).

Table VI.—Summary relating to Pupils medically inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1923.

Table I.—Number of Children Inspected 1st January, 1923,to 31st December, 1923.

Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

Table II.— continued. B. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Table III- Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

TABLE III.— continued.

Group I- Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V).

TABLE IV.— continued. Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

TABLE IV.— continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.