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Hackney 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

Published
1942
Pages
36
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    COMPARATIVE TABLE, 1941.
    Birth-rate.Crude Death-rate.Infantile Mortality-rate.
  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
    Live Births:—Total.M.F.
  • Page 8
    Births to Hackney mothers corrected by inward and outward transfers:— (a) For calculating birth-rate:—
    Live Births.Stillbirths.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 9
    The following table shows the sources from which the notifications of birth (corrected and uncorrected) were received:—
    Medical Practitioners.Midwives.Parents and others.Totals.
    Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 10
    Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1941.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—5—15—45—65—
  • Page 11
    Causes of Death—continued.
    Causes of death.Sex.All Ages.0-1-5-15-45-65-
  • Page 12
    The causes of death are set out in the following table:—
    Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total
  • Page 13
    Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.No. of sessions held.No. of Mothers attending (first visits).No. of repeated attendances at Centre.Total attendances.No. of examinations by Doctor.
    Antenatal.Postnatal.Antenatal.Postnatal.Antenatal.Postnatal.
  • Page 13
    Infant Welfare Clinics. —Particulars of attendances :—
    Centre.No. of sessions held.No. of children brought to the Centre for the first time.No. of children who attended at the Centre during the year and who, at the end of the year, were:—Total No. of attendances.Total No. of attendances of infants and children before Doctor.
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.
  • Page 13
    Actinotherapy Clinics. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.Sessions held.New Cases.Repeated Attendances.Total
    InfantsChildrenMothersInfantsChildrenMothers
  • Page 15
    The number of patients assisted under this scheme, together with the cost to the Council during the year is shown below:—
    Cases.Cost.
    £s.d.
  • Page 16
    (a) At cost price—
    Description of Article.Value of Goods Supplied.
  • Page 16
    (b) Free of cost—
    Description of Article.Cost to the Council.
  • Page 19
    The following table shows the number of cases attended and the visits paid by the nurses of the Hackney District Nursing Association on the Council's behalf during the year.
    No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Visits Paid.
  • Page 19
    Details are given in the following table of the patients treated during 1941 at the British Red Cross Society's Clinic at No. 92, Dalston Lane:—
    Totals.Hackney Residents.
    ChildrenAdults.
    0-4 years.5-13 years.
  • Page 20
    Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
    Persons dying in Hackney.Persons dying elsewhere.Total.
  • Page 20
    The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
  • Page 23
    From the following table it will be seen that this increase w fairly largely due to the increased incidence of measles and whoo ing cough, though there were small increases also in the incidence scarlet fever and diphtheria:—
    Disease.19411940
  • Page 23
    The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—
    Disease.England and Wales.London.Hackney.
  • Page 24
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1941, in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals, and Deaths
    Disease.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to HospitalsNo. of Deaths
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 25
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1941 in Electoral Wards.
    DiseaseElectoral Wards.
    RidleyDownsTown HallGrahamDalstonCulfordStamfordSpringfieldMaurySouthwoldLeasideMarshWickChathamParkTudor
  • Page 26
    The following table gives particulars of the work carried out under the scheme since 1928 :—
    Year,No. of New Cases.Schick Tested.Commenced treatment withoutSchick Test.Naturally Immune.Immunised.Discontinued treatmentand struck off Register.No. under treatment at end of year.
    Pre-School Age.School Age.Adults.Pre-School Age.School Age.AdultB
  • Page 27
    Persons Cleansed or Treated at the Cleansing Station in 1941:—
    Scabies.Vermin.
    Cases.Treatments.Cases and Treatments.
    Verminous Heads.Body Lice.
  • Page 28
    As will be seen from the following statement of the persons cleansed during the previous two years, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of lousiness since the outbreak of war:—
    Year.Cases of Scabies Treated.Verminous Persons Cleansed