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Tottenham 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 108
- Tables
- 61
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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 Whooping Cough Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Tuberculosis Respiratory Other Forms -
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INFANTILE DEATHS IN AGES AND SEXES DURING THE YEAR 1960
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 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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CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1960
District Estimated population mid-1960 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 Coronary disease, angina (a) Cancer (a) Infant (a) Net-natal (a) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) -
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AVERAGE RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLIED TO THE BOROUGH OF TOTTENHAM FOR THE YEAR 1960 (Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated))
Description of the Sample No of samples Amnonia Nitrogen Album inoid 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 Surface Active Material as Manoxol Free CO 2 Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS-YEARLY AVERAGES. 1960
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 of 22°C. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. Per cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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Premises Treated
Houses Other Premises -
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One example of this is the extractor fan from spray booths inside the building, discharging into the outside atmosphere.
Premises No. on Register NUMBER OF Inspections Written Notices Occupier Prosecuted -
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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 -
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Prosecutions Shops Act, 1950 and Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
Offence Section Fine Costs Total -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORD, 1960
Month Park Lane St. Ann's Tottenham Technical College Rainfall Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Rainfall Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Smoke Sulphur Dioxide Highest Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading Monthly Average Daily Reading (ins.) (Tons per square mile) (ins.) (Tons per square mile) (mg per 100m.3) (mg per 100m 3) (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 £ s. d. -
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Premises the subject of Demolition Orders not demolished as at 31st December, 1960
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 The following is a summary of licences issued during 1960, namely:-
Designation No. of Licences No. of Supplementary Licences -
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SUMMARY OF CARCASES INSPECTED 1950
Horses Cattle excl. Cows Cows Calves Sheep & Lambs Pigs excl. Sows Sows Gloats -
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Food Sampling The Public Control Department of the County Council has supplied the following table of information on food and drugs sampling in the Borough during 1960:-
Articles No of samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases and Deaths in 1960
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 the Tuberculosis Register during 1960
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female -
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Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1960
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population4 Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Table of Cases of Infectious Diseases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1960 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Disease 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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The Group comprises the undermentioned hospitals:-
Hospital Bed Complement Beds Open Remarks -
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Prince of Wales's Hospital Time-table of Out-Patient Clinics
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
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RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
Throat/Nose Swabs Total Specimens 90 -
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Notification of Births The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years The number notified last year was the highest for eight years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 79.6% compared with 81.7% in 1959
1960 1959 1958 -
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The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area:-
Number of sessions held Number 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 Number of sessions held Total Number of attendances Average attendance per session -
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The following table shows attendances at Mothercraft clinics during the year:-
Clinics Number of sessions held Number of new cases Total Number of attendances Average attendance per session -
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The number of children attending the centres is given below:-
Name of Centre Number of sessions held Number of first attendances under 1 year Number of attendances Total attendances Number 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 Number of sessions held Total attendances Number of cases seen by M.O, Average attendance per session -
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Daily Guardian Scheme There has been an increase in the number of children minded by the day under this scheme as can be seen from the following table
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The following tables shows the attendances at individual nurseries during the year:-
Name of Day Nursery Number of approved places at end of year Number of children on register at end of year Total number of attendances Average daily attendances Under 2 2- 5 Under 2 2- 5 Under 2 2- 5 Total -
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Private Day Nurseries
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Distribution of Welfare Foods 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
1960 1959 1958 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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The following table shows the work for the past three years:-
1960 1959 1958 -
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The following table shows the number of visits paid by health visitors during the past two years
Number of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area:- 1960 1959 -
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The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit maybe classified as follows:-
Age Males Females -
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The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year:-
Type of case Number of new cases attended by home nurses during the year Number of cases on register at end of year Number of visits paid by home nurses during year M F Total M F Total -
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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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acceptance rates. Parents have the option of taking the in children to their own family doctors for immunisation or attending at the clinics, and the following tables show the results:
Age at date of immunisation Number of Children who completed a full course of Primary Immunisation Diphtheria only Whooping Cough only Tetanus only Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Combined Diphtheria and Tetanus Combined Diphtheria Tetanus and Whooping Cough -
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The following table shows the number of persons completing courses of injections during 1960:-
Number of Persons who 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 Number of new cases provided with help Number of old cases for which help was continued from 1959 Total number of cases provided with help during the year Total number of cases still being provided with help at end of year -
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shows an overall decrease of 229 compared with the previous year.
Hornsey Tottenham -
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Routine Medical Inspection 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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B C G Vaccination Throughout the year the B.C.G. programme was steadily pursued and more than twice the number of children were vaccinated compared with 1959 From the following table it will be seen that for the first time students from two technical colleges were brought into the scheme; an important innovation bearing in mind the susceptibility of the adolescent to this disease
School Children Students Total Number % Number % Number % -
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
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ORTHODONTIC INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
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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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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 1960
Male Female Total -
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Diagnosis Male Female Total -
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NEW CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1960
Case No. Date of Birth Sex Referred by Diagnosis Disposal -
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ORTHOPTIC CLINICS
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Distribution as at 31st December 1960
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 202 cases were 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 T O T O T O T O -
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TREATMENT OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS)
GROUP 1. Eye Diseases (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis) Defective Vision and Squint Number of cases known to have been treated -
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MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS