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Tottenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 128
- Tables
- 70
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Page 7
Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases notified during 1958
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
Page 8
Changes in Tuberculosis Register during 1958
Details Pulmonary Non Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female -
Page 8
Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1958
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-on-Pulmonary -
Page 10
Summary of Work of the Chest Clinic Welfare Officer
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Page 11
deaths were attributed to the disease. Of 39 cases admitted to hospital the diagnosis was amended in two instances to German Measles.
Hospital Diagnosis confirmed & cases treated to a conclusion Diagnosis amended Number of cases Average stay in hospital (days) Number of cases Average stay in hospital (days) -
Page 13
Tottenham Deaths front Respiratory Diseases with comparative National Death-rates.
Disease 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 No. Rate per 105 National Rate 105 -
Page 14
Diseases of Arteries and Cancer National and Local Rates Compared
Year Population Deaths from Diseases of Arteries Deaths from Cancer (Totals Deaths from Cancer of lung No. of Deaths Rate per 1000 No. of Deaths Rate per 1000 No. of Deaths Rate per 1000 -
Page 17
A good standard of hygiene is maintained at this establishment and the following is a summary of the bacteriological grading of the ice-cream samples taken:-
Results Total Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 -
Page 18
The following is a summary of hawkers and their storage premises registered at the 31st December, 1958, under section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950:-
Articles No. of Hawkers Registered No. of Storage Premises Registered -
Page 18
The following is a summary of licences issued during 1958, namely:-
Designation No. of Licences No. of Supplementary Licences -
Page 19
SUMMARY OF CARCASES INSPECTED 1958
Horses Cattle excl. Cows Cows Calves Sheep & Lambs Pigs excl. Sows Sows -
Page 22
Other Articles of Food Condemned
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Page 22
The Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council has supplied the following information on food and drugs sampling in the Borough during 1958:-
Article Total Samples Procured Unsatisfactory -
Page 27
AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH OP TOTTENHAM FOR THE YEAR 1958 (Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated))
Description of the Sample Ammonia 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 PO4 Silicate as sio2 Sulphate as SO4 Fluoride as F Magnesium as Mg. Iron Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos) -
Page 27
BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS AFTER CHL0RINATI0N (WATER PASSING INTO SUPPLY)
Description of the Sample Plate counts (average per ml) Colonies counted on agar Coliform count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml Escherichia count Percentage samples negative in 100 ml 37°C (20-24 hours) 22°C (3 days) -
Page 31
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORD, 1958
Month Park Lane St. Ann's Tottenham Technical College Rainfall Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Rainfall Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Smoke Sulphur Dioxide Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading (ins) (Tons per square mile) (ins) (Tons per square mile) (mg per 100m3) (mg per 100m3) (Parts per 100 million) -
Page 33
POST-WAR CLEARANCE AREAS
Area Number of Dwellings Date Represented Inquiry Confirmation Rehousing Occupants Completed Demolition of Premises Completed -
Page 34
HOUSING ACTS 1936 & 1957 SECTIONS 9 & 10 WORK IN DEFAULT
Year Number of Houses Cost -
Page 34
Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1958
Premises Date of Order -
Page 36
Sewer Maintenance - Results of baiting manholes
Poison take at Manholes Treatment No 27 April/May Treatment No. 28 Sept./Nov. -
Page 37
Summary of Disinfestation Work
Cause Private Houses Council Houses Other Premises Total Houses Rooms Houses Rooms Houses Rooms Others -
Page 40
Repairs of Houses by the Council Work carried out in default or by agreement with the owners during 1958.
Housing Act 1957 £ s d -
Page 41
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
Premises Number on Register NUMBER OF Inspections Written Notices Occupier Prosecuted -
Page 42
Summary of Defects found in Factories
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Pound Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector -
Page 44
Prosecutions Shops Act, 1950 and Middlesex County Council Act, 1944
Offence Section Pine Costs Total -
Page 45
The Group comprises the undermentioned hospitals -
Hospital Bed Complement Beds Open Remarks -
Page 46
Prince of Wales's Hospital Time-table of Out-Patient Clinics
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
Page 48
RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
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Page 53
Although there was a natural increase in population which arose from the births exceeding deaths by 429, the Registrar General estimate of population shows a reduction of 1,600, meaning that the movement of population out of the Borough must have exceeded the inward movement by 2,029.
1957 1958 -
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Continued from previous page...
