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Tottenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 96
- Tables
- 64
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GENERAL STATISTICS
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Bronchitis and Lung Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 Population
Year Bronchitis Lung Cancer Tottenham England & Wales Tottenham England & Wales -
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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
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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(Milligrams per litre (unless otherwise stated))
Description of the Sample No. of samples Ammonia Nitrogen Albuminoid Nitrogen Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate) Chlorides as C1 Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs, at 27 °C Turbidity Units 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 Fluo ride as F Magnesium as Mg. Surface Active Material as Manoxol Free CO2 Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos) -
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BACTERIOLOGICAL RESULTS - YEARLY AVERAGES, 1961
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 coll 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. Pet cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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Work carried out in default or by agreement with the owners during 1961.
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Premises Treated
Houses Other Premises -
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The borough has many diverse light industries scattered throughout the area in addition to a highly industrialised zone along the western side of the River Lea. Visits are made to enforce those parts of the Factories Act for which the local authority is responsible and a good liaison exists with H.M. Factories Inspector for the exchange of information of mutual interest.
Premises No on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupier Prosecuted -
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Stannary 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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Shop Act, 1950 and Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
Offence Section Fine Costs Total -
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Shops Act, 1950 and Middlesex County Council Act, 1944
Offence Section Fine Costs Total -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORD, 1961
Month St Ann's Tottenham Technical College Rainfall (ins ) Insoluble Deposit Soluble Deposit Smoke Sulphur Dioxide Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading Monthly Average Highest Daily Reading (Tons per square mile) (microgrammes per cubic metre) -
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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, 1961
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:-
Articles No. of Hawkers Registered No. of Storage Premises Registered -
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SUMMARY OF CARCASES INSPECTED 1961
Horses Cows Calves Sheep & Lambs Pigs excl Sows Sows Goats -
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Condemned Food
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Other Articles of Food Condemned
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The Public Control Department of the County Council has supplied the following table of information on food and drugs sampling in the borough during 1961:-
Article No of samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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Distribution of New Tuberculosis Cases and Deaths in 1961
Age Groups 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 1961
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Male Female Male Female -
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Ward Distribution of Cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st December, 1961
Ward Estimated Population Male Female Total Rate per 1,000 population 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 1961 in the Borough of Tottenham, classified according to Disease and Age
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 P M F M F -
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Prince of Wales' Hospital Time-table of Out-Patient Clinics
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RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
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The number notified last year was the highest since 1947 and the percentage of hospital confinements was 79.2% compared with 79.6% in 1960.
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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. Ao No P.N. -
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The following table shows the attendances made during the year: -
Midwives' Clinics Number of sessions held Total number of attendances Average attendances per session -
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The following table shows the attendances at Mothercraft Clinics during the years:-
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 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. 0. 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.0 Average attendance per session -
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There has been a decrease in the number of children minded by the day under this scheme although they have been minded for longer periods as can be seen from the following table:-
1961 1960 1959 -
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The following table 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 Total Average daily attendances Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 Under 2 2 - 5 -
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The result of this policy is reflected in the following table:-
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:-
1961 1960 1959 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 table is given below showing the work for the past three years.
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The actual number of home visits made by health visitors this year was as shown in the following tables:-
Number of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area 1961 1960 -
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The treatment of cases during the year may be classified as follows--
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The sex andage of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classfied 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 durirg 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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Parents have the option of taking their children to their own family doctors for immunisation or attending at the clinics, and the following tables show the results:-
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Age at date of immunisation Number of Children who completed a full course of Primary Immunisation Diphtheris 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 1961:-
Number of Persons who completed a course of: - Two injections Three injections -
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The following table shows the treatment carried out at ail clinics during the year:-
Category New cases First attendance during year of old cases Re-attendances Total -
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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 1960 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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The school population for the Area is 28,708 (10,665 in Hornsey and 18,043 in Tottenham), showing an overall increase of 530 children compared with the previous year.
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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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School Children Students Total Number % Number % Number % -
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AUDIOLOGY UNIT 1961
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ANALYSIS OF CASES SEEN AT CEREBRAL PALSY UNIT IN 1961
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Distribution as at 31st December, 1961
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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Rheumatism Supervisory Centre 4-8 children made 94 attendances during the year at fortnightly sessions held in the Paediatric Department of the Prince ofWales's General Hospital under the direction °f the Consultant Paediatrician, Dr. I.M. Anderson, M.D., F.R.C.P. Seven of these were new cases, one girl and six boys, and in them the following diagnoses were established:-
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There were seven removals during 1961 leaving 202 children on the register of the Supervisory Centre at the end of the year. These 202 have been classified as follows: -
Total In Tottenham Outside Areas -
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STATISTICS FOR 1961 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 -
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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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DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION (Cont'd.)
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)
Number of cases known to have been treated -
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Group 2 Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat Number of cases known to have been treated -
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Classification of Staff
Full-time Part-time