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Tottenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 140
- Tables
- 87
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Page 7
Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases notified during 1954
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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The following is an analysis of non-pulmonary tuberculosis cases notified during 1954:-
Male Female Total -
Page 7
Changes in Tuberculosis Register during 1954:-
Details Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female -
Page 8
Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1954
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
Page 11
CHEST CLINIC STATISTICS,' 1954 (Tottenham & Wood Green)
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Page 11
Diphtheria There were no confirmed cases of diphtheria in the borough during the year. In 4 suspected cases the diagnosis was amended as follows:-
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Details of cases admitted to hospital were as follows:-
Hospital Diagnosis confirmed and Cases treated to a conclusion Diagnosis amended Number of cases Average stay in hospital (days) Number of cases Average stay in hospital (days) -
Page 16
An analysis of the principal sites shows the following:-
Male Female -
Page 16
Cancer Deaths over past 50 years
Year Number of Cancer Deaths Population Rate per 1,000 -
Page 20
The following is an analysis of the bacteriological grading of the ice cream samples taken:-
Results Total Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 -
Page 20
The following is a summary of the registered hawkers and their storage premises at the 31st December, 1954:-
Articles Number of persons registered Number of registered storage premises -
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The following is a summary of licences issued during 1954, namely:-
Designation No. of Licences No. of Supplementary Licences -
Page 22
Summary of Carcases Inspected and Condemned
Donkeys Horses Cattle Excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Excluding Sows Sows -
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The following is a summary of other articles which were surrendered by local food traders and condemned by the Public Health Department during the year, namely:-
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Page 24
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 List of samples procured in the Borough of Tottenhan during the year 1954
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 30
Average Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examinations of the Water Supplied to the Borough of Tottenham for the Year 1954 Parts per Million (Unless otherwise stated)
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Amnion-iacal Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate) Chlorides as C1 Oxygen abs- from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27°C Turbidity in Terms of Silica Colour, m.m. brown 2ft. Tube Burgess's Tintometer Hardness (Total) Hardness (Non-carbonate) pH. Value Phosphate as P.O. 111 4 Silica as Si02 Magneslum Mg. Sulphate as so4 Conductivity -
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The following statement of units of accommodation erected by the Council shows the scattered nature of the post-war schemes consequent upon the shortage of land:-
Scheme Type of Dwelling Total 1 Bed 2 Beds 3 Beds 4 Beds 5 Beds -
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At the end of 1954 the following housing schemes were in hand or at some planning stage, namely:-
Type of Dwellings Total 1 Bed 2 Beds 3 Beds 4 Beds -
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The following table shows the position at the 31st December, 1954.
Area Number of Dwellings Date Represented Inquiry Confirmation Rehousing Occupants Completed Demolition of Premises Completed -
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Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1954.
Premises Date of Order -
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Premises demolished during 1954
Premises Date of Order Date demolished -
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Closing Orders made during 1954 in respect of whole houses
Premises Date of Order -
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Closing Orders made during 1954 in respect of parts of Houses
Premises Part of Premises Concerned Date of Order -
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HOUSING ACT, 1936: SECTIONS 9 AND 10 Work in Default
Year Number of Houses Cost -
Page 43
Sewer Maintenance - Results of baiting manholes
Poison take at Manholes Treatment No. 19: April/May Treatment No. 20: Oct. /Nov. -
Page 43
The department continues to use a 5% solution of D. D. T. for dealing with insect pests, but a water emulsion is now used instead of kerosene.' For certain insects a 5% D. D. T. power is used in addition to spraying round the infested area.
Cause Private Houses Houses Rooms Council Houses Houses Rooms Other Premises Totals Houses Rooms Others -
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Work carried out in default or by agreement with the owners during 1954:-
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Page 48
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupier prosecuted -
Page 48
Summary of Defects found in Factories
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector -
Page 51
The Group comprises the undermentioned hospitals:-
Hospital Bed Complement Beds Open Remarks -
Page 52
PRINCE OF WALES'S HOSPITAL Timetable of Out-Patient Clinics
Monday Tues. Wed. Thurs. Friday Sat. -
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The classification of deaths is in accordance with the International List of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death as revised in 19 48 under the auspices of the Warld Health Organisation.