1957 1958 -
Page 56
Table of Cases of Infectious Diseases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1958 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Diseases and Ages
Disease Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 64 65 : up Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 57
INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE TEAR 1958
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- -
Page 58
CLASSIFIED DEATHS OF TOTTENHAM RESIDENTS SHEWING AGE GROUP AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
DISEASE Total Under 1 year 1 - 4 5-14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 - 74 75 + M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 59
CANCER DEATHS 1958 Classification of Deaths showing Age and Sex Distribution and System affected
CLASSIFICATION 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 F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
Page 60
STATISTICS OF TOTTENHAM FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS
Year Population Deaths Death Rate Births Birth Rate Infantile Deaths Infant Death Rate Number of Cases Cancer Deaths Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Tuberculosis Respiratory Other Forms -
Page 61
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1958
District Population mid-1958 Live 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) -
Page 62
The number notified last year was the highest for six years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 80%, compared with 82.8% in 1957.
1958 1957 1956 -
Page 63
The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area:-
No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total attendances Average attendance per session A.N. P.N. A.N. P.N. -
Page 63
Midwives Ante-natal Clinics The following table shows attendances made during the year:-
Midwives Clinic No. of sessions held Total No. of attendances Average attendance per session -
Page 63
Mothercraft Clinics The following table shows attendances at Mothercraft clinics during the year-
Clinic No. of sessions held No. of new cases Total No. of attendances Average attendance per session -
Page 64
The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year-
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 -
Page 65
The following table gives details of attendances at the individual clinics:-
Name of Centre No. of sessions held Total attendances No. of cases seen by M.O. Average attendance per session -
Page 67
Daily Guardian Scheme Return for Year ended 31st December 1958
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Page 68
The following table shows the attendances at individual nurseries during the year:-
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 attendances Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Total -
Page 68
The arrangements for issuing welfare foods were substantially the same as in the previous year.
National Dried Milk (tins) Orange juice (bottles) Cod Liver Oil (bottles) Vit. A & D. Tabs (packets) -
Page 69
The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past three years:-
1958 1957 1956 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
Page 70
An analysis of the work of the service during the past three years is shown in the table below:-
1958 1957 1956 -
Page 74
Family A
Father on N.A.B. £3.17s.6d. plus 15s.0d. rent £4. 12s. 6d. -
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Family B
Mother ill and unable to cope. Five children in care:- -
Page 75
The following table shows the number of visits paid by health visitors during the past two years:-
No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area 1958 1957 -
Page 76
The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-
Age Males Females -
Page 77
Further details of the work of the home nursing service is shown in the following table:-
Type of Case No, of new cases attended by home nurses during year No. of cases remaining on register at end of year No of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M F Total -
Page 77
The following table records the number of persons known to have been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by general practitioners and clinic medical officers:-
Under 1 year 1 year 2 - 4 years 5 - 14 years 15 years and over Total -
Page 79
(c) Progress of Scheme
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Page 80
The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
Cases provided with help No. of new cases provided with help No. of old cases for which help was continued from 1957 Total No. of cases provided with help during year Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
Page 81
The following table shows the number of children inspected by years of birth and the classification of their physical condition.
Year of birth Number of pupils Inspected Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Number % Number % -
Page 82
which had fallen slightly the previous year,rose again to a slightly higher level.
1958 1957 % % -
Page 84
which together have reduced the infestation figures, as shown in the following table:-
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Page 86
SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. inspected No. found to require treatment No. referred for treatment at the County Council's Dental Clinics -
Page 87
ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
AGE GROUPS TOTALS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + -
Page 87
The Handicapped Child Distribution as at 31st December 1958
Category In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In Maintained Primary & Secondary Schools In Independent Schools Not at School Total B G B G B G B G B G B G -
Page 90
AUDIOLOGY UNIT
No. Age Sex Reasons for referral F.H. Remarks Source of Referral Decision & Disposal -
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Children seen for the first time at the Cerebral Palsy Unit in 1958
Case No. Age Sex Referred by Diagnosis Disposal -
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Ophthalmic Clinic
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Orthoptic Clinic
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Page 101
PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION Number of Individual Pupils found at periodic medical inspections to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin)
Year of Birth For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded Total Individual Pupils -
Page 101
DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Entrants Leavers Total including all other age groups inspected (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) -
Page 102
TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
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Page 103
PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
Year Birth Number of pupils inspected Number who have undergone tonsillectomy at any time Percentage of those inspected found to have had tonsillectomy Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls