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Tottenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 112
- Tables
- 75
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INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 1959
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 GROUB 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 -
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CANCER DEATHS 1959 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 -
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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 -
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CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959
District Estimated population mid-1959 Live birth rate per 1000 population Death rate per 1000 population Specific death rates per 1000 population Infant mortality per 1000 live births Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted Coronary disease, angina (a) Cancer (a) Infant (a) Neo-natal (a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) -
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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH OF TOTTENHAM FOR THE YEAR 1959 (Milligrams per litre (unless otherside stated))
Description of the Sample No. of Samples Amnonia Nitrogen Album, inoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate) Chlorides as CI 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 (ncn-car-bonate) PH Value Phosphate as P04 Silicate as SI02 Sulphate as SO4 Fluoride as F Magnesium as Mg. Pot-asium K Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1959
BEFORE TREATMENT - AFTER TREATMENT Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count Number of samples Agar plate count per ml. Coliform count Escherichia coli count 20-24 hours at 37°C. 3 days at 22°C. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Count per 100 ml. 20-24 hours at 37°C. 3 days at 22°C. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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Attendance at Swimming Baths
Year ended 31st March Indoor Pools Open Air Lido Total General Public School Classes General Public School Classes -
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Private Bath Attendances
Year ended 31st March Central Tiverton Bromley Conway Total Ordinary Baths Pine Baths -
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Public Laundry Attendances
Year Ended 31st March Bromley Road Tiverton Road Total -
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Inspections Carried out by the Public Health Inspectors
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Continued from previous page...
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Notices Served
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Repair of Houses by the Council Work carried out in default or by agreement with the owners during 1959.
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Inspections prior to removal to Council houses numbering 313 have been made on notification by the Housing Manager, and disinfestation required in 23 cases, the furniture being treated in a cyanide chamber.
Premises Treated Houses Other Premises -
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 - 1959 Inspections for purposes as to health made by Public Health Inspectors
Premises No. on Register NUMBER OF Inspections Written Notices Occupier Prosecuted -
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Summary of defects found in factories
Number of cases in which defects were found Particulars Found Remedied Referred to Factories Inspector Referred by Factories Inspector -
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Shops Act, 1950 and Middlesex County Council Act, 1944 Prosecutions
Offence Section Fine Costs Total -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORD, 1959
Month Park Lane St. Ann's Tottenham Technical College Rainfall (ins.) Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Rainfall Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Smoke Sulphur Dioxide Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading (Tons per square mile) (ins.) (Tons pet square mile) (mg P#r 100 m3) (mg per 100m3) (Parts per 100 million) -
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POST-WAR CLEARANCE AREAS
Area Number of Dwellings Date Represented Inquiry Confirmation Rehousing Occupants Completed Demolition of Premises Completed -
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HOUSING ACTS 1936 & 1957 SECTIONS 9 & 10 WORK IN DEFAULT
Year Number of Houses Cost -
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Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1959
Premises Date of Order -
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In addition the following classes of food hawkers and their storage accommodation are registered under section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950 Food Hawkers
Articles No. of Hawkers Registered No. of Storage Premises Registered -
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Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1949-53 The following is a summary of licences issued during 1959, namely:-
Designation No. of Licences No. of Supplementary Licences -
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SUMMARY OF CARCASES INSPECTED 1959
Horses Cattle excl. Cows Cows Calves Sheep & Lambs Pigs excl. Sows Sows Goats -
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Condemned Food
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Food Sampling The Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council has supplied the following table of information on food and drugs sampling in the Borough during 1959:-
Articles Total Samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases notified during 1959
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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Changes in Tuberculosis Register during 1959
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female -
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Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1959
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Comparisons
Year Total Attendances New Cases New Notifications New Contacts Notified cases -
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Table of Cases of Infectious Diseases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1959 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 -
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Annual Sickness and Accident Absence Sate related to Age Groups
Category of Staff Age Group All Groups Under 25 25/ /44 45/ /54 Over 54 -
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Number of New Cases of Sickness arising in four-weekly periods
Year Four-weekly Period Total 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 -
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Duration of Sickness Spells related to Disease
Disease Group Duration of Absence Total 1 day 2 dys 3 dys 4 dys 5 dys 6 dys 1/2 wks 2/3 wks 3/4 wks 4/8 wks 8/12 wks 12/16 wks 16/20 wks 20/24 wks 24/52 wks Over 1 yr Spells Working days -
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MALE STAFF - WORKING DAYS LOST IN 3 YEARS THROUGH SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS IN PRINCIPAL TRADES
Manual Staff Number Employed Psychoneurosis Influenza Bronchitis Diseases of Alimentary tract Rheumatism & Arthritis Common Cold Accidents All Sickness All Causes Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man Days lost Average per man -
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ACCIDENTS AMONGST MALE MANUAL WORKERS AND RESULTANT ABSENCE
Part of Body affected 55 and over 45 54 25 44 24 and under All Groups No. of Cases Resultant Absence No. of Cases Resultant Absence No. of Cases Resultant Absence No. of Cases Resultant Absence No. of Cases Resultant Absence -
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ACCIDENTS AMONGST MALE MANUAL WORKERS IN PRINCIPAL TRADE GROUPS
Part Affected Crpnts (28.9) Lav. Aits. (23.6) Grdnrs. (31.9) Bidg. Lab. (73.4) Bdni. Lab. (36.5) Rd. & Swr Lab. (75)) R.D.Lab. &Pl.Att. (31.5) Painter (89.9) Park Att. (46.8) Refuse Colltr. (50.7) Loade* Driver (20.4) Sheet Orderly (63.5) Others (260) All (832) C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* C* AR* -
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The Group comprises the undermentioned hospitals:-
Hospital Bed Complement Beds Open Remarks -
Page 59
Prince of Wales s Hospital Time-table of Out-Patient Clinics
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
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RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
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The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest for seven years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 81.7%, compared with 80% in 1958.
1959 1958 1957 -
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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. -
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Midwives Ante-natal Clinics The following table shows the attendances made during the year.
Midwives Clinics No. of sessions held Total No. of attendances Average attendance per session -
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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 -
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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 Over 2 but under 5 -
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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 65
During the year a larger number of children have been minded for a greater number of days.
Daily Guardian Scheme Return for Year ended 31st December 1959 -
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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 attendance Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Total -
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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) -
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The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given at all clinics during the past three years
1959 1958 1957 Expect ant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 Expectant and Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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The following table shows the work for the past three years:-
1959 1958 1957 -
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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:- 1959 1958 -
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The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows: -
Age Males Females -
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The following table shows the work of the service during 1959:-
Type of Case No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year No. of cases on register at end of year No. of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M F Total -
Page 73
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 -
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The following table shows that the increase in the number of children immunised against diphtheria in 1958 continued during the year:-
Age at date of Immunisation No. of children immunised No. of children given reinforcing injections Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough Whooping Cough only Diphtheria only Combined Diphtheria & Whooping Cough -
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The following table shows the number of persons completing courses of injections during 1959:-
Number of Persons who during 1959 completed a course of Two Injections Three Injections -
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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 1958 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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This shows an overall decrease of 720 compared with the previous year.
Hornsey Tottenham -
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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 % -
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As some 60% of school and Dre- school children in Tottenham and Hornsey are vaccinated, these figures are suggestive of a protective effect.
Not vaccinated One dose Two doses Three doses Total -
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By a change in operating the scheme a number of children over 14 were included in this year's results and it is instructive to compare these with the children aged. 13.
1959 1958 Under 14 Over 14 Total Total Number % Number % Number % Number % -
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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 -
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SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT UNDERTAKEN BY DENTAL OFFICERS
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ORTHONDONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
AGE GROUPS TOTALS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 + -
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PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN REFERRED TO AUDIOLOGY UNIT
No. Age Sex Reasons for referral F.H. Remarks Source of Referral Decision and Disposal -
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ANALYSIS OF CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1959
Male Female Total -
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NEW CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1959
Case No. Date of Birth Sex Referred by Diagnosis Disposal -
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ORTHOPTIC CLINIC
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Distribution as at 31st December 1959
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 -
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These 197 cases are classified as follows:-
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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 -
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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) -
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
Number of cases known to have been treated