1953 1954 -
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Table of Cases of Infectious Diseases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1954, in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases and Agesc
DISEASE Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-34 35-44 45-64 65 & up Total Total cases removed to hospital M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 19 54
CAUSE of DEATH DAYS Total Under 4 Weeks MONTHS Total Deaths Under 1 Year Males Females 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7- 14- 21- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9- 11- -
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CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
DISEASE TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 + M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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CANCER DEATHS 1954 Classification of Deaths showing Age and Sex distribution and System affected
TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 & up M F M F M F M F M F M P M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 68
Statistics of Tottenham for the last Twenty Years
Year Population Deaths Death Rate Births Birth Rate Infantile Deaths Infant Death Rate Number of Cases Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid Fever Smallpox -
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS IN MIDDLESEX FDR THE YEAR 1954
District Population mid-1954 Birth rate per 1000 population Death rate per 1000 population Specific death rates per 1000 population Infant mortality per 1000 live births Maternal mortality per 1000 total births (a) Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted Pulmonary tuberculosis (a) Cancer (a) Infant (a) Neo-natal (a) -
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TABLE 1
Ante-natal Clinic No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total Attendances Average attendance per session A. N. P.N. A.N. P. N. -
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TABLE 1A
Midwives Clinic No. of sessions held Total No. of attendances Average attendance per session -
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TABLE 2
Clinic No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total No. of Attendances Average Attendance per session -
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Handicapped Mothers (of Children under 5 years)
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TABLE 3A
Name of Centre No, of sessions held No. of First attendances under 1 year No. of attendances Total attendances No. of cases seen by M.O. Average attendance per session Under 1 year Over 1 but under 2 years Over 2 but under 5 years -
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TABLE 3B TODDLER SESSIONS
Name of Centre No. of sessions held Total Attendances No. of cases seen by M.O. Average Attendance per session -
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TABLE 4
Name of Day Nursery No. of approved places at end of year No. of children on register at end of year Total No. of Attendances Average daily Attendance Remarks Under 2 2-5 Under 2 2-5 Under 2 2-5 Total -
Page 83
The following table shows distributions in the Area during the six months ended 31st December, 1954:-
National Dried Milk (tins) Orange Juice (bottles) Cod Liver Oil (bottles) Vit. A & D. Tabs. -
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TABLE 5
19 5 4 19 5 3 19 5 2 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children Under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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TABLE 6
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TABLE 7
No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area: - 1954 1953 -
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TABLE 8A
Type of Case No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year No. of cases remain ing on register at end of year No. of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M P Total -
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TABLE 8B
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TABLE 9
Under 1 year 1 year 2-4 years 5-14 years 15 years and over Total -
Page 91
Immunisation of Children under 1
Period No. of Children who received a full course of immunisation -
Page 91
The increase in the number of children under 1 year of age immunised has been achieved in spite of a falling birth-rate and the above figures translated into percentages of the estimated child population under 1 year of age are shown in the following table.
Period % -
Page 92
Record cards of completed courses of immunisation are filed in the Area Health Office by year of birth and the following table compiled from these records shows the total number of children immunised according to year of birth:-
Born in No, of live births No, of children immunised at any time before 31st December. 1954 Children immunised as percentage of births -
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Boosting Immunisation
1952 1953 1954 -
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TABLE 10
Age at date of Immunisation No. of children immunised No. of children given re-inforcing injections Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough -
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TABLE 11
Cases provided with help No. of new cases provided with help No. of old cases for which help was continued from 1953 Total No. of cases provided with help during year Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
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Tottenham
1952 1953 1954 -
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Other Areas
1952 1953 1954 -
Page 100
The following table sets out the various disabilities of children in attendance at the end of the year:-
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Page 106
Cases seen at the Hornsey Orthopaedic Clinic
Under 5 Over 5 Total -
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Cases seen at the Tottenham Orthopaedic Clinic
Under 5 Over 5 Total -
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Work at Vale Road School for Physically Handicapped Children has provided much opportunity for research. The following table may be of interest in showing the variety of disorder found:-
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TABLE 12 - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION
Periodic Medical Inspections Other periodic inspections Other Inspections Entrants Second Age Group Third Age Group Total Special Inspections Re-inspections -
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TABLE 13 - CLASSIFICATION OF TOE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS
Age Groups No. of pupils inspected A (Good) B (Fair) C (Poor) No. % No. % No. % -
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TABLE 14 - DEFECTS POUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects 1. 2. 1. 2. -
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Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin):-
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total Individual Pupils -
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TABLE 16 - MINOR AILMENTS
A. Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness) Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year By the County Council Otherwise -
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TABLE 17 - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE 18 - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE 19 - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
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TABLE 20 - CHILD GUIDANCE AND SPEECH THERAPY
No. of pupils treated Child Guidance Speech Therapy -
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TABLE 21 - DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. inspected (i) No. found to require treatment (ii) No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics (iii) -
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TABLE 21 (cont.) - SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
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TABLE 22 - ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
AGE GROUPS TOTALS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 -
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TABLE 23 - INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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TABLE 24 - EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
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TABLE 25 - EDUCATION ACT, 1944 - SECTIONS 57( 3), 57( 4) and 57(5) Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944:-
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TABLE 26 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
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RETURN OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS, YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMRER, 1954 ASCERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION (as at last day of year)
CATEGORY No. of ascertained Cases known first day of year No. of New Cases ascertained during year No. of ascertained Cases Known last day of year In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools In Independent Schools Not at School TOTAL B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G -
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ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT
Number of New Cases Number of Cases receiving treatment Total Attendances -
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CHIROPODY Expectant and Nursing Mothers and School Children
Ages Expectant and Nursing Mothers BOYS GIRLS 0 5 5-10 10-15 Total 0-5 5-10 10-15 Total -
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COUNTY COUNCIL DAY SPECIAL SCHOOLS
County District in which children reside No. of new recommendations received during year No. of children admitted during year No. of children on waiting list on Last day of